Obviously, the reason why the Great Snake Pill suddenly exhaled in pain was precisely because of the huge pain caused by the shattering of the poisonous fangs!

That's right, just as Orochimaru thought...... Between the giant bites, it is indeed a familiar taste of blood.

But to Orochimaru's surprise, the source of this smell of blood was not Naruto who was attacked at all. Instead, while failing to break through Naruto's defense, he shattered his teeth to the ground!

And the reason for all this is very simple...... That is Naruto, at this critical juncture, completely gave up the suppression of the natural energy in his body!

It was precisely because of Naruto's move that he had become potholed because he had entered the immortal mode. But in addition to the change in appearance, after all, it can be regarded as a skin that retains the fragile elastic characteristics of young children. At this moment, it was in the midst of lightning and flint, and it was completely transformed into an extremely hard and heavy stubborn stone! So much so that he was caught off guard, and all of Orochimaru's extremely sharp fangs were shattered!

In other words, when natural energy gets out of control, it comes with the dangerous side effects of turning into a petrified giant frog statue...... With flexible use, it has become one of Naruto's defenses!

"Isn't it a rock armor attached, but a whole person turned into stone...... What kind of weird defensive move is this, how come I've never heard of it? ”

Seeing that the attack was difficult to work in a short period of time, the body of the white python began to shrink and squirm decisively. Then, in just a few breaths, he returned to Orochimaru's original human form, frowning and whispering to himself, while clasping his hands in front of him. Immediately, in a dazzling array of sealing movements, he quickly began to prepare for the performance of ninjutsu.

"But, at the end of the day, it's just a stone...... Since I can't bite it, I'll just change the way of attacking. ”

In Orochimaru's mind, in a sense, Naruto in this state at most turned his entire body into an existence similar to the wall of the earth array. In other words, as long as Orochimaru's attack has enough destructive power or penetrating power. Then, defeating Naruto's "last line of defense" that is "full of confidence" is just a piece of cake!

It's a pity that what Orochimaru doesn't know is...... Even though Naruto had made the best choice with all the resources at his disposal. Even in a hurry, the waste utilization was like a complete transformation of the defects of the immortal mode into a means of defense. But this can't erase the crisis of petrification of the whole body brought about by the loss of natural energy!

Because of this, it seems that Naruto who seems to be confident, and even confident enough to watch the Great Snake Pill seal with his own eyes, did not make the slightest move to stop Naruto. The real situation is that at the same time that Orochimaru has already guessed what Orochimaru thinks in his heart. It is also because the body has fallen into a large-scale petrified state, and the dangerous situation of deepening and spreading, the whole body is like being filled with lead, and it is difficult to move a bit, let alone use his hand to block Orochimaru's movements!

"This ...... It is...... The body is petrified...... How do you feel...... Hehe, it's better than I imagined...... It's going to be troublesome......"

The petrification trend that never stopped, so that Naruto's consciousness began to gradually dissipate and drift between intermittent and difficult muttering to himself. Immediately, driven by the desire to survive from instinct, he tried his best to urge the chakra in his body to build a line of defense, and to hold on to the last trace of clarity in his heart. He tilted his head stiffly and continued with a smile.

"It's good now, whether they can survive from Orochimaru's hands, but it all depends on whether they can catch up...... If it's too late, you'll probably have to collect my body. ”

Of course, Naruto, who has already decided to rewrite the fate of his partners, will not be willing to wait for death like this. On the contrary, in the orderly guidance and suppression, the erosion and influence of the uncontrolled natural energy in the body are gradually slowed down, and the control of its suppression is slowly restored. Slowly raising his right arm stiffly, he left some room for the entire arm, which had already clenched into a fist before it was completely petrified, to launch a charged blow. On the one hand, it is not only to suppress natural energy more conveniently, but also to increase the strength of attacks. And the immortal chakra that had been transformed and condensed with great difficulty was all poured into his right fist. So much so that even if he hadn't swung his fist yet, the big snake pill who had been chasing after him felt a familiar heavy pressure again!

