A giant fire dragon with a complete tail and whiskers soared into the sky, opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, and bit down hard on Orochimaru!

Orochimaru was already charging forward and had the idea of ​​taking Sasuke's attack head-on to show off his strength, so trying to dodge hastily at this point would be counterproductive.

Without hesitation, Orochimaru went straight for Sasuke's Great Dragon Fire.

"Rumble, rumble—"

The crimson fire dragon's head collided with the snake's head, exploding into a huge ball of flame in the air!

The scorching airflow was propelled by the explosion, and Sasuke's hair was roasted by the high temperature, emitting a strong smell of burning.

But Sasuke couldn't care less about that at that moment; he just stared intently at the center of the explosion.

A few breaths later, the flames dissipated, revealing Orochimaru's completely charred head!

"Success!" Seeing Orochimaru like this, Sasuke's legs went weak and he knelt down, but a relieved smile appeared on his face.

He just didn't notice that Orochimaru's mouth was open!

To everyone's disbelief, a pale, slimy hand suddenly braced against the charred palate.

Then, with a forceful flick of his palm, the complete Orochimaru emerged from his mouth!

The only difference is that Orochimaru is now displaying his true male form, not his Grass Ninja appearance as created by the Face-Changing Technique!

"how so!!?"

Seeing Orochimaru completely unharmed, Sasuke finally despaired.

He truly didn't know how to defeat an enemy of this strength.

Orochimaru smiled slightly: "I already told you, Sasuke-kun, you can't beat me!"

"Alright, that's about enough time. Let me finish this already!"

After saying that, Orochimaru's head flew up again, heading straight for Sasuke.

Sasuke still wanted to resist, but the B-rank Great Dragon Fire Technique had drained all his chakra, and he was now in the same state of exhaustion that Kakashi had experienced in his first battle against Zabuza.

He barely had time to flinch before Orochimaru's venomous fangs bit down hard on his neck, the power of the Heavenly Curse Seal rapidly flowing in!

A few seconds later, Orochimaru's head was removed, and three jet-black tomoe slowly emerged on the back of Sasuke's neck.

Extreme pain dominated his body at that moment.

However, thanks to his early awakening of the three-tomoe gem, Sasuke was able to barely endure it.

He clutched his neck and asked with difficulty, "What did you do to me?"

"It's just a small gift for you! Sasuke-kun, you're an Avenger, you'll need my power!"

Orochimaru turned to look in the direction they had come from: "Alright, rest now, Sasuke-kun. I'm very satisfied to have witnessed your strength today!"

"Now, I have to deal with another little guy!"

"Another one?" Sasuke lowered his head, his consciousness already somewhat blurred, so he couldn't understand who else wanted to come over now.

But he immediately knew who Orochimaru was talking about.

With the sound of light footsteps, a pair of extremely familiar cloth shoes came into his view.

Chiyu's regretful voice came through: "Ah, I'm still too slow! I was traveling at full speed!"

However, rather than saying she was slow, it would be more accurate to say that Orochimaru was too fast.

Having no woman in one's heart, or even being a woman oneself, does indeed greatly increase the speed of one's sword strikes.

Sasuke was overjoyed: "Chiba, you're not dead!?"

"Oh, you thought I was dead?"

Chiyu teased, "Tsk tsk, Sasuke, you don't think much of me, do you? Don't worry, I'm not that fragile!"

"Sorry!" Sasuke smiled with relief.

At the same time, perhaps because her consciousness was already very blurred, a heartfelt thought flowed from that arrogant mouth: "Qianyu, it's so good that you're not dead!"

Before Chiba could even react, Sasuke's head lolled to the side and he collapsed unconscious!

Looking at Sasuke, whose head was lying at her feet, Chiba was stunned for a moment, then her expression softened: "Has he reached his limit?"

"That's right, they thought I was dead and have been fighting desperately against powerful enemies! You've worked hard, Sasuke and Naruto!"

She had seen the battle just now through the live stream's little box.

"But it seems I have no choice but to demand an explanation from you!"

"You're right, aren't you, Orochimaru!"

Qianyu looked to the side, his body surrounded by rising wind and thunder, his right hand gripping the hilt of his sword tightly, giving the impression that he was about to strike at any moment.

Even now that she has mastered Swift Escape, her mere restraint is enough to intimidate even some Jonin.

Hehehe!

Orochimaru merely chuckled hoarsely, his gaze playful, showing no sign of pressure.

because……

"Don't waste your energy, Qianyu, I'm just a shadow clone right now!"

"What?!" Qian Yu's accumulated momentum suddenly deflated like a punctured balloon.

"Where are you?" Qianyu asked unwillingly.

"They're gone! Is that strange?"

Orochimaru shrugged, a pesky smile on his face: "Team 7 has three members. Naruto is unconscious, Sasuke is unconscious. If something happens to you too, wouldn't other teams easily pick you off?"

"I'm doing this for your own good, Qianyu!"

"Ha!" The girl, whose hands were itching to fight but couldn't, gritted her teeth in frustration: "Well, I guess I should thank you!"

Orochimaru smiled indifferently: "If you'd like!"

"Hmph!" Displeased, Chiyu flicked her ponytail, leaving Orochimaru with only the back of her head. She then completely ignored Orochimaru and bent down to drag Sasuke away, clearly preparing to settle her teammate.

"Oh?" Orochimaru was greatly surprised by this attitude: "Aren't you curious why I left a shadow clone here even though I've already left?"

"I'm not curious, you'll tell me yourself even if I don't ask!"

Chiba found a flat patch of grass for Sasuke to lie down, then sprinkled some insect repellent powder around him before going to Orochimaru's side to pick up Naruto.

Seeing Chiba's attitude, Orochimaru had to admit that she really didn't want to waste her efforts, which was consistent with his impression that Chiba was intelligent.

Smart people know not to waste their energy; they don't let their emotions control their behavior, and they act rationally.

Seeing the graceful curves revealed when Chihiro bowed, Orochimaru spoke again: "As expected of someone I approve of, Chihiro! Well then, I'll get straight to the point..."

What she wanted to say was very simple: it was about Sasuke.

In her opinion, Sasuke is clearly an avenger, but his bonds with Naruto and Chiba are a bit too deep.

This time, Sasuke even activated the three-tomoe form because of Senba.

Therefore, she 'hoped' that Chiba could act as an intermediary for Sasuke when he hesitated.

Chiba is a smart person. In Orochimaru's view, a smart person will make the right choice if they consider the benefits!

Unfortunately, just as Orochimaru believed that Chiba wouldn't make a move, that was the moment.

Qianyu made her move!

A swift white light enveloped her in an instant, emanating a chilling white light from every part of Qianyu, from her radiant skin to her smooth hair.

Then, she gripped the hilt of the sword with her slender fingers, maintained her bowed posture, and drew the sword with a whoosh!

At the extreme speed of Swift Escape, a sword strike appeared unexpectedly!

The viewers in the live stream only saw a pure white light instantly appear from beside Naruto and behind Orochimaru.

Then, the white light dissipated, and Qianyu, still in a charging stance, appeared!

A cold voice came from those crimson lips:

"White Fang Sword Technique - Second Form - Modified - Iai Flash!"

"Orochimaru, what you said might make a lot of sense!"

"With your eloquence, if I listen to the whole thing, I might be convinced!"

"But unfortunately, I! Don't! Want! To! Hear!"

After saying that, Qianyu Xuezhen sheathed his sword.

Behind him, Orochimaru's shadow clone, with a wound on his arm, exploded into smoke with a startled expression!

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