Sasuke Uchiha and a mysterious white-haired man stormed into the Land of Iron!
Dozens of ninja surrounded and attacked them. In the end, they fled, their fates unknown.
"The Shinobi World is in an uproar!" Uchiha Yoru read the report, warmth suddenly spreading through his chest. I knew I was right to care about you!
I'll go easier on you next time I beat you up!
But if you're going to assassinate someone, sneak into the Daimyo's Residence! Why charge straight into the Land of Iron? Did you think you could take on anyone now?
Did you really think Mifune wouldn't step in?
He had never considered that Sasuke might die. Even if Sasuke did, the Sage of Six Paths would save him. Indra's Chakra within him would never allow him to die, either.
"Tsunade!"
"Uncle Shikaku!"
"What brings you two here?" Uchiha Yoru greeted his visitors.
"Konoha hasn't been peaceful lately. Plenty of people with bad intentions have slipped in! Don't tell me Karin hasn't told you," Tsunade said.
"I know. So what?"
With the report about Sasuke Uchiha out, everything was clear to anyone paying attention. Those Daimyo must have gone to the Land of Iron to plot something!
"Don't you think you should..." Tsunade drew a finger across her throat.
Shikaku Nara stopped her. "No need to go that far. There's another way to avoid all this! Uchiha Yoru, you just need to die."
"That would solve the problem nicely!" Uchiha Yoru nodded as though giving it serious thought.
"What are you two talking about? Little Yoru, you're not actually planning to kill yourself, are you? Forget it. As if I'd believe that. You're not that kind of person!" Tsunade looked unconvinced.
"We mean... fake his death!"
"I just need to let them kill me in