radicalducati Chapter 379 Eye Technique: Amaterasu, Orochimaru's Unleashed Power
Chapter 379 Eye Technique: Amaterasu, Orochimaru's Unleashed Power
"Total annihilation? Are you questioning my power, Guren?" Although he was panicking inside, Sasuke remained calm and composed on the surface, showing no signs of weakness.
Facing Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin, he is now showing weakness to give Orochimaru an opportunity!
Damn it, what do we do now?
Abandoning teammates to complete the mission? No way. Although they haven't known each other for long, he can't bring himself to do something as shameful as abandoning his subordinates for the sake of a mission.
Besides, that's not how Team 7 operates. Nor is it the ninja way that Uchiha Sasuke upholds!
If that's the case, how is he any different from Itachi, who's ruthless and unscrupulous? He'll also be ridiculed by Naruto and disappoint his senior and Kakashi-sensei...
Therefore, he only has one choice left!
"Sasuke-kun, it seems I'm about to witness something quite interesting! Comrades or missions, this is a difficult choice for every ninja."
"Then let me make the decision for you!" Orochimaru sneered as he saw Sasuke hesitate, then his gaze turned icy as he said, "Gulian, kill them. I want to see Sasuke-kun's choice..."
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru." Guren immediately accepted the order, a hint of sarcasm playing on her lips as she slowly walked toward the three crystal sculptures.
Is this the meaningless bondage of Konoha? How laughable. So what if she has the Mangekyou Sharingan? She's still being played like a puppet by her and Lord Orochimaru.
"Don't even think about succeeding!" In the blink of an eye, Sasuke saw this and shouted sharply. His eyes turned bloodshot as Manda's tail swept towards Guren like a blur.
But Honglian was no pushover either. Seeing Manda launch an attack, she instantly unleashed her chakra to dodge the attack and teleported to Sai and the others' side, staring at Sasuke with confidence.
The Mangekyou Sharingan is nothing special...
At the same time, Orochimaru seized the opportunity and instantly appeared on top of Manda's head, spitting out the Sky Blade and rushing straight at Sasuke.
As the former master of the Ten Thousand Snakes, he naturally knew that it would be a waste of effort to fight against a creature like the Ten Thousand Snakes head-on. The best strategy was to close the distance and take advantage of the Corpse Bone Pulse in close combat.
"Wanting to save your comrades, yet unwilling to compromise! Sasuke, if that's the case, then I can only say your resolve ends here. The cruelty of a ninja lies in being forced to choose painful growth amidst helplessness..."
"Severing bonds, struggling to survive amidst blood and tears. This is the ninja."
As Orochimaru unleashed his bone bullet close to Sasuke, he once again lectured him coldly with a disdainful look in his eyes.
A brat is a brat, even if he has the Mangekyou Sharingan!
He even thought he could use this to test Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan's limits; it seems he was overthinking it...
Almost simultaneously.
"Uchiha Sasuke, face reality with your subordinates!" Guren shouted with extreme sarcasm, and with one hand, she slapped the Anbu member who was trapped by crystallization.
"don't want!!"
Seeing his subordinates facing life and death, Sasuke's expression changed drastically, and he cried out in pain. In that instant, a complex mix of emotions surged up to their peak: his yearning for power, his own powerlessness, and his unwillingness to protect his comrades.
The next instant, almost at the moment when Honglian's arm was about to collide with the crystallized dark area.
An unprecedented surge of pupil power flooded into Sasuke's head. Sasuke's left pupil suddenly contracted, and a line of bloody tears gushed out.
“Amatheras…”
In the blink of an eye, Honglian's right hand, which had just touched the crystal, spontaneously combusted without any flame. In the blink of an eye, it was engulfed by black flames, causing her expression to change drastically and her to retreat in panic.
"Water Release: Water Chaos Wave." Upon seeing this, Kabuto Yakushi quickly formed hand seals and opened his mouth to spit out a stream of water in an attempt to extinguish the fire. However, the black flames that should have been extinguished by the water were completely unaffected and instead began to evaporate the water.
"This is no ordinary flame, there's no other way!" Honglian's eyes flashed with determination when she saw this. She immediately crystallized her right arm to suppress the black flame for half a second, and then, with a heavy heart, she smashed her entire right arm.
The crystals crashed down and were burned to ashes by the black flames. Honglian, who had lost an arm in an attempt to survive, immediately retreated, her eyes filled with horror.
"What kind of flame is that?!"
"Amaterasu, the inextinguishable flame that never goes out. I never expected that you, Sasuke, would awaken the same eye technique as Itachi..." Over here, Orochimaru, who witnessed everything, was overjoyed and immediately teleported away from Sasuke's sight to avoid being instantly killed.
At this point, close-range attacks were no longer effective against Sasuke! Instead, the balance of power shifted, and the Shikotsumyaku technique couldn't withstand Amaterasu's attacks.
"So that's how it is! This is the true power of the Mangekyou Sharingan!" Ignoring Orochimaru's attempt to avoid the attack, Sasuke covered his left eye with a crazed expression. "One against seven! I finally have the same power as you!"
"Uh hahaha... Ahahahaha..."
As he laughed maniacally, Sasuke's left eye darted around, and he saw the Amaterasu black flames reappear, rushing straight at Guren. "Now, it's time for you to make a choice!"
"Will you be killed by me, or will you release my companions?"
"Damn it, is this the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan? Just one look, just one look and I..." As the black flames, like maggots clinging to bones, rushed towards her, Guren was momentarily disheveled and hurriedly dodged.
Losing an arm prevented her from forming hand seals, instantly robbing her of the courage to fight Sasuke.
"Ninja Art: Ten Thousand Snake Formation".
Just as Guren was in grave danger and nearly killed instantly, Orochimaru's voice suddenly rang out, erupting fiercely.
In the blink of an eye, a dense swarm of venomous snakes of all colors surged forth like a tidal wave, bypassing the red lotus and directly approaching the black flames, offering their bodies to the fire.
More venomous snakes rushed towards Manda and Sasuke on its head, but they had no chance of climbing onto Manda's head before being swallowed whole by the ferocious snake's mouth...
"Kabuto, take Guren away. You'll only hinder my retrieving Sasuke!" Orochimaru's voice rang out from the swarm of snakes, urging them on, though his true form remained hidden within, showing no intention of appearing.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru." Kabuto glanced at Manda, who was already eating, and then at Sasuke, who stood arrogantly atop his head. He immediately responded and turned to run away with Guren.
However, the eyes behind the glasses gleamed with fear and greed...
Uchiha, this is the Mangekyou Sharingan that Orochimaru was willing to pursue at all costs. It is indeed a terrifying bloodline limit that surpasses Shikotsumyaku!
"Orochimaru, is this all the tricks you have?" Sasuke's gaze turned cold as he watched Guren leave under the cover of the snake tide, and he formed hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation..."
The next second, a super fire wave, hundreds of meters in diameter, crashed down and covered the entire area. All the venomous snakes were burned to ashes in the blink of an eye, turning into the aroma of roasted meat that wafted for miles.
"Heh, what an arrogant tone. Sasuke-kun, don't be too surprised next!" Seeing that he could no longer hide from Sasuke's Amaterasu technique, Orochimaru simply stopped pretending and emerged from the thick smoke, forming hand seals.
"Corpse Bone Pulse - Eight-Headed Serpent Technique..."