"The Rinnegan..."
Before joining Akatsuki, Orochimaru had a little-known encounter with Pain's Deva Path. Upon seeing Pain's eyes, he immediately recognized them as the legendary eyes of the Sage of Six Paths.
Driven by his thirst for truth, Orochimaru made a rare impulsive move, attempting to gouge out Pain's eyes without any pretense. The result was him being flung hundreds of meters away, rolling through the debris of shattered trees, covered in dust. The distance between them was a testament to the difference in their power.
For the first time, Orochimaru was awed by sheer power, which piqued his interest in Akatsuki. He joined with the intention of exploiting the situation, but Pain's overwhelming strength left him with no opportunity.
"That Pain, you really defeated him, and you got that eye before Tobi did. Heh, I understand now why you dared to release me without fearing my betrayal..."
Naruto asked, "So, will you submit to me?"
Orochimaru replied, "Judging by your appearance, you just obtained that eye. How much of its power can you wield?"
Naruto smiled, "Even if it's just ten percent, it should be enough to deal with you."
Orochimaru laughed, "Heh, let's see then!"
*Boom!!!*
The ground shook as the Eight-Headed Serpent advanced aggressively. Without a massive chakra construct like Susanoo, it was impossible to contend with it!
Retreating would be the best option, but Naruto didn't take a step back!
Simply put, he wanted to completely subdue Orochimaru with his power!
As the Eight-Headed Serpent approached, its massive bodies attacked in succession, each one possessing strength surpassing that of Manda!
Naruto's left eye narrowed as he raised his hand, forming an invisible barrier to block the serpent's brutal assault!
The barrier was one of the Rinnegan's abilities, specifically part of the Six Paths' Deva Path.
When Nagato was young and hadn't mastered the Rinnegan, he unintentionally used it in a crisis to protect Yahiko and Konan from an explosion.
Later, Pain's Deva Path used the barrier to easily block the Tailed Beast Bombs fired by Naruto in his six-tailed form. The only drawback of this barrier was that it required the user to extend their hand beforehand.
"Not bad, but how about this..."
Seeing that brute force couldn't break the barrier, Orochimaru had the seven other serpent heads spit out giant Kusanagi swords, which then attacked Naruto in unison...
Naruto raised his hand.
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*Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!*
The seven giant Kusanagi swords halted in mid-air!
Orochimaru's vertical pupils narrowed, "Hmm? This isn't the barrier..."
Naruto's left eye glowed as he spoke firmly, "Shinra Tensei!"
*Boom...!!!*
A powerful repulsive force erupted from Naruto, creating a crater around him!!
"Ugh... This is the technique Pain used on me!"
The massive body of the Eight-Headed Serpent was pushed back by the overwhelming repulsive force...!!
Konan, carrying the unconscious Anko, observed from the sky with her white paper wings spread, "It's like watching Nagato in battle. Naruto mastered this technique so quickly..."
*Boom!!!*
The Eight-Headed Serpent retreated until it crashed into a distant mountain wall!
*Swish!* Naruto swiftly attacked, throwing a kunai into the air. As the kunai reached the same height as Orochimaru, he teleported using the Flying Thunder God technique.
Grabbing the kunai, his cloak billowing, Naruto performed a graceful mid-air spin, extending his right hand towards the distant mountain, his left eye glowing!
—Bansho Ten'in!
*Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!*
The mountain collapsed, and boulders rained down on the Eight-Headed Serpent.
*Clang!*
The kunai fell, and Naruto returned to the ground, picking it up and looking at the buried serpent, "I can't use Chibaku Tensei yet, but this should suffice as a substitute, right?"
*Rumble, rumble, rumble...!!*
With a loud crash, the eight serpent heads broke free from the rubble!
Naruto shrugged with a smile, "I guess not."
"Naruto, you've ignited my fighting spirit!"
As Orochimaru spoke, his body retracted, and the serpent heads gathered, releasing chakra to form a massive purple sphere!!
Naruto was surprised, "That technique..."
Konan warned, "Be careful, that chakra is extraordinary!!"
Naruto replied seriously, "Yeah, it's almost on par with the Tailed Beast Bombs of Kurama and the others!"
"!" Inside Naruto, the dormant Nine-Tails twitched its ears upon hearing 'Kurama.'
*Boom!!!* The Eight-Headed Serpent fired the condensed chakra sphere at Naruto!!
—Yamata no Orochi!
"This must be your strongest attack under the Eight Branches Technique!"
Naruto stood firm, raising his hand as the sphere approached, his left eye flashing.
—Preta Path!
*Swish!*
A semi-transparent barrier appeared, stopping the sphere...
It was the Preta Path's sealing barrier... Any technique powered by chakra would be absorbed upon contact!
Every technique has its limits, and the Preta Path is no exception.
But among all known techniques, none have exceeded its absorption limit, not even the Tailed Beast Bombs, let alone the less powerful Yamata no Orochi!
*Swish!*
The sphere rapidly shrank, reverting to chakra and being absorbed by the barrier.
"..." Orochimaru, emerging from the central serpent head, watched in shock.
After fully absorbing the sphere, the playful look in Naruto's eyes vanished completely.
"It's time..."
Naruto launched another attack, and Orochimaru's body retracted again...
"Don't even think about it!"
In mid-air, Naruto extended his hand.
—Bansho Ten'in!
*Swish!*
A powerful gravitational force pulled Orochimaru's body, preventing him from retracting into the serpent head.
Orochimaru resisted with all his might, "He's trying to separate my body from the Eight-Headed Serpent. I can't let him succeed...!"
*Swish!!!*
The gravitational force in Naruto's palm intensified... Orochimaru was finally pulled out!
Naruto slammed his hand down!
*Boom!!!*
The gravitational force slammed Orochimaru into the ground...
Orochimaru's body, modified to be extremely flexible, remained functional despite the heavy impact.
"It's over!"
Naruto leaped into the air, throwing multiple black rods that precisely struck Orochimaru's chakra points...
"Ugh...!!"
Naruto's powerful chakra flowed through the Six Paths' black rods, completely suppressing Orochimaru's own chakra!
After struggling in vain, Orochimaru sighed, "I can't move..."
*Boom!*
Behind them, the Eight-Headed Serpent vanished in a cloud of smoke, having lost its caster's control.
*Swish!*
Naruto appeared beside Orochimaru using the Flying Thunder God kunai, looking down at him, "Orochimaru, can I ask you to stop targeting Sasuke now?"