"No... please don't misunderstand..."
A slight curve formed at the corners of Shin's lips.
This smile was somewhat similar to Orochimaru's. Both looked extremely sinister.
Orochimaru, however, was too feminine.
Shin's cold sneer made him look more like a pure villain.
Perhaps he had seen through Hyuga Sho's thoughts.
Shin, who was very good at reading people's expressions, immediately shook his head to show that he meant no harm.
"I want to follow you."
Shin spoke.
"Your strength is much greater than Orochimaru's. Orochimaru is a failed product in the process of evolution, while I will only follow the strong."
Shin's blunt words made Hyuga Sho raise his eyebrows.
Hyuga Sho looked Shin up and down once more.
There were no fewer than fifteen Sharingan on his body.
Ten on his arms.
Two in his eyes.
Three on his head.
He looked extremely grotesque, like some sort of Frankenstein.
Being able to control so many Sharingan.
That was a talent unique to him.
Seeing how Shin wasn't even flushed or out of breath.
Hyuga Sho genuinely took a little interest in him.
"You think Orochimaru is dead?"
Hyuga Sho countered with a question.
Being looked down on from above did not make Shin unhappy.
"My master is very likely still alive."
Shin smiled.
"But so what? Even if he came back to life again, he still wouldn't be your match."
Shin extended his left arm, the grotesque limb covered in Sharingan.
It was exactly like Shimura Danzō's.
Because...
Danzō's arm had originally been Shin's right arm, transplanted onto him.
"What are you hoping to obtain from me?"
Hyuga Sho began considering Shin's value.
"I want to know how to awaken that kind of 'eye'... I want to evolve... and become stronger!"
That kind of eye.
Naturally, he meant the Mangekyō