"Watch it, or I'll kill you!"
Orochimaru's moods shifted constantly; he was utterly unpredictable.
Kabuto clearly wanted to improve Orochimaru's mood, and he served him with complete dedication, but Orochimaru would kill him at any moment if he found him displeasing!
That could also be called Kabuto's tragedy: the person he followed was far too heartless!
"Although we didn't take the village this time, we did get to see Sasuke Uchiha's and Lin Guang's potential."
Kabuto understood Orochimaru well and knew what to say to cheer him up.
"Hahaha! At the cost of both my hands and all my Ninjutsu!"
Although Orochimaru was still furious about losing his hands and Ninjutsu, he could now accept it.
"Speaking of which, if I could get Uchiha Itachi, there wouldn't be a problem. But that's already an impossible dream, because he's stronger than I am!"
Orochimaru spoke with a hint of resentment.
"That's why... I left that organization."
Orochimaru grew a little nostalgic. It truly was a powerful organization.
Sasuke was training when he suddenly received a message from Kakashi.
"Kakashi... what could he want?"
Sasuke had to stop training and go find Kakashi.
Naruto and Lin Guang had been busy all morning and were on their way to Ichiraku Ramen.
"Did you find that thing?"
"Yes."
"That makes things easy."
"Let's go."
Two ninja from outside the village stood at a high point in Konoha, looking down over it.
"Going out on missions is exhausting! Enjoying this scenery is much more relaxing."
Jiraiya was once again lying on the stairs, peeping into the women's bathhouse.
He had gone to Kirigakure that morning, gathered the intelligence he needed, and killed several groups totaling more than thirty people, yet it had only taken him three or four hours.
"Are you still doing this sort