22 Kabuto's 'Interrogation'

He stood in a dark room, the classic bad guy interrogation chamber, Kabuto was strapped into a chair, his gaze blury but he was attempting to focus on the captor.

''A boy? .....No... You're the Uchiha squirt... Well good luck, I won't talk.''

Sasuke reached forward, grabbing him by the throat and lifting his head to look up to him. ''I don't need you to talk, I just need you to try and keep quiet.''

Sasuke's eyes focused as his Sharingan opened fully to look into Kabuto's eyes, the moment he did the man began to scream.

Kabuto for his skill did attempt to put efforts to block his memories, but a Sharingan mixed with new techniques built off the Yamanaka's own? He ripped through the boy's mind.

He didn't care about memories involving his childhood, simply aiming for techniques, information, and anything that might be useful. Which he did quite a lot, including a lot of medical knowledge to add to his own, he would wait to go over these memories properly later, for now, he would keep them at surface level.

The problem with 'Memory' stealing at the level he was using it, was it didn't just include memories, it also included habits, if Sasuke had a weaker mind, out of habit he might attempt to push glasses up along his nose.

Imagine that, an Uchiha with glasses?

...Wait a minute.

Either way, once he finished he pulled back out. Kabuto was a mess, the stink in the air meant he definitely soiled himself, but the man's eyes were cloudy and couldn't focus, even after it stopped he no longer made an effort to look up, he was now a broken mind. With only Sasuke's eyes burned in his mind, and the fear those eyes give him.

Once he stepped out of the room he spoke to the Anbu standing next to the door. ''Finish it, tell your captain I'll have my report ready in a few hours, I need to rest and prepare for the combat portion of the next test.''

The Anbu said nothing as Sasuke walked away, heading towards his compound.

He had a few things to take care of before he began to actually train for the next part of the exam.

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"Karin, you can stay here, it's in the same courtyard as my place. This way you have time to adjust to everything.''

''Thank you... Sasuke?"

"Hm.''

"Is there anyone else in the compound... Or is it just you left?"

''There are two others.'' He turned to look towards the east, nodding towards it. ''They live quite a bit deeper into the compound for personal reasons, but if you want to meet them just head down the main road, you'll find their place eventually. It's got a garden.''

''No one else?"

''Nope, being as I'm the only Uchiha heir, filling up the compound will be slow, that's why I'm getting others, assistant family members who aren't a part of the Uchiha blood, but help run the compound.''

''Since you live here, you will soon have a business you need to run as well as it will help me, and it will bring in passive money for both you and the compound.''

''A business? I've never run a business before... But I will try my best, to help you Sasuke!''

''For now, just worry about studying in your medical field. You'll start training with Kakashi during the month to see if he can't help you catch up to me and Naruto in time, I left some basics in the house, food, futons, necessities, and some allowance you can use until you're an official Konoha ninja and start getting paid with us.''

''Again, thank you Sasuke... You've changed my life so quickly, and so easily.''

Sasuke chuckled a bit, shaking his head. ''Easy? Council is at Kakashi's neck for being able to convince them to let an Uzumaki stay in the Uchiha compound, but don't worry about it. ''

He waved off as he left her to her own things, now he needed to sort through the memories he had of Kabuto's.

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"You want me to what?" Zabuza was watching Sasuke with his arms crossed across his chest.

"I'm going to be putting myself into a genjutsu, an incredibly powerful one. It could take minutes, to a few hours, to maybe even a week. When my eyes start bleeding and you see them change red but unlike my sharingan, I need you to put this seal on me. I may thrash a bit, that's what the restrains are for, but after a bit I should calm down, once I do just take me to my bedroom and let me rest, have a lot of food ready for me once I wake up.''

''Why me?"

''Because you would lose the most if you tried to kill me while I'm trapped in a hell made just for me.''

''... A good point, alright kid. Not like I have much to do if I'm not doing something for you anyway."

Sasuke handed the piece of paper over and began to strap himself onto a table, the last one needed to be done by Zabuza.

Once he got comfortable and settled in, he looked up to the mirror above him, he needed something stronger than a genjutsu, he needed to do something he was going to regret from day one when he realized what he would need to do to upgrade his eyes the final time.

He needed to confront his past, not as Sasuke, but as Justin Gravis.

When his eyes flashed red and he looked into them himself, his body lurched before his eyes closed and he passed out.

(A few pieces of lore that are going to be dropping as I try to give this character more depth, and some proper background.)