Reborn in Naruto As Orochimaru (AU)

Chapter 4 : Ninjutsu Practice

Note:

I will now replace Takeshi with Orochimaru for convenient reading.

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"Hidden Shadow Snake Hand!" Orochimaru formed a seal with both hands, as chakra surged through his body. In an instant, his right hand shot up, and six or seven snakes burst forth with a "swoosh." They swiftly attacked a wooden stake from various angles, leaving deep scratches. Soon, a few snakes coiled around the stake, leaving behind distinct marks.

Orochimaru let out a sigh of relief. He had practiced this snake-type signature ninjutsu all afternoon and was close to mastering it. However, he knew he needed to enhance its power in the future.

For instance, he wanted to make the snake's fangs highly poisonous and increase their numbers. He also desired the ability to perform the jutsu with one hand.

According to legends, only exceptional ninja, like the bloodline users, could perform jutsu with a single hand. As Orochimaru thought about Orochimaru from the original story, he silently concealed one hand and waved his sleeve, as if commanding the snakes.

Orochimaru's father, on the other hand, could only perform seals with both hands, greatly reducing the power of this sinister ninjutsu.

Yet, as Orochimaru gazed at his long, white sleeves, he decisively chose to emulate the old man!

With a sense of relief, Orochimaru resumed making seals. "Snake Summoning Art!"

A loud "bang" echoed as smoke billowed, and numerous snakes emerged, rushing forward.

Observing this scene, Orochimaru frowned. These were merely ordinary snakes. Although he could summon a large number of them at once, the chakra consumption was equivalent to a B-rank ninjutsu. But to counter such a technique, a B-rank fireball jutsu could burn them to ashes.

If he had ninja snakes at his disposal, the effect would be much better, but it was impractical! How could he have access to so many ninja snakes to expend as he pleased?

Moreover, the opponent would only need to dodge once or use a teleportation jutsu, rendering these snakes useless.

The inspiration for this move came from Orochimaru's Thousand Snake Formation, but Orochimaru's own power was far too limited.

If he used snakes formed from his own chakra, the attack, speed, and endurance would greatly improve. However, he didn't possess sufficient chakra to sustain a sea of snakes like Orochimaru. The scarcity of snakes diminished the essence of this technique, rendering it useless.

With his powerful mental abilities, Orochimaru's chakra level was already on par with that of a Chunin. However, he urgently needed a move that could be his trump card.

Techniques like the Rasengan seemed impressive, but his physical abilities as a six-year-old were limited, and close combat was quite disadvantageous.

After all, his arms were short!

As for other elemental ninjutsu, he could only have a maximum of two B-ranks. Even if he had A-rank techniques, using them would deplete his chakra. If he missed his target, he would be left vulnerable.

Shuriken, thrown with precision, guided through spiritual power, was indeed effective, and Orochimaru was confident in reaching Itachi's level from his previous life.

However, due to his limited physical strength, he couldn't rely on it as his ultimate move.

Poisoning his throwing tools wasn't a common practice among ninjas, except for puppetry.

As the reborn super Orochimaru, shouldn't he possess a snake-type signature ninjutsu as his trump card?!

In that moment, a scene flashed in Orochimaru's mind—the image of Sasuke taking out a Fuma shuriken from the seal on his arm during the duel with Itachi!