Orochimaru recognized this move and stared greedily at Sasuke's three tomoe: "Subarashi! Subarashi, Sasuke-kun! Those eyes are too beautiful! And you've also learned Shisui's Body Flicker Technique; you're truly a genius! I want your body more and more!"
Such eyes were unsettling, but Sasuke showed no reaction.
He and the phantoms took turns lunging forward, and Orochimaru also quickly parried with the kusanagi sword.
But without his hands, the current Orochimaru was very inflexible. Even if he sensed Sasuke's attacks, he couldn't quite keep up. Often, a sword strike would hit a phantom, and then he would be injured by Sasuke's long sword.
After dozens of exchanges, Orochimaru was already covered in injuries.
However, this venomous snake was still smiling: "Hehehehe, Subarashi! Subarashi! This body, I will have it!"
Saying that, he suddenly charged towards the Sasuke in front, however, this Sasuke was still a phantom. But Orochimaru didn't stop his speed and rushed straight towards Sakura. As for Sai, who should have been beside Sakura, he had long since disappeared.
"Sakura, danger!" Kakashi quickly shouted a warning.
However, Sakura was already scared stiff. Facing the charging Orochimaru, she instinctively felt fear, and her legs couldn't even move.
She watched helplessly as Orochimaru was about to grab her.
It's likely Orochimaru didn't care about appearances and planned to take Sakura hostage. After all, he could truly do anything; taking a little girl hostage was nothing to him.
"Sakura!"
Sasuke let out a low cry, but he was already behind Orochimaru.
Just as he was about to attack Orochimaru, the latter suddenly turned around, and his entire body suddenly transformed into a large white-scaled snake, instantly coiling around Sasuke.
It seemed Orochimaru did this on purpose, a typical feint.
Kakashi quickly rushed forward but was knocked away by Orochimaru seizing the opportunity to whip him with his tail.
This was the first time Orochimaru had revealed his white-scaled snake form, and it was also his only option at the moment. After all, he couldn't use his hands, making Ninjutsu and Taijutsu useless. It was difficult enough to defeat Sasuke, let alone with Kakashi also present.
Now, with the feint, he had successfully lured Sasuke and coiled around him.
Perhaps there was a slight chance of winning.
Being a bit greedier, perhaps he could even take Sasuke away, as Sasuke still had the curse mark on him.
Orochimaru didn't hesitate and directly activated the power of the curse mark. Even though the curse mark was sealed by the Evil Sealing Method, it still surged, causing Sasuke to scream in pain.
Sasuke wanted to control the sealing technique himself, but his body was coiled, and his hands couldn't move at all.
As for Sakura, she could only listen to Sasuke's screams, watching helplessly.
At this moment, she couldn't help even the person she liked the most. Just now, she was even targeted by Orochimaru, which implicated Sasuke. She felt very incompetent.
Just then, the white-scaled snake suddenly stiffened all over and unexpectedly released Sasuke uncontrollably.
At one end of the corridor, four people walked out. The one leading them was a young girl holding a drawing board and a paintbrush, Kurama Yakumo, who could turn illusions into reality!
Kurama Yakumo had a serious expression at this moment. Looking at the white-scaled snake on her drawing board, she decisively drew a large nail and nailed it onto the snake's vital point. As her power activated, a large nail also fiercely nailed onto the white-scaled snake's vital point in reality, causing Orochimaru to scream continuously in pain.
"Ahhh! What is this power?! Genjutsu? No! This is clearly reality!"
Orochimaru was starting to doubt reality a bit. His incomplete soul, facing high-level Genjutsu, was indeed only capable of being tormented.
Yamashiro Aoba protected Kurama Yakumo's side, while Runya escorted Megumi forward quickly, dragging both Sakura and Sasuke to the back. Kakashi also hurried over to join them.
"That was a close call!" Cold sweat broke out on Kakashi's forehead.
"Kakashi, how did it get like this?" Yamashiro Aoba asked in confusion.
"Ah, bad luck. I specifically told Natsuki to look for Orochimaru first, but I didn't expect Natsuki wouldn't find him, and I'd run into him first. Sasuke started fighting Orochimaru and initially had a slight advantage because Orochimaru couldn't use his hands, but I didn't expect Orochimaru to use a trick and then turn into that big snake to coil around me, and even activate the curse mark on my body..."
Kakashi was also very helpless. He originally thought Sasuke could handle it based on the situation, but he didn't expect such a change.
It was also his misjudgment; he shouldn't have been too far from Sakura, and that guy Sai also disappeared, which allowed Orochimaru to take advantage.
If the Aoba Team hadn't arrived, Sasuke would have been truly in danger!
At this time, Sasuke had already activated the power of the Evil Sealing Method, suppressing the surging curse mark, and the pain finally stopped.
...
With a slightly pale face, he looked at Kurama Yakumo: "Thank you. Your name is Kurama Yakumo, right? You're very impressive!"
Kurama Yakumo blushed slightly upon hearing this but smiled generously and said, "It's good that Sasuke-kun is okay. My little trick is just average; it's not as impressive as Sasuke-kun."
But Sasuke said seriously, "There's no need to be modest; you are indeed very impressive. Among girls, there are very few people as capable as you, besides Tenten. Girls really should be a bit more capable."
Kurama Yakumo's face turned even redder, as it was the first time she had been praised by a handsome boy.
Sakura, however, unconsciously became alert and widened her eyes at the same time.
Sasuke-kun said that girls should be a bit more capable?
In other words, Sasuke-kun had never really looked at her because she was too weak?
...
Thinking about it, it was true. Even though she was always first in the school's written exams, her actual strength was very ordinary. After becoming a Ninja, she didn't show any performance at all, not even as good as Naruto. So, while Sasuke and Naruto seemed to constantly bicker, Sasuke actually thought highly of Naruto's strength. As for her, the flower of Team Seven, she had no presence at all; only Naruto would fawn over her.
Anyway, Sasuke had never looked down on her!
Because she was too weak, couldn't do anything, couldn't play any role, and might even be a burden!
Just like just now, what could she do besides being scared stiff? Even when Sasuke was coiled by the snake right in front of her, she didn't even pull out a Kunai to stab the snake. What use was she?
Compared to her, that Kurama Yakumo was truly impressive; as soon as she arrived, she restrained the white-scaled snake!
Moreover, Kurama Yakumo was gentle and beautiful, and her figure was slender and graceful, much better than her, 'Sakura-bro'!
For a moment, Sakura only felt her life was bleak.
However, just then, the white-scaled snake suddenly trembled, then violently shed its skin, actually breaking free from the large nail and frantically darting towards the other end of the corridor.
Kurama Yakumo wanted to land another blow, but found the snake had already run far away.
However, Orochimaru's scream suddenly erupted from the corridor ahead, and then a large snake head was seen flying back, falling to the ground dead with its eyes wide open.
As for the snake's body, it was slowly dragged over by a person.
This person was none other than Natsuki!
"Yo! Is everyone okay?"