"Hey, keep going."
Sasuke raised his lowered head, a hint of disdain in his eyes as he gazed calmly at the masked Tenzo.
"Senju Clan brat."
As the voice reached him, Tenzo instinctively sensed something wrong. This feeling-he was no longer Sasuke!
"Who are you?!"
The flailing wooden branches shot toward "Sasuke" without hesitation. At the same time, more branches sprouted from the ground, flying toward Sasuke in an endless stream.
If Tenzo had only been trying to scare Sasuke before, with no intention of actually hurting him, the current Sasuke had undoubtedly confirmed that being's existence.
And now, that being had taken over his body.
In that case, Tenzo could no longer limit himself to intimidation.
Tenzo was no longer who he had been three years ago. As one of Root's three leading figures, he had already earned the name Thorn Branch outside the organization and was a recognized figure even in the Shinobi World.
Because of this, Tsunade had even sought him out once, though things had turned out well enough.
Whatever that being was, he could put up a fight.
Yet the three tomoe in "Sasuke's" eyes seemed to be driven by a mysterious force, linking together into a mysterious pattern.
"Slash."
The Mangekyō spun, activating the left eye's ocular technique. The branches seemed to slip out of space, splitting in two and falling limply to the ground. They flopped a few times, then stopped moving.
"Kid, hurry up and call out that evil White Hair bastard. You alone aren't good enough."
"Sasuke" tucked both hands into his pockets and lifted his chin, looking disdainfully at the brat hiding his head and face. Seriously, if he wanted to see me, he should have just said so. Why go about it like this?
Evil White Hair?
*Was he