"Mm... where am I?"
Sasuke's eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly woke up and looked around.
Huh? This is the Sealing Space where Teacher is. How did I end up here?
Fragments of memory began to surface in his mind. Then Sasuke covered his mouth and retched.
He remembered it: the dizziness of being held in an enormous creature's hand and shaken relentlessly.
I ended up in the same state as I did at noon. Damn it, I didn't expect that power to affect me again.
Sasuke touched the bite marks on his neck. When that surging Yin Release Chakra had rushed into him, Karin's Sealing Jutsu had absorbed most of it.
But he still hadn't withstood the small portion that remained.
Sasuke staggered toward the water. In the bright reflection on the lake, he saw the small bite marks on his neck.
"Hm?"
Sasuke gave a surprised hum and touched the bite marks on his neck. There seemed to be another layer of markings around them.
The memories surfaced again, and then his teacher's concerned voice and White Hair's face appeared in Sasuke's mind.
"Right, someone with white hair came. I think he's the one inside my brother's stomach."
Sasuke held his forehead. He had a lot of questions now, so he walked toward the house Izuna had casually built, still holding his forehead.
Sasuke gently pushed open the door, intending to look for his teacher.
He pricked up his ears and listened carefully, hearing a roaring fire in the backyard. A trace of worry flashed through his eyes. Had the Second Hokage started fighting his teacher again?
After all, his teacher never painted a very flattering picture of the Second Hokage.
Although his limbs ached a little, Sasuke still pushed the door open with some effort. Wisps of white