Where did he go?
With a tap, he stepped onto a spot slightly off-center in the arena, on Gekko Hayate's left. Hada Ichiba narrowed his eyes slightly, and as he frowned, his gaze fell on the two Hidden Rain ninja.
Clearly, one of the three Hidden Rain ninja who had been standing there earlier was gone.
And the missing one was Orochimaru's substitute—the Hidden Rain man in the conical hat.
The Orochimaru substitute who seemed indifferent to everything.
At this moment, he had vanished.
Could it be that Orochimaru really had no intention of carrying out his plan and had already retreated completely? That shouldn't be the case!
If he had retreated, then these two Hidden Rain ninja should not still be here either.
Besides, even if they were retreating, there was no need for the three Hidden Rain ninja to disappear. On the surface, these three Hidden Rain ninja had nothing to do with Orochimaru.
They could have continued participating.
And if they had truly retreated, these three Hidden Rain ninja could not have remained behind. It should not have been just one Hidden Rain man in a conical hat missing.
They should have all left directly.
Now, two Hidden Rain ninja remained, while the strongest one—the Hidden Rain man in the conical hat, Orochimaru's substitute—had disappeared.
What was...
What was he trying to do? What was Orochimaru plotting?
After searching the area and failing to spot the Hidden Rain man in the conical hat, Hada Ichiba's furrowed brow seemed to tighten further.
Honestly, in terms of strength, even after expending nearly half his Chakra, Hada Ichiba still had a chance of defeating Orochimaru. In fact, his odds of winning were quite high.
Let alone one of Orochimaru's substitutes.
To Hada Ichiba, this Orochimaru substitute posed little threat to