The sudden appearance of such a humongous monster was far beyond the imagination of the four, their bodies couldn't help but shudder instinctively from the mere Chakra pressure emitted by the monster!
"W-what is that!?" – Haku asked while trying to control his trembling body.
Even Yamato, the oldest of the four couldn't answer Haku's doubts as even he was at a loss at the sight of such a freaky eight-headed snake.
Jugo was the calmest as he intently stared at the eight-headed white snake in the distance and muttered with a doubtful expression, "I-I can feel Orochimaru-Sama's aura from that monster!"
"What!?" – Everyone was taken aback as soon as they heard Jugo's sentence.
Jugo was also a little doubtful so after sensing again, he said with some surety, "There's no mistaking it, that monster does have Orochimaru-Sama's aura!"
Jugo's perception is not like that of simple sensory ninjas… His skills incline more towards the perception through Natural Energy, this is why Jugo was more sure that even if he couldn't sense the Chakra of that monster, it did have Orochimaru's aura.
Kimimaro was highly unbelievable, "Is that really Orochimaru-Sama?"
At this time Yamato stood up and said to the three after a brief glance at the battle site, "Whether that is Orochimaru-Sama or not is not important for now, I believe Orochimaru-Sama will not be defeated by Hyuga Kuroto, but we have to retreat further because I have a feeling that the battle between the two of them would only become more devastating from here on!"
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On the Battlefield.
Looking at the incomparably huge Yamata no Orochi, Kuroto couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.
Obviously, he is no stranger to this technique, as this is Orochimaru's greatest and strongest snake-related technique called the 'Eight Branches Technique', giving Orochimaru enough power to even go toe to toe against a tailed beast.
In the main story, Orochimaru used this Jutsu to fight Uchiha Itachi in the fated battle between brothers but was easily sealed by Itachi's Totsuka Sword.
Although that battle doesn't give a complete analysis of the power level of this Jutsu because Orochimaru was weakened at that time while Itachi too was just a few steps away from his death.
Therefore, there is no clear explanation of the weakness of this Jutsu.
After all, even Nagato in the Edo Tensei form, who was more than enough to crush both Kyuubi Naruto and Hachibi Killer Bee two perfect Jinchuriki at the same time, couldn't resist the sealing power of Itachi's Totsuka Sword.
Therefore, using that battle to judge the freakiness of Yamata no Orochi wouldn't be appropriate.
"Sigh… looks like I have no other choice!" – muttered Kuroto as he slowly raised his hand to begin hand seals.
Since Kuroto isn't going to reveal his Tenseigan Chakra Mode in the fight against Orochimaru, therefore, he has no other option but to use the power of Ryuumyaku.
After he finished printing the seal, Kuroto spoke in a low voice, "Ryuumyaku seal: Release!"
As soon as the Ryuumyaku's seal was released, its chakra was expelled from Kuroto's belly and the purple chakra condensed into a chubby purple Dragon form, hovering above Kuroto.
On the opposite side, one of the heads of the Yamata no Orochi opened its mouth to reveal Orochimaru's half body.
Currently, he was covered in sticky mucus and looked at Ryuumyaku with interest as he licked his lips playfully with his long tongue, "Such rich Chakra… is this Ryuumyaku? It's really fascinating!"
Kuroto's expression also returned to calmness while he watched Orochimaru vigilantly who was observing Ryuumyaku with fascination.
The biggest flaw or weakness of the artificial tailed beast is its instability, even Nidaime-Sama couldn't solve this issue, which was the reason for terminating the artificial tailed beast project in Konoha.
Although Kuroto has been able to create an artificial tailed beast, it is still not as stable as the real ones, after all, he didn't use something like the Yin-Yang Release to create it, therefore, even if he has become Ryuumyaku's Jinchuriki, he isn't using its power as anything more than a chakra battery. He has absolutely not used the Ryuumyaku itself for the battle.
The first reason is obviously to keep the existence of Ryuumyaku hidden.
The second reason is to prevent the Ryuumyaku from running away, as Kuroto might lose control over it and go berserk, and that would be incredibly problematic.
But if he still doesn't use Ryuumyaku in the face of Yamata no Orochi, then Orochimaru would obviously get suspicious… This is something that Kuroto doesn't want either.
All thoughts aside, as more and more chakra emerged from Kuroto, the purple dragon hovering over Kuroto's quickly expanded several times.
Gradually its size was even comparable to that of Yamata no Orochi… and under the effect of Ryuumyaku Chakra, Kuroto's body hovered in the air.
Controlling Ryuumyaku is similar to controlling other tailed beasts, he doesn't need to give any verbal instructions… only metal commands are needed.
And since Kuroto doesn't have to worry about Natural Energy invading his body in this state, it doesn't matter how much chakra Ryuumyaku uses, as long as Kuroto makes sure to keep Ryuumyaku under control.
With the complete emergence of the two behemoths, the battle site fell into a strange silence.
Looking at the towering body of Ryuumyaku, even Orochimaru's had a solemn look.
His face was no longer of curiosity or playfulness but was replaced by jealousy and greed!
While slithering his tongue, Orochimaru said coldly, "Kuroto-Kun, you seem to have gained something interesting, let me have a look at it!"
With that sentence, all the eight serpent heads rushed towards the purple dragon!
Whoosh… Whoosh…
The mere wind pressure generated by the movement of the eight heads was more than enough to surpass most Class-A Wind Style Jutsu as all the nearby trees were uprooted and blown away.
Even Kuroto's expression shrank looking at the might of Yamata no Orochi and he immediately controlled the Ryuumyaku to confront it.
Instantly the two behemoths fought against each other.
This was a battle between two monsters in a true sense, the momentum and impact were far greater than what Manda brought, in just a few seconds the entire forest was razed to the ground.
Three heads tried to bound Ryuumyaku's body while the other ones attempted to bite in several places one after another, but how can Kuroto let such a thing happen, as soon as the first head approached to bite from the side, it was copped off its torso by the Dragon Claw… while the other head that wasn't much far behind was ripped of its neck by the Dragon Fangs in just one bite.
Puff…
As the two heads were ripped off one after another, a large amount of blood sprayed out like rain.
However, much to Kuroto's shock and Orochimaru's amusement, the two heads grew again.
Orochimaru smiled in amusement as he questioned, "Kuroto-Kun, why don't we take this up a notch? Show me your Tailed beast mode or the entity of the artificial tailed beast itself… I want to see everything that you can do!"
Kuroto didn't answer and continued controlling Ryuumyaku with a calm face.
While making the core of Ryuumyaku, Kuroto was sure that he wouldn't have to fight using the Ryuumyaku itself, so he created the shape of the core into a simple sphere, which accidentally turned into a chubby form because of the sentience Chakra, giving it a funny look.
Therefore, Kuroto is obviously a little embarrassed to directly use Ryuumyaku.
But the main reason why he doesn't use the Ryuumyaku as a tailed beast form or the main entity is because of the risk of it going a little berserk.
The Purple Dragon hovering above is just the Chakra manifestation, therefore it's a bit disadvantageous to fight a physical battle with Yamata no Orochi, but it still may not be that bad as it's more agile than the white snake.
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