To Orochimaru, a disadvantage like this was hardly much of a disadvantage.
He had once been chased out of the Leaf Village like a dog, then defeated by Pain and brought into the Akatsuki, running all over the place to do their bidding.
Then he had defected from the Akatsuki, hiding wherever he could to escape its members' pursuit.
He had wanted to make the Leaf Village pay a little interest on its debt to him, but the Konoha Crush Plan, which he had thought was a sure thing, had been thwarted by the Third Hokage.
It had even cost him the use of both hands for forming hand signs.
Even now, Orochimaru still could not form hand signs properly.
The souls of his hands were still sealed inside the Shinigami's stomach. Until he retrieved them, Orochimaru could not return to his prime.
If Orochimaru had been able to regain his full strength, Sasuke would never have turned the tables and killed him, nor would Itachi have sealed him afterward.
With his hands, he could perform Impure World Reincarnation.
Impure World Reincarnation was his most powerful weapon!
Liao Wu looked at Orochimaru's hands. There was nothing he could do about the problem with Orochimaru's soul.
He was not omnipotent!
For instance, he could not have diarrhea while doing a handstand.
To restore Orochimaru's hands, Orochimaru would have to find the Uzumaki Clan's Shinigami Mask and cut open the Shinigami's stomach.
As it happened, Liao Wu also needed the other half of the Nine-Tails inside the Shinigami's stomach—the Yin Nine-Tails.
The Yin Nine-Tails had shown far greater power than the Yang Nine-Tails.
Liao Wu asked Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, do you have a way to undo the sealing on your hands?"
Orochimaru nodded. "I found a way to undo the Shinigami's sealing in