Chapter 517 No Different from a Monster
Chapter 517 No Different from a Monster
Chapter 517 No Different from a Monster
Before Nagato's eyes, the colors of the real world instantly faded and disappeared.
Instead, he was haunted by a scene he could never forget until his death, a nightmare deeply etched into his memory.
Countless pale skeletons, piled up like mountains, jagged and twisted, stretched to the horizon, emitting a pungent, nauseating stench.
This incredibly familiar scene, that familiar figure, and that familiar gaze that seemed to slice and peel away at him, body and soul, bit by bit—
At that moment, Nagato felt as if his heart was being gripped by a hand, experiencing the same bone-chilling fear as he had felt years ago.
Last time, it was because he touched Hanzo's soul; this time, it's because he touched Naruto's soul.
From that day on, he, who considered himself a "god," truly experienced his own insignificance and powerlessness for the first time.
They knew that there was still an existence in the ninja world that they could never touch or contend with.
Even though several years have passed, the pain that tore my soul apart seems to have never faded. The fear of being crushed like an ant at any moment is still etched in my heart.
It made him tremble slightly involuntarily.
Why?
Why is this guy inside the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?!
Could it be that...?
Just as Nagato's mind went blank and his thoughts were almost frozen, the figure on the throne tilted his head slightly.
"I told you, if you ever set foot here again, I would kill you," he said. "It seems you've ignored my words."
As soon as the words were spoken, the figure gently lifted the fingers that had been resting on the skeleton.
call!
A fine, seemingly spontaneous whistling sound swept past, as if countless invisible winds were blowing over Nagato, sending a chill down his spine—
*Pfft! Pfft!*
Countless crisscrossing cuts instantly appeared on Nagato's stiff body, as if he had been sliced by the sharpest blade, almost pulverizing him completely.
"Ho! Ho—" He opened his mouth wide, but could not utter a scream. The pain of his soul being slowly torn apart far exceeded his limit, depriving him of the ability to speak.
The shimmering white spiritual energy surged forth from the countless gaping wounds like gushing blood.
However, just as those invisible winds penetrated deep into his body and were about to completely shatter him, they seemed to have touched something and suddenly dissipated.
Through the numerous cracks covering Nagato's body, one could see deep within his body, where the katana known as "Rinne Karma" stood.
"Um?"
Above the corpse, the figure who had been lazily propping up his chin straightened up slightly, raised his half-lowered eyelids a little, and looked at the sword deep within Nagato's soul.
"You got that knife." He narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned back, and whispered, "6"
"Then, preserve your soul for now."
"At that time, I will dedicate your life to you."
Click!
Several chains, seemingly appearing from nowhere, suddenly shot out from the darkness behind Nagato, binding and entwining him tightly before pulling him backward and disappearing from the spot.
In the once again deathly silent space, only the hollow clicking sound remained.
On the jagged white bones, the figure's fingertips gently tapped the skeleton, and after a moment, the tapping suddenly stopped.
He slowly raised his eyes and looked at the other figure that appeared below.
"here it is----"
Naruto instinctively looked around, slightly startled, but when he looked up and saw the figure on the skeleton, he exclaimed in surprise, "Sensei? What are you doing here?"
Otsutsuki Kumoshiki looked down at Naruto, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"This is the last part of my consciousness that I left in your body before I left," Yun Shi said. "I didn't expect it would come in handy."
Upon hearing this, Naruto opened his mouth, a thousand thoughts flooding his mind, countless questions he wanted to ask, but in the end, all the words circled around his lips, leaving only the question he cared about most.
"Teacher, when are you coming back?"
Yun looked at him quietly, without answering his question, but asked, "You should realize it now, right?"
'
"It is impossible to truly enable everyone to master chakra through so-called meditation and hand seals alone."
"————" Naruto paused for a moment, then slowly nodded. "Yes."
"You've done your best, and you've always followed my instructions to be vigilant against Hagoromo Otsutsuki," Yun Shi continued. "Don't worry, I can help you achieve what you want to do."
"You only need to do one thing."
Upon hearing this, Naruto abruptly looked up, his eyes brightening slightly: "What is it?"
Yun Shi calmly gazed at Naruto and said, "Let's force everyone into a corner."
thump!
