Chương 118: Anko, who went toe-to-toe with Orochimaru

Looking at Anko, who resembled a female demon beast, Orochimaru's face was filled with disbelief.

The "Heavenly Curse Mark" on Hongdou's body was originally an unfinished product; at most, it could only reach the "Curse Mark One" stage, a state where the curse mark covers the entire body.

But now, not only has Red Bean entered the "Cursed Seal 2", but the form of this Cursed Seal 2 is far beyond Orochimaru's understanding!

The second cursed seal, to a greater or lesser extent, will transform the user into a monster that looks like a non-human creature, such as the Sound Four or the so-called "Chicken Wing Sasuke".

The drastically changed appearance of the red bean before me indeed matches the state of "Cursed Seal Two".

However, Orochimaru, as the developer of the Cursed Seal, knew very well that Anko's Cursed Seal II state was definitely not just a superficial increase in power.

After entering this form, Orochimaru could even sense that Anko's life level had been elevated in that instant.

Moreover, while the second cursed seal can amplify power, the increase is definitely not this outrageous.

"Ninja Art: Ten Thousand Snake Formation!"

In order to further collect data and information about Anko's current state, Orochimaru also began to get serious.

As he crouched down, a dense swarm of venomous snakes burst forth from his mouth, sweeping towards Hongdou like a tidal wave!

As she watched the surging tide of venomous snakes approach, Hongdou loosely clenched her fist. After getting used to her current strength, she simply stretched out her hand and a small tornado shot out instantly.

The sharp wind blades, like scythes, continuously reaped the lives of countless venomous snakes.

Hongdou, amidst the swarm of snakes, was like a female warrior. With a wave of her claws, the venomous snakes that were biting her were now being sliced into pieces like spicy strips.

Orochimaru stretched out his neck and spat out the divine weapon, the Grass Sword. The Grass Sword then stretched and lengthened at an astonishing speed in his mouth, piercing directly into Anko's heart with lightning speed!

"Grass Sword - Sky Blade!"

The extended grass sword pierced towards the red bean among the snakes with astonishing speed, but just as the sword tip was about to pierce through the red bean's chest, the red bean suddenly extended its sharp claws and grabbed the blade of the grass sword with its bare hands.

The powerful impact caused the grass sword and red bean's claws to scatter a lot of sparks, and because of the thrust generated by the grass sword, the red bean, which plowed the ground with its feet, also dragged two furrows that were tens of meters long on the ground!

"Even a grass sword can't completely break through her defenses, what kind of power is this?!"

The grass sword is a divine weapon; its sharpness is such that even an ape demon with an indestructible body would feel pain when it clashed with it.

But now, this grass sword can't even completely break through Anko's defense, which is simply outrageous in Orochimaru's eyes!

It's true that the Cursed Seal was developed by imitating the fighting philosophy of Jinchuriki, but it is ultimately just an imitation, not a true Jinchuriki.

But right now, Orochimaru feels as if Anko has already become a Jinchūriki.

Orochimaru was certain that the black aura emanating from his body was not the power inherent in the cursed seal itself.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

With a surge in chakra, the power of the ninjutsu used naturally increased as well.

As Anko unleashed her B-rank Fire Release technique, the intense heat of the flames not only incinerated the numerous poisonous snakes on the ground, but also evaporated the swamp created by the Second Hokage's Water Release technique.

Seeing that although Anko's aura had become powerful and evil, she still maintained her rationality, the Konoha Anbu outside the barrier were overjoyed.

Although they didn't know what had happened to Anko, the fact that Anko was still on the Third Hokage's side was a good thing for them.

They initially thought that with the Third Hokage fighting alone against the resurrected First and Second Hokage, and Orochimaru watching from the sidelines, the aging Third Hokage would ultimately be unable to hold his own.

Now that Anko has suddenly unleashed such remarkable fighting power, the pressure on the Third Hokage will be greatly reduced.

Once the unrest in other areas of Konoha is suppressed, they will find a way to deal with the Four Purple Flame Formation. At that time, Orochimaru will have nowhere to escape.

The Sound Four were filled with envy as they watched Anko, who was able to go toe-to-toe with Orochimaru inside the barrier.

Even though everyone is a user of the curse seal, when they activate the second curse seal, they can only create a barrier and serve as background.

When Anko activated her second cursed seal, she took off from the spot and could even rival the Orochimaru they admired!

They had heard before that Mitarashi Anko was a former disciple of Orochimaru.

The disciples are indeed treated differently from the henchmen.

Their Lord Orochimaru clearly bestowed such powerful abilities upon Mitarashi Anko, yet she actually used these powers to rebel against Lord Orochimaru—it's utterly foolish!

"Such powerful strength, and without any obvious side effects, even I want to take you back and study you now, Red Bean."

However, while the power you possess now is formidable, I have also discovered a significant weakness.

That means your power is draining very quickly; you probably can't maintain this state for much longer, right?

The greater the power, the greater the cost or side effects it often comes with.

Yang Cheng improved the side effects of the original Red Bean Curse Seal, such as its corrosive properties, but in exchange, the duration of the Red Bean Curse Seal was shortened accordingly.

Furthermore, once the cursed seal state ends, the body will be completely exhausted due to the enormous burden it had previously carried.

"Before my strength is exhausted, I will take you to hell with me!"

Ninja Art: Twin Snakes Killing Technique!

She summoned two giant snakes, each containing a red bean, which wrapped around her and Orochimaru's body, preparing to explode and perish together with him.

However, Orochimaru remained calm in the face of Anko's desperate gamble, because he had taught Anko all her ninjutsu. How could she be killed by the jutsu he had taught her?

Just as Orochimaru was preparing to counter Anko, he was suddenly surprised to find that the weakness he had left in his technique had actually been compensated for by Anko!

"Ha, did you think I wouldn't have grown at all over the years? In my Cursed Seal Level Two state, using the Twin Snakes Killing Technique would be enough to take you down with me!"

Seeing Anko's resolute attitude, Orochimaru began to panic.

In terms of survival ability, he was absolutely confident that even if he were to take the "Double Snake Killing Technique" from Hongdou, he could guarantee that only Hongdou would die.

However, given the strength that Red Bean currently possesses with Cursed Seal II, if he were to self-destruct, even if he didn't die, he would definitely be severely injured!

Once I'm seriously injured, then I won't be able to kill the three generations of old men!

Just as the two giant snakes, entwined like peas, were about to explode, a thick stick swept across from the side, knocking Orochimaru, who was being entangled, flying away.

Seeing Orochimaru being sent flying by a single blow, Anko had no choice but to stop her Twin Snakes Killing Technique and turn to look at the Third Hokage behind her in confusion.

"Red Bean, you are still young and have a better future ahead of you. Even if you want to die together, it should be an old man like me with one foot in the coffin who does it."

Ninja Art: Shadow Clone Technique!