Chapter 112:
Orochimaru was headed toward the Land of Rice Fields, and there was little need to explain why.
At the same time, as Orochimaru made his way toward the Land of Rice Fields, a couple also crossed the border into the same territory.
Both husband and wife were cloaked in black, stumbling along, looking thoroughly exhausted.
"H-Husband… can we rest for a moment? My stomach… it hurts."
The woman was panting heavily, her face pale with exhaustion.
If one looked closely, they'd notice she was heavily pregnant under that cloak, her belly round and ready for delivery.
"Hold on just a bit longer," the man replied, teeth gritted. "We're at the edge of the Land of Grass—it's not safe here. Let's get over this mountain first, then we can rest."
"But… it hurts so much," the woman pleaded, struggling to keep moving.
A heavily pregnant woman, running for her life for so long, it was a miracle she hadn't collapsed already.