Although Karin did not directly attack during the operation led by Kabuto Yakushi and the others to rescue Orochimaru, she observed everything from the shadows the entire time, so she took note of all their performances.
To be honest, the performance of Kabuto Yakushi and his group far exceeded her expectations.
A mere handful of individuals—Guren, Jugo, Kidomaru, and Tayuya—had actually tied down a large number of Konoha personnel by breaking out in different directions, causing a shortage of forces available to pursue Orochimaru immediately.
Kabuto Yakushi was even more astonishing; not only did he effortlessly deal with a large group of pursuers, but he even defeated Sasuke Uchiha, who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, in an instant, leaving Karin secretly astounded.
Precisely because of this, Karin, who had originally prepared herself to step in, ultimately completed the mission assigned by the leader simply by maintaining surveillance from the shadows all the way.
Therefore, Karin could not help casting a few extra glances at Kabuto Yakushi, even though he had already exited Sage Mode by this time.
While Karin was sizing up Kabuto Yakushi, Orochimaru was also sizing her up.
Did the Akatsuki Organization send only her?
Seeing that only Karin was present, Orochimaru's mind began to race, though he knew that this was not yet the time to flip the table.
After a brief exchange of a few words, the three of them sped away toward the east.
To break the Reaper Death Seal, they first had to go to the Land of Whirlpools near the ocean in the eastern part of the Land of Fire and find the old site of Uzushio Village there.
After all, the Reaper Death Seal was a Forbidden Jutsu developed by the Uzumaki Clan, so only by starting with the Uzumaki Clan could they