"...Sister, you weren't mistaken. It really hasn't been an hour yet."
Ebizo fell silent for a moment.
"It has indeed only been forty-five minutes. Uchiha Shisui notified us to leave fifteen minutes early."
Chiyo: "???"
She felt terrible all over.
What was wrong with you people from the Land of God?!
Stealing people from Sunagakure was one thing, but why the hell were you stealing time too? Was time your family's property?!
"That damned Uchiha Itachi, how could he be so shameless? Next time, I'll get those fifteen minutes back!"
Her face was full of fury.
That was no ordinary fifteen minutes.
Those were fifteen minutes for their family of three to reunite.
"Forget it, Sister."
Ebizo let out a faint sigh and said helplessly, "It probably has nothing to do with Itachi. Most likely, when they were reunited, Uchiha Akira was watching from the shadows, so... he heard you tell Sasori to defect as well."
"It's good enough that we were allowed to come back."
"Don't cause trouble, Sister."
Huh?
Chiyo fell silent for a moment, then gave a dry laugh to ease the awkwardness. "Hehehehe..."
"...Are you telling the truth?"
You were still asking whether it was true?!
Ebizo was nearly numb.
If I weren't your little brother, I'd crack open your skull and see whose stomach all those seventy years of your life had gone into!
He carefully chose his words. "Sister, it's most likely true. From what I know, Uchiha Akira is extremely petty! Next time you go to Sunagakure, you'd better apologize to Uchiha Akira first!"
Chiyo: "..."
What the hell did I do to deserve this?!
Over the next few months,
Chiyo and Ebizo came to the Land of God every few days to visit their grandson. Of course, Chiyo never apologized. The Will