Ryoha and the others did not care about Orochimaru's eagerness at all. They were not worried that Orochimaru would cross the bridge after he recovered because it would depend on whether Orochimaru had the strength to pull the board. On their side, there were Tsunade and Byakko, who were as strong as a Kage.
Although Ryoha only looked as strong as an Elite Jonin, actual combat strength was enough to fight against a Kage-level ninja. Although Orochimaru was arrogant, he would not do such a stupid thing. What's more, Orochimaru was not stupid at all. Instead, he was very shrewd.
With Orochimaru and Kabuto leading the way, Ryoha and the others quickly arrived at Orochimaru's temporary base. From the looks of it, it should be the base where Sasuke was headed when he defected.
"Orochimaru-sama, welcome back." Just as they entered the base, four ninjas knelt respectfully to Orochimaru.
"Ara? These four are my most outstanding subordinates. Of course, there is one more who is more powerful than the four of them. But unfortunately..."
Orochimaru did not continue. He felt a bit complicated with Kimimaro. He wanted to possess his body, but this body had developed a blood disorder and was on the verge of collapse. Kimimaro also worshipped him like a fanatical believer.
How could he not like this kind of person who was faithful to him but was also very powerful? Anyone would like this kind of subordinate. Unfortunately, Kimimaro's condition was so poor, to the point that he was about to reach his limit.
Orochimaru felt that it was a pity that Kimimaro died quickly, and he also felt that it was a pity that he could not obtain Kimimaro's body.
"On the surface, their strength is superior to a Chuunin, close to the level of an Elite Chuunin. However, I don't think they would be worth your attention. I feel some kind of evil power from their bodies. It should be from that special mark they all possessed. "
Ryoha opened his 3-tomoe Sharingan and looked at the four ninjas, causing their scalps to go numb. A strange feeling rose in their hearts, making them feel very uncomfortable. This kind of feeling would only appear when Orochimaru inspected them.
They did not expect that a person who was so much younger than them would actually make them feel this uncomfortable. On the surface, they were Orochimaru's right-hand men, so they naturally knew some information about Ryoha, let alone his age.
"That's amazing. You can tell at a glance. That's right, that thing is called a cursed mark." Orochimaru briefly explained, but he did not continue. Ryoha also did not ask because he was aware of Orochimaru's secret, so he did not need to ask at all.
He understood everything about the curse mark. It was a double-edged sword. People who sought power would be its slave, and they would be able to obtain a great amount of power for a short time. But in the longer term, this cursed mark would do more harm than good to their souls.
"A curse seal?" Ryoha grinned. He had always been very resistant to this kind of thing. If it only caused damage to the body, he would be fine. Because with Tsunade around, the damage to his body could be cured.
However, it was very difficult for a soul to recover to its peak when it got damaged. Otherwise, Itachi wouldn't have been so anxious to remove the curse seal on Sasuke's body. It was because he knew the importance of souls.
"Ryoha, you seem to understand the cursed mark very well." Orochimaru's observation skills were very outstanding. He could see the subtle changes in Ryoha's eyes.
"It's a double-edged sword." Ryoha didn't say anything. He only threw out a few words, but these words made Orochimaru's pupils shrink, thinking of Ryoha's Bloodline Limit, which can use other ninjas' power with ease. When Ryoha obtained those powers, his version was even stronger than the original.
It could be seen from Ryoha's Sharingan. Moreover, Ryoha had only just displayed two kinds of power. Who knew if he would be able to use one more power after so long. Although Orochimaru didn't have a Bloodline Limit, he also knew that a Bloodline Limit's power became more and more powerful every time it was used.
Thinking that all power could be obtained by Ryoha, his desire for Ryoha's body became stronger, but this longing feeling made Orochimaru very uncomfortable.
"Ryoha is really powerful. He saw through the essence of the cursed mark. Now I really want to know if you can also use the power of the cursed mark." Orochimaru seemed to say unintentionally.
"If I wanted to use it, you would have placed a curse on me. I don't really want this kind of thing, let alone master it."
Ryoha looked deeply at Orochimaru, which made Orochimaru shocked. It turned out that when he was in Konoha, Ryoha had already seen through the essence of the cursed mark. No wonder he would do everything he could to prevent him from planting the curse. What exactly his Bloodline Limit was? Was he able to see through all the special powers with a single glance? Orochimaru thought.
"Don't cover your hands. Let the seals be completely revealed." Arriving at a relatively spacious basement, Ryoha and the others found a stool to sit on and quietly watched Tsunade's attempt. Ryoha even opened his Mangekyo to watch.
Although Orochimaru could not see anything, he still took this chance to witness the process. After all, the Dead Demon Consuming Seal was too powerful. You would be fine if you weren't caught by the jutsu. But once you were caught, no matter how strong you were, you could only be sealed.
"This technique is really strange. It should be one of the strongest sealing jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan. The people of that clan may not be very good at ninjutsu, but their sealing jutsu is unparalleled."
Tsunade carefully examined the seal on Orochimaru's hands. It was difficult to break the seals one after another.
"So even as a medical expert, you can't do anything about it?" Orochimaru was worried that Tsunade would not treat him with all her might, but he actually used the cheapest method to provoke her.
"You don't have to provoke me. I'm not you. Since I already promised, I will do my best to treat you." Tsunade suddenly discovered that this seal was a bit strange. If she wanted to use the seal on Orochimaru's hand as a breakthrough, it would still be really difficult to work out.
After all, this was a terrifying forbidden technique that the Third could only use at the cost of his life. How could it be so easy to break? However, Tsunade saw the battle from Orochimaru's genjutsu. Sarutobi sealed Orochimaru's hands, the Second, and the First's souls into his body.
In the past, the Fourth generation also sealed the Yin part of the Kyubi into his body. Although he was dead now, Kyubi's Yin part was still sealed inside his body. In other words, Although the Fourth had died, the thing that was sealed in his body was still there. Otherwise, he would not seal the Yin part of the beast into his body.
He hoped that one day, when Naruto became stronger and completely mastered the Yang side of the Kyubi, he would come to find his body and merge the Yin part of the Kyubi to obtain the beast's complete power, instead of simply sending the Nine-Tails into the Demon's stomach.
Otherwise, the Fourth would not have spent so much effort to specially split the Nine-Tails into two halves. He hoped that Naruto could take it step by step. After mastering the Yang side, he hoped that his son would find his body to obtain the Yin side and completely grasp the true power of the Kyubi.