How could this kid still be like this after a few years?
Kakashi was a bit speechless. Uchiha Itachi had the same attitude when he came back before, and now he's still like this.
Even his younger brother Sasuke was calling him "Kakashi" with a commanding tone that surpassed even the rogue ninja Uchiha Itachi.
Aside from the fact that Uchiha Itachi actually wiped out his clan, Kakashi really felt that this person's demeanor was strange.
Then, the Uchiha brothers, dressed in Akatsuki robes, instantly turned into a sky-covering swarm of crows, disappearing without a trace.
"Ah..."
Naruto got up, wanting to take a few more steps to chase, but Kakashi stopped him.
"Don't chase."
"Even if you chase, you won't be able to bring Sasuke back."
Although Kakashi's words weren't very nice, they were true.
They might have a chance against Sasuke alone, but with Uchiha Itachi it was better to think twice.
Moreover, as Sasuke said earlier, Naruto was originally the Akatsuki organization's target.
They're already trying to capture him, so Naruto rushing in would definitely cause trouble.
But with their current strength, even if they seriously injure him, they should be able to grab Naruto along with Sasuke.
The fact that they didn't attack and only protected Sasuke was a bit intriguing.
Kakashi tilted his head in confusion. Although it could be said that Sasuke fought Orochimaru and might be injured or have low Chakra.
But looking at Sasuke's aggressive attitude just now, it didn't seem like anything was wrong.
Maybe those two's relationship isn't that good either.
Kakashi vaguely remembered Sasuke's obviously gloomy face when they stood together.
Naruto looked unwillingly at the place where the two disappeared, his hands clenched tightly by his sides.
But even though he was unwilling, he knew his own abilities.
He often relied on Nine Tails to borrow his power, but Nine Tails was directly crushed by Sasuke inside the seal of his mind.
Naruto was still hesitant to use Nine Tails' power, after all, borrowing someone's power when needed and yelling at them when not needed was treating Nine Tails like a tool for attack.
So even asking Nine Tails to go back felt a bit weak.
Sasuke could enter his mind, but he didn't need anything from Nine Tails, so beating him up was perfectly justified.
He was still borrowing someone else's power, but Sasuke was already able to suppress Nine Tails with his own power.
Given this gap, saying that they couldn't bring Sasuke back wasn't underestimating them at all.
On the other side, Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke reappeared in the depths of the forest, some distance away from the open ground.
Sasuke turned his head to look behind him, as if guarding against any pursuers.
"We're here now, no one will be around~."
Uchiha Itachi said faintly from the side.
"Oh... oh, but how did you suddenly appear here?"
"Isn't this my solo mission?"
Sasuke quickly turned around and took a few steps forward, asking strangely.
"Just passing by to take a look."
Uchiha Itachi thought about it but didn't say the words "I was afraid you'd sneak out and show off, then mess things up."
Sasori's death was related to Hatake Satoru, and it would be strange if that guy didn't know Sasori had informants.
If he knew there were informants, Konoha would definitely send someone to deal with Orochimaru.
But Uchiha Itachi wasn't sure who came, but judging by Sasuke's personality, he would definitely show off if he met Konoha people.
So he came to take a look at this kid.
"Come on, don't always treat me like a child, big brother."
"I can complete the mission without you."
Sasuke crossed his arms and turned his head, pouting with a "I don't believe it" expression.
Uchiha Itachi never happened to be in the area when he did other missions alone, but this time he just happened to meet Kakashi and the others, and Uchiha Itachi just happened to be passing by.
Anyone who didn't know better would think Uchiha Itachi and Kakashi had some unspeakable relationship.
He only comes out to show off when Kakashi is around.
"Yeah, yeah..."
Uchiha Itachi poked Sasuke's forehead a bit helplessly, responding with a perfunctory tone.
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Land of Wind, Sunagakure Village.
Inside an underground lab.
Hatake Satoru sat on a chair in the studio, grabbing at the sweets on the table.
"Don't you really want to eat some~?"
"Although your previous body was all wood, and anything you ate would just fall out of your stomach after going in your mouth, you can digest things now~"
Sasori watched Hatake Satoru place all kinds of snacks on the table with a blank expression, then push the mechanisms he was assembling aside.
He wanted to put plates and snacks in every empty space in the room.
Looking at the cheerful Hatake Satoru, if he wasn't unable to beat him, Sasori really wanted to throw this guy out.
His previous admiration for Hatake Satoru's puppet techniques had been worn down by daily life.
Although he's strong, he's not worthy of respect at all!
This guy not only won't stay idle himself, but he's also good at bothering others.
Sasori hesitatedly looked at his table, then picked up a glass of water and said to Hatake Satoru next to him.
"...I don't have favorite foods, and I don't have hated foods."
"These foods don't mean anything to me..."
"Why don't you find something to do."
Hatake Satoru was the type who would bother others if he had nothing to do.
He used to play with puppets like opening mystery boxes, but now he doesn't play with them anymore.
He wanders around, bothering people. At first, Sasori wasn't the only victim, but also Hozuki Mangetsu and Yamato.
Those two were more tolerant and could withstand Hatake Satoru's fancy ways of increasing their workload.
But when Hatake Satoru got coconut seeds from somewhere, the two of them felt that they couldn't let Hatake Satoru continue to mess around like this.
"Since there's sand here anyway, why not plant them upwards?"
"Ah, for Mangetsu, we can build a sea over there!"
"Well... well, since we've done a good job with wind and sand control here, we can try something else."
Hatake Satoru held coconut seeds in one hand and a blueprint in the other.
Build a sea, listen to that, is that something a person would say?
Even if Hozuki Mangetsu and Yamato had a good teacher filter for Hatake Satoru, and the belief that they should obey whatever their teacher ordered.
But when Hatake Satoru came up with this kind of horrible idea, they really felt that they couldn't handle Hatake Satoru, who was no ordinary person.
The coconut and artificial sea project was temporarily put on hold, and Hozuki Mangetsu and Yamato tricked Hatake Satoru into moving his target of harassment to Sasori.
They said in a nice way, "You must have a lot to talk about when it comes to puppets, learn more, teach more, and live well."
"Oh--you do have things to do, can you win Deidara back!"
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