Orochimaru was a man of action who did as he thought, and upon learning that Tamura Hiroshi was holding the line and providing support over at Sunagakure, he quickly rushed over along the way with the help of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
His heart in this Otsutsuki Bloodline clone belonged to Minato Namikaze, so he could use the Flying Thunder God Technique to a certain extent with the help of Minato Namikaze's chakra. The only catch was that his casting speed wasn't as fast as Minato Namikaze's, and he still needed to weave hand seals.
Meanwhile, Tamura Hiroshi, holding down the fort in Sunagakure, sensed Orochimaru's chakra appearing over a hundred kilometers away, so he found an excuse to split into several shadow clones to go out on patrol while his main body remained stationed in Sunagakure.
One of those shadow clones took a detour to come meet up with Orochimaru.
Is Lord Orochimaru here to see me?
The shadow clone saw Orochimaru, whose demeanor remained as graceful as ever, and felt curious about the latter's purpose.
"Sunagakure doesn't have anything that can catch my interest."
Orochimaru smiled faintly. Sunagakure truly didn't possess anything capable of exciting him nowadays; in fact, he even had the flesh and blood cells of Rasa and the Third Kazekage, along with materials for all the other Kekkei Genkai. This place was no longer worth his time to come visit.
"Then you've come to see me."
Tamura Hiroshi understood instantly. If it wasn't for Sunagakure, then it was for him.
"The train of thought behind Lord Hiroshi's proposal back at the Senju Clan Land was correct, but there are also quite a few bottlenecks that need to be broken through. I want to obtain some reference material."
Orochimaru stated his purpose bluntly. They had