Sora used Thunder Breath, First Form: Thunderbolt Fsh, and for the final fight against Orochimaru.

  Orochimaru dodged the first sword strike.

  Sora stepped oree trunk with both feet, using the terrain to ge the dire of the attad sshing towards Orochimaru again.

  Orochimaru's eyes gleamed slightly. "Oh? So, does it pensate for Thunderbolt Fsh's weakness of being almost powerless ohe nature and trajectory of the teique are dised? What a genius!"

  Orochimaru didn't believe this was Sora's ultimate move.

  It still beloo the category of Thunderbolt Fsh.

  Though the move seemed to merely use the terrain to ge the dire of the attack, Orochimaru could see its plexity.

  Sora pursued ultimate speed.

  The faster the speed, the greater the power.

  Sora redirected his thrust using the terrain, and the feed by his speed acted on his body.

  Just like when Sora stepped oree trunk moments ago—the force from his speed acted on his legs.

  The footprint oree trunk, deep enough to pee it, revealed how powerful it was.

  If handled improperly, the resulting injuries to his legs might be minor pared to the potential backsh from the thuyle Chakra, which could cause uable damage.

  The way Sora ma just now demonstrated that his Chakra trol had reached a meticulous level, and his foundation was incredibly solid.

  "Let me see where your limits lie!"

  Orochimaru formed a seal with his hands.

  "Wind Style: Wind Cutter Teique!"

  Orochimaru released a violent wind from his hands, capable of slig through flesh and blood instantly, and directed it toward Sora.

  Sora stepped on a raised rock, redirected his movement, and evaded the slig wind.

  He then used a nearby tree to ge dire again, tinuing his charge toward Orochimaru.

  "Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall!"

  Ah wall rose along Sora's path.

  Sora cut through the earth wall with a siroke of his sword.

  But by the time the wall was severed, Orochimaru had already used the Body Flicker Teique to relocate.

  The Sharingaified Orochimaru's new position, and Sora altered his dire again, tinuing his attabsp;

  Orochimaru observed Sora fshing lightning toward him and remarked, "Although you've mitigated Thunderbolt Fsh's vulnerability of being predictable os nature and trajectory are uood, during a surprise attack, you're still moving in a straight line.

  Your speed is indeed impressive, but not so fast that I 't react. Predig your trajectory is still retively easy. If it remains like this, no matter how many times you try, the oute will not ge."

  As he spoke, Orochimaru evaded Sora's lightning-imbued sword once more.

  Orochimaru tinued, "You call this Sixth strike, do you not?

  As the name suggests, you only use the terrain to ge dire six times.

  Now, you've already redirected your attack five times.

  In other words, if I'm not mistaken, you have only o attempt remaining."

  Orochimaru's words were accurate, and his analysis was fwless.

  Sora's legs were tingling now, and this was Sora's limit.

  But if Orochimaru thought this was the end, he was gravely uimating her.

  Orochimaru could react to her Thunderbolt Fsh, and even if Sora used the Sixth, Eighth, or eveeenth strike, it would be futile.

  Sora wasn't foolish enough to charge recklessly and allow Orochimaru to toy with her like a monkey in a cage.

  This Sixth strike was Sora's "final kill!"

  Sora stepped on a tree once more, alteritack's trajectory.

  g her teeth and enduring the stinging pain in her legs, Sora pressed forward toward Orochimaru.

  "Hmm?"

  Orochimaru's brow furrowed slightly.

  He noticed Sora shake her left hand while stepping off the tree, an a she hadn't made previously.

  In the moment, Orochimaru realized the significe of that motion.

  As Sora sprang from the tree, a rustling noise surrounded Orochimaru.

  Suddenly, Orochimaru found himself immobilized.

  Gng around, uhe light of Sora's crag lightning, the objects binding him became visible.

  Steel wires!

  Orochimaru swiftly deduced Sora's strategy.

  Sora uood that Thunder Breath, First Form: Thunderbolt Fsh alone could not threaten him, as he could anticipate and dodge using the Body Flicker Teique.

  So, how could she ensure her attaded?

  By immobilizing him.

  Each time Sora stepped on a tree, she ed steel wires around it.

  Steel wires, ductive aant to the high heat of her lightning, were invisible uhe cover of night, blending seamlessly into the ground.

  Moments ago, Sora's hand motion was her gathering the prepared steel wires and, with lightning-quick speed, using them to bind Orochimaru.

  Orochimaru's admiration for Srew.

  To devise and execute such a strategy on the spot demonstrated her exceptional bat intelligend decisiveness.

  A fsh of lightning illumihe night as Orochimaru's head was severed from his body, falling to the ground.

  Sora colpsed, the strain on her legs overwhelming her.

  Despite this, she didn't believe Orochimaru had been killed.

  Who in the ninja world didn't know Orochimaru's reputation as a veteran equipped with tless survival teiques?

  Orochimaru's decapitated body began to writhe before splitting open. Covered in mucus, Orochimaru emerged anew.

  It was his Body Rept Teique—a method that required no seals, using aernal body as a decoy while transferring his inal body.

  Orochimaru approached Sora, looking down at her. "Your strength has exceeded my expectations.

  I take back my earlier critique about your inability to adapt.

  Formuting a solution so swiftly and putting it into a demonstrates extraordinary deaking and execution."

  Despite the pain in her legs, Sora struggled to her feet, her legs trembling as she stood. She looked at Orochimaru with hopeful eyes. "Master Orochimaru, does this mean I...?"

  Pg a hand on Sora's shoulder, Orochimaru said, "I will e to you after the graduation exam in four days. From now on, you may call me 'teacher.'"

  Ign the pain, Sora stood straight and firm. "Yes! Teacher Orochimaru!"

  Orochimaru removed his hand from her shoulder and walked past her, leaving the training ground.

  After this battle, Sora was vihat Orochimaru could make her stronger.

  Deep down, Sora thanked Sarutobi Hiruzen for his i support. Years of enduring and pying the role of a loyal grandson in Konoha had finally paid off.