"Then, could one of you go back and let him know? Just tell him that a guest has arrived—one who probably won't be able to meet him but won't leave easily."
Itachi spoke very politely, but his tone was just as impossible to refuse.
Haku and Karin fell silent at the same time, unsure what to do.
The other party's strength left them completely powerless to resist.
With just a glance, they had been dragged directly into a Genjutsu space without even realizing it.
That kind of power was truly terrifying!
Fortunately, the other party seemed to bear them no ill will. That was the reason they had managed to survive.
But if they failed to satisfy his demands, no one knew what would happen next.
At that moment, Haku took a deep breath, lowered his guard, and walked over. "Karin, go back. I'll stay here."
After blocking Itachi's line of sight, Haku quietly made several hand signals behind his back.
He was telling her to escape quickly, not to worry about him, and not to send anyone to rescue him.
Haku's idea was simple. Since the other party had come for Lord Aoba, he only needed to keep him here and let Karin return safely.
Then, he alone would bear the other party's wrath. That was already the best possible outcome.
Itachi waited without saying a word, seemingly unaware of the tiny exchange between the two.
After the Adamantine Sealing was released, Karin bit her lip hard. In the end, she turned and fled, shouting, "I'll definitely come back to save you!"
It was better for one of them to be captured than for both of them to be unable to escape.
Besides, Karin wasn't simply running away. She was going back to bring reinforcements.
Although that seemed to