A not particularly large white snake slithered up beside Orochimaru.
"Hm? He's not dead yet?"
"What is it, Orochimaru? Today's training isn't over yet."
Orochimaru thought it over and decided it would be best to meet him. "Sasuke-kun, an old acquaintance has come calling."
Sasuke Uchiha boredly withdrew his crimson eyes marked with magatama, returning them to normal.
After several Body Flickers, he arrived from the training grounds at Orochimaru's side.
"Is it Jiraiya again?"
"Forget it. I'm going back to training."
With that, he prepared to leave.
But Orochimaru's words stopped him. "No. Do you remember that Anbu named Yi?"
Sasuke Uchiha did not answer directly, merely saying, "Boring."
Despite saying that, he still followed behind Orochimaru, prepared to meet the other party with him.
Countless venomous creatures lurked within the gloomy forest.
Naturally, that included snakes.
Chen Yi stood silently atop a tree branch with Fire Dragon.
At that moment, Fire Dragon tugged at Chen Yi's white coat.
Chen Yi said, "Come out, Orochimaru. What, do I need to invite you?"
A thick python slithered onto the branch opposite Chen Yi. As its enormous mouth opened, Orochimaru crawled out from within, covered in copious amounts of python slime.
As disgusting as ever.
Orochimaru's expression did not change in the slightest, but inwardly, he had raised his guard to the highest level.
This person had vanished for several years. Though his aura was extremely weak when he reappeared, he gave Orochimaru an intense sense of danger.
He had never felt this way even when facing the leader of the Dawn Organization.
What exactly had this guy experienced over the past few years?
Why had Orochimaru received no news of him whatsoever?
"This is my territory. How could I trouble a guest to invite me?"
Sasuke Uchiha landed beside Orochimaru