Chapter 119: Itachi Uchiha Remains Unshakable, Kimimaro Transforms into Thorns and Surrounds the Opponent (Itachi) like Spikes Surrounding a Mountain

At first, Naruto simply imitated Orochimaru. Even more excessively, he used the Transformation Jutsu[b]Transformation Jutsu[/b] to transform into Orochimaru's appearance.

"Kimimaro... I'm about to die... I want Sasuke... Hurry up and give me Sasuke..." Orochimaru lay on the meadow, his face contorted in pain, and stretched out his long arm towards Kimimaro.

"..." Hinata stared blankly from the side.

Kimimaro was extremely annoyed. He knew that the Orochimaru in front of him was fake, created by Naruto using the Transformation Jutsu[b]Transformation Jutsu[/b].

But Kimimaro knew very well in his heart that at this moment, the real Orochimaru was indeed suffering as much as Naruto was pretending to be, and was on the verge of death.

In front of him, there was no Sasuke, only Itachi Uchiha. After several rounds of battles with Itachi, he found that Itachi's pupil power was obviously superior to Sasuke's.

"You will be the best vessel for Lord Orochimaru." Kimimaro evaluated Itachi.

"Oh?" Itachi Uchiha said coldly, "If you were capable of making me a vessel, you wouldn't have gone after my stupid brother."

Itachi Uchiha suddenly thought of Sasuke, who was still lying in the hospital, and just let out a deep sigh.

Stupid brother. He even let Naruto, his comrade, stab a Kunai[b]Kunai[/b] into his chest. Not only can't you take revenge on Naruto, but you also have to thank him.

This time, Itachi Uchiha took the initiative to attack. With a pair of cold eyes fixed on Kimimaro, the orange-red illusory warrior swung a huge fist at Kimimaro.

Bone spurs protruded all over Kimimaro's body. The hard bone spurs withstood the fist of the Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b] warrior, but Kimimaro was directly sent flying.

Kimimaro got up and looked at Itachi in fear, shocked by Itachi's strength.

"Kimimaro, keep going!" Naruto cheered, "This Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b] is just a skeletal frame and only has the upper body. Its physical defense is very weak. Attack it with concentrated power using your Taijutsu[b]Taijutsu[/b], and you will definitely be able to shatter it."

Itachi Uchiha gave Naruto a fierce look, and that look seemed to be full of hostility, which made Naruto feel uneasy.

"What the heck?" Naruto scratched his cheek with his finger and said, "We've got to give the opponent a little hope, right?"

"Humph." Itachi Uchiha snorted and ignored Naruto. At this time, Itachi found that Naruto was neither completely good nor completely bad. He did things as he pleased and seemed to have no sense of right and wrong.

Itachi thought to himself: Naruto is more complicated than I thought. Should I really give him Shisui's eyes?

There was another doubt in Itachi's heart: Why does Naruto know about the Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b]?

Kimimaro stood up. In fact, even if Naruto didn't say anything, he wouldn't give up. Even if he had to die here today, Kimimaro would defeat Itachi and take him back to Orochimaru.

Itachi Uchiha continued to increase the output of his Chakra[b]Chakra[/b], causing the warrior of the Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b] to change. The original illusory warrior, which was just a half - body skeleton, now grew muscles and looked even stronger.

At this time, Itachi was standing inside the illusory warrior. To defeat Itachi, one had to shatter the illusory warrior of the Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b] on the outside first.

Kimimaro unleashed all his techniques. First, he launched his phalanges from a distance and then threw two spinal bone whips[b]spinal bone whips[/b]. A bone knife protruded from his palm, and he stabbed at Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b] with all his might.

Itachi Uchiha nervously watched Kimimaro's attacks. Since they seemed unable to break through Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b], Itachi Uchiha felt relieved.

Itachi Uchiha continued to control the illusory warrior[b]warrior[/b] and threw a second punch. However, Kimimaro went berserk. He seemed to be reckless of his own life and directly took the punch from the illusory warrior[b]warrior[/b].

Bone spurs continuously emerged from Kimimaro's body. Moving at extremely high speed, he was like a rolling spiked ball, constantly colliding with the illusory warrior[b]warrior[/b].

Naruto watched with a pounding heart and exclaimed, 'He's really fierce! He can even withstand Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b].'

