Path Not Taken 79

Uchiha Sasuke

What's with all the commotion?

Orochimaru

Ah, Sasuke-kun. Perfect timing. It seems your old friend Naruto-kun has issued you a challenge.

Orochimaru

A formal duel at the Valley of Ruins. Quite dramatic, don't you think?

Uchiha Sasuke

Naruto? I heard he left Konoha too, but...

Uchiha Sasuke

Training under Azula of the Grass Village? That's unexpected.

Orochimaru

Kabuto believes it's a trap, but I know better. Azula is simply showing off her prized student.

Orochimaru

She always did have a flair for the theatrical. Almost as much as I do.

Uchiha Sasuke

It's been two and a half years. I've been curious about his progress.

Uchiha Sasuke

Time to see which of us made the right choice.

Orochimaru

My student against hers... how deliciously entertaining.

Orochimaru

Tell me, Sasuke-kun, are you confident in the power I've given you?

Uchiha Sasuke

I don't care about your rivalry with Azula.

Uchiha Sasuke

But I'll show Naruto the difference between us now. The Valley of Ruins awaits.