Kamishiro followed Itachi and successfully entered the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
Kamishiro looked around the Uchiha Clan Grounds; after all, it was his first time here, and he was quite curious.
Uchiha Itachi was also secretly observing Kamishiro.
His first meeting with Kamishiro had been at Minato Namikaze's wedding, and even back then, he had felt that Kamishiro was quite a strange person.
Afterward, he had heard Kamishiro's name mentioned a few times by Uchiha Fugaku.
Finally, there was the time after the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident; Kamishiro's name was now very famous in Konoha.
The names Itachi heard most often lately, besides Obito, Shisui, and his father Fugaku, were Kamishiro's.
Kamishiro had coordinated with Obito's Susanoo to drive the Nine-Tailed out of Konoha, preventing further losses to the village.
According to the descriptions circulating in Konoha, Kamishiro was one of Minato Namikaze's most trusted confidants, possessed great strength, was an elite among the new generation of Ninja, and had made an indelible contribution during the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident.
This could be considered Itachi and Kamishiro's first formal interaction, and the impression Kamishiro gave Itachi was... well, rather inexplicable.
"Itachi~"
As they ventured deeper into the Uchiha Clan Grounds, a girl around Itachi's age called out to him and then trotted over.
"Itachi, where did you go just now? I couldn't find you."
Itachi replied, "Izumi, I went outside to buy some things just now and am on my way home. Is there something you need?"
Izumi's cheeks suddenly flushed slightly. She lowered her head, but her gaze drifted toward Itachi involuntarily. "Um... can I go with you to see Sasuke?"
Itachi smiled and agreed, "You want to see Sasuke? Sure."
Kamishiro suddenly teased in a strange tone, "Tsk tsk tsk, seeing Sasuke? I doubt you're here just for Sasuke; someone else is the real target, right?"
Izumi asked in a low voice, "Itachi, who is this?"
Itachi introduced him, "This is Brother Kamishiro. I'm taking him to see my father."
"Ah, hello, Lord Kamishiro."
Upon hearing 'Kamishiro', Izumi clearly recognized the name and immediately bowed to greet him.
Kamishiro scratched his head and laughed, "Oh, my! It's my first time being called 'Lord', I'm actually quite embarrassed~"
Kamishiro looked at Itachi and Izumi and sighed, "Childhood sweethearts, innocent and pure—this is youth~ I wonder where my own youth went~"
Izumi whispered into Itachi's ear, "Why is this Lord Kamishiro acting so strangely?"
Itachi shrugged, indicating he didn't know either; he also felt Kamishiro was acting strangely.
In truth, Itachi also felt it was a bit strange that Izumi had suddenly approached him to see Sasuke.
Because Itachi and Izumi didn't have much interaction, the last time during the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Incident, Izumi had been separated from her family, and Itachi, who happened to be passing by, had brought her to reunite with the evacuees.
Afterward, Izumi had specifically come to thank Itachi. She had wanted to hold Sasuke, who was still an infant, but Sasuke had started crying loudly, struggling desperately, and even scratched Izumi's face.
At the time, Izumi had clearly been frightened by the crying Sasuke, and Itachi had assumed she wouldn't like Sasuke because of it, so he hadn't expected her to want to see him again.
Upon arriving at Itachi's house, Itachi called out, "I'm home!"
Uchiha Mikoto opened the door and, seeing Kamishiro following behind Uchiha Itachi, said in surprise, "Kamishiro?"
Uchiha Mikoto and Uzumaki Kushina were good friends, so through their association, Kamishiro and Uchiha Mikoto had gotten to know each other.
Kamishiro said to Uchiha Mikoto, "Sister Mikoto, I'm here to see Clan Leader Fugaku. I have something to give him and some matters to discuss."
Uchiha Mikoto welcomed him very warmly, "This is your first time visiting our home, Kamishiro. Please, come in. I'll go call Fugaku. Oh, little Izumi is here too."
Izumi stood timidly behind Itachi and said, "Yes, I'm here to see Sasuke!"
Uchiha Mikoto said with a smile, "Is that so? Itachi, why don't you take Izumi to play with Sasuke? I'll entertain Kamishiro."
"Alright."
Itachi took Izumi to find Sasuke.
Kamishiro went to the main room and sat down at the table. After Uchiha Mikoto poured him a cup of tea, she said, "Kamishiro, wait a moment, I'll go get Fugaku."
Not long after, Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the main room.
Uchiha Fugaku was quite pleased to learn that Kamishiro had arrived, because at least one of the two things he had entrusted to Kamishiro must have had a good outcome, otherwise, there would be no need for Kamishiro to come see him.
He hadn't expected Kamishiro to have completed the tasks in such a short time.
Although he was a strange person, his efficiency was truly high.
Before Uchiha Fugaku could offer any pleasantries, Kamishiro had already taken out a scroll: "Clan Leader Fugaku, these are four Uchiha Ninjutsu written down by Hikari."
Upon seeing the scroll Kamishiro handed over, Uchiha Fugaku understood that Uchiha Hikari had not agreed to return to live in the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
Otherwise, if Uchiha Hikari were going to live in the Clan Grounds, there would be no need to specially write down the Ninjutsu and have Kamishiro deliver it; she could have just told him directly upon returning.
Uchiha Fugaku took the scroll and thanked Kamishiro, "Thank you so much, Kamishiro."
Kamishiro waved his hand, "It was no trouble. By the way, regarding the matter of having Hikari return to live in the Uchiha Clan Grounds, I brought it up, but Hikari had me decline it. She doesn't want to come back. Actually, I think it's better that she doesn't."
"Think about it, Clan Leader Fugaku. Although Lord Minato said that due to the seal, Hikari's actual age is about the same as ours, theoretically, she is old enough to be your great-grandmother. If that were the case, according to seniority, you wouldn't be able to interact with Hikari normally..."
Suddenly, Uchiha Hikari's voice rang in Kamishiro's ear: "If you say the words 'great-grandmother' again, you're dead!"
Kamishiro flushed red and shouted, "If you keep spying on me! You're the one who's dead! Not me!"
Suddenly, Uchiha Fugaku was startled by Kamishiro, though he realized what was happening in an instant.
The seal of the Eight Thousand Spears allowed Uchiha Hikari to know Kamishiro's every move.
Uchiha Fugaku's guess was absolutely correct; because she was worried about what strange things Kamishiro might do with the items they bought, Pakura had asked Uchiha Hikari to use the seal on Kamishiro to see what he was up to.
But as luck would have it, Uchiha Hikari happened to hear Kamishiro say 'great-grandmother'.
"Phew..." Kamishiro let out a long sigh, forced a smile, and said to Uchiha Fugaku, "Sorry, I lost my composure."
Uchiha Fugaku tactically took a sip of water, "Uh... no matter."
Kamishiro continued, "Hikari is living quite happily with us now, so please, let her continue to live with us. We will take good care of her, so there is no need to worry."
Uchiha Fugaku had long been mentally prepared for this. Although Uchiha Hikari joining Konoha meant she had let go of the past, the trauma of what happened still existed.
Uchiha Fugaku nodded and agreed, "Very well, I will leave her in your care, Kamishiro."
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