Naruto and the others quickly arrived outside, and after reuniting with Yugito, they embarked on their journey back.
Meanwhile, inside the Moon Palace.
Orochimaru (Uchiha Un-chidori) stood at the edge of a pool.
After passing through that beam of light, Orochimaru entered another pool.
Acutely aware that it wasn't the previous pool, Orochimaru didn't act rashly, but cautiously conducted a rough inspection of the pool.
After finding nothing unusual, Orochimaru climbed out of the pool.
As Orochimaru emerged, he saw Toneri, who had been waiting for a long time.
Toneri was perched atop a giant crab, looking down at the newly emerged Orochimaru.
"Ninja, tell me why you were able to open the Moon passage?"
Toneri's age was similar to Naruto's, and his slightly immature tone carried contempt and an unquestionable attitude.
As a descendant of inbreeding, Toneri had no real flaws, but having grown up in a small clan, he clearly wasn't very good at dealing with people.
One sentence was enough to reveal almost everything about himself.
Ninja? This implied the other party wasn't a Ninja or didn't consider himself one.
Moon passage? So he wasn't in the Ninja World now, but on the Moon, interesting!
Orochimaru looked at the child opposite him with interest, and quickly noticed Toneri's differences from normal humans.
Aside from the obvious external differences, Toneri's attire quickly reminded Orochimaru of the Six Paths Sage.
Without answering Toneri's question, Orochimaru excitedly licked his lips, his eyes burning as he looked up at Toneri.
"Before asking someone a question, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?"
Feeling that Toneri wasn't very smart, Orochimaru decided to try and extract more information.
Whether it was a misunderstanding or a misinterpretation, Toneri, who had inherited Hamura's will, regarded everyone in the Ninja World with the mentality of a shepherd.
It was the attitude of a superior being towards an inferior one; a shepherd never cared about the doubts of the sheep.
Especially Orochimaru's gaze, Toneri didn't know what it meant, but he could distinctly feel uncomfortable.
"No answer? It doesn't matter, I'll deal with you first, then the passage problem."
As soon as Toneri's words left his mouth, the crab beneath him began to move.
A large string of white foam, like a torrent, spewed from the giant crab's mouth, attacking Orochimaru.
Seeing the other party resort to violence without a word, Orochimaru knew he wouldn't get anything out of him, so he quickly got up to dodge, simultaneously forming hand seals at high speed.
[Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!]
A dirt wall had just blocked the foam attack when it cracked in response, and a huge pincer attacked Orochimaru.
Again demonstrating his inhuman flexibility, Orochimaru easily dodged the attack.
One foot directly struck Orochimaru's waist, and the immense force sent Orochimaru flying.
Why so fast!
Toneri's taijutsu far exceeded what was expected for his age; it was unnaturally strong.
"Bang!"
Orochimaru, flying backward, didn't stop until he crashed into the rock wall.
Even though he had tried every method to disperse the force and protected himself with Chakra, Orochimaru felt his body was ruined at that moment.
It made Orochimaru feel like he was facing Tsunade.
Before Orochimaru could make any move, the large crab behind Toneri sprayed a stream of foam, faster than the first time, hitting Orochimaru.
The foam attack wasn't powerful, but Orochimaru had a bad feeling.
Genjutsu again!
Toneri ordered the crab to guard Orochimaru, who was caught in the genjutsu, and entered the pool to check the condition of the passage.
Orochimaru, who had opened the passage by trickery, hadn't managed to open it completely, only tearing a small opening, which made Toneri breathe a sigh of relief.
"Good, the door hasn't fully opened, so it won't disappear for now."
Toneri, muttering to himself, made no moves, but the golden orb in the Moon Palace emitted a blinding light.
Then, Toneri's lifeless eyes watched the passage close little by little; only after it was completely closed did Toneri leave the pool.
Looking at Orochimaru, who was already caught in the genjutsu, Toneri suddenly changed his mind.
Since he could open the passage, perhaps he could get the method from him and find a way to reinforce the door.
Carrying Orochimaru, Toneri jumped onto the crab's head and walked deeper.
Not long after, inside the Moon Palace, in front of a prison previously used to confine criminal clan members.
The small figure of Toneri appeared, dragging Orochimaru in one hand.
Just as Toneri opened the prison door, preparing to throw Orochimaru in.
Orochimaru, like a lump of mud, sprouted a new head from his neck, opening his wide mouth, with two sharp, elongated fangs gleaming coldly, biting towards Toneri's arm.
A cursed seal didn't necessarily have to be bitten onto the neck; facing this powerful and mysterious young man, Orochimaru intended to finish the fight quickly.
Heh heh heh, easier than I thought.
Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with unrestrained excitement as he bit down hard on Toneri's arm.
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