By the time he finished speaking with Kusagakure's leader, Gō's wounds had healed as it hovered in the sky.
However, it no longer dared land recklessly. The natural energy lingering inside its body still affected it considerably, and it could not dispel it anytime soon.
All it wanted now was to reclaim its Box of Ultimate Bliss, leave this place, and unleash slaughter elsewhere.
It could no longer remember when it had last emerged, but the ninja who had sealed it away that time possessed a similar power-a power that made them one with nature.
Unable to fly, Zou Hyuga could not harm Gō in the air, but he could take the Box of Ultimate Bliss away.
Rubbing his palms together, Zou Hyuga lifted the Box of Ultimate Bliss and carried it away from Kusagakure.
After lifting the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Zou Hyuga soon noticed the Demon-Faced Statue on it and thought, Did whoever made this box have the same tastes as Kakashi?
Gō did not dare descend, but it could not simply watch the Box of Ultimate Bliss disappear either. It could only follow Zou Hyuga from above.
Not far away.
After being trampled by Susanoo and battered by large-scale ninjutsu, the forest was unrecognizable.
Having reduced the size of her Susanoo, Oto stared at Orochimaru on a distant tree, rapidly closing in as she hurled kunai and shuriken at him.
Her earlier use of Half-Body Susanoo and Large-Scale Ninjutsu had been intended not only to attack Orochimaru, but more importantly to test her own strength.
Judging by Orochimaru's reaction, her strength was now entirely different from what it had been several years ago.
Having dealt with the Sannin many times, she knew Orochimaru would not be so easy to kill. Even so, she had to leave him