The fourteen Jonin split into two teams, with seven Jonin in each team—the true Super Seven Squad.
Although Orochimaru was already a Shadow Level powerhouse, he had not mastered that many strange secret techniques. Facing seven Jonin-level experts at once would still be more than he could handle.
Even the peak Orochimaru from the original story, who had mastered all kinds of secret techniques, would not have found it easy to defeat the Super Seven Squad.
Inside a dark underground cavern, Orochimaru clutched his chest and leaned against the stone wall, panting heavily.
Months of nonstop pursuit had left Orochimaru mentally and physically exhausted. Worried that prolonged battles would draw Namikaze Minato over, he never dared fight for long whenever his pursuers caught up with him.
He did not even dare stay in the same place for too long, fearing the pursuit team would trace his whereabouts through the slightest clues.
"My soldier pills are gone, and I've run out of medicine too. If I can't shake off the pursuers, I'll have to find a way to get more medicine and supplies.
"But that would expose my trail again..."
Orochimaru frowned deeply as he considered his next move and a way out. Yet no matter how hard he thought, he could not come up with a method to save his own life.
There was no helping it. The enemy lineup was simply too extravagant: Uchiha Mai, the strongest in the Ninja World, and Namikaze Minato, the fastest in the Ninja World.
Although neither of them had made a move so far, Orochimaru had to prepare for the worst. Otherwise, no matter how carefully he planned, the initiative would still remain in someone else's hands.
But...
He could not win, nor could he escape successfully. Sooner or later, the pursuers would