Of course, the Sand Siblings had not been intimidated purely by Orochimaru's aura. The instant they saw him, they had fallen under Orochimaru's Hell Viewing Technique!
Caught off guard, the Sand Siblings' bodies stiffened immediately.
Even the current Gaara could not resist a Kage-level expert like Orochimaru.
It could be said that ever since the Snake Wall he had placed at the corridor entrance on the tower's top floor had been breached, Orochimaru had known that something might have gone wrong with his plan.
After all, aside from having the Sound Four set up the Four Violet Flames Formation, summoning a giant snake to swallow the tower beneath them, and having himself and Ohm deal with Itachi Uchiha, he had made no other arrangements.
With Kabuto not participating in this hunting operation, anyone arriving at the top floor of this tower at this time could only be an enemy!
Thus, upon seeing the Sand Siblings come up, Orochimaru launched a genjutsu without hesitation.
However, Itachi Uchiha was just as fast!
The moment the Sand Siblings fell under the genjutsu, he was already standing in front of them.
As the person in charge of the Central Tower in the Forest of Death, protecting the safety of candidates who had passed the second exam was his foremost responsibility.
Furthermore, the Sand Siblings breaking through to this point also gave Itachi a follow-up plan.
"Caw, caw, caw."
Amid the cries of crows, the genjutsu affecting the Sand Siblings was dispelled.
"Pant, pant... Wh-what was that?"
"That was terrifying!"
No one knew what kind of scene they had experienced, but Temari and Kankuro were both drenched in sweat.
With Orochimaru's strength, a single genjutsu truly was enough to deal with the current pair of siblings.
Gaara performed somewhat better, but his face was equally