Tsunade and Shizune were walking toward the town outside its outskirts.
According to the information they had gathered, Orochimaru had likely set his sights on something in Kirigakure and should currently be somewhere nearby.
They passed through one town after another around Kirigakure, searching for Orochimaru's trail.
"Who...?"
Suddenly, Tsunade's expression sharpened with alarm, her beautiful eyes filling with vigilance and severity.
In the direction of her gaze, a figure emerged from the ground and appeared before them.
It was a very beautiful woman with long black hair and exquisite features.
She wore somewhat masculine clothing, yet it did not look out of place on her.
"Tsunade, it's been a long time!"
After appearing, the beautiful woman wore a strange smile as she spoke.
"You know me? Who exactly are you?"
Tsunade remained on guard. The person before her gave her an eerie and dangerous feeling.
"Hm, you don't recognize me? Then you should recognize this face!"
The beautiful woman froze for a moment, then wiped a hand across her face. A new face appeared.
It was the face of a man with narrow eyes and purple eyeshadow.
"Orochimaru..."
Upon seeing that face, Tsunade was initially stunned. Then, as though she had thought of something, she stared at Orochimaru in shock.
"You've completed that technique?"
The woman's face just now had not been created through the Transformation Jutsu. It had seemed like this body's original face.
Thinking of the Forbidden Jutsu Orochimaru had always been researching, she could not help but suck in a breath. She understood that Orochimaru had completed it.
"That's right. I've completed that technique..."
There was a trace of pride in Orochimaru's voice.
The Living Corpse Reincarnation recorded in the Scroll of Seals was incomplete, a technique that had yet to be fully developed.
He had