Chapter 575 The Butterfly's Wings Were Broken
Chapter 575 The Butterfly's Wings Were Broken
On the other side, outside Orochimaru's experimental base.
Kakashi, Choji, Shikamaru, and Kiba lurked in the shadows of the dense forest, gazing at the massive underground facility hidden among the cliffs.
"The defenses here are tighter than I expected." Shikamaru squatted on a tree, holding a miniature telescope in his hand, his brow furrowed. "There are at least thirty hidden stakes on the perimeter, each no more than fifty meters apart, forming a complete surveillance network."
"Orochimaru isn't here, so who do you think will be guarding this place?" Kiba asked in a low voice, lying next to Akamaru.
"I don't know." Shikamaru put down his binoculars. "But one thing is certain: Orochimaru couldn't have left his stronghold completely empty. There must be something inside that we didn't see in the intelligence."
Choji Akimichi said innocently, "Why bother with all that? With Kakashi-sensei here, he can just take us through the dimension."
Kakashi looked speechless. "My shadow clones had already infiltrated and pinpointed the location."
Choji Akimichi said, "Then why not just steal the data inside?"
Kakashi ignored him and continued, "Then let's stick to the original plan. I'll lead the way. Choji, Shikamaru, Kiba, you guys infiltrate from the flank. The target is the data room. Remember, don't linger. Get the item and retreat."
"Understood," they all replied in unison.
Kakashi took a deep breath and activated his space-time ninjutsu. He instantly teleported to the side of an accomplice and took care of him.
At the same time, he entered the first warning line. However, as he prepared to jump again, a ripple appeared in the air.
It's a barrier!
Who would have thought that the invincible space ninjutsu would fail?
He opened his eyes, and through the kaleidoscope, he finally saw what was trapping him.
It was a web woven in the void by countless insects that were almost invisible to the naked eye.
He was trapped.
Kakashi sensed that his perception of space had lost its direction; something here was fixing space in place.
"What kind of technique is this?" he muttered to himself.
"Insect Domain Barrier - Incomplete Version." A man wearing round glasses and with gray hair slowly emerged from the darkness.
He was wearing a white lab coat, his hands in his pockets, and a strange, ambiguous smile on his face.
"Long time no see, Kakashi-san." Kabuto pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting a cold light. "I just learned this myself, and although it's only an incomplete version, it'll be enough to trap you for a moment."
Kakashi frowned: "Yakushi Kabuto..."
Meanwhile, outside...
Just as Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba had dealt with a few insignificant spies, a wall suddenly appeared beneath their feet, instantly separating the three of them.
Immediately afterwards, four figures emerged from the shadows. They were none other than the Sound Four—Sakon, Ukon, Kidomaru, Tayuya, and Jirobo.
And the one who just used Earth Release ninjutsu was none other than Pangjirobo.
Kidomaru crossed his arms and said, "Lord Yakushi Kabuto said that these few guys are yours to deal with."
Note that he said "you guys," not "us," meaning he won't take action himself, but will leave it to his three teammates to handle one-on-one.
The fat man said憨憨地, "Are you insulting us? I can take care of them all by myself."
"Don't be arrogant, be careful their teammates might come out to rescue them."
Sakon and Ukon were relatively cautious. Sakon jumped into the partition of the tooth first, because the other party was a man and a dog. Since he was also a brother, he wouldn't have an advantage in the fight.
Tayuya, however, looked down on Choji and naturally chose Nara Shikamaru, a fellow technical ninja; in the end, it was naturally a battle between two fat guys.
"You wretched guy, don't look down on me!"
Seeing that he was the one who had been left over, Choji Akimichi clearly sensed that the other party suspected him of being the weakest.
"Partial Multiplication Technique!"
A large, fan-like hand reached out to grab the fat man. Jirobo didn't even dodge. He raised his hand, grabbed the fat man's hand, and forcefully lifted his body, slamming him against the stone wall beside him.
With a thud, the stone wall shook, and a lot of dust fell, but it still did not break.
It's not that he's weak, but that Jirobo's Earth Release technique is very strong.
Their Cursed Seal Sage Techniques were a variant of the Earth Dragon Sage Techniques, while Kidomaru's leanings were towards the Earth Spider, and he had formed a contract with a spider in the Asgard Palace, which is why he was stronger than the other three.
Jirobo was also a beneficiary of the magic.
"You wretched bastard, taste my special technique!" Choji pulled out a string of steel kunai and tied them to his body. "Steel, Meatball Tank!"
"With such little power, you dare to compete with me! The curse seal changes by one level."
Jirobo raised his hand, his right fist covered in clods of earth, and with a single punch, the so-called meat-egg chariot suddenly collapsed and came to a stop in front of him.
At the same time, Choji's kunai shattered.
His body returned to its original shape in mid-air, only to be slammed to the ground by a punch from Jirobo, who suddenly leaped up.
Blood splattered everywhere, and dust flew everywhere.
Those in the arena could hear a crisp sound, the sound of bones breaking. Choji's shoulder blades, posterior spine, and pelvis were all damaged.
Jirobo walked up to him, stepped on his face, picked up the snack bag that had fallen beside him, and found that there was still one last potato chip inside.
Without hesitation, he picked it up, put it in his mouth, chewed it up, and then spat it out, exclaiming, "Ugh, this tastes awful!"
"You think you're worthy of eating the same potato chips as me? You didn't steal these, did you?"
"Don't insult us!" Choji Akimichi said weakly, clutching his stomach and with blood seeping from his mouth.
But the truth is, Kakashi did steal those potato chips, and he wasn't wrong!
"Boring, let me take care of you."
Just as he was about to deliver the final blow, Choji, with an unknown force, sent him flying. He took out the key and swallowed all three pills.
You've angered me.
With each step he took forward, his body grew thinner, and the butterfly wings on his back grew larger.
"We shouldn't insult Konoha Village."
"You shouldn't have eaten my last potato chip and then said it tasted bad."
"Die!" Choji threw a punch so fast it was invisible to the naked eye.
Jirobo remained standing in place, simply activating the second level of transformation, then reaching out and firmly catching his fist.
"That's it..."
He exerted force, and a crisp cracking sound was heard.
Choji Akimichi's arm was twisted into a pretzel; apart from the outer skin, everything inside was broken.
Immediately following were fists invisible to the naked eye, which pounded into his body one after another, causing Choji to float in mid-air.
When Jirobo got tired of playing with him, he finally punched him hard on the head.
Choji Akimichi's skull collapsed.
His bones were all shattered; he wouldn't even need to die anymore.
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