Jugo was unhappy, and Karin was suffering through every day like it was a year.
In the past, whenever Sasuke grew tired from training, ran out of Chakra, or got injured, he would come to her and affectionately take a bite. But now, Sasuke no longer came looking for her. Instead, he turned around and went to Yakushi Kabuto!
Karin did not know whether Sasuke disliked all the messy bite marks on her body or had listened to someone's malicious rumors, but she was more inclined toward the latter.
Houka paid no attention to Karin's little thoughts, but he could not ignore Jugo. Being dragged off by Sasuke every day to serve as a sparring partner was more than anyone could bear.
So Houka called out Hozuki Suigetsu, Yakushi Kabuto's assistant, and had him serve as Sasuke's sparring partner.
But after only a few days, Yakushi Kabuto had objections.
He had worked hard to train Hozuki Suigetsu into a qualified laboratory assistant. Without him, Yakushi Kabuto would suddenly have a great deal of miscellaneous work to handle, seriously affecting the progress of all kinds of experiments.
Left with no choice, Houka dragged Deidara over instead.
When Deidara heard that he was supposed to be Sasuke's sparring partner, his face filled with displeasure. Pointing at Sasuke, he demanded, "A brat like this deserves to have me as his sparring partner, hmm?"
The moment Sasuke heard that, his short temper flared up.
He unleashed taijutsu and ninjutsu in turn, but unfortunately, this time he was facing Deidara, a combat expert capable of fighting on land, sea, and air.
Deidara rode a giant clay bird high in the air, wildly tossing bombs at the furious Sasuke below. Before long, Sasuke had been blasted into a daze.
"Not even worth looking at."
Deidara wore