"I don't know, either. Maybe Itachi is secretly meeting with Brother Obito. I remember that the first time Brother Obito appeared, he was with Itachi."
Following Jiraiya's lead, Youhu revealed the truth as if it were just an idle thought.
"Don't make things up. How could Itachi secretly meet with Obito?"
Kakashi frowned. He couldn't stand Youhu continuing to slander Itachi.
Itachi was a good comrade. Aside from being a little quiet, he always did his Anbu work well. Most importantly, Itachi never gave him one shock after another.
"Captain Kakashi, I never said Itachi was planning to defect..."
"I was just wondering if Brother Obito dislikes me. We all went to visit his house, but he didn't come see us. He only seemed to care about Itachi."
"..."
Kakashi fell silent.
Youhu had a point. Had the bond between him and Obito grown weaker? He still had Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan, and yet Obito hadn't even thought to come see him.
"Looks like you all get along quite well..."
Jiraiya paid no mind to the exchange between Youhu and Kakashi. A smile of fond remembrance crossed his face.
Back when they were under Third Teacher's command, his team had always disagreed and bickered, too. But as they went on more and more missions, they learned to tolerate one another's flaws. After countless trials, they became the Sannin, renowned throughout the Ninja World.
Sadly, in the end, the three of them had still gone their separate ways.
He wondered if he and Tsunade and Orochimaru would ever get the chance to sit down and talk again.
Karin felt at a loss in the midst of such a cheerful scene. Lord Youhu's acting was just too good. The two of them had secretly met Orochimaru only moments ago.
And now he had