I left smoothly, and they didn't really dare to confront me or stop me.

Of course, Naruto was different. He said goodbye to me properly, saying "see you next time or something".

After confirming that there was no tail following me and no tracking marks on my body, I walked back the way I came.

When we went out, it was dark because of the rain, and when we returned, it was almost midnight.

I stuffed a few cherry tomatoes into my mouth. Maybe because I ate too much in the evening, I was obviously feeling a little hungry.

I straightened my clothes a bit before going into the cave. Compared to before I left, the cave was obviously tidied up.

The fire used to make fire is no longer my Amaterasu but a normal flame. After all, although the trick of Amaterasu can have the effect of burning and heating, it cannot illuminate in the dark.

All the messy things that I had previously dug out of the Sasuke Scroll were also collected, and the space in the cave instantly became much larger.

The two brothers sat facing each other around the fire. I don't know if it was because of the bonfire, but Itachi's face looked much better, no longer the deathly pale color he had before. Sasuke's eyes were obviously red, and he didn't look as confused as when he just woke up.

It seems that the decision to give them time was a good one.

I sat directly between them. "So, what are your plans for the future?"

"...I'm going to Konoha." Sasuke said this while looking at the dancing flames in front of him, his eyes not meeting Itachi's at all.

And Itachi was looking at Sasuke.

Oops, looks like they haven't quite reached consensus on this yet.

Also, I noticed that the verb Sasuke used was "go" instead of "return".

As expected, no matter who persuaded Sasuke at this stage, it would be impossible for him to reconcile with Konoha. Even with Itachi, it would not work.

Sasuke and Naruto are both stubborn characters who will stick to their own path until the end.

I nodded, and then said, "Speaking of Konoha, I just met a Konoha team. They seem to be looking for you, Sasuke."

In fact, I used to call him "Little Sasuke" in front of the people of Konoha just to show the closeness of our clan. But after saying it once, the name "Sasuke-chan" suddenly became smooth to say, with a hint of teasing, which sounds much better than the stiff "Sasuke-kun".

From now on, all of my fellow tribesmen should call you this, so that I can show that I treat you all equally.

Hehehe, if you call me Brother Itachi, I will make him Little Itachi too.

Sasuke himself had a tangled expression and said awkwardly, "Don't call me that."

He is a cool guy, a cool guy with a "sauce", killing everyone, that's what I want to call him.

"Why aren't you curious about who I met?" I took out a small tomato from my apron pocket and threw it to him.

Sasuke took it and took a bite before speaking, "Who else could it be except that last-place guy?"

I pretended not to know, "The last guy?"

"Sasuke, you are talking about Naruto-kun, right?" Itachi followed suit.

"It's that blond kid, right? He's quite interesting. Kurama is sealed in his body. Although it's only half, I think the seal has been with him since birth. Not many people can bear this seal at the beginning of their lives. That kid is quite interesting." I said with an admiring tone, "There is also a little girl from the Hyuga family, and kids from the Aburame and Inuzuka families. I can't tell which family the pink-haired girl is from. There is also a guy with a single-sided Sharingan and a guy who can use Wood Release. Although there are not many people, this team has comprehensive abilities in all aspects. It's obvious that they have put in a lot of effort."

Looking at this lineup, we can tell that Tsuna still values ​​Sasuke very much and really wants to bring him back to Konoha.

When I think of Tsuna, I think of Jiraiya.

If there is a chance, I would definitely want to take him away! But Jiraiya's death and Itachi's death were almost simultaneous. Since I have traveled here, there is no chance for me to go there again.

It's a bit regrettable.

"Are they... okay?" Sasuke looked at me, as if he didn't find any signs of fighting on me, but he wasn't sure of my strength. Judging from his attitude towards me, he was obviously much more respectful than when I left. I wonder what image I have in their eyes now.

Putting this aside, it is obvious that Sasuke is still very concerned about the safety of the Konoha team.

So I laughed and said with some joking tone, "Hmm, is little Sasuke worried about them?"

Sasuke turned his head away awkwardly, neither saying yes nor no.

Itachi smiled and came to his rescue, "I am more concerned, they probably don't have any bad intentions."

"Don't worry, they have no ill intentions, and I certainly won't pick a fight with them. Although I have never lived in Konoha, I won't make things difficult for them for your sake." I said as I leaned towards Sasuke and touched his head.

