Danzo, I Want You to Wait!

Some were discussing how to treat Obito's current condition, while someone who could not receive any treatment at all was still making his way toward Konoha.

But Uchiha Itachi was not traveling quickly. In fact, he was moving painfully slowly.

The Rinnegan was indeed an enormous burden. Nagato could control attraction and repulsion to float through the air, yet he still usually chose to sit in a wheelchair for that very reason.

Uchiha Itachi was naturally the same. After taking only a few steps, he would become short of breath, with little strength left in his body.

The Rinnegan not only greedily devoured his chakra; once it had drained that completely, it began feeding on his life force.

Fortunately, ninjas had miraculous things like Soldier Pills to replenish their chakra. More fortunately, he was a member of the Uchiha Clan. He possessed not only chakra, but also ocular power—the Sharingan.

By consuming the power of his Sharingan, Uchiha Itachi could maintain his current condition. He hired a carriage, sat cross-legged inside it, and swayed along toward Konoha.

The journey from the border of the Land of Rain to Konoha was long. Even a ninja running at full speed would need several days and nights without rest. Even Might Guy, with his boundless stamina, might need a full day and night. A carriage, naturally, could not move very fast.

Yet Konoha's decision-makers had already reacted to what had happened in Amegakure.

The times were slowly changing. No matter how unwilling they were, they ultimately had to face those changes.

But Konoha's ninjas worked tirelessly. They had long known that no major figures were carrying out missions in the Land of Rain, so no one had been stationed there to wait for the final outcome.

Few ninja villages used newer technology. Although