"Oh, you can summon them again in such a short time?"
Orochimaru recognized these two Shadow Ninjas as the two he had just killed. They didn't feel like clones; it was like hitting real people. This Ninjutsu was very similar to one of his Forbidden Jutsus.
Kano stood barefoot on the scroll, her hands moving rapidly through hand seals!
"Hehe, guess! Wind Release: Great Breakthrough! Requiem!"
The sharp music once again blasted through the forest. Orochimaru was suppressed by the melody once more. Meanwhile, Shadow Zabuza and Shadow Haku had already used spikes to pierce their eardrums to prevent being affected by the Requiem; they followed orders and didn't rely on sound.
Ice Release and Water Release intertwined, while the great sword and senbon complemented each other. The two Shadow Ninjas, coordinating with the Requiem, actually forced Orochimaru into a retreat.
At this moment, besides playing the Requiem, Kano was also continuously strengthening the Shadow Ninjas.
Shadow Mizuki and the Shadow Demon Brothers were too weak, as were those few shadow clones. It would be better to use them as materials to strengthen a new Shadow Ninja.
Using Mizuki as the base, she began strengthening him with all the other humanoid materials.
Mizuki himself had Chunin-level combat power; with an upgrade, he might reach Jonin level. That way, he could participate in this battle to some extent!
After the upgrade was complete, a Shadow Ninja holding a water pipe appeared.
It seemed there were too many shadow clone materials, which influenced the weapon. However, this Shadow Ninja's strength shouldn't be too weak.
The Shadow Ninja brandished the water pipe and charged into the battlefield. The three Shadow Ninjas held Orochimaru at bay.
"Orochimaru, stop pestering me. You can't kill me, and you can't take me away!"
"Hehe, I won't miss out on a promising talent like you."
Although Orochimaru was being suppressed, he still appeared to have room to spare. He even threw a Fire Release jutsu at Kano.
Kano also hurriedly formed seals, activating Water Formation Wall to block it.
Orochimaru, with his vast combat experience, used Summoning Jutsu and skin shedding to forcibly eliminate the Shadow Water Pipe Man and Shadow Haku, leaving only Shadow Zabuza still holding on.
"No way, this Orochimaru is ridiculously strong! Why didn't he seem this powerful during the battle of the Sannin? Oh, that's right, his hands were gone back then."
I need to quickly think of some information Orochimaru cares about, or else this bastard is going to have his way with me!
Kano was self-aware about her own cuteness. While she didn't mind others coveting her body, she definitely minded someone like Orochimaru coveting it!
Seeing that Orochimaru was about to break through, Kano began searching for something to stop him.
She soon found an upgrade scroll in the system shop, priced at 10,000 popularity points and 0.3 Ka of Chakra.
Spending almost all her popularity points, Kano bought it directly.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
Standing far away, Kano began her long-range attack without regard for consumption!
Jets of water continuously attacked Orochimaru. Although most missed, the suppression was still effective.
Shadow Zabuza alone, even with Kano's help, struggled to suppress Orochimaru. Orochimaru even risked being hit by the Water Severing Wave to take out Shadow Zabuza.
Even so, Orochimaru was in quite a sorry state now.
After all, he had just fought two battles in a short time against two Elite Jonin and several Ninjas close to Jonin level. Even as one of the Sannin, this kind of desperate fighting style was difficult.
Fortunately, it was settled. Only the little girl's main body was left. She clearly had a Summoner class, so her actual combat strength shouldn't be high.
Kano threw the scroll onto the ground and stepped on it with her bare feet, beginning to form seals.
Upgrade again! Shadow Monarch!
[Shadow Monarch Lv.3]
This Ninjutsu consists of three parts: Shadow Extraction, Shadow Swap, and Shadow Preservation.
Shadow Extraction: Extracts the shadow of a lifeless organism and turns it into a Shadow Soldier. Shadow Soldiers possess 100% of their former abilities and retain their personality, but have no memories of their past life. The higher the organism's ability and the longer it has been dead, the greater the chance of failure. Maximum time limit is 48 hours. (Extraction success rate increased)
Shadow Swap: The user can swap positions with a designated Shadow Soldier, with a half-hour cooldown after use. (Cooldown reduced)
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