Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

"It's such a pity this time. The battle ended halfway through, and we didn't even get to see the final, spectacular battle," Taiyi said with some disappointment. As he spoke, he broke off a small pebble from the stone in his left hand and tossed it in his right.

"What's there to regret? With your current strength, even just watching might get you caught in the crossfire. Just behave yourself!"

Photon slapped Taiichi on the back of the head, stopping him from continuing to throw stones.

"Why did you hit me again?!" Taiichi said with a bitter face. Meeting Mitsuko's fierce glare, he still threw the stone in front of him and patted the dirt off his hands. "Is this okay now?"

As he spoke, Taiichi came up behind Shion and made a face at Mitsuko.

After the two joked around for a while, Taiichi suddenly said mysteriously, "There are so many rumors circulating in the ninja world about Dad. Who do you think is stronger, Dad, Orochimaru, or Might Guy? It's a pity we haven't seen Dad make a move."

"I think Dad is more amazing, but Mom is the most amazing!"

"Photon said."

"That's right." Taiyi couldn't help but nod.

boom--!

Suddenly, a terrifying explosion resounded from afar, sending a massive mushroom cloud soaring into the sky. The earth trembled as if an earthquake were about to strike.

"What's going on?!"

"Enemies?"

"What is that?!"

"Oh my God!"

Everyone in the group was drawn to it.

"Don't panic! Stay put!" Bai Yu's voice suddenly came from ahead, and the commotion in the team quickly stopped.

A white feather shot into the sky, soaring into the heavens, gazing into the distance: "That is...!"

Bai Yu quickly landed and returned to the group. He came to Zi Yuan, Guang Zi, and Tai Yi and said, "You guys continue on your way. I'll go take a look!"

As he spoke, Bai Yu's figure flashed, and the next second he was already a hundred meters away.

Taiyi looked at Baiyu's back with excitement, and was somewhat eager to try.

"Don't follow me!"

Bai Yu's voice appeared in Taiyi's ears.

Taiyi: "..."

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[Chapter 270. Subduing Orochimaru (Part 259)]

The huge mushroom cloud produced by the explosion gradually dissipated, leaving behind a massive crater with a diameter of over two hundred meters.

At the bottom of the pit, two figures were faintly visible in the smoke and dust.

boom!

boom!

boom!

A series of explosions rang out.

Orochimaru was forced to retreat under Isshiki's attacks. After the previous battle where Might Guy had exhausted his energy, he now had very little chakra left to face Delta's attacks.

Even if he were to die now, the curse mark would remain on his other subordinates, so he would not truly die.

As long as the Heavenly Curse Mark he left on Shin and Anko remains, Orochimaru can be resurrected.

However, if he loses his current body and the chakra of the Otsutsuki that he has painstakingly absorbed, his dream of exploring the universe and pursuing eternity will be completely shattered.

For Orochimaru, this was essentially the same as being dead.

So even though he was almost out of breath, he persevered with a strong belief.

On the other side, Hashirama was engaged in a fierce battle with Isshiki.

However, unless it's Hashirama at his peak, in his current half-baked Edo Tensei state, Hashirama is no match for Isshiki.

Soon, Hashirama was immobilized by the Yin-Yang Release black rods created by Isshiki using the 'Shinaga Bikona', rendering him unable to move.

Once Isshiki joined the battle, Delta chased after Shin and the others in the direction they had fled.

Orochimaru tried to stop it, but was overwhelmed by a single strike.

"Orochimaru, you can't hold on any longer. Why don't you consider joining the organization?" Isshiki said, while launching attacks on Orochimaru with ease, trying to persuade him to join the Kara organization.

It's unclear whether he genuinely wanted to invite Orochimaru or feared that Orochimaru might make a desperate last-ditch effort and fight to the death.

At least one of them did not want Orochimaru to die from exhausting all his chakra.

The vessel he was using was still under repair. After a thousand years, Cixuan's vessel was on the verge of collapse, so he dared not use too much chakra easily.

Fighting Orochimaru through prolonged combat was a last resort for Isshiki.

In the past, Isshiki would never have easily exposed himself to the ninja world, but this time, sensing the chakra aura that shared the same origin as his own, he simply could not resist the temptation.

It can be said that Orochimaru in front of him is the best vessel for resurrection given to him by God.

The best way for Isshiki is to have Orochimaru voluntarily join the organization, then absorb the power of the 'Karma' within him, and then gradually transfer the power through Orochimaru's body to completely revive him.

The next step was to capture Orochimaru alive.

The worst-case scenario is that Orochimaru resists fiercely, leaving him with no choice but to kill Orochimaru and absorb the same source of chakra within him to accelerate his recovery.

