He grabbed Uchiha Chizuru by the shoulder and teleported him to the tree together, then teleported to the back of Orochimaru once again and pierced Orochimaru with the kunai in his hand.
Orochimaru was very alert, feeling that there was danger behind him, and immediately turned around, lifting the Kusanagi sword to block.
Clang clang clang — the weapons clashed and sparks flew.
Chao Yanqian's kunai was directly cut off by the Kusanagi sword. Avoiding Orochimaru's counterattack, Chao Yanqian continued to perform a few taijutsu techniques against Orochimaru and then disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Looking at Orochimaru's somewhat uncertain face, he smiled and said to Chao Yanqian, "Orochimaru, you may not know! The Flying Thunder God Technique can be sealed onto people, and it will not disappear. Just now, although you deliberately revealed an opening to lure me into attacking you, I also took the opportunity to leave the Flying Thunder God's mark on your body. You have already lost."
In fact, the mark of the Flying Thunder God Technique does not disappear on its own, because it is sealed through a specialized sealing formula. Unless you know how to dispel the seal, you cannot eliminate the Flying Thunder God's mark.
"Oh? There is such a thing?" Orochimaru's pupils shrank slightly, and his face grew even more sullen.
With a bang, four venomous snakes as thick as barrels burst out of the ground, their eight lantern-like eyes shining with a chilling cold light, and their colorful skins looking extremely vivid in the dusk.
"Hmph!" Uchiha Chizuru snorted coldly, and the tomoe of his Sharingan spun at maximum speed.
Orochimaru's pupils instantly dilated and then quickly contracted, clearly having been caught in Uchiha Chizuru's genjutsu.
At the moment Orochimaru fell into the illusion, Chao Yanqian teleported to his back again. [Guilty Fist] struck out with full force, smashing into Orochimaru fiercely, before teleporting away once more.
Meanwhile, the four giant snakes summoned by Orochimaru were forced to retreat to the summoning world under Uchiha Chizuru's Fire Release.
"Uh!" Uchiha Chizuru suddenly let out a low groan, quickly pressing a hand to his eye as the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.
Uchiha Chizuru's use of the Sharingan was not as proficient as Uchiha Itachi's. Using genjutsu directly through his eyes like this placed a heavy burden on Chizuru.
Moreover, Orochimaru had not yet performed the [Living Corpse Reincarnation] technique, meaning his soul remained intact, making his resistance to genjutsu extremely high.
However, even so, Uchiha Chizuru's illusion, combined with Chao Yanqian's [Flying Thunder God Technique], was enough to render Orochimaru powerless to resist.
This was a plan Chao Yanqian had devised beforehand, inspired by the battle between Uchiha Itachi and Orochimaru. Although genjutsu and instantaneous attacks might not kill Orochimaru, they were more than sufficient to defeat him.
"Orochimaru, how do you find the cooperation between me and Chizuru-senpai? We have worked together many times. I hope you can give us an objective evaluation!" Chao Yanqian smiled and asked without continuing his assault.
Although the current conditions of Chao Yanqian and Uchiha Chizuru were poor, and most of their chakra had been consumed, Chao Yanqian had not yet used his [Yin Seal] trump card. Compared to the drained Orochimaru, they had the advantage, and victory was already in hand.
"[Flying Thunder God Technique] is truly amazing, and so is the Sharingan..." Orochimaru said with a tone of seventy percent approval and thirty percent regret. "Chao Yanqian, I didn't expect you to grow to this extent. But do you think this is enough to kill me?"
"Of course not! I am quite aware of that," Chao Yanqian said with a smile. "After all, I followed you for a few years and have some understanding of your methods. If you hadn't exhausted so much energy fighting Jiraiya earlier, I wouldn't dare to challenge you! And this place is too close to Konoha; with so many Anbu chasing you, if you create too much commotion, you won't be able to escape."
Looking at Orochimaru's gloomy face, Chao Yanqian smiled and added, "I've marked you with the Flying Thunder God's seal. As long as you lose focus for even a moment, I can strike you. And you know Senior Chizuru's Sharingan very well after all, you once wanted me to gouge out his eyes."
That said, Chao Yanqian believed that even if Orochimaru escaped today, it wouldn't be long before he removed the Flying Thunder God mark. After all, Orochimaru could even unravel the [Dead Demon Consuming Seal]; breaking the [Flying Thunder God Technique] seal would not be too difficult for him.
"Chao Yanqian, you've won today. I won't deny my defeat. But how do you plan to deal with me?" Orochimaru asked calmly.
In truth, if Orochimaru fought with all his might, the best outcome would be mutual destruction, and he might still escape from Chao Yanqian and Uchiha Chizuru.
However, as Chao Yanqian pointed out, Konoha's Anbu forces were still in pursuit. If Orochimaru delayed too long and got bogged down by the Anbu, it would be hard for him to escape.
Thus, Orochimaru had no choice but to compromise under these circumstances.
"I just want a summoning contract! That's not too much to ask, right?" Chao Yanqian said with a slight smile. "I only need to sign my name; the summoning scroll will remain with you."
Although Orochimaru seemed defeated, Chao Yanqian dared not ask for too much. If pressed too hard, Orochimaru might retaliate desperately.
Orochimaru's face grew dark. He spat out a scroll and tossed it toward Chao Yanqian.
Chao Yanqian, cautious, did not catch it by hand but instead lightly kicked it, making it land on the ground. After confirming that it wasn't laced with poison, he opened the scroll.
"You're really cautious," Orochimaru laughed.
"Better safe than sorry. After all, I'm facing Lord Orochimaru, and I can't afford to be careless," Chao Yanqian replied modestly.
He confirmed that the scroll was indeed the Ryūchi Cave summoning scroll, as it contained not only Orochimaru's name but also that of Mitarashi Anko.
Although Orochimaru had ruthlessly abandoned Anko after defecting from the village, he had once genuinely cared for her, teaching her snake-related ninjutsu.
Perhaps leaving Anko behind in Konoha had been Orochimaru's way of protecting her.
After signing his name on the summoning scroll, Chao Yanqian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
By signing a contract with Ryūchi Cave, Chao Yanqian would be able to train in senjutsu there, greatly enhancing his abilities.
If Chao Yanqian could master Sage Mode before the Nine-Tails Incident, he might cooperate with Bo Feng Shuimen to suppress the Nine-Tails or even knock off Tobi's mask early and save Bo Feng Shuimen's family.
This could also be considered a form of repayment for Chao Yanqian having taught him the [Flying Thunder God Technique].
Although Kamui allowed Tobi to phase through space undetected, the natural sensing abilities of Sage Mode were no joke. With only partial first-generation cells in Tobi's body, Chao Yanqian might have been able to sense his location ahead of time.
"Thank you very much, Lord Orochimaru!" Chao Yanqian closed the summoning scroll and tossed it back to Orochimaru.
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