After spending several busy days in the laboratory, Uchiha Shunichi settled back into a leisurely routine. He never liked getting bogged down in his experiments; whenever he ran into difficulties, he habitually took a break.
He had quite a few experiments underway at this stage. The most important was naturally his research into the Sharingan, which he had been conducting in secret all along.
His other main areas of research were controlling White Zetsu and studying tailed beast chakra.
Difficulties in an experiment would not disappear just because he persisted. Instead, they could affect his state of mind. If something truly proved impossible, giving up was a perfectly valid option.
As for the experiments he had left half-finished, Konoha had plenty of researchers he could hand them over to. As long as Uchiha Shunichi retained the most crucial techniques, he could control the direction of the entire experiment.
Although Uchiha Shunichi very much wanted to rest for a couple of days, things clearly would not be that simple.
Sometimes, just because you did not want to do anything did not mean everyone else felt the same.
"Lord Shunichi, the Ninja Cat Clan has sent word that people suspected of belonging to the Akatsuki were spotted heading toward the Land of Lightning." Karin reported what seemed to be an ordinary piece of news.
The moment Uchiha Shunichi heard this, he understood what was happening.
The Two-Tails' jinchūriki was about to die...
Ever since the One-Tail had been captured, Uchiha Shunichi had started watching for signs of the Akatsuki. He had entrusted the task of monitoring them not to Konoha, but to the Ninja Cat Clan.
The Ninja Cat Clan did business far and wide, and compared with ninja, cats were much easier to overlook.
Coupled with the Akatsuki's distinctive clothing, that