"I have something to say to Kisame."
Hatake Satoru jumped down from the branch and looked at Hoshigaki Kisame, who was holding Samehada.
"I'll wait for you at the usual place."
Hoshigaki Kisame nodded knowingly, said a word to Uchiha Itachi, and then hurried away in the other direction.
Before Hozuki Mangetsu passed away, he told him that Hatake Satoru's words were no different from the Mizukage's orders.
No matter what the situation, just obey unconditionally.
"Don't play tricks in front of the teacher, or it will be difficult for me."
Hozuki Mangetsu had also told Hoshigaki Kisame this before.
Uchiha Itachi watched Kisame leave until he completely lost track of his presence, and then turned to Hatake Satoru and asked.
"What's wrong?"
"I'll report that Jiraiya, one of the three Legendary Sannin, was involved with Naruto, so there won't be any problems."
Hatake Satoru rubbed his chin, thoughtfully.
"Naruto is fine. I want to talk about something else. You've seen Sasuke, right?"
More than just seen him, they even fought.
Uchiha Itachi sighed softly, took two steps back, and leaned against the tree trunk behind him.
"I saw him. Although he's gotten a lot stronger than before, but…"
Uchiha Itachi paused, the comment that he was still quite weak stuck in his throat.
"Well… there are no Uchiha people in the village now. Only Kakashi can guide him. It's already good that he's gotten this far."
Uchiha Itachi couldn't be too demanding of Sasuke. After all, in this environment, Sasuke and Kakashi must have done their best, but the result was still a little short.
Hatake Satoru looked at Uchiha Itachi's hesitant expression and roughly knew what he wanted to say.
"If he stays here, Sasuke won't make much progress."
Hatake Satoru knew Kakashi's level. It was okay for him to teach Sasuke the basics of using the Sharingan.
If he went into more detail, Kakashi himself might not even be able to understand many of the Sharingan's characteristics.
"Orochimaru came to Konoha before not just to destroy Konoha and kill Sarutobi Hiruzen."
"There's no hope of getting your body anymore, but Sasuke, on the other hand, still has a chance."
Hatake Satoru casually said.
Uchiha Itachi was stunned for a moment. Everyone knew that Orochimaru came to kill the Third Hokage, and Konoha was severely damaged as a result.
However, he wasn't too clear about Orochimaru's designs on Sasuke.
"You came here so conspicuously this time, surely not just to call a few more people to deal with you."
"Although the Third Hokage is dead, you, this troublesome guy, are still around. Let the higher-ups in the village not think about having any intentions towards Sasuke."
"You can fool the people in the village, but you can't fool Orochimaru, right?"
Hatake Satoru gave a slightly sly smile.
Uchiha Itachi should be able to see the current situation in the village. If Orochimaru insisted on taking Sasuke away, basically no one could stop him.
Sasuke might even be provoked by Itachi this time and may go to Orochimaru himself in pursuit of power.
Not to mention, Orochimaru is quite good at seducing people.
Uchiha Itachi had personally experienced being harassed by Orochimaru and knew that guy's excessively greedy desires.
But Hatake Satoru's telling him this felt like there was something else he wanted to say, as if he was hinting at something.
"What do you want to say…?"
Uchiha Itachi frowned slightly and looked Hatake Satoru up and down.
He felt that he could vaguely sense what Hatake Satoru meant, but this was too outrageous, at least it wasn't in his plans.
"Sasuke was just a child during the coup. It must have been inconvenient for you to take him with you, and in order to deal with the situation at the time, you left him here."
"But now Sasuke is no longer a child who can't tell the situation apart, doesn't know right from wrong. You should let him make some choices for himself."
"Sasuke isn't your possession. Always thinking about paving the way for him, making him walk in your plans, isn't the right thing to do."
Hatake Satoru still had a smiling face, but his tone had a rare hint of seriousness.
Even if elder brother is like a father, Fugaku probably isn't as controlling as Itachi.
Although it's not too obvious, it can be seen from Itachi's various actions in the original story that this guy is a typical patriarch with a strong desire for control.
He doesn't care what Sasuke thinks and tricks Sasuke onto the path he paved.
Making Sasuke suffer endlessly, pursuing hatred for his whole life, and finally revealing that everything was the path paved by Uchiha Itachi.
The level of speechlessness is comparable to Obito being a wage earner for the rest of his life.
Uchiha Itachi liked paving the way for Sasuke too much. Paving the way to a certain extent is not paving the way but manipulating his entire life trajectory.
In the original story, Sasuke not only never saw through Itachi's purpose, but even always advanced on the path guided by Itachi.
Making everyone suffer and no one having a good ending.
"Let him choose for himself…?"
Uchiha Itachi pursed his lips and fell into thoughtful silence.
His plan for Sasuke was subconscious, with a 'it's all for your own good' feeling.
But what Sasuke actually thought was not within his consideration. After all, he couldn't spend much time with Sasuke normally.
"Well, that's all I'm saying. Think about it carefully~"
"I can't help you take care of your younger brother when it comes to guiding the Sharingan."
Hatake Satoru stepped forward and patted Itachi on the shoulder. He had said what he needed to say.
Whatever path the two brothers choose is their own business.
"Ah, speaking of which, you retreated very quickly. Are you sick?"
Hatake Satoru seemed to have remembered something, paused his steps to leave, and turned to ask Uchiha Itachi.
Was that too direct?!
And they haven't seen each other for a while, how could he notice something was wrong even with his fighting time?
Although Hatake Satoru's question was based on the actual situation, Uchiha Itachi always felt that he already knew something.
"You're really perceptive. I guess so."
Uchiha Itachi shifted his gaze and then replied.
"Don't try to hide anything from me. I'm very good. Take care. I'm leaving~"
A star popped up next to Hatake Satoru's headband, and then he disappeared directly in front of Itachi.
No matter how much time passes, I still think this guy is a little weird…
Uchiha Itachi glanced helplessly in the direction where Hatake Satoru had disappeared and thoughtfully raised his hand to conjure a crow.
The crow tilted its head at Uchiha Itachi, and its scarlet eyes met his.
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