Mandrake didn't consider at all that his actions would put Orochimaru in danger. When his life was threatened, he ran away without hesitation. As for the contractors with whom he had a bad relationship, he didn't even consider them.

Without the help of the summoned beast, it would be too difficult for Orochimaru to face such a powerful monster as the Five-Tails alone.

Of course, there is still the last trump card, but whether it is the White Phosphorus Snake or the Eight-Headed Technique, they are the last skills to save lives, and it is really not worth using them at this moment.

Mizuki didn't care about that. As far as he could see, when Orochimaru was the only one there, it didn't matter whether a large-scale attack was a waste.

When Mizuki could no longer control the might of the most powerful tailed beast, it trampled the surrounding sand into dust with extremely violent force, but unfortunately, the blow to Orochimaru was not as effective as it was against Manja.

The body of Orochimaru, who was kicked by Mizuki, was torn into pieces, and then turned into a soil substitute and disappeared. And Orochimaru once again appeared in the blind spot of Mizuki's sight.

"I see. My strength has increased greatly, but I can't control it. My mind is starting to get fuzzy!"

Orochimaru, who never thought of fighting Mizuki to the death, just kept dodging the trampling of the Five-Tails. In fact, for Orochimaru, who had many ways to save his life, this situation was easier to deal with than before. The target was too small, and it was even more difficult for Mizuki, whose mind was unclear, to catch the enemy.

“Interesting!”

Orochimaru, who was much more agile than the big five-tailed creature incarnated by Mizuki, held the Kusanagi sword and began to maneuver around Mizuki's chaotic attacks.

Some distance away from the battle site, the two clones who had recovered some of their strength had arrived with Tenzo, and they watched from afar as the giant beast incarnated by Mizuki defeated the seemingly unmatched summoning beast Manja with a single blow, but when the attack became weak under Orochimaru's sword, no one was reckless enough to try to go up and help.

"What should we do? Orochimaru seems difficult to deal with."

Not only that, Orochimaru, who seems to be at ease, obviously has more powerful cards that have not been revealed.

"It's a pity that we obviously have the advantage in strength but we can't make full use of it."

Tenzang, who had higher expectations after knowing Mizuki's strength, had already made preparations to capture Orochimaru with all his strength, but it seems that it will be difficult to achieve his wish this time.

A mature Jinchūriki is much more powerful than a single tailed beast. Only when controlled by a ninja can the power be better displayed. A runaway tailed beast can easily be targeted by a ninja master who is not as strong as him. Mizuki, who has gradually lost his mind, is in this dilemma. Moreover, he has companions, but he cannot help.

As Mizuki's consciousness gradually disappeared, the power of the Five-Tails became stronger and stronger. Even the momentum released by the unintentional leakage of chakra made people feel suffocated.

"Have you completely lost your mind? You were so careless!"

Orochimaru gave up the idea of ​​continuing to fight. The only thing left was how to escape. He wanted to divert the trouble to others and let Tenzang and his group cover the rear, but when he thought about something as troublesome as space-time ninjutsu, he had to give up the idea for the time being.

Originally, Orochimaru planned to use earth escape to leave, but as soon as he dived into the ground, the Five-Tails stomped on him several times, and the force was transmitted to his body in the soil, making Orochimaru almost unable to bear it. This simple method would definitely not work. However, there are many ways to take advantage of the enemy's lack of rationality.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

More than a dozen identical Orochimaru appeared out of thin air, and then quickly scattered and fled in all directions. It was impossible to tell the difference between the real body and the shadow clones. The Five-Tails aimed at one and rushed over. Before it ran far, the shadow clone was crushed to death, and then turned into chakra and dissipated. The Five-Tails then mindlessly chased after the nearest clone...

"It's so easy to let Orochimaru escape?"

Uchiha Sasuke found it a little hard to understand. Such a powerful force seemed to have been fooled by such a trivial trick.

Shuimu's clone curled his lips.

"What's so strange about this? Strength is just a tool. Human wisdom is the master who controls the tool. If we can't make full use of it, we will be nothing more than a beast that can be played around with."

An uncontrollable force may bring you trouble at any time.

Tenzang looked at the Five-Tails which was led further away by the shadow clone, and then sensed the direction of Orochimaru.

"Do you want to chase?"

The Mizuki clone shook his head.

"Forget it. It's useless to chase after him. Although Orochimaru was injured, it's not serious. He won't be able to escape if we chase him."

Anyway, he had already fought with Orochimaru, and had fought off both Mandra and Orochimaru with great force, so logically, he should have won.

"Then our mission is completed, right?"

“I think so!”

Tian Zang replied with a wry smile.

"But it depends on Tsunade-sama's mood."

"That's it!"

The original body is unable to give command now, so the Shuimu clone has to act as the leader.

"The only problem now is how to subdue that big guy!"

It would probably take most of the day to release all its power, and it would not be over until the concentration of natural energy around it became too thin to sustain the complete transformation into a tailed beast. Moreover, this big guy would still run around everywhere, and no one knew when he would stop. If the noise here was too loud and alarmed the people from the Sand Village who came to investigate, it would be a major accident.

"Sasuke, how's your Sharingan genjutsu?"

Sasuke snorted coldly and remained silent. It seemed that things were not going well. The Mizuki clone turned to look at Tenzang.

"Can your Wood Release still capture my true form?"

Tenzo shook his head awkwardly.

"well!"

Mizuki sighed. Even though he had the two most powerful bloodline limits, the Sharingan and Wood Release, which were used to deal with the tailed beasts, he was unable to use either of them.

The regretful Mizuki clone almost had the three big words "useless" carved on his face. It was okay that Sasuke was not strong enough, but it was really disappointing that Tenzang was also powerless.

"I'll go ahead first, and you guys come and help when you get the chance."

To deal with the chakra of the tailed beasts, Mizuki has another extremely useful method, which is the Diamond Seal. It performed well when used on humans before, but this time it can suppress the real chakra of the tailed beasts, so it’s a good opportunity to try out the effect!

In the vast sea of ​​sand, after finally wiping out all the living creatures it saw, the Five-Tailed Fox stopped and squatted there in a daze, seeming to be hesitant about its next move.

"It looks like Orochimaru is really gone, let's get started..."