Sasuke frowned. "A floral scent?"
Tayuya nodded. "Yes. I definitely smelled flowers earlier."
Sasuke looked at Jugo, who answered, "Yeah. I lost my senses after smelling it. The scent seemed to draw in people's souls."
Sasuke frowned. "Draw in people's souls? Where are these flowers?"
"Back where we just passed," Tayuya said. "Beside the cave wall. They're easy to miss. If it weren't for the scent, probably no one would notice them."
Sasuke nodded. "All right, wait here for a moment. I'll take a look." Holding his breath, he used the Body Flicker Technique to return to where they had just been. Beside an unremarkable stretch of wall, he finally found the little flowers Jugo and Tayuya had mentioned.
Sasuke studied the flowers curiously and soon noticed what was unusual about them. "No way. These are flowers from Hell-corpse flowers. I think I heard that idiot Naruto mention them once. But didn't he say they only grew in places that never received sunlight, and needed something called yin energy?" After carefully examining their surroundings and the bones scattered nearby, Sasuke had a pretty good idea of what had happened.
Looking at the bones around him, Sasuke once again steeled his resolve to bring peace to this world. This world is full of war. That's why there are so many tragedies. My brother, my parents... war left us with so many regrets.
After reflecting for a moment, Sasuke returned to Jugo and the others without lingering. "We need to get through here as quickly as possible. Don't breathe along the way. Those flowers are terrifying. If you inhale their pollen, you'll go mad. Understand?" Once Jugo and the others nodded, Sasuke took a deep breath and surged forward with the Body Flicker Technique. The others followed close behind.
While Sasuke