From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 363: Uchiha Sasuke's separation from Konoha.

I didn't ask stupid questions like 'Does Orochimaru really want to take me as his disciple?'

After two minutes of silence, Uchiha Sasuke's eyes gradually became cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Are you leaving now?"

"Oh, Sasuke-kun's decision is faster than I expected." This time, Kabuto Yakushi was really surprised.

But seeing that Uchiha Sasuke had no intention of responding, Yakushi Kabuto continued tactfully, "It would be best to leave now. After all, there is no time to lose."

"How to go?" Uchiha Sasuke asked again.

"There are two options to choose from." Yakushi Kabuto looked at Uchiha Sasuke and said, "First, I will take you to leave Konoha secretly. There is no need to say more about this. You pack up the things you want to take with you, and we will leave now."

"What about the second one?" asked Uchiha Sasuke.

"The second option is safer. Although Konoha is now in a state of war, the village has not been blockaded. You can leave a letter and say you want to practice or travel. It's all up to you. Then you can register and leave through the main gate of the village. We will meet you outside." Yakushi Kabuto said immediately.

"Where is Orochimaru?" Uchiha Sasuke asked again.

"Lord Orochimaru is currently in Ryuchi Cave, and the place he asked me to take you to is also Ryuchi Cave." Kabuto Yakushi said with a smile.

"Ryūchi Cave!?" There was a hint of surprise in Uchiha Sasuke's eyes.

His original plan was to first make himself familiar to Orochimaru, and then see if he could find a way to get relevant information about Ryuchi Cave from Orochimaru, use Orochimaru as a platform to get in touch with Ryuchi Cave, and finally try to see if he could get close to Ling Zun.

Unexpectedly, he could achieve this goal right from the start and meet Orochimaru in the Ryuchi Cave. Doesn't that mean that he has a good chance of meeting the Spirit Master?
He had already decided to go with Yakushi Kabuto, and now Uchiha Sasuke was getting impatient.

As for the ways to leave Konoha, it is obvious that the first way that Kabuto Yakushi mentioned is to defect, to slip away secretly without saying goodbye.

The second option, although also not in accordance with the rules, at least left a letter, leaving some room for mediation between himself and the village, and providing an explanation in the future.

Now Uchiha Sasuke didn't know about the mess that the Konoha high-level officials forced Uchiha Itachi to massacre the entire clan. He still had feelings for the village and had no intention of becoming a traitor.

Even if he wanted to worship the S-rank rebel Orochimaru as his master, Sasuke did not truly recognize Orochimaru. He even considered that his behavior could turn him into an undercover agent. He could leave a letter and say that he had heard news about Orochimaru and planned to go undercover with Orochimaru to see if he could do anything.

No matter whether Konoha believes it or not, he said it anyway. He has to leave a mark. Maybe he can use it to turn things around in the future?

Thinking of this, Uchiha Sasuke said, "Then let's meet outside the village, just in front of the rift valley. You go there and wait for me. I'll pack up and leave a letter and then come find you."

"It seems that Sasuke-kun still has a lot of feelings for the village." Yakushi Kabuto teased with a smile, and then said: "Okay, then I will go to the rift valley to wait for you now, please be quick."

After saying this, Pharmacist Kabuto opened the door and walked out, and soon there was no sound.

Uchiha Sasuke turned around and looked at the spirit tablets and photos in the room. He didn't say anything, but his eyes became more determined.

After a moment, he started packing his things.

At the same time, Kabuto Yakushi quickly and secretly left Konoha and met up with the Four Sound-Ninjas who were waiting in the dense forest outside the village.

"What did Uchiha Sasuke say?" Sakon and Ukon asked impatiently, leaning against the tree trunk.

"He agreed, so there is no need to use force to kidnap him. He will come to meet me later. You can go and carry out Lord Orochimaru's next order." Kabuto Yakushi said coldly, without any kind smile on his face.

"Don't boss us around here. It seems like you are the boss." Duoyou looked at Yakushi Kabuto with some dissatisfaction.

"Apart from Lord Orochimaru, only Kimimaro can command us." Jirobo glared at Kabuto Yakushi and said.

"Well, don't make things so awkward." Kidomaru tried to smooth things over and said to Yakushi Kabuto, "Are you sure there's no problem? I don't want to be called back by you to help me halfway through my journey."

"Sure." Pharmacist Kabuto nodded calmly.

He could see that Uchiha Sasuke was very eager for power, and he was not just trying to please him in any way, but was really planning to leave Konoha to find Orochimaru!
"Since you said so, then let's do it this way." Kidomaru nodded, then looked at the rest of the friends and said, "Then let's go and pick up Kimimaro and send him to Ryuchi Cave according to Lord Orochimaru's orders."

When Orochimaru went to the Sand Village before, although Kimimaro was also seriously ill, he could at least get out of bed and walk around, and he could still perform his duties as a ninja if he forced himself to. But now, Kimimaro has been wearing a ventilator and has not gotten out of bed for a long time.

His condition has reached a point where it is almost irreversible. If he tries to hold on any longer, he will surely die.

Orochimaru is a very cold person, but in fact, judging from the fact that he let go of his disciple Anko Mitarashi several times and his special feelings for Jiraiya and Tsunade, he still has a soft spot deep in his heart.

He has many experimental subjects under his command, as well as several outstanding talents, but now, the one he values most is Kaguya Kimimaro.

