Kabuto was heading to the battlefield, but Orochimaru had no such intention. He only wanted to hide far away and bide his time, then strike decisively when the opportunity was ripe and take what he wanted.
"You have the Rinnegan and Genitsu Cells. You've inherited Genitsu's power to the fullest extent, so there's practically no one you need to fear. I'm different."
Orochimaru took a step back.
Kabuto shook his head. "Do as you please. In the end, though, you'll only ever be a snake hiding in the darkness, incapable of understanding what this world is about to become."
"Kabuto-kun, that sounded rather profound. Is this your plan, or a plan Genitsu left behind long ago? Even if that man has been sealed, I'm afraid he still has ways of leaving things behind."
"That has nothing to do with you. If you're lucky enough to survive until then, you'll see the future with your own eyes." Kabuto smiled and walked away.
All this time, he had been hiding in this sunless, godforsaken place, controlling a pile of dead people and stirring up trouble. Now, at last, there was no need to continue.
Orochimaru watched Kabuto with uncertainty.
A storm was coming.
"Your eyes... how are they Rinnegan? And blue ones, at that. Where did they come from?"
Shin had not paid Kabuto much attention at first, but when he casually glanced over, he immediately could not look away.
Blue Rinnegan? How rare. Besides, how could someone like Kabuto, with no outstanding Bloodline Limit, possess Rinnegan? Or rather, whose body had those eyes been dug out of?
"Don't bother thinking about it. With your talent, obtaining even Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan would be difficult, let alone Rinnegan. Even if I gave them to you, you probably wouldn't be able to control them