After resting for two days, the hollow feeling in Hyuga Satoru's body returned to normal.
He no longer looked as listless as before. Once he had made his preparations, he planned to seek out Orochimaru.
Hyuga Satoru did not know Orochimaru's exact whereabouts. After all, for a crafty snake like him, most of the time he would remain in a hidden laboratory.
The divine snake was elusive, showing neither head nor tail.
But he had other channels.
Anko.
A large part of why he had kept in close contact with Anko back then was to use her to reach Orochimaru. Now, it had finally paid off.
Knock, knock!
Several knocks came from outside the room. Anko was somewhat puzzled. Orochimaru-sensei should not be coming to see her at this hour, so who could it be?
When she opened the door and saw the familiar figure, Anko was immediately delighted.
"Wu! It's you. Have you finished your mission already?"
"Mm." Hyuga Satoru nodded and smiled. "It's finished. I only returned two days ago."
Anko had changed greatly. In just a few months, her Biological Magnetic Field had become much stronger, and her chakra reserves had increased considerably. It seemed Orochimaru had truly put a great deal of effort into teaching her.
Hyuga Satoru sighed inwardly.
"Anko, I came this time because I need your help with something. Do you know where Lord Orochimaru is? I need to see him."
Hyuga Satoru got straight to the point.
"Orochimaru-sensei?" Anko rested her hand beneath her chin and thought for a moment. "At this time... he should be at the experimental base."
After hesitating briefly, she raised her head.
"I'll take you there."
The air in the dark sewer was extremely damp.
Every few steps, they could hear droplets falling from the