Orochimaru howled himself hoarse, rolling from the bed onto the floor in agony. His eyes were filled with hatred as he endlessly cursed the Third Hokage.
Naruto, Hinata, and Itachi Uchiha were warming themselves by the fire and boiling water. Naruto was in charge of boiling the water, Hinata was responsible for the instant noodles, while Itachi could only stare blankly from the side.
"Damn Sarutobi! Even in death, you won't let me have peace—" Orochimaru cursed the Third Hokage countless times.
"Add more chili. Instant noodles taste better spicy." Naruto instructed Hinata on how to cook the noodles.
Orochimaru was at his secret hideout, while Naruto was at the Valley of the End. One was wailing in pain, while the other was making a late-night snack.
Orochimaru was pitiful at the moment. Kabuto had been captured by Naruto, and among the Sound Ninja Five, Ukon and Kimimaro had likewise been taken back to Konoha.
All the other Sound Ninja were dead. Orochimaru was now practically alone. The only person he could still use was Jugo, but unfortunately, Jugo was completely useless for this.
After rolling off the bed, Orochimaru struggled out of the room. Without Kabuto, things had gone from bad to worse.
He crawled all the way to the dungeon, where many test subjects were imprisoned. Whenever Orochimaru encountered someone with a rare physique during his travels, he would capture them and bring them back.
According to his original plan, Orochimaru intended to use the forbidden technique Living Corpse Reincarnation to seize Sasuke's body.
If he failed to bring Sasuke back from Konoha, he had a backup plan: make these test subjects kill one another, then use the last and strongest survivor as his vessel.
But now that Kabuto was gone, and Orochimaru himself was half-dead, he had