Leaf Dragon frowned, his short black hair falling beside his ears and half hiding his faintly puzzled eyes.
But that emotion soon cleared away as well. His eyes remained empty for a moment before he forced a helpless smile.
"Sorry. I don't know why, but I keep spacing out since I came back. Medical Ninjutsu hasn't found anything wrong, though."
"It's strange. It might be some kind of mind control from the Shadow Organization... I'll look through the records some more."
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō exchanged a glance, recognizing what his problem was.
His talent was excessive, but his lack of emotion was equally outrageous.
He couldn't even recognize grief or loneliness... How had he managed to stay undercover all this time without being exposed?
Perhaps he relied on his exceptional ability to imitate others.
After all, from the moment he returned to Konoha and contacted the two of them until now, he had shown nothing that warranted suspicion.
If Yilong hadn't happened to come up in conversation, it might have taken them a long time to notice anything unusual about him.
It seemed Yilong still held a certain place in his heart.
Properly nurtured and bound by personal ties, someone with such talent would become an exceptional blade for them to wield.
But if they failed to keep him under control and he turned against them, or an outsider talked him into leaving, that blade would become their most dangerous enemy.
Every ability and skill he had been taught would become a weapon turned against his own side.
What a headache. No wonder Uchiha Ichiro hadn't put him to use. A weapon that hadn't been brought to heel could easily hurt its wielder.
Perhaps Yilong had sent him out to develop his ability to recognize emotions through greater