Shinsei took out a storage scroll, preparing to put Uchiha Itachi inside.
Kisame walked over and looked at Itachi on the ground.
"What's wrong, Kisame- san? Are you going to try and take the corpse from me?"
"No, Shinsei- kun. I'm just... just a little sentimental." Kisame's face showed a hint of sadness. He found it unbelievable that Itachi would die at the hands of his own brother.
Kisame hoisted Samehada onto his shoulder and strode away.
" Kisame- san," Shinsei called out to Kisame's retreating figure.
Kisame turned his head, a look of confusion on his face.
"You don't have a partner anymore. Do you want to come to Konoha? I'll help you find one."
Kisame grinned, but his smile was anything but pleasant.
" Shinsei, are you trying to recruit me? Forget it, I wouldn't dare betray Madara." After saying that, he didn't wait for Shinsei's reply and walked straight into the distance.
Sasuke remained sprawled on the ground, Fudo, his eyes staring blankly at the sky.
Shinsei nudged his shoulder. "Hey? Want your eyes back?"
Sasuke turned his head slightly, looking at Uchiha Itachi lying on the ground, and mumbled, "Hmm," before saying indistinctly, "Destroy him."
Don't you want the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan anymore?
"Destroy it!"
Shinsei took out a scalpel and removed the Sharingan from Uchiha Itachi's eye, placing it in a glass bottle.
I'll keep it for now, you can think about it at your leisure.
Shinsei put Itachi's body into a storage scroll and was about to take Sasuke back to Konoha when he saw a white note left on the ground where Kisame had just stood.
Shinsei walked over and picked up the note. It only had two words on it: Rōran.
Rōran? Shinsei was certainly familiar with this place; the Dragon Vein energy within him had come from there.
Is this telling me that the Akatsuki now has its sights set on Rōran?
Rōran is now a ruin. Even when it was intact, the only thing of value to Xiao was the Dragon Vein energy.
The Dragon Vein energy is already within their bodies, so what are they going there for?
He used the energy of the Dragon Vein to travel to another Shinobi World, and also took the One-Tail Jinchuriki with him, preventing the Ten-Tails from taking shape in that world.
It seems that my actions have provoked them quite a bit.
No wonder I encountered Madara Uchiha and Obito on the border of the Land of Wind. I naively thought Madara Uchiha really wanted to govern the country.
It seems I'll have to make a trip to the Rōran ruins.
Shinsei placed his hand on Sasuke's shoulder, formed a hand Hand Seals, and the two disappeared from the scene.
After two such encounters, Shinsei appeared at the hospital, supporting Sasuke.
"What's wrong with Sasuke?" a nurse asked curiously.
"Oh, he misses hospital beds. Let's arrange one for him."
The nurse stepped forward to Sasuke up, and blushed slightly as she looked at his cold and stern face.
Shinsei placed Sasuke on a bed in a hospital room, and a doctor came in and examined Sasuke from head to toe.
"He suffered a bit of emotional distress, but is much better than last time."
The doctor mentioned that the last time, Uchiha Itachi used Tsukuyomi on Sasuke. However, Sasuke has now learned the Visualization Method taught by Shinsei, and his mental strength has greatly improved, so the injury he suffered was not as severe as last time.
Shinsei wondered if his mental strength was enough to withstand Uchiha Itachi's Tsukuyomi.
" Sasuke!!" Shinsei heard Sakura shout while they were still in the corridor.
Almost immediately, a pink-haired girl rushed into the ward.
Sakura threw herself into Sasuke's arms.
" Sasuke..." Sakura's tears were already streaming down her face.
Sasuke remained silent, letting Sakura shake his body.
Sakura turned to Shinsei: " Sasuke, what happened? It's all your fault! Why aren't you hurt?"
Shinsei wasn't angry at all, since Sakura was essentially working for him.
Sasuke, lying on his sickbed, said, word by word, "Shut up!"
" Sasuke..." Sakura continued to lie down next to Sasuke.
"Go out!"
Sakura looked at Sasuke pitifully.
"Go out!"
Sakura stood up, opened the door, and walked out, not forgetting to Byakugan at Shinsei as she left.
A short while later, Naruto swaggered in.
" Sasuke!" Naruto was startled to see Sasuke lying on the hospital bed. But after checking him over and finding no injuries, he laughed it off, "Loser Sasuke! Serves you right for not taking me! Losing is no big deal, I'll go and beat you up!"
Sasuke clearly didn't want to move, but he couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"Idiot!"
This time, Naruto wasn't flustered at being called an idiot. He pointed at Sasuke's nose and shouted, "Loser!"
Sasuke tried to turn over and ignore Naruto, but Naruto pressed his face against him again, leaving him quite helpless.
After Naruto's antics, Sasuke was noticeably less lifeless than before.
Sasuke let out a long sigh and struggled to get out of bed.
"What are you doing?" Shinsei asked.
"Give him to me, I need to go to my family to pay respects to my father and mother."
Naruto bent down, as if to carry Sasuke on his back.
"Get out of the way!"
"Don't try to be a hero, you loser!" Naruto reached behind him and Sasuke onto his back.
Sasuke was powerless and unable to break free, leaving him completely at Naruto.
The three of them went out the door, with Sakura silently following behind, heading towards the Uchiha Clan.
In the Land of Wind, the sky is a pure blue, with not a single white cloud in sight for miles around. Yellow sand swirls, making it difficult to open one's eyes.
A beautiful woman with long red hair swayed gracefully. She gently brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, turned her face, and said to the woman in white beside her, "Have you found the Tagorihime?"
The beautiful Tagorihime gazed at the massive ruins not far away. " Chakra containing spacetime energy isn't so easily restored. I'm not entirely confident either; I can only try my best. Kabuto, don't worry, the White Snake Sage must have had his reasons for sending us."
The red-haired beauty, Kabuto Yakushi, nodded with a smile.
A giant White Snake emerged from the sand and transformed into a gray-haired girl dressed in ancient clothes.
Kabuto Yakushi nodded to her and asked, " Ichikishimahime, have you found her?"
The gray-haired girl shook her head and looked back into the depths of the yellow sand.
Another giant White Snake emerged from the yellow sand and quickly transformed into a beautiful woman, landing in front of the group.
Before anyone could speak, she excitedly exclaimed, "Found it!"
As soon as she finished speaking, her hands quickly Hand Seals.
The entire land split open, revealing a dark crack. As the crack widened, it formed a downward channel.
The group walked along the passage deeper underground. As they got further and further away from the surface, the surroundings became increasingly dark, and they could not see their own fingers in front of their faces.
Finally, a glimmer of light appeared before their eyes.
Kabuto Yakushi to the light, stretched out his finger, and tried to touch that point of light.
"Don't move!" Ichikishimahime hurriedly interrupted.
Kabuto Yakushi stepped aside.
Ichikishimahime Hand Seals, densely covering the tiny point of light with runes, before the light vanished from her hands. She rolled her eyes at Kabuto Yakushi: "We finally found a remnant of the Dragon Vein's energy; don't let it dissipate."
"Don't be so nervous, Ichikishimahime. I'm not a careless person. But is this little bit of Dragon Vein energy enough to achieve our goal?"
Tagorihime laughed and said, "Of course not. But as long as we have this seed, the White Snake Sage can nurture it into a great plant."
Kabuto Yakushi covered his mouth and chuckled, "Another Shinobi World, how enviable!"