"Lord Kazekage, watch out!"
The two Hidden Sand Jonin spotted Orochimaru's sudden attack and immediately shouted at the top of their lungs.
In truth, Rasa had noticed Orochimaru's ambush even without his subordinates' warning. Orochimaru's Shadow Snake Hands might strike low-level ninja without fail, but he was Rasa, a ninja on the same level as Orochimaru.
What Rasa could not understand was how they had been discussing cooperation one moment, only for Orochimaru to suddenly attack the next. Orochimaru truly was as unpredictable as the rumors claimed.
After knocking away every snake wrapped around him, Rasa glared at Orochimaru in shock and fury. "Orochimaru, this cooperation you spoke of was a sham, wasn't it?"
"Oh, very clever. But you still have to die." Orochimaru was not surprised that Rasa had evaded his ambush. He swiftly formed hand seals, and countless giant snakes charged at Rasa.
Meanwhile, Kabuto Yakushi successfully tied down one Hidden Sand Jonin, leaving him no time to rescue Rasa.
Kimimaro had stripped off his shirt at the first opportunity and directly unleashed his Kekkei Genkai. Dozens of bone spikes tore out from his back as he rushed toward the other Hidden Sand Jonin.
The sand shinobi saw Kimimaro's transformation and cried out in shock, "Bone Proliferation?" To be honest, this Hidden Sand Jonin had lived most of his life and had never seen Bone Proliferation this terrifying.
And for someone with Bone Proliferation this severe to still be alive, he was practically an inhuman monster.
However, the sand shinobi also understood that now was not the time to dwell on such things. The most important task was to kill this Bone Proliferation freak before him, then go support Lord Kazekage. That was what needed to be done.
"Traitors must die." In the eyes of this Hidden Sand