"Tobirama?"
"The teleportation was interfered with and shifted off course, but it seemed we had found somewhere incredible." This had not happened when he had previously searched for Hashirama.
Then there was clearly only one possible source of interference that could have caused this result...
"Ha ha ha ha ha...!!!"
The laughter was wild and unrestrained, yet perhaps it was only an illusion—whenever the pitch dropped, it carried an inexplicable sense of mourning.
Uchiha Gen?! The two exchanged a glance, then simultaneously chased after the source of the laughter.
The laughter ended.
Uchiha Gen wiped away tears that did not exist at the corners of his eyes.
"Ah, honestly, it had been so long since I had laughed this happily. Sure enough, something this interesting would be such a waste without an audience."
As though he had torn off a disguise, the man's level of danger soared in Sasuke's perception. He was not deliberately targeting him or doing anything else, but Sasuke instinctively knew that if he tried to run now, something bad would happen.
"Why aren't you running?"
Sasuke: ...
Heh. Switch places and try running yourself.
Seeing that Sasuke had no intention of responding, Uchiha Gen found his monologue rather dull. "Right, since you said it had nothing to do with you, come on. I'll show you something interesting."
As that hand reached toward him, Sasuke's pupils suddenly constricted. His body actually began to tremble beyond his control, as if he had seen a natural predator. Baseless fear grew wildly in his heart, alarms blaring frantically in his mind. Run!!!!
Yet in that situation, Sasuke's legs felt as though they had been filled with lead. He could not move at all!
At the critical moment, Sasuke before him suddenly became Tobirama, who swung a long blade straight at