chapter 103 part 4
He felt a slight regret, but it wasn't too late to act now.
"Shut up! You're Orochimaru, aren't you? You have no right to insult Jiraiya-sensei!"
Yahiko took a deep breath, realizing today was doomed. The name of the Sannin echoed like thunder, and that scene from back then had left a deep impression on him. "Jiraiya-sensei diligently taught us the art of survival and allowed us to pursue our ideals. You can't compare to that!"
"Oh? Ideals. That word feels somewhat unfamiliar to me; it seems to mostly come from the mouths of young people. Old geezers like me, gradually stepping into middle age, haven't mentioned it in a long time."
Orochimaru sneered. How childish! Still holding onto hope for this world and firmly believing that effort could yield results… but that was impossible.
"Nagato, you're as timid as you were back then, and your courage can't even compare to your two companions. If you had followed me, I would never have raised you to be like this," Orochimaru chuckled.
Nagato paused, then looked at Tsukasa Kaede. "Why are you standing with these two guys? What's wrong with your body? I… what can I do for you?"
"Thank you for your concern, Nagato, but there's nothing you can do. You can definitely tell, can't you? I've encountered some very interesting things, I'm already dead, and now I'm being controlled by Orochimaru. I seem unable to refuse his commands," Tsukasa Kaede said with a relaxed tone.
Konan covered her mouth in disbelief. "Something like this actually happened? Such a powerful Ninja died, and his Corpse is being used, becoming our enemy."
Yahiko looked at the three enemies opposite them.
Shimura Danzō, Orochimaru, Tsukasa Kaede—any one of them would require their full strength to contend with, and now all three had come at once… They said three, but who knew how many there actually were!
"I'll hold them off for a while. Nagato, Konan, you two take our Comrades and escape," Yahiko whispered.
"What? No! Even if we die, we die together! We won't let you—"
"Shut up! Don't be childish. Dying together is meaningless. If my one life can be exchanged for the chance of others surviving and the continuation of our ideals, it's worth it."
Yahiko forced a smile. "Nagato, you must lead everyone to live. If it's you, you can definitely do it."
"Yahiko…"
Nagato gasped for air, feeling like he was suffocating and struggling to breathe, his whole body trembling.
No matter how he looked at it, this was a desperate situation, but… there was a way!
"Are you discussing escape tactics? None of you will get away. Orochimaru, use Corpse Release to assist this old man. This time, Summon some valuable Corpses; don't waste my patience with shoddy goods!"
Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere!
Danzo was the first to attack, spewing a series of vacuum spheres from his mouth, piercing towards Yahiko's group.
Wind Release Jutsu inherently possessed powerful cutting abilities, and Danzo's Wind Release could compress further, amplifying its piercing effect. Being struck by such a Wind Release would normally result in an additional hole in one's body.
"Scatter and flee! Every one who escapes counts!" Yahiko shouted loudly, intending to create an Earth-Style Wall to obstruct Danzo and the others' vision.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! The Earth-Style Wall was pierced through. Yahiko frantically pulled two who had fallen early, but he couldn't attend to the comrades behind him, watching helplessly as several vacuum waves pierced through the wall.
"There's no escape. Tsukasa Kaede is on the other side. Even if we scatter, he'll chase us down and slowly kill us, unless we kill Tsukasa Kaede first… Almighty Push!" Nagato gasped, extending his hand forward.
Buzz! An invisible force erupted from Nagato, sending everything in front of him flying. Whether it was the Earth-Style Wall or the vacuum waves, even raindrops in the air, groundwater, and soil were pulverized.
It was as if a brief but violent hurricane had instantly erupted, violently destroying everything in its path.
The appearance of this technique not only stunned Yahiko and the others but even Nagato himself looked at his own palm in disbelief.
"We… we survived!"
"Wind Release? I didn't seem to see Nagato making Hand Kaedegns. Could it be a no-seal Wind Release?"
Danzo abruptly stopped, staring fixedly at Nagato.
With one glance, he confirmed that this was absolutely not some Wind Release, but an unknown… Dojutsu!
"Is this the Rinnegan's Dojutsu? It seems capable of instantly repelling all objects in front of it. I wonder if, like the Mangekyo Sharingan, each eye has its own unique Dojutsu."
Danzo was envious just looking at it. The ability to activate it without Hand Kaedegns alone was a dream for countless Ninja. Saving a mere one or two seconds of Hand Kaedegn time for instant activation often became the key to deciding victory or defeat in battle.
And its power was also astonishing: indiscriminate repulsion. Considering Nagato's age, this current level of power was definitely not the full extent of this mysterious Dojutsu, but merely the tip of the iceberg!
"This Dojutsu, this old man wants it! Kaedence you're stubborn and insist on betraying this old man's good intentions, then I cannot allow you to run wild. The power of the Rinnegan should belong to the Hidden Leaf Village."
Danzo suddenly accelerated, one hand already reaching for one of Nagato's eyes. Regardless of whether it was that eye's Dojutsu, digging one out first was the correct approach.