Kabuto refused to believe such a possibility.
That man, radiant as a god, had simply lost? After conquering another world, he had never returned?
Kabuto absolutely refused to believe it. In his heart, that man had never suffered a defeat since first making his name on the battlefield. There was no reason he could have lost to the Sage of Six Paths!
"Something must have gone wrong. It had to be..."
Kabuto frantically flipped through the documents in his hands.
In this world, if one had to name the person who knew the most about Genitsu's secrets, most people would immediately think of Uchiha Kazue.
Kazue presented herself as absolutely loyal to Genitsu, a sharp blade in his hand. Not to mention that she now possessed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
When she had first awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and unleashed the Fourth-Stage Susanoo, she had shaken all of Konoha.
If the war in the Pure Land had not erupted, Kazue would already have become the center of attention for everyone in the Shinobi World.
But in truth...
Kazue was merely the outward appearance. The one who truly knew many of Genitsu's secrets was the obscure Kabuto.
Compared to the famous, radiant Kazue, Kabuto seemed utterly unremarkable and insignificant. Other than bearing the title of Genitsu's disciple, he had no accomplishments worth mentioning.
Ever since graduating from the Ninja Academy, Kabuto had seemed to vanish. Aside from occasionally showing himself during the Chūnin Exams, he had remained unknown.
Kabuto had concealed himself in the darkness and participated in many of Genitsu's affairs.
He knew the secret of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, knew of the all-encompassing myriad phenomena, and knew much about the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Genitsu had never deliberately hidden much intelligence from him.
Now, Genitsu's whereabouts were unknown.
Kabuto pulled