Sasuke's Departure

Seemingly sensing Uzumaki Hane's arrival, Sasuke turned around and looked at Uzumaki Hane at the door.

Uzumaki Hane's gaze left the giant snake on the ground and turned to Sasuke.

"It's you. I knew it. Orochimaru seemed really off earlier." Sasuke's lips curled up slightly, his eyes fixed on Uzumaki Hane.

Uzumaki Hane shook his head and said, "Since you killed Orochimaru, then it's nothing. Are you planning to go back to Konoha?" Although he knew Sasuke wouldn't go back to Konoha, Uzumaki Hane couldn't help but ask, thinking of Naruto.

"No..." Sasuke said resolutely, "That man is still waiting for me." With that, Sasuke walked out of the stone chamber, passing by Uzumaki Hane.

After taking a few steps, Sasuke stopped and said, "Aren't you going to stop me?"

"Don't worry..." Uzumaki Hane said in a deep voice, looking at Sasuke's back, "This is your bond with Naruto, I won't interfere with you two."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke continued, "My bond with Naruto has been severed. Now, all I have left is my bond with that man, a bond called revenge." With that, Sasuke strode away without a trace of regret. Uzumaki Hane did not stop him in the slightest, watching Sasuke gradually depart and disappear around the corner of the passage.

Uzumaki Hane pondered for a moment, but still didn't give chase. "Let's leave these matters to Naruto. Right now, I should be looking for Tobi. Did Tobi lure me here just to use me to weaken Orochimaru's strength?" Lacking sufficient information, Uzumaki Hane couldn't understand Tobi's purpose. Shaking his head, Uzumaki Hane left in the opposite direction.

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Deep in the ocean, Might Guy was searching for the Three-Tails. Soon, he saw the Three-Tails' enormous body, still falling deeper and deeper into the ocean.

Might Guy flashed, cutting through the waves and rushing towards the Three-Tails.

Boom! Might Guy created a white wave and quickly rushed in front of the Three-Tails.

Suddenly, the Three-Tails opened its large, lantern-like eyes, radiating a fierce light as it stared intently at Might Guy. For a fleeting moment, Might Guy saw a hint of cunning in its eyes.

"Damn it," Might Guy thought to himself, realizing that the Three-Tails was probably faking unconsciousness to lure him into attacking.

Sure enough, the next instant, the Three-Tails opened its mouth, and a huge beam of light broke through the seawater, instantly engulfing Might Guy.

"Ah... Damn it, the Three-Tails... Ah..." Might Guy had no time to dodge and could only take the hit head-on. Boom! The green light on Might Guy's body intensified, and he unleashed a barrage of punches, tearing through the seawater, using his ultimate move, "Morning Peacock."

With a deafening roar, like Mars colliding with Earth, the seawater churned violently. Might Guy, battered and bruised, broke through the still-churning water and rushed to the Three-Tails.

The Three-Tails' lantern-sized eyes were fixed on Might Guy, overflowing with ferocity, and the tyrannical aura of Tailed Beast pressed down on Might Guy.

Might Guy, however, showed no fear. Instead, his enthusiasm soared, and he shouted at the Three-Tails, "Three-Tails, let's have a good fight! Youth is all about passion! Ah, ah... ah..." With that, Might Guy charged at the Three-Tails once again.

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Kabuto Yakushi moved swiftly through the forest and soon arrived at a plain.

Since the battle with the Three-Tails, Kabuto Yakushi had been separated from Guren and Yukimaru. Therefore, Kabuto Yakushi instructed Rinji to search for Guren and Yukimaru, while he prepared to return to the base.

"Hmm, almost there," Kabuto Yakushi as he arrived in front of a huge rock.

The rock was about twenty meters high. Kabuto Yakushi came to the left corner of the rock and skillfully felt around. The rock made a few cracking sounds, and a stone door slowly opened, revealing a deep cave. Kabuto Yakushi flashed in, and then, crack, crack, crack, the stone door closed again.

Kabuto Yakushi Earth Flow the passage. After a while, Kabuto Yakushi turned a corner. In the center of the passage was Orochimaru's stone chamber.

The Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, calming himself down. Suddenly, Yakushi caught a whiff of blood.

"Something happened?" Kabuto Yakushi's expression changed, and he strode forward, quickly arriving at the stone chamber. The door opened, revealing Kabuto Yakushi scene inside.

Several sections of the White Phosphorus Snake's corpse lay on the ground, the surrounding ground stained red with blood. Kabuto Yakushi was so shocked that he took several steps back.

"Lord Orochimaru..." Kabuto Yakushi knew that the White Phosphorus Snake was Orochimaru's true form. He leaned against the wall, sweat beading on his forehead, unaware of the danger.

Immediately afterward, Kabuto Yakushi started running, heading in the direction Sasuke had originally left. He was so fast that only afterimages remained.

After a while, Kabuto Yakushi rushed into a large hall and continued running forward. Suddenly, Kabuto Yakushi 'Sasuke voice came from behind. "Kabuto, where are you going?"

Kabuto Yakushi paused, then stiffly turned around to see Sasuke sitting on a stone step, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan fixed on him.

Kabuto Yakushi felt cold sweat pour down his back as Sasuke stared at him, quickly soaking his clothes.

After a while, Kabuto Yakushi calmed down a bit and said to Sasuke, "Lord Orochimaru wouldn't conduct the reincarnation ritual so hastily." After saying that, Kabuto Yakushi stared at Sasuke with suspicion.

Although Kabuto Yakushi's words seemed cryptic, Sasuke understood what he wanted to ask. However Kabuto Yakushi, Sasuke smirked and said, "So what?"

Upon hearing Kabuto Yakushi froze. Indeed, the outcome of the battle was already decided. So what if Sasuke attacked Orochimaru first?

Kabuto Yakushi forced himself to suppress his emotions and said in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you now?"

Upon hearing this, Sasuke said jokingly, "Then who do you think I am?" Before Kabuto Yakushi could respond, he felt a blur before his eyes, and then Kabuto Yakushi was pulled into an illusion.

The illusion lasted an unknown amount of time, but reality was only a fleeting moment. Kabuto Yakushi regained consciousness, muttering incredulously, "Lord Orochimaru is dead. How terrifying." His mind kept replaying everything he had seen in the illusion, and as he thought about it, Kabuto Yakushi's body trembled uncontrollably.

Sasuke stared at Kabuto Yakushi for a moment, then stood up, turned and left through a passage on the left, completely ignoring Kabuto Yakushi, as if he only wanted to say goodbye to him.

Kabuto Yakushi was still trembling and was completely unable to stop Sasuke from leaving.

After Sasuke left, Kabuto Yakushi gradually calmed down. Seemingly remembering something, Kabuto Yakushi quickly ran back to the place where Orochimaru had been killed. Looking at the corpse of the White Phosphorus Snake on the ground, Kabuto Yakushi grinned sinisterly, his laughter growing louder and louder, echoing continuously through the passage.