"That Uchiha brat who appeared out of nowhere! How could he be so powerful?"
After Orochimaru's snake clone died, a few little snakes escaped and eventually returned to him.
Thus, Orochimaru obtained some information about Lin Guang: he had a special Sharingan, and despite his youth, he was very powerful!
Without using ninjutsu, Orochimaru reckoned he would have a hard time dealing with Lin Guang.
"What a pity. I finally managed to trap Uchiha Itachi this time, but I never expected the Akatsuki to have someone else to send as reinforcements."
Orochimaru had joined the Akatsuki very early, when there had been hardly anyone in the organization.
There had only been a handful of members, yet now even a rare kekkei genkai like the Sharingan was possessed by two people. The organization had grown so quickly!
"Lord Orochimaru, let us teach them a lesson for you! The people in that organization are far too insolent!"
Kidomaru volunteered to fight.
"What do you know? There's an enemy out there who looks like a mere brat, but he's stronger than both me and Lord Orochimaru's snake clone!"
Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, his expression very serious.
"But we can't just let them leave like this!"
Sakon and Ukon said.
"Enough! Stop arguing. You're too weak to pose any threat to those three! Go and train properly. Work toward bringing Sasuke Uchiha back for me. Now that would be worthwhile!"
Orochimaru interrupted their argument.
"As for those three, I won't let them off easily either!"
A glint flashed through Orochimaru's eyes, sending a chill down one's spine.
"What are you still standing around for? Get going and train!"
Seeing that the Sound Four were still there, Kabuto Yakushi spoke up and drove them away.
"Kabuto, if they were all as strong as you,