Naruto: Paradise for One [R-18]

The lone figure standing in their path radiated bloodlust. Saul knew this was no joke. A crippled Orochimaru with no arms could fight on even footing against Tsunade, heck, he could even block a tailed beast bomb! Think, think, what did he want!?

Hinata stared forward, her Byakugan active. She got in front of him protectively. She made her clones again, multiple white eyed women surrounding... it. She could see from Saul's reaction this enemy was not to be underestimated.

"Saul-kun... Get back. I'll protect you."

"Hinata..."

You are most likely the one he's after, not me.

Saul formed shadow clones as well.

Yakumo called out to the woman, "Is your hat tasty or something? Why are you licking it...?"

Orochimaru frowned. She ignored the question from the fearless calf. "I happened to notice the two of you hunting within the forest." She took out an earth scroll from the side of her robe and pointed it at the group teasingly. "I have a scroll here. Don't you guys want it?"

She was keeping up an act?

With a nervous smile, Saul replied, "You seem quite strong, actually. We were doing our part to filter out the weaklings." He tossed her one of the extra heaven scrolls. "There are three of us here and only one of you. Why don't you take the scroll and leave. I'm sure a beautiful lady such as yourself," Yakumo seemed like she was about to gag, "has better things to do with your time."

Orochimaru smiled, only a single fang peeking out from her lips. Suddenly her neck extended as her head shot out, snatching the scroll in-between her teeth. It visibly melted within her mouth, turning into nothing but slag.

"Oh dear me..." Her neck cracked as she tilted her head sideways. "It seems I made a slight mistake. Would you three be so kind as to offer me another one?"

All the Hinata's drew their bows, aiming them at the woman who merely pretended to be human. Yakumo created her vines. Saul moved over towards Yakumo, protectively.

It brought its thumb to its mouth, sinking its fangs into the thumb before licking up the blood.

"Well that's too bad... Go on, entertain me♥️"

Yakumo whipped out vines. Left slash, right slash, pincer. Orochimaru practically danced, dodging each slash with grace. She stood in the same place within Yakumo's range mockingly.

The brown haired woman smiled dangerously. "Alright then... Let's see if you can handle this!"

With a mighty movement of her whole body, Yakumo swung both vines downwards. Orochimaru also dodged this with ease, kicking off towards her while grinning. But Yakumo wasn't done yet. The vines wrapped around the branch she had been standing on, speeding towards her body within midair. And just then...

*BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG*

Hinata released her arrows at the perfect timing. Surrounded on all sides by attacks, there was nowhere to run.

"Interesting, interesting!"

Swiping her bleeding thumb across her other arm, there was a massive blast of air. A gigantic snake appeared, hissing loudly. It whipped its entire body in a circle, deflecting the arrows and ramming into the vines. However, the vines wrapped around it, and suddenly its eyes went blank. The monster crashed into the flower field, unmoving. Orochimaru flipped onto a tree, now eyeing the brown haired woman with a bit of caution. The casual grin was gone, replaced with an emotionless expression as she stared.

"You'll be the first one I kill."

She rushed out at incredible speeds, so much so that her previous movements were exposed for what they really were, just a joke. Her face literally peeled back as she moved, bloodshot red eyes boring right into Yakumo's with bloodlust. The terrified woman froze.

"Yakumo!"

Outside of all his clones, a wave of chakra pulsed out. The chakra moved on its own, wrapping around their bodies before exploding out to form a tunnel. They all leapt out with speeds rivaling Orochimaru's.

Saul used his frontloaded body flicker Jutsu for the first time outside of training. Even with how ridiculously far he pushed his body in the last two months, even with his insane boost in physical power. Saul had to use it, literally just to keep up. He was afraid if they didn't interest this monster enough, she'd just straight up murder them.

Orochimaru's frame blurred, dodging the first clone midair and landing a kick on the other. It didn't dispel though, grabbing onto her extended leg. The green light of the mind-body palm flashed as suddenly she was sent into a Genjutsu.

Multiple of Saul's clones drove Kunai into the woman within the Genjutsu world. Heart, lungs, liver, stomach, she was powerless to resist as the kunai pierced her without restraint. The excruciating pain was so... delicious! Orochimaru licked up the blood leaking from her chin as Saul stepped back within the Genjutsu, horrified.

That was the body flicker jutsu... Wasn't it? How was this man using all his jutsu without hand seals? Even now, in pursuit of learning all Ninjutsu, there was still so much she didn't know! She had much to find out even from even a cute little Genin like him.

Her lips twisted into a wide, insane grin. Fun, fun, it was so fun!

The Genjutsu world shattered. Four clones had surrounded her now, grabbing onto her body and hugging tightly. A bolt of lightning flashed as it made its way towards the clones and her temporarily immobilized form. Her eyes curled with joy.

*BZZZTTT!!!*

A heavily breathing Yakumo lowered her still crackling hand.

"Did we finally get her...?"

