Candor

Senyo gently pulled up the blanket, carefully covering the two of them, then slowly closed his eyes as well.

However, he did not fall asleep. It was still early, after all, and many matters awaited his attention.

Senyo's shadow swayed slightly, and then a clone of him slowly rose from it.

The clone opened the door and flashed outside, vanishing beyond it in the blink of an eye.

Before long, the clone had arrived at Orochimaru's laboratory.

At that moment, Orochimaru was watching Tsunade and Nawaki's every move through the surveillance equipment.

Suddenly, he keenly sensed Senyo's returning presence. Without turning around, he spoke directly.

"I knew you'd definitely come back."

Senyo smiled faintly at that and replied,

"Can't be helped. Too many things have piled up, and they have to be dealt with."

Orochimaru nodded lightly in understanding, but he merely continued watching the surveillance feed, silently waiting for Senyo to continue.

Seeing that no one else was around, Senyo no longer hesitated and went straight to the point.

"There's something I need to confess to you."

Orochimaru frowned slightly, a trace of confusion rising within him.

Senyo had never spoken to him with such solemnity before.

"Oh? What could make you this serious?"

Senyo said,

"About Shisui's ocular technique, Kotoamatsukami..."

Senyo explained Kotoamatsukami's effects to Orochimaru in detail, then revealed without reservation how he had used Kotoamatsukami on him back then.

As Senyo spoke, Orochimaru's expression grew increasingly grave. Yet surprisingly, after hearing everything, he did not immediately fly into a rage.

Instead, he sank into thought, a contemplative look gradually appearing on his face as though he were trying his best to recall and reconstruct every detail of that day.

Second by second, time passed, and the entire room was silent.

After a long while, a gleam