Thus, in the Hokage's Office, just as Uchiha Shisui turned his gaze toward Orochimaru, Orochimaru's eyes also settled on Uchiha Shisui.
Their gazes brushed lightly in midair. Then, both smiled politely and looked away.
It seems Orochimaru is quite interested in the Mangekyō Sharingan too! Uchiha Shisui thought to himself.
Sure enough, when Sarutobi Hiruzen had everyone form teams and leave, Orochimaru went straight to Uchiha Shisui.
"Shisui-kun, if you do not mind, may I join your team?" With a sinister smile on his face, Orochimaru spoke to Uchiha Shisui in a courteous tone.
"Of course, Orochimaru-sama." Uchiha Shisui agreed with a smile as well.
Thus, these two men, each harboring their own schemes, left the Hokage's Office with smiles on their faces, looking perfectly friendly and harmonious.
Though they were supposedly investigating and searching for the attacker, once they arrived at their assigned area, they did not seriously search at all. They merely went through the motions for a while.
Then, under Orochimaru's lead, the two searched farther and farther away, gradually leaving their assigned search area and reaching Konoha's outskirts.
"Orochimaru-sama, have we not gone rather far from Konoha? This should not be our assigned search area, should it?" With Orochimaru still leading the way ahead, the increasingly impatient Uchiha Shisui finally spoke.
"Hehe, Shisui-kun, you really are impatient~." Orochimaru turned around, his golden snake eyes fixed on Uchiha Shisui.
"Then what exactly do you want, Orochimaru-sama? You can say it plainly now, can you not?" Uchiha Shisui did not beat around the bush and asked directly.
"It seems Shisui-kun is a straightforward person. Then I shall be direct as well. Shisui-kun, are you willing to join Root?" Orochimaru invited him, his gaze lingering stickily over Uchiha Shisui.
"Root? Has Elder Danzo not already died? Could it be