"IZAYOI!!"
Seeing Izayoi suddenly appear, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki both beamed with wild joy, as though they had found their savior.
Sasuke Uchiha in particular felt an inexplicable sense of security.
"I didn't expect you two to be so unlucky that this guy would set his sights on you."
Izayoi pulled Naruto and Sasuke out of the swamp one in each hand, then tossed them back onto solid ground.
Sasuke Uchiha instantly caught the key point and hurriedly asked, "Izayoi, do you know who this guy is?"
"I didn't before. I only sensed that his Chakra wasn't something a Genin could possess."
Izayoi looked at Orochimaru, whose head had returned to normal and whose body was slowly rising to its feet. "But now, his identity is obvious. One of the legendary Three Ninja, and also one of Hidden Leaf Village's S-Rank Missing-nin... Orochimaru."
"It's actually him!"
Sasuke Uchiha's pupils contracted as he stared at Orochimaru in disbelief. "Why would such a major figure from the history books be here?"
"I don't know. But he specifically targeted you two, so you may have something he wants."
"Is it because of the Sharingan?" Sasuke Uchiha immediately understood, his expression turning grim. "Izayoi, what do we do now?"
What he meant was: I'll follow your lead. Do we fight or run?
"Escaping from someone this strong won't be easy."
"The only thing we can do now is stall until reinforcements arrive."
Izayoi looked at Sasuke Uchiha and smiled. "Can you still fight?"
"Of course." Sasuke Uchiha's lips curled upward.
"And me! I can keep fighting too!" Naruto Uzumaki emphasized his presence.
Izayoi grinned. "Then let's see what a legendary ninja is capable of!"
"Hehe..."
Meanwhile, Orochimaru was also sizing Izayoi up. He praised, "I didn't expect that, besides the last descendant of