For a moment.
An indescribable aura filled the entire space.
Kabuto's gaze made Sasuke extremely uncomfortable.
If it were not for the secret medicines for training his body, the tasks that helped him accumulate mental energy, and the other things Kabuto had provided, Sasuke would have wanted to kill him with a single slash.
But Kabuto's words also plunged him into thought.
Nerves, information, tracking, Genjutsu...
Putting those clues together, he could think of only one person.
Tobitake Tonbo.
At first, he wondered whether it was Itachi, but that was impossible. Although Itachi was extraordinarily talented and had been called the youngest person to possess a Hokage's way of thinking.
He could not possibly have conducted this kind of research.
"Damn it, why did that guy plant these things in me? Was he stealing my body's information and tracking me because he wanted to steal the Uchiha's power? Just like Orochimaru?"
Sasuke was puzzled.
He recalled that man's childish pranks, as well as the Itachi figurine that had once refused to break no matter how many times it was dropped.
Whenever Sasuke saw him, the man always wore a smile, seeming both mischievous and gentle.
Looking at it now, was he trying to steal the Uchiha's power?
He had probably set his sights on Itachi's Sharingan while pursuing him, which was why he had acted against Sasuke.
In an instant, countless thoughts raced through Sasuke's mind.
The look in his eyes grew increasingly dark.
Was there not a single good person in Konoha?
Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi-sensei...
For an instant, he felt that no one was trustworthy.
His Sharingan spun faster and faster, as though something was about to be born from it...
"Heh heh, Tobitake Tonbo truly is a troublesome fellow. To think he developed such a Secret Technique and