Smoke covered the area where her lightning had blasted. Even someone like Orochimaru, if they took a direct hit from Yakumo's Genjutsu, it would be over... Right?

"SAUL-KUN! WATCH OUT!!!"

A figure emerged from the tree they had been standing on, gripping his throat. Her arm extended outwards and slammed him into a tree! Saul gagged.

"Now now... That wasn't very nice of you, was it?"

Her tongue fluttered out as both her eyes looked out to opposite sides. Two clones of hers were there on either side, swords coming out of their mouths as they deflected the oncoming supersonic arrows. A sword peeked out of her mouth as well, inching towards his forehead. She bit down onto the hilt with madness in her eyes.

"Struggle. I want to hear you scream."

"GET AWAY FROM HIM!"

Suddenly a gigantic wave of fire incinerated the entire area Orochimaru was just moments before as Yakumo roared with rage.

"LEAVE US ALONE!!!"

The entire forest came alive at that moment, the surroundings distorting with the power radiating off Yakumo. The flowers grown into the ground responded to her call, growing into massive towering vines that cut down the surrounding forest indiscriminately, searching. Massive tree after tree with trunks thicker than the entire human body were snapped like mere twigs and crashed to the ground like thunder. It was literal Armageddon.

Orochimaru's snake-like clones were struck by two flashes of lightning and immediately dispelled. A gigantic white snake emerged from one of the trees about to be felled, trying to flee. Yakumo raised one arm.

A gigantic white hot flash of lightning lit up the night. The snake was absurdly fast, but the lightning was faster.

*BOOM*

"AHHHH!!!" A bloodcurdling scream was heard.

The snake spit out a person the instant before it was hit. Yet the explosive flames from the incredible chakra contained within hit Orochimaru, leaving her with burns. Yakumo frowned. This was why she didn't normally use lightning... Even if her Genjutsu hit, her target probably wouldn't survive the initial hit like with her vines or even fire.

She stood up and shouted at the figure in the night who was writhing in pain from the burns. "You've lost already! Just go!"

The woman paused, then looked at them with a wide smile. Her clear voice rang out through the night. "Have I now?" She giggled.

Her mouth opened wide, wider than humanly possible. Her old skin fell away, revealing clear, pristine white skin unblemished by anything. Her lips were red, redder than even Yakumo's. Her skin was pale white, much paler than the skin she was previously wearing. Her forehead was unnaturally large. And her eyes, yellow-green eyes with snake pupils, curled into crescents with her grin.

Yakumo paled. Orochimaru's giggles now turned into full blown laughter, holding her stomach as she wheezed for air.

"You're no Ninja, ahhahaah~"

Yakumo's eyes furrowed in anger. "Is that so...? How many times can you do that, I wonder?"

Orochimaru abruptly stopped laughing. She glared at Yakumo coldly. "As many times as I like to deal with a stupid woman like you."

From the ground, heads all shot out around Yakumo. They were all copies of Orochimaru, bearing the same wide, manic grin as they rushed out to bite her. The girl froze, and Saul grabbed her and body flickered away. The heads chased at supersonic speed.

The world was silent as he moved faster than sound itself could keep up. He looked back, seeing the heads inch closer and closer. They were even faster than he was. Suddenly Hinata body flickered behind him, spinning.

"ROTATION!!!"

A gigantic dome of chakra whirlwind surrounded them. It fended off the heads of Orochimaru, dispelling every single clone. Hinata smiled at him.

"You can count on me, Saul-kun."

2 of her clones had engaged Orochimaru's main body, keeping her at bay with the gentle fist. Her third clone was providing support with arrows. Any time she tried to make a hand seal or make an offensive maneuver, the third clone shot an arrow to force her back on the defensive.

However Saul could see she was merely toying with them, never taking an injury and having the wildest grin on her face. When she grew bored, she'd come for them again. This time she'd know all their tricks.

"Let's go. Inside the building! NOW!"

Saul carried Yakumo as he tried to body flicker into the building using his frontloading technique, but failed. The chakra escaped his body, but didn't move him. Why? He created more body flickers than what he used tonight previously with Genjutsu!?

He quickly made the hand seal and used the technique again, this time successfully. He arrived with Hinata at the door and burst inside.

"Yakumo unfurl the scrolls, quick!"

Yakumo, who was still in his arms, snapped out of her fear and hurriedly removed the scrolls at his command. He stood her up, and she rolled a heaven and earth scroll onto the ground. Hinata sighed and deactivated her Byakugan.

Smoke came out from the scrolls as an old man was summoned. He had tan skin, with long, black hair, staring at the Genin with a stern expression.

"W-why... Is it you? Why are you here?"

Hinata backed away. The man put his hands behind his back. He glared at her with his white eyes.

"Hinata. Am I not allowed to see my own daughter? I made a private request."

Suddenly a window burst open and a head came out through it. Before anyone could react, Orochimaru pierced her fangs into Hinata's neck.

She shrieked in pain.

Author's Note: You thought they were safe from Orochimaru within the building? No, they were not safe.