"Whoosh, whoosh."
Not long after Naruto and Sakura left with Sasuke, two figures suddenly appeared beside Itachi.
"Itachi, you've worked hard."
"I'm sorry. We were watching from nearby the whole time and didn't step in."
The two figures spoke to Itachi in turn.
There was no need to guess. The only people who would say such things were Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Homura.
Although they had led the Uchiha Clan back some distance after Reanimated Hashirama Senju used Flower Tree World Descent, they had continued watching the situation here.
Later, after Blood Shadow Soji unleashed Ice Prison Cataclysm, the two had advanced rather than retreated, lying in wait near the Central Tower in the Forest of Death.
Fortunately, Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara had come to support Itachi. Otherwise, they had already been prepared to intervene directly.
Itachi understood this perfectly well.
That was why he had not been overly concerned for his own safety.
However, Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Homura never got the chance to act in the end.
"Father, Uncle, you have nothing to apologize for. The matters within the Forest of Death were my responsibility to begin with. Before the second stage of the Chunin Exams was officially canceled, it truly wasn't appropriate for you to interfere."
Shaking his head, Itachi did not pay much attention to what his two relatives had said.
They were both rational people. As long as there was a choice, neither would do anything that interfered with the Chunin Exams.
They could represent a clan, but not a village!
If the Chunin Exams had been suspended because of their interference, it would not have been good news for the entire Uchiha Clan.
The current outcome undoubtedly served the Uchiha Clan's interests.
"Itachi, you truly haven't disappointed my expectations! It seems you've already guessed