"This guy… what is going on?"
"Was he still hiding his strength in the battle the day before yesterday?!!"
Countless thoughts flashed through Chiyo's horrified mind.
She couldn't understand why Yagami suddenly used a brand-new move.
So her mind filled in the blanks on its own—Yagami must have been deliberately hiding his true strength before.
That was the only explanation that seemed reasonable.
"Lord Yagami is mighty!!"
"Lord Yagami is too amazing!!"
The Konoha shinobi who were running behind, charging toward the Sand shinobi, immediately cheered and roared.
The deafening blast from Yagami's attack—
Like a muffled war drum, it struck straight into their hearts,
Instantly raising their morale by several levels.
"Wind Release: Chaotic Dance!"
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!!"
Just as Yagami was still gathering power, ready to pass judgment—
The Sand shinobi, who had long since finished forming their hand seals, hurriedly released the jutsu in their hands.
"Boom–!!"
Yagami, who was in the middle of charging his attack, was blasted away on the spot.
However, the logia form granted by his Logia-type Devil Fruit made him completely immune to these strikes.
His body shone with a burst of light in midair—
And the injuries on him instantly returned to their original, unharmed state!
"What is going on?!!"
"Why is he still completely unscathed??"
Seeing this bizarre scene once again,
The surrounding Sand shinobi were instantly terrified.
In the battle the day before yesterday, their attacks might not have been able to injure Yagami either—
But at the very least, they could still knock him rolling in a rather sorry state.
But now, he was outright ignoring their ninjutsu. What was this?
How were they supposed to keep fighting like this?
Orochimaru, who had rushed up from behind, saw this scene and his pupils suddenly shrank!
Yagami's newly developed ability was something he could not fully comprehend.
But one thing was obvious—this technique was extremely troublesome.
"Laser Ray!"
Yagami, who had been blown back, adjusted his posture in the air.
He stretched out the index finger of his right hand,
Pointing it at the Sand shinobi who had just knocked him away.
A dazzling light suddenly gathered at his fingertip.
"Shoo–!"
A golden laser,
Like a stream of high-pressure water,
Burst out from Yagami's index finger.
Its speed was so great that in the span of just a short distance, it broke the sound barrier twice in an instant.
"Puff!"
"Rumble–!!!"
The Sand shinobi didn't even have time to dodge.
In the blink of an eye, Yagami's laser pierced straight through his heart.
Then the beam bored into the ground behind him, triggering another violent explosion in an instant.
Several of his nearby Sand companions were swallowed up by the fiery blast produced by the concentrated light.
"Oh, oh…"
"Yagami-kun, this new technique you developed is truly incredible."
At that moment, Orochimaru charged into the Sand shinobi ranks while riding atop the giant serpent Manda.
As he passed by Yagami, he gave him a rare, open compliment.
There was no hint of empty flattery in his tone.
The Yagami standing there now—
Even Orochimaru felt genuine fear toward him.
"Sand rats…"
"You all look like perfect snacks to me."
As Manda slithered past, his vertical snake pupils narrowed, and he tossed a line in Yagami's direction.
Then he rushed headlong into the Sand shinobi army!
"Rumble–!!!"
The enormous snake body scraped across the ground,
Triggering a massive tremor that made the very earth shake and the mountains quiver.
The Sand shinobi screamed and scattered in all directions.
Those who ran quickly naturally escaped death.
Those who were slow to flee were either swallowed whole by Manda,
Or crushed to death beneath his massive coils.
The Sand shinobi formation was thrown into complete chaos in an instant under Manda's rampage.
"Wind Release: Sickle Weasel Technique!"
"Wind Release: Sickle Weasel Technique!"
"Wind Release: Sickle Weasel Technique!"
Just as Manda was thrashing back and forth through the Sand ranks, turning east and west,
More than a dozen Sand shinobi hefted large war fans and swung them down in unison, sending a violent gale surging toward Manda.
The giant serpent's head was suddenly blasted upward by the wind pressure.
Although his skin was thick and his flesh tough,
So that these attacks did not cause Manda any real damage…
The Orochimaru standing on his head was blown clean off by the Wind Release.
After Orochimaru hit the ground, Sand shinobi immediately ringed him in. For a heartbeat, the surroundings fell completely silent.
Then, the Sand shinobi who came back to their senses shouted and rushed in on Orochimaru, encircling him.
At the same time, various types of ninjutsu rained down toward the trapped Orochimaru.
"Heh heh… this is really troublesome."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, his hands flying through a rapid sequence of seals.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!!"
A massive gust of wind erupted at once, wrapping Orochimaru at its center.
All of the ninjutsu coming in at him were blown away and blocked completely.
"You lot, fall back! I'll deal with him myself!!"
Seeing Orochimaru disperse all their attacks with just a C-rank Wind Release,
Chiyo sprang forward with several nimble steps and rushed into the encirclement in front of Orochimaru.
At this time, Rasa was seriously injured. She was the only one left who could still stand in Orochimaru's way.
"Chiyo…"
"Your puppet prosthesis is truly exquisite."
Orochimaru's gaze swept over Chiyo's left arm, and he let out a low, sinister chuckle.
"Even without my left arm, it's not that difficult to hold you off for a while!"
Chiyo snapped back, irritated by Orochimaru's taunt.
Her arm flicked.
The scroll of the Ten Puppet Collection unfurled once more in front of her.
However, in the battle the day before yesterday, three or five of those puppets had been destroyed by Yagami.
So among the "ten" of the Ten Puppet Collection this time, five of them were only ordinary puppets.
Naturally, its overall power was already far inferior to before.
"Heh, hold me off for a while?"
"But then… who is going to stop Manda?"
"If no one can stop him… what do you think will be left of your Sand Village once Yagami-kun really starts moving?"
Orochimaru was in no hurry.
He glanced back at Yagami, who was still slaughtering Sand shinobi in a storm of golden light.
His voice turned hoarse as he let out a grin.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Following Orochimaru's words, explosions flashed one after another at the front of the Sand formation.
Watching those bursts of light, Chiyo felt her heart sink to rock bottom.
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