Qingfeng had no choice but to come out and continue walking home with Itachi.
As for Uchiha Izumi, who had helped him out just now, she stayed behind, and neither of them paid her any mind.
She was physically sound and quick-witted. Itachi could tell at a glance that Izumi was perfectly normal. A normal person going home alone was perfectly normal. Nothing was wrong, so she could just run home herself.
As for seeing her home, impossible. Absolutely impossible!
As he left, Qingfeng awkwardly said, "Actually, I'm not the big brother of the four 'Trident' brothers. We have absolutely nothing to do with each other."
"As for why I kept hiding in the shadows and wouldn't come out, it was because I didn't want to see them. Those bratty kids are way too annoying."
Unfortunately, Uchiha Izumi only looked at him in confusion.
The more he explained, the messier it became. Qingfeng simply followed Itachi's footsteps. Getting to the Clan Head's house for dinner was the important thing.
He suddenly remembered the Clan Head's invitation last time, when nothing had been said. This time shouldn't be the same as last time, right?
When they entered the courtyard, they saw Clan Head Fugaku in the living room, holding Sasuke with a smile on his face.
Fugaku seemed to have only just noticed that Itachi had returned, and that Qingfeng was with him. The smile on his face instantly vanished, returning to his usual stern expression.
"Itachi, come take care of Sasuke for a while."
There was a trace of impatience in his tone. Even when he handed Sasuke over to Itachi, he merely set him in his arms and was done with it, doing his best to pretend he did not care and salvage a little dignity.
Sure enough, there