Chapter 128 Tacit Response
Orochimaru suddenly felt very bored. He had originally thought that these three little brats could at least bring him some fun, so he decided to make a quick decision, first get rid of the two troublesome guys, and then capture his real target.
He used his height advantage and used the Water Dragon Bullet Technique in the direction of Uchiha Sasuke. He knew that Sasuke was good at using Fire Style, so he used Water Style to restrain him in advance.
The water dragon bomb hit the branch under Sasuke's feet, and the huge force tore the bark off.
However, when the smoke cleared and the vapor dissipated, he found that the three children from Class 7 had disappeared.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded deep in his mind.
Before he could react, a deafening roar came from his ears, and then a wave of scorching chakra came towards him like an overwhelming force. The sky instantly turned red, and a powerful fire escape technique was approaching him at lightning speed.
No, it's not just Fire Release.
He quickly figured out that it was a combination of Fire and Wind Ninjutsu, combining the Great Fireball Technique and the Mountain Breaking Strike. The two chakras intertwined and promoted each other, increasing their power exponentially until the sky above Orochimaru's head turned into a sea of fire.
He also immediately used wind and water jutsu to defend himself, but when the vapor dissipated, he found that the three children from Team 7 had disappeared again, leaving only a few afterimages flickering among the branches.
They were smart and didn't choose to fight him in close combat.
Orochimaru admired in his mind, but even though he could easily fend off the brats' attacks, he was still annoyed by their tactics.
He found himself surprised at having lost his patience with the three brats.
He could have waited until these little brats ran out of chakra, but he couldn't stand the feeling of being played. The way they moved, the tenacity they showed, reminded him of something, something dark and unbearable in the past.
It stands to reason that it should be very difficult for them to move after losing their main sensory abilities, but they performed exceptionally well. The speed and coordination of their movements were even better than he had been in the past.
The battle lasted for a long time - it seemed that the three little brats only knew this one trick, but just when Orochimaru was about to end the battle and teach them a lesson, they changed their strategy.
Several kunai tied with steel wires shot out from the leaves, followed by more ninjutsu. Orochimaru dodged their attacks while carefully observing their movements and the chakra fluctuations emanating from them. He sensed an unusual aura.
Their chakras... were actually responding to and blending with each other.
It is not a complicated language, but something more subtle. It is the flow, fluctuation and energy change of chakra. Only a ninja like Orochimaru who is extremely sensitive to chakra can perceive the mystery.
He concentrated his attention and carefully sensed this strange chakra. As their movements became smoother and more coordinated, he gradually understood the secret.
After losing their main perception ability, they have to rely on other senses to perceive the surrounding environment, which forces them to rely more on each other, and what they are cultivating is this tacit understanding, this potential energy.
Orochimaru realized that he could not wait any longer and he had to end the battle as soon as possible, otherwise he would be consumed by the jealousy and anger in his heart.
He suppressed the anger in his heart and drew out the Kusanagi sword.
Among the three, Uchiha Sasuke's chakra was the most unique, stable, dazzling, and hard like diamond. Orochimaru had to admit that Sasuke was a genius - the boy's strength was far beyond his imagination. Even before he opened the Sharingan, he already possessed such keen insight that he was even better than his brother.
He originally thought that catching Sasuke should be an easy task.
But he was wrong.
Uchiha Sasuke's speed was not inferior to his, and his two companions also protected him well, making it impossible for him to do anything, which made Orochimaru extremely annoyed.
The kid named Naruto was like an indestructible cockroach. No matter how he attacked, he could stand up quickly. The pink-haired girl stood in front of him like an indestructible wall, and Uchiha Sasuke hid behind her and kept attacking him.
Finally, Orochimaru could no longer bear it. He was completely enraged by these three little brats. An unprecedented rage burned in his heart, and the flames he released were like a supernova explosion, unstoppable.
This was a loss of control that he had never experienced before - he had always been cautious and liked to plan things out, but now he had completely lost his mind. His fire escape was like a loud slap in the face, completely without any skill. It was a strange blue-green flame that greedily devoured the moisture in the air, burning everything around it and emitting suffocating heat waves.
The flames spread wildly in a spiral shape, leaving no grass behind and even the air was scorched wherever they passed.
The flames were not just burning, they were devouring everything, greedily gnawing at the leaves, bark, and oxygen in the air.
But even so, the first reaction of the three little ghosts was to protect their companions, which made Orochimaru feel incomprehensible - fear should override all instincts. The first priority of a living thing is to protect itself. This is the instinct for the continuation of life and a law that Orochimaru firmly believes in, because humans, by nature, are selfish.
However, instead of running away, Naruto rushed into the sea of fire, a reverse chakra seal drawn on the back of his hand, which must have been drawn with his own blood. He grabbed Sakura and protected her behind him, while Uchiha Sasuke grabbed both of them and pushed them away from the center of the explosion.
This was a technique that was powerful enough to make even the senior ninjas retreat in fear. Orochimaru originally thought that the three little brats would flee like the other ninjas, but he was wrong. They once again surprised him.
Just when the flames were about to devour everything, a stream of water rushed up into the sky, swirling in the sea of fire, forming an emerald-colored water curtain that split the flames in two. The water curtain spun into the air, and after the water vapor dissipated, Orochimaru saw a cold light - it was the girl's chakra blade, flying back into her hand.
It turned out that they were hiding behind the thick branches of the Bodhi tree, which were almost indestructible.
But Orochimaru also found their weakness at this time - the pink-haired girl had to leave the protection of the Bodhi tree in order to launch an attack, and Naruto was blown away by the shock wave of the explosion. Only Uchiha Sasuke was temporarily exposed in front of him.
Finally waited!
