Why is my anime art style so weird?

However, as he thought about it, Jiraiya's expression suddenly turned very ugly.

He's a loser, yet he goes and mocks the winner in life on the other side... Damn it!

Jiraiya suddenly felt an urge to light a torch.

After a period of bickering, everyone finally set off.

With only a few people, their speed was undoubtedly swift, and they soon arrived at a large private residence located on the edge of Konoha.

Unlike the many old apartments in Konoha, the houses here are clearly of a different style.

A low, elegant wall, a carved wooden door, an old house full of Japanese charm...

This place is no different from the courtyards of the nobility in period dramas; elegance and luxury are the best words to describe it, making it seem so out of place in the Konoha Village, which is full of commoner atmosphere.

The ubiquitous flame-shaped fan family crests indicate the surname of the owner of this place—Uchiha.

Based on the original work, Xu Ming had a sudden realization.

The decorative style of these buildings alone shows that the Uchiha clan and the entire Hidden Leaf Village are not on the same side at all.

It's perfectly normal for the two sides to dislike each other.

As Xu Ming was lost in thought, Jiraiya, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and stared ahead with a serious expression.

A large group of eerie figures appeared silently in front of them.

These figures can be seen everywhere: on the streets, in the corners, on the walls, on the rooftops...

They wore the distinctive green vests of Konoha ninjas and headbands bearing the Konoha symbol.

However, their exposed skin was completely devoid of color, making them indistinguishable from the dead.

His face, especially around his eyes, was covered with cracks that looked like fissures in a rock.

The whites of his eyes were completely black.

Chapter 457 I'll Lift the Coffin Lid and Beat You Up

A pair of eerie eyes stared lifelessly at the crowd below, giving Xu Ming the illusion that he was being watched by a large number of dead people.

Or... it might not be an illusion at all.

Looking at the distinctive features of these people, Xu Ming's face immediately darkened, and a word popped into his mind.

Impure World Reincarnation!

Those blocking their way were clearly the dead summoned by Orochimaru using the forbidden technique—the Impure World Reincarnation.

"Mr. Jiraiya, why don't you leave now?"

A middle-aged man with a square face, a thick beard, and a brass knuckles stood at the front of the group and spoke to Jiraiya.

Upon seeing that person, Jiraiya immediately frowned and muttered a curse under his breath.

"That snake-playing guy deserves to die."

Then he looked at the bearded man opposite him.

"Asuma-kun, step back. If the teacher finds out that you've become Orochimaru's accomplice, he'll die with his eyes wide open in disbelief."

Sarutobi Asuma sighed.

"Mr. Jiraiya, you really don't know anything."

Jiraiya's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"So you're still going to stand in front of us?"

As Jiraiya spoke, he raised his hands, pulled the lever, and prepared to form hand seals.

"So, we still have to fight, don't we?"

Sarutobi Asuma reached up and scratched the back of his head, looking somewhat troubled.

He took a deep drag on the cigarette he had in his mouth, exhaled a long trail of smoke, and then flicked the cigarette butt away with his finger.

After doing all this, he clenched his fists with the brass knuckles and then assumed a boxing starting stance.

As the two sides moved, tensions rose instantly, a chilling atmosphere filled the air, and the surroundings became eerily quiet. Xu Ming could even hear his own heartbeat.

Snapped!

Something was blown to the ground by the wind and made a soft sound.

That slight thud sounded like a bomb at that moment.

Swish!

Both sides moved instantly.

A series of whooshing sounds echoed through the air, and countless dark shadows crisscrossed in mid-air, with flashes of icy cold light appearing one after another.

Jiraiya suddenly puffed out his cheeks and exhaled a large burst of flames forward.

Several figures were immediately engulfed in the sea of ​​fire, but more figures rushed towards Jiraiya from all directions.

Golden streaks of lightning flashed through the crowd, and Minato Namikaze could be vaguely seen moving from one end of the battlefield to the other; his figure could be seen almost everywhere on the battlefield.

Each time he flashed, some 'parts' would fall off these reanimated ninjas.

Sometimes it's the head, sometimes it's the arm.

