Orochimaru followed Kabuto to a base that held a great many prisoners. These were powerful fighters Orochimaru had used his authority to capture from around the world, along with some he had imprisoned long ago. Proud and unruly, they would never submit willingly to captivity. They had killed their guards and were preparing to seek revenge on Orochimaru. Hatred and rage filled the base, but the entire facility was sealed, leaving them no way out.
Kabuto Yakushi led Orochimaru inside. Looking over the base before him, Orochimaru smiled. "Hehe, I can sense an exceptionally powerful aura filling this entire base. Hehe, well done, Kabuto."
Pleased by Orochimaru's praise, Kabuto Yakushi smiled. "It was only my duty, Lord Orochimaru."
As they walked into the base, Kabuto Yakushi looked at Orochimaru and hesitated before speaking. "Lord Orochimaru, there's something I don't understand. Why are you in such a hurry to cultivate your star fate?" Orochimaru's urgency struck Kabuto as unusual. He could not quite put his finger on what was wrong, but it felt too rushed, unlike Orochimaru's usual disposition. Orochimaru had always been a very patient man.
Orochimaru smiled. "Hehe, it isn't that I'm too impatient. There simply isn't much time left."
"No time?" Kabuto Yakushi asked in confusion.
Orochimaru suddenly grew serious. "Yes, no time. The Dragon Vein in Konoha is about to open. If I don't strengthen myself, I won't have a chance to enter it. This opening will be far livelier than any before it. We didn't know much in the past, but now... hehe, the world has changed. Especially with the Demon Race appearing in this world, along with Heaven Slayer. And now that people from every nation have gained a new understanding of the Dragon Vein... hehe, this time will certainly be lively. Besides, the Dragon