Naruto: The Caged Bird Cannot Confine Me - Feng Hou Qi Men

This is Orochimaru's signature move, Hidden Shadow Snake Hand.

The hard scales send a chilling sensation through the skin.

Feng Qi did not resist. Instead, he calmly watched the gray snake flicking its tongue, relaxed his whole body, and let it lift him into the air.

Just as the gray serpent sensed that gaze that completely disregarded it, and thus flew into a rage, it opened its blood-red maw, adorned with venomous fangs, intending to teach this arrogant human a profound lesson.

"The character '离' (li) resembles the fleeting light of fireflies."

Feng Qi parted his lips slightly, and with the output of Qi Chakra, the Feng Hou Qi Men Formation below slowly rotated.

Whoosh whoosh.

Tiny green lights emanated from his body, illuminating the dark and gloomy environment like the glow of fireflies.

Seeing these "little flames" that would be extinguished with a mere breath, the gray snake summoned by Orochimaru's arm immediately made a mocking expression similar to that of a human, laughing and joking.

Orochimaru, the summoner, had a somber expression on his face.

He quickly mobilized his chakra, sensing danger and ready to retreat at any moment.

boom!

As expected, the firefly light slowly drifted onto the surface of the gray serpent's body, paused briefly, and then exploded with a bang, creating an extremely hot wave of flames!

"hiss!!"

Under the extreme heat of burning, the gray serpent let out a painful scream before turning into black ash, which became nourishment for the earth.

"I've never seen a fire-style technique before. It's really interesting!"

The blazing firelight illuminated Orochimaru's cold expression clearly.

—The moment the fireflies burst forth, he, who was prepared, had already withdrawn and retreated from the area ravaged by the flames.

“There’s something even more interesting, Orochimaru-senpai.”

Having successfully broken free from the bindings of the Shadow Serpent Hand, Feng Qi landed lightly, his fingers dangling at his sides twitching gently.

In an instant, the naturally burning flames around them seemed to be on command, and they spread rapidly toward Orochimaru's location!

Orochimaru frowned slightly, clearly not expecting that the opponent's technique had a second stage.

Faced with the raging flames and heat, he raised his hands and quickly formed hand seals, then bent down and slammed them hard on the ground beneath his feet.

"Water escape, water formation wall!"

Swish!

A surging column of water immediately erupted from the ground, forming a wall of water that blocked Orochimaru's path and prevented the flames from engulfing him.

Orochimaru's extremely rich combat experience gave him the optimal course of action, but unfortunately...

Within the Feng Hou Qi Men Formation, the interactions of all things are determined by Feng Qi, rendering his accumulated consciousness from a lifetime of battles almost useless!

Boom boom boom!

The flames unleashed by Feng Qi struck the walls of the water array, but instead of slowing down, they ignited upon contact with the water, bursting forth with even more intense and powerful flames and heat!

"What's going on? The Water Barrier can't even stop his Fire Release, it's burning even more fiercely, like it's been exposed to gasoline?!" Orochimaru's snake-shaped pupils suddenly contracted.

Water Release counters Fire Release; this is common knowledge known to all ninjas and is the most basic rule of this world.

But now, this relationship of restraint has been reversed?!

Ignoring the shock and confusion that welled up inside him, Orochimaru performed several backflips to create a safer distance and avoid being engulfed by the firestorm.

As he withdrew, his hands were still forming hand seals, and his cheeks swelled up rapidly.

"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"

A violent and powerful hurricane spewed from Orochimaru's mouth, using the increasingly intense flames to force it all back towards Feng Qi, cleverly turning the tide of the battle!

As the hurricane passed, it stirred up flames, creating a powerful fire tornado!

Feng Qi remained expressionless and slowly raised a finger in front of him.

"The character '巽' signifies the merits of sandalwood."

The messy yet dense wooden strips intertwine and interweave to form a sturdy sandalwood wall.

Boom!

The fiery tornado crashed heavily against the sandalwood wall, exploding into a sky full of flames.

Thick smoke billowed up, but was quickly carried away by a gentle breeze, revealing Feng Qi standing unharmed behind the wooden wall.

"So this is the Byakugan after it has fully awakened. No wonder the Hyuga clan can be ranked alongside the Uchiha clan, who possess the Mangekyou Sharingan..."

Orochimaru stared intently into Feng Qi's pure and innocent eyes through the gaps in the non-flammable wood.

Although it was just a brief exchange of greetings, he could already clearly feel how difficult Feng Qi was to deal with.

Orochimaru had this question in his mind after the Hyuga and Uchiha clans, who were known as the strongest and oldest in Konoha, were "killed on sight" by Itachi Uchiha.

While the Hyuga Byakugan is very strong, it is in no way comparable to the Uchiha Mangekyou Sharingan!

Now, Orochimaru has finally found the answer in Hyuga Fuuki: it's not that the Byakugan is useless, but that the Hyuga clan is too useless, and for so long no one has successfully awakened the terrifying power hidden within!