"Is that weird attack again......

Although in the face of this coercion, he only ate a two-minute heavy punch suppression. But the pain that seemed to penetrate deep into the bone marrow couldn't help but make Orochimaru pause for a short time in his movements, and he frowned with palpitations. Then he looked at it for a while, confirming that there was still a certain height difference between himself and Naruto. On the basis of this, he got the fact that even if Naruto straightened his fist, that little short hand would never touch him. Then he pursed his lips and swallowed his saliva, letting his mind gradually calm and settle down, and whispered like self-soothing.

"But it's hard to even lift your fist...... In this case, it shouldn't be possible to hit me, right? ”

Of course, after witnessing Naruto, who did not play according to the routine, was in danger several times, and even directly reversed the tide of the battle. Although judging by common sense, Orochimaru would not believe it anyway, Naruto, who was extremely clumsy at the moment, could still inflict the slightest effective blow on himself, but he had to cheer up his spirits. Immediately, while speeding up the movement of the seal at hand, he held his breath and concentrated, for fear that Naruto would make some small name again, and his eyes stared at Naruto's figure without blinking! It can be described as cautious and cautious!

It was precisely because of these subconscious vigilant actions that Orochimaru vaguely noticed that something was wrong in front of the sense of crisis that had been lingering in his heart.

"Huh? Wait a minute...... How far did that stinky little ghost get from me before...... Is it so close? ”

That is the figure of Naruto who was in Orochimaru's original calculation, and it was not until he used his ninjutsu that he could touch it again. At this moment, I was unconsciously in a delicate position that could be called close at hand! Even with the passage of time minute by minute, the distance between Orochimaru and Naruto began to gather closer and faster at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In the process, Orochimaru, who reverted back to his human form, knew it clearly...... Not only did he accelerate from beginning to end, but he did not use any external force to accelerate. On the contrary, because of the contraction process of recovering from the body of a giant python, the difference between himself and Naruto has been further widened a lot.

And if everything goes according to Orochimaru's expected conjecture, then, if you want to achieve the effect that is so close at hand, you will have to wait for more than ten seconds to say the least!

In other words, the early appearance of this scene at the moment is not because Orochimaru's rise speed has become faster, but because Naruto's rise speed has slowed down...... In other words, Naruto, who was completely neutralized and stopped the upward momentum by the significant weight increase that came with his whole body when he was in a petrified state. At a time earlier than Orochimaru expected, the free-fall movement that fell down began in advance!

Obviously, this is also one of the counterattacks that Naruto thinks of when he chooses to indulge the loss of control of natural energy on a whim!

After all, just like Naruto, who was without the assistance of the shadow clone, his entire body was in the air, and he couldn't change his trajectory with the help of any external force. Orochimaru, who was chasing Naruto's "escape" direction, naturally fell into an embarrassing situation where he could only advance and not retreat.

In this case, once Naruto can effectively stop the momentum of his upward leap, and then do the opposite, he quickly falls in the direction of Orochimaru...... While struggling to move, Naruto's right fist, which was constantly accumulating strength. Naturally, there is no embarrassing situation that it is difficult to hit Orochimaru's body because of the significant height difference and the too short arms!

Although this kind of opportunity is only fleeting, there is no possibility of starting over...... But it is precisely because of this that even if Naruto misses the attack, he can take advantage of the more and more significant gap brought by this surprise as his new advantage. And before Orochimaru reacts, while getting out of Orochimaru's attack range, he can return to the ground one step earlier than Orochimaru!

In other words, hitting Orochimaru with a heavy punch, although it was indeed one of Naruto's targets...... But with the help of the drastic increase in weight brought about by the petrification of his body, he quickly got rid of Orochimaru's pursuit. So that you can be in a relatively safe area. In order to free up his mind, restore control of natural energy as soon as possible, and completely eradicate the crisis of his body transforming into a petrified giant frog statue, is Naruto's most important thoughts and plans at the moment!

