At this point, they had already gathered together.
"Unfortunately, Orochimaru is heading the same way as us. And he's getting closer," Jin said helplessly.
"Does that mean we can watch another blockbuster battle?" Kimimaro cut in.
Yakumo Kurama immediately reached out and pinched the soft flesh at Kimimaro's side. Kimimaro bared his teeth in pain but did not dare make a sound. The others chuckled. Kimimaro looked over with pleading eyes. Jin hurriedly turned his head away and said to White and Karin, "We'll take a detour. If Orochimaru keeps following us, then he intends to fight us. If he continues toward the Land of Lightning, then he just happens to be going the same way. We don't need to trouble him."
White said irritably, "We're going to trouble Orochimaru? We should be happy if he doesn't trouble us. Every time we've run into Orochimaru, we either hid or tricked him. We've never dared fight him even once." She was looking forward to Jin's excuse. She had realized that she quite liked seeing him embarrassed.
Jin's little face flushed red. "I was young back then. I didn't have the strength! The next time we meet Orochimaru, I'll definitely beat him flat." Yet Jin did not mention the fierce battle at Konoha's entrance. The Third Hokage had arrived then, and the battle had ended without a clear winner. He was too embarrassed to claim that he had defeated Orochimaru. More importantly, who would believe him? It would only bring more trouble.
Karin asked, "Which way are we going now? I've never seen Orochimaru, so I don't know his location."
Yakumo Kurama said in surprise, "What? You mean that as long as you've seen a ninja, you can sense their location?"
"In theory, yes. But my sensing range is only about two