At Sasuke Uchiha's unrestrained words, the corner of Naruto Uzumaki's mouth lifted.
He looked at Sasuke's expressionless face and could sense that, despite his outward calm, he actually cared deeply about the whereabouts of those Sharingan.
After all, this concerned the Uchiha Clan's bloodline legacy, as well as whose hands those stolen eyes would ultimately fall into.
"Then let's go!" Naruto patted Sasuke on the shoulder, his voice regaining its energy. "We won't find anything else in this dump anyway. Let's get to the next one sooner. Maybe we'll find something."
Sakura Haruno nodded too, sealing the sorted experimental records on the floor into a scroll.
Although these weren't records about the Sharingan, the experimental data on Hashirama cells and natural energy they contained was indeed very important.
She needed to take these records back and give them to her teacher, Tsunade.
The three checked everything once more, then left the laboratory filled with the smell of decay after confirming they had missed nothing.
Sasuke walked at the rear. He turned and cast one final glance over the vast underground space.
He raised his hands and formed several signs, reactivating the sealing jutsu formula on the door.
The densely packed markings seemed to come alive, crawling and intertwining across the door until they returned to their original state.
This way, even if someone stumbled upon the base later, they wouldn't be able to enter the laboratory easily.
Of course, someone familiar with Orochimaru, or a ninja who had served under him, would still have little trouble undoing the seal.
Following the passage they had come through upward, the three soon returned to the surface.
Sunlight fell across Naruto's face, making him squint.
"Ah! The air really is fresher out here. And the sunshine feels so good."
Naruto took a deep