The sound of clashing metal and leather echoed across the battlefield. Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b] stood as firm as a mountain, while Kimimaro's Shikotsumyaku Taijutsu[b]Shikotsumyaku Taijutsu[/b] was like a mass of thorns.

Kimimaro was burning his life force, transforming into countless thorns that surrounded Itachi Uchiha, who was like a mountain.

Itachi Uchiha continuously increased the supply of Chakra[b]Chakra[/b]. Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b] became more fully - formed. The illusory warrior[b]warrior[/b] was covered with skin, and its defensive ability increased to another level.

'This is the gap in their foundations,' Naruto put his arm around Hinata and kindly explained the battle to her. 'Itachi Uchiha still has many tricks up his sleeve, while Kimimaro has almost exhausted all his techniques. Currently, Kimimaro only has one last move left.'

'What kind of move is it?' Hinata asked.

Without saying a word, Naruto picked up Hinata and said with a smile, 'Of course, it's a move that requires us to run away.'

Naruto left a three - pronged Kunai[b]three - pronged Kunai[/b] as a marker and quickly made his escape with Hinata in his arms.

While fighting Kimimaro, Itachi Uchiha also had to keep an eye on Naruto. When he noticed that Naruto had actually escaped, he became more vigilant.

As Naruto had expected, since Kimimaro had failed to break through after a long - lasting attack, he decided to use his last Ninjutsu[b]Ninjutsu[/b]!

Kimimaro directly burrowed underground and disappeared instantly, which piqued Itachi Uchiha's curiosity.

When sharpened bone spurs[b]bone spurs[/b] continuously emerged from the ground, Itachi Uchiha immediately sensed that something was amiss.

In front of him, sharpened bone spurs[b]bone spurs[/b] kept emerging from the ground, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, too numerous to count.

At first, these bone spurs[b]bone spurs[/b] were relatively small, about the size of an arm. Then they grew larger and larger. The thickest bone spur[b]bone spur[/b] was already as big as an adult, and it was still growing.

The bone spurs[b]bone spurs[/b] emerged from underground at an extremely fast pace. In the blink of an eye, the area all around had turned into a forest of bone spurs[b]bone spurs[/b].

After countless bone spurs[b]bone spurs[/b] emerged from underground, it was like a chilling forest of bone spurs[b]bone spurs[/b].

Naruto stood in the distance, holding Hinata in his arms, and gazed at the battlefield.

Naruto said with a lingering sense of fear, 'Hinata, do you think Orochimaru[b]Orochimaru[/b] is dumb? If he had brought this guy to Konoha[b]Konoha[/b] during his invasion and let him use this technique, Konoha[b]Konoha[/b] would have been doomed. Even I couldn't have saved it.'

Hinata was completely mesmerized. She stared blankly at the forest of bone spurs[b]bone spurs[/b] rising from the flat ground, as if deeply shocked.

Hearing Naruto's words, Hinata secretly felt grateful that Orochimaru[b]Orochimaru[/b] hadn't brought Kimimaro[b]Kimimaro[/b] with him during his invasion of Konoha[b]Konoha[/b]. Otherwise, many more people would have died.

'From this, we can see that, in fact, Orochimaru[b]Orochimaru[/b] didn't really intend to destroy Konoha[b]Konoha[/b].'

Naruto said with a smile, 'I'm gonna inherit all of Orochimaru's property. First off, I'll take Kimimaro.'

Once the Bone - Chilling Forest fell silent, Naruto picked up Hinata and used the Flying Thunder God Technique[b]Flying Thunder God Technique[/b] to re - enter the battlefield.

Right after he got back, Naruto noticed that Itachi had unleashed the complete form of Susanoo[b]Susanoo[/b].

At this moment, Itachi was hovering in mid - air, his whole body shrouded in the illusory Warrior[b]Warrior[/b].

The Susanoo Warrior[b]Susanoo Warrior[/b] had transformed from a half - body into a full - body form. It was wearing armor, with a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, standing imposingly on the ground, right at the heart of the Bone - Chilling Forest.

Itachi stared around in shock. He never thought a young man could wreak such havoc, directly turning the lush forest into the bone - strewn Bone - Chilling Forest.

Right then, it was like countless thorns had encircled the towering mountain, leaving no space in between.

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