Chapter 294: (BONUS)
Kushina knew she had been taken by Orochimaru as part of some unknown scheme.
But hearing him state it so bluntly that she was his hostage still left her unsettled.
Even more confusing to her was Orochimaru's relationship with Konoha. If he had truly defected, why was he still helping them in the war?
Kushina wanted to ask, but before she could open her mouth, Orochimaru abruptly stopped walking.
"Wait here," he ordered.
Without further explanation, Orochimaru flipped his wrist, pulling out a pen and quickly writing something on his palm.
Once done, he summoned a fly, which landed on his hand. The insect scanned the message before flying off into the distance.
Kushina followed its trajectory and noticed that it seemed to be heading toward a mountaintop where a Konoha sentry was stationed.
"That's… Konoha's camp?" she murmured.