Chapter 141: Chapter 140: The Game Begins
Suigetsu glanced at the time on the wall.
"It's 1:50 PM now. Let's start officially at 2 PM and end at 4 PM. If you catch me within these two hours, from now on, I, Suigetsu, will follow you whole - heartedly. If you can't, you must promise to let me leave."
After saying that, Suigetsu stole a glance at Orochimaru.
He had been captured by this guy and brought to this dark laboratory for some time. He was caught when he was young and reckless, but he didn't want to stay in this place for the rest of his life.
"Okay!"
"Your word doesn't hold water. I want Orochimaru to give me his personal promise!"
"Ohoho~ I didn't expect my promise to be so reliable in your eyes. What a cute child. Well, I promise you."
"Really?"
His voice quivered with excitement. He could actually leave this godforsaken place after two hours. Just the thought of it made the joy spill from his words.
"Rest assured. Keeping promises is one of my few good qualities."
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"Clang! Clang!"
The clock on the wall pointed exactly at 2 PM. Sasuke opened his eyes, stood up from the chair, and slowly walked out of the room.
This Experimental Base was really big. Suigetsu was confident that he could dodge his pursuit for two hours. He must have some sort of advantage.
While Sasuke was thinking, a researcher came over, bowed slightly, and greeted him.
"..."
Something was amiss! This feeling was so eerie. Especially after they passed by, when Sasuke caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye, the man's mouth was actually smiling.
Almost instinctively, Sasuke drew the Kusanagi Sword from his back and stabbed it right in front of the researcher's line of sight.
"Ah----Ah-----"
The man sat down on his butt in a panic, scrambled backwards, and looked at Sasuke with a terrified look in his eyes. His whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
"Sa... Sasuke - sama, what are you doing? Did I do something wrong to offend you?"
Sasuke squinted his eyes and observed. If this reaction was faked, the acting was truly remarkable. However, if it wasn't, why was he smiling earlier?
"I'm asking you, what were you smiling about when you passed by me just now?"
"I... I wasn't smiling!"
"You're pretending quite well, but let me tell you, Suigetsu. All Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and Taijutsu have to submit obediently in front of the Sharingan."
After saying that, Sasuke closed his eyes gently and then suddenly opened them. The patterns in his eyes kept spinning.
He held his breath and carefully observed the Chakra in this person's body.
Sure enough, something was amiss! Everyone's Chakra is unique, yet there were actually two types of Chakra in this person's body. It was truly Suigetsu. Sasuke didn't know how Suigetsu left his Chakra in someone else's body.
Judging from this situation, he might even be able to control this person's actions to a certain extent.
"Ma... My lord."
"You can go."
The researcher watched Sasuke neatly put the Kusanagi Sword back and then quickly scrambled out of Sasuke's sight.
Sasuke continued with his Sharingan activated. Along the way, he met quite a few people. Without exception, each of them had been injected with a certain amount of Chakra by Suigetsu.
There was only one purpose for what he did. It was to liquefy himself and sneak into someone's body to hide until the time was up.
However, since Sasuke had the Sharingan, he could easily detect the Chakra in a person's body. So as long as Suigetsu injected a certain amount of Chakra into each person, he wouldn't be discovered.
He gambled on that one - in - a - hundred chance.
Hidden in the shadows, Suigetsu laughed smugly. Sasuke Uchiha? That's all he was. Apart from the Sharingan and that troublesome Lightning Release, there was nothing else for him to fear!
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Sasuke strolled leisurely around the base. As time ticked by, there was not a hint of nervousness on him. He was as relaxed as if he were on vacation.
He glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 3:30. It was almost time.
"Are you the person in charge here?"
"Yes, Sasuke - sama. What are your orders?"
"Gather all the staff and test subjects here in the lobby. Remember, I said all of them!"
"This... Yes!"
Although the person in charge hesitated a bit, he remembered what Orochimaru had said before that everyone had to follow Sasuke's orders. So he didn't dare to disobey.
At 3:50, all the people had gathered. Sasuke stood on the platform on the second floor, looking down at the crowd below.
The people were standing there in a bustling mess. The staff were whispering to each other, not understanding why they had been suddenly gathered. They wondered what important thing was going to be announced.
As for the test subjects, they were so enraged that they wished they could kill everyone there and escape immediately. But when they saw Orochimaru standing aside, they got scared and didn't dare to say a word. They just stood there obediently.
"Sasuke, have you found any trace of Suigetsu Hōzuki?"
Kimimaro looked at the hundreds of people. One of them was Suigetsu, but it was extremely difficult to find him among the crowd.
"No, I haven't found him."
"But the time is almost up. Is it really okay? Do you want me to give it a try?"
A mocking smile appeared on Sasuke's lips.
"Don't worry. I have a way to draw him out!"
Seeing Sasuke so confident, Kimimaro just quietly stood aside.
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"I've gathered all of you here for only one purpose!"
Sasuke started speaking, but the people below still kept making noise.
"Somewhere in this hall, I've hidden a knife. Now I need you to find it!"
"Hidden knife? Find it? Is this some kind of hide - and - seek game? Hey, you brat up there. Why should I stand here and listen to your orders? Get down here right now!"
The test subject below shouted arrogantly.
Sasuke raised his hand, slightly curled his five fingers, and suddenly mobilized his Chakra and flung it out.
Two thin Lightning Needles pierced through the skin of the man who had spoken at an incredibly fast speed, electrocuting him and numbing his whole body. He gnashed his teeth and stared angrily at Sasuke.
"Now, does anyone among you have any questions?"
The scene instantly became much quieter. Only one staff member timidly put up their hand.
"Sasuke - sama, could you tell us what kind of knife you want us to look for? Can you describe its appearance specifically?"
Sasuke looked at the person asking the question and nodded in satisfaction.
That's the spirit!
"I once defeated Zabuza Momochi, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, in a duel. I took his Cleaver Sword as a trophy. The sword I've hidden in the base is exactly this one!"
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