Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 892 Evenly matched
"Fire Style: Flame Bullet~"

The two men were in a stalemate for a moment, and finally Orochimaru lost his patience first. He stomped his foot on the ground and used force from his arms to push Jiraiya away.

However, Jiraiya turned 360 degrees in the air after flying out, and took the opportunity to complete the hand seal and perform this B-level ninjutsu.

Unlike ordinary fire-style ninjutsu, 'Fire Style: Flame Bullet' requires the chakra to be refined into oil first, held in the mouth, and then combined with the fire-style chakra to perform.

The flame produced in this way is not only more powerful, but also has a stronger adhesion ability, and also has the ability to burn sustainably.

It can be said that this one ninjutsu is enough to make an average jonin panic.

However, Orochimaru is not an ordinary jonin, he is not even a jonin.

As one of the three ninjas and a Kage-level master, it was impossible for him to be defeated by a B-level ninjutsu.

Not to mention, Jiraiya has been his companion for decades, and he knows Jiraiya's abilities and methods very well.

Almost at the moment Jiraiya started to form hand seals, he guessed the ninjutsu that Jiraiya was going to perform.

In this way, we can naturally respond in advance.

He raised his hands, formed hand seals in an instant, and performed the ninjutsu - Shadow Snake Hand.

In an instant, a large number of poisonous snakes were summoned by him, and like a tide, they pounced on the fire bombs released by Jiraiya!

bang~
Boom~
When the two met in the air, there was a dull sound at first, followed by a violent explosion.

After the explosion, there were the painful hisses of a large number of poisonous snakes.

All the poisonous snakes summoned by Orochimaru were engulfed by flames and turned into fire snakes that kept twisting on the ground.

Waves of meaty aroma wafted from their bodies, and the scene was horrific.

However, Orochimaru didn't even bat an eyelid at these.

In addition to Orochimaru's hard-heartedness, this is also because Jiraiya's second wave of attack is about to come.

That’s right, seeing that his attack was blocked, Jiraiya did not hesitate at all. He immediately formed hand seals again and performed another ninjutsu - Fire Style: Great Flame Bomb!

As the name suggests, this technique is the advanced ninjutsu of the B-level ninjutsu - 'Fire Style: Flame Bullet'.

Naturally, its power is much greater than that of 'Fire Style: Flame Bullet'. If we have to compare, the difference between the two is about ten times.

As soon as it appeared, the scorching heat caused the surrounding air to distort.

"You can't resist."

In an instant, Orochimaru made a judgment.

Then, he dodged and retreated straight to the back.

Jiraiya controlled the large fire bomb and chased for a distance, but it was not as flexible as a human body and failed to hit Orochimaru.

Boom~
A huge fireball hit a tree at the back, instantly burning it to charcoal.

Orochimaru, who had already retreated to the side, caught a glimpse of this scene with his peripheral vision, his eyes twitched slightly, and then he unhesitatingly performed the advanced ninjutsu of 'Shadow Snake Hand' - Shadow Multiple Snake Hand!

This is a universal ninjutsu mastered by Orochimaru, which can instantly summon many different kinds of snakes to perform different tasks.

Just like now, the dozen or so giant snakes summoned by Orochimaru include several categories, some responsible for sneak attacks, some for head-on attacks, some for interfering with the enemy's vision, and so on.

Faced with such multiple attacks, Jiraiya simply chose to remain unchanged in the face of change.

He dodged and distanced himself from the snakes while forming a seal to perform his own defensive ninjutsu - Needle Jizo! Instantly, a large amount of chakra was injected into his white hair.

Subsequently, these hairs seemed to have received some powerful tonic and grew wildly. In a short period of time, their length increased dozens of times and their toughness was greatly enhanced.

Jiraiya manipulated the hair, making them like a large net, protecting his entire body layer by layer.

Such a dense mesh structure can effectively reduce shock and damage, and is very effective against most physical and physical attacks.

Of course, it can be used for more than just defense.

As soon as Jiraiya thought about it, the outermost layer of hair immediately stood up and hardened, like steel needles, densely packed, and pointed towards the enemy.

In this way, Jiraiya is like a hedgehog with its head retracted, making it difficult for the enemy to attack him while also causing them to suffer counterattacks.

Just like now, when the giant snakes controlled by Orochimaru pounced on Jiraiya, not only did they fail to hurt him at all, but they were pierced by those steel-like hairs.

Immediately, the scream of pain rang out again.

Without any hesitation, Jiraiya immediately controlled his hair to shake off the giant snakes, then turned it into a tentacle and rolled towards Orochimaru in the distance.

This is not any other ninjutsu, but the ninjutsu performed in conjunction with the 'Ninjutsu: Needle Jizo' - the Random Lion Hair Technique!
This technique can control the hair, making it longer and more sharp. Once it wraps around the enemy, it can cut the person into pieces in an instant, which is extremely dangerous.

As a former companion, Orochimaru naturally understood the power of Jiraiya's move, so he did not choose to resist it head-on, but immediately pulled back and avoided the attacking white hair.

Then, without waiting for Jiraiya to control the hair to launch a second attack, he took the lead in forming hand seals and performing the ninjutsu - Wind Style: Wind Cutting Technique!
This technique is somewhat similar to the 'Wind Style: Wind Blade' mastered by Qing Ming, both of which condense wind blades to kill enemies.

However, Qing Ming's 'Wind Style: Wind Blade' can only condense one wind blade at a time, and then attack at medium and long distances.

Orochimaru's 'Wind Style: Wind Cutting Technique' is different. Although it can only attack targets at close range, it can condense multiple wind blades at the same time.

Just like now, after Orochimaru completed the seal, he waved his hand and five wind blades flew out, accurately cutting into Jiraiya's white hair that attacked for the second time.

Ding Ding Dang Dang~
It was clearly just the collision of hair and wind blade, but the sound of metal clashing was heard in the field.

As soon as the two touched, one of them completely dispersed, while the other passively retracted its hair.

In this wave of collision, Orochimaru and Jiraiya were evenly matched, and neither of them gained the upper hand.

Next, the two of them used various ninjutsu and taijutsu to fight against each other. Chakra seemed to be consumed like it was free, and the entire forest was in ruins due to their misfortune.

But the battle lasted for more than an hour, and by the time the sky was turning pale, there was still no obvious result.

Hiding underground, Qingming watched the entire process of the battle.

Judging from what he saw, Jiraiya should have the upper hand in a head-on confrontation, but Orochimaru's methods were obviously more insidious and weird.

Often, just when Jiraiya had gained the upper hand, Orochimaru would find some opportunities to perform some unconventional ninjutsu and methods, forcing Jiraiya to return to defend.

In this way, the balance of victory and defeat will never be completely tilted.

Therefore, no one can win.

Qing Ming could almost foresee that if he didn't use some of his best skills, it would be difficult to determine the winner between the two for a while.

Looking at the current state of the two, Qingming felt that this time was not far away.

With this thought, Qingming couldn't help but swim deeper and hide himself more tightly.

(End of this chapter)