yourself what's best for you. It's your decision. Don't it is we who need your help - it's the other way around. "
This was the last little push Michiru had needed to make her decision. Sasuke could see that she jumped on his offer. That was enough. If he went now, he gave her the space it needed to make her believe she was making this decision entirely of her own free will, which of course wasn't the case. It was thanks to Sasuke's ingenious manipulation that she would choose Team Hebi.

Michiru hesitated, however, suspiciously. She was torn this way and that.
On the one hand, she did not feel able to become part of a group, but on the other hand, she felt that she might experience something more than the tortures in Orochimaru's laboratories. She wouldn't be able to do it alone, but with a little help ...?
Michiru sighed and looked thoughtfully at the black-haired boy, whose name she still didn't know, until he got back to his companions.
Then she took a deep breath and slowly rose. Reluctantly, she put one foot in front of the other ...