The pharmacy door was gently pulled shut.
Sasuke stepped out of the laboratory filled with madness and hope.
Shinobu Kocho's words still echoed in his mind.
To turn his body into a vessel for a divine, deadly poison.
It was undoubtedly a plan of the utmost madness.
Any normal person hearing such a proposal would probably react first with horror and anger.
But Sasuke was not a normal person.
He was an avenger.
From the moment he crossed into this world, bearing hatred for the slaughter of his family, he had been pursuing power.
Power that could kill every demon.
From that perspective, Shinobu Kocho's proposal had not frightened him at all. Instead, it had shown him a shortcut.
The fastest, and most dangerous, shortcut to the finish.
His body, this physique that combined the Uchiha bloodline with the chakra system, was essentially a vessel born to contain tremendous energy.
Both the Cursed Seal and the Susanoo he would wield in the future proved that.
Using it to carry poison seemed... not entirely out of the question either.
Risks?
The Uchiha path had always been accompanied by risks and curses.
Sasuke walked through the Butterfly Mansion's corridor. Afternoon sunlight filtered through the wooden lattice windows, casting dappled light and shadows on the floor.
The air held a faint scent of disinfectant mingled with sunshine.
It was peaceful.
A stark contrast to the storm brewing inside him.
He needed somewhere quiet to thoroughly consider the benefits and drawbacks of this matter.
Not just to kill Muzan Kibutsuji, but also to assess what unknown effects this plan might have on his chakra system and his Dōjutsu.
He wandered into the courtyard.
Then he stopped.
Not far away, Kanao Tsuyuri stood beneath a tree.
She held a brass coin between her fingers, seemingly