I'm in Konoha, and I have ten skill slots.

"How did he manage to wipe out the entire Uchiha clan all by himself?!"

Shigure was taken aback, not expecting Sasuke to make the connection.

"Even if he is stronger than the others in the tribe, the others are not idiots. If they can't beat him, can't they just run away?"

“If they run away, Itachi isn’t a god; he can’t possibly hunt down every single one of his clansmen.”

"If Konoha has the ability to ensure that not a single member of the Uchiha clan can escape, and that no one can discover it, then it must be Konoha itself!"

As he spoke, Sasuke pointed in the direction Shigure had come from, "I defected, and in less than half an hour, the village noticed something was wrong and began to take action."

"And back then, the Uchiha clan was completely slaughtered without alerting a single ANBU ninja. Do you think that's possible, Shigure?"

Unexpectedly, being compared to Itachi because of his strength made Sasuke realize something.

"Even a genius like you can be used by the village for trade, just to protect the village's safety!"

"And what about the Uchiha clan!"

Shigure looked at Sasuke, who had turned his face away, and asked, "So that's why you chose to defect?"

"That's right, I don't want to stay in a village like this!"

Shigure patted Sasuke on the shoulder.

"How you make your decision is your business, and I don't want to interfere. I'm only here because of a mission, and I also wanted to see you and find out the real reason you left Konoha!"

Shi Yu stretched and said, "Now that I know the reason, I'm even less likely to stop you. You can go now!"

Upon hearing this, Sasuke turned around and looked at Shigure.

"Are you just going to let me go like this? How are you going to explain this to me?"

"I'm a Hidden Mist Ninja now, and my Kage-sama values ​​me highly. If I were a few years older, she'd probably want to eat me alive!"

have eaten?

Sasuke paused for a moment, then understood what Shigure meant.

"That's good. I'm glad you're doing well in Kirigakure. I might need your help in the future!"

"Sure! Just have someone tell me!"

Putting everything else aside, Shigure has clearly grown quite fond of Sasuke during their time together.

"But since we're going to part ways, I don't know when we'll see each other again, so... let's have a fight! Shigure!"

"Let me see... just how big the gap is between me and you now!"

Shigure glanced at Sasuke.

"I am now the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, and I still have the power of the Tailed Beast within me. Do you really want to fight me?"

Jinchūriki?

Sasuke frowned. "You're like Naruto now?"

"That's it!"

"Are the tailed beasts very powerful?"

Seeing that Sasuke seemed to have an idea, Shigure quickly stood up. "Your Sharingan already possesses invincible power; you don't need any tailed beasts! Having more would only be a burden!"

"then you……"

"I just want to understand the Tailed Beasts better; their power is not important to me!"

Sasuke smiled and roughly understood what Shigure meant. Shigure didn't value the tailed beasts, so it wouldn't matter if he obtained their power. But if he cared too much about the tailed beasts, he would be putting the cart before the horse.

They might not even be from the same village, and they might even be enemies.

But a companion is a companion.

Sasuke's smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression. "I... I will challenge you again, Shigure!"

With that, he leaped onto the rocks on the other side of the river.

He drew his ninja sword from his waist and aimed it at Shigure. Seeing Sasuke's state, he knew he had no choice but to act!

Shigure slowly drew his ninja sword, Zangetsu. "I won't hold back in a swordsmanship contest!"

"I didn't intend for you to give way to me!"

"While you were in Kirigakure these past few days, I've also been diligently practicing my swordsmanship. Come on, give me one last test!"

As he spoke, Chidori Blade was activated, and at the same time, Shigure's Zangetsu also activated Heat Breath Blade.

Why not use the Flowing Blade technique? Wouldn't it be easier for Sasuke to paralyze himself with lightning using the Flowing Blade technique?

The boiling hot air rose up.

Looking at the sword in Shigure's hand, he thought he could use his Lightning Release to counter your Release!

"Sasuke! You said you wanted to see the difference in skill, right? Then I'll go all out with this strike!"

Their gazes instantly sharpened.

Sasuke himself suddenly became very serious, concentrating all his energy on this, and at the same time, he activated his Sharingan, the three-tomoe Sharingan.

It seems that he has figured out some things, which has allowed Sasuke's Sharingan to evolve once again.

very nice!

As he spoke, Shigure suddenly drew his sword, and the moment the blade left its sheath, his figure transformed into a blur as he charged toward Sasuke's group.

At the same time, Sasuke, crackling with lightning, charged toward Shigure, brandishing his ninja sword.

Heat rose and lightning flashed.

The next second, in the middle of the river, in the air.

A clanging sound rang out!

The sound of swords clashing echoed through the forest.

The two landed and jumped to the other side.

But the next second, snap...

With the blade shattered, Sasuke gripped the weapon, now only the hilt remaining, and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"The gap seems to be enormous..."

Chapter 199 Sasuke leaves, Kimimaro appears

As Sasuke watched the blade shatter into fragments, he turned to look at Shigure, who was slowly sheathing his sword.

"Next time! I won't lose to you!"

Suddenly, Shigure threw a headband at him.

Sasuke caught the headband and glanced at it; it was Shigure's Konoha headband.

"Whether you're a ninja or a rogue ninja, you still need a headband!"

That being said, it's still customary to give something as a parting gift to a companion. Since Shigure hadn't prepared a present beforehand, he decided to give this headband to Sasuke instead!

"Humph!"

Sasuke picked up his headband, raised his hand, and made a mark on it, destroying the Konoha symbol.

He then picked up his headband and prepared to put it on.

At that moment, Chojuro's roar suddenly came from afar, along with the sound of Haku using Ice Release to freeze objects.

Shigure frowned and turned to look at Sasuke. "It seems Orochimaru sent someone else to meet you up!"

"You can leave! I won't let this person go!"

Sasuke nodded. It didn't matter to him who Orochimaru sent.

Since they weren't familiar with each other, Shigure could keep the other person if he wanted to.

Perhaps it's to give Konoha an explanation!

Sasuke turned and left without hesitation.

"Watch out for Orochimaru, that guy wants to turn you into his new vessel!"

Sasuke waved his hand. "I know he has bad intentions, but all I need is to get what I want!" (380)

As he spoke, Sasuke disappeared.

Now, Shigure turned to look in the direction of Chojuro and Haku.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished from the spot.

Behind the distant mountain peak, Chojuro wielded his twin swords, Hiramekarei, unleashing chakra and unleashing a terrifying slashing wave that instantly cleaved a boulder in two.

However, the next second a white shadow suddenly appeared, and a sharp white bone instantly pierced through Chojuro's abdomen.

At the same time, the senbon formed from ice crystals also attacked from Chojuro's side.

Ding Ding Ding!

However, when these thousand books landed on the white figure, they couldn't penetrate at all and were instead bounced away.