The first words Shizune spoke almost scared Yusuke.
He quickly touched the mask on his face and felt relieved after making sure it was still on.
"Do you know me?" Yusuke asked back.
"Itachi said that there is a masked man beside Orochimaru. He doesn't seem to be with Orochimaru, but he acts with him. Is it you?"
Yusuke suddenly approached Shizune, which made Shizune scream and said in panic: "What are you going to do?"
"Let me show you something." Yusuke turned his neck, opened his collar, and revealed the curse mark. "I also told that ninja that I received the curse mark, right?"
Shizune stared at the curse pattern of the "Heaven's Curse Seal", feeling a little surprised.
She had never seen such a curse mark before.
"So, I can't resist Orochimaru, even if I don't agree with his actions." Yusuke said.
"These people..." Shizune glanced at the ninjas lying on the ground. Everyone was weak, but no wounds could be seen on the surface.
"Some kind of liquid was injected. I'm not a scientific researcher, and I don't know what method Orochimaru used." Yusuke said.
When Shizune heard this, she immediately understood her situation - it was very bad.
But who was the one who caught him? Orochimaru?
"Is this inside the village or outside the village?" Shizune asked, but she didn't expect Yusuke to answer.
After all, this issue is somewhat sensitive.
"Inside the village."
Shizune was stunned, "Just answer it directly, okay?"
She was already thinking about how to continue convincing the masked man, but the other party just said it directly.
Yusuke spread his hands: "I didn't catch you, what does it have to do with me. Besides, I was also caught. Although I am not in prison, I can't leave the basement, so it can be considered as being arrested.
Imprisoned."
"You... are a bit casual and content," Shizune mocked.
"What else can I do?" Yusuke asked, "Fight Orochimaru? He will definitely kill me... I also advise you not to think so much. The most important thing is to survive first and have enough energy. Otherwise, you will not even be able to survive."
There is no chance of escape."
"Escape?" Shizune stared at Yusuke suspiciously.
How could he tell such a confidential matter so easily?
Is there a scam?
Shizune suddenly became wary of Yusuke.
He first reminded Itachi, then treated her, and told her so many secrets, wouldn't he have some agenda?
Shizune followed Tsunade around the world and had rich experience in observing people's behavior - on the one hand, she had to avoid debts, and on the other hand, she had to contact wealthy businessmen.
But the person in front of him was wearing a mask, so his expression couldn't be seen at all.
"You still want to stay and wait to die?" Yusuke asked in surprise.
Shizune shook her head.
"Then what are you waiting for? Recuperating your energy is more important than anything else."
Shizune didn't believe Yusuke, and Yusuke could see it.
But he doesn't care.
Helping others is enough, and he has no obligation to rescue Shizune. The reason why he established a good relationship with her is because he has a high probability of becoming Hokage in the future, and by then, there may be contact.
If you don't have a good relationship, there's nothing you can do about it.
After all, he wasn't the one who killed Shizune.
However, in the conversation with Shizune, Yusuke didn't tell the truth either.
Of course he could leave the basement, but he couldn't leave Danzo's mansion, and besides, he was really busy.
The reason why he stayed was to find the location of the Sharingan.
It's a pity that Danzo never took it out.
Here, the "root" in the dark may appear at any time, and he has no other way to make small moves. He can only think about what to do in his free time.
Shizune initially thought that Yusuke would pester her all day long, but she didn't expect that the two of them only chatted once. The rest of the time, even if Yusuke was in the cell, he would often look up at the ceiling.
This made Shizune very angry. What's so beautiful about the ceiling? Is it more beautiful than her?
In the following days, Shizune almost died.
It wasn't that Shizune was threatened with death, but that Yusuke used the prison as a morgue, often placing two or three corpses before sending them out together.
The putrid smell of corpses quickly filled the dungeon, and considering that the dungeon was so airtight, the smell could never dissipate, and she had to eat in this environment... she simply couldn't do it.
I have never been so disgusted watching a horror movie.
In addition to being around corpses, another thing that made Shizune feel sick was that Orochimaru bit him in the neck when she was very weak.
At that time, a sharp pain spread all over her body, making her almost lose her intuition.
At this moment, she realized why the masked man was so honest.
Boredom, helplessness, and being with corpses every day changed Shizune's mood.
She still doesn't believe in the masked man that much, but it seems like she can't find anyone else to talk to besides him.
"You said you had a plan to escape?" As the masked man picked up the body, Shizune quickly grabbed the cell door and asked in a low voice.
"You seem to have a misunderstanding." Yusuke turned his head and looked at Shizune, who was showing signs of fatigue. "We are people being controlled. Whether we can escape does not depend on you and me, but on what actions they take. We
All we can do is recharge our batteries.”
It's easy to say, but really hard to do.
Not to mention being in this kind of environment, just being locked up in an ordinary room with no one to talk to and nothing to do, sooner or later a person will be driven crazy.
"I... can't hold on anymore." Shizune clung to the prison bars, her lips were chapped and she could hardly speak.
"Think about your Tsunade-sama...how about it? Can you hold on?" Yusuke asked.
When Yusuke mentioned Tsunade, Shizune's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Do you think I can still see Tsunade-sama?" Shizune asked.
"Do you believe me?" Yusuke asked.
Shizune nodded repeatedly.
"Then eat your food quickly, and then... take a good rest every day."
"But, the curse seal..."
"As long as I see Tsunade, she can solve it." Yusuke lowered his voice.
Shizune finally regained her energy and returned to her seat without saying a word. She endured the rancid smell in the air and ate the meal that was delivered to her.
Yusuke lifted the three corpses to the first floor of the basement and was about to send them up when the basement suddenly opened and Orochimaru slipped into the basement like the wind and stopped him.
"Don't go up now." Orochimaru said.
"Why?"
"People from Konoha have come to search Danzo's mansion." Orochimaru said in a deep voice.
Yusuke frowned and asked, "Why are you searching Danzo? Is it because you suspect him?"
"No, it's a whole village search... By the way, did you handle the body cleanly?"
Yusuke nodded.
He was buried directly. However, he was not buried near the laboratory, but outside the village. It should not be possible to find out.
Orochimaru's expression softened, the "Chūnin Examination" was coming soon, and his carefully prepared plan was about to begin. At this time, nothing could go wrong.