Yasu was blasted away by Orochimaru, who commented that his on-the-spot adaptability was insufficient, and that he had missed many opportunities.
To better observe Orochimaru's movements, Yasu activated his Sharingan and stared intently at him.
Orochimaru, holding a kunai, charged straight towards Yasu.
"Thunder Breathing · Third Form · Thunder Swarm!" (San no kata: Shūbun Seirai)
Yasu took the initiative, spinning rapidly around Orochimaru, while leaving a wavy blue lightning trail in his wake.
But he quickly noticed something was wrong, because after Orochimaru's body touched the wavy blue lightning, his body gradually turned earthy, and finally turned into a puddle of mud.
Yasu was very shocked.
Earth Replacement Technique?!
When did he make the hand seals?
He was clearly staring at him the whole time.
He suddenly paused, guessing when Orochimaru had made the hand seals.
When Orochimaru was commenting, his line of sight wasn't always on him.
Suddenly, a pair of hands grabbed his ankle.
Yasu looked down and immediately felt his hair stand on end.
Orochimaru was underground, and now he was grabbing his ankle, planning to drag him down.
He immediately reacted.
"Thunder Breathing · Second Form · Rice Spirit!" (Ni no kata: Inadama)
He instantly unleashed a lightning-shaped five-hit combo, slashing gashes into the ground.
But he didn't force Orochimaru out, and instead, he disappeared underground.
Having escaped this encounter, Yasu stood his ground, on high alert.
He had no idea where Orochimaru was hiding, and rather than actively searching and exposing an opening, it was better to defend and counterattack.
Even though Orochimaru was holding back, no, it should be said he was holding back a lot, the pressure was still so great that he was extremely nervous.
Fighting against such a strong opponent, winning was out of the question. What Yasu needed to do now was to discover his own shortcomings in the battle, absorb the battle experience, and then turn it into his own.
Orochimaru's voice suddenly came from all directions, making it impossible for him to determine Orochimaru's location.
"Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes!"
A large number of snakes appeared around Yasu, surrounding him in the center, and approaching creepily.
Yasu tightened his grip on the katana in his hand.
"Thunder Breathing · Third Form · Thunder Swarm!" (San no kata: Shūbun Seirai)
He used the Thunder Swarm Form once again, moving at high speed, leaving a wavy lightning trail in his wake, constantly electrocuting the snakes on the trail.
While he was moving at high speed, he was also using his Sharingan to observe his surroundings, trying to find Orochimaru's location.
Finally, at the very back of the snake swarm on his right-hand side, he spotted Orochimaru, arms crossed, observing him.
He abruptly braked, stopping in place.
Yasu let out a breath, mobilizing the chakra in his body with all his might, and the blue lightning on the katana became even more dazzling, with the 'crackling' sound becoming louder and louder.
"Thunder Breathing · Fifth Form · Heat Lightning!" (Go no kata: Netsu Kairai)
He vigorously swung his katana in the air.
A lightning-shaped slash with high heat was released from the katana, bombarding Orochimaru.
Seeing the lightning released by Yasu, Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, and he immediately used Body Flicker Technique to escape the range of the Heat Lightning's bombardment.
The Heat Lightning struck a giant tree.
The giant tree was instantly blasted apart, and the high heat caused the tree to burst into flames, and the remaining lightning blasted a pit in the ground as well.
Orochimaru's eyes narrowed slightly as he saw the power of his Lightning slash.
The power of this move was greater than all the moves Yasu had used before combined.
And the speed was also quite fast.
However, the chakra consumed seemed to be considerable.
Yasu was seen supporting himself on his thigh with one hand, panting heavily.
Although his chakra had increased a lot now, the system determined that he had three-fifths of Kakashi's chakra in Sharingan state.
But using Thunder Breathing · Fifth Form · Heat Lightning still consumed a lot of chakra, and he could probably only release it three or four times normally.
Moreover, Heat Lightning had an effect: the more chakra output, the greater the power.
He had increased the chakra output for the previous Heat Lightning.
Because Orochimaru was observing him outside the snake swarm, it was an opportunity for him, so he didn't hesitate to output chakra, which increased the speed and power of the Heat Lightning by a notch.
Although Yasu found an opportunity, his strength was not enough to seize this opportunity, and he still allowed Orochimaru to escape using Body Flicker Technique.
Orochimaru walked forward, looking at him and asking: "Is this all you've got?"
Yasu couldn't read anything from his face, and didn't know if he had passed or not.
He took a deep breath and straightened his body again: "I still have chakra, but I should only be able to use one last move!"
"Is that so? I'll be waiting."
This time, Orochimaru didn't make a move, but stood his ground and waited for him to make his last move.
Yasu sheathed his katana, arching his body slightly.
Seeing his starting stance, Orochimaru was surprised: "This is your Thunder Breathing's First Form technique, right? You should know that this move has a big flaw and is useless against me."
Yasu, with lightning coiling around his hands and legs, replied: "No, this move is different."
"Oh? Then I'll wait and see."
Orochimaru was very curious about what move this kid would use next.
He had read the complete Thunder Breathing sword forms that Yasu had contributed to Konoha.
It could be said to be a very excellent ninjutsu-taijutsu combination.
But of the seven sword forms, only Thunder Breathing · First Form · Thunderclap and Flash would have such a stance.
Moreover, since Yasu contributed this set of complete Thunder Breathing sword forms, some Lightning Release ninjas had also learned it.
But the feeling and effect that Yasu displayed were completely different from those Lightning Release ninjas who had learned Thunder Breathing.
Not to mention the power, the weakest of those Lightning Release ninjas were at least Chunin.
Just talking about speed, those Lightning Release ninjas couldn't compare to this kid's current speed at all.
Originally, Hiruzen had determined that the first five Thunder Breathing sword forms could only reach the B-rank level.
But through this process of fighting Yasu, Orochimaru discovered that these first five sword forms in his hands could completely reach A-rank.
Especially Thunder Breathing · Fifth Form · Heat Lightning.
The A-rank level was a certainty.
Orochimaru didn't think that his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was known as the Professor, would misjudge.
That is to say, either Yasu was a genius at using Lightning Release, or he was extremely compatible with this set of ninjutsu-taijutsu, or the set of ninjutsu that he contributed was hiding its true potential.
Orochimaru stared at him, he wanted to see clearly what the move was that started with the same stance as Thunderclap and Flash, but said 'this move is different'.
"Thunder Breathing · First Form · Thunderclap and Flash…" (Ichi no kata: Hekireki Issen)
Yasu burst out in one breath, approaching Orochimaru at high speed.
Orochimaru frowned, wasn't this still First Form · Thunderclap and Flash?
When Orochimaru used Body Flicker Technique to dodge, Yasu's Sharingan locked onto him.
"Sixfold!" (Rokuren)
He instantly stepped on the tree trunk, using the tree to change his rushing direction, and slashed at Orochimaru again.
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