Reborn in Naruto As Orochimaru (AU)

Chapter 38: Devour

With the sound of shuffling footsteps and tattered clothing, Orochimaru approached Uchiha Yuta with an calm demeanor. Uchiha Yuta's heart sank, and he instinctively took a step back, feeling a chilling sensation running down his spine. Even as an elite ninja, he couldn't help but be afraid!

It was hard to believe that just twenty minutes ago, his team had the upper hand, with three Jonin and five Chunin. Yet now, the powerful Uchiha Kaze was at the mercy of this devilish figure!

Why hadn't Orochimaru's chakra and stamina been exhausted? Could Yuta defeat him?

Yuta's chakra had already dipped below the warning line. As a Jonin, he wasn't known for having abundant chakra reserves. In fact, he had even released the three tomoe sharingan to save chakra!

If even skilled Jonin like Kaze with their illusions and the Sharingan had failed, what chance did his eyes have?!

As the mission failed and the situation was exposed, Uchiha Yuta knew his future looked grim, but he still didn't want to die. However, attempting to escape, he was met with the formidable earth wall reinforced by Orochimaru!

Bitterness welled up in Yuta's heart. He had initially treated Orochimaru's actions as a joke, but in just ten minutes, this sturdy earth wall had become an inescapable barrier!

"Do you still wish to run? Is the esteemed Uchiha Jonin truly afraid of a mere child?" Orochimaru, too, was in a dire state, and both were evenly matched.

But at this moment, the one whose aura would overpower the other's gaze would emerge victorious!

Having revealed his cowardice, Yuta was destined to lose!

"Give up! Be absorbed into my strength!" Orochimaru roared and lunged at Yuta, releasing the seals on his hand. Dozens of white snakes shot towards Yuta like white lightning!

Orochimaru was also running on fumes, leaving him with no choice but to use his final resort!

"Damn, I can't hold back anymore. This kid has too many tricks. I have to finish him in one strike." Yuta, having given up on the mission, no longer held back. He burned the last chakra within him, channeling his strong will to survive, unleashing the last reserves of his power in a surge of monstrous flames.

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bomb!"

In an instant, the raging flames engulfed the confined space like a roaring ocean, reducing everything before it to ashes. Metal was melted by the intense heat, combustibles turned to fuel, and even the load-bearing columns began to crack, as this legendary Fire Style jutsu devoured everything in its path like an unimaginable flamethrower!

With a deafening "Boom!" the intended ceiling shattered under the immense pressure, and the scorching fire wave surged upward uncontrollably. The entire five-story hospital was filled with a massive blaze and billowing smoke, as all the windows shattered simultaneously, unable to conceal such a horrific scene!

In an instant, Konoha went from silent to noisy, as countless buildings were lit up by lights, and teams of ninjas rushed to the scene!

"What's happening?!" The village authorities, roused from their sleep, inquired angrily.

The third elder, who had returned home, felt a dreadful foreboding upon hearing the loud noise.

"Has the mission failed?" The Great Elder muttered to himself, sitting alone in his room.

Tobirama, looking at the distant flames, had a somber and icy expression. When he turned to bed, Tobirama was trembling with anger and flushed.

"Such a powerful Fire Style...! Uchiha! I'll never forgive you!" Tobirama raged as he looked at the burning hospital building. Even the Uchiha ninjas guarding outside were stunned, and the patients and medical staff who were under Uchiha's illusion were suddenly freed, shouting and crying in confusion.