His reason for making this judgment was also quite valid, namely, the Caged Bird Seal, which restricts the Hyuga branch family and protects the Hyuga main family.

If we could obtain those perfect eyes, perhaps we could break through that bastard Itachi Uchiha's genjutsu!

Thinking of this, the greed flowing deep in Orochimaru's eyes intensified.

Then, his body swayed, and his feet lost a firm foothold.

It was Feng Qi who made his move, using the Dui character technique to transform the surrounding ground into a viscous swamp.

On the surface of the swamp, mud and water surged, and slowly flowing muddy hands emerged, reaching out to grab Orochimaru!

Orochimaru was startled. His neck stretched out rapidly and strangely, moving his entire body like a supple snake as he slithered across the swamp, avoiding the encirclement of the mud hands, and twisting and turning as he rushed toward Feng Qi on the other side!

Upon reaching attack range, Orochimaru opened his mouth, and a small brown snake suddenly poked its head out, its mouth holding an extremely sharp longsword.

That is the "divine weapon" made from the hardest material in the world, the Kusanagi Sword!

The longsword reflected the moonlight, its cold glint flashing across Feng Qi's face.

The cold light arrived in an instant. Feng Qibai narrowed his eyes and, after catching the trajectory of the longsword's attack, fearlessly raised his arm to block it in front of him.

"The character '乾' (qián) is composed of the radical '天' (tiān) and the radical '金' (jīn).

The sleeves of the gray robe slipped down, and the golden arm collided head-on with the Kusanagi sword.

Bang!

A crisp metallic sound rang out, sending up a flurry of sparks.

After successfully blocking the sharpness of the Kusanagi sword, Feng Qi shook his arm and with a light flick, sent the divine weapon and the small snake biting the hilt flying away on the spot!

Orochimaru was not surprised by this, or rather, he had already anticipated this outcome.

Therefore, he saved his real killer move for later.

sizzle!

A much larger snake lunged at him, opening its terrifying, blood-red maw and swallowing Feng Qi whole before he could dodge!

The surroundings immediately fell silent.

At the edge of the basin, Ziyuan, who had witnessed Feng Qi being eaten, was filled with fear.

Overwhelmed with grief and anger, she no longer cared about being a burden or not. She clenched her fists tightly, ready to rush over and kill that strange man to avenge Feng Qi.

"Lady Ziyuan, please don't be impulsive. Trust Mr. Feng Qi. He won't be killed so easily."

Rushing to the scene, Azuho desperately grabbed Shion, "Think about who dealt with the demon and helped stabilize your berserk abilities!"

Out of concern for the safety of the priestess and the land of demons, Feng Qi had specifically investigated her background and information long before he moved into the priestess's castle.

Knowing the extraordinary feats Feng Qi had accomplished, he had unwavering faith in the power Feng Qi possessed.

Upon hearing this, Ziyuan calmed down a bit and stared intently at the giant python that had raised its head high and was flicking its tongue.

“You’re right, that guy, that guy definitely won’t die like this. He’s a man who has triumphed over fate…”

As soon as Ziyuan finished speaking, the giant python on the field suddenly emitted a bright light from its belly.

It's sizzling!

A burst of dazzling, surging lightning erupted, instantly piercing through the giant python's flesh and blood.

The electric arcs continued to leap and flow, and amidst the crackling and falling charred chunks of flesh, Feng Qi stood calmly with his arms hanging naturally at his sides.

"Hehe, everything is exactly as I expected. That special eye roll is mine!"

The cold voice was filled with barely suppressed joy. Orochimaru's long neck spun several times in the air, and in the blink of an eye, he was behind Feng Qi!

He knew very well that the giant python was no match for Hyuga Fuuki, so the giant python's attack was just a feint.

Orochimaru's goal was quite clear: to use the special chakra within the giant python to confuse and block the Byakugan's all-around vision, while he himself would lie in wait for the right opportunity.

Now, the time is ripe!

Orochimaru acted decisively, opening his mouth and biting down directly on the exposed skin of Feng Qi's neck outside his robe!

puff.

The expected slightly sweet, bloody taste didn't enter my mouth; instead, it was replaced by petals fluttering everywhere.

Upon closer inspection, it's easy to see that all those different kinds of brightly colored petals came from the flowers that Feng Qi planted in the Hyuga branch family's yard!

That was a special ninjutsu he developed by combining the Feng Hou Qi Men technique, and it was called "Hundred Flowers Dazzling Clone Technique".

Compared to the clone technique of ordinary ninjas, his...

Hmm, it has a few more flashy special effects now...

In short, Orochimaru bit nothing.

"Gentle Fist Technique: Bagua Empty Chop Palm!"

Before Orochimaru could react, a hand enveloped in chakra struck out from the side, landing squarely on his chest!

Wow.

Feng Qi shattered Orochimaru's "physical body" with a single palm strike, sending a large amount of brown soil flying out.