Orochimaru performed an exquisite substitution technique, successfully deceiving Uchiha Chi's Sharingan to put some distance between them, and immediately launched a counterattack utilizing various elemental ninjutsu. During this process, Uchiha Chi keenly sensed that this was yet another technique designed to counter the Sharingan, brilliantly brought to life by Orochimaru, who was a master of ninjutsu; he resolved to study it thoroughly afterward.
Orochimaru possessed an extraordinarily high level of mastery over elemental ninjutsu, wielding a vast repertoire of techniques with every single move executed to absolute perfection. Although the individual attacks were not of particularly high ranks, his application of them felt like a stroke of divine inspiration, even allowing him to combine them into powerful composite ninjutsu that frequently caught Uchiha Chi off guard.
Faced with Orochimaru's fierce onslaught, Uchiha Chi skillfully alternated between Kenjutsu and Fire Release Ninjutsu. At the very beginning, leveraging the high speed of his flame-bladed weapon, he not only effectively defended against Orochimaru's advances but also launched continuous counterattacks.
Chapter 163