There was a hint of scrutiny in her tone, and a hint of subtle vigilance.
"Companion."
Sasuke still answered briefly.
"Companion?"
Karin repeated it, the curvature of the corners of his mouth sank slightly, and a complicated light flashed in his eyes.
"When did you start having companions?"
Sasuke did not answer the question, but stood there quietly, looking at Karin.
In the cells on both sides of the corridor, the noisy voices gradually subsided at some point.
The experimental subjects stretched their necks and glanced back and forth between Sasuke and Karin, their eyes full of curiosity and prying eyes.
But at this moment, Suigetsu spoke.
"Hey, Karin, it's better not to say some things here. So take us to the room to talk."
He spread his hands and spoke lazily.
"After all, I've walked for a long time and I'm exhausted."
Karin glanced sideways at him, then looked at Sasuke, frowning slightly.
"What do you want to talk about?"
Sasuke raised his eyes and looked at her calmly.
"Some personal matters."
His voice was as calm as ever, but an imperceptible wave flashed behind Karin's lenses.
She pursed her lips and hummed softly, as if she was hiding something.
"I understand."
After saying that, she turned around and walked deeper into the corridor.
The three of them followed her.
At the end of the corridor, Karin pushed open an iron door and stepped aside.
"Come in."
The three of them came to a room.
The room is not big and the furnishings are simple. In addition to the table and chairs, there are only two old sofas.
Suigetsu Like the old man, he slumped down on the sofa, crossed his legs, and hummed softly in comfort.
Ning Xue sat down next to him and waited quietly for the next conversation.
Sasuke sat on the middle sofa, put his hands on the backrest, leaned back slightly, and looked at Karin calmly.
Karin stood in front of Sasuke, arms folded across his chest, pushing up the glasses on the bridge of his nose. The red eyes behind the lenses were full of scrutiny.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Sasuke looked at her, his tone was calm, but there was an unquestionable flavor.
"Come with me. I need you."
The air in the room seemed to freeze for a moment.
"Ha?!"
Karin was stunned for a moment, the red eyes suddenly opened wide, and the pupils shrank slightly.
An imperceptible blush flashed across her face, but it was quickly suppressed by reason.
Her eyes quickly glanced at Suigetsu and Ning Xue, confirming that both of them were looking at her, and quickly resumed her tough posture.
She pushed up her glasses, hiding her panic behind the reflection of the lenses, and said in a stiff voice.
"Why should I listen to you? I am the warden here."
Sasuke didn't make any detours with her and directly hit Wang Zha.
"Orochimaru is dead."
Karin's expression finally changed.
Her lips opened slightly, then closed again, and her fingers unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes.
After a moment of silence, she found her next excuse.
"Then... what about these imprisoned people?"
"Let it go."
Sasuke's tone was understatement, as if he was saying that Tenten is doing well today.
"Why do you say it so casually?"
Karin's voice was raised a little higher, with a hint of excitement.
Sasuke didn't answer, just looked at her quietly.
Seeing Karin's appearance, Suigetsu became a little impatient and turned to Sasuke.
"Sasuke, just forget it if she doesn't want to, we don't need her."
"What?!"
Karin's anger was instantly ignited, and his red eyes were widened, staring at Suigetsu.
"What do you think I am?!"
As she said this, she was about to rush forward and punch Suigetsu, her sleeves rolled up.
"Enough!"
Sasuke's voice is not loud, but it carries an unquestionable majesty.
Karin's footsteps suddenly stopped.
Suigetsu also put away his playful smile and closed his mouth.
Sasuke looked at Karin, then at Suigetsu, and sighed lightly.
"Suigetsu, Fujiwara." He paused, "Help me release those imprisoned people."
Suigetsu Hearing this, he spread his hands and stood up from the sofa.
"Well, you treat me like a coolie again."
He complained, but he was already walking towards the door.
Ning Xue didn't ask any more questions, because he could see that Sasuke wanted to talk to her alone.
His eyes glanced at the iron nail on the wall with the key hanging on it, he stood up, raised his hand and took the key off.
