Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

A deathly gray sun stretched across the void, with twelve thin lines lined up around it, radiating extremely strong chakra fluctuations.

hum-

The water shuttle's front wheel spun wildly, emitting an extremely piercing shriek, and a barrage of vacuum bullets rained down on the earth.

The earth roared and burst into thick smoke.

A huge white snake was darting wildly across the ground, its speed unlike that of a snake climbing the ground; it was more like it was flying close to the ground.

"So fast!"

The Floating Cannons behind him continued their relentless bombardment, and Gray Glass's eyes shone brightly, drawing all of Konoha's Takamagahara's attention to this death paradise.

The air, the earth, and the smoke all turned into phantoms, leaving only the white snake frantically fleeing on the ground.

Snakes have no limbs, and their movements, though seemingly simple, are actually a highly precise and complex behavior accomplished through the coordinated action of bones, muscles, and scales.

Its core principle is to transfer power to the scales in contact with the ground through the wave-like contraction of muscles, thereby generating a reaction force to propel the body forward.

However, Orochimaru's mode of movement is not the traditional snake-like serpentine crawling, but rather more like a high-speed train running on a magnetic levitation track.

Its speed was so great that even the rapidly moving feng shui floating cannons couldn't lock onto it; in the blink of an eye, it had already escaped to a hundred meters away.

Her negotiations with Orochimaru broke down.

The other party pretended to agree to the deal at first, but used the Orochi Style Substitution Technique to break free from the fear aura while forming hand seals and escaped directly.

Whizzing!

The white snake, like a bolt of lightning flying close to the ground, glided across the edge of the giant bowl and darted into the swamp in an instant.

The swamp it passed through didn't leave a single depression, as if Orochimaru hadn't touched it at all.

Just as Orochimaru was about to escape to the swamp hell, Hui Li's eyes flashed with light, and his five fingers made a grasping motion in the air. The swamp suddenly collapsed the moment Orochimaru crawled, and a yellow-green hand that stretched for thousands of meters directly grabbed him.

Whoosh!
Just outside the giant hand, a phantom snake shadow suddenly appeared in the sky, then instantly flashed to a hundred meters away, completely escaping the swamp's giant hand's restraint.

"I see, no wonder they refused the deal!"

Hairi, who had been observing from Takamagahara, smirked as she finally saw through the opponent's methods.

At this moment, from God's perspective, the details of Takamagahara are magnified infinitely, and two transparent ice mirrors appear above the swamp and where Orochimaru escaped.

Rumble!
Behind them, a continuous barrage of vacuum projectiles ripped the earth apart, piercing countless reddish-brown stone pillars, causing them to collapse with a deafening roar, and the yellowish-green mud was instantly smashed open.

Orochimaru was so frightened that his scales popped open, and he thrashed his body wildly. His snake belly kept releasing cold air, freezing a smooth passage through the sticky swamp.

Click!

Layers of barely perceptible ice crystals appeared on the swamp. Orochimaru's specially modified muscles and fascia exerted their full power, and with the reduced friction of the ice surface, her gliding speed had reached its limit.

Ice Escape·Ice-covered Snake!

She had already consumed Haku, who possessed Ice Release, three years ago. Haku's soul had merged with hers, and his physical form, which possessed the Ice Release bloodline limit, was now entirely under her control.

Should we hand over Bai to Hui Li?

I can't just trade myself away!
Unless Hairi is willing to hand over Sasuke's body to her, this deal is destined to fail.

Boom!

The swamp ground sank into a deep pit once more, and countless vacuum cannon shells predictively swept across the swamp ground in front of her.

Her golden snake eyes suddenly narrowed, and Orochimaru suddenly created an ice mirror. She instantly entered the mirror, and the mirror surface turned, and she appeared as if she had teleported to the mirror surface that had just been left in the sky.

With a flick of her wrist, Hui Li moved the water shuttle behind her sideways, and countless vacuum projectiles swept towards the ice mirror in the air.

The twelve water shuttles fired at an astonishing rate, their muzzles spinning wildly and emitting a piercing shriek.

The Wind Release Floating Cannon, developed as the ultimate ninjutsu that exhausts the limits of form transformation, is outrageously excellent in every aspect, especially its rate of fire, which fires more than three thousand Wind Release projectiles per second, making it an ultimate bullet storm.

The originally completely transparent wind-escape bullets bombarded the space at the nozzle, creating a terrifying white light. The air was forced out by the frantic wind-escape before it could fill the space, resulting in a vacuum at the nozzle of the water shuttle.

Ping ping ping...

Bullets rained down on the ice mirror, but each one struck a steel plate with a crisp sound.

