It took them roughly half a month just to finish touring the Land of Hot Water.
Xuanhui took out a map and laid it before the three of them.
"There are two routes we can take next. North takes us to the Land of Fields, and northeast takes us to the Land of Lightning.
Where do you think we should go first?"
"The Land of Fields. Finish touring the small countries before visiting the big ones."
"Besides, after the Land of Fields, we can keep heading north into the Land of Iron, then visit Kumogakure last."
"Why not go to Kumogakure first, then the Land of Iron?"
Orochimaru tapped Xuanhui on the head.
"What do you think? With our lineup, if the Raikage heard about us in the morning, he'd be right in front of us by noon!"
"Fair point. I'm not that fond of duck necks..."
Something occurred to Xuanhui then, and he changed the subject to an important matter.
"There's actually something I want in Kumogakure."
Orochimaru and Kakuzu perked up a little at that.
"Treasure?"
"A secret technique?"
"Uh... I suppose it counts as a secret technique?"
Kakuzu immediately lost at least half his interest.
"I'm pretty interested in that 'Lightning Armor' the Raikages use.
That mode where chakra covers their entire body-if I could use it..."
After hearing the idea, Orochimaru considered it for only a moment before nodding in agreement.
If Xuanhui could wrap Light Release chakra around his body the way the Raikages did, it would be a tremendous benefit.
It would not only improve his taijutsu but also make up for his weakness in defense.
Susanoo was indeed a godlike technique, with defenses even stronger than Lightning Armor.
But Susanoo's drawback was far too obvious: every cell in his body hurt when he