Orochimaru snarled as he barely succeeded in avoiding Kadaj's attacks, retaliating with a kunai, and then just managing to block the next strike with it, too.

He saw Nnoitra recover from his damage too, and his upper lip curled.

He recalled Kusanagi, swinging at Kadaj with it to force him to back off, and then cleared back himself. If they were going to press the issue, then Orochimaru was going to teach them a lesson they wouldn't soon forget.

He concentrated his chakra and changed, using his eight branches technique to transform into a giant white serpent with eight heads, and eight tails.