Seeing how freely Lord Shin treated him, Kabuto Yakushi broke into a happy smile. Even the depths of his usually unruffled eyes rippled with emotion.
In Kabuto Yakushi's world, there were only two people he trusted: the mother who had adopted him, Yakushi Nonō, and the man before him, the man he served-Shin Uchiha.
So after Lord Shin gave his shoulder a hearty slap, his heart finally settled, even though the blow hurt his slight frame a little.
There was a vicious cycle to being a spy, especially a top-tier spy.
No matter how great your achievements or how high your position, no one would trust you. Even your leader, the person who benefited most from your work, would still regard you with a degree of apprehension and keep his guard up around you.
That was a spy's tragedy and fate. Even Shimura Danzō, his and Yakushi Nonō's former leader, had planned to make them kill each other, then have Orochimaru clean up the aftermath. Had Shin Uchiha not taken control of Shimura Danzō in time, there was no telling how many tragedies would have followed.
Kabuto Yakushi composed himself and said respectfully to Shin Uchiha, "Lord Shin, the reason I lost contact earlier was that Lord Orochimaru's experiment had reached its most critical stage. He shut down every means of contacting the outside world, which prevented me from passing intelligence to Konoha in time."
Shin Uchiha perked up at Kabuto's words. If his guess was right, Orochimaru's experiment involved perfecting the forbidden technique, Impure World Reincarnation-the main reason he had sent Kabuto Yakushi there.
Why had Shin Uchiha left Orochimaru alone all these years? With his strength, he could have easily dealt with Orochimaru long ago.
First, Orochimaru was a troublesome enemy in his own right. Although he was