Deep within a valley surrounded by dense forests at the border of the Land of Fire.
At the Uchiha Clan's secret base, outer sentry posts covered every path leading outside, while elite Uchiha ninja patrolled through the woods in intersecting routes.
Every patrol route had fixed meeting points and overlapping lines of sight, making it impossible to pass through unnoticed.
Inside the base, in a laboratory, the lights had been dimmed to a soft hue, and the walls were covered in sealing formulas that prevented chakra from leaking out.
Uchiha Shisui sat cross-legged on a stone platform in the corner of the room, his eyes slightly closed.
Uchiha Itachi lay flat on the medical bed in the center of the room. His eyes were covered by a thick layer of white bandages, the edges secured with sealing formulas to ensure that unconscious movements would not disrupt the fusion taking place in his eyes during recovery.
Several wires from precision instruments were connected to his body. The values on the screens continued to fluctuate, displaying his chakra flow, brainwave frequency, and energy fluctuations around his eyes.
The numbers on the monitors kept changing, refreshing every few seconds while maintaining a steady cycle of fluctuations.
Several medical staff dressed in white uniforms stood beside the instruments.
Tsunade stood before Itachi's bed, holding the latest report, her fingertips pinching the edge of the paper.
After reading the final line of data, she handed the report to the assistant beside her. Then she formed hand seals with both hands, and pale green chakra gathered in her palms.
She placed her hand roughly two finger-widths above Itachi's forehead. Chakra seeped from her fingertips into the chakra pathways in his head, continuously covering the entire area along the chakra circuits surrounding his eyes.
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