"Orochimaru, it looks like your hands have recovered nicely."
Despite his sinister air, which sent chills down everyone's spine, Orochimaru was really nothing more than a child in Madara's eyes.
Madara smiled at Orochimaru's arrival.
Another reason Madara had chosen Otogakure as his base was that it was the most convenient place for him to meet Orochimaru.
"That was all thanks to your help, Lord Kage. While restoring my hands, I also released the Third Hokage's soul from the Death God's stomach. Would you like to meet the Third Hokage who personally named you Kage?"
Although Madara had done many things Orochimaru found interesting after becoming Hokage, and although he had helped restore Orochimaru's hands, Orochimaru still considered Madara no more than his junior fellow disciple.
Even though Madara had become Hokage, Orochimaru still teased him for his own amusement.
"Orochimaru, just because you've removed the Cursed Seal doesn't mean you can fool around in front of me."
Madara Uchiha unleashed all his chakra in an instant. As the pressure washed over Orochimaru, cold sweat immediately seeped from the forehead of the man who had been grinning just moments before.
Damn it, Uchiha Itachi isn't even twenty yet, is he? There's no doubt about it. If he wanted to, he could kill me in an instant!
In the blink of an eye, Orochimaru understood the gulf between himself and the young man before him.
Against the aging Third Hokage, Orochimaru could still picture himself winning with Impure World Reincarnation.
Facing the Fifth Hokage, countless forbidden techniques flashed through Orochimaru's mind, but not one plan offered him any hope of victory.
"Uchiha Itachi, you're far too powerful."
Under Madara's overwhelming pressure, Orochimaru finally dropped his smile and began speaking to him seriously.
Orochimaru himself had not noticed the trace of respect