"That's all we could do..."
Watching the black smoke linger in the sky, Zou Hyuga swiftly retreated toward the village with Oto.
To him, the battle between Danzo and Orochimaru was nothing more than two dogs tearing into each other. Whoever won or lost had little to do with him.
The only things worth regretting were his experiment, which had been forcibly interrupted, and the impending ANBU assembly.
Without question, a large-scale battle outside the village between two veteran Ninja of Sannin caliber was bound to draw attention and send shock waves through the village. The ANBU would be busy again for a while.
Zou Hyuga, who had finally managed to get half a day off, silently cursed them.
Orochimaru, Danzo, fight all you want, but please don't drag the village's other Ninja into it.
Before leaving, however, Zou Hyuga left a Ninja Beast behind and ordered it to head toward the battlefield.
He needed to find out exactly what Danzo and Orochimaru were fighting over.
Surely they weren't doing this just because they couldn't stand the sight of each other.
Not far away, Danzo and Orochimaru's battle continued.
On the surface, Manda, who hailed from Ryūchi Cave, appeared to have the upper hand. But he wasn't particularly obedient to Orochimaru. He even kept staring at the child in Orochimaru's arms, wanting to swallow him.
As a result, Orochimaru had to carry the burden of his test subject while also guarding against Manda turning on him, leaving him no time to use any especially powerful ninjutsu.
Danzo and Baku, on the other hand, worked together far more closely. With their combined efforts, their Wind Release ninjutsu was more than just a notch stronger-it could blow away an entire forest.
However, because he was nearly sixty, Danzo's stamina and chakra