Land of Rice Fields, near Orochimaru's secret base.
After Xia Mu received Tenten's slip of paper, a smile immediately spread across his lips.
He hadn't actually thought of using the Flying Thunder God Technique to chat at first. After all, in his impression from watching the anime, the Flying Thunder God Technique was a combat technique, basically only used to teleport oneself and teammates, appearing and disappearing at will on the battlefield to achieve high-speed offense and defense strategies, as well as covert assassination tactics, having a great deterrent effect on enemies.
The representative figure was the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze.
However, Minato seemed to rarely use the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport items, perhaps he transported information.
On the other hand, his three escorts used the Flying Thunder God Formation Technique to transport the Amber Purifying Pot, but that was also entirely for combat.
Now that the Flying Thunder God Technique is in Xia Mu and Tenten's hands, it's used to transport small slips of paper for chatting. It feels a bit like overkill, but Xia Mu doesn't care that much.
Anyway, as long as he confirms Tenten and everyone's safety, how he uses the Flying Thunder God Technique is his freedom.
At this moment, someone walked out of the secret base.
Xia Mu immediately retracted his gaze, only observing secretly from the corner of his eye, to prevent the other party from being too sharp and noticing his sight.
However, the person who came out was quite familiar; it was the white-haired, glasses-wearing man Kabuto Yakushi. It's likely that this guy was the one who sent out Kimimaro earlier.
And at this current stage, perhaps it was when Orochimaru was stubbornly holding on and hadn't changed bodies yet.
He was waiting for Sasuke to be brought back.
However, whether in the original story or now, Orochimaru miscalculated. He couldn't possibly occupy Sasuke's body and could only choose other vessels in the end. Furthermore, with the souls of his hands still unrestored, he wouldn't be causing any major trouble within these years.
However, these are all speculations; this guy is a venomous snake, eyeing Konoha covetously.
Therefore, he absolutely cannot be allowed to live!
Once an opportunity is found, Tsunade will definitely choose to eliminate this venomous snake!
Furthermore, Kabuto Yakushi is also a dangerous individual. The large number of Edo Tensei characters who appeared during the Fourth Shinobi World War were almost all his doing.
Not to mention how despicable grave robbing is, just the amount of obstruction and trouble he caused in combat makes people wish they could strangle him.
But ironically, people in the Ninja World still have to thank him.
Because he allowed many people to see their deceased relatives and friends, and also allowed many who had died to fulfill their unfulfilled wishes.
So there's a reason why people call him the Master of Dreams; it's just that this kind of thing is hard to comment on.
Xia Mu didn't think that much about it. Anyway, as long as this guy is harmful, he should be killed when necessary to prevent him from causing further trouble and harm in the future.
At this moment, Kabuto Yakushi seemed to sense something and suddenly looked in this direction.
Xia Mu decisively used the Flying Thunder God Technique and disappeared from the spot instantly.
Kabuto Yakushi looked for a long time, then walked a few steps forward and observed again, finally shaking his head, only thinking he had seen wrong.
Not long after Kabuto Yakushi left, Xia Mu flashed back. He had left a Flying Thunder God Technique mark in a hidden location that wouldn't be easily discovered, and he landed very lightly, leaving no trace at all.
Perhaps Kabuto Yakushi was too sensitive, noticing even the slightest gaze.
As expected, this guy is no simple person!
If he weren't worried about alerting the enemy, Xia Mu would have wanted to go down and give this guy a slash directly. Xia Mu even wanted to directly infiltrate the base and kill Orochimaru.
However, Orochimaru has always been cunning. If something goes wrong, he really will escape, and that would be endless trouble.
Moreover, this venomous snake really can't be killed; he can even be revived from the curse mark.
So, forget it, it's better to wait for Tsunade's arrangements.
Over on the northeast border of the Fire Country, Sasuke was still fighting Kimimaro, and the battle was becoming increasingly fierce.
After gradually becoming familiar with Kimimaro's fighting style, Sasuke began to speed up his counterattack.
However, Kimimaro directly activated his Curse Mark Stage One. Dark markings immediately appeared on his body, his strength and speed were instantly enhanced, and he launched a fierce attack on Sasuke again.
"Dance of the Camellia!"
His bone sword in hand danced even faster. For a moment, the bone sword bloomed like dense flowers, enveloping Sasuke.
Sasuke dodged and blocked, but was still injured by the bone sword. He seemed unable to keep up with Kimimaro's speed, and Kimimaro's bone sword attacks seemed endless, overwhelming Sasuke.
"Dance of the Larch!"
Kimimaro changed tactics again, and dozens of bone spikes suddenly grew from his body.
Then he directly ignored Sasuke's short sword and lunged forward. Sasuke's short sword was blocked by the dense bone spikes every time it struck, completely unable to cause him any damage.
Meanwhile, he attacked even more recklessly, forcing Sasuke to constantly defend and retreat.
Everyone watched worriedly, fearing that Sasuke might accidentally be pierced through by the bone sword.
For a moment, Kai couldn't help but praise, "This young man's Taijutsu is too strong. Combined with the Corpse Bone Pulse techniques, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for even Kakashi and me to defeat him."
"Indeed, this is the power of a Kekkei Genkai!"
Kakashi's expression was serious, "This person has developed his Kekkei Genkai to its limit. Combined with highly skilled Taijutsu, he is at least an Elite Jonin.
Sasuke is really struggling against him right now. Let's all pay attention. If the situation looks bad, we'll intervene immediately, regardless of Sasuke's opinion."
The opponent is too strong, so naturally Sasuke cannot be allowed to be willful. It would be terrible if he were accidentally killed by the opponent.
Sasuke probably also understood this point.
His swordsmanship is not yet mature, and his speed hasn't reached Xia Mu's level. He might be able to handle ordinary Jonin, but facing a strong opponent like Kimimaro, he is truly struggling.
Furthermore, Kimimaro's Corpse Bone Pulse techniques are very effective against swordsmanship. The bones in his body grow at will, easily blocking attacks from short swords.
This left Sasuke completely unable to attack!
"Damn it! Take this! Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear!"
Sasuke raised his left hand, and a lightning spear condensed, thrusting towards Kimimaro.
Kimimaro only frowned slightly. As he raised his hand, a pile of bones drilled out from his palm, instantly creating a thick bone shield. Moreover, the bone shield would continuously thicken as he kept controlling the growth of his bones.
The next second, the Chidori Sharp Spear struck.
After a roar, a large section of the bone shield was destroyed, but Kimimaro was not harmed in the slightest.
Sasuke was stunned: "To block my Chidori Sharp Spear so easily, you really are impressive!"
By this time, Sasuke had to admit that a Kekkei Genkai like the Corpse Bone Pulse was truly powerful. After he used his ultimate move and the opponent was unharmed, he had already lost.
For a moment, Sasuke couldn't help but feel frustrated.
It seems he underestimated the people of the world again. Before it was the Sound Four, now it's Kimimaro. It seems anyone who pops out is very strong, severely impacting his self-esteem.
No! He still needs to become stronger!