Naruto: Reborn as Orochimaru

Chapter 198: Thoughts

Orochimaru himself had lost his parents, and even after being reborn into this world, he still had no family or close friends.

Konoha never felt like home to him, and he couldn't feel his presence there.

Initially, he trained tirelessly to survive, conducted meticulous re

Five enemy jōnin attacking with everything they had still couldn't harm Orochimaru.

With someone like him in the village, how could any other shinobi village hope to win against Konoha?

"Mikoto!"

"... Mikoto?"

"Yes… Yes!" Mikoto snapped out of her reverie, responding quickly.

Orochimaru frowned. "Stay focused on the battlefield."

"Apologies, Lord Orochimaru!"

"Never mind that. Are we at the right position according to our intel?"

Mikoto glanced at the map, then at the terrain around them. "Yes, this matches the map perfectly."

"Good."

"Um, Lord Orochimaru, if I may ask, who are we waiting to ambush here? Even you seem… cautious."

"Who are we ambushing?" Orochimaru smirked. "I'm not certain. But according to our intel, it's likely the Third Kazekage."

"W-What? The… Third Kazekage?" 

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