Chapter 257: Shikamaru vs Kazekage

As soon as Hashirama and Tobirama were summoned, they immediately stepped out of their coffins. Pale, looking as gloomy as possible - the real dead. The two brothers opened their darkened eyes and it was Hashirama who spoke first without any emotion.

Sarah, long time no see...

After examining Shikamaru, and then Rasa, the First sighed. It all became clear to him...

Tobirama, like a brother, studied people without any emotions and looked at Shikamaru, and then turned to his student:

“Many years have passed, Hiruzen. You are old.

“Yes…” the Hokage turned gloomy, “Orochimaru, how low have you fallen…”

Hashirama spoke slowly.

"So you have to fight?"

“Used my technique, boy…” Tobirama turned back to Hiruzen.

- We'll have to fight.

Orochimaru followed and stabbed the kunai into the necks of the First and Second. Shikamaru didn't interfere, he wasn't going to deal with it so easily. If the fight drags on, it won't hurt anyone, and even if it does, everything can be restored.

As soon as Orochimaru stuck the seals into the heads of the two dead, their bodies underwent amazing changes. From pale and weakened shells, Hashirama and Tobirama began to revive. The cracks from the technique on the body quickly healed, the grayness of the skin and eyes returned to the usual healthy color of ordinary people.

Hiruzen's eyes immediately trembled, he clenched his teeth and wiped away the tears that had come out:

- How dare you!

Orochimaru smirked slyly.

“Old man, you have no idea how much I want to kill you. Know this great feeling, killing your own teacher... Ha! I will let you enjoy it to the fullest!

As soon as Orochimaru finished, One and Two immediately stepped forward like zombies and then accelerated and rushed towards their enemies. Rasa kept up with them, sending a wave of dust at Shikamaru!

- Let's start! - the man laughed in response, his aura immediately changed, the chakra went berserk and turned his shirt into wisps of threads. Following this, his hair swept up, and then the silver discs in his eyes vibrated. The skin darkened, the veins swelled and all the muscles in an instant became many times more prominent, and then bone wings burst out of the back, quickly growing into skin.

Orochimaru and Rasa's faces changed at the sight!

“What is this transformation? It looks like a senjutsu ability, but…” The Sannin watched carefully, trying to learn as much as possible. Shikamaru shocked him again and again, just a perfect research object, a real treasure!

The man completely transformed the body, and then squinted:

"I want to see how good of a Kazekage you are!" - with a sharp jump, he destroyed all the remaining tiles under his feet and ended up in the air, his wings carried loud pops around the area, but at the same time they perfectly kept in the air.

Hiruzen entered the battle with the two Kage and continued to fight back. Orochimaru stared at Shikamaru in the sky, who never started to attack, but Rasa did not hesitate, he used his powers of Magnetism and rained down dozens of spears of gold dust at the enemy!

- Do you like gold? Take it! Laughing, Shikamaru easily dodged the sharp spears and folded a pair of one-handed seals before spitting out a huge stream of golden liquid from his mouth. A wave of gold immediately knocked down all the spears and rushed in a scorching liquid towards the Race. The Kazekage instantly changed his face:

- Gold! What the hell?! - from the burning temperature of the liquid metal, the entire roof began to freeze literally before our eyes. Rasa somehow managed to dodge, while Shikamaru continued to flap his wings and watch this funny spectacle with a smirk.

- Well done! They say you are the weakest Kage, but, to be honest, you run well! After his taunt, Shikamaru folded a pair of one-handed seals again, and waved his free hand in the air, scattering dark seeds everywhere.

Clapping his hands, he laughed.

— Thousand branches! – instantly, chakra burst out of his body and all the seeds immediately began to sprout right in the air. With visible speed, the branches began to intertwine, already reaching the roof, and then the walls of the barrier. Hashirama and Tobirama looked around in shock.

- Same...!

- Kingdom of the forest! Shikamaru's deafening voice reverberated off the walls of the barrier, and at the same moment, branches began to cover the barrier from the inside. Like a tree cocoon, this place instantly turned into the Forest of Death. Orochimaru's gloom grew even stronger, constantly dodging the grabbing branches that were trying to devour him. The same applied to Race, he somehow fought back. In turn, Tobirama spat out a wave of water and shouted:

- Water Release: Shockwave!

His brother also folded the seals:

— Birth of the World of Trees! thinner tree branches burst out from his side, trying to interfere with Shikamaru's trees. But, at that very moment, Hiruzen used his chance and dealt a crushing blow with his staff, knocking two Kage off balance at once.

Orochimaru, with shock and boundless excitement, exclaimed in his mind:

“Incredible! Incredible! Also Mokuton! He's perfect... perfect!" - in the eyes of the Sannin, ominous lights splashed in a place with indescribable greed, slowly turning into fanaticism and desire!

At the same moment, Shikamaru was standing in the upper area covered with trees, and smirked with narrowed eyes. He perfectly saw everything in this cage and could control the branches as if they were his own limbs. He toyed with Orochimaru for a bit, getting him to pull out the Kusanagi. When the enemies had already more or less learned to fight with the branches, Shikamaru stopped his pressure, merged with the nearest tree, and in just a couple of seconds he was behind Rasa.

- Heck! The Kazekage cursed, unable to dodge. A black spear made of bone pierced his shoulder along with golden sand, and then Shikamaru inhaled deeply and folded a couple of seals:

— Titanic wave! liquid metal burst out of his mouth again, again covering and binding the sand of Race. Chuckling, the man merged into the trees and very quickly found himself behind the Kazekage, pulling out a dark spear from his palm.

“Kh…” Rasa did not have time to react when his other shoulder was pierced. At the moment, it could be clearly seen that Shikamaru was nothing more than having fun in his realm. Rasa knew this, but he could not do anything! The barrier wouldn't even let him escape, let alone branches everywhere. Shikamaru could simply move through the trees almost as fast as when teleporting. It became a terrible suppression. Fighting with gold dust in an enclosed space is a real curse! He couldn't even affect the enemy's liquid metal with Magnetism!

"Damn it! That bastard... He didn't tell me that the kid had such power! Dojutsu, Mokuton, Metal, Wings, God of Thunder, what a kid! Orochimaru, yours…” – clenching his teeth to a crack, Rasa again endured a blow from a bone spear in the stomach and coughed up blood and jumped to the side. Finally, he managed to somehow clear the area of trees and prevent the enemy from appearing from behind.

“Well done,” was heard from the depths of the dark thicket. The creepy tone was creepy! Rasa finally cleared the area from the edge of the barrier and was able to somehow see the area around.

- Get out! the Kazekage growled, "Enough of your tricks, fight with dignity!"

— Ha, worthy? Breaking out of the tree, Shikamaru cracked his neck and smiled.

“If fists are used, this fight will become even more unworthy… You understand that, don’t you?” Or Orochimaru didn't tell you that my specialty is taijutsu? Your body is too weak, your movements are slow. My eyes are able to see your every move, I can even tell what you're thinking without using the full power of the Byakugan. Mangekyō is enough for me to see any of your chakra movement... Therefore... Are you ready to die?