Chapter 400
One thing isn’t finished before another begins. Before Uchiha Itachi is even confirmed dead, this guy rushes over to get information.
Sasuke frowns, annoyed. While Obito’s choice isn’t wrong – it’s the best time to get information from Sasuke when everyone is scattered – still, Sasuke is unhappy.
However, although Sasuke knew about the coup, Uchiha Itachi didn’t tell him many specific details.
Even after he joined the Akatsuki organization, Uchiha Itachi didn’t reveal much to him.
He just told him, "You already know what you need to know."
Sasuke’s goal is to take down Danzo.
Of course, this is a goal he secretly set for himself. As for what Uchiha Itachi thinks, he has no way of knowing.
"I’m not interested in talking about that with you."
Sasuke replies indifferently. This attitude further confirms Obito’s guess: Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi were indeed putting on a big act to fool everyone.
The Uchiha Clan members are all quite calculating. There are many instances of them deceiving their own kind, and the most subtle part is that they were successfully deceived.
Although he felt there was something wrong with their deep hatred, he didn’t expect them to be such good brothers.
Sasuke’s fierce attack was likely because Uchiha Itachi had done something behind the scenes.
That’s why Sasuke was misled.
But there was one thing that concerned him: Uchiha Itachi’s illness.
Given their close relationship as brothers, Sasuke should have known about Uchiha Itachi’s condition. Yet, in this situation, he was still fooled into killing himself, giving Sasuke the Mangekyou Sharingan.
Obito paused. It has to be said that Uchiha Itachi really had something special.
Fortunately, he is dead. If he had stayed, he might have been a trouble.
"On the night of the clan massacre, Uchiha Itachi came to see me."
Even though Sasuke refused him, Obito continued to speak regardless.
Sasuke frowns impatiently. If anything, he doesn’t care at all about what happened that night.
In any case, his parents were safe, and it’s not a problem that those traitors are dead.
"However, I met someone on the way."
"I wasn’t involved in your clan’s destruction, but the outcome was still achieved, and Uchiha Itachi joined the Akatsuki organization because of it."
Simply put, I did nothing and got a useful tool, Uchiha Itachi.
This matter is suspicious, but no one wants to fall out with Uchiha Itachi.
If they were to fight, it would undoubtedly be a clash that hurts both sides. While they might not lose, Obito still wants to avoid unnecessary conflict as much as possible.
Moreover, if he were to fight with Uchiha Itachi, the power of his Sharingan might be seen through.
Causing such a situation would be asking for trouble.
"So I suspect that the Uchiha Clan wasn’t wiped out that night, but was moved somewhere else."
"Although you fooled everyone, ... after thinking about it, it can be figured out."
For most people, it was indeed a massacre. However, Obito, being the only one excluded, vaguely guessed something.
The people who caused this situation were not only Uchiha Itachi but also that white-haired person.
Although he doesn’t know about that person, in terms of power and intelligence, he is definitely not simple.
Kotoamatsukami altered everyone’s memories. However, because Obito had previously made contact with Hatake Satoru, as long as he recalled that memory, he would realize contradictions.
Combined with the fact that he actually met Hatake Satoru in Kirigakure, he almost instantly remembered that this person had caused him trouble before.
"Who is that person?"
Obito pressed on, asking.
Sasuke fell silent, not saying anything.
He was thinking. He shouldn’t reveal Hatake Satoru’s identity, even though that person would surely say it doesn’t matter.
However, he doesn’t know what that person’s plan is, so Sasuke cannot respond rashly.
Moreover, Sasuke was certain that even if he didn’t talk about Hatake Satoru, Obito probably couldn’t do anything to him.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about."
"When I returned on the night of the clan massacre, there were already bodies everywhere. I only saw my brother."
"After I came here, he told me what happened then."
Sasuke shows a look of fatigue, clearly not wanting to continue the conversation on this topic. ....
Obito fell silent. For a moment, the only sound in the room was the faint flickering of the flames.
Sasuke was actually quite agitated at this time, but purely to dispel some unnecessary trouble, he was saying these useless words to Obito.
What Sasuke said is not a big problem, because he did indeed return late that day. His late return was probably also deliberately arranged by Uchiha Itachi. That person could indeed do something like that.
And to this day, it’s impossible to verify what Sasuke was thinking when he came to Akatsuki.
"...I have nothing else to tell you. Uchiha Itachi is dead. Do you want to transplant his eyes?"
Obito deliberately avoided mentioning Uchiha Itachi’s body, only bringing up his eyes.
If Sasuke knew that his older brother had been dead for only a few minutes and his body had been taken away by someone, who knows what his reaction would be.
Now, Sasuke, as one of the few useful tools, needs to capture the tailed beasts as a priority.
Let’s put aside the matter of Uchiha Itachi’s body for now.
Sasuke reaches up and touches his eye socket. Uchiha Itachi did his best to pave the way for him throughout his life. The next path, he has to walk himself.
"I don’t want to for now."
Sasuke’s voice softens. He feels an unparalleled weariness.
It’s not physical fatigue, not the weakness caused by depleted chakra, but a sense of weariness that arises from his heart.
He closes his eyes as if sighing.
"Is that so."
Anyway, Sasuke wouldn’t blind himself in the short term.
Uchiha Itachi was so weak that he could last for three to four more years. Even if Sasuke didn’t transplant Itachi’s eyes and didn’t activate the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, it would be enough for him to do his thing for a while.
Obito gets up and walks towards the darkness beside him. The candlelight on the table flickers and then, as if following him, extinguishes. The light reflected on the wall instantly dims.
A faint trail of smoke rises from the extinguished candle. The surroundings become quiet, and the presence of people disappears.
Sasuke lowers his head, sniffs lightly, and then a tear rolls down from his burning eye socket.
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