Satori did not answer Zou Hyuga's question. It lunged at Susanoo.
The collision between the two behemoths shook the surrounding earth. Though Satori attacked fiercely, it struggled to breach Susanoo's defenses.
Few in the Shinobi World could easily break through Susanoo's defenses, and Satori was not among them.
Both Zou Hyuga and Oto had plenty of experience fighting enemies on the level of Tailed Beasts.
Inside Susanoo, Zou Hyuga was not watching Satori. Instead, he looked toward the woods behind them and told Oto, "Leave it to me. You handle the trouble over there..."
Oto had noticed the figures behind them too. She nodded lightly. "Understood. Be careful."
With that, Oto leaped away, taking Susanoo with her.
After watching Oto leave, Zou Hyuga took a deep breath. Beneath the vest he wore as a disguise, the markings on his body began to glow faintly.
Palm-shaped imprints formed in midair and flew toward Satori.
Satori could evade any attack carrying malice. But could it dodge attacks whose exact locations even he did not know?
Not far away.
Hoping to investigate, Orochimaru slipped into the forest. Behind him, Kimimaro surveyed their surroundings, remaining alert at all times.
Soon, Orochimaru and Kimimaro stopped and looked up at Oto Uchiha on a treetop.
Looking down at Orochimaru and Kimimaro, Oto Uchiha said coldly, "No trespassing!"
Hearing her cool voice, Kimimaro recalled Orochimaru's instructions and refrained from attacking rashly. Instead, he studied the poised female ninja before him and her particularly striking Mangekyō Sharingan.
Kimimaro suddenly remembered that the Mangekyō Sharingan was precisely what Lord Orochimaru had been longing to hunt down.
Orochimaru gazed at Oto Uchiha's eyes as though admiring a work of art and licked his dry lips.
He yearned to study the Mangekyō Sharingan, but he had to consider the strength of