At the same time, Nagato, who was standing on the head of the Yatagarasu, suddenly knelt down, hugged his head, his fingers almost digging into it, and the veins on his forehead bulged like earthworms, making him look ferocious and terrifying.
"puff!"
The excruciating pain that tore at his soul finally exceeded his limit. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body went limp, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out completely.
As he lost consciousness, his connection with the summoned beast was instantly severed.
Bang!Bang!
The Yatagarasu and the split dog below exploded into two huge clouds of white smoke. Without the support of the Yatagarasu, the unconscious Nagato immediately fell downwards.
"Nagato!"
Konan's expression changed instantly. Her paper wings flapped suddenly, and she swooped down, catching Nagato just before he hit the ground.
Hanzo reacted quickly, without the slightest hesitation, raising the palm marked with the white wedge.
The space in front of them twisted and spun, transforming into a black and red doorway.
"Go!" Hanzo shouted in a low voice. Konan immediately understood, hugged the unconscious Nagato tightly, and together with Hanzo, they entered the spatial gate without hesitation.
Almost the very next second after they disappeared.
Whoosh! !
Countless black lines, like venomous snakes that had been lurking for a long time, burst forth from the ground, twisting and piercing wildly in the air, but ultimately missed their target.
"Tsk—"
In the distance, Orochimaru, who had been hovering on the edge of the battlefield and standing on a ruined wall, frowned. A cold glint flashed in his long, golden pupils as he murmured, "What a pity."
As he spoke, the black lines of earth-wraiths that had silently extended from his ankles into the ground and then emerged from the soil in the distance all slithered back into his body like snakes and disappeared.
Clearly, if Nagato's sudden and bizarre collapse hadn't occurred, and if Hanzo and Konan hadn't reacted so decisively, Orochimaru, who had long coveted the Rinnegan, would have already succeeded.
puff!
Orochimaru's skin tore open instantly, and a pair of wings woven from countless black threads burst forth, flapping forward and sending him flying backward.
Bang! !
The ruins where he had been standing were shattered by the fist covered in bone armor, sending debris flying like cannonballs in all directions, filling the air with dust.
Naruto slowly stood up, withdrew his fist after it missed its target, raised his head, and looked at Orochimaru, who had used the force to fly into the air.
In an instant, nine bony tails shot out from behind him, tearing through the air and piercing Orochimaru in mid-air with a piercing shriek.
"Hmph." Orochimaru sneered in mid-air and suddenly swung his hands forward.
laugh!
The moment he swung his arm, his ten fingers stretched out like rubber bands, their tips becoming incredibly sharp, transforming his entire arm into ten gleaming, sharp whips!
As the whip danced, the air hissed as it was cut. Steel Release hardened and sharpened the whip, while Swift Release made its speed leave afterimages.
Ding ding ding!!
The next moment, a series of dense sounds of metal clashing and dazzling sparks exploded in mid-air as Naruto's bone tail clashed wildly with Orochimaru's ten whips.
The pale, bony shadows intertwined with the gleaming whip, moving so fast that only blurry afterimages remained.
Occasionally, an attack that slipped through would glide across the surrounding ruins, instantly cutting and tearing everything apart, leaving smooth surfaces and deep trenches.
Just then, the two bony tails suddenly transformed from spikes into entanglements, binding two of the spiked whips. Then, they pulled downwards with tremendous force, attempting to drag Orochimaru down directly.
Orochimaru's face remained expressionless, but his ankles twisted and deformed, his skin and bones seemingly melting and reforming, instantly transforming into two high-speed spinning sharp drills.
—Hurricane Escape!
呲!
The drill bit, coated with a sharp vortex, emitted a piercing buzz and instantly stabbed towards Naruto below.
"This is----"
Naruto's pupils narrowed, his head snapped back to the side, and his waist twisted at an almost inhuman angle, narrowly avoiding the sudden and vicious stab.
puff!puff!
The two drills grazed Naruto's bone armor, sending sparks flying, before piercing deep into the solid ground behind him, leaving two bottomless holes.
Without the slightest hesitation, Naruto reached out and grasped the two legs that had been transformed from Orochimaru's legs.
A tough flesh rope connecting the drill bit!
"Get down!" Naruto growled, his abdominal and arm muscles bulging.
However, just as he was about to pull down, the surface of the two fleshy ropes he was holding suddenly burst out with countless fine, sharp spikes, like a hedgehog!
puff!puff!
