Namikaze Minato's words were like shackles, binding Uchiha Dan tightly.
Combined with the lock Tsunade had placed on him, he was locked down completely.
So this was what they called bonds?
He really had been tripped up by them.
Uchiha Dan did not know what Tsunade and Namikaze Minato had talked about that night, but it certainly had not been a simple chat.
He had never expected that after scheming against everyone else, he would end up being schemed against by his own younger brother, who was doing everything he could to keep him from leaving. Where was the justice in that?
His younger brother had been instructed by him not to display his demon-level intelligence in front of outsiders, and his sunny, honest appearance had indeed fooled everyone.
Yet he had used all his cunning on his own brother.
What was worse, the brat was especially good at acting cute in front of him. Back when he had been getting spanked, a single sentence had made Uchiha Dan unable to continue. He had Uchiha Dan wrapped around his finger, leaving him utterly helpless.
Perhaps this was what Orochimaru had meant when he said Uchiha Dan was inferior to him!
But was Orochimaru truly someone born without emotion?
Hadn't his initial desire to conduct research stemmed from the pain he felt after losing his parents, relatives, and friends?
And hadn't he ultimately become dark and heartless because of his disciple Nawaki's death?
Wasn't it also because the people you cared about had died one after another, making life seem too fragile? You were unwilling to endure pain for love, so you sealed off your heart.
So why were you the one talking so much?
Of course, Orochimaru's words from a few days ago had also played a key role.
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