"You okay?" Ye Liang asked the two.
Orochimaru was perfectly fine.
Itachi Uchiha's face looked slightly pale. After all, he was still a teenage boy shaken up by what happened earlier.
Just then, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble violently. The colossal White Zetsu had begun clawing its way out of the ruins' sand, emerging straight from underground.
Letting out a piercing roar, it charged directly toward Ye Liang.
Ye Liang quickly gauged the distance—it was only a few hundred meters.
Though it seemed far, the monstrous White Zetsu could cover dozens of meters in a single leap, closing the gap in just seconds.
Damn it!
"Always making these disgusting things! Did Fake Ye Liang grow up munching on slugs or something!" He grumbled before dashing forward with the Shifting Body Technique.
Earlier underground, he hadn't dared attack for fear of triggering a cave-in.
But now on the surface? Hell yeah, he had zero fear now! He unleashed a barrage of low-level Ninjutsu at the massive White Zetsu as if they cost him no Chakra at all.
[Earth Style!] [Fire Style!] [Water Style!] [Wind Style!] [Lightning Style!]
[Dragon Missile Technique!]
Five elemental Dragon Missile Techniques twisted and coiled along the desert's surface.
This was the Five-Element Dragon Missile Jutsu—an S-rank Kinjutsu when combined, even though each individual technique was only A-ranked! Its power surpassed even the Tailed Beast Ball by just a bit!
"Die!"
The giant White Zetsu had barely risen when it was blasted back to the ground by the five dragons.
Its flesh was torn open!
Not only did it have to withstand raging flames, but crackling lightning wrapped around its entire body, shaking it violently. Its skin instantly vaporized, leaving nothing behind!
"Roar!"
The White Zetsu howled furiously.
Apparently, it wouldn't be that easy to kill.
Ye Liang naturally knew that five elemental dragons alone couldn't finish off this gigantic White Zetsu. After all, this creature was made up of the corpses of tens of thousands of White Zetsus.
Their combined chakra reserves alone already exceeded those of any Tailed Beast—but they lacked skill and were nowhere near as versatile as Ye Liang.
"Lord Ye Liang, let me assist you!" Itachi hurriedly stepped forward. A red skeletal illusion enveloped him—it was Susanoo.
His current Susanoo might not yet possess the overwhelming power it would later gain, but it was already strong enough to dominate any elite Jonin-level opponent. In his left hand, the Sword of Totsuka pierced the White Zetsu's belly.
The beast screeched again in excruciating pain.
"I'll help too!" Seeing this, Orochimaru naturally wanted to pile onto the beaten enemy. Since he intended to submit allegiance to Ye Liang, he needed to prove his worth with action.
Thus, a white phosphorus serpent's ghostly image appeared!
Its body grew increasingly thick and huge. More and more snake heads emerged from its body, transforming into an eight-headed white phosphorus serpent towering over a hundred meters tall in just moments!
[Eight Branches Technique!]
This was the ultimate forbidden jutsu Orochimaru developed later, its power rivaling even standard Susano'o. Previously, he'd been defeated by Itachi because of the Sword of Totsuka's unique powers.
But purely in terms of destructive capacity, very few could endure this technique unscathed!
"Boom! Boom!"
Orochimaru launched a barrage.
The greatest strength of the Eight Branches Technique lay in its undying spirit—as long as at least one head remained alive, the spirit would never die!
As long as all of his heads weren't cut off at once, Orochimaru could regenerate indefinitely. And trying to sever all his heads at once was utterly impossible.
Because each head alone was as powerful as a normal Susano'o!
"Roar! Die! Everyone die for my master!"
White Zetsu was still shrieking as his hand shot forward, grabbing one of Orochimaru's snake-like heads. But due to his limited strength, just as he tore off one snake head, he was immediately thrown away by Orochimaru.
"Sss!"
The severed head also bit off a large chunk of flesh.
"Hmph! I won't let you steal all the glory!" Itachi suddenly became motivated seeing this. He had come out together with Ye Liang this time, and Ye Liang was watching right beside him!
If Orochimaru took all the credit, wouldn't Itachi lose all face!
Men cared about their pride, and Itachi was no exception.
The Sword of Totsuka immediately emitted red light.
It had both incredible piercing power and formidable sealing abilities. Although it couldn't completely seal Giant White Zetsu, it could rapidly drain his energy while penetrating him.
White Zetsu weakened instantly.
He became a drained man, lying on the ground motionless.
"Don't tell me it's already over?" Ye Liang murmured softly.
As the main protagonist in this battle—not only being the leader of Otogakure but also currently Orochimaru's boss—he hardly got involved before the fight ended.
"What about my dignity then?!"
Ye Liang suddenly realized—he seemed to be missing that ultimate flashy move.
Growing bigger!
Yes, although Ye Liang had numerous ninjutsu, real experts definitely possessed growth abilities. For example, the Uchiha's Susano'o, Orochimaru's Eight Branches Technique—they both had size-increasing abilities.
But Ye Liang didn't!
Although he had the Nine-Tails as backup, its consciousness had been wiped out by the System, so he couldn't fully harness its power.
In other words, as a jinchuriki, he couldn't transform into his tailed beast form—an extremely awkward issue.
"Am I really never going to grow larger?!"
Just as he pondered, White Zetsu—who had originally been crushed beneath those two giants—suddenly began thrashing again!
Despite having his chakra drained by the Sword of Totsuka, relying on his powerful physique, he continued resisting! Eyes bloodshot, as if drugged, he directly flipped over both the Susano'o and the Eight Branches Technique.
"Roar!"
He counterattacked!
Hell!
What the hell is going on?!
Ye Liang watched in disbelief as the situation suddenly reversed. Had they underestimated this White Zetsu too much?
Ahem!
Great chance!
Although Orochimaru and others had been defeated, Ye Liang's moment had finally come! Instantly, he created more than ten shadow clones. Together, they formed hand seals and simultaneously conjured more than ten Tailed Beast Balls.
Even Heaven had handed him the chance to show off—how could he possibly let it slip away?
The Tailed Beast Ball shot across the smooth ground, moving so fast that it whipped up gusts of wind and swirling sand.
The Tailed Beast Balls accelerated even further!
"Roar!"
White Zetsu seemed to sense danger and quickly fled into the distance. However, before he could get far, Ye Liang suddenly appeared near the Tailed Beast Ball.
He had placed a Flying Thunder God Kunai inside the Tailed Beast Ball.
With the power of Space-Time Ninjutsu, Ye Liang touched the Tailed Beast Ball and activated the Flying Thunder God technique once again!
"Xiu!"
A blur of motion!
The giant Tailed Beast Ball suddenly appeared right in front of White Zetsu.
Moving too fast to stop his forward momentum, White Zetsu finally collided with this massive Tailed Beast Ball.
"Peng!"
Blinding white light consumed everything. Under such a devastating mushroom cloud explosion, no living creature could survive.
Ye Liang exhaled in relief.
You can't blame speed for what size promised.
The two figures in the distance stared blankly at the aftermath.
Even Itachi Uchiha, who knew Ye Liang was terrifying, was left stunned by such immense power.
Orochimaru was left completely speechless.
"Could this truly be the might of a god?"
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