Summoning Jutsu!
Bang!
With a huge cloud of smoke rising, Manda's massive body appeared at Orochimaru's feet.
Manda shook his head in displeasure and roared, "Orochimaru, I was sleeping! You've disturbed my sweet dreams again!"
Orochimaru chuckled, "Manda, I'll send you new sacrifices."
Hearing this, Manda warned, "This time I want fresh, living people. If you dare to try to fool me with those who died on your experiment table, I will never forgive you."
"Understood, I will fulfill your request."
Only after hearing Orochimaru's assurance did Manda nod in satisfaction: "By the way, why did you summon me?"
"Go block the Eight-Tails."
"..."
After Orochimaru promised to provide double sacrifices, Manda still twisted his huge body and charged towards the Eight-Tails.
Seeing Manda temporarily entangle the Eight-Tails, preventing it from releasing a Tailed Beast Ball, Orochimaru retracted his gaze.
Just as he was about to go support the Shinobi Alliance, he felt someone watching him.
Orochimaru turned his head and saw Uchiha Yuzuru sitting on a platform tens of meters high, his pitch-black eyes appearing incredibly deep.
Orochimaru used the Body Flicker Technique and quickly appeared before Uchiha Yuzuru.
Uchiha Yuzuru greeted him, "Orochimaru, we meet again."
Orochimaru's eyes were full of curiosity: "Yuzuru, I'm becoming more and more interested in you."
"The Third Raikage himself is charging down below, yet you can sit here leisurely."
"It wouldn't even feel out of place to say that you are the Raikage of Hidden Cloud Village."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru said indifferently, "Not all Kage are as cowardly as Hiruzen Sarutobi."
"As the Village's strongest fighting force, isn't it normal to be on the front lines?"
"Yuzuru, are you saying this because you're still fantasizing about me working for you?"
"This isn't a fantasy; it's a reality that will surely come true."
Hearing this, Orochimaru licked his face with his tongue, his expression gradually turning cold.
"Yuzuru, I admit you're very crazy, daring to openly do things like kill a Daimyo."
"But excessive arrogance will one day come at a price."
"Like now, bring out all your power. I will defeat you and make you realize what so-called reality is."
Feeling the Battle Intent emanating from Orochimaru, Uchiha Yuzuru sighed.
"Really, there are always people who want to taste the flavor of defeat."
"In that case..." Uchiha Yuzuru's pitch-black eyes turned into the crimson Mangekyo Sharingan, "Then I will fulfill your wish."
In an instant, a cold chill rose in Orochimaru's heart.
The intuition honed by countless close calls with death made his body instinctively want to evade.
But before he could make a move, he felt a tearing force on his arm.
The next second, his left arm fell directly to the ground.
"Don't move, or next time, what separates from your body will be your head."
Uchiha Yuzuru's voice was still calm, but it instantly made Orochimaru break out in a cold sweat.
What just happened?
Why did his arm break off directly when the other party clearly didn't make any moves, and he didn't perceive anything?
Is it the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan?
This is too overbearing!
"Orochimaru, release Manda's Summoning Jutsu."
Uchiha Yuzuru's tone carried an unquestionable authority, as if he were commanding his subordinate.
Orochimaru was stunned for a moment, then, with a grim expression, he slammed his remaining right hand on the ground: "Summoning Release!"
Manda's huge figure instantly vanished. The Eight-Tails scratched his head strangely, then continued to release Tailed Beast Balls at the Shinobi Alliance.
"Why don't you kill me?"
Orochimaru's voice became even hoarser.
Although Uchiha Yuzuru's power shocked him, he couldn't understand why, despite being enemies, Uchiha Yuzuru didn't deliver a fatal blow.
Uchiha Yuzuru smiled: "I've said it before, your talent can do many things for me."
"For a special talent like you, I'm willing to be a little more patient."
Seeing that Uchiha Yuzuru really didn't intend to kill him, Orochimaru felt a little relieved.
He stared intently at Uchiha Yuzuru with his vertical pupils: "Yuzuru, the day you left Konoha, we were destined not to be on the same path."
"My teacher is the Hokage, and I am also destined to become the Hokage."
"And you... are a Konoha rogue Ninja."
Uchiha Yuzuru scoffed and shook his head: "Orochimaru, you might not become Hokage, and I might not be a Konoha rogue Ninja."
Orochimaru was somewhat confused by Uchiha Yuzuru's meaning, so he continued to ask, "I want to know, what exactly do you value about me?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuzuru stood up from the ground.
After dusting himself off, Uchiha Yuzuru's gaze fell upon the battlefield below.
"Life is too fragile, and this Ninja World is a bit too boring."
"I want to transform the Ninja World into the way I want it to be, and a research-oriented talent like you is exactly what I need."
After a few exchanges, Orochimaru was no longer as fearful as he had been initially.
He licked his lips and chuckled, "Yuzuru, you seem to know me very well."
"Perhaps." Uchiha Yuzuru clapped his hands, "Third Raikage, have you had enough fun?"
As Uchiha Yuzuru's voice fell, the Third Raikage's figure instantly appeared beside him.
"It's been a long time since I've had such a satisfying fight. I feel like I need to fight for two more days and nights to really get my fill."
After speaking, he saw Orochimaru nearby, and his aura immediately became wild.
"Why are you here?"
"Third Raikage, let Orochimaru go. I have my plans."
Having gone through so much, the Third Raikage also had full trust in Uchiha Yuzuru. He didn't ask further and simply nodded: "Then I won't bother with him."
This scene once again made Orochimaru's jaw drop.
Even with his relationship with Hiruzen Sarutobi, it would be impossible to make the other party ignore an enemy Village's Kage-level powerhouse with just a single sentence!
While the two were talking, Sakumo Hatake, Ay, Killer Bee, and Uchiha Fugaku all returned to Uchiha Yuzuru's side.
Their condition was not as good as the Third Raikage's; nearly half a day of high-intensity combat had left them all somewhat exhausted.
"Yuzuru, are you ready to proceed with the next step of the plan? Our comrades in the Village must be impatient."
"No, I've changed my mind."
Uchiha Yuzuru shook his head.
Originally, he had planned for the Third Raikage, Ay, Sakumo Hatake, Killer Bee, and Uchiha Fugaku to completely disrupt the Shinobi Alliance's formation, and then for the Ninja of Hidden Cloud Village to take over the battlefield.
But watching until now, he had also become somewhat excited.
The blood craving for battle made him not want to bother with any other trivial matters.
Uchiha Yuzuru leaped directly from the high platform.
The next second, Uchiha Yuzuru's ocular power surged wildly in mid-air.
A pitch-black demon statue, a hundred meters tall, appeared in front of the Shinobi Alliance.
Uchiha Yuzuru's voice echoed in everyone's ears.
"This is the Third Power, Susanoo, the power of a god from the Uchiha Clan!"