Feeling the cold Kusanagi Sword at his throat, Orochimaru knew he had once again been defeated by the Sharingan.
He had set his sights on Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Shinichi, Uchiha Homura, Uchiha Itachi, and even Danzo, yet without exception, he had failed disgracefully every single time.
The title of "Konoha's Three Sannin," which he had earned during the Ninja World War, had been trampled under the Sharingan time and time again.
And this time, he had been defeated by Second Pillar again!
"You brat..."
Orochimaru's gaze darkened. Though he could not move due to the genjutsu restraining him, the killing intent on his face continued to build.
At the same time, he was astonished by Sasuke's rate of growth.
Before the Chunin Exams that had ended only half a year ago, Sasuke had still been a rookie Orochimaru could dispose of with a casual flick of his hand, a child not even worth his personal attention.
Who could have expected that a single Chunin Exam would allow Sasuke to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, instantly stepping into the Kage level and becoming someone even Orochimaru feared?
That was precisely why cautious Orochimaru had not continued to allow Sasuke to grow. Within months of Sasuke awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, he had immediately made arrangements and carried out this hunt.
He had thought that with himself personally taking action, along with the assistance of Kimimaro and the Sound Four, capturing Sasuke, who had only recently awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, would be effortless.
Yet in just a few short months, Sasuke, who had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, had grown once more. Not only had he gained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, which surpassed the Mangekyō Sharingan, but his grasp of the battlefield situation had also improved immensely.
Just then, Sasuke, who had been holding his