Inside Charlotte's base.
A banquet was being held, and the place was bustling with noise and excitement, with many Ninja gathered in groups of two and three.
Charlotte's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw it was a text message. The contents said Tsunade's payment for the consultation had arrived, and that he was to go select the 084 Object at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Seeing the message, the corners of Charlotte's mouth lifted slightly. That was at least another 2,000 Gold Coins in the account.
He then thought that since Coulson had already encountered the Chitauri virus incident, the convergence of the Nine Realms and the emergence of the Dark Elves could not be far off. It should happen within the next few days.
It seemed the Reality Stone was about to fall into his hands. Thinking of the Dark Elf King's own strength, and the Kursed under his command—beings capable of knocking Mjolnir away bare-handed, with extremely high resistance as well—it seemed he needed to handle this cautiously.
While Charlotte was thinking, Sasuke Uchiha arrived before him.
Ever since Orochimaru had left, Sasuke Uchiha's sparring teacher was gone. And now Kakashi was only Anbu; in terms of strength, he was not even as strong as Sasuke, which left Sasuke somewhat helpless.
"Lord Charlotte."
"Is something the matter, Sasuke?"
Sasuke raised his head and looked at Charlotte. After a second of silence, he said, "Before Itachi Uchiha left, he didn't tell me why he did what he did back then. He only told me to become stronger and seek revenge against him."
"I think, with my current strength, I already have the capacity to ask about the reason behind what happened."
"I hope you will grant permission, my lord."
Looking at Sasuke Uchiha's determined gaze, Charlotte hesitated