Your Acting Skills Are Too Bad

The words had barely left Orochimaru's mouth when his expression twisted strangely.

Then, something even more grotesque happened.

A hand suddenly extended out of his mouth!

Then another hand, followed by a head, and soon an entire body emerged!

In the end, a second Orochimaru—covered in thick mucus—completely crawled out from the mouth of the original one and landed gracefully on a nearby tree trunk.

As for the body that had been trapped by the Six Rod Light Prison? Only an empty husk remained.

This was Orochimaru's signature technique—Body Shedding.

Without the need for hand seals, he could escape any confinement, just like a snake shedding its skin.

Even being completely restrained didn't matter—he could just leave his old body behind.

Watching this unfold, the masked man, Tobi let out a dramatic scream.

"Ahhh! That's disgusting!"

However—

Kuzo remained completely calm, as if he had expected this outcome all along.

Of course, he knew Orochimaru had this trick up his sleeve. That's why he never planned to defeat him with just a single Bakudō.

Instead, Kuzo merely smiled and said,

"Do I really need to introduce myself?"

"Wasn't it you who leaked information to lure us here?"

"…Eh?"

Both Orochimaru and the masked man, Tobi, froze at the same time.

Then, Tobi dramatically clutched his head.

"What?! Senior, is that true?!"

"Damn it! Are we the ones walking into an ambush instead?! Wow!"

"Shut up."

Kuzo gave him a sideways glance before turning his gaze back to Orochimaru.

"The way you moved just now didn't seem like someone in a hurry to leave," Kuzo continued, his voice calm.

"It was more like someone waiting for an attack."

"Your acting skills are terrible."

"…"

Silence.

Orochimaru was momentarily stunned.

Then, he grinned slowly, his golden, snake-like eyes narrowing.

"Heh… is that so?"

"But even with my 'terrible' acting, I still managed to fool you, Golden Eyes."

"Or have you not realized yet… that something is different behind you?"

As he spoke, Orochimaru's grin widened, becoming more unsettling.

At these words, Tobi immediately turned to look behind Kuzo.

And then—his entire body stiffened.

From the trunk of the tree behind Kuzo, several purple snakes had silently slithered out, their silver fangs glinting ominously.

Before Tobi could even shout a warning, the snakes lunged at Kuzo!

They moved at lightning speed, their bodies coiling tightly around Kuzo's limbs!

In an instant—Kuzo was completely restrained!

The tide of battle had shifted.

Seeing his strategy succeed, Orochimaru chuckled darkly and stared at Kuzo.

"So," he said, voice filled with amusement, "how does it feel now?"

"…"

A heavy silence filled the air.

The masked man, Tobi, seemed to snap out of his shock and began to yell.

"Wow! Senior Kuzo?! Are you okay? Do you need my help?!"

"…So noisy."

Kuzo's voice suddenly cut through the commotion.

But—there was something wrong.

His voice wasn't coming from where he was restrained.

It came from—above.

"!?"

Orochimaru's and Obito's hearts skipped a beat at the same time.

Both of them instinctively snapped their heads upward.

Before they could even locate the source of the voice—

A calm, chilling whisper echoed from the sky.

"Shoot him, Shinsō."

—Fwoosh!

Before the words had even fully settled, a dazzling silver light shot down from the sky!

The blade cut through the air with terrifying speed—

And in the blink of an eye, it pierced straight through Orochimaru's chest!

—Puff!

A sharp sound of impact.

Orochimaru's abdomen was completely run through by the extending blade.

The force sent him flying backward—slamming him into a tree trunk!

And then, the blade pinned him to the ground.

Blood splattered, dyeing the earth beneath him a deep red.

Orochimaru's pupils shrank to pinpricks.

He stared at the massive, tens-of-meters-long blade in disbelief.

On the side, Obito—who had been convinced he was in control of the situation—froze.

His entire body stiffened.

And then, as if realizing something horrifying, he snapped his head upward.

High in the sky—

Kuzo hovered, holding his sword, completely unrestrained.

"!?"

No…

No way…

Had Kuzo never actually come down from the start?!

Obito was completely—stunned.

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