sure he has his reasons or whatever."
Though he was still nigh expressionless, Sasuke looked at Taiyō with a look that held a slightest bit of interest.
"But you seem smart." He said, as if asking if she really intended to waste her potential for Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru's lackey, huh?" Sasuke thought that he got rid of Orochimaru. Not just through his death, but by undoing his work and tarnishing his name in places like his Northern and Southern hideouts.
"That man's no good. Kabuto will be serving him until the day he dies. I'm--
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⠀⠀⠀❝ the uchiha all have a certain charm to them . and a certain . . . chakra signature that's impossible to ignore . ❞
the genius in purple narrows her eyes curiously . playing him for a fool doesn't benefit her , but this conversation interests her .
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Sasuke woke up every morning, to slay Itachi Uchiha and bring honor to his clan. He was certain that they were the last two.
"... You're from Otogakure, aren't you? What's your name?"
"...?" His brow raised. He could read people, and she certainly didn't seem like she was playing him for a fool.
"Another.. . Uchiha ? In that case, it wasn't an Uchiha you saw to begin with. It's impossible, because Itachi and I are the last of my clan."
That was the reason--
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⠀⠀⠀just from looking at him , fully aware of his goals ever since he's trained under orochimaru — she can tell almost exactly how he must be feeling in this moment . .
unfortunately . . .
❝ it was a brief glance . but I'll have to apologize . . . ❞
"Stop playing around. Tell me where you've seen him.
... I shouldn't have to ask again." Despite Sasuke's stoic words and expressions, his heart beat like a drum.
He would finally be face to face eoth his brother again...