Orochimaru had naturally brought Anko along for a reason—
First, it was naturally to give Anko some experience. She had good talent, or Orochimaru would not have taken a liking to her and made her his disciple. However, her strength had been improving somewhat slowly lately...
Second, Anko was not particularly strong. If they encountered danger, Shisui, as her companion, probably would not stand by and watch her die. In a moment of urgency, he might use the dojutsu of his Mangekyo...
Third, this mission was not actually that dangerous. As long as nothing unexpected happened, Orochimaru had the ability to control the overall situation. He would not let Anko die during this mission...
Of course, even if something unexpected happened and she died during the mission, it would only mean that Anko herself was not strong enough. She could not blame anyone else...
His disciple could not be useless!
For all these reasons, Orochimaru had brought Anko along on this mission!
It could be said that Orochimaru had brought Anko along largely for his own purposes...
Even scheming against his own disciple—Orochimaru truly was a ruthless man...
Orochimaru's gaze flickered as he said teasingly, "The Three-Tails... Yei-kun really does have an affinity with Tailed Beasts..."
"If the Three-Tails hadn't appeared, I probably would have been done for back then..." Yei understood what Orochimaru meant. He merely smiled and said nothing more.
"Is that so?" Orochimaru did not believe Yei. With his strength, how could he possibly fear the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?
Even the Three-Tails might not have been able to threaten Yei. That had to be nothing more than an excuse...
They did not continue chatting and instead quickened their pace.
A few days later, Yei and the others had arrived within the borders of the