"The Six Paths Sage should be getting anxious now."
Unlike the dejected, worried people at Konoha Camp, Tamura Hiroshi was in high spirits. He was even drinking juice and eating beef with Raijin, who was possessed by Black Zetsu.
The beef was a local specialty of the Land of Lightning, and it was produced in considerable quantities.
As for slicing Minato Namikaze in half, that was mainly to scheme against the Six Paths Sage and Asura Chakra.
Going after Uzumaki Kuuhina specifically would have been too obvious and would have gone against the image he had cultivated. Dealing with Minato Namikaze was much simpler.
With Orochimaru's current skills and resources, there was no way he could grow a perfect clone, so he couldn't cultivate a perfect lower half for Minato Namikaze.
Even they had needed Sister Tsunade in charge and the World Tree's Water of Life to make the cloned organs perfect.
The best Orochimaru could do was have Minato rely on his own body to regenerate, which would take time. It certainly wouldn't happen quickly.
But even that wouldn't help. His slash had carried an overwhelming sword intent, cutting not only Minato's body but also his soul.
Without the lower half of his soul, even if Minato regenerated his body, he would have trouble controlling it—or might not even be able to sense it. It was just like Orochimaru's hands, which had been taken from him in the future. Even with Orochimaru's skills, he had never managed to recover them.
"He's bound to be anxious. He has only one option left. If Asura's reincarnation is too young, the gap between the two will widen considerably.
"And they'll also need to form a bond. Given the current state of the Ninja World and Konoha, the only way for them to