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Chapter 224 - Betrayal

"Die!"

Remember the first website domain 𝕥𝕨𝕜𝕒𝕟.𝕔𝕠𝕞

West of the Land of Wind, before the gates of a certain Fortress, a scarlet serpent rampaged and weaved through the crowd.

Despite its massive size, it was surprisingly agile, its enormous serpentine body like a nimble dump truck, rapidly winding forward, stirring up a sky full of yellow sand. A sweep of its tail could cause mountains to crumble and the earth to split.

"Clang clang clang!"

Countless Shuriken and Exploding Tag Kunai struck its body, but aside from a few sparks, they had no effect. The hardness of Shin'ya's scales had surpassed ordinary steel, and even the Exploding Tag Kunai were simply ignored.

However, its desire to attack was also quite strong. It proudly weaved through the enemy ranks, charging and ramming, each swing of its tail causing several Ninja to cough up blood and fly backward.

Under the absolute suppression of its size, the Ninja's defensive formations were as fragile as paper, torn to pieces, as insignificant as ants.

"Wind Release: Wind Massacre Array!"

"Fire Release: Raging Fire Drop!"

They didn't sit still and wait for death. A set of well-coordinated Wind and Fire Release Ninjutsu was launched directly at it. The wind aided the fire, and the soaring flames instantly engulfed half of Shin'ya's serpentine body.

Shin'ya opened its mouth and spat out a large amount of purplish-black venom, pouring down like a waterfall, instantly extinguishing the flames. The two Ninja, unable to dodge in time, were splashed head-to-toe with the venom.

"Not good!"

Before the two could cry for help, the areas splashed by the venom began to emit "sizzling" white smoke, accompanied by a chilling "cluck cluck" sound. The two quickly stiffened in place, petrified from head to toe.

With a sweep of its tail, the two statues instantly shattered into a sky full of stone chips.

"Well done, Shin'ya!" the Third Kazekage shouted.

"Less talk!"

Shin'ya retorted impatiently, turned its head, and plunged into the enemy ranks, beginning to crush the remaining enemies.

Several Ninja jumped back continuously, narrowly avoiding the attack of the serpent's tail, but were still swayed by the gust of wind, on the verge of losing their lives on the spot.

"Boom!"

Fortunately, their companions provided timely support, and several Exploding Tag Kunai hit Shin'ya's head, the explosion shaking the air slightly.

Shin'ya shook its head and reappeared from the black smoke, its huge lantern-like vertical pupils revealing a bloodthirsty killing intent.

It wasn't afraid of these attacks. In fact, besides its tail, its head was the hardest part of its body. The power of the Exploding Tags was just tickling it. Its only weakness was... its eyes.

The world thought its reverse scale was its weakness, but they were wrong. Its eyes were the most vulnerable part of its body, connecting to parts of the brain. Once injured, it would probably immediately lose its ability to fight.

Usually, it relied on its reckless and fierce fighting style to conceal the fragility of its eyes, but just now, the "accidental" explosion affected its eyes, causing its movements to suddenly stop.

It immediately flew into a rage, its dark red serpent tail raised high, aiming at the two who had just attacked, and slammed down with the force of a meteorite falling to the ground!

As two solemn faces were enveloped by a huge shadow, the two immediately bent their knees and jumped back, preparing to flash out of the attack range.

Suddenly, the Third Kazekage on the side leaped up first, his hands, which had quickly completed the hand seals, flashing with dazzling lightning.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Arrow Prison!"

He waved his hands fiercely in mid-air, throwing out a dazzling ball of lightning. The two were instantly struck by the lightning, their bodies bathed in a sea of lightning that splashed like water, emitting billowing smoke.

"Take this!"

Just then, the snake's tail crashed down, sending the two charred bodies flying. Like discarded sacks, they were flung far away, already lifeless before they even hit the ground.

"Sage Art: Triple Suffering!"

The giant snake Shin'ya darted out, its massive tail transforming into a whip that slammed into the ground with a deafening *"BOOM!"* The powerful impact stirred up a gale, engulfing the ninja in a cloud of swirling sand.

As the dust settled, three massive ravines were revealed in the desert, shaped like a trident. Within them lay countless corpses of ninja.

"Interesting."

In the distance, on a towering sand dune, Shin'yu remarked with amusement.

