After entering the dim underground laboratory, Ning Xue, who was wearing a spare mask, first used Byakugan to scan the surrounding area.
Sasuke didn't pay attention to his vigilance, but walked slowly and slowly towards the depths.
Byakugan There is nothing else in the field of vision except pipes and instruments.
The only abnormality is the liquid in the container.
There is a weak Chakra wave emitting there.
After confirming that there was no danger, Ning Xue closed Byakugan and followed Sasuke into the depths.
As the two of them gradually approached the water tank in the center, a crisp male voice suddenly sounded.
"It's really you."
The voice came from the water tank, with a hint of frivolity.
"Just because you're here, does that mean you've killed Orochimaru?"
Sasuke nodded and said lightly "Yes", then paused and his eyes fell on the huge water tank.
"But rather than these, let's let you out first."
After saying that, he took out the Kusanagi Sword behind him and split a gap in the water tank with a knife.
The liquid in the water tank instantly poured out like a flood from a floodgate.
Ning Xue frowned when he saw this, and took two steps back to prevent the water from splashing on himself.
And the moment he stepped back, a naked man with white hair and purple eyes lazily climbed out of the water.
"Ah~ it finally came out, thank you."
His tone was light and lazy, his eyes swept over Sasuke, and then landed on the white-haired figure wearing a mask.
"But... am I the second one?"
As he spoke, he climbed out of the water completely, exposing his body to the air without any cover.
"Is there anyone else besides me?"
Ning Xue Seeing a naked man coming out of the water, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and his hands unconsciously touched the backpack behind his waist.
Sasuke heard this and said without looking back.
"And Jugo for Northern Hideout and Karin for Southern Hideout."
"Really?"
Suigetsu chuckled lightly.
He noticed Ning Xue touching his backpack, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.
The next second, his figure disappeared from the spot.
Ning Xue, on the other hand, continued what he was doing as if he was not aware of it.
A strong wind struck from behind, and Suigetsu ducked behind Ning Xue, holding one hand against the back of Ning Xue's head as if it were a gun.
"So... who is this?"
There was a hint of playfulness in his voice.
"I've never heard of it."
As he spoke, the other hand slowly raised.
Feeling the movement of the other hand, Ning Xue sighed and was about to tell him to "calm down" when a voice sounded faster than him.
"Stop."
Sasuke stared at Suigetsu calmly with those cold eyes.
"He's my friend."
Suigetsu and Sasuke looked at each other for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha - just kidding!"
He retracted his hand, took two steps back with a smile, and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.
Facing the smiling Suigetsu, Sasuke's expression did not change at all, and he just continued to speak seriously.
"I advise you not to joke."
His voice was calm, but with a chilling certainty.
"Otherwise, it's easy to get killed."
Suigetsu scratched his head suddenly.
He felt a coolness rising behind him, not wind or temperature, but something more direct.
He slowly turned his head and saw that the masked man had turned around at some point and was looking at him calmly.
Even though he couldn't show any emotion with the mask on, Suigetsu could feel that if Sasuke hadn't spoken just now, he might have been lying on the ground now.
He put aside his playful attitude and said to Ning Xue in a somewhat perfunctory manner.
"Ah, sorry, sorry. It's my first time seeing a new face, so I'm a little excited. Sorry."
Ning Xue didn't speak, he just squatted down, unfolded the scroll, then channeled his backpack, took out a set of clothes from it, and threw it on Suigetsu's face.
"Put on your clothes, perverted fruit man."
Suigetsu took the clothes and heard the words "perverted fruit man". Instead of being angry, he chuckled softly, assuming that the other party accepted his apology.
He put on his clothes quickly, but his movements seemed a bit clumsy.
And while Suigetsu was getting dressed, Sasuke said something casually.
"After you put on your clothes, come with me."
Suigetsu paused suddenly while dressing, then chuckled.
After he was completely dressed, he spoke calmly.
"I never said I would leave with you."
He slowly approached Sasuke, still chattering.
"Also, don't talk to me in such a great tone.
I'm sorry, but I'm grateful that you saved me.
But whether to leave or not is up to me.
Even though you killed Orochimaru, it doesn't mean how powerful you are.
Maybe it's because you've been with Orochimaru for a long time that you found the opportunity, isn't it?"
Sasuke listened without any change in his expression. He waited for him to finish speaking before speaking calmly.
"Maybe I can't defeat Orochimaru head-on."
Suigetsu listened, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he was about to answer.
"But," Sasuke's voice remained calm.
"The person behind you can really do it."
Suigetsu's expression froze.
The moment he finished speaking, he felt a bone-chilling chill wrap around his shoulders.
He lowered his head and saw a thin layer of frost slowly spreading from his left shoulder.
The ice crawled across his arms and collarbones, slowly but surely extending towards his neck with an unquestionable speed.
Suigetsu's pupils shrank suddenly.
He didn't even feel the other party approaching, no footsteps, no Chakra fluctuations.
But the ice is already there.
"Ice Release!"
He whispered in shock, like a mouse meeting a cat.
Then he slowly turned his head and saw that the masked man had appeared less than a step behind him at some point, with a hand gently resting on his shoulder.
There was no force in that hand, it was just resting.
But Suigetsu has no doubt that if the other party is willing, he will turn into an ice sculpture in the next second.
"Are you leaving?" Ning Xue's voice was as calm as asking what to eat tonight.
Suigetsu's throat moved, and the hand on his shoulder still didn't exert any force, but he felt like he was being fixed by something.
Not restraint, but more direct and thorough... fear and crushing.
"Let's go." Suigetsu's voice was a little dry, "Let's go, I'm going."
Ning Xue retracted his hand, and the frost dissipated the moment he retracted it, leaving no trace.
Suigetsu moved his shoulders to confirm that his arms were still there and his shoulders could still move.
He raised his head, looked at the white-haired figure who had turned around and walked away, and then looked at Sasuke.
Sasuke stood aside, looking at him expressionlessly, his eyes calm as if he was talking.
"I already warned you."