Nai Hyuga stared in confusion for a long while before realizing how serious the problem was. "Wait, why isn't she moving?"
As she realized something was wrong, her heart sank. "Oh no..."
Muttering a curse, she flickered out of sight with the Body Flicker Technique and immediately raced toward Yui.
"Yui, please be all right!"
Not far away, Big Bear and Orochimaru stared blankly at the rising purple mist.
"That purple mist came out of the Gourd?" Orochimaru cupped his chin, deep in thought. Doubts stirred in his mind. Did they need that Gourd to leave this space?
"Could this really not be the Totsuka Blade?" he murmured soundlessly, then shook his head.
His gaze fell on Big Bear nearby, and an idea immediately came to him.
Orochimaru walked over to Big Bear. After a moment's thought, he suddenly spoke. "Hey! Do you know that Gourd? What does it do? Is Yui Hyuga planning to use it to get out?"
The sudden voice beside his ear made Big Bear jump, and he whipped his head toward its source.
Seeing that it was Orochimaru, he involuntarily took a few steps sideways to keep his distance.
"Oh... it's you! What do you want...?" Big Bear eyed Orochimaru, who had suddenly appeared beside him, while still watching Yui out of the corner of his eye.
Something seems to have gone wrong over by Miss Yui... but it should only be a minor problem. I haven't sensed any danger about to happen.
"Ahem, I just wanted to ask what exactly that Gourd is. You're a creature that lives in this space, and the Gourd belongs to this space too. You should know about it, right?"
Orochimaru cleared his throat a few times, then repeated his earlier question.
Hearing what Orochimaru wanted to ask, Big