Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

shhhhh!

Two venomous snakes shot out, heading straight for him.

"Such methods are no match for me!"

Jiraiya chuckled, about to make a move, when the venomous snake opened its mouth, revealing the explosive tags inside.

Jiraiya's eye twitched, and he immediately retreated, quickly forming hand seals and pressing them against the ground. The stone wall immediately rose from the ground.

Boom!

Rocks streaked through the air as Orochimaru's figure left afterimages as he appeared behind Jiraiya at incredible speed. With a flick of his hand, two venomous snakes coiled around Jiraiya's body and lunged to bite at his neck.

"Orochimaru, you really have no manners whatsoever!"

Jiraiya chuckled, his white hair growing longer and wrapping around his neck like a hedgehog, piercing through a venomous snake.

Needle Ksitigarbha!

"Idiot, when facing an enemy, you have to be ruthless!"

Orochimaru sneered, raised one hand, and the pierced snake exploded again, blowing Jiraiya into a pile of mud.

But at the same time, a swamp appeared beneath Orochimaru's feet.

After Jiraiya emerged from the soil, he saw Orochimaru, who had sunk, also turn into soil.

Earth clone!

"Orochimaru is still as slippery as ever!"

Jiraiya spoke with a hint of sarcasm, then quickly followed.

……

Outside the experimental base.

Orochimaru stopped, looked at the person in front of him, and smiled: "Kakashi..."

Although he was wearing a mask, his white hair was still very noticeable.

Moreover, he could also sense the power of the Eight-Tails within Kakashi's body.

This is not because his perception is particularly strong, but because... he also possesses a similar power within him.

"To be able to obtain the power of the Eight-Tails in the most primitive way, he truly deserves to be called the son of White Fang."

Orochimaru chuckled: "However, it's not enough for you to stop me."

Kakashi's gaze sharpened, and the next moment, lightning crackled from his limbs, accompanied by the chirping of a thousand birds.

Orochimaru opened his mouth, his mouth gaping wide, as if it were not a human mouth.

From his mouth, a large number of venomous snakes emerged and swam outwards, forming a terrifying swarm of snakes.

Seeing this inhuman ninjutsu, Kakashi felt a chill run down his spine, but he immediately sprinted away.

However, just as he easily charged into the swarm of snakes, about to carve a path to Orochimaru, he discovered that the snakes' open mouths contained explosive tags.

Swish!

Kakashi, who had rushed forward, disappeared, leaving only a kunai behind.

"Flying Thunder God...?"

Orochimaru chuckled softly, and then his figure vanished.

When Jiraiya chased after them, he saw Kakashi standing there somewhat awkwardly.

"Don't worry about it, Orochimaru's skills are still pretty good."

Jiraiya patted Kakashi on the shoulder and said, "Go back and report to Minato. Leave the rest to me."

"Yes, Lord Jiraiya!"

Kakashi nodded, and then his figure disappeared.

"What a convenient ninjutsu..."

With a smile, Jiraiya continued chasing Orochimaru.

……

Outside Konoha Village.

Orochimaru stopped again, looking at the figure in front of him with some surprise: "I didn't expect you to come and see me off too."

Tsunade, arms crossed, frowned at Orochimaru: "You're becoming more and more inhuman."

Orochimaru didn't mind and laughed, "This is a necessary stage in the pursuit of truth. After all, not everyone can have a special physique like Shuichi-kun."

"But Tsunade, you didn't come here just to tell me this, did you?"

Tsunade scoffed, "Of course not."

"I won't stop you from leaving the village, but if you dare to harm the village, I won't be so lenient with you."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "I can't guarantee that."

"After all, there are still some things I want in the village!"

Tsunade lowered her hand, her gaze turning dangerous: "Then I won't be polite."

Orochimaru chuckled: "Tsunade, you are no match for me."

"Orochimaru, don't be so arrogant. I'm not the same person I used to be..."

As soon as she finished speaking, green flames erupted from Tsunade's body, engulfing her entire body.

Breath of Flame - Hymn of Life!

boom!

The ground beneath her feet shattered and collapsed. Tsunade left a trail of green afterimages as she rushed towards Orochimaru at incredible speed.

"So fast!"

Orochimaru was astonished; this speed was far faster than he had ever known.

Moreover, he had never seen this move before.

Bang!

Before he could dodge, Orochimaru was punched in the cheek by Tsunade. As his face contorted, he was sent flying, crashing through three large trees before landing with a thud on the fourth tree, and then falling into freefall.

Tsunade frowned slightly because she felt that her punch lacked force.

