As soon as Uzuki Yugao heard what Uchiha Itachi had just said, she turned her gaze ahead. Sure enough, she saw Ruri and Kakashi walking toward her.
"He really is back. That's wonderful. He was gone so long, he certainly had us worried," Uzuki Yugao said with a smile to Uchiha Itachi beside her.
When Ruri and Kakashi reached Uchiha Itachi and the others, Yamato slowly walked over from the side and greeted Ruri, Uchiha Itachi, and the others.
"Ruri, you're finally back. Do you know how worried we were just now? You were gone so long that you really gave us a fright. We all thought something had happened to you over there." When Ruri walked up beside Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Itachi spoke to him with a smile.
After hearing what Uchiha Itachi had said, Ruri gave a helpless smile and explained, "There was nothing I could do. I wanted to come back sooner and meet up with you too, but most of the enemies there were together, so it was hard to strike. I could only look for patrols, people on their own, or groups of two or three. That was the only way to keep them from noticing my presence."
After hearing Ruri's explanation, Uchiha Itachi patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Really? So that's how it was. We certainly didn't spend all that time waiting for you for nothing!"
At that moment, Uzuki Yugao also spoke quietly to Ruri with a slight frown. "Ruri, did you run into any difficulties over there? Oh, right, why did the enemy headquarters suddenly catch fire just now? Was that your doing too?"
After hearing Uzuki Yugao's questions, Ruri nodded lightly and said to her with a smile, "Yes, Yugao. I started that fire too. I