"That's how it is. I'm sorry, Mikoto. I couldn't persuade him either."
Kushina spoke to Uchiha Mikoto with some embarrassment. She and Mikoto had been friends for years. Back when Karn was away, Mikoto had often brought Sasuke to visit him, but she truly couldn't help with this favor.
"Not even the Daimyo can do anything?"
Uchiha Mikoto's face was full of disappointment. She simply couldn't believe Itachi would do something like this. If she could uncover the hardship behind his actions, there might be a chance to save him. Itachi had once been so gentle even when caring for little birds-how could he have done something like this?
Sasuke had already gone to play with Naruto. Although they called it playing, the two actually couldn't stand each other and often sparred under that pretext, but Naruto had practically never lost. With his absurdly powerful physique and training since childhood, Sasuke couldn't beat even half of Naruto's strength.
Although he couldn't win, Sasuke refused to admit defeat against Naruto. Even when he was covered in injuries after sparring, he never gave up.
"Actually, it's not that nothing can be done. It's just, Mikoto, your son's crime was too serious-so serious that even Karn doesn't want to get involved. I can't persuade him."
Seeing her friend's sorrowful face, Kushina felt bad and quietly told Uchiha Mikoto this.
Hope rose in Uchiha Mikoto's heart as she asked, "The Daimyo has a way?"
"He could definitely resolve it, but he doesn't want to get involved right now. Even I can't talk him into it..."
Kushina spoke helplessly. The moment she opened her mouth, Karn had talked her out of it with his lofty arguments. When she tried to keep pestering him, she received several slaps on her bottom. If she insisted on continuing,