"Actually, I didn't ask for your help because I wanted you to fight Uchiha Itachi for me. I only wanted to find out how he was doing."
Sasuke spoke.
Lin Guang said calmly, "I don't care about any of that. Just don't attack Konoha in the future. You probably don't know that I already have a special Mangekyō Sharingan like Uchiha Itachi's. If you won't listen to my advice, killing you would be easy."
The pattern of the Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in Lin Guang's eyes, and he used genjutsu to show Sasuke its power.
He effortlessly froze an area as large as the entire village, turning it into a world of ice and snow.
In this kingdom of ice and snow, Lin Guang was king.
"Your Mangekyō Sharingan's ability is actually ice. It's a lot like a ninja from my village."
Only after the illusion finished playing out did Sasuke come back to his senses.
"That has nothing to do with me. I've said all I have to say. Take care of yourself!"
With that, Lin Guang turned and left.
Whether Sasuke continued on to join Orochimaru had little to do with him, because no matter how Sasuke trained, Lin Guang was confident he could overwhelm him in strength.
"What a waste of Naruto's good intentions toward him."
After Sasuke left, Lin Guang took off his mask, put away his coat, and picked up Naruto, who lay seriously injured on the ground.
"Lin Guang, you're here? How's Naruto? Where's Sasuke?"
Kakashi arrived as well, firing off several questions in a row.
"Naruto was already lying on the ground seriously injured when I got here. I'm afraid Sasuke went to find Orochimaru after all."
Lin Guang spoke to Kakashi.
"I see... The village's jonin have been swamped with missions lately. I