Sure enough, Orochimaru quickly stood up, twisted his neck, and found that he was perfectly fine.

"Tsunade, your power has increased!"

Orochimaru looked at the different Tsunade and asked with a smile, "This move seems a little different. You didn't develop this, did you?"

"Shuichi-kun?"

Tsunade snorted coldly, the ground beneath her feet exploded, and she charged forward again.

Orochimaru formed hand seals, and stone walls rose from the ground, only to explode with a deafening roar.

Tsunade's incredibly brutal speedrun.

Orochimaru immediately threw out a shuriken, and after forming hand seals, the shuriken split into countless smaller ones, enveloping Tsunade.

Multiple Hand-Sword Shadow Clone Technique!

But Tsunade's figure disappeared, the shuriken attack missed, and then a roar erupted behind Orochimaru as Tsunade burst out from underground.

Orochimaru dodged the attack, and upon landing, his neck suddenly stretched out rapidly, wrapping around Tsunade several times before opening his mouth to bite at her neck.

Tsunade snorted coldly, and the green flames on her body began to burn Orochimaru.

With a painful groan, Orochimaru was horrified and immediately released Tsunade, shrinking back.

"It actually burned chakra and cells!"

Orochimaru was surprised, and green flames surged from his body, burning along the chakra all the way to his cells.

Then the cells rapidly age and die.

Orochimaru immediately stopped refining chakra, but found it was useless; the power of the cells was burned away by the flames.

"Not based on chakra, but on physical strength, is it Yang Release?"

Orochimaru reacted quickly, unleashing a burst of chakra within his body, and forcefully extinguished the burning flames with his immense chakra.

"What a brilliant use of technique, as expected of Shuichi-kun..."

Sensing that Jiraiya was about to catch up, Orochimaru chuckled, bit his finger, formed hand seals to summon two giant snakes, and then quickly retreated.

Tsunade sneered and rushed forward to beat the two giant snakes.

After the two giant snakes dispelled their summoning, Jiraiya arrived.

Tsunade turned back to Konoha: "Idiot, be careful. Orochimaru is different now, you should have sensed it, right?"

Jiraiya nodded slightly, but then smiled and said, "After all, we are the Legendary Sannin!"

After saying that, he leaped after him.

Whether it was for the sake of acting or as a comrade, he hoped Orochimaru would not leave Konoha.

However, Orochimaru had already decided to leave Konoha.

They also built many experimental bases outside of Konoha.

Jiraiya chased Orochimaru all the way north, from day to night, until he completely lost track of Orochimaru at an abandoned experimental base.

Here, Jiraiya saw some traces left over from the Wood Release experiment, as well as many strange white phosphorus snakes.

……

Hoshino Shuichi only learned of Orochimaru's defection from Tsunade when he arrived at the experimental base that night.

"It's not a good idea to have Orochimaru become a spy within the Akatsuki."

Tsunade warned, "You have absolutely no way to control him!"

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hideichi laughed and said, "In this world, who can truly control whom?"

"Orochimaru can hardly be called a spy; his departure from Konoha was destined long ago."

"What he seeks, Konoha cannot provide, and may even become an obstacle. Therefore, when he cannot obtain it in Konoha, he will leave Konoha to pursue his immortality and eternity in order to understand the truth of the world."

"Spying was just a deal between me and Orochimaru; we each got what we wanted."

"But one thing is certain: Orochimaru will never agree with that so-called Eye of the Moon Plan."

Tsunade nodded in agreement.

Orochimaru may be evil, but he is a pragmatist.

The Eye of the Moon Project is just a way to fool idealists.

"How's the development of Yang Release taijutsu going?"

Hoshino Shuichi changed the subject.

Tsunade frowned, annoyed, and said, "For me, superhuman strength is enough."

You're so stubborn!

Hoshino Hideichi smiled and said, "I have a suggestion. I remember you have a technique called Chaotic Body Charge."

Rushing in disorder?

Tsunade seemed to be deep in thought.

This technique transforms chakra into electrons, thereby disrupting the transmission of nerve information in the human body.

Because nerve transmission in the human body is through bioelectricity, which is essentially electrons.

The "Chaos Rush" technique involves using one's own chakra to transform into electrons and disrupt the neuro-bioelectrical signals within the enemy's body.

It shares a similar principle with ordinary illusions.

Of course, although it is called chakra electronification, this does not belong to lightning release, but is still a use of yang release.

Tsunade has an extremely deep understanding of the human body, and her use of Yang Release is now only inferior to that of Hoshino Shuichi, who has been given a power-up.

