The climate of the Hidden Cloud Village looked similar to that of the Hidden Mist Village on the surface, both shrouded in mist, but they were actually very different. The Hidden Mist Village was damp and cold, while the Hidden Cloud Village was damp and hot.
For Suigetsu, this kind of climate made his whole body feel uncomfortable, yet he could not pinpoint exactly where the discomfort was coming from.
"Soon."
Sasuke gave a perfunctory reply.
"You said that a day ago."
Karin's eyes shifted as she said, "If you don't want to go, then don't. It has nothing to do with reviving the Seven Ninja Swordsmen anyway, so no one's forcing you to go, right, Sasuke?"
Sasuke still wore his cool expression.
Suigetsu said, "You just want to squeeze me out so you can be alone with Sasuke, don't you? Did you forget Jugo is here? Jugo will never leave Sasuke no matter what, unless he can suppress his urge to kill."
"Y-you're talking nonsense! There's no such thing!"
Karin's flustered, exasperated expression made Suigetsu snicker, and his mood inexplicably improved.
Suigetsu said, "But Sasuke, why is Taka joining Akatsuki? What's our goal? Personally, I don't care much. Akatsuki has the great sword Samehada, and I can take the opportunity to snatch it. According to the intelligence, this Killer B isn't an ordinary jinchuriki, but a perfect jinchuriki. Our opponent is no different from a tailed beast—no, he's even stronger. So at the very least, we should know where the target is. Otherwise, we might all get ourselves killed. If we're going to die, we should at least die knowing why."
Karin said, "W-what are you saying? Nobody's going to die. But if I died together with Sasuke, ooh... it seems like..."
No one knew what she had imagined,