Of course, these true intentions that were not deliberately hidden must have been seen through at a glance by Orochimaru, who had already realized that something was wrong...... But even so, in the face of Naruto's heavy stone fist, which seemed to Orochimaru to be almost as slow as a turtle crawling, but still wrapped in great strength, and rushed straight at it little by little. Orochimaru, who was already in the air and couldn't avoid it, was unable to make an effective counterattack in time because Naruto seized the opportunity, although he knew that there was a deception. But he could only frown and grit his teeth quietly, and was forced to interrupt his plan to continue to seal and perform ninjutsu. Then in a hurry, he crossed his hands in front of him, intending to alleviate the massive impact of Naruto's attack.

It's just that when he put on this defensive posture, Orochimaru was also a little cautious...... It was the arms that seemed to be crossed in front of him at random, but in fact, after seeing Naruto's attack path clearly, he quietly moved down a few points. So much so that once Naruto's attack followed the trajectory he was currently exerting, it would inevitably hit the upper part of Orochimaru's arms. And then let Orochimaru's body gain the ability to curb and continue to leap upwards under the influence of this huge force. Even if you use defense instead of attack, using this method to land earlier than Naruto, it is possible!

"Whew...... Oh? Looks like you're ready for anything? Then, I'm going to be polite, sir......"

However, just as Orochimaru was fully prepared, he was waiting for Naruto's heavy punch to hit him...... Naruto, who had been frowning and showing an uncomfortable and painful look, suddenly exhaled a long breath. Immediately, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he once again confided a sentence that made Orochimaru puzzled.

"Eat me...... Consumption-fuel-heels! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Naruto's right fist, which was much clumsier and slower because of complete petrification. Like thin ice baked by a blazing fire, it quickly returned to its original elastic normal appearance! Immediately, the number of straight punches that opened and closed instantly changed. Turned from the bottom to the top, and sent out a non-fancy dragon fist!

Obviously, Naruto, who had been under the threat of turning into a petrified giant frog statue, had not been able to regain the restless natural energy in his body despite the fact that he had been unable to regain control of his natural energy in his body. But with full effort, it is still possible to restore only a small part of the area of the right fist, the right wrist, and the elbow joint of the right arm to an unaffected normal state! And then he kept waiting forbearantly, in order to change his move unexpectedly after Orochimaru took a defensive posture for granted!

In this case, it was in a hurry that the Great Snake Pill barely completed the defensive posture, and it was obviously too late to make a second move. So much so that at the moment of fate, the direction of the situation, instead of consciously unloading and borrowing the force as Orochimaru expected, let his body fall to the ground earlier than Naruto. On the contrary, under the push of this familiar huge force, he watched Naruto's figure accelerate away in a daze, and jumped upwards uncontrollably! So much so that Naruto not only managed to get out of danger from under Orochimaru's nose. Under Orochimaru's nose, he once again firmly grasped the rhythm of the battle in his own hands!

Of course, just like the eternal law that all things in the world complement each other, the pros and cons complement each other...... This approach is not all good for Naruto......

Not to mention anything else, except for the right arm, which has just gotten rid of part of the petrified state, and the small head that has been trying to fight hard, but has managed to keep it...... At this moment, Naruto's entire body, which can be said to be immobile, has fallen into a petrified state that is difficult to move. It was also under the influence of the previous reaction of the Ascending Dragon Fist, although as Naruto thought, through the push of the reaction force, the body was able to accelerate and fall towards the ground. But it was precisely because of the appearance of this additional reaction force that Naruto's original head-up and foot-down posture turned into an embarrassing situation of head down and feet up under an uncontrolled backflip!

In this case, once Naruto's fragile little head took the lead in touching the ground, a close touch came...... What about the picture......

Probably just from a high place, falling straight down without protection. And before the huge impact caused by the landing, the watermelon that was shattered to a sparse size was not much worse......

(End of chapter)