Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

Orochimaru sneered at the approaching Konoha ninja. In his eyes, apart from Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, no one else was a threat.

So, he quickly formed hand seals and slammed his palms onto the ground, injecting a massive amount of Wood Release chakra into the earth, awakening the tree seeds that were dormant in the strata.

Rumble.

The next second, accompanied by a violent tremor in the ground, a large number of dense trees burst through the ground and continued to grow upwards in a spiraling motion, tightly entangled many Konoha ninjas and launched a strangulation attack.

Wood Release: Hell Chaos

This is a Wood Release ninjutsu that Orochimaru obtained from Obito. It is specifically designed to deal with groups of enemies, and you can tell from the name that it is extremely cruel.

Sure enough, several screams rang out in quick succession.

Orochimaru!

Jiraiya roared and used his Rasengan to shatter the attacking trees, his expression filled with extreme rage.

He originally intended to spare Orochimaru's life, capture him and imprison him in the dungeon after bringing him back to Konoha, but Orochimaru did not hesitate to use such vicious ninjutsu to indiscriminately kill Konoha ninjas, which finally made Jiraiya unable to tolerate it any longer.

"Hahaha!"

Orochimaru laughed wildly and, taking advantage of the chaos on Konoha's side, turned and fled towards the outskirts of Amegakure.

He had just caught the opponent off guard. Once Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze joined the battle with all their might, it would be extremely difficult for him to leave.

So hurry up and get out of here.

Suddenly.

Click click click click!

From the forest behind Orochimaru came the sound of trees snapping one after another. A figure charged like a beast, breaking trees along the way and catching up with Orochimaru at an extremely fast speed.

Is that Minato Namikaze? So fast!

Orochimaru was startled, feeling a strong gust of wind coming from behind him, and had no choice but to turn around to deal with the enemy's attack.

However, to his great surprise, the newcomer was not the yellow flash, but a boy wearing a green bodysuit, with red skin and hair sticking up in the air.

Might Guy, the Blue Beast of Konoha.

At this moment, Guy had already opened the sixth gate of the Eight Gates Formation, the Gate of View, and his whole body was emitting green steam, releasing powerful chakra from the inside out.

"The morning peacock!"

He charged up to Orochimaru, roared, and unleashed a flurry of punches, delivering dozens of blows in an instant.

Kai's punch was so fast that it created a lot of flames from the friction with the air, which bloomed in the rain as dazzling as peacock feathers.

Faced with such an extremely fierce attack, Orochimaru was unable to even react, let alone respond.

Bang bang bang!

With a look of terror on his face, he took dozens of solid punches to the chest, his vision blurred and his internal organs churned violently.

The feeling was like being evaporated by the sun.

"Ugh!"

Orochimaru let out a scream as his mangled body flew backward like a tattered sack, landing on the street some distance away.

In his shock, he finally remembered that the other party was Might Guy, the son of Might Guy and the inheritor of the Eight Gates Formation.

However, while this level of powerful attack was painful for Orochimaru, it wasn't enough to kill him instantly.

The white snake has a very strong vitality; as long as it has a chance to breathe, it can come back to life.

"Wow."

His mouth gaped open, and a pair of arms emerged from his throat, bracing themselves against the ground. Then, a new Orochimaru, soaking wet, crawled out of his body.

Orochi-ryu Substitution Technique.

This was his most effective way of saving his life, and it saved him from death once again.

Meanwhile, Might Guy, after using Morning Peacock, also experienced the side effects of the Eight Gates Released Formation, causing him to kneel on one knee in pain and temporarily lose his ability to fight.

Orochimaru was overjoyed at the sight, but before he could continue running, two more figures rushed out of the forest of Hell's Chaos and attacked him from the left and right.

It was Uchiha Shisui and Hatake Kakashi.

Swish swish.

Shisui immediately used his most proficient Body Flicker Technique, instantly creating dozens of clones that launched a dazzling barrage of attacks on Orochimaru.

The most powerful aspect of his Instantaneous Movement Technique is that each clone has no physical form, yet each can be a physical entity, blurring the lines between reality and illusion, making it impossible to defend against.

As expected, Orochimaru suffered a great loss when he encountered such an attack for the first time. He was successfully ambushed by Shisui and was forced to stagger backward, losing his balance.

Kakashi seized the opportunity, and as the Chidori chant began, a dazzling bolt of lightning appeared in his palm, rushing towards him from the side like a blue lightning bolt.

sizzle.

Kakashi's Chidori instantly severed Orochimaru's right arm, causing Orochimaru's pupils to dilate instantly, and he retreated rapidly despite the excruciating pain.

