The ground rumbled beneath them, and evil chakra flowed all around. It could mean only one thing. Manda was near. Everyone in this realm knew what to look for and knew that it should be avoided.

She looked down at her charge, this beautiful man who had not spoken one conscious word to her, but had given much insight into himself.

Emi trembled from all that she had heard. Her beautiful one had suffered much sorrow, the death of his family, a loveless life, hatred because of his birth. She was alight with what she'd heard. Injustice was something she would stake her life against and her lovely one's life had been injustice.

Most of his clan had died in a blood bath. Only his brother had lived. This wretch must be dealt with.

The rumblings again, she knew they must move. Each creature in the summoning world had been taught to avoid the Snake Lord.

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He hated any dealings with this great summoned creature. Poison dripped from its fangs pooling below him and creating craters in the stone below which just deepened as the acid ate away anything in its path.

Manda hated being summoned and particularly by this dreaded half being, he wanted to eat him whole and spit out his bones somewhere horrible. He had respected Orochimaru, and still was compelled by his presence in this being somehow lodged within this body.

"Alright, scum, what do you want?" Manda ground out. "I want your death, but I'll have to suffice with 50 human sacrifices for information. "He is in the netherworlds, he is unconscious and his mouth rambles uncontrollably. I can quiet him, if you wish, with payment of 150 human sacrifices. I cannot tell you his exact whereabouts. No loyalty stays my tongue, but I am bound by the limits of my world. If I overstep my bounds, they will have rights to declare warfare on me."

Kabuto considered this information carefully and stated "I'll be in touch" before he dismissed the great serpent. A great puff of smoke exploded around him and poison spewed from every direction where he had been.

The haggard old sound servant crawled on his hands and knees towards the door. Years of continued abuse had taught him to recognize his moment of escape. "Run, rodent Run, before I eat you, two for one these days, I hear, huh wretch!!" he heard echoing behind him as he ran down the corridor with a followed "Don't forget my 50 sacrifices for him information. If I don't receive them in two days, I will take twice as many, my choice!".

Poisonous smoke billowed all around. All living beings – plant, mineral, insect, mammal, reptile or fish lay dying in this path. The shinobi's skin burned as he returned to his chambers. Gasping, he dropped to his knees, clutching his throat.

His eyes had been opened considerably since the integration with the remains of Lord Orochimaru. He had foolishly thought that his Lord was the most powerful ninja in the world. Kabuto had learned much since Orochimaru's death. The snake ninja had traded much for his appearance of power and youth. Bile rose in the back of his throat at the thought of the 50 sacrifices.

Kabuto's thoughts quickly turned, however, to the information he had bought at such a price. The highly prized Sharingan user was now unconscious and helpless for the first time in his life, somewhere in the world of summoned creatures.

Kabuto would have to choose another to threaten the Leaf Village and bring him his desire, a certain a Young Hyuga he had helped some time ago.