Gua grumbled inwardly, but his expression remained calm as he addressed the two of them.
"Where's Orochimaru?"
"Oh, Orochimaru-sensei is in the Outdoor Testing Area."
Kabuto was still staring blankly, so Anko hurriedly answered.
Gua paused.
"What do you mean, Outdoor Testing Area?"
"The Third Generation specifically approved a patch of wasteland outside for Sensei to use as a testing area."
Anko explained.
Gua: ...
Were this master and student teaming up to hollow out Konoha?
They were handing everything over to Orochimaru.
Gua felt that Orochimaru and the Third Generation were practically invincible when master and student worked together.
If he hadn't had his cheat, he wouldn't have dared imagine what Konoha's future would look like.
"Where is the Outdoor Testing Area?"
"Do you want to take a look, Gua? Then let Kabuto take you."
Anko nudged Kabuto.
Kabuto immediately rushed to say, "Right, Gua, I'll take you. That place isn't easy to find."
Gua nodded. There was no need for formalities between him and Kabuto.
Kabuto led Gua out of the Laboratory.
The two headed toward a grove behind the Laboratory.
After passing through the small grove, they came upon a patch of wasteland.
Gua glanced over it. It covered quite a large area, at least a thousand square meters.
Gua couldn't help feeling a little reflective. Konoha was actually quite big.
It only seemed small because he always visited the same few places.
Gua had never seen an outdoor testing ground like Orochimaru's before.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!!
A ground-shaking rumble reached them.
Gua paused slightly.
Why did that sound like something huge?
Just as Gua grew wary, he saw a dark silhouette in the distance gradually grow larger.
It grew from a tiny black dot into something three or four meters tall.
Gua saw it clearly.
It