Orochimaru snorted coldly.
"There's no time to waste here. Kabuto, let's go!"
Earlier, while Orochimaru was fighting Naruto Uzumaki in his Tailed Beast Transformation, Kabuto Yakushi had tried to intervene.
Unexpectedly, the transformed Naruto Uzumaki was extraordinarily savage, and his body was exceptionally tough.
In just one exchange, the transformed Naruto Uzumaki had sent Kabuto Yakushi flying, severely injuring him.
After that, Kabuto Yakushi had hidden off to the side, quietly treating his injuries without joining the fight again.
Really, Kabuto Yakushi had been terribly unlucky.
He had finally completed the task Orochimaru had assigned him, carrying Sasuke Uchiha out of the Hidden Jun Village.
Only to run straight into Ye Chen. To help Orochimaru carry out his plan, he had spent a vast amount of spiritual chakra to cast his genjutsu.
Afterward, under the influence of Sasuke Uchiha's Sharingan, Ye Chen had also shut off his own vision.
Even so, Ye Chen's swift attack had scared Kabuto Yakushi out of his wits.
Had he actually fought Ye Chen, Kabuto Yakushi probably would not have lasted a single exchange.
At this point, Kabuto Yakushi had yet to inherit Orochimaru's "mantle," nor had he gone to Ryūchi Cave to train.
Thus, in Ye Chen's eyes, the current Kabuto Yakushi was little different from a grain of sand.
Kabuto Yakushi had hastily burrowed underground, barely escaping with his life.
Later, Orochimaru's duo had received powerful reinforcements: Deidara's duo.
They had drawn all of Ye Chen's attention away, making it easier for Orochimaru's duo to continue their earlier plan.
Who would have expected Naruto Uzumaki, freed from the genjutsu, to block their escape route like a mad dog, desperately refusing to let them flee?
While fighting Orochimaru, Naruto Uzumaki had undergone Tailed Beast Transformation without regard for the damage to his own body.