Chapter 96 – Orochimaru’s Hideout
Naruto sensed with his sage mode, shaking his head, "I can't feel it. Either she's a long way away, or they slipped inside a barrier."
Sarada whimpered, thinking about how the enemy used some kind of teleportation doujutsu to suck them in. But Sakura pushed Sarada and Guren away, getting sucked in.
Guren patted Sarada's head, "No need to worry. We'll find Mom soon."
"But how...Mom is gone..."
"Technically, a Sharingan alone can be taxing, let alone Mangekyo Sharingan. Add so many Sharingan's all over his body; there is no way he had enough Chakra to sustain all that. The only possible way is through First Hokage's Cells, and further, there is the fact that his skin was so pale...much like the Zetsu's that appeared in the Great Ninja War. Someone most likely experimented on that guy, and not many people have those kinds of resources. I am sure these two already know who."
"Right, most likely it's Orochimaru," Sasuke said, looking at Guren and Sarada.
"But it's not possible. We are keeping an eye on his whereabouts," Naruto shook his head, rejecting that idea.
"Yes, but I saw Sharingan's all over his left hand, and he was missing his right hand. I think we both know where that went."
"Danzo..."
"Orochimaru might not be connected now, but he was connected before. We might get to know Shin's whereabouts from him."
"Then why are we standing here? Let's go," Chocho raised her fist, "Let's go save Sarada's Mom! Or Ex-Mom?"
Sasuke turned around, creating a portal through his Rinnegan's Power, "Let's go then."
Guren followed after them, appearing in the middle of the lab, but right after they were surrounded by two people as Orochimaru leisurely walked in on them, "Invading like this...isn't that rude. Even for you two?"
"One of your pets tried to attack my children and kidnapped my wife."
Orochimaru wasn't fazed, "But I haven't done anything. Isn't that why those lookouts are here?"
"Then tell us everything about Shin Uchiha," Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"Shin...that's a name I haven't heard in a while. Danzo's right arm came from Shin...since that child had a peculiar trait, his body wouldn't reject any kind of tissue transplant. He was an optimum subject for cloning."
"Ohh," Guren clapped his hand, "So you have come to cloning, impressive."
"Cloning?" Naruto asked.
"It's like you Shadow Clones, just they are a being of their own, a person, so basically, two of you who are truly and fully alive," Guren explained.
"Wait, so what happens when you are done with the clone?"
"You just have to kill them," Orochimaru spoke without hesitation.
"It's not that simple. Humans beings aren't you playthings!"
"Actually, human beings are much simpler than that; practically every one of us is enslaved by our genes. For example, take you Sasuke. Your daughter looks much like you because everything about her comes from your genes.
Orochimaru looked back while he walked away, "Everything about her is just data that was recorded in your genes."
"Hey, that's not a very nice way to put it!"
"Technically, that's a very deceptive way of putting it," Guren patted Sarada's head. He thought she was worried about it after seeing her expression, "For one, the information stored in our genes go far way back. From our parents, uncles, grandparents, and their previous generation. In fact, what I can say for sure goes back to the generation of Kaguya Otsutsuki since we, the Uchiha's, are from her line. With so much information, there are just many possibilities. When these thousands or ten thousand people could be shuffled, it produces infinite variations."
"Hmm," Orochimaru bent forward, looking at Guren, "I see, so you are quite knowledgeable and intelligent, just like the child said."
Sasuke stepped in front of Guren, separating him and Orochimaru, "But why does he call himself Uchiha?"
"Oh yes, that's a name he claimed himself. Because he possessed Sharingan, he became obsessed, and he was particularly enraptured by your brother, Itachi Uchiha."
"I see, I understand. Where is Shin right now?"
"My such one-sided questions. Well, I'll tell you...if..."
Orochimaru pointed towards Guren, "You leave that child with me."
Naruto and Sasuke were taken aback, narrowing their eyes, protecting Guren, "Orochimaru..."
"Ok," Guren slipped past their blockage, watching Orochimaru's lab, "This is so much bigger than my lab. I can have so much fun here."
"Guren, you don't understand!" Naruto moved forward to stop him, but Guren shook his head, "I do. But I can understand Mr. Orochimaru's research a lot better, and that way, you can know everything that he has been up to. Moreover, he can train me a lot better. I am sure he's also interested in my eyes, right?"
"I can just keep you away from my research now that I know what you want. Isn't this something you should have discussed in secret?"
"Not really," Guren rubbed his head, "Because I know you...my eyes are different, and they even attract the Hollows. Why? Is it the effect of new energy? How do they work? Can they just create antibodies for paralysis, sedation, and poison? How far can they go? Understanding their power means understanding another aspect about the Otsusuki's and the Hollows. Finding the truth, charting the unknown, you can't resist the thrill, right? Mr. Orochimaru?"
Orochimaru burst out laughing, "Hahaha, Sasuke, I do like your child. He's sharp. I want to train him and awaken his eyes, so how about it? Leave him to me?"
"Ok."
"Dad!!!" Sarada shouted in worry, but Sasuke didn't even look at her, "Now, where is Shin?"