After Night Duke finished his one-man performance, Shisui and Hatake Sakumo would definitely think he was now completely tied to Orochimaru, inseparable from him!
Finally, perhaps after some time to recover, or perhaps because Night Duke had angered him so badly, Orochimaru forced himself to speak.
"I..."
"Well then, Shisui Uchiha, until next time!"
Orochimaru had barely opened his mouth before Night Duke cut him off.
Then, with a flash, black light streaked past. Night Duke and Orochimaru vanished from before Shisui and Hatake Sakumo.
After a dizzying whirl, Night Duke brought Orochimaru to a location several kilometers away from the battlefield.
Orochimaru: "..."
Was there still time for him to explain himself?
From beginning to end, Night Duke had been talking to himself. Orochimaru had not even been given a chance to defend himself.
Orochimaru felt like he was about to go mad!
"Lord Orochimaru, it should be safe here now," Night Duke said after releasing his hands from Orochimaru.
Orochimaru said nothing, merely glaring viciously at Night Duke.
Meanwhile, Soji, hidden in the shadows, felt somewhat awkward and subconsciously moved Night Duke's head slightly to the side.
Looking at Orochimaru again, his originally pale face had turned livid with rage!
If looks could kill, Night Duke would probably have been riddled with holes by Orochimaru's glare.
"Huff."
After taking a deep breath, Orochimaru's mental state finally eased a little.
Of course, half of it was due to Shisui's Kotoamatsukami—Light attack, and the other half was because Night Duke's subsequent string of actions had infuriated him.
"You're called Night Duke, aren't you? So who exactly are you? You saved me, yet you also tried to forcibly tie yourself to me. What is your purpose?" Once he could speak, Orochimaru fired off several questions in succession.
In his current condition,