Seeing the look on Roy's face, Orochimaru felt a jolt of alarm.
Had this guy just been about to make a move against him?
He was very familiar with that feeling of suppressing the urge to strike.
"There have been some changes here. We may have to act ahead of schedule."
"You left word before that you were going to the Land of Water. I happened to have some business to take care of there as well."
"I originally planned to..."
Seeing that Roy had no intention of attacking, Orochimaru began to explain.
He had already been in the Land of Water for two days, yet he still had not received any information about Roy.
Given his intelligence-gathering capabilities, there were only two possibilities.
First, Roy had not yet arrived in the Land of Water.
Second, Roy's concealment was so powerful that no one knew his whereabouts.
However, based on Orochimaru's understanding of Roy, as well as Roy's purpose for coming here this time—
The second possibility was almost impossible.
Yet several days had passed. Just as Orochimaru began to think Roy had given up on the thing here—
His summoned beast brought him word from Roy.
Roy had been wandering around the Great Waters for several days.
The final conclusion was that Roy had gotten lost.
So Orochimaru had no choice but to come himself.
"This is a natural whirlpool region."
"If you aren't from the Land of Water or someone familiar with the nearby waters, it's very easy to get lost here."
"Whenever I travel to the Land of Water, I usually go by summoned beast."
Orochimaru briefly explained the situation here to Roy.
At the same time, Orochimaru noticed the three little ones on the ship.
"Stop looking at them. They're my disciples."
"You didn't come looking