Kara's headquarters.
A Space Portal opened. Kabuto stepped through first, followed by the three Uchiha.
Before them stood a middle-aged man wearing glasses, his gaze calm and his face weathered.
Sizzle! The markings emanating from the white Kāma slowly withdrew from the skin of Kabuto's right arm and vanished into his forehead.
The middle-aged man studied the white diamond-shaped Seal between his brows. It blended into his skin, but its outline was still faintly discernible.
There was no doubt—it was the white Kāma.
Kabuto... just as I expected, you were chosen to inherit Isshiki's power.
Sasuke stepped forward. Looking at the face before him, much younger than he remembered, he felt memories of those days rise to the surface.
In just a few seconds, countless hazy faces, voices, and smiles flashed through his mind, along with fragmented stories and emotional anchors that had long since weathered away at the far end of time and space, yet remained buried deep within his soul, woven into the very fabric of his being.
Sasuke stopped, his greeting devoid of warmth. "Sanzu Amado. It's been a long time."
Amado unhurriedly lit a cigarette. With one hand in his pocket, he exhaled a contented cloud of smoke before slowly replying, "You came earlier than I expected... were you satisfied with my proof of loyalty?"
Sasuke nodded slightly. On this matter, he put on no airs.
It was precisely because of Amado's remote assistance that they had taken down Isshiki so smoothly.
Otherwise, with Isshiki's abilities, he could have hidden away and resorted to underhanded attacks that would have been nearly impossible to guard against.
Amado said, "Then can you return Delta to me?"
Sasuke replied, "She's on Blue Moon Island. You can pick her up whenever you have time, but before that, we need to