The bone spears merged back into his body. Kaguya Gu Daoqu lifted the unconscious Sasuke onto his shoulder and looked at Orochimaru as he calmly asked in return. Orochimaru glanced at Sasuke on Kaguya Gu Daoqu's shoulder, and his thoughts began to shift. If the intelligence he had received was accurate, and Kaguya Gu Daoqu truly regarded Second Pillar as the Uchiha Clan's new patriarch, then the chances of luring Sasuke away were nearly zero. He would have to seize him by force if he wanted Sasuke to become his vessel. This was his best opportunity. If Sasuke escaped today, getting close to him again in the future would be harder than ascending to heaven.
The Kaguya Clan was practically a pack of mad dogs. Some time ago, Uchiha Itachi had tried to kill him. While Orochimaru had evaded him, he had run into the Kaguya Clan. If Kisame Hoshigaki had not displayed such overwhelming power, Uchiha Itachi might already have become one of the Kaguya Clan's victims. Orochimaru had no desire to provoke such a mad dog right now. After all, he had a member of that same clan under his command. Though they were not of the same bloodline, they shared the same roots. He knew very well just how terrifying the Kaguya Clan's power could be when unleashed.
"Hand him over to me!"
Orochimaru raised a hand, his eyes as cold as a snake's. Yet after he spoke, Kaguya Gu Daoqu set Sasuke down on a tree branch. The skin on both his hands split apart, forming enormous bone spears as he assumed an attacking stance toward Orochimaru.
"Looks like you really do want to die."
"Camellia Dance!"
The moment Orochimaru's words fell, Kaguya Gu Daoqu had already closed in. Under the force that made his cheeks