Just then, Ruri walked over to Uzuki Yugao, cupped a hand over her ear, and whispered to her, "Yugao, what else could I do? If I don't give him a talking-to, who knows whether he'll keep doing this!"
After Ruri lowered his hand, Uzuki Yugao gave him a half-smile and said, "All right, all right, just this once. Don't do this again, and just say a few words to him. Don't go too far!"
At Uzuki Yugao's words, Ruri smiled broadly and nodded vigorously.
"Have you thought it through, Itachi? Have you figured out how to explain yourself?" The smile vanished from Ruri's face as he addressed Uchiha Itachi in front of him.
"There's nothing to explain. I thought none of you would get here this early, so I had breakfast at home, and I slept in this morning!" After hearing Ruri's words, Uchiha Itachi did not smile either. His expression remained calm as he spoke to Ruri.
"Honestly, you! If something happens to us someday and we need you to come save us in time, will you act like this then?" Seeing Uchiha Itachi's unconcerned expression, Ruri burned with anger as he spoke to him.
Seeing Ruri's reaction, Uchiha Itachi said quietly to him, "Of course not. If you're in danger, I'll come rescue you right away. Besides, I really didn't know you'd get here so early today. Otherwise, I wouldn't have waited until now to come! Anyway, let me apologize to you all first. I'm really sorry! It definitely won't happen again!"
"All right, all right, Ruri. Itachi has already apologized to us, so forgive him. Besides, he really didn't know we'd get here this early. If he'd known, I'm sure he would have arrived even earlier than us!" Uzuki Yugao, who had been beside Uchiha Itachi, walked