Chapter 158: Splitting up
Akaseki and his group had rescued the village, saving seventy percent of its residents.
Though the casualties were devastating for the village, with almost every household losing someone, they were still fortunate compared with the other villages that had been attacked.
Once the villagers regained consciousness, they naturally showered Akaseki and the others with thanks.
Meanwhile...
Orochimaru emerged from the sealing barrier with a satisfied expression.
Inside, the Giant Salamander had been dismembered into chunks. Orochimaru carried a venom sac the size of a human head in his white-gloved hands.
After leaving the barrier, Orochimaru sealed the venom sac in a specially designed sealing scroll.
The scroll also kept its contents fresh. He had prepared it specifically to store this!
At the sight, Akaseki exclaimed in surprise, "The venom sac is that big?"
Hadn't they said Hanzō had had a venom sac implanted in him? From the sound of it, it had belonged to the previous leader of the Giant Salamanders. How had he fit it inside himself?
"The stronger a Giant Salamander's venom becomes, the smaller its venom sac gets. By that point, its entire body can store toxins, and the sac only holds the most concentrated venom," Orochimaru explained.
Akaseki understood.
Ranwu had used Earth Style to dig graves for the villagers to bury their dead...
Only a few children remained under Yakushi Nonō's care, their small bodies having suffered more severe poisoning. Everyone else had either recovered or died.
Hearing the quiet sobs from where the bodies were being buried, Akaseki frowned and asked in confusion, "What exactly are these Rain Ninja trying to do? Killing civilians alone won't weaken the Land of Iron."
"It does have some effect. That samurai mentioned it to me earlier. The Land of Iron's samurai are different