For a while after that, Uchiha Shunichi settled into a peaceful daily routine.
His research on White Zetsu made little progress, but Uchiha Shunichi managed to obtain some flesh and blood from Yamato. Although Yamato had looked rather unhappy when he first asked, he eventually got used to it.
After all, Uchiha Shunichi's experiments were completely different from Orochimaru's. Sometimes, Yamato even dropped by out of curiosity to take a look and ask about the condition of his own body.
As it turned out, Uchiha Shunichi really did find a few problems. Although addressing them did not make a huge difference for Yamato, it did slightly reduce the excessive chakra consumption involved in using Wood Release.
After waiting so long, Uchiha Sasuke finally decided to set out and take revenge on Itachi, and informed Uchiha Shunichi beforehand.
Since he had no way to track Uchiha Itachi's movements, Uchiha Sasuke decided to ask Konoha for help finding information on him.
When Tsunade learned of all this, she reluctantly agreed, while privately beginning to consider how she should resolve the matter.
Tsunade had learned that Itachi was a spy after Danzo's death.
But even she did not dare divulge that information. Aside from a handful of trustworthy people, Tsunade dared not tell anyone.
After all, Konoha had behaved rather dishonorably in this matter.
Although Tsunade deeply disapproved of what Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō had done, they were already dead. However unwilling she might be, she still had to clean up their mess.
"Shunichi, I went to see the Hokage. She agreed to help me find Uchiha Itachi." Uchiha Sasuke suddenly spoke to Uchiha Shunichi over a meal.
A strange expression flickered across Uchiha Shunichi's face. Although Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō were both dead, Tsunade was bound to have learned