Gold had fought Moriyue before and knew exactly how fast Moriyue's reactions were. That was why, when he put himself in Moriyue's shoes, he immediately realized something was wrong.
Too slow! This reaction speed was completely off! If Moriyue had only reacted at this level when fighting him before, he would never have been able to withstand Gold's relentless barrage.
Gold knew his own strength well. His attacks always held something in reserve, allowing him to suddenly accelerate or change direction at any moment. He achieved this fighting style through his insanely fast neural reactions.
Because his combat style relied on reaction speed and powerful taijutsu, he knew Moriyue's reactions could not possibly be this slow.
Utsu did not think too much about it. In her eyes, this mission had played them for fools from beginning to end. Their previous attack on Kumogakure had not been their own idea; Orochimaru had offered them terms they found very appealing.
Orochimaru knew that finding Moriyue was actually simple—just attack Kumogakure. He had even specifically warned Gold and Utsu not to use their full strength, lest they accidentally destroy Kumogakure for real.
As for the terms, they were equally simple.
Orochimaru knew how deeply Naruto was obsessed with Sasuke. Even Dark Naruto acknowledged Sasuke, and Orochimaru was proficient in all kinds of sealing techniques, so naturally, he could "help" Naruto manage the Nine-Tails' seal.
Although Naruto was not controlling it himself, Orochimaru had still left behind quite a few measures within Naruto's sealing space during this period. Gold and the others could tell that many of them were meant to enslave the Nine-Tails and make it obey Naruto.
After all that was done and Moriyue had indeed shown himself, there was no reason for Gold and the others to linger. They had already