Watching Orochimaru's confident smile, Kanpū suddenly remembered the Armament Haki from earlier, and vaguely felt that he had missed some important information.
“Big brother, he has Steel Release Kekkei Genkai, you have to be careful!” Karin, who was behind him, had stopped crying and loudly reminded him.
‘Steel Release?’
‘No wonder he can block my Kusanagi Sword. But how can Orochimaru have the Steel Release Kekkei Genkai?’
‘Could it be that he's also cheating with some green light on his head?’
Kanpū looked at Orochimaru's forehead suspiciously.
“Hah
Orochimaru suddenly burst into laughter, seeming to enjoy Kanpū's expression, “What’s wrong, not going to make a move?”
Kanpū couldn't stand that tone, and immediately gathered his thoughts. With a move of his thought, the Chakra inside his body instantly transformed into Lightning Attribute and poured into the Kusanagi Sword.
‘Let's start with a Thunder Dance.’
Boom!
Amidst the thunder, Kanpū turned into a shadow and disappeared on the spot.
Orochimaru's pupils narrowed slightly, the dark golden vertical pupils quickly caught sight of Kanpū's figure and he swung his fist.
Steel Release – Snake Steel Fist!!
Bang!
The steel-hardened fist broke the air, like a metal projectile, slamming towards Kanpū. Kanpū countered with a horizontal sword strike, carrying a blade of azure lightning, heavily hacking onto Orochimaru's wrist.
Clang!
In the crisp sound of metal collision, Kanpū's sword easily swept away Orochimaru's ‘steel’ hand, and even the lightning on the blade spread wildly along his ‘steel’ body. ʀ
But unfortunately, Orochimaru seemed oblivious to it all. He stomped on the ground, fiercely rushing towards Kanpū.
‘Lightning doesn't work?’
Kanpū decisively switched to Wind Attribute.
Konoha-Style – Slashing Wind!
Kanpū slashed instantly, and a visible green blade shot out from the Kusanagi Sword, breaking through the waves of air, and instantly slashed onto Orochimaru's steel head.
Duang!!
Orochimaru's footsteps paused, and he grinned: “It’s too light!”
Kanpū was not convinced, ‘Let the music play on and continue the dance!’
Konoha-Style – Dance of the Crescent Moon!
Konoha-Style- Moonlight!
Konoha-Style – Flame Slash!
Konoha-Style – Water Storm Cut!
Secret Art – Hazy Moon Night!
Kanpū unleashed his mastery of Konoha-Style Kenjutsu crazily, slashing countless fireworks on Orochimaru's steel body. He even forcibly stabbed Orochimaru's ‘steel’ chest!
Unfortunately, every time Kanpū's sword struck Orochimaru, he would skillfully dampen the force on the Kusanagi Sword with subtle vibrations. Though it seemed like Kanpū was causing sparks to fly from Orochimaru's body, it was actually just fireworks generated from the rapid friction between the blade and the steel body, while Orochimaru remained unharmed!
“Hehehe, your Konoha-Style Kenjutsu seems ineffective against me now, Kanpū-kun.” Orochimaru looked at Kanpū with a smile.
Combining Steel Release and his Body Modification, Orochimaru had been diligently practicing the integration of ‘steel' and flexibility. Now, in this battle, it has achieved great results against the enemy!
Orochimaru successfully activated Sage Mode.
“Kanpū-kun, please continue to strike me.” Orochimaru landed lightly, looking at Kanpū with a playful gaze. The purple eye shadow at the corners of his eyes reflecting the faint sunlight, seemingly mocking him.
‘Sage Mode against Sage Mode?’
Naturally, Kanpū wasn't intimidated. In a blink of an eye, he once again swung a huge blue blade.
The blade whistled, thundering and crushing towards Orochimaru.
The corner of Orochimaru’s mouth showed a grin, and he does not dodge or evade, just crossed his right arm in front of him.
Clang!!!
With the intense metal friction sound, the enormous blue blade crazily cut into Orochimaru's ‘steel' hand, the violent force pushing Orochimaru involuntarily backwards, leaving two deep gouges in the ground beneath his feet.
Kanpū stared attentively. Under Tenseigan’s vision, he could clearly see the muscles under Orochimaru's right arm are vibrating rapidly, dispersing the damage from the blade at an incredible frequency.
Such muscle vibration frequency couldn't be achieved by ordinary Taijutsu Shinobi, not even Guy. Only Orochimaru, who had undergone Body Modification, could achieve this!
‘Steel Release combined with Body Modification?’
Kanpū finally understood why Orochimaru was so tough.
Immediately after, a thought flashed through his mind, and his gaze suddenly focused on Orochimaru’s left hand.
‘Why did he only use his right hand to block?’
‘Showing off?’
‘Or was there something wrong with his left hand?’
‘Wait!’
‘Ryuchi Cave’s Sage Mode, useless left hand...’ A flash of insight exploded in Kanpū's mind!
‘I see!’
‘Uchiha Shin!’
‘Orochimaru took over Uchiha Shin’s body!’
‘No wonder he can master Sage Mode!’
Ryuchi Cave’s Sage Mode is actually quite simple. As long as they can withstand the erosion of Senjutsu Chakra injected by the White Snake Sage, they can get started. Then, by utilizing Uchiha Shin's body, which doesn't reject foreign objects, Orochimaru managed to master Ryuchi Cave’s Sage Mode!
‘If that’s the case, Orochimaru can also obtain Wood Release by transplanting Hashirama’s cells...’
‘A while ago, I recalled hearing Orochimaru went to the prison to find Danzo.’
‘Is it because of Hashirama’s cells?’
Kanpū scalp felt numb.
But then, he frowned again, because this explanation still can’t explain Orochimaru's Steel Release Kekkei Genkai.
‘He couldn't just implant a Steel Release Kekkei Genkai Shinobi into his body, right?’
‘Or...’
‘Apart from my own Collection Technique, the only other way to obtain someone else's Kekkei Genkai seemed to be... Hiruko’s Chimera Technique?’
‘I remember that Hiruko was friends with the Sannin when he was young. If Orochimaru pretended to befriend him, then ambushed Hiruko when he least expected it, then use despicable means to coerce...’
‘Isn’t he taking it too far?’
‘Uchiha Shin’s body, Hiruko’s Chimera Technique, is Orochimaru trying to become a god?!’