Oh wow. Evidently, while absorbed, Orochimaru is still alive within Sasuke’s body.
Having guarded against Sasuke’s badass Kirin attack using the mysterious Susano ability, Sasuke’s body had been completely drained of chakra. And so it seems Orochimaru took over from there.
…and not even three pages in, he gets owned by Itachi. That’s pretty badass, although as Sasuke said himself when he defeat Orochimaru, “He was weak”.
I wonder what is going to happen next, it could really effect how this series goes from here. Sasuke is seemingly out of options, and is out of chakra. His cursed seal runs out as the chapter ends, and he cannot even rely on Orochimaru anymore… Will Itachi win? Perhaps Naruto will save Sasuke. I think Tobi may have something to do with the end, prehaps as Itachi is weak he’ll steal his Sharingan. But doesn’t he already have mangekyou if he really is Madara??? Tobi is featured on the cover of this chapter and the wording alludes to us finding out what is under his mask.
There are still many mysteries to this story, and I can’t help but wonder how this will all work out. What is up with Tobi, and if he is indeed Madara, why has he become weakened. What is up with Pain, and what info did Jiraiya pass on? All I know is, this will make for good reading ahead!
