Liumu had never imagined it.
The Orochimaru he had locked inside the Time House had been nothing but an empty shell.
By the time he noticed, there was no telling how much time had passed.
"Orochimaru's abilities really are baffling."
Liumu wondered how exactly Orochimaru had managed to escape right in front of him.
Just then, Liumu suddenly recalled the scene when he first captured Orochimaru, when Orochimaru had used countless little white snakes to evade him.
Could it be...
Those little white snakes were Orochimaru's true body?
Liumu told Minato about this.
Minato was surprised, but also marveled at how extraordinary Orochimaru's methods truly were.
As for what to do with Root, Liumu could only place it under his own command for now.
If he found a suitable administrator in the future, he would hand the position over to them.
"Captain, I..."
"Just call me Liumu. Most of you are older than me. There's no need for that sort of hierarchy with me."
At Root headquarters.
Dozens of people gathered to discuss Root's future direction.
"Although we're still called Root, given the cap... Liumu's position, we're really no different from the ANBU. We'll probably just be carrying out different missions."
A purple-haired woman among those below spoke up. "If that's the case, what should we do next?"
Liumu took the list of members currently remaining in Root from the burly man beside him.
Besides everyone's code names, the list also included their ages and specialties.
"We'll use this list as the basis for reorganizing the teams."
Liumu raised his head and told everyone, "Of course, before I assign you, you can form teams with people you know, though I may still split you up."
A team needed a diverse composition. Offense, defense, and even Genjutsu, Taijutsu, and Ninjutsu