"Orochimaru! I'll trust you this time!" Tsunade looked at the healing serum in her hand, rotating and swapping the vials several times until even she forgot which was which.
"Hope it works!" Tsunade placed the serum at Kitahara Kaede's lips.
"..."
At that moment, inside Kitahara Kaede's consciousness space, there was nothing but a void of darkness. Everything around was shattered and ruined, enormous cracks spreading in every direction, as though nothing existed there at all.
"So this is Kitahara Kaede's consciousness space? It's actually this vast. Looks like my guess was right. Kitahara Kaede really does have a problem with his consciousness and spirit. What a perfect opportunity!" Orochimaru kept flicking out his forked tongue to lick his lips.
"First, I need to find the main body!" Orochimaru looked around. A seemingly gentle glow began radiating from his body, yet that light was incredibly invasive as it spread continuously into the surroundings.
"Who are you!" A voice suddenly rang out from the void, startling Orochimaru badly.
"Kitahara Kaede!" Orochimaru said in slight panic.
"Kitahara Kaede 540?" The other voice carried some confusion, as though it were pondering the meaning of those words.
"Don't you remember?" Orochimaru probed, but the instant he finished speaking, he abruptly sensed a change in the surroundings. His consciousness, even the information within his body—everything was being invaded without cease.
At that moment, faced with that enormous consciousness space, he felt as though he had been stripped completely bare.
"Is that so? So that's how it is. I'm Kitahara Kaede?" The voice sounded again within the space. Then Orochimaru saw a speck of light appear before him.
The light directly connected to Orochimaru's body. "Thank you, Orochimaru. I happened to need some spiritual power. Otherwise, who knew how long it would have taken me to