The golden light capable of erasing everything vanished, and what appeared before Orochimaru was the real world from before Shisui had pulled him into the genjutsu space.
"Pant, pant."
Heavy breathing came from Orochimaru's mouth.
Looking at Orochimaru now, his entire body was covered in cold sweat. He was barely keeping himself from collapsing by bracing both hands against his knees.
Furthermore, his faintly whitening pupils and the drool continuously spilling from the corner of his mouth showed that he was in an absolutely terrible state!
Perhaps because they were still on the battlefield, Orochimaru had barely managed to stop himself from passing out.
Soji could even see traces of blood in the saliva flowing from the corner of Orochimaru's mouth.
There was no need to look further. Orochimaru had clearly bitten his own tongue hard, using the bloody taste and sharp pain to keep himself conscious and avoid fainting.
Soji: "..."
Honestly, this was Soji's first time seeing Orochimaru in such a miserable state!
Although Orochimaru's resistance to genjutsu had improved considerably because of the Byakugan Soji had traded to him before.
Once the Byakugan's protective layer was broken, however, the damage genjutsu inflicted on Orochimaru was still far greater than what it would inflict on an ordinary person.
All that could be said was that if Soji had not stepped in to save Orochimaru just now, his teacher would have been finished...
Or rather, even in the best-case scenario, his teacher would have been an idiot for a long time. Who knew when he would fully recover.
That would have indefinitely delayed Minato's return.
Back then, Soji had planned to make Kushina's resurrection Naruto's entrance gift and Minato's resurrection Naruto's graduation gift!
Therefore, before then, absolutely nothing could happen to Orochimaru!
At this moment, Shisui in the genjutsu