Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Tailed beasts are naturally not afraid of poison gas, but Jinchūriki are.

The Two-Tails' origin is Fire Release, and its flames can burn most poisons. However, the poison that Orochimaru specially prepared was burned by the fire and had a different effect.

It just happens so quickly.

Orochimaru did not slow down his offensive pace just because he was certain of victory.

Under his command, Manda launched another attack.

Its enormous body coiled around it, attempting to bind the two-tailed Matatabi.

Among the tailed beasts, the Two-Tailed Beast is small in size and agile, easily dodging the giant snake's entanglement.

Moreover, it continuously unleashed fire-style ninjutsu, attacking Manda's vital points and head.

Manda was beaten rather badly, but fortunately, with the cooperation of other giant snakes from Ryuchi Cave, it forced the Two-Tails to fight at full strength, and its attacks were always unable to deal fatal damage.

On the other side of the battlefield, Yamanaka Hatsukyu continued to calmly command the Konoha ninja.

He quietly ascended a mountain peak, taking command of the battlefield from above, and methodically issued orders through the communication snake.

"The enemy on the right flank is in disarray. Captain Nara Shikakawa, lead your squadron into battle, crush the Cloud Village ninja, and guard against the enemy's counterattack."

"There are thirty elite Cloud Village ninja on the left flank. Their stubborn resistance is causing trouble for the battle. Senior Hyuga Narukaku, please deal with them as soon as possible."

"Well done!"

"Hyūga Narukaku-senpai has dealt with the enemy; the path to attack Kumogakure has been opened!"

"Attention everyone, I'm going to move everyone to the left flank. We must do everything in our power to break through the last line of defense of Kumogakure and attack the village directly."

The cheers of the Konoha ninjas echoed across the battlefield.

As they cheered, they executed Yamanaka Chukyu's orders even more rigorously, launching increasingly powerful and organized attacks that left the Cloud Village ninja bewildered.

The hastily assembled Cloud Village ninja's resistance was growing weaker and weaker.

The elderly ninjas were exhausted. Even though they avoided fatal wounds thanks to their experience, the accumulation of ordinary injuries left them unable to continue.

Someone had already collapsed to the ground, barely clinging to life.

Some people abandoned their honor and simply chose to surrender.

The young Cloud Village ninjas were hot-blooded; they resisted most resolutely and paid the most tragic price.

Most of the young Cloud Village ninjas were either dead or dead, and the few remaining lucky ones were divided and surrounded by Konoha ninjas, completely losing their chance to resist.

As the Konoha ninjas began to approach the Hidden Cloud Village, someone, using the Great Fireball Technique, burned down the Hidden Cloud Village's Lightning Banner, causing a devastating psychological blow to the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas.

When the Cloud Village ninjas were defeated, Yugito Nii couldn't help but feel anxious, as she had failed to see through Manda's Snake Shedding Substitution Technique.

Manda burrowed underground to escape, seized the opening exposed by Yukito, and successfully attacked her from behind.

The massive Manda, like a heavy truck, crushed Yugito's tailed beast form at the cost of its own scales being scorched by the ghostly blue flames, forcefully breaking her tailed beast transformation.

To be honest, neither Orochimaru nor Manda himself expected to succeed so easily.

Manda was so stunned that his tail was burned.

Orochimaru laughed loudly: "This is incredible, Manda!"

"You can proudly announce from now on that you defeated the Two-Tails!"

Then he slowly walked up to Yugito, his golden vertical pupils staring at her: "Give up, you two Yugitos."

"As a Jinchūriki, your strength is the weakest to begin with. Furthermore, being defeated by the Cloud Village ninja has affected your mind, preventing you from fully utilizing your agility advantage. It is normal that you were crushed by the Ryūchi Cave Summoning Snake."

"Although your defeat was somewhat unexpected, your body is already severely injured and you are no longer able to transform into a tailed beast."

"Look, the Konoha ninjas have begun to break through the walls and are about to occupy Kumogakure."

"Continuing to resist now will only increase the casualties of Kumogakure and damage the village's foundation."

"Why don't you just surrender obediently? As long as you are willing to become my experimental subject, I guarantee that I will not massacre the village, nor will I slaughter the prisoners. You might even have a chance to save your life."

The two Yugito raised their heads, their eyes coldly fixed on Orochimaru, and stubbornly declared, "Don't even think about it! I am a ninja of Kumogakure, the Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails. Even if I die, I will never surrender to Konoha!"

Before she could finish speaking, she disregarded her physical condition and forcibly unleashed her chakra, activating her tailed beast transformation.

The complete form of the Two-Tailed Fox was finally revealed, its enormous cat-like body blotting out the sky, its golden pupils filled with ferocious light.

This time, Matatabi, the Two-Tails, did not cause trouble for Yugito as usual. Instead, she obediently cooperated with Yugito in launching her strongest, most powerful, and final attack on Orochimaru.

【Two-Tailed Matatabi - Tailed Beast Ball】

This technique is not a simple Tailed Beast Ball. It is a Tailed Beast Ball that was activated under the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode unique to the Two-Tails, developed by the Two-Tails in conjunction with the Lightning Release Chakra Modes of the previous Raikage and the two Jinchuriki.

Even though the Tailed Beast Chakra Mode is not perfect, it still allows the Two-Tails to break through its own power limit and condense a Tailed Beast Ball.

(Shukaku died crying in the desert)

The Two-Tails' Tailed Beast Chakra Mode possesses an ability that other Tailed Beasts do not have: a preparation period that is almost like stopping time.

In the eyes of the Two-Tails and Yugito, it took them several breaths to compress and condense their enormous chakra, then fuse it in a yin-yang ratio of 2:8, finally creating the Tailed Beast Ball.

However, in the eyes of Orochimaru and the Konoha ninja, the moment the Two-Tails Jinchuriki unleashed his power, he condensed a Tailed Beast Ball powerful enough to kill everyone.

Orochimaru was surprised, but then relaxed.

Just as the Tailed Beast Ball was about to be launched, the poison Orochimaru had previously administered finally took effect!

Yugito felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, while the Two-Tails felt a piece of its body suddenly go empty. With its chakra fluctuating violently, its control over the Tailed Beast Ball naturally went wrong.

Originally aimed at the densest concentration of Konoha ninja, it now traced a high trajectory and landed among the distant mountains.

boom--!

The earth trembled, mountains crumbled, and a giant fireball rose slowly, eventually transforming into a towering mushroom cloud.

Orochimaru's eyes were incredibly cold as he growled at Manda, "Go! Slaughter the Two-Tails and capture the Jinchuriki!"

Manda: "..."

Orochimaru: "Hmm?"

Manda retreated, not arguing with Orochimaru, but instead turning around and using its massive body to pounce on the Two-Tails.

Actually, it really wanted to bite Orochimaru.

But for some reason, Orochimaru's aura was fierce and imposing today, making Manda instinctively feel fear.

as if……

It was as if they would die if they didn't listen to him.

Could it be that I encountered a fake Orochimaru today? Is he actually a monster in Orochimaru's disguise?

Manda couldn't understand, but it was ultimately just a snake with intelligence, and decided to follow its instincts and obey Orochimaru's orders, pouncing on the massive but precarious Two-Tails.

"Die, you bastard!"