Freed from the restraints of the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, Minato Namikaze took one last look in the direction where Kabuto Yakushi had disappeared, then turned into a golden streak of light and vanished from the cavern.
A while later...
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Uncontrollable coughing rang out in the darkness. Amid rustling sounds, Kabuto Yakushi struggled out of the shadows, staggering.
The blood beneath his feet kept spreading, forming a crooked black line.
"Such... such terrifying... speed!"
Sweat mixed with blood and dust left conspicuous streaks across Kabuto Yakushi's body.
Battered and disheveled, Kabuto Yakushi sat leaning against a stone pillar, panting heavily. He looked down at his chest. "He attacked me from behind with a Rasengan, but its force passed straight through my body. He really is strong!"
Enduring the pain that pierced deep into his bones, Kabuto Yakushi reached out with stiff hands and felt his chest. "Whew... most of my bones are broken, my liver and kidneys were blasted out, and my other internal organs were badly damaged too. I really did nearly die."
"Pfft!"
Kabuto Yakushi could not hold it back and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"This isn't good!"
Swish, swish, swish...
His hands rapidly formed hand seals. Kabuto Yakushi suddenly opened his mouth wider and wider, soon exceeding its limits as cracks split across both cheeks.
Whoosh!
A serpentine shape shot out of Kabuto Yakushi's split-open mouth in an instant!
The serpentine shape stretched out in the dark cavern, soon revealing its true form.
A monster with a human head and a snake's body appeared.
And the monster looked exactly like Kabuto Yakushi!
Cold sweat dripped constantly down his pale face. It seemed Kabuto Yakushi had expended a tremendous amount of stamina and chakra.
And this was the price he had paid to