Outside the Bounty Station.
"Just as expected of Itachi. Long time no see!"
A figure materialized from the illusion before the two of them. Tobitake Tonbo looked at Itachi with a smile.
He had grown up, becoming a teenager.
But the tear troughs beneath his eyes still kept him from looking very sunny.
Then again, after what he had experienced, there was no way he could be cheerful.
He looked at Kisame again. In reality... well... he really did have a shark face.
At the same time, he truly deserved to be called the Tailed Beast without a tail. He had an enormous amount of chakra.
In Tonbo's perception, Kisame's chakra was more than ten times his own.
Was this a special constitution?
The Shinobi World always had some absurd physiques!
Samehada in his hand also contained a huge amount of chakra. It looked like it could replenish him at any time.
"Long time no see, Senior Tonbo.
"Have you come to pursue me?" Itachi faced Tobitake Tonbo with great caution.
His hands were already forming seals, prepared to respond at any moment.
Kisame sensed Itachi's tension as well and looked at this butler-like fellow. "Tobitake Tonbo? Konoha's Captain Tonbo? I've heard much about you.
"Mr. Itachi, even if it's him, there's no need to be this cautious, is there?"
He had heard Captain Tonbo's stories.
A legendary Konoha Genjutsu master, someone who had even caused trouble for the leader of their organization.
But with intelligence on him, Kisame did not think Tobitake Tonbo could handle both of them at once.
"No. We need to be even more cautious. He is more terrifying than we imagined."
Itachi's eyes changed, taking on the shape of pinwheels.
"Hm. The encounters between people are always unpredictable.
"We used to be teammates, and colleagues.