Hidden in the shadows, Ye Fan confirmed that Black Zetsu had already called for backup, then returned to where he had been.
Seeing Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki still waiting in the same spot, Ye Fan's lips curled into a faint smile.
The fact that they were still here proved they had already guessed a few things.
Ye Fan knew that Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki both yearned deeply for peace.
It was just that reality had forced them to make choices that went against their hearts.
Uchiha Itachi had slaughtered his entire clan, and Kisame Hoshigaki had killed his comrades on missions. They were both in the same boat.
For the sake of their respective villages, both men had done things they couldn't bear to face.
Born in such a twisted era, things like this happened all too often. Almost every village had seen the same sort of thing.
When Ye Fan decided to follow the path Jiraiya had chosen, he gave it a great deal of thought.
Bringing that ideal country into reality would be difficult for him to do alone.
There was a limit to what one person could accomplish. Changing the entire shinobi world and creating a peaceful world where everyone understood one another wasn't as simple as fighting and killing. He needed a group of like-minded people.
When Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki saw Ye Fan return, their nerves instinctively tightened.
Although Ye Fan was walking toward them like an ordinary person, he still put them under immense pressure.
Ye Fan glanced at the two of them, his gaze settling first on Uchiha Itachi. He repeated the question he had asked earlier.
"Itachi, just how far can those Sharingan of yours see?"
This time, Uchiha Itachi heard an implication behind the question.
Before he could