At the beginning, Orochimaru also regarded Kimimaro as his vessel, and was very interested in the Kaguya clan's bloodline limit, the Corpse Bones Vein.

But later, because Kimimaro's bloodline disease could not be cured, and because of his coveting of the Sharingan, Orochimaru had essentially given up on using Kimimaro as his vessel.

According to Orochimaru's cold personality, people who are abandoned are worthless and should just fend for themselves. Although Kimimaro's performance is still good, his value is indeed not very high. However, Orochimaru still favors him very much. Even if he no longer regards him as a vessel, he still takes good care of him and looks for various ways to cure Kimimaro's bloodline disease. Before he was summoned to Ryuchi Cave for the first time and met Bane and others, Orochimaru was actually helpless with Kimimaro's situation.

And now, he seems to have found hope. If the spiritual master in the Ryuchi Cave is willing to help, perhaps Kimimaro can be saved.

With this mentality in mind, Orochimaru planned to arrange for Kimimaro to come to the Ryuchi Cave to give it a try.

After parting with the Four Sound Ninjas, Kabuto Yakushi went to the rift of the waterfall outside the village and quietly waited for Uchiha Sasuke.

At the same time, Uchiha Sasuke packed up his things and walked out of his house.

Most of the items were sealed in scrolls by him, so he only carried a travel bag similar to a schoolbag on his back, which was filled with some sundries.

With his hands in his pockets, Uchiha Sasuke did not look guilty at all. He was very calm and walked slowly on the street towards the gate of Konoha.

In the commercial street, Uchiha Sasuke looked at Ichiraku Ramen which still had many customers. In a trance, he seemed to see the figure of Uzumaki Naruto, which made him pause.

But after a moment, he realized that it was his illusion.

I just miss those rare happy times since my clan was exterminated.

"Naruto, when we meet next time, I will definitely not lose to you." Uchiha Sasuke whispered to himself, and then stepped forward again.

Just as he was about to turn the corner of the commercial street, he came towards someone that Uchiha Sasuke was not very willing to see.

Haruno Sakura was holding some vegetables bought from the grocery store, as if she was planning to go home and cook. She was also a little surprised to meet Uchiha Sasuke here, especially since Sasuke was carrying a travel bag on his back.

"Sasuke-kun?" Haruno Sakura asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

"Sakura." Uchiha Sasuke nodded with a very cold expression, and then said: "I plan to go out for a walk."

"Go out for a walk?" Haruno Sakura seemed to not understand.

Uchiha Sasuke was silent for a moment, and then said: "The kind that won't come back in the short term."

"Ah?" Haruno Sakura was stunned for a moment, then said: "Where are you going? It's very dangerous outside now. Although the war is going well, wasn't there an assassination team from the Sand Village wandering around the village a few days ago to intercept intelligence? If you are alone..."

Of course Uchiha Sasuke knew that the pink-haired girl in front of him liked him very much, but he had no intention of talking about love at the moment. In his opinion, Haruno Sakura was very naive and had nothing in common with him, who was burdened with the hatred of his clan.

But after all, they graduated from the Ninja School together, formed Team 7 together, carried out many missions together, and shared life and death together.

In fact, Uchiha Sasuke treated Haruno Sakura differently in his heart and did not really regard her as an insignificant person.

"I have already made an appointment with my companion, and he is waiting for me outside the village, so don't worry." Uchiha Sasuke finally explained.

"Companion?" Haruno Sakura didn't think much about it, but said a little excitedly: "Then do you want me to go with you? Anyway, I don't have anything to do recently. If you don't mind, I will go back and put these things away. Just wait for me for a few minutes."

"Mind." Uchiha Sasuke said without hesitation.

These words were too cold and directly extinguished Haruno Sakura's enthusiasm, making her look a little embarrassed and awkward.

Uchiha Sasuke looked at Haruno Sakura's expression, and seemed to be hesitant to speak. However, he swallowed the words back and changed his words. His expression was still cool and a little cold. He said in a tone that was a thousand miles away: "As you said, it's still very dangerous outside. Your strength is too weak. It will be more troublesome if I take you with me, so this is it."

After saying this, Uchiha Sasuke no longer looked at Haruno Sakura. He put his hands in his pockets and walked past Haruno Sakura.

Haruno Sakura looked at Uchiha Sasuke's back with some reluctance. She felt inexplicably uneasy and nervous, as if this separation had a different meaning, but she just hadn't noticed it yet.

She reached out to grab Uchiha Sasuke's hand and say something, but the moment she raised her hand, she put it down again.

After a moment, she forced herself to show a bright smile, and shouted to Uchiha Sasuke's back: "Be careful, Sasuke-kun, if you have time, remember to write to me!"

Uchiha Sasuke paused slightly after hearing the voice, then he turned around and looked at Haruno Sakura without saying anything. But after looking at each other for a moment, he nodded slightly and then started moving forward again.

Without any surprises, after a simple registration at the village entrance, Sasuke left Konoha very smoothly.

More than ten minutes later, he found Yakushidou squatting by the river near the rift, seemingly observing the fish swimming in it.

"Let's go." Uchiha Sasuke said, standing behind Kabuto Yakushi.

Yakushi Kabuto then stood up, glanced at the young but determined boy behind him, then smiled kindly and said, "Let's go, Sasuke-kun."

(End of this chapter)