Sasuke clenched his teeth and demanded, "Uchiha Sen, why are you here?"
At his words, Uchiha Sen waved a hand casually. His tone was light, as though he were merely teasing, but he made no attempt to hide the murderous intent beneath it.
"Don't look at me like you want to eat me alive, Sasuke."
"If you keep showing me that much hostility, I might lose control and beat you to death right here."
His words were mild, but Sasuke knew at once-he was not joking.
The cold resolve with which he had severed Sasuke's arm without warning years ago made that clear. This man felt no kinship toward him whatsoever.
Now, gravely wounded and utterly spent, Sasuke was nothing more than a fish on the chopping block. If Uchiha Sen wanted to, he could end his life in an instant.
In the end, Sasuke forced down his surging rage, pressed his lips together, and stopped confronting him.
The vast cavern fell deathly silent. The oppressive tension mounted until everyone watching beyond the Sky Screen held their breath.
Across the Shinobi World, an uproar of discussion erupted. Everyone was stunned by this sudden appearance.
"Holy shit! It's Uchiha Sen! The Uchiha who survived the massacre by sheer luck has actually shown up again!"
"I remember now! Three years ago, he was the one who seriously wounded Sasuke, cutting off his left arm with a single strike and nearly crippling him! Now that Sasuke is at his weakest, is he going to take this chance to settle the score?"
"Something's wrong. It's been wrong all along! When Uchiha Sen cut off Sasuke's arm back then, he actually claimed it was to get revenge on Uchiha Itachi! There's something fishy about that, no matter how you look at it!"
"Something huge is