I Can't Give You This Eye Yet

"Hmph! Damn crows! You won't distract me."

Obito muttered under his breath. He could deal with the crows overhead. There were plenty of them, but they wouldn't be too hard to handle.

He could use Wood Release or a wide-ranging Ninjutsu like Great Fire Annihilation to clear out those irritating birds.

But he was equally certain that the moment he attacked the crows, Uchiha Itachi would make his move and attack him.

Their cries were unbearable, but he had to resist the urge to kill them and prepare for Itachi's attack amid the racket.

Now he regretted something. It had been years since he'd unleashed the Nine-Tails in Konoha. Why hadn't he gotten himself a Summoning Beast?

Back in the village, the Ninja Cats wouldn't follow him, and he'd thought crows were too ugly. So he hadn't chosen one of the Uchiha Clan's own Summoning Beasts.

He hadn't thought much of Kakashi's Ninja Dogs, either. A ninja's own strength should be enough, he'd believed. Only now, in a fight, did he realize how important a Summoning Beast could be.

No wonder even Uchiha Madara had once needed the Nine-Tails' help.

But thinking about that now wouldn't get him out of this mess. The crows kept cawing—and then they started relieving themselves.

Lin's voice was thick with exasperation. Obito had barely imagined the look on her face before he nearly burst out laughing.

Itachi bent down, but Obito caught his arm.

"No chance, Summoning Beast Itachi. How could I hand something that precious over to you?"

"I-it's not that serious, is it?" Obito said with an awkward laugh, raising his voice.

"If I gave it to you, how would I come back to life?" she said loudly.

Itachi hurried forward, staring straight at Obito.

The droppings wouldn't hurt him, but the