Only after satisfying his curiosity about the gossip did Shinji turn to Sasuke beside him.
"After listening all this time, you probably have a rough idea of what's going on."
"This guy has a terminal illness, and his dōjutsu is nearly depleted. Right now, he's basically a dying blind bastard on the verge of losing his sight."
"He probably originally wanted to wait until you'd grown strong enough to stand before him before putting an end to all this."
"But from the looks of things, he probably won't last that long. So he wanted to see you."
"You have two choices now. First, you can turn around and leave without caring whether this man lives or dies. If you choose that, I'll take you away, and no one will be able to hurt you."
"The second choice is to stay. You brothers can settle your grudges and everything else face-to-face. But let me make this clear beforehand: if you choose this, I won't interfere no matter what happens next. You could very well die here. He might look half-dead, but even I would have to give it my all and take him seriously to avoid coming out on the losing end."
"So choose. Will you leave or stay?"
"One friendly reminder: no matter what you choose, after this guy dies, I'll tell you the whole truth that's been kept from you."
As soon as Shinji finished speaking, Itachi's expression shifted slightly. "You promised me you wouldn't say anything."
"Yeah, but you're about to die. Naturally, our previous agreement will no longer apply."
Shinji acted as though this were perfectly reasonable, leaving Itachi at a complete loss.