Konoha Grand Hotel
Thirty-second floor, where the Kage from each village rested.
VIP Kage Suite 188
The Fourth Kazekage... or rather, Orochimaru. His face was gloomy as he kept sticking out his tongue.
The several ninja standing before him were all silent as cicadas. Orochimaru constantly flicking his tongue was a sign of his furious rage.
Orochimaru was angry. The consequences were severe!
Someone was definitely going to be swallowed alive by Snake Uncle today.
"I never expected that Xiao Yun would be so powerful. He even managed to defeat Gaara."
Orochimaru's hoarse yet magnetic voice came from his mouth.
The room fell silent. It was so quiet that everyone could clearly hear one another's heartbeats.
"Orochimaru-sama, I examined him. Gaara's injuries are extremely severe. He won't be able to summon Shukaku again anytime soon."
A handsome man who had been examining Gaara's body stood up and looked at Orochimaru with utmost respect—Kabuto!
"You bastard!"
Orochimaru roared, and the glass in the room instantly shattered. The ninja before him were so frightened that their legs went weak, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. One male ninja had even wet himself, leaving a large stain across his crotch.
Orochimaru looked at the unconscious Gaara lying on the floor, feeling incredibly irritated. He had originally planned to use the Tailed Beast inside Gaara to wipe out Konoha in one stroke and take its place himself. He had never expected something like this to happen.
Whoosh!
Orochimaru suddenly opened his enormous bloody mouth and swallowed the male ninja who had wet himself whole. Only then did his furious mood calm down.
"Orochimaru-sama, will Konoha's Windmill Operation continue?" Kabuto asked.
"What did the Tsuchikage say?"
Orochimaru asked.
"That bastard Tsuchikage saw that our jinchuriki had lost his fighting ability and withdrew from our joint operation. And