Orochimaru had always been a man of decisive action. Once he settled on a goal, he immediately acted on it.
After noticing those Uchiha approaching, he immediately gestured to the other Root members.
Although he was already planning to strike, he knew he still needed to wait until Uchiha Fugaku was fully in position.
As Uchiha Fugaku's death servants, these men had come ahead of him to ensure the area was safe.
This was not Orochimaru's first time scouting this place. He was quite familiar with their routines, so he still had to be patient.
These Uchiha ninja were not particularly thorough or meticulous in their inspection, probably because they felt this was Uchiha territory.
But their very negligence gave Orochimaru an opportunity. He had already discovered this during his earlier scouting, and naturally, he would exploit it this time!
They waited quietly, and the Root ninja did not let him down. They had readied themselves the moment they received Orochimaru's signal.
When the Uchiha ninja came to inspect the area, they had already slipped silently out of the search perimeter.
Once the less-than-thorough inspection ended, these Root ninja silently returned to their ambush positions to wait.
Orochimaru watched all this quietly. Uchiha Fugaku had already appeared in his field of vision, bringing a smile to his lips.
Uchiha Fugaku had come here to train his son again, and Orochimaru's gaze naturally fell on the boy as well.
The boy was clearly Uchiha Itachi, who also seemed to be an Uchiha genius.
What a shame. I don't believe I've heard that he's awakened his Sharingan. Otherwise, he might make decent material too.
Orochimaru pondered silently. By now, the two had reached the Small Lake, while the Uchiha death servants hid in the same Forest as Orochimaru and his men.
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