Kāye lowered his hands after forming the hand seals. In his weathered face, a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan gleamed within his aged eyes as he stared at the man before him!
Until... the figure overlapped with a memory from long ago.
"You're Orochimaru, from Little Tsuna's class. You have the Nine-Tails' chakra, but that isn't all. There's even the chakra of the Reaper Death Seal's Shinigami, my uncle Tobirama, Sarutobi, and even... Danzo. Yet I can't sense your soul. What exactly happened to you?"
"As expected of you. You inherited Lady Mito's sensory abilities perfectly. You uncovered all my secrets in an instant."
Orochimaru turned around.
Kashyapa Senju narrowed his eyes. "Then why have you appeared before me?"
Orochimaru slowly raised a finger and pointed at Kāye's eyes, declaring bluntly, "Kagami Uchiha's eyes!"
Kāye's gaze abruptly sharpened!
—Adamantine Sealing Chains!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Golden chains rose from the water, crisscrossing to bind Orochimaru's limbs and body tightly!
"Danzo would never tell you about this. There's only one possibility: you killed him, and before he died, you controlled him with genjutsu to learn where these eyes were. Do you think I'll let you have your way?"
—Hokage Style: Ear-Wrapping, Hand-Hanging Technique!
After the Uzumaki Clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains came the Senju's Wood Release.
Rumble...!
Wooden pillars studded with iron spikes rose from the water beneath Orochimaru's feet!
"Hah...!!!" Kāye gripped his right wrist with his left hand, and the character for "seat" appeared on his right palm!
Boom! Under the combined suppression of the Adamantine Sealing Chains and Wood Release, the Nine-Tails chakra cloak surrounding Orochimaru rapidly burned away!
On the constantly rippling water, the wooden pillars bent inward and closed around him. Orochimaru's body was forced down until he lay flat on the surface!
Kāye's gaze bore into him. "Since