"I understand," Kushina said quickly. "Go take care of whatever you need to do. I'm already happy you could spend so much time with me."
Uchiha Yin hated to leave, but he stroked Kushina's head and vanished on the spot.
Without hesitation, he went straight to Orochimaru's laboratory.
When he arrived, he found the Third standing amid the ruins, looking as though he were contemplating his entire life.
One look at the scene told Uchiha Yin that the two of them had made quite a mess.
He walked over to the Third and asked with a serious expression, "We didn't leave any clues, did we?"
It was a serious question, but coming from Uchiha Yin, it somehow sounded hilarious.
The complicated emotions the Third had worked so hard to summon nearly fell apart.
It took considerable effort for him to maintain his composure. "Not a single one."
Uchiha Yin wasn't worried that anyone would see through Orochimaru's fake defection. He was worried the two of them might have gotten too carried away. It would be bad if Orochimaru had been hurt.
The Third clearly hadn't understood him, but Uchiha Yin had no intention of pressing the question.
Judging by how relaxed the Third looked, neither of them could have taken the fight too seriously.
They stood among the ruins for a while, then went their separate ways.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru was inside Manda's mouth. Thanks to the Summoning Technique, he had escaped the Third's fatal blow.
In a forest outside Konoha, Orochimaru slowly crawled out of Manda's mouth.
Chapter 503: Joining Akatsuki
Orochimaru tumbled awkwardly to the ground, covered from head to toe in saliva from Manda's mouth.
He was sticky all over and looked thoroughly miserable.
But at a time like this, Orochimaru couldn't worry about that.
He knew his