Team Up

Watching Yi Zhengnan sneak around behind him, Sasuke was so furious he could hardly stand it. He was working his tail off up front, taking hits for him, while this guy sat back and watched the show, looking completely at ease.

Sasuke was seething, but there was nothing he could do. When it came to this shameless guy, he could only think of a way to get the better of him again.

There was no way Sasuke would be the one to suggest teaming up again. That just wasn't in his nature. Unless he was talking to Naruto, Chen, or Itachi, Sasuke always kept up his aloof front.

He shot Yi Zhengnan a cold glance, then turned back to Kaguya. With her in a blind rage, Sasuke couldn't hold back anymore and had to give it everything he had.

But Sasuke wasn't the kind to let things go. Yi Zhengnan had made a fool of him, and Sasuke had been thinking ever since about how to even the score.

Seeing Sasuke silently battling Kaguya, Yi Zhengnan understood that Sasuke alone had no chance of beating her.

He would have liked to wait until Kaguya defeated Sasuke, then devour him. But Yi Zhengnan could tell he was getting ahead of himself.

Kaguya wouldn't allow it, and neither would the First Hokage and the others watching from behind. According to the system's calculations, the odds of successfully devouring Sasuke after Kaguya defeated him were less than twenty percent.

Likewise, he couldn't devour the First Hokage and the others without getting past Sasuke and Kaguya. He might as well team up with Sasuke and wait for a chance to devour Kaguya herself.

Once he devoured Kaguya, no one in this world would be able to stand against him. Naruto, Sasuke, Uchiha Chen—they were