Orochimaru braced himself against a nearby tree, his face as pale as a sheet of rice paper left sitting for over a decade. Even his legs trembled uncontrollably.
Unbelievable. One of the legendary Sannin had actually squatted in a muddy ditch out in the wilderness for over three hours.
That damned Sage Jutsu laxative had been so violently effective it defied all reason.
If not for the bizarre soft-body modification jutsu he had mastered, allowing him to forcefully lock down certain sphincters, he would have truly dehydrated to death today in the ultimate humiliation of explosive diarrhea.
Thinking back on those hours of torturous bodily suffering, tangible venom nearly poured from Orochimaru's golden snake eyes.
A monstrous humiliation.
This was the most humiliating, most undignified scheme he had suffered through in all his life.
"Chenshu Senju... I'll make you wish you were dead!"
Orochimaru ground his white teeth together and forced out a venomous curse from deep in his throat.
He had keenly sensed multiple powerful chakra fluctuations erupting within Konoha just now, even traces of Wood Release.
That meant the village was currently in chaotic disarray, its defenses at their weakest. That damn Senju brat must have just gone through a major battle as well. This was the perfect opportunity to infiltrate, launch a surprise attack, and exploit the opening.
Suppressing the lingering turmoil in his stomach, Orochimaru transformed into a slithering snake and silently slipped past Konoha's perimeter.
At the same time.
Having just looted the entire Root base for free, Chenshu Senju was in high spirits as he whistled down a secluded village street with both hands in his pockets.
With the fragments from his ten-pull jackpot and all sorts of top-tier items stuffed in his pockets, even his walk had become outrageously smug.
He turned around