Seeing that Orochimaru remained unmoved, Ichishi punched Orochimaru again, sending him flying. Then, he suddenly rushed forward and appeared in front of Orochimaru, grabbing Orochimaru by the neck and forcefully pressing his body to the ground.

boom!

A large crater was smashed into the ground. Orochimaru gripped Isshiki's arm tightly with both hands, struggling with all his might, but Isshiki's hands were like iron clamps, clamping down firmly.

At this moment, Orochimaru felt as fragile and powerless as a child. He didn't even have enough chakra to use the Orochimaru Substitution Technique again.

With a flick of his right hand, he lifted Orochimaru's body high into the air and said calmly, "Orochimaru, I'm giving you one last chance. Accept my chakra, join the Kara organization, and I will grant you all your wishes."

As he spoke, Ichishiki opened his left hand, and a ball of chakra quickly gathered in his hand.

Soon, a purple diamond-shaped mark appeared in his palm.

This is the power of the Otsutsuki clan's wedge.

If Orochimaru did not possess a power of the same origin as Isshiki, he could have forcibly planted a 'Wedge' within Orochimaru and then slowly nurtured Orochimaru as a vessel.

However, if the power of the Karma seal is forcibly implanted into the last trace of chakra in Orochimaru's body that is of the same origin as him, not only will the Karma seal be destroyed, but the last trace of chakra in Orochimaru's body will also be destroyed in the face of Orochimaru's resistance.

This is completely contrary to the interests of the Yishi Group.

"You possess the power of the Otsutsuki clan, which originates from the same source as me. If you also inherit the legacy of the Otsutsuki clan, then you can become my subordinate, and I will acknowledge your identity."

"Once I'm fully resurrected using your body, I can share the planet's chakra with you. You can resurrect using another body; it's better than dying now, isn't it?"

Yishi continued to persuade him.

Directly absorbing Orochimaru's depleted source chakra would be of considerable help to him, but this result is far from satisfying Isshiki's needs; there are better options!

thump!

A muffled thud was heard, and Delta appeared beside Isshiki, throwing the letter she was holding to the ground.

"You only care about this guy, right? If you don't agree, this guy will just have to die with you!"

Delta looked at Orochimaru with a mocking expression, seemingly not wanting him to agree.

When she made her move just now, she went to the other people in Otogakure, leaving only a letter behind. She killed everyone else.

"Lord Orochimaru! Let go of Lord Orochimaru!" Shin's body was bound like a dumpling with ropes, and he could only wriggle and struggle on the ground.

"Shut up!" Delta stomped on Shin's head, burying his head in the dirt. If it weren't for the fact that Isshiki still needed to threaten Orochimaru, Delta would have crushed Shin's head with a single stomp.

"Is the letter... over?"

Orochimaru's hands fell limply to his sides under the immense force of the First Style.

However, his eyes gradually turned crazed. He was no longer able to fight, but Orochimaru hated the Otsutsuki clan, who regarded the people of the ninja world as inferior beings, even more.

Orochimaru, who was familiar with the Otsutsuki clan's secret technique 'Karma', certainly knew what the consequences would be if Isshiki planted Karma in his body and then revived him using him as a vessel: all the living beings in this world would become fertilizer for the Divine Tree.

Rather than doing that, he might as well place his hopes on others.

If it were Shiraha, she should be able to do it, right?

Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile. Even if he destroyed this body, he wouldn't let Yishiki get away with it.

"You want me to agree to your conditions..." Orochimaru slowly began, then suddenly his face turned crazed: "That's impossible!"

As he spoke, he moved his finger.

Delta, who was standing nearby, flashed forward and punched Orochimaru in the abdomen, disrupting the chakra he had just gathered.

"puff!"

Orochimaru vomited blood.

"You lowly creature, you dare to try anything funny?!" Delta glanced at Orochimaru with disdain, then grabbed Orochimaru's wrist and crushed his wrist bone into powder.

With his chakra nearly depleted and his original chakra restricted by Isshiki, Orochimaru didn't even have enough chakra to maintain his soft body modification.

Seeing Orochimaru being humiliated, Shin struggled to raise his head and shouted indignantly, "If Orochimaru hadn't fought a powerful enemy first, losing one-tenth of his strength, Lord Orochimaru could have taken on ten, a hundred, you scum!"

"Shut up!" Diruda kicked Xin more than ten meters away. Although she controlled her strength and did not kill Xin, the kick seriously injured him, causing him to faint.

Delta looked again at Orochimaru, whose aura had weakened, and said coldly:

"Even if you're unharmed, so what? You're still no match for me, a lowly creature!"

"I can't see it, can I?"

A questioning voice rose from behind Dilda.

Orochimaru's bright yellow pupils suddenly contracted as he stared in disbelief at Delta's back.

"Varied......"

boom--!

A terrifying force emanated from Diruda, and her upper body vanished instantly within this immense power.