In the Northern Region of the Land of Fire.
Hiss—
Two clones who bore a slight resemblance to Kabuto Yakushi, but looked far more like Shinji Uchiha, pressed the red buttons in their hands.
They turned together to look at the nutrient chamber inside the Laboratory.
Splash—
As the chamber lid opened, nutrient fluid spilled across the floor. Barefoot, Kabuto Yakushi stepped onto the ground with a wet slap.
He clenched his fists.
Looking down at his hands, he smiled. His left eye was a Rinnegan; his right, a Sharingan.
The exact opposite of Obito Uchiha!
"Heh... heh heh!"
Feeling the power within him, Kabuto burst into laughter. Only after a long while did he stop, his gaze drifting to the two figures outside the glass door who were operating the equipment—and who looked remarkably like Shinji Uchiha.
"Hard to believe these are human cells... Heh. Orochimaru, I wonder if you ever noticed."
"And another thing..." Kabuto raised a hand and smiled at the dark Cursed Seal on his wrist.
"Who said using Living Corpse Reincarnation meant you could never master Senjutsu?"
"Orochimaru, my intellect surpasses yours!"
Ding!
After a long while, Kabuto shook his head, still smiling, and pressed a button on the wall. The glass door slid open.
He strode out and casually threw on his clothes before turning to the clones. "Where's Obito Uchiha?"
The two clones exchanged looks, then shook their heads together.
Kabuto raised an eyebrow.
What did that mean?
He asked no further questions. Turning away, he left the Laboratory and passed through a long, dark tunnel toward the cave outside.
"Obito Uchiha... a false new world where everyone can fulfill their dreams?"
Kabuto shook his head. "Ridiculous."
"What I want is to discover the meaning of my existence and the truth of this