"Hah!" The Suna Jōnin suddenly let out a massive yell, injecting the very last bit of chakra in his body into the ninjutsu he had spent his entire life creating.
Orochimaru's dark-golden eyes were fixed on the strange chakra fluctuations coming from the Jōnin, revealing deep excitement. Yet, beneath that sinister smile, his powerful spiritual sensing ability had already swept out, registering every minute anomaly in the surrounding space.
Intense chakra fluctuations, like boiling water, emanated from the Jōnin. The final hand seal for this powerful ninjutsu was finally completed!
Wind Release: Vacuum Kamaitachi Killing Array!
"Hmm, so that's it. Indeed a great jutsu, haha!" Under Orochimaru's powerful spiritual sensing and vast ninjutsu knowledge, the power and effect of the technique were roughly sensed in a fleeting instant. Excitement welling up inside, he couldn't help but laugh maniacally and wickedly.
The jutsu effect activated. Centered on Orochimaru, a violent surge of airflow suddenly arose within a ten-meter radius. The invisible air, surging violently, formed a light-white spherical storm vortex about ten meters in diameter.
The colossal spherical storm, like a black hole, constantly churned, shook, and affected the surrounding air. With the sounds of "whoosh, whoosh, clang, clang—," it sucked in all the loose stones and dust. Its scale rapidly grew, and its momentum became increasingly astonishing. The six elite Konoha Chūnin nearby even had to use all their chakra to cling to the ground just to stay upright!
From afar, Hyūga Harano, who was watching the astonishing power of the jutsu, grew worried. Placing great importance on Orochimaru, he subconsciously wanted to go to his aid, but Sarutobi stopped him!
Sarutobi extended his left hand, and the corners of his mouth, which held a faint smile, curled up slightly: "Don't worry, that child, Orochimaru, will surprise us."
Only at Sarutobi's level could one clearly sense Orochimaru's soul fluctuations, which remained as still as an ancient well. Not only were they calm, but they seemed quite excited! Sarutobi thought with mild exasperation.
In the space of just one breath, within the spherical storm vortex—into which seventy percent of the jutsu's chakra had been poured—a deadly, silent Vacuum Domain, like a desolate wasteland, abruptly formed in the interior.
Outside, the winds raged, and debris flew everywhere. Inside the Vacuum Domain, however, there was absolute silence, completely devoid of fluctuations!
Standing within it, Orochimaru held his breath, curiously observing this Vacuum Domain created by immense chakra. There was no air inside, but there was a growing air pressure transmitted from the entire storm vortex. The larger the storm vortex and the more astonishing its scale, the higher the internal air pressure rose, making the enemy inside feel as if a mountain was pressing down on them, suffocating them.
Feeling the pressure, which had increased by about fifty kilograms, Orochimaru mused with interest, "This jutsu is quite fascinating!"
However, before Orochimaru could fully investigate the mysteries of the jutsu, the Vacuum Domain inside suddenly began to buzz faintly, "buzz, buzz, buzz—" like the fluttering wings of a fly or mosquito.
He looked closer out of curiosity. In just one breath, six thin, scythe-like, light-yellow wind blades, about a meter long, mysteriously condensed around Orochimaru in the Vacuum Domain!
Orochimaru's dark-golden pupils suddenly narrowed into a faint golden line. He was slightly startled, keenly sensing that these abnormally colored wind blades contained high-speed moving sand!
If the original wind blades were like a long, sharp watermelon knife, then the current wind blades, laced with these high-speed moving grains of yellow sand, were like watermelon knives whose edges were serrated. Not only were they sharp, but if they hit, they were guaranteed to tear off a chunk of flesh along with the blood!
Orochimaru wanted to continue observing, but the six high-speed wind blades mixed with yellow sand gave him no chance. Accompanied by a trail of "buzz, buzz—" sounds, they rapidly attacked him from all directions!
Orochimaru gave a cold smile. His right hand reached into the mechanism of the weighted vest he wore over his inner clothes and gave a slight tug. Poof!— The fifty-kilogram weighted vest easily detached from his clothing!
Orochimaru felt his body lighten. He quickly deployed his special ninja footwork, generating faint afterimages as he moved at full speed. He even had the leisure to study the structure of the sand within the wind blades, further exploring the jutsu's secrets!
From the outside, in the span of six or seven breaths, the power of this evolving jutsu had multiplied several times.
The storm vortex forming the Vacuum Domain expanded to a diameter of fifteen meters, and its suction force on the surroundings also increased significantly.
Grass and trees within a hundred-meter radius were all bent toward the storm vortex. Some of the closer trees were uprooted entirely, carrying clumps of dirt, and were sucked into the vortex. They were then sliced and shredded into wood chips by the swirling, knife-like currents and carried high into the sky, gradually forming a towering wind pillar several tens of meters high that was clearly visible to people 4 km away!
Amidst this terrifying suction force, the Jōnin, who had exhausted all his chakra, clung desperately to a piece of broken foundation, sprawled on the ground, laughing hysterically: "Haha! You Konoha genius, no matter how monstrous you are, you'll still be killed by us Suna ninja! Haha, haha, damn it! All you Konoha ninja should die!"
Only the six elite Konoha Chūnin nearby heard the Jōnin's vile words. They locked their powerful killing intent onto the exhausted Jōnin. However, the immense suction force of the storm vortex made it difficult for them to even maintain their own footing, giving them no chance to personally kill the Jōnin. They could only stare fixedly at him with six pairs of eyes blazing with anger, indulging in the fantasy of killing him with their gaze!
The spectacle outside was astonishing, but Orochimaru inside the Vacuum Domain was also becoming increasingly uncomfortable. The wind blades mixed with sand were multiplying. They had now increased to ten, and their length had extended by half a meter. The sand-infused wind blades, like boomerangs, constantly sliced back and forth within the Vacuum Domain, gradually forming a light-yellow "flower of death" made of wind blades, leaving Orochimaru with less and less room to maneuver!
Orochimaru utilized his special ninja footwork techniques to their utmost. His mind raced. He simply cast aside the two kunai in his hands, which had been badly cut up from clashing with the wind blades. He then slowly closed his eyes, using his sharp and powerful spiritual sensing to replace his sight.
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