Uchiha Itachi wasn't pretending to be cold now, he just didn't want to waste energy talking anymore.
He rewrote the paper he sent to Sasuke several times.
Otherwise, the writing was too distorted, almost to the point of being unrecognizable, or it was stained with blood. As soon as they saw the letter, they would understand his intentions.
It was a bit difficult to write a letter with clear handwriting and no bloodstains.
Sasuke might have rushed over overnight to prepare, which also gave him time to rest.
As for news about Sasuke, Hatake Satoru had passed it along, relaying it to Kakashi.
After all, they were elementary school classmates who had been dead for several years and were now reunited in the world of the living. The idea alone was quite interesting.
Although he wouldn't recognize him, Hatake Satoru was still quite looking forward to Kakashi and Obito meeting.
Kakashi had been mourning for so many years for nothing.
Hatake Satoru, who had been feeling down for several days, suddenly perked up again. Seeing him in this state, everyone else thought Hatake Satoru was probably up to something again.
Hozuki Mangetsu and Sasori couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, thinking that perhaps someone else would be tricked this time.
The sky was getting bright, and the firewood in the fire was emitting faint smoke. The burnt wood was piled among the stones, black and charred.
Sasuke's figure walked towards the building. The cool morning breeze dropped a still green leaf.
"Don't you need to go help?"
Karin looked at Sasuke's back hesitantly.
Jugo paused, then shook his head. The two of them walked towards the location Sasuke had told them about earlier.
It wasn't a very long road, but Sasuke couldn't help but think of many things along the way.
Earlier, the Akatsuki organization intended to choose one of them as the best tool, but now most of them were dead or had defected, and only a few remained.
There was no longer any point in them fighting each other.
But this was only how outsiders saw it, or rather, if they ignored their true feelings and treated them as tools, then indeed there was no point in them fighting.
But they had other things.
When Sasuke was little, they were purely very good brothers.
However, later, due to the halo of genius surrounding Uchiha Itachi, he began to gradually chase Itachi as his goal.
It seemed that no matter what, in his father's eyes, he was still a step behind Uchiha Itachi.
Even though he had tried his best, or rather, thought he had done quite well, he was still inevitably compared and defeated.
Uchiha Itachi seemed like an unreachable goal that he couldn't catch up to.
But Itachi and his relationship was so good, Uchiha Itachi certainly wouldn't want to be compared to his younger brother, right?
However, at that time, Uchiha Itachi didn't have much time to explain these things to him, nor did he have time to care about Sasuke's feelings.
At that time, he couldn't even take care of himself.
The coup began around that time. It was almost from that time that Shisui and Hatake Satoru began to frequently appear around Itachi, inviting him out, but not bringing Sasuke.
Actually, come to think of it, before that, both Hatake Satoru and Shisui would come to their house and chat with him, or take him out to play.
But from then on, they left Sasuke alone.
Hatake Satoru would often use some attention-grabbing tactics, making little Sasuke so angry that he jumped up and down, completely forgetting what he wanted to ask them.
Thinking back carefully, weren't they all trying to hide it from him?
Even if he started to hate Hatake Satoru because of what happened back then, of course he didn't like Shisui much either.
Looking back now, it was entirely because he was too young and childish.
It's not that he couldn't understand these things, but his relationship with Hatake Satoru had reached that point, and it would be strange to get close to him.
So he just maintained it. He didn't really hate the person, he was just a bit stubborn.
Uchiha Itachi, who had spent a lot of time with Sasuke, became busy and was always absent, and was often lectured by his father in the living room.
But at that time, Sasuke still didn't understand why things had turned out this way, so he could only hide and observe the situation.
What he didn't understand as a child was now clear as day.
He had never hated Itachi. After understanding the truth, the only person he wanted to kill and get revenge on was Danzo.
After that, he pursued power and eventually found Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi later said that Hatake Satoru had suggested it, otherwise he wouldn't have wanted to bring Sasuke into a place like the Akatsuki organization.
Being a rogue ninja and being a rogue ninja of the Akatsuki organization were slightly different.
Although every time they said they couldn't get along, and Sasuke hated him, he would hate Sasuke equally, even so, that person was more like an adult.
In fact, looking back, Hatake Satoru had always had a deep connection with Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke.
Then there were the things in the Akatsuki organization. Due to the large difference in strength, when mentoring Sasuke, Itachi would often show a helpless expression.
Just like when he first knew about Sasuke's shuriken.
Although they couldn't be openly close most of the time, and he could no longer act spoiled with Uchiha Itachi like when he was a child, it was already very rare to be able to see his brother and have him guide him.
Why was he thinking of so many things? Was it because he was finally going to fight his brother?
A subtle feeling arose in Sasuke's heart.
But even though his emotions were complicated, his steps did not falter. He pushed aside the lush branches next to him, and a slightly chilly wind brushed against his face.
Sasuke walked into the old Uchiha grounds, a place little known.
After entering, there was only one path. Uchiha Itachi did not hide his presence, and he sat on the chair, waiting for Sasuke's arrival.
As Sasuke's shadow blocked the light, Zetsu, who was pretending to be a camera, squinted slightly.
Zetsu's position was very obvious, and Sasuke could see him as soon as he entered.
Was it to make him watch, so that they would believe that the two brothers were truly at odds?
Sasuke didn't know Itachi's intentions. His gaze swept over Zetsu.
Even without Zetsu watching, he would still give his all to fight Uchiha Itachi.
Sasuke's lips trembled slightly. He seemed to have a lot to say, yet at the same time, he felt like he couldn't say anything now.
"Uchiha Itachi."
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