"I didn't go deep into Amegakure. I only worked it out by analyzing the changes there lately. I also learned in Kumogakure that Sasuke has awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and fought Killer B of the Eight-Tails."
Sasuke Uchiha had not returned to Konoha. Combined with Tobi's appearance during their final battle, this made Uchiha Itachi increasingly convinced that Lin Guang had been right.
After hearing Uchiha Itachi's words, Lin Guang suddenly thought of Yugito Nii, the person in Kumogakure he had had more dealings with.
"Ah, to think she still couldn't escape this ordeal in the end."
After sighing, Lin Guang said to Uchiha Itachi, "Keep investigating. I'll return to Konoha. But I'm a little curious. Haven't you met with Sasuke?"
Uchiha Itachi set down his cup of sake and said, "You don't need to concern yourself with that."
With that, Uchiha Itachi turned and left the little tavern.
Watching Uchiha Itachi walk away, Lin Guang smiled faintly and drained his cup.
After leaving money for his drink, Lin Guang turned into an alley. A spatial doorway suddenly appeared, and he stepped through it. The doorway vanished instantly.
When the spatial doorway appeared again, it was atop the highest peak in Kumogakure.
"I was only gone for almost a month. I never thought so much would happen. Killer B is still in Kumogakure, but unfortunately, the Two-Tails has already..."
Suddenly, Lin Guang sensed a familiar chakra.
Lin Guang murmured, "This feeling... could it be Yugito Nii? Did she actually escape the Akatsuki's pursuit?"
To confirm his suspicion, Lin Guang crossed two mountaintops and found a hidden cave.
Extending his Mind's Eye, Lin Guang sensed Yugito Nii deep inside the cave.
"To think Yugito Nii really is still alive. How did she manage it?"
To get to the bottom of this,