Konoha.
The Uchiha Clan Compound.
By the time Zhengye and the other two slipped back into the compound with Kisame Hoshigaki, night had fallen.
They stopped outside Zhengye's door.
"Clan leader, what are you going to do with Kisame Hoshigaki?"
Itachi asked quietly.
He often used genjutsu to send an honest man off on missions alone.
But Itachi was still very fond of Kisame.
With Kisame unconscious, Itachi was naturally concerned.
Zhengye reached into Itachi's robes and took out the talisman.
After Zhengye had passed out in the Hidden Mist Village from using Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi in quick succession, Shisui had left it with Itachi.
In the days since the battle, Itachi's eyes had fully recovered.
Zhengye checked the Healing Talisman's durability: 26%.
After all these years, Shisui and Itachi had taken good care of it.
Itachi had carried the talisman for years, and now, at fifteen, he was developing well.
The Black Robe with Red Clouds hid it, but once he changed into his Clan Attire, the signs of his taijutsu training were plain to see.
At this rate, he probably wouldn't die young.
"The Hidden Mist Village already examined him. His cranial nerves are damaged, and conventional treatment might not wake him."
"Leave this with him for a couple of days, and he should be fine."
Itachi nodded. He wasn't stingy, and Zhengye thought highly of Kisame too.
Even if the talisman was precious, there was no harm in using it to save Kisame.
"It's late. You two should head back."
Shisui and Itachi both bowed. "We'll be going, clan leader."
Zhengye waved them off, carried the burly man, who weighed over a hundred jin, through the door, and entered the courtyard.
It was nighttime, but Zhengye's household had recently bought a television and a DVD player.
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