He glanced at Orochimaru beside him, noticing that his disciple was staring intently at the giant snake Shin'ya in the arena, a certain light flickering in his eyes.

He chuckled softly and asked with a meaningful tone, "Orochimaru, what do you think of Shin'ya?"

"Very strong!" Orochimaru said, his golden pupils narrowed. "Putting aside the advantage of its size, it knows how to cooperate, which already puts it ahead of most Summoning Beasts. And... this thing has an indescribable power within it... almost comparable to a Tailed Beast..."

"Do you like it?"

Shin'yu smiled knowingly. "If you like it, I'll give it to you."

"What?" Orochimaru was stunned, his golden vertical pupils widening. He instinctively thought the other was joking, but in the next moment, he suddenly felt that this wasn't a joke for Shin'yu.

After all, this Master was not only incredibly powerful, but every action seemed to be full of meaning.

Below, the battle continued.

The battle had lasted for three hours because, even with the Third Kazekage and the giant snake Shin'ya working together, enemies seemed to emerge endlessly from all directions.

Moreover, after the opponents learned of Shin'ya's weakness, the scales of victory began to tip in favor of the masked ninja.

"Tsk, tsk." Shin'yu said with his hands behind his back, "The scale of this group is almost equivalent to a ninja squad."

Orochimaru nodded solemnly. "It seems there's a compelling reason to take down this Fortress."

Shin'yu glanced at him. "What do you think these people are after?"

Orochimaru's mind raced, and he suddenly thought of a possibility, drawing in a cold breath. "Could it be that they learned about the Uzumaki Clan and want to seize Uzumaki Kana in the Fortress?"

"When looking at things, never just look at the surface. Only by thinking from multiple perspectives can you get a more comprehensive answer," Shin'yu said earnestly.

Seeing the puzzled look in Orochimaru's eyes, he chuckled, "Let me ask you a question. Why is only the Third Kazekage guarding such a large and clearly valuable Fortress?"

"This..."

"Don't forget, this is the Land of Wind. Even if the Hidden Sand Village is slow, they wouldn't let their Kage fight alone, right?"

Orochimaru pondered. "Perhaps... they aren't as united internally as they seem on the surface?"

"Don't be silly. The Third Kazekage was able to rise to power in the shortest amount of time. Do you think that's possible without a solid base of support?"

Shin'yu shook his head and directly stated the answer, "This group is clearly from the Hidden Sand Village."

"Huh?"

Orochimaru asked in confusion, "Their own people? Why would they attack their own Fortress? And why assassinate their own Kage?"

"I don't know, maybe it's a Hidden Sand Village tradition." Shin'yu said "I don't know," but his eyes wandered over Orochi Shin'ya, and a sharp glint flashed in his narrowed eyes.

Soon, Shin'ya showed signs of fatigue under the constant attacks. The Third Kazekage had also retreated to the Fortress early on, leaving only Shin'ya to struggle.

"Shin'ya, this place is about to fall! Retreat!" The Third Kazekage shouted, looking up.

Shin'ya turned to look at him, a human-like unwillingness in its eyes. "It's not over yet! I'll charge one more time, and this time I'll definitely blow them all away! Cover me!"

After saying that, without waiting for the Third Kazekage to react, it rushed out, stirring up a cloud of yellow sand.

Because it had unwavering trust in the Third Kazekage.

"Our combination can't lose, charge!"

It shouted, its snake head held high, about to spew venom.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, striking Shin'ya's hindbrain like an arrow from above. Inside the lightning, there was also a steel needle-like Sand Iron thorn, which directly pierced Shin'ya's right eye.

Lightning provided speed, and Sand Iron provided piercing power...

The intense pain struck, but Shin'ya was stunned. Such sharp Lightning Release and Magnet Release could only be used by...

It habitually turned its head, only to find that the vision in its right eye had long been plunged into darkness. It could only awkwardly turn its head, and in its remaining left pupil, it saw a cold figure reflected.

The Third Kazekage!

He hadn't put down his hand seals yet, and his expressionless face was only filled with coldness.

"Why..." Shin'ya's body swayed. Compared to the physical pain, the mental damage directly destroyed its fighting spirit.

"Shin'ya, your power is difficult to control, but now, we have a real way to control you."

The Third Kazekage said indifferently. As soon as he finished speaking, Shin'ya's huge body crashed to the ground.

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