Obito Uchiha nodded.
"Good."
"We'll do it your way."
"But Kakashi's situation needs to be handled quickly!"
After settling a few more details, Obito raised a hand and swept it through the air before him.
Space warped. His body began to blur from the feet up. His feet vanished, then his legs, then his torso, and finally his head.
Like smoke scattered by the wind, he dissolved into the dusk without a sound.
Yongye stood where he was, watching the spot where Obito had disappeared. The smile at his lips slowly faded.
He turned his head and looked around.
No one had noticed them.
Yongye raised his right hand and pressed his index and middle fingers together.
Flying Thunder God Technique—activate!
Space twisted violently around him for an instant. The stone-paved street beneath his feet vanished, along with the shops on either side and the dusk overhead.
Pitch-black emptiness took their place, only to vanish a moment later.
Yongye's feet touched solid ground.
In a cave outside Konoha, where Nonō Yakushi was hiding for the time being.
When Yongye appeared out of nowhere, her pupils contracted before she quickly regained her composure. She rose from the rock, lowered her hands to her sides, and bowed slightly.
"Lord Yongye, what brings you here?"
Yongye walked up to her and stopped.
"Come with me."
"We're going to see Shisui Uchiha."
Yakushi Nonō shuddered. "You're... handing me over?"
Her eyes reddened, but she clenched her teeth and refused to let the tears fall.
Seeing her like this, Yongye was torn between exasperation and amusement.
"Of course not."
"Don't be stupid!"
"You're in the clear. You can go back with your head held high."
Yakushi Nonō's eyes widened in disbelief. "How is that possible?"
Yongye offered no explanation, only a teasing smile.
Shisui