The Golden Flash of Konoha truly lives up to its name.

Kakashi's speed isn't as exaggerated as Minato Namikaze's, but his presence is in no way inferior to his teacher's.

Blue lightning flashed in his right hand, as if he were grasping lightning, as he charged through the crowd.

One of the eyes had a scar, and its pupil had turned blood red, with three black tadpoles spinning inside.

Xu Ming also summoned his shikigami and joined the battle.

Haruyuki Arita, as always, took to the skies to act as a reconnaissance aircraft, while also providing high-altitude flying pig bombing when necessary.

Erina transformed into her blonde form and continuously threw out large fireballs, but these ninjas were very agile and spread out, so the fireballs did not cause significant damage.

Asagami Fujino's eyes occasionally flashed with a jewel-like brilliance, and an invisible, twisting power continuously shot towards the resurrected dead.

Each time a red and green orb flashed, a corpse twisted into pieces was left behind at the scene.

However, these dead who have been reborn through the impure world are very difficult to deal with.

They are not only fearless, but also have an incredibly tenacious vitality. Unless their entire body is completely shattered, they can still launch an attack even if they only have half a body or half a head left.

Xu Ming kept swinging the crowbar around.

The reason he didn't use the exorcism phone was because the current battle situation was too complicated.

Unlike the previous battle with Orochi, Jiraiya and his companions were now completely surrounded by the enemy, and using their phones could easily result in friendly fire.

Xu Ming had also tried to summon his older sister.

Whether her older sister thought the enemies were too weak or was just being stubborn, she simply hid in Xu Ming's shadow and refused to come out.

Xu Ming had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

After a fierce battle, the walls on both sides of the street were smashed.

It took a tremendous amount of effort for everyone to finally send the nearly one hundred dead who had been resurrected through the Impure World back to their hometowns.

Apart from Xu Ming, almost everyone else's breathing was somewhat unstable, clearly indicating that they had expended a lot of energy in the battle just now.

Jiraiya's expression was so gloomy it was almost frightening.

They were outmaneuvered by Orochimaru once again.

But there was no other way; this was Orochimaru's blatant scheme, and he was certain that everyone had to hurry and reinforce the Fire Array Eye as soon as possible.

So even though they knew these grunts were just there to wear them down, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

They're racing against time right now, after all.

After overcoming the obstacles, the group rested briefly before continuing forward.

At the end of the street, a mansion that was much larger, more elegant, and more elaborate than the other houses came into view.

This is the residence of the Uchiha clan's patriarch, and also the location of the Fire Eye.

Jiraiya, who was walking at the front of the group, suddenly stopped, his eyes narrowing.

The procession also stopped.

Orochimaru stood openly at the gate of the mansion, waiting for everyone's arrival.

Standing beside him were young men wearing green vests and with nasolabial folds on their faces.

Before anyone could speak, Orochimaru clasped his hands together and uttered a single word in a chilling voice.

Forbidden Technique - Impure World Reincarnation!

With a deafening roar, the earth shook, and four coffins rose from the ground one after another.

Soon the coffin lid was lifted, revealing four strange figures inside.

They are:

A black-haired man wearing red armor.

A white-haired man wearing blue armor.

An old man dressed in a black ninja outfit.

A busty, mature woman wearing a green cloth dress.

Xu Ming's expression immediately turned strange upon seeing the old man dressed in black.

Just a few hours ago, he was secretly complaining that the Third Hokage was going to flip over the coffin lid to beat up Jiraiya, and then it came true. This... his mouth must be blessed.

Jiraiya, of course, had no idea that someone had given him a huge dose of good luck. With an extremely ugly expression, he pointed at Orochimaru's nose and loudly accused him.

"Orochimaru, you've really gone too far!"

How dare you use forbidden techniques to desecrate the First, Second, and Third Hokage and Tsunade!

Jiraiya's gaze swept over the four people in front of him, his expression grim, his fists clenched tightly, as if he wanted to punch Orochimaru's incredibly arrogant face.

Chapter 458 'Deep Affection Between Teacher and Student'