"Already graduated?" Only after watching the Third Kazekage, Rasa, leave did Orochimaru speak with a smile.
"Yes, Teacher Orochimaru. I won our bet this time." Sōkyū Hatake smiled. To Sōkyū Hatake, winning was victory.
"That is indeed how it works. We have you to thank for today, or we would have faced a major crisis," Orochimaru said with an ambiguous smile.
"Oh, please, Teacher Orochimaru. You haven't forgotten that your real body is clearly over there, have you?" Sōkyū Hatake pointed to the side.
The moment he arrived, Sōkyū Hatake had sensed Orochimaru's real body with Mantra.
"Heh heh heh. Nothing gets past you, does it?" Just then, Orochimaru suddenly walked out of the woods, looking at Sōkyū Hatake with a faint smile.
"Lord Orochimaru?!" Everyone else looked a little stunned as Orochimaru's real body emerged.
What was going on? Hadn't Orochimaru been trapped in here just like them?
"Of course, this was a trap Teacher Orochimaru set. You just didn't expect me to arrive right then, did you?" Sōkyū Hatake winked at Orochimaru.
"Naturally. Someone, check on Ebizo." A smile appeared at the corner of Orochimaru's mouth, and he pointed at Ebizo, who lay on the ground.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!" Several medical ninja quickly approached Ebizo to examine him.
"Reporting, Lord Orochimaru! Ebizo of Sunagakure is severely injured. With timely treatment, we can keep him as our hostage!" a medical ninja said after quickly examining Ebizo.
"Don't let him die. He's a major bargaining chip for us." Orochimaru chuckled. He could already imagine the Third Kazekage Rasa's expression, as though he had eaten shit.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru!" With Orochimaru's approval, the medical ninja swiftly got to work, then lifted Ebizo and ran toward the base.
Of course, they did not forget to seal Ebizo's chakra.
Otherwise, a Kage Level