These spikes were incredibly sharp, instantly piercing Naruto's palms covered with hard bone armor. Warm blood gushed out immediately, causing Naruto to pause involuntarily.
But it was just one meal.
The next moment, as if he felt no pain, Naruto's pierced hands not only did not loosen, but instead clenched even tighter.
boom!!
Naruto grabbed the two fleshy ropes and slammed Orochimaru, who was in mid-air, into the ground, causing dust and rubble to explode.
"Cough cough————"
Amidst the smoke and dust, Orochimaru coughed twice, slowly rose from the bottom of the collapsed pit, and patted the dust off his body.
The next moment, the dust in front of him was suddenly torn apart by a violent force, and Naruto's fist, covered with hideous bone armor, slammed towards his face with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air!
Orochimaru simply raised his arms and crossed them in front of him, making a blocking motion that others would consider overconfident.
Bang! !
The heavy thud was like a giant hammer striking a solid steel ingot, and the shockwave from the impact instantly dispersed the dust and mist surrounding the two men.
Orochimaru actually blocked Naruto's punch, which was powerful enough to shatter mountains and even Nagato, relying on his White Zetsu cloak, could not withstand head-on, without even moving his feet an inch.
"you----"
Naruto's azure eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Orochimaru's arm resting in front of him.
That was definitely not normal human skin; it had a cold, metallic sheen, yet it was as smooth and lustrous as a diamond. When a fist was thrown at it, not even a white mark was left.
"Little devil—"
Orochimaru's golden snake eyes met Naruto's gaze, and a chilling smile gradually spread across his face, making him extremely uneasy: "Aren't you... underestimating me a little?"
Before he could finish speaking, Orochimaru's abdomen suddenly bulged and tore open, and several sharp spikes that gleamed with cold light instantly grew out, like the stingers of a scorpion, and stabbed at Naruto who was standing right next to him.
Naruto reacted quickly, instantly retracting his punch and bringing his five fingers together to form a palm. The bone armor covering the edge of his palm gleamed coldly as he used his palm as a blade to slash diagonally.
Clang!
Naruto cut off several of the suddenly growing spikes. There was no blood at the cut, only a substance resembling a black ball of thread wriggling around.
As the spikes were severed, Orochimaru's freed hands swung up, slamming down on Naruto's head.
No, that's no longer an arm. The entire arm deformed during the swing, with the five fingers of the forehand bulging together and transforming into a short, thick cannon muzzle.
Even before it actually hit Naruto, the cannon muzzle suddenly lit up with a blinding light—
—Explosion Release!
boom!!
A deafening explosion erupted between the two, and the violent flames and shockwaves slammed into Naruto's crossed arms, which he had set up in defense!
Naruto was sent flying by the near-zero-distance explosion, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground as he slid dozens of meters before finally coming to a stop.
His arms, which were crossed in front of him, were emitting wisps of white smoke. He lowered his arms and looked at Orochimaru, who was leisurely walking out of the explosion in the distance.
"You can no longer be considered human, can you?" Naruto said.
"Thank you for the compliment." Orochimaru cracked his neck, making a slight snapping sound, and smiled. "I abandoned the frail human body long ago."
Orochimaru of today has long since transcended the realm of humanity.
Through the perfect fusion of Oni-Garra Technique and Earth Grudge Fear, he devoured, plundered, and integrated numerous bloodline limits.
Steel Release, Swift Release, Ice Release, Storm Release, Explosion Release, Magnet Release, Hurricane Release, Crystal Release —
Multiple bloodline limits achieved a strange balance and coexistence within this body, and it even devoured Kakuzu's corpse, further enhancing its Earth Grudge Fear and Five Escape Techniques.
His current body, whether it be his external limbs, internal organs, or even his brain, is composed of countless black lines of resentment and hatred.
This is a true monster, a killing machine that has abandoned human weaknesses and combines a variety of powerful abilities, making it almost impossible to find a real weakness.
Because even if only a single black line of earth resentment remains on this body, he can still regenerate a completely new body using chakra.
So, if we absolutely have to point out a weakness—
As if he had thought of something, Naruto's eyes flickered slightly, but the next moment, Orochimaru's sinister smile was reflected in his pupils.
boom!!
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