"Orochimaru-sensei, you want Shukaku?"
A Luo's soul floated beside Orochimaru, who was in his half-human, half-snake form. He wanted to ask whether the man's brain had short-circuited.
Just moments ago, he had returned to the inn where he was staying and lay down to sleep. Then he had thought of asking Orochimaru whether they should return to the Land of Fields first and make further arrangements regarding his identity.
Instead, Orochimaru had left his body too, and even run off to cause such a huge mess.
"I only wanted to take a look. Who knew that kid would roll his eyes back and fall asleep just like that..."
Orochimaru's gaze wandered. In soul form, he still felt somewhat guilty when facing A Luo, his student.
But he truly had not done anything. So long as he did not want the entire Akatsuki hunting him down, he had no intention of touching something like a tailed beast.
"Shukaku's seal was incomplete. Once he fell asleep, Shukaku came out..."
A Luo watched Orochimaru grow increasingly strange, grabbed him, and pulled him away from the scene.
When they reached where Orochimaru's body was, he stuffed the soul that had run off yet again back inside. Then he turned to leave.
Since he had led Orochimaru astray and taught him to slip out and wander around whenever there was nothing to do, A Luo felt that he ought to take responsibility.
So now, he had to go take a look. He could not let Gaara truly get killed!
"As a ninja of Sunagakure, even if I'm currently on leave, I should fight for the village's safety!"
Orochimaru rose from the bed. By the time he spoke, he had already put on the full set of Sunagakure ninja gear.
He was now a jonin of