Naruto's eerie voice drifted over, causing Sasuke's pupils to widen in shock.
"And you probably don't know, that guy has a crush on your brother..."
"What?"
Sasuke's pupils dilated in shock, and even his Sharingan involuntarily activated, his red eyes flashing with a sharp light. He looked like an old woman in the village who had heard some earth-shattering gossip. Sasuke's desire to hear the juicy gossip had reached its peak, especially since it involved his own brother. How could he not be interested?
Seeing Sasuke's expression, Naruto knew the guy was interested. A smile played on his lips as he slowly began to explain to Sasuke:
"You saw it in that world that day too. Your brother joined the Akatsuki. And you also know that in the Akatsuki, they usually operate in pairs. You might not have seen your brother's teammates, but I did."
Naruto stopped speaking there, wanting to see Sasuke's reaction. However, Sasuke's reaction at this moment was quite satisfactory to Naruto.
Sasuke was seen deep in thought, trying to recall the Akatsuki members he had encountered that day. He was trying to remember who his brother's partner was, because all the Akatsuki members had come at once, and although many of them were just going through the motions, Sasuke had still managed to roughly remember their faces.
But she just doesn't know who her brother's partner is.
Seeing that Sasuke couldn't guess it after a long time, Naruto lost interest in teasing Sasuke any further.
"Come with me, we might run into you soon."
Sasuke could only nod in agreement. He knew that if Naruto wasn't going to tell him, he definitely wouldn't tell him directly. Following Naruto was the right thing to do.
Before the two had gone far, they encountered two Akatsuki members dressed in red robes with black cloud patterns. The two men were momentarily stunned upon seeing Naruto and Sasuke's new faces, but quickly realized that they were probably new members.
But Naruto was taken aback when he saw the two people opposite him; he hadn't expected them to become partners.
Of those two, there was one Sasuke knew very well. He had seen this person in the Akatsuki of that world, simply because he looked so distinctive.
This person has a face that is very similar to a shark's; his skin is somewhat light, and you can easily see the sharp, shark-like teeth in his mouth.
Sasuke came to Naruto's side and whispered:
" Naruto, that guy looks kind of familiar."
"Yes, it's Kisame Hoshigaki and Juzo Biwa, your brother's partners."
"Um?"
Sasuke was confused. What did Naruto mean by that? Did both of them have been his brother's partners before?
Faced with Sasuke's puzzled look, he didn't answer, but instead looked at Juzo Biwa next to Kisame Hoshigaki with suspicion. If he remembered correctly, didn't this guy kill himself by catching the Tailed Beast Bomb with his sword? And the Kubikiribōchō was with Zabuza.
Something's not right. Something's nine out of ten things is wrong.
Why is this person, destined to die, still alive and well? Could it be that my appearance has altered too many of the original events?
Naruto racked his brains but couldn't figure it out, so he could only attribute these changes to those uncontrollable ones.
"Kids, you've been staring at us the whole time, do you know us?"
At this moment, Juzo Biwa spoke up, feeling that the two men's gazes were rather strange.
Naruto was simply curious why his brother, Juzo Biwa, was still alive, while Sasuke was already racking his brains, trying to figure out which of the two of them had a crush on his brother. And Naruto hadn't told him beforehand that the person who had a crush on his brother was a man! What if his sister-in-law Uchiha Izumi, found out? Wouldn't that be terrible?
Even if these things happened in another world, Sasuke doesn't want to see them happen.
Fortunately, Naruto asked the question, which prevented the situation from becoming too awkward.
"Um, did you give the Kubikiribōchō to Zabuza?"
When Juzo Biwa heard Naruto's words, he was clearly taken aback. This boy seemed to know a lot. He smiled and answered Naruto anyway.
"Yes, he was a very talented junior, so I gave him the Kubikiribōchō. Have you seen him?"
They got the answer they wanted, which also confirmed Naruto's guess.
Sasuke, standing to the side, was also surprised. He hadn't expected that this guy was Zabuza's mentor. He clearly remembered that Zabuza then. However, he might have only put pressure on him and Hinata. When facing Naruto, he had no strength left to resist.
"Yeah, I saw him. A two-faced guy."
Juzo Biwa didn't ask Naruto any more questions about Zabuza, but instead looked at the two people in front of him with curiosity.
Are you new members?
Naruto showed off the ring engraved with the word "empty" on his hand and waved to the two of them.
Upon seeing the Juzo Biwa, he didn't say much. If it was just an Akatsuki robe, then he might be an outer member. But if he had a ring, then he was a core member. Moreover, even the junior Ninja Blade next to him hadn't obtained a ring yet. He didn't expect that this person would get a ring symbolizing status as soon as he joined.
Juzo Biwa didn't say anything more, only that he had to report on his mission before leaving with Kisame. At that moment, Kisame glanced back at Naruto and Sasuke. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that he might have some kind of connection with these people in the dark. This feeling was so mysterious that Kisame, an honest man, couldn't understand it at all.
After the two men had walked away, Sasuke asked Naruto:
" Naruto, which of those two guys had a crush on my brother?"
Naruto's lips twitched upon hearing this. "No way, kid, I was just joking! Why did you take it seriously?"
Although that's what he thought, Naruto still offered his reasonable guess and answered directly:
"Hmm... it must be that guy named Kisame Hoshigaki from earlier."
"Um?"
Upon hearing Naruto's answer, Sasuke was filled with disbelief. It was truly unexpected that someone who seemed so dull would be someone who only knew how to have a crush.
"And Nissan? Does he know too?"
Naruto was utterly speechless. He wasn't talking about anything that happened in this world, so how could he possibly know what your older brother was thinking? He wasn't your older brother.