Outside, in front of a seemingly natural rock wall, Uchiha Itachi's figure appeared.
He looked up, the patterns of his Mangekyo Sharingan flashing a hint of dark red in the gloom.
The genjutsu camouflage and physical mechanical structure of the rock wall before him were laid bare under his ocular power.
Without pause, several shuriken were fired, hitting specific protrusions on the rock wall; after a slight "click," the Seal's glow extinguished, and a rock slid open, revealing a downward passage.
Itachi stepped inside, and the entrance closed behind him. The passage walls were embedded with Ore emitting a sickly green glow, and the ground was rough.
His footsteps were silent as his Sharingan calmly scanned the surroundings—forks in the road, Talismanic Incantations, and trigger traps.
All obstacles were seen through before he reached them, bypassed or dismantled.
Immediately after, low growls and crawling sounds came from ahead as two Cursed Seal experimental subjects rushed out from a corner and pounced.
Itachi's figure blurred and vanished before the claws could touch him. The two experimental subjects collided.
In the next instant, Kunai sliced into their napes from behind, dealing with them easily.
Itachi continued forward; the deeper he went, the stronger the resistance—stronger experimental subjects, swarms of snakes, mechanisms, and toxic mist—but Itachi's response remained consistently efficient.
He was invading none other than Orochimaru's base.
Along the way, he passed some secret rooms; some held soaked organ specimens, while others were operating tables with wet blood.
Finally, he stopped before a heavy metal door, halting where the door was carved with complex sealing runes.
Itachi looked up and activated his Mangekyo.
"Amaterasu."
Hyuga Clan Compound, Hinata's quiet room.
As dawn broke, a ball of liquid metal wrapped in pale blue flames floated in the center of the room, being molded into the frame of a bracer. Beside it on a stone platform lay a dozen weapons, all forged from old ninja tools and ordinary metal through repeated tempering, their quality far exceeding common steel.
Little White was at the center of the Spirit Gathering Array, absorbing spiritual energy.
Suddenly, Little White's eyes snapped open; it raised its head and let out a soft "hiss."
A stream of information flooded into Hinata's mind.
Information One: Uchiha Itachi has broken into the underground base.
Information Two: Itachi's goal seems to be Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan.
Information Three: Orochimaru's defensive forces are being rapidly broken through; Itachi is approaching the core area.
After the information was transmitted, Little White shook its head in confusion.
Hinata stopped her movements, walked over to Little White, let it crawl onto her wrist to coil up, and her figure vanished.
Inside Orochimaru's laboratory.
The last few monitoring screens went black one after another. Kabuto stared at the screens, his speaking speed steady but slightly fast.
"All defensive units on the periphery of the core area are down; Itachi has reached the door."
Orochimaru stood before the console, eyes narrowed, the habitual curve of his mouth somewhat tight.
"How is the base relocation progress?"
"The most important containers and sample groups have entered the third safety passage. There are still some instruments that haven't been moved yet; I'm afraid there isn't enough time."
Kabuto reported quickly while pulling up another set of images showing subordinates busy moving supplies.
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