He glanced at Sasuke, turned around and walked out of the room without saying anything.
Suigetsu followed behind him, not forgetting the Kubikiribōchō on his back as he left.
The door is closed.
Only Sasuke and Karin are left in the room.
Sasuke sat on the sofa and did not move. Karin stood in front of him, his hands hanging by his sides, and his head slowly lowered.
Silence spread.
in the corridor.
Ning Xue walked in front, the key chain in his hand jingling with his steps.
Suigetsu followed him, holding the back of his head with both hands, looking bored.
"Why do you think Sasuke insists on keeping that woman? Aren't the three of us enough?"
Ning Xue has no answer.
Suigetsu didn't care and continued talking on his own.
"That Karin has a bad temper, a tough mouth, and is always ready to hit people.
Gee, I really don't know what Sasuke likes about her."
Ning Xue still has no answer.
The two of them walked to the middle of the corridor one after another. In the cells on both sides, the experimental subjects became restless again.
"Hey! Are you here to let us out?"
"Key! There is a key!"
"Let me out! Please let me out!"
Ning Xue ignored the noisy sounds and just walked to the first cell, found the corresponding key from the keychain, inserted it into the keyhole, and twisted it hard.
"Click."
The iron lock opened in response.
He opened the gate and turned sideways.
"Come out."
The people in the cell were stunned for a moment, and then rushed out.
Some were so excited that their eyes filled with tears, some stumbled to the end of the corridor, and some were kneeling on the ground gasping for air, as if they had finally waited for this day.
More people poured out, filling the corridor with water.
"Don't crowd! Don't crowd!"
Suigetsu was so squeezed that he staggered around, holding on to the wall before he could barely stand still, and yelled at the crowd.
"Come one by one! If anyone squeezes you again, I will lock him back!"
The commotion in the crowd subsided slightly, but some people were still pushing forward desperately.
Ning Xue didn't care about that, just continued to move forward, opening cells one by one.
Every time a door was opened, a group of people poured out. Some said thank you and ran away without looking back.
Someone said nothing, just glanced at Ning Xue, and then disappeared at the end of the corridor.
There were also people standing at the door of the cell, looking blankly at everything outside and at a loss.
Suigetsu stood in the middle of the corridor with his hands on his hips, looking at the figures running away, and shook his head.
"You just ran away? You didn't even say thank you."
Ning Xue did not answer the call and continued to walk to the next cell.
After an unknown amount of time, the cells on both sides of the corridor were all empty.
"Let's go."
Ning Xue stood up and patted the dust on his clothes.
Suigetsu nodded and followed his footsteps.
The two walked back along the corridor, their footsteps echoing in the empty space.
Arriving at the door of the lounge, Suigetsu reached out and turned the door handle.
The door didn't move at all.
"It's locked."
Suigetsu muttered in a low voice and frowned.
"That woman..."
He whispered, then reached out to Kubikiribōchō behind his back, preparing to split the door open with a knife.
At this moment, Ning Xue stretched out his hand to stop him.
Suigetsu turned his head, a little confused.
"What for?"
Ning Xue did not answer immediately.
He just tilted his head slightly, and there were faint veins bulging at the corners of his eyes under the mask.
The field of view penetrates the wooden door panels and clearly reflects the scene in the room.
I saw Karin moving to the sofa at some point and sitting next to Sasuke. Her body was slightly leaning towards Sasuke, her head almost resting on Sasuke's shoulder, and she put one hand on Sasuke's arm, her posture was intimate and natural.
There was an expression on her face that she had never shown in front of others, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and her eyes were so tired that they could bulge.
Sasuke sat there with his back straight and his face expressionless.
He didn't push Karin away, nor did he cater to her, he just sat there calmly, like an old monk having sex.
Ning Xue was silent for a while, took back Byakugan, turned his head and said to Suigetsu.
"Sasuke can convince her right away.
We can just wait outside the door."
Suigetsu After listening, three question marks slowly appeared in my head.
"Huh?"