"Who did you say...?"
Yanbai asked quietly.
"Uchiha... Itachi," Izuna repeated.
The sunlight outside was so intense that the office blinds had been lowered, leaving the room dim.
Uchiha Izuna currently appeared as the old man he had been when he died.
Most members of the Senju Clan looked relatively young even when they died of old age.
The Uchiha Clan was different; the signs of aging were more pronounced in their appearance than in the Senju Clan's.
If Tobirama Senju's Impure World Reincarnation body stood beside Uchiha Izuna now, people could easily mistake Izuna for someone much older than Tobirama.
Izuna's white hair was tied behind his head, and his black eyes gleamed with reason. He wore dark robes that had long since gone out of fashion, yet every movement revealed a noble bearing.
In a sense, even elderly members of the Uchiha Clan exuded a bewitching allure that was impossible to ignore.
Izuna clearly hadn't said this on a whim.
For him to suddenly want to kill a child, and a child of the Uchiha Clan at that, he must have discovered something.
"Can you tell me why?"
Yanbai's expression was calm, as though he genuinely enjoyed talking with an old friend.
He showed no sign of disgust at Izuna's unacceptable, even baffling request.
What Yanbai hadn't expected was for such a simple question to send Izuna into silence.
"Is the reason... difficult to speak of?" Yanbai asked cautiously.
"Yes, extremely difficult," Izuna confirmed.
This time, Yanbai was the one left speechless.
Uchiha Itachi was Uchiha Fugaku's eldest son, and Uchiha Fugaku was Yanbai's direct disciple.
Even if Izuna was Uchiha Fugaku's ancestor, surely Fugaku would protect his child with his life if Izuna wanted to kill him without any reason?
No, no reason would justify it.
Itachi