Land of Wind area.

Itachi sat on the bed, spacing out, it was unclear if he was truly lost in thought or thinking about something specific. If nothing unexpected happened, it was likely related to Sasuke.

Sasori pushed the door open and brought medicine to Itachi.

"Hey, take your medicine." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Mhm, thanks."

They didn’t chat much, and Sasori left the room.

After being revived, Itachi seemed to have lost his drive and became more passive. He probably only worried about Sasuke’s current situation.

He wondered how Sasuke was doing now.

The room had only simple furniture. It seemed even more empty under the light of the setting sun.

Itachi seemed to sense something and slowly looked up, saying.

"It’s Shisui, isn’t it? How is Sasuke doing?"

"You haven’t changed at all, taking care of him secretly and openly all these years."

Shisui’s words were true. Itachi had made a grand plan, all for Sasuke’s well-being. Even if it meant sacrificing his own life, he wanted to be valuable to Sasuke.

To help him awaken his eyes.

"Don’t worry, Sasuke is fine."

"He went to capture Gyuki. Hatake Satoru sent a letter. Sasuke was injured but is not in serious danger. The fight is over now."

"Is that so? It’s good that he’s okay. I really must trouble you all."

"Ah, Sasuke doesn’t know you’re alive yet. Find a suitable time to meet him later."

"If that could happen, that would be great."

A smile appeared on Itachi’s face.

Shisui didn’t leave either. He walked to a corner and sat down, quietly keeping Itachi company.

"Ah~"

"Traveling is so boring."

Hatake Satoru yawned, while Mangetsu walked energetically beside him.

"Healing you kids takes a lot of energy."

A few days had passed since they captured Killer Bee. Hatake Satoru and his group had returned to the Land of Fire.

It was too dangerous to recover in the Land of Thunder right after the battle, so Hatake Satoru could only heal them enough to travel.

Even though Hatake Satoru’s energy consumption was very low after awakening his jutsu, the physical exhaustion was still quite significant.

After returning, Hatake Satoru and Mangetsu parted ways with the Hawk team. Sasuke and the others were taking Gyuki to Obito.

Hatake Satoru and his group intended to return to the Land of Wind. They had been out for some time and it was time to go back to see Itachi and tell him about Sasuke, whom he cared about so much.

"Going back again? I really hate the environment there."

"There, there. If you can’t change the big picture, adapt to it. You can’t get stronger by always running away."

Hatake Satoru easily calmed Mangetsu’s emotions in response to his complaints.

The two continued their journey to the Land of Wind.

After returning this time, Hatake Satoru planned to visit the Land of Fire again in some time.

The capture of Gyuki was over, and soon the plan to attack Konoha might begin.

Before that, they had to visit the village and observe Obito’s actions.

It was truly troublesome. The more Hatake Satoru thought about it, the less motivated he felt.

The time ahead would be suffocatingly busy. They didn’t have much free time now, so they should cherish it.

Saying this, he slowed his pace.

"Little Mangetsu, carry me on

Hatake Satoru was already almost a head taller than Mangetsu. When he said this, even the passersby nearby were quite shocked.

"Teacher Satoru, can we act a bit more normally? If you’re tired, let’s find a place to rest."

Hozuki Mangetsu was so embarrassed he wished he could dig a hole and hide.

Hozuki Mangetsu came up with a delaying tactic and pulled Hatake Satoru into a small shop in a street corner.

As soon as they entered, Hatake Satoru felt a bit uneasy, feeling as if someone was watching him from somewhere.

Hozuki Mangetsu didn’t notice anything wrong and ordered some food for himself.

"What would you like to eat, Teacher Satoru?"

"You can order for me."

"What? You were just acting like you were exhausted."

Hatake Satoru didn’t want to be distracted by these trivial matters right now.

This feeling wasn’t unfounded; he needed to concentrate to find the person following him.

It wasn’t hard to guess. In this Land of Fire, the only person who could avoid being directly detected by the Six Eyes was Obito.

Obito, who had not found Hatake Satoru, had not left but had contacted Konan, who was spying for intelligence, and learned about Nagato’s plans.

He had been gathering information these past few days. As he was about to leave, he spotted Hatake Satoru returning to the Land of Fire from the Land of Wind.

Obito would naturally not miss this opportunity.

However, Obito couldn’t understand how he had been discovered. As soon as Hatake Satoru entered the shop, Obito realized he might have been exposed.

He decided not to hide anymore.

He left Kamui space and silently sat next to Hatake Satoru.

"Oh, it’s you. I was wondering. You’re hiding quite well. That’s an interesting eye technique."

"Compared to my eye technique, your eyes might have even more unexpected abilities."

Hozuki Mangetsu turned around and saw Obito. Just as he was about to attack, Hatake Satoru pressed down on Mangetsu’s raised hand, signaling that it was alright.

It was better not to cause a disturbance in the shop.

"Oh? Are you curious? You might have a chance to see it later."

"Who are you? What did you do on the day the Uchiha clan was wiped out?"

"There, there. Did you decide to ask yourself since you couldn’t find out?"

Obito knew he wouldn’t get the answers he wanted this way. He had his own methods to make him speak.

Obito reached out his hand towards Hatake Satoru. Hatake Satoru didn’t react, but Mangetsu once again swung his hand at Obito’s mask.

"What passed through?!"

Hozuki Mangetsu didn’t react and slumped onto the table, drawing the attention of other patrons.

"Ah, sorry everyone, for disturbing you."

Hatake Satoru smiled and apologized to the people in the shop. Obito’s hand had already touched Hatake Satoru.

"Hm?"

Obito couldn’t help but utter in confusion.

Why hadn’t his Kamui activated? His hand had already touched him.

"Shhh."

"It’s a secret."

Hatake Satoru made a shushing gesture, not explaining his move to Obito. After all, revealing your skills to an enemy was a foolish act in this world.

Information in the ninja world could sometimes turn the tide of battle.

"Our fight is not yet time. Our next meeting won’t be as simple as this."

Having been at a disadvantage after rashly approaching Hatake Satoru, Obito wouldn’t waste the time before their next meeting. He needed to put more effort into gathering intelligence.

He entered Kamui space with Earth Release and left.

"Teacher Satoru, who was that?"

"Mmm, that’s a big secret."

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