"How is that possible? Water Release? In a place with no water at all?"
Orochimaru's expression turned somewhat grim. Faced with the surging Water Release, he could only burrow underground.
After several minutes of fighting, he already knew this kid was troublesome. But he had never expected him to be this troublesome!
What surprised Orochimaru even more was that the moment he hid underground, he immediately felt the earth begin to shake violently. His expression darkened further.
"I never expected it to be this difficult. This kid is actually a sensory ninja too!"
That was right. Orochimaru had noticed it as well. He had been discovered the moment he arrived, and even when he went underground just now, the boy had sensed him. All of it proved that this kid's sensory abilities were exceptionally strong!
As a powerful ninja who had experienced countless wars, Orochimaru's reaction speed naturally could not be slow. The only reason he had reacted a little late earlier was because he had been careless.
Or rather, he had not taken these brats seriously at all.
In his view, the quality of Konoha's ninjas now could not compare to those from his era more than ten years ago. They were scattered, undisciplined, and these little ones had never been tested by war. To put it bluntly, many of them had never even seen blood. How could brats like that possibly be worth the attention of a ninja like Orochimaru, who had walked out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood? Ordinarily, there was nothing wrong with his thinking. Unfortunately, he had encountered an oddity.
"I can't keep this up. For the sake of the plan, I'll endure it for now." Orochimaru licked his lips and turned to look at Sasuke, who was already running toward Noah.