Damn it, when did these kids become so powerful?

Orochimaru's eyes were bloodshot, his fighting spirit gone, and only one thought remained in his mind: escape!

But just then...

A three-pronged kunai was placed against Orochimaru's neck, its sharp tip rubbing against his skin, causing him to stiffen and freeze in place.

Because he knew that the only one who could appear behind him silently was the yellow-clad Minato Namikaze.

"The Flying Thunder God Technique is indeed powerful," he said with a bitter expression.

"The powerful ones aren't me, but those juniors you look down on. Might Guy, Kakashi, and Shisui—they all grew rapidly under the illumination of the Will of Fire. Orochimaru, your era has passed."

Minato said calmly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he kicked Orochimaru in the back of the knee, causing the latter to let out a painful groan and kneel on the ground.

At his signal, Kakashi and Shisui each took a chain and bound Orochimaru tightly, rendering him unable to use his techniques.

"Orochimaru, I'm taking you back to Konoha for trial!"

Jiraiya, his face contorted with rage, walked over with Kazekage Rasa and said sternly.

Under his orders, Kakashi and Shisui, one on each side, lifted Orochimaru up, preparing to take him away for severe interrogation first.

Orochimaru hung his head, like a walking corpse, as if he had resigned himself to his fate. But in reality, his gaze fell on a manhole cover on the road ahead.

He remained calm until he reached the manhole cover, then suddenly looked up and gave Minato Namikaze a strange smile.

"If you had been more decisive and killed me just now, I would be a corpse by now. Unfortunately, you gave me the chance, so... farewell."

As soon as he finished speaking, Orochimaru opened his mouth, and a white snake shot out from his throat, instantly disappearing into the manhole cover and escaping into the sewer.

Orochimaru himself collapsed to the ground with a thud, like a snake shedding its skin, leaving only an empty shell without a soul.

This scene caught everyone present completely off guard.

"Chase!"

Jiraiya was the first to come to his senses, yanked open the manhole cover, and jumped into the sewer.

A massive manhunt for Orochimaru thus unfolded in Amegakure.

However, as Orochimaru said, once he was given a chance to escape, there was no way he could be caught again.

The sewers of Amegakure are crisscrossed and very complicated. Entering them is like entering a maze, making it hard to tell which way is which and you can easily get disoriented.

Even with Konoha having such an excellent sensory ninja as Minato Namikaze, they searched for most of the day but ultimately returned empty-handed.

Orochimaru thus escaped.

However, Orochimaru never expected that although he had escaped the pursuit of Jiraiya and the others, there was a ghost-like figure watching him from the shadows the whole time.

It's Kisame.

Orochimaru was discovered by Kisame, who had been lurking there, as soon as he entered Amegakure.

True hunters patiently wait until the very last moment before making their move.

176. A three-pronged pursuit of the unlucky Orochimaru

Kisame has been hiding in Amegakure for some time now.

Due to the constant rainfall, Rain Village has built a huge and complex drainage system to ensure proper drainage, with many sewers having a diameter of more than ten meters.

For the past few days, Kisame has been hiding in a spacious and clean sewer, using one of his Byakugan eyes to watch every move on the ground.

Just now, he noticed that the Konoha ninjas were rapidly gathering on the streets, so he followed them underground through the sewers and witnessed Orochimaru's battle with the Konoha ninjas.

thump!

A white snake fell from the manhole cover and into the water, writhing desperately as it tried to escape.

Behind it, the Kisame lurked underwater, breathing with gills on its face and shoulders, swaying its shark tail as it silently followed.

Not long after.

Outside Amegakure, at the exit of a sewer, Orochimaru leaned against the wall and walked out with difficulty.

He glanced back at Amegakure and faintly heard voices coming from not far away. It was Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas searching the area and they were about to arrive.

Orochimaru's expression changed, and before he could catch his breath, he fled in one direction.

One hour later.

They finally left the territory of Amegakure and arrived at a remote, deserted valley.

You can take a break now.

Orochimaru found a large rock, taller than a person, and sat down against it, panting as he wiped the sweat from his face.

He's had such a bad time lately.

First, his Reanimation Jutsu failed, and he was thoroughly beaten by Nagato, barely escaping with his life. Then, he was chased by Obito and fled in panic. Finally, he was pursued by a combined force from Konoha and Sunagakure, and was ganged up on by juniors like Kakashi and Might Guy, once again fleeing for his life in a sorry state.

It can be said that Orochimaru's life, just like the place he is in now, has reached its lowest point.

The good news is that things can't get any worse, and they might just hit rock bottom and bounce back.