"Hiss..."
The snake's mouth split into a bloody maw, biting towards Obito. Four sharp snake fangs pierced flesh, about to inject venom.
However, with a 'bang,' Obito, who controlled Wood Release thorns, turned into smoke and disappeared.
This was just bait; the previous anger seemed fake.
Orochimaru looked surprised. Suddenly, a twisted vortex appeared behind him without warning. Almost at the same time, Obito stuck out half his body from the vortex, grabbed his shoulder with one hand, and tried to pull him into the vortex.
Orochimaru instinctively tried to struggle, but the space distortion made his body slightly numb.
Before he could fully understand it, this numbness instantly invaded his whole body. Then, his vision blurred, and when he came back to his senses, everything in front of him had changed.
The sky was gloomy and cold, and all he could see were staggered square stone platforms. And at his feet, lay a dozen unconscious white snakes.
Unlike Summoning Technique and other space-time Ninjutsu, Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan—'Kamui'—'s teleportation method was quite crude. Without a certain level of spatial adaptability, the results would be like these white snakes. Not to mention the damage to their body surfaces, their spirits would also be shaken, and in severe cases, they would fall into a coma.
Orochimaru's space-time talent was also ordinary, but his spirit had entered and exited the Pure Land, and his mental strength had been greatly improved. At this time, he only felt slightly uncomfortable.
"Is this the different space that Lamp Spirit mentioned?"
Recovering from the teleportation numbness, Orochimaru calmly looked into the distance and smiled, "Fortunately, it's not too big, otherwise, I would have to give up giving him a lesson tonight."
After a slight sigh, he made hand seals. Heavy white smoke rose from the stone platform, and twisted shadows appeared from within.
...
In the ninja world, under a similarly gloomy sky.
Obito stood on the ground, watching Orochimaru disappear into the vortex, and said with disdain,
"No wonder this guy couldn't become Hokage. Compared to the Fourth, he is far behind."
"Is that so?"
Behind a large tree, Orochimaru walked out of the shadows with a smirk and a clear look of mockery on his face.
"Shadow Clone?"
Obito suddenly realized, his face darkened, and a trace of anger flashed in his red eyes. "You did that on purpose."
Orochimaru smiled, not answering.
Having learned about some of the opponent's abilities from Lamp Spirit, how could he not have prepared in advance?
At first, the one fighting Obito was a Shadow Clone, in order to test the result if he accidentally fell into the opponent's trap.
The result was pleasing. Although this Mangekyo Sharingan eye technique was convenient, it was not invincible. Even now, the Shadow Clone had not been dispelled.
"You should be grateful."
Without beginning or end, Orochimaru said lightly.
If the threat of this 'Kamui' was really that great, he wouldn't just be giving Obito a lesson today, but would be trying to kill him by any means possible.
After all, he couldn't be constantly on alert, even after practicing Senjutsu, his senses would only become sharper.
Obito didn't know what Orochimaru was thinking, but from this attitude, he still felt Orochimaru's contempt, and the red light in his eyes blazed.
"Wood Release: Hell Rampage!"
Countless thorns rose from the ground, their sharp tips long and sharp, shimmering with a metallic luster, surging ferociously and madly towards Orochimaru.
"The First's Wood Release wasn't this weak."
Orochimaru smirked, and made hand seals, "Senjutsu: Inorganic Reincarnation!"
The earth, infused with Senjutsu Chakra, was given life, rolling like a wave, engulfing the thorns one by one.
Earth Release and Wood Release aren't as obviously restrained as people imagine. Trees can sink their roots and branches deep into the soil, but only because they are alive.
But now, since both are controlled by ninja, this gap is immediately erased, and it comes down to comparing the abilities of the two ninja.
Clearly, Obito's Wood Release, obtained from First Hokage cells, was far inferior to Orochimaru's newly learned Senjutsu.
The spreading thorns were swallowed and covered by earth and stone. This mud, harder than cement, made it impossible for the dense plants to move an inch.
Even more countless earth and stones turned into spears, shooting towards Obito, who was at the center of the thorns.
Obito's face changed. The earth spears, driven by Senjutsu Chakra, were so fierce that even his Mangekyo Sharingan could only see afterimages. Without hesitation, his body was swallowed into the vortex.
...
Inside the different space, just after being transferred in, before Obito could relax, he heard a sound of giant snakes hissing in his ears, as if he had fallen into a snake pit.
No, it wasn't like it!
Obito focused his gaze, and on each stone platform were coiled snakes of all sizes. Now, sensing the presence of living people, they roared and pounced over.
"That Shadow Clone?"
Obito immediately understood everything. His face changed, surprised that Orochimaru's Shadow Clone hadn't been damaged and dispelled in the vortex, and even more annoyed that he had now brought the snakes into his own territory, no longer able to stand invincible.
It was conceivable that if he were in the ninja world, using his ability to phase through matter, he would inevitably be attacked from both inside and outside.
A multitude of thoughts flashed through his mind, but the snakes that were rushing toward him didn't give him a chance to think carefully. The Sharingan spun rapidly, and Obito followed the gaps he found, dodging left and right, escaping the snakes' group beating.
However, just as his footsteps landed on a stone platform, a figure had already arrived in front of him, with fingers like a knife, stabbing straight into his chest.
Obito spat out a mouthful of blood, "Cough..."
In front of him, Orochimaru had a wicked smile on his face, as if he had been waiting here for a long time, just waiting for him to fall into the trap, and then giving him this fatal blow without hesitation.
Pain, like a tide, flooded into every nerve, the dense nerve lines unbearable, causing Obito's face to twist.
But in this critical moment of near-death, Obito was unexpectedly calm, even thinking that Rin must have been in so much pain at that time.
No, perhaps even more painful. How could Orochimaru's palm be compared to the lightning of Kakashi's 'Chidori.'
Thinking of this, Obito's expression sharpened, and the red light in his eyes blazed, his eye power actually rising to another level. His right hand gripped a kunai, and with lightning speed, he stabbed it straight into Orochimaru's heart.
With a bang, and a look of satisfaction, Orochimaru's Shadow Clone shattered like a phantom.
Obito had no time to celebrate. There were snakes summoned in this different space. A red light flashed in his eyes, and the space twisted, sending him a thousand meters away.
Around his waist and abdomen, a mass of white spores expanded, filling the hole in his chest, while using underground roots as a medium to transmit information to the distance.
Wary of Orochimaru's sensing abilities, Obito dared not delay, wantonly wielding his eye power, jumping toward the distance.
Before long, he merged with Black White Zetsu.
Sticking half his body out of the ground, White Zetsu exclaimed, "How did you get like this?"
Black Zetsu also had a serious expression, unable to tell who it was that had given Obito such a big loss.
"There's no time to explain, come with me." Obito grabbed Black White Zetsu's body and carried them into the different space.
Also a product of Madara's cultivation from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Obito knew that they also had subtle differences. Compared to the one with the spores on his body, this White Zetsu was more battle-ready.
With him as a guard, the snakes in the different space were not worth mentioning.
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