After they finished eating, the sky had gone completely dark, and they were all preparing to head home.
At that moment, an unexpected person arrived: Uchiha Itachi.
"Big brother! What brings you here?" Sasuke cried out excitedly before throwing himself straight into the arms of the handsome older boy.
Itachi affectionately scooped Sasuke up and said with a smile, "Sasuke's training outside all by himself. How could I possibly feel at ease?"
"How did it go? How were your results?"
In front of Itachi, Sasuke had completely turned into a child eager for praise. He put on a showy expression and said, "It went really well! Tahm taught me a lot."
Itachi politely greeted Tahm as well. "Thank you for taking care of my little brother, Tahm."
As he spoke, he also gave Naruto and the other children a warm smile.
This was Tahm's first time meeting the legendary genius, and he couldn't help praising him inwardly. As expected, he really is extraordinary. For some reason, Tahm also seemed to have a favorable impression of Itachi, and he was nothing like the cold figure from his memories.
"Let's go home first, Sasuke."
"Yeah!" Sasuke was thrilled that his usually busy brother, who always had "Maybe next time. Forgive me" on his lips, had come to pick him up.
"Will you come pick me up again in the future, Big Brother?" Sasuke asked expectantly.
Itachi carried Sasuke on his back and gave him a warm smile. "I will. From now on, I'll come pick you up every day!"
"Great!" Sasuke's laughter drifted from the distant, receding figure.
"Sasuke's brother really is such a gentle person!" Hinata couldn't help sighing.
Ino's eyes filled with little red hearts. "Yeah. He's not only incredibly strong, he's also so gentle, and he's even a little