His face was as handsome as ever. He wore a loose white kimono that exposed his muscular chest, purple ninja shorts, and a Kusanagi Sword slung diagonally at his waist.
After three years apart, Second Pillar seemed to have grown even more refined.
His aloof coldness, icy aura, and scarlet eyes gave Sasuke an even more distinctive presence.
"Sasuke... Is that really Sasuke?" Sakura murmured to herself. As she looked at Second Pillar in the distance, she found herself at a loss when the person she had most wanted to see truly appeared before her. She was even afraid that it might be an illusion, something that did not really exist.
That was exactly how Sakura and Naruto felt right now.
"Sasuke..." Naruto's expression was complicated as he looked at the still-cold Sasuke above them. He had once thought that when he saw Sasuke again, he would have so much to say. He thought he would be emotional, would ask him why, would ask him countless questions.
Yet when they truly met, Naruto realized that he could not say a single word. The excitement he had expected was nowhere to be found. Instead, he felt remarkably calm, as though it were just like before—a quiet meeting, a casual greeting, and the occasional argument.
"Heh, Kakashi and Ueno Kei are here too..." Sasuke chuckled softly. After glancing at Kakashi and Ueno Kei, he spoke with a faint smile.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" Two figures landed beside Sasuke.
A hoarse voice rang out. "Hehe, although I knew you would definitely find this place, Kei-kun, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. It seems you did something to my friend."
The two figures who landed beside Sasuke were Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto.
Orochimaru looked at Ueno Kei with great interest and smiled faintly.
"Hmm,