A cold current surged.
Sasuke's gaze was extremely serious as he perceived everything around him.
And in his mind, the familiar yet unfamiliar voice of that man clearly appeared!
Although it was only four words, it sent a chill down Sasuke's spine.
"Beware of sneak attack."
Such a brief four words,
Yet they seemed filled with a certain dangerous aura.
It made Sasuke want even more to find Kyo's location.
From the snowy mountains to the fields, from the earth to the sky.
His gaze subtly swept over every direction, yet he still couldn't find any trace.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze.
However, the vigilance in his heart did not relax in the slightest; he still closely monitored everything around him.
Tch..
Could this... be the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Transfer Jutsu...
Unexpectedly,
That man also knew this secret technique...
Sasuke's gaze was serious, his mind racing.
In fact,
To this day,
He didn't know much about that man named "Kyo"...
The two of them had only met twice in total.
The first time was during the Chunin Exams in Konoha back then,
In order to help Naruto understand the truth about his origins, he chose to attack Kyo together with Naruto.
Unexpectedly, with a calm, seal-less technique, the opponent directly ended the fight on the spot, leaving him hospitalized for several days...
After that, he was taken away by Orochimaru.
The next time they met three years later.
That is, some time ago,
The long-vanished Orochimaru suddenly returned to the base, and the person beside him was precisely Kyo.
At that time,
Sasuke thought his strength had skyrocketed and was incomparable to before.
So he used his newly developed technique, Chidori Blade, trying to launch a surprise attack on Kyo.
Unexpectedly,
Not only did his blade fail to injure Kyo, it didn't even pose the slightest threat to him.
In the end, Kyo even easily snapped it with one finger.
And his Sharingan's Genjutsu couldn't even cause the slightest interference to Kyo's golden pupils.
Only then did Sasuke understand...
That there was still a considerable gap between his strength and that Kyo's... one that could not be bridged by short-term training.
Therefore,
After careful consideration,
Sasuke accepted Kyo's suggestion for an "enhancement".
Under Orochimaru's surgical operation, he was implanted with Hashirama's cells.
Only then did he obtain his current godly Dojutsu — the Rinnegan.
And then,
He achieved everything he had now.
To be honest,
Sasuke naturally often had an inexplicable strange feeling...
That was,
Ever since meeting Kyo,
All his plans suddenly seemed to become extremely smooth...
First was the confrontation with Itachi—
Thanks to the Rinnegan, he could directly ignore Itachi's most proficient Genjutsu, and through the Preta Path's absorption ability, he could also directly counter most Ninjutsu...
Thus, he achieved absolute victory.
And later,
After learning the truth about Itachi's defection,
He directly joined Madara's group and learned from him the seal for summoning the Outer Path Statue, and the crucial "Outer Path Chains".
Sasuke naturally understood!
What Madara valued was not Sasuke himself.
But... his eyes.
That's right.
In fact,
From the first time he saw Madara, he had detected something strange in the other party's eyes.
Obviously, whether it was Madara or Black Zetsu, they were far too interested in his Rinnegan...
Later,
When he asked Madara why he didn't control the Outer Path Statue himself, he was able to completely confirm it.
It wasn't that the other party didn't want to, but... he couldn't.
Although the power of the Outer Path Statue was overwhelmingly domineering, and it was the shell of the Ten-Tails, only the Rinnegan could establish a connection with it.
Aside from that, no matter how awesome the Mangekyo Sharingan was, it was impossible.
Therefore,
Sasuke quickly understood his position within this group —
A tool.
Undoubtedly,
Whether it was Madara, Obito, or even that Black Zetsu, they were all using his Rinnegan power to carry out their plans...
Including creating the so-called Tailed Beast Weapon; he was the indispensable core.
After understanding this,
Sasuke naturally couldn't have much trust in these people.
But,
He naturally wouldn't break with them or turn away because of this...
He also wanted to use them in turn!
Not to mention Obito and Black Zetsu, even the Edo Tenseid Madara was already an unparalleled top-tier combat power.
Regardless of their true purpose,
At least on the point of breaking the old structure of the Shinobi World, they shared the exact same goal.
Therefore,
While collecting the Tailed Beasts, Sasuke had actually been, in turn, constantly watching their every move.
Originally,
At this step of the Ten-Tails' revival,
When he saw that Madara and the others still had no special actions,
Sasuke's vigilance had relaxed a bit.
Unexpectedly, at this moment... he heard Kyo's telepathic message again.
Beware of sneak attack...?
What exactly did these words mean...?
Is he telling me to be careful not to be sneak-attacked by others...?
Then,
Who would be the one to sneak attack?
Uchiha Madara?
No,
Unlikely.
With his arrogant personality, he would definitely disdain to personally sneak attack a junior.
Then, the most likely candidates were... Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu.
Sasuke's gaze imperceptibly swept across their faces, then quickly withdrew.
To be honest,
At this point,
He couldn't imagine how he would be sneak-attacked.
After all,
Now controlling the Outer Path Statue, even facing all the Kage alone, he wouldn't be intimidated.
Let alone them...
Could they forcibly dig out his Rinnegan?