Although Blue B had already done everything he could to stop him, he still couldn't prevent Orochimaru from slipping the two pills into his mouth.
The moment the pills went down, Blue B immediately sensed something was wrong.
His chakra seemed to be obstructed somehow. He couldn't mobilize even the slightest bit of it!
His body had also grown somewhat numb, limp and weak.
More importantly, Blue B felt drowsy.
At first, Blue B could still force himself to stay alert and resist the pills' effects.
But Orochimaru had deliberately developed two pills precisely to guard against people with such strong wills.
With one small pill, someone might be able to tough it out through sheer force of will. But with two, no matter who took them, they would fall into a genjutsu-induced sleep!
Orochimaru's face brimmed with confidence.
He had developed the pills himself, so he was naturally very familiar with their effects.
Under the quiet gaze of Orochimaru's slit-pupiled eyes, Blue B's gaze gradually grew unfocused, and in the end, he fell to the ground, unwillingly.
"Now, all that's left is to release the Eight-Tails."
Orochimaru spoke calmly to himself, but his hands moved quickly as he drew a symbol on Blue B's abdomen.
Having once resolved to learn every ninjutsu, Orochimaru had naturally studied Sealing Jutsu as well.
And Kumogakure's Sealing Jutsu was undoubtedly a step below Konoha's.
Orochimaru soon found a way to undo the seal.
"Sealing Jutsu: Release!"
As he formed the final hand seal, Orochimaru abruptly sprang backward and quickly fled toward the valley's exit.
Next up was the rampaging Eight-Tails!
A terrifying monster like that was best left for Kumogakure to worry about.
Orochimaru had no desire to face such a monster himself.
With a roar that shook the entire valley, a colossal