Chapter 290:
The arena stretched out endlessly, shrouded in an unnatural, dense fog.
Though the afternoon had been bright and sunny, the blackened mist that now blanketed the area cast an oppressive gloom over the battlefield.
This wasn't the typical mist used by Kirigakure ninjas; this was something far more sinister. The fog wasn't just thick, it seemed alive, pulsating with an eerie, dark hue.
At the center of this ominous space stood three figures: the Third Raikage, the Second Tsuchikage, and Orochimaru.
Under Orochimaru's control, the Second Tsuchikage had been moved to the edge of the arena, leaving Orochimaru and the Third Raikage facing off against one another.
The Third Raikage's sharp eyes narrowed as he took in Orochimaru's sudden appearance.
This man had been out of sight for years, vanishing from the radar of the five great ninja villages after the battle in the Land of Frost.
And yet, as the Raikage thought about it, it all began to make sense.
The undead ninjas fighting for Konoha, who else but Orochimaru could have been responsible for such a grotesque technique?