Hui Li looked up in surprise. She thought that the seemingly fragile ice mirror would shatter, but she didn't expect that its hardness could actually block her Feng Shui floating cannon!
Although the floating cannons are not the laser mode with the strongest penetration, but rather a heavy machine gun mode that focuses more on the rate of fire, each bullet is extremely powerful.

But the power of Ice Release seemed to be stronger than she had imagined!
Also.

Although the Wind and Water Floating Cannon is a noble dual-attribute combination technique, it is only natural that it would be overwhelmed when facing the Ice Release bloodline limit, which completely integrates wind and water and innovates upon it. It's like water and earth techniques encountering wood release.

If her strength hadn't far surpassed Orochimaru's, it might not have been Orochimaru who was forced to flee in a sorry state.

In the original work, Bai Chunchun grew up wildly, and Zabuza Momochi was not a particularly powerful figure. Yet, he was able to develop powerful ninjutsu such as the Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal in such a harsh living environment, which shows how outstanding his talent was.

If Haku hadn't been gentle and didn't like killing, and if we leave aside Naruto who possessed the Nine-Tails, Sasuke would definitely be dead!

And now.

With over forty years of experience in developing ninjutsu, mastery of all seven nature transformations, and proficiency in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, the ruthless Orochimaru truly unleashed the power of Ice Release only after inheriting this body brimming with talent.

bang bang bang...

The storm of bullets continued, constantly cracking the sturdy magic mirror ice crystals and scattering glittering frost powder.

Orochimaru sneered, formed a hand seal, and the ice crystals of the Demon Mirror rapidly deflected, her body suddenly transforming into a phantom and reflecting into the new mirror.

Ice Release Secret Technique: Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal.

All ninjutsu in the ninja world have a unique naming rule. Secret techniques refer to ninjutsu that contain the properties of Yin and Yang Release.

Earth Release, as a solid entity, possesses extremely strong load-bearing capacity and can incorporate a large amount of Yin and Yang Release chakra, thereby producing a variety of incredible effects.

such as:

The Light and Heavy Rock Technique, which can modify gravity, and the Earth Release Barrier: Earth Prison Hall, which can absorb chakra, are both techniques that incorporate secret techniques into the stable Earth Release, thus breaking through the limits of Earth Release to a certain extent.

Both Water Release and Earth Release are stable entities and possess a certain capacity to bear weight.

As a fusion of feng shui, Ice Release possesses both physical and solid properties. The new nature resulting from the fusion of these two attributes is more stable than Earth Release alone, making it the most suitable super bloodline limit technique for developing secret arts.

The principle behind the Magic Crystal Ice Crystal is to use Ice Release and Yin Release chakra to condense multiple ice mirrors, and then the caster transforms himself into a phantom and enters the mirror.

Once reflections occur between the mirrors, the caster's reflection can enter other mirrors at pseudo-light speed, creating a teleportation effect similar to space-time ninjutsu. Of course, unlike the point-to-point movement of space-time ninjutsu, the teleportation of the sunglasses ice crystals still leaves a trajectory, but because the speed is so fast, it is difficult to observe the movement process and almost impossible to intercept.

Whizzing!

Smooth ice mirrors condensed in the air, and Orochimaru moved sideways reflected in the mirrors. Even with Gray's dynamic vision, he could only see rapidly flashing linear afterimages.

"What a brilliant secret technique!"

She gave a sincere compliment.

Orochimaru's skill in using the magic mirror ice crystals is extremely high; his manipulation of the mirror's reflection angle and speed is nothing short of masterful. Even from Kairi's perspective, one has to admit that Orochimaru, possessing a genius-level physique, is finally able to fully utilize his intellectual talents.

The fusion of Haku and Orochimaru produced an effect greater than the sum of its parts, simultaneously raising their potential to a whole new level.

At this point, Orochimaru had already stepped into the threshold of becoming a Kage. If his chakra level were to advance further and he were to learn the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave, he could even reach the level of a Super Kage by relying on Sage-level Ice Release ninjutsu.

An elderly Sarutobi would definitely be no match for a current Orochimaru.

No wonder the other party still chose to participate in the Chunin Exams and attack Sasuke after seeing her split the forest and shatter the land outside Konoha Village; she must have something to rely on.

The snake's shadow darted back and forth in the mirror, and before anyone knew it, Orochimaru had escaped to the heart of the swamp.

Licking her lips with her tongue, Hui Li untied the bright red sash of her kimono. The abilities her opponent was displaying were enough for her to unleash some of her true skills.

Ice Release, it's hers now!
……

"The miasma seems to be getting thicker!"

The central area of ​​the Bone Hell was already submerged by a tidal wave of miasma, making the scarlet mycelium appear even more vibrant. The two-meter-tall Jugo carried Kimimaro on his back as they raced, dodging the rapidly spreading tide of miasma behind them.