Although it looks very sharp, it feels like soft hair to the touch.

How did the hair at the back explode? Was it because of the lightning-attribute chakra?

"Don't touch my head!" Sasuke's hair puffed even higher, his eyes widened, and he looked like he had been molested.

How should I put it? It’s really – so cute!

Sasuke is still a teenager, and although he is much more stable than he was three years ago, his nature has not changed much, and he still has the classic tsundere cat attributes of the Uchiha clan.

It immediately hit my spot, and brought back memories of the time when my textbooks were covered with Sasuke stickers.

My eyes suddenly became kind.

"Speaking of going to Konoha, if you want to go, you can come with me. I haven't been there for a long time, and you should be more familiar with the place." I resisted the urge to continue teasing him, because it was too late, and if he really got angry later, I wouldn't be able to calm down.

And Itachi-kun next to me is still watching me, so I'd better be more restrained.

Speaking of business, Itachi suppressed the smile on his lips and became serious.

"I don't have to interfere in some political matters. But I can't stay out of the Uchiha clan's affairs. Let's not talk about other things, just the issue of Sharingan, I must figure it out." I was thinking about the things I wanted to blame on the second generation, so I added in a low voice, "That kind of tragedy can't happen again."

I deliberately lowered my voice to show that I didn't want to say more, but with the strength of these two elite ninjas, they were definitely able to hear it.

"That night - I remember Uchiha Madara should have taken away some Sharingan." Itachi took the initiative to bring up the past. That night, Obito and him worked together. Even if the other party did not openly dig out eyes under Itachi's nose, he must have done it when they acted separately. "My father already has the Mangekyō Sharingan, so I only had time to destroy that pair."

Itachi-kun spoke calmly when he mentioned this matter, but I could clearly sense the turmoil hidden beneath his calm emotions.

His words explained very well why Uchiha Fugaku possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan but was never used by anyone in the later period.

It seems that on the night he killed his parents, this was the only funeral matter that Itachi had time to take care of.

I nodded, indicating that I knew about this, and then changed the subject, "You just said, Madara? Uchiha Madara?"

Itachi was also shocked when he first learned about this person, so he was not surprised by my reaction.

"Yeah, that's the person you were thinking of." Itachi said.

I thought about it for a while and sorted out my thoughts and words. I had to make sure that the logic of what I said was consistent with what was said in Konoha. Here, I had to make sure that at least the general direction was consistent.

"But, Ban is already dead." I said seriously.

"Everyone thought he died in the Valley of the End, but that's not the case," Itachi explained. "I don't know why, but if that person is alive, he might have mastered some forbidden technique to prolong his life."

I was silent for two seconds, and quickly went over the logic of my words in my mind to avoid blurting out the words and then wanting to take them back.

Then he continued, "Of course I know he didn't die in the Valley of the End. He had other intentions in the battle with Senju Hashirama. It seems that he died in the battle, but in fact he got what he wanted."

I filled in the parts that Itachi didn't know, and seeing that he looked thoughtful and serious, I continued speaking.

"But he is not alive today. He died nearly seventeen years ago. I am very sure of that because I saw it with my own eyes, and I also saw him being resurrected by Izanagi, so I went to confirm it specifically—" I changed from a casual slumped posture to a more serious kneeling posture, with a look of meticulousness in my eyes, "Uchiha Madara is dead, my "eyes" are not wrong about this."

I have demonstrated my abilities in front of them before. I said that I could see their so-called "fate lines" and I have demonstrated my fortune-telling abilities.

I think they will no longer disbelieve in my Mangekyō Sharingan.

Sure enough, as soon as I said this, Itachi seemed to be enlightened. He frowned and thought in a way that was visible to the naked eye.

——If the masked man is not Madara, then what is his purpose in impersonating Uchiha Madara?

What does this name bring, what does this name cover up.

Most importantly, who is that person?

A large clan like the Uchiha has a very comprehensive family tree. It records who was born and when, where they died, how the bodies were handled, and what the results of the Sharingan were. All of these must be recorded for every person in every generation.

If there are missing tribesmen, the relevant records will be more detailed.

Itachi had read this family tree before when he was a double agent. He didn't read all the earlier generations, but he could remember the most recent generations.

Among those tribesmen who were declared "missing", there would not be anyone with the same means as the masked man.

All the questions in Itachi's mind finally converged into one question: who is the masked man called Uchiha Madara?