Gua nodded.
"Then I'll wait a while."
So Gua sat alone by the river for quite a while longer.
Yet those three still did not attack him.
Gua was baffled.
Were you three going to fight or not?
Had you just come to look at me?
After waiting over ten minutes, they still had not appeared. Had Gua not seen One, Two, and Three hiding in the shadows with his own eyes, he would have thought Orochimaru's side had given him false intelligence.
Gua could sense where the three of them were, but their continued inaction left him rather helpless.
He could not go straight to One, Two, and Three, either. If he did, he feared he would alert them and scare them off.
Gua continued sitting by the river, waiting.
White Zetsu sat beside him like a bot.
Clearly, Orochimaru had already logged off.
Orochimaru was secretly tailing One, Two, and Three.
One: "Why has he stopped moving?"
Two: "This is our chance!"
Three: "Wait, it could be a trap!"
Two: "Good point. It's strange for him to live here alone."
One: "It really might be a trap."
Two: "Then let's wait a little longer. He is the legendary Uchiha Gua, after all."
The three hid in the shadows, exchanging remarks, but ultimately none dared make a move.
Gua: ...
Another ten-odd minutes passed. The sky was already growing dark, yet the three showed no intention of coming out.
Gua could not stand it anymore.
He stood up and headed toward somewhere more secluded.
Come on. Still not coming out? Then I'll lure you out.
Seeing Gua stand up, One, Two, and Three froze briefly, and Two prepared to rush out and attack him.
"We can't just let him get away."
One and Three hurriedly stopped Two.
"Wait. He