After being reminded by Hoshino, he quickly realized: "Chakra electronification, can we use this to replace the cell activation of Lightning Release nature transformation?"

"Using this method to accelerate nerve reactions, although it may not have the defensive power of Lightning Release Armor, in terms of reaction ability and speed, it may not be inferior, especially based on Flame Breathing."

Hoshita Shuichi immediately gave a thumbs up: "As expected of one of the Legendary Sannin, the most powerful medical ninja in the ninja world!"

Tsunade glanced at Hoshino Shuichi and scoffed, "Since you've already figured it out, completing it should be easy for you, right?"

Hoshita Shuichi shook his head: "What I initially thought of was Lightning Release, also known as Thunder Breathing."

"But this works for me, not for other medical ninjas."

"Besides, I don't have mastered the Chaotic Body Rush technique."

The Chaotic Body Rush is an A-rank ninjutsu, which is also a forbidden technique, surpassing the difficulty of a Jonin.

However, powerful ninjutsu is never simple.

Flame Breathing - Praise of Life has a low entry barrier and is suitable for most medical ninjas.

Going further will inevitably eliminate some people.

Using Yang Release for digitization, Hoshino Shuichi felt that with some effort, a medical jonin could definitely master it.

"That's a great idea, I'll give it a try."

Tsunade agreed.

Hoshino Shuichi then laughed and said, "How about we call this move 'Breathing of Electricity'?"

Tsunade was speechless at the way the name was chosen, and waved her hand, saying, "Whatever."

"How about your Thunder Breathing?"

"You'll see when you see it."

As he spoke, Hoshino Shizuka was suddenly engulfed in green flames with a loud boom, followed by a crackling sound of electricity.

Tsunade saw streams of electricity shooting out from Hoshino Shizuka's body, but they weren't blue, white, or even purple; they were red, as if stained with blood.

The green flames and red electricity reflected each other.

Hoshino Shuichi's black hair also stood up, looking very much like Lightning Release Chakra Mode, but Tsunade sensed something different.

The difference lies in the fact that it doesn't involve extracting a massive amount of chakra to perform a lightning-style nature transformation, but rather...

"Electric current bursts forth from individual cells, just like the breath of fire, which is the burning of the life force of each cell, squeezing life to form a huge power."

Tsunade's expression turned grave: "Lightning Release chakra patterns, or rather, Lightning Release nature transformations, activate cells to accelerate reaction and movement speed, but Lightning Breathing... connects every cell with lightning, forming a net... an electric grid?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded and smiled, "Not bad!"

"As expected of one of the Three Ninja, his eyes are sharp."

"Although I didn't form a Lightning Release armor, I did build an electric grid within my body, creating an electric field. This makes my reaction speed, whether it's neural or terminal reactions, much faster than in Lightning Release Chakra Mode."

"Furthermore, explosive power and physical strength have also been greatly improved."

As he spoke, he released his Flame Breathing and Lightning Breathing, saying, "While chakra electronification won't significantly increase physical strength, it will greatly improve reaction speed."

"My prediction is that opening the Breathing of Lightning will be no worse than opening the fifth gate of the Eight Gates."

"Of course, the results will vary from person to person."

Thunder Roar is stronger than Electric Breathing because the former also possesses offensive capabilities, using powerful voltage to have the same offensive power as Lightning Release.

Electric Breathing, in close combat, can disrupt the opponent's nerve signals by creating a powerful electric grid or field within the body, which can also establish a significant advantage.

Tsunade asked, "What level is your Lightning Breathing?"

Xingxia Xiu said, "Rank B, not too difficult."

"Of course, the drawback is that once the power grid and electric field are formed, it is impossible to control these lightning strikes with precision."

Tsunade wasn't surprised: "No ninjutsu is perfect... but how did you come up with that?"

Hoshita Hideichi smiled and said, "When we were developing Electromagnetic Escape."

Electromagnetic escape?

Tsunade was startled: "Electromagnetic Release, the Bloodline Elimination I mentioned before, you've completed it?"

Hoshino Shuichi sighed, "This bloodline elimination is a bit harder than I expected."

"However, I am confident that I can take it down within two years."

Electromagnetism is the second strongest force in the universe, and it's not so easy to control.

However, with Hoshino's cheat code, he could master electromagnetic force in at most two "flashes of inspiration".

As for how far he can develop it, that depends on his own knowledge and the amount of chakra he possesses.

But without a doubt, given his chakra reserves, this will raise his combat power ceiling. (End of Chapter)