Chapter 382: When the Underworld Invades Itself
Roughly ten minutes earlier—
That was when Aramaki had just begun battling Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, and Jiraiya.
Orochimaru had been observing the exchange from the sidelines the entire time.
His idea was simple: if the combined efforts of those three could put Aramaki under some pressure, then he wouldn’t mind jumping in to show off a little of his own strength.
But after just a minute or two of watching, he could already tell—even with him joining in, their chances of victory wouldn’t improve much.
The sudden severing of his connection to Ryūchidō had made things worse
As a result, his most proficient ’snake-style’ jutsu were now completely unusable.
Orochimaru had never imagined that Ryūchidō would cut ties with him so unilaterally.
Never in the history of the shinobi world had such a thing been heard of.
It left him wary, not just of Ryūchidō, but of all the sage regions.
Even the Sage Modes passed down from those sage regions had begun to feel suspect to him. In the end, he figured it would be better to develop his own unique Sage Mode.
Of course—