Watching Shisui leave, Habara could only let out a helpless sigh.
He had originally planned to go out and deal with this trouble himself, since he had promised Shisui that he could handle such matters for him.
Of course, Habara also wanted to teach Itachi a lesson.
Even though Itachi had not yet done anything truly unforgivable, Habara had genuinely spent fifteen years living in fear beneath the shadow of what Itachi had done in the original work.
Over those fifteen years, it was not as though he had never considered "brainwashing" Itachi, but Itachi was the Clan Head's son, and Habara simply had no way to approach him casually.
When he had finally managed to get close to him, he had merely hinted at some of his own ideas, only for the kid to start ignoring him.
Shisui, on the other hand, was somewhat better. They had grown up together, but Habara had been too young back then and did not dare speak carelessly.
Especially about political stances. He feared that if he said something, Shisui would turn around and tell those Elders, and Habara would be the one in trouble.
Things had to be done step by step. Wanting to accomplish everything in one stroke was impossible, so he had always intended to make his stance known before making further plans.
The difference between Shisui and Itachi was that although the stance Habara had expressed conflicted somewhat with Shisui's, and although Shisui did not agree with some of the more veiled remarks, they could still seek common ground while setting aside their differences.
That was why Shisui could accept Habara, and why their relationship had remained rather good. Perhaps that was the difference between Shisui and Itachi.
Shaking his head, Habara turned to Uchiha Fugaku and continued, "Although