"As expected of Boss, truly amazing!"
Yamashiro Rinne's voice suddenly rang out, and then he appeared with Kato Megumi and Parker.
Tenten's eyes lit up: "You're here! Megumi, quick, come help!"
Kato Megumi didn't dare to delay. She quickly ran forward to check, first glancing at Tenten to confirm she was alright, then treating the others. After all, she knew how worried her boss was about Sister Tenten.
As she used her Mystic Palm Technique, Neji, Lee, and Sasuke's injuries were alleviated. With some medicine and good rest, they would be fine. As for Naruto, he had only fainted, his breathing was smooth, and he only had some minor injuries, nothing serious at all.
Sakura watched Kato Megumi's fluid healing, clenching her fists in frustration once more.
She had also gone to the hospital to learn Medical Ninjutsu before, but due to the short time, she hadn't even been able to heal a fish. Now, at most, she could bandage and apply medicine, and then it was back to square one.
Couldn't help! Even held them back!
She was really useless!.
Fortunately, no one else noticed her expression. They were all watching the great battle between Natsuki and Orochimaru now. Although they might not be able to see clearly, they could generally understand the situation.
Natsuki, relying on his powerful sword skills, combined with Ninjutsu like Water Blade and Earth Release: Top, steadily suppressed Orochimaru.
Orochimaru had many techniques, but aside from Wind Release and Earth Release, most were snake-related, making them very troublesome to deal with. However, facing Natsuki, he found himself somewhat constrained.
After all, Natsuki's techniques were not only fast but also powerful and had a wide range.
Several times, Orochimaru barely managed to dodge, or simply used the Orochimaru-style Body Replacement Technique. In any case, he couldn't gain the upper hand.
Now that even Manda was dead, summoning other giant snakes would be useless. He could only rely on the kusanagi sword's characteristics to contend with Natsuki. Yet, his objective hadn't been achieved, and he was starting to get anxious.
Natsuki actually didn't want this stalemate either, but killing Orochimaru was difficult; he was only suppressing him for now.
"If that's the case, then let's go for a big one!"
Natsuki's eyes flashed. After forcing Orochimaru back, he didn't pursue but instead put away his Demon Blade Thousand Blades. After taking a deep breath, the Chakra throughout his body began to surge.
"Eight Gates! Sixth Gate of View, Open!"
Buzz! Green Chakra aura enveloped his entire body, blowing his hair and making him look like a Super Saiyan.
Lee was startled: "He's opened the Sixth Gate? That's too risky!"
Tenten and Neji couldn't help but worry. Team Seven might not understand, but Team Guy was extremely familiar with the Eight Gates. Opening up to the Third Gate wouldn't harm the body, but beyond that, it was different. The further gates opened, the more dangerous it became, causing immense damage to the body. Now, Natsuki had actually opened directly to the Sixth Gate; it was truly risky.
Seeing this, Orochimaru also had to be cautious: "The Eight Gates? To open to the Sixth Gate, as expected of you!"
Natsuki didn't bother with idle chatter. The next second, he flickered and vanished, reappearing in front of Orochimaru, smashing him into the sky with a single punch.
"So fast! No good! Not enough time..."
Orochimaru wanted to struggle, but he had clearly underestimated Natsuki's speed.
Natsuki flickered in front of him again, delivering a series of straight punches. The air was compressed into shockwaves, and friction generated flames, forming continuous fiery impact punches that relentlessly rained down on Orochimaru.
The crowd, however, saw streaks of fire exploding in the air, like a fire peacock spreading its tail, beautiful beyond compare.
"Morning Peacock! Ora Ora Ora!"
Punch after punch, each faster than the last, Orochimaru was beaten without any chance to retaliate. Not only was his body scorched, but blood continuously gushed from his mouth. It was indeed his true body.
He had been too slow to dodge earlier, not even having time to use the Orochimaru-style Body Replacement Technique, which was why he got hit.
And Natsuki was too fast, leaving him no chance to use the Body Replacement Technique again. He could only pray he wouldn't be beaten to death this time.
Boom! Natsuki's final punch landed, directly sending Orochimaru flying. He crashed onto the ground, creating a large crater. Orochimaru lay motionless in the pit, like a dead snake.
But Natsuki didn't dare to let his guard down. He first stopped the Eight Gates, then watched the pit cautiously.
Sure enough, not long after, Orochimaru stirred again, struggling to get up. He couldn't help but vomit a large mouthful of blood, clearly not lightly injured, and he didn't even use the Orochimaru-style Body Replacement Technique anymore.
"Heh heh! Heh heh heh!"
He was still laughing, his hoarse laughter making people uncomfortable. "Splendid! Splendid, Natsuki! I didn't expect you to be this strong. It seems you held back last time in front of the crowd. Well, it's about time anyway, I should go. See you next time."
With a 'bang', he disappeared again.
Natsuki sensed around, confirming that he had left, and then heaved a sigh of relief, a look of exhaustion on his face.
Tenten immediately ran over and hugged Natsuki, carefully checking him. She relaxed only after confirming that Natsuki had only sustained minor injuries, but still called for Kato Megumi to come and heal him.
Natsuki tapped Tenten's forehead, "Disobedient. Didn't I tell you to run if you encountered Orochimaru?"
Tenten quickly pulled his arm, pouting, "Oh, don't be angry! I can't just stand by and watch my fellow villagers and friends face danger! Besides, I held on for a long time, didn't I? I held on until you arrived! Darling, please don't be angry, okay? Please!"
Huh! That felt so cheesy!
When did Tenten learn to act spoiled?
Natsuki was helpless. He could only spoil his own girlfriend; what else could he do?
Just then, more movement was heard, and everyone immediately became alert. Unexpectedly, Kakashi and Anko suddenly emerged from the forest the next second, making everyone heave a sigh of relief.
Sakura complained, "Kakashi-sensei, Anko-sensei, you scared us to death!"
"Sorry, sorry! Are you all alright?"
Kakashi scanned the unrecognizable scene with a worried expression, seeing that a major battle had taken place earlier. Fortunately, the students were all safe, and Naruto seemed to have fainted but looked fine.
Anko gritted her teeth, "It was Orochimaru, wasn't it! He was indeed hiding in the forest!"
"Yo! Kakashi, you're late again."
"Pakkun, you're here too. It seems you helped lead the way, good job! Quickly, tell me what happened?" Kakashi praised him perfunctorily, then immediately asked Pakkun to explain.
Pakkun was used to this and briefly explained that Team Seven and Team Guy encountered Orochimaru, then he helped them find this place, allowing Natsuki to arrive in time to rescue them and powerfully defeat Orochimaru.
Sakura also added supplementary details, mainly describing the crisis Team Seven faced when they encountered Orochimaru, followed by Team Guy's heroic rescue, how Team Guy contended with Orochimaru, how Sasuke-kun was, and then how Natsuki was. She explained it quite thoroughly, but it seemed that was her only role.