I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Hongdou turned her upper body, ignoring the tearing and pain in her wounds, and like a boxer in the ring, she turned around and threw punches.

Orochimaru wanted to pull out the Kusanagi sword from Red Bean, but he didn't expect the other party to be so decisive and took the punch hard.

It was as if he was hit in the chin by a sledgehammer. Even with his modified body, Orochimaru could feel the pain in his chin, and his whole body flew backwards more than ten meters.

Seeing the funny sight of the other person's head stuck upside down on the ruins, Hongdou didn't laugh out loud, but spoke while gasping for breath.

"Orochimaru, stop playing dead!"

Sure enough, Orochimaru's body began to move. His upside-down body slowly fell down, and his head was exposed again, but the wound on his chin could be clearly seen.

Completely different from Red Bean's serious injuries, Orochimaru's injuries looked like accidental abrasions. However, it was also the first time that Red Bean had really hurt Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, lying on the ground, stuck out his long tongue, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Hongdou, you are imitating Ye Lan-jun with these moves, right? Ha, the moves of the Uchiha clan are not suitable for you..."

As he spoke, he looked at the hand that Hongdou had just punched. The arm that had just been burning with flames had turned red, with shocking burns all over it, and the clothes on the arm were burned to shreds by the flames.

"As long as I can knock you down, any move will do!"

Red Bean noticed Orochimaru's gaze, put her burned arm behind her back, and used her other hand to pull out the Kusanagi sword that was still stuck in her body.

The hands behind the back began to tremble uncontrollably. Even with the blessing of natural energy, it was difficult to come into close contact with high temperatures. If it were an ordinary ninja's arm, it would not be able to withstand it before launching an attack.

"Lord Anko! Let's evacuate first! It's too difficult to deal with a ninja like Orochimaru!"

At this time, several Root members finally came to Hongdou. After two years of getting along with each other after Danzo's death, although Hongdou did not establish absolute prestige in the Root, she was firmly seated in the position of Root captain with her own strength.

Some people in the root group have a high opinion of Hongdou as a leader who always leads by example and is nice to his companions, so it is inevitable that he has a few followers under him.

Orochimaru didn't pay attention to what these minions said, but instead asked about Red Bean with interest.

"We are both traitors, but compared to me, you seem to be more reluctant to part with Ye Lan-jun..."

"Shut up!"

When Hongdou heard this, she was like a cat with its fur standing on end. Regardless of the injury on her hand, she gathered the little natural energy in her body and flames rose from her hand once again.

Even the pain in her hand could make up for the gap in her heart. She didn't care that her arm was about to be broken. Every step she took left a flame on the ground, and Hongdou made the final impact.

Orochimaru didn't expect that Red Bean would be so irritated by him, and he frowned rarely.

However, he also reacted by opening his mouth directly, and countless pythons came out of his mouth, forming an army of pythons.

Array of Ten Thousand Snakes

This move was Orochimaru's killer move. After leaving a backup plan, Orochimaru no longer cared about the crazy Red Bean. He picked up the unconscious Kabuto and Guren and left the place directly.

Red Bean was like a man with bloodshot eyes. When she saw Orochimaru leaving, she roared angrily. But when she was blocked by the Ten Thousand Snakes Formation, she could only vent her anger on these pythons. The scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

All pythons are no match for her. This cold-blooded animal is most afraid of high temperatures and will turn into charcoal once it comes into contact with fire.

But Anko was fine, but the Root ninja who followed her were in trouble, and she had no way to stop all the pythons.

Moreover, seeing that Hongdou was a tough guy, these pythons went straight for the roots. The strength of these roots varied, and soon some of them were injured.

"Lord Anko!"

The shout from a root brought Hongdou's eyes back to clarity. Turning around, she saw that this group of roots were already in a tough fight. If this continued, there would definitely be casualties.

Before she could react, intense pain came directly from her arm, constantly stimulating her nerves. The pain almost made Hongdou faint, and large beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Hongdou endured the pain and began to form seals with difficulty. The seal that used to take only one second to complete now was extremely slow. Fortunately, the pythons did not attack her, so she was able to complete the seal.

Using the last bit of strength, he slammed his palms to the ground.

Spiritualism

A large cloud of smoke erupted directly, and when the smoke faded, a slender red figure could be seen in it.

"Hongdou, why did you ask me to come out? I'm busy!"

Hongdou took a look at the red figure and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was worried that her remaining chakra would not be able to summon this guy, but now that this guy has appeared, the backup plan left by Orochimaru is nothing to fear.

Anko said her last words before she lost consciousness.

"Xinya, please..."

It turned out that the red figure was a giant python, which was as big as the original Wan Snake. Its blind eye made it look even more ferocious.

The unconscious Hongdou lay directly on the giant snake, with various severe burns and knife wounds on her body. Her arms had turned pitch black and she looked like she would die at any time.

Xinya swung his tail. He didn't expect that the guy who had signed a psychic contract with him not long ago would become like this.

Since Hongdou begged him so much, Uncle Xinya should reluctantly agree.

"Really? How could you make yourself so embarrassed? Little girl, your practice is not enough!"

Although he said this, Xinya also began to gather natural energy in the hope of alleviating Hongdou's injuries.

Only when Hongdou's expression was no longer painful did Xinya begin to observe the situation around him.

The pythons crawled on the ground and dared not move the moment Xinya appeared. These strongest snakes in Longdi Cave were their nemesis.

Xinya spat out his snake tongue and snorted coldly, and immediately the other pythons began to flee in all directions.

...

Orochimaru, carrying Kabuto and Guren, kept moving forward. Red Bean's change was beyond his expectation, and while he was thinking, he suddenly looked back.

A strong chakra wave appeared behind him, and the unique chakra surprised Orochimaru.

He would never mistake the unique aura of the Ryuchi Cave, but their appearance took Orochimaru by surprise.

"Hongdou, I didn't expect you had a backup plan?"

Orochimaru, who had never had any expectations of Red Bean, felt a little curious for the first time. After the death of Mandrake, Orochimaru's connection with Ryuchi Cave faded. He didn't expect that his "apprentice" would be in touch with them again.