"Cough cough..."

The air was filled with a sweet, metallic scent. Kimimaro covered his mouth, coughing so hard he could barely speak. In this deathly paradise filled with poisonous gas, his already critically ill and dying body appeared even weaker.

If one were to look inward at his own body, one could see that his bones were constantly devouring chakra and life force, and deathly gray spots were brewing in the deepest part of his bone marrow, spreading towards the middle layer of his bones.

He couldn't wait for that layer of deathly ash to spread to the surface of his bones; the life within him, like this deathly paradise, was almost dried up.

“Here…cough cough…there’s no trace of Uchiha Sasuke, go cough cough…” Kimimaro, his emerald eyes scanning the surroundings, was still resolutely carrying out the task Orochimaru had given him.

He still has a little bit of life left, and he can't waste it running from the poison gas.

By capturing Sasuke and handing him over to Orochimaru to have a cursed seal placed on him, his mission in Konoha would be successfully completed.

"I know, please don't say anything."

Tears welled up in Jugo's eyes. He bent over, supporting Kimimaro as he ran wildly. His chakra kept stimulating his body, but there was still no reaction.

His immortal transformation failed!

Immortal Transformation, also known as Cursed Seal Transformation, is a condition where a person will experience mental and physical changes that lead to madness and loss of control when in areas with strong natural energy.

But ever since he entered the forest on the outskirts of Konoha, he has discovered that although this world contains natural energy, he cannot absorb even a tiny bit of it, as if he has been rejected by the natural environment.

From being a child of nature favored by heaven and earth to being rejected by the environment, he did not feel sadness or frustration, but rather ecstatic!
Transforming into a celestial being will cause him to enter a berserk state, indiscriminately attacking all living beings around him.

The village where he had lived since childhood was destroyed because of this, which made him extremely remorseful and even disgusted with his own abilities.

So after meeting Kimimaro, he joined Orochimaru's Otogakure village at the urging of his close friend, so that Orochimaru could study him and find a way to control himself.

Unexpectedly, Orochimaru achieved what he had failed to do for many years in Konoha, and his joy was beyond words.

But now...

Looking back at Kimimaro, who was barely breathing, and the miasma spreading behind him, he felt a sense of helplessness.

All his abilities require Sage Mode as a prerequisite. If he cannot enter Sage Mode, it means that he is just a taijutsu ninja with decent physical attributes, and his combat power can only be maintained at the Chunin level at most.

Normally, a Chunin level is enough to participate in the Chunin Exams, and he didn't pay much attention to it. However, he found that the difficulty of this exam was excessive. Without the help of his animal friends, he had been reduced to the bottom of the food chain in this death paradise.

They had fallen from a great height and only survived thanks to Kimimaro. Just now, they had been attacked by a Cloud Village squad, and it was Kimimaro who squeezed out his chakra to kill the enemy. It was as if he was the one who was seriously ill and needed to be protected.

Kimimaro burns his life force with every move he makes; if he were to face another crisis...

"Damn it, it still doesn't work!"

Jugo frantically pounded his chest, trying to unleash his anger and killing intent, but the surrounding natural energy remained unresponsive.

He had never longed for the power of becoming an immortal as much as he did now.

"Cough cough... It's alright, Jugo. Isn't this what you've always wanted?"

Kimimaro's voice behind him was weak, but it carried a hint of relief. Jugo's eyes were bloodshot; he understood that his friend was happy that he had managed to suppress his Sage Mode.

His berserk transformation caused him to destroy his home, yet he left him when he needed power the most.

Is this destiny?

Shigego had no idea what was going on, nor could he speak to his friend. He simply trampled over the corpses scattered on the ground and ran forward with Kimimaro on his back.

If Orochimaru can be found, Kimimaro might still be saved.

"Wait, wait... what is that?"

"what?"

Jugo, who was focused on escaping the poison gas, was slightly stunned. He turned to look at Kimimaro, only to find that the other man had his neck raised high, and his emerald green eyes seemed to be tinged with a unique halo.

Jugo followed his best friend's gaze.

A deathly gray sun stretched across the void, its radiance surpassing even that of sunlight, almost piercing through the clouds. Meanwhile, the outer area of ​​the White Bone Hell, filled with red mycelium, had turned golden.

It turned out to be a desert stretching for hundreds of meters.

How can there be such a large desert here?
Jugo was still in a daze, but Kimimaro behind him had already stood up, supporting his back.

He had already seen the glaring bloodstains in the desert and the red-haired figure gazing up at the gray light.

"Gaara, someone else is coming!"

Temari's voice came from beside him. Gaara looked away and turned to see the two tall figures.

"Kill them!" (End of Chapter)