Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

The retired ninja from Kumogakure swung his ninja tools with all his might, but they were easily blocked by the Konoha ninja.

Before they could make any further moves, their necks were slashed by the other side, and they fell to the ground tragically but helplessly.

But as long as they had a breath left, even if they were beaten and injured all over, they would desperately entangle the enemy and buy time for the young ninjas behind them.

The young ninjas' eyes were filled with fear, but also with a fierce, eager courage.

They have the idea of ​​fighting to the death with the Konoha ninja, but when the time comes to actually fight, they miss the opportunity to win due to their lack of experience.

In battles between ninjas, missing an opportunity is tantamount to handing your life to the enemy.

Moreover, under Yamanaka Hatsukyu's command, Konoha ninjas would often only engage in battle with Kumogakure ninjas after gaining a local advantage of several times over.

With an absolute advantage in strength, coupled with an overwhelming advantage in experience, any determination or will seems pale and powerless.

The Konoha ninjas broke through the Cloud Village's defenses with overwhelming force.

The number of corpses of Cloud Village ninjas on the battlefield increased, and blood flowed down the ravines at the foot of the mountain, even forming streams of blood.

Yugito Nii was enraged by the tragic state of the Kumogakure ninja.

A fierce rage ignited in her eyes, and her chakra began to fluctuate violently. Deep blue tailed beast chakra overflowed from her body, enveloping her.

Yugito resolutely shouted, "Since your Konoha is determined to exterminate us all, then don't blame me for fighting to the death!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two Yugitos' chakra erupted completely, and the pressure unique to tailed beasts swept across the battlefield, making even the air scorching and stagnant.

A sharp cat growl made the ears of all the ninjas on the battlefield ring.

The silhouette of the Two-Tails Matatabi emerged behind Yugito, its massive cat-like body exuding a chilling ferocity, its golden pupils coldly staring at the Konoha ninja.

Yugito Nii, in her tailed beast form, experienced a significant boost in both speed and strength, placing her in the middle tier even among Kage-level ninjas.

She witnessed the entire battle firsthand, watching as the Cloud Village ninjas were utterly routed by the Leaf Village ninjas in just over ten minutes.

Therefore, Yugito knew that even if he exerted his full strength, he would not be able to withstand the attack of the Konoha army.

So she set her sights on the commander of the Konoha army, the renowned leader of the Legendary Sannin, the cold-blooded Orochimaru.

Yugito leaped forward, charging straight at Orochimaru, a ghostly blue flame gathering at his fingertips, aimed directly at Orochimaru's throat.

Seeing his prey come to him of its own accord, Orochimaru was overjoyed.

Without the slightest intention to dodge, he raised his hands and quickly formed hand seals, muttering, "Spirit Summoning Technique!"

A huge cloud of smoke exploded in front of Orochimaru, and when the smoke cleared, several enormous snakes appeared on the battlefield.

The leading giant serpent was none other than the Ten Thousand Serpents of Ryuchi Cave; its scales were jet black with a bluish tinge, shimmering eerily in the sunlight.

Its enormous head was raised high, its golden vertical pupils filled with ferocity, radiating a suffocating pressure.

"Orochimaru, you actually want me to fight a tailed beast, and you demand 100 people as sacrifices!"

"Otherwise, I will..."

Orochimaru stood atop Manda's head, asking in a sinister tone, "Or what will you do?"

He exuded an even more ferocious aura, far surpassing Manda and even the two Yugito in their tailed beast forms.

Manda, who had never taken Orochimaru seriously, was shocked, and his momentum involuntarily weakened.

"You, Orochimaru, what's wrong with you today?"

Orochimaru sneered: "It's nothing. I have a perfect successor, so I have no worries and don't need to pretend anymore."

"Man-Shock, you'd better obey my orders, and you'll certainly get all the benefits you deserve."

"But if you dare to mess with me, even if we fight our way to Ryuchi Cave, I won't let you live."

"Do you believe it or not?"

Manda's pupils dilated and contracted erratically, but it quickly succumbed to Orochimaru's oppressive aura and lowered its noble head.

"I believe you, I'll listen to you."

Orochimaru patted the scales on his feet with satisfaction: "Very good, Manda, you're not so stubborn after all."

Then he pointed and said, "Go, Manda, exhaust the Two-Tails Jinchuriki's chakra. I want to capture her alive as a test subject!"

Orochimaru's voice carried an undeniable command, his golden vertical pupils fixed intently on the two Yugitos.

The greed in his eyes was undisguised; this was the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, such excellent experimental material.

Manda followed Orochimaru's finger and set his sights on Yugito, who had transformed into a tailed beast.

Manda let out a deafening roar, its massive body suddenly lurching forward as it lunged at the two Yugito, opening its enormous jaws in an attempt to swallow them whole.

The two wooden figures narrowed their eyes and suddenly dodged to the side.

At the same time, the orchid flames at his fingertips surged, grabbing fiercely at Manda's body: "Fire Release: Two-Tails: Cat Claw Triple Strike!"

The fiery claws slashed across the scales of the serpent, producing a piercing sizzling sound.

The scales of the giant snake are incredibly hard. The cat's triple claw strike only left deep claw marks on its scales, but could not penetrate them to cause any real damage.

However, the Two-Tails' attack is not just about physical destruction; its power lies more in the high-temperature blue flames.

The claw marks couldn't penetrate the scales, but the blue flames within them continued to burn, the terrifying heat scorching the scales and even burning the flesh beneath them.

The ten thousand snakes, in pain, let out a painful roar.

The enormous snake tail lashed out, striking the wooden figure with lightning speed.

The two Yugitos, suspended in mid-air with nowhere to grab their weight, were struck hard by the tails and spun around like tops before crashing heavily to the ground.

But Yugito Nii did not fall. She struggled to her feet, spitting out a mouthful of dark blood, and then unleashed an even more concentrated burst of tailed beast chakra.

The outline of the two tails became clearer, and two fiery cat tails grew out.

She took a deep breath and formed hand seals to use the ninjutsu: "Fire Release: Rat Tail Ball!"

A dozen or so enormous fireballs spewed from its mouth, carrying scorching heat, and flew toward the myriad snakes.

Orochimaru's lips curled into a slight smile as he swiftly formed hand seals and unleashed a ninjutsu:

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!!"

He used Water Release three times in a row, and surging waves suddenly appeared on the battlefield, transforming into three crystal-clear, intricately detailed water dragons that launched a counterattack against the blue fireball.

Under the cover of three water dragons, Orochimaru lightly stepped on the head of a giant snake, sending out the specific code signal of Ryuchi Cave.

The large snakes immediately understood, opened their mouths and silently sprayed out viscous venom, which secretly merged into the lake that Orochimaru had summoned.

The water dragon collided with the fireball, the water and fire clashing and producing a hissing sound.

No one noticed that after the water from the water dragon evaporated, the venom was also evaporated into the air, creating an effect similar to the poison mist from a salamander.

Orochimaru is not Hanzo; he doesn't have an open and honest moral fastidiousness and deliberately made the venom into a colorless and odorless transparent liquid.

Even if it is evaporated into the air by fire jutsu, it will still not have amazing color or taste.

When the Two-Tails gasped for breath, Orochimaru knew that the battle was over!