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Inside a room in the base.
Whoosh!
Sasuke on the bed abruptly opened his eyes and began tidying himself up.
Dressed in a White Yukata, with a purple Shimenawa Rope around his waist and black trousers below, his messy short hair and handsome face gave him a unique charm.
All one could say was that the Uchiha might not be too bright in the head, but their looks never disappointed.
Putting on wooden clogs and tucking the Kusanagi Sword at his waist, Sasuke left the room.
Torches lining both sides of the pitch-black, gloomy corridor illuminated the underground space.
Tap, tap!
The sound of wooden clogs striking the floor was the only sound in this massive base.
Before long, Sasuke encountered Kabuto, who had just changed Lord Orochimaru's medicine and emerged from his room.
Their gazes met.
Clack!
Kabuto released the tray in his hands and raised both hands.
"Lord Sasuke, I'm only an assistant. I won't interfere in matters between you and Lord Orochimaru, so..."
He pulled out a vial from his bag.
Gulp!
He drank it outright.
An anesthetic.
It was also a medicine Medical Ninjas kept on hand.
Drinking it himself without resisting, he naturally collapsed at once.
Thud!
Kabuto's body went limp and fell to the floor.
The meaning was obvious. He would not interfere in their battle; whoever won, he would obey.
He was being obedient and sensible.
"Cunning bastard!"
Sasuke glanced at the unconscious Kabuto on the floor and slowly walked past him.
With just one look, Sasuke could tell the man was not faking it. He would not wake up for at least half a day, meaning he truly could not interfere with the reckoning between Sasuke and Orochimaru.
Although Sasuke liked cutting people down, he would not slaughter someone who knew