Rumble...
The roar of the battlefield rose and fell endlessly, startling the beasts and birds in the forest into fleeing, resembling a scene of doomsday.
In the center of the battlefield, roots shot up from the ground, converging into a flowing sea of trees. The 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies' of the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage stood within the sea of trees with dull expressions.
Opposite the sea of trees, golden sand gathered more and more. Whether it was trees, vegetation, or hard rocks on the ground, all were crushed by this golden sand, turning the originally lush forest into a sea of sand shimmering with golden light. In the sky, black iron sand obscured the sky like dark clouds, turning the bright day into a dim night instantly.
One side was 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies', the other side was human puppets.
Although neither side was in their strongest state when they were alive, they were all veritable Kage-level powerhouses, so as soon as they fought, there was a feeling of the sky falling and the earth cracking.
Soon, the sea of trees and the sea of sand crashed together. While emitting a roar, even the earth trembled along with it.
Amidst the violent shaking, both Sasori and Orochimaru observed the confrontation.
Obviously, the First Hokage's 'Wood Release' was slightly superior. After withstanding the first wave of impact from the sea of sand, it forced the battle line to push towards Sasori's side with extremely strong oppressive force.
Orochimaru smirked.
Even with intelligence suppressed and only the most basic combat instincts remaining, the First Hokage's 'Wood Release' was not something the Fourth Kazekage's 'Magnet Release' could contend with.
Seeing this, Sasori snorted coldly, then used chakra threads to control the Fourth Kazekage human puppet to form hand seals. In an instant, the Fourth Kazekage human puppet completed the hand seals: "Magnet Release: Gold Dust Imperial Funeral!"
Instantly.
On the sea of sand composed of golden sand wrapped around ordinary yellow sand, violent waves were whipped up one after another. These waves finally converged at the forefront of the tug-of-war with the sea of trees, forming an extremely terrifying combined force, instantly breaking through the obstruction of the sea of trees and pouring out like a bursting flood.
At the same time, Sasori controlled the Third Kazekage human puppet beside him through chakra threads, activating 'Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method'. The black sand entrenched in the air immediately transformed into sharp spikes, continuously extending towards Orochimaru's direction, stabbing overwhelmingly!
Higher in the sky, Deidara, sitting on the clay bird, had his hands inserted in the ninja tool pouches on both sides of his waist, preparing explosive clay.
His gaze was fixed on the battlefield below, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any time!
No matter how superb Sasori's puppet skills were, his human puppets still belonged to the category of puppets, so the amount of chakra the puppet itself could store was very limited. Once the battle became protracted, it would require replenishment from the chakra of him, the puppeteer.
Deidara's 'Explosion Release' also emphasized 'fast, accurate, and ruthless'.
Because the prepared explosive clay was restricted by activity and could not be stored for a long time, he needed to prepare the amount of explosive clay according to the mission requirements for every operation. In battle, every bit used was a bit less.
Therefore, the combination of Sasori and Deidara was not good at fighting protracted battles.
Moreover, according to intelligence, the spirits summoned by Orochimaru using 'Impure World Reincarnation' not only possessed nearly immortal bodies but also chakra that could recover continuously. So from the beginning, they never thought of tangling with Orochimaru, thus unleashing their killer moves right from the start!
On the ground, the sea of sand that broke through the sea of trees pushed forward continuously through the gaps in the sea of trees, pushing the battle line fiercely towards Orochimaru's side. In the air, sharp black sand spears fell from the sky like raindrops, launching a full-coverage strike on the area where Orochimaru was located!
Facing this sudden fierce attack, both Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto were quite surprised.
The two did not choose to resist head-on, but took advantage of the gap where the First Hokage's sea of trees was still blocking in front to leap backward one after another, retreating more than ten meters to avoid the golden sand on the ground and the iron sand in the air.
"Opportunity!"
Seeing this, Deidara smiled and threw a lump of explosive clay he had prepared long ago towards the heads of Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto.
That lump of explosive clay expanded rapidly in the air, turning into a huge, round Deidara doll. Subsequently, the already swollen doll continued to expand, and finally disintegrated like a burst balloon.
"Eh?!"
Orochimaru, who was retreating, made a light sound of surprise.
Because the expected huge explosion did not happen, it seemed Deidara made a blunder and kneaded a dud.
However, Yakushi Kabuto beside Orochimaru, who had already entered 'Sage Mode', sensed a huge danger at this moment. While forming hand seals with both hands, he shouted: "Orochimaru-Leader, be careful!"
Orochimaru was experienced and knew that for Kabuto in 'Sage Mode' to lose composure like this, the opponent's attack must not be simple. So without asking in detail, he subconsciously used the Summoning Jutsu.
Poof...
Accompanied by a burst of white smoke, a huge gray snake dozens of meters long was summoned by Orochimaru, then curled up its huge body, protecting Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto in the center.
"Phew..."
Orochimaru just breathed a sigh of relief when his expression suddenly changed.
Because right before his eyes, the huge snake he just summoned had its massive body disintegrate silently!
"Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation!"
Just as the disintegration spread rapidly and was about to reach Orochimaru, the rocks under his feet seemed to come alive, surging up quickly and closing into a naturally seamless stone sphere, covering Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto inside, completely isolating them from the outside world.
Yakushi Kabuto said at this time: "The explosion just now should be a kind of microscopic bomb that can directly enter our bodies and disintegrate our bodies from the inside. Therefore, only by staying thoroughly away or completely isolating can we barely resist."
Orochimaru nodded with a solemn expression.
He obviously also recognized the attack method of Deidara's 'C4 Karura' and was secretly alarmed.
If not for Yakushi Kabuto in 'Sage Mode' having extraordinary perception capabilities, he, without dojutsu, would likely have been tricked by Deidara at this moment.
But soon Orochimaru regained his composure.
Sasori and Deidara were obviously aiming for a quick fight, so as long as he dragged it out, the winner would definitely be him. It could even be said that since Deidara's 'C4 Karura' failed to kill him just now, Sasori and Deidara had already lost the chance to defeat him.
Outside.
Deidara in the air was panting lightly, looking somewhat exhausted.
'C4 Karura' was already one of his killer moves, so the chakra and explosive clay consumed were extremely large.
However, looking at Orochimaru hiding inside the stone sphere, his face was somewhat ugly.
The opponent undoubtedly made the most correct choice and successfully defended against his 'C4 Karura'.
On the other side, Sasori's face was also incredibly gloomy.
In this round, he spared no chakra consumption to continuously activate the two large-scale ninjutsu 'Gold Dust Imperial Funeral' and 'Iron Sand World Method', just to seal the 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies' of the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage in the first wave. The result was that the 'Impure World Reincarnation bodies' of the three Hokage were much more agile than he imagined; all avoided his sea of sand and retreated into the distance.
Seeing Orochimaru hiding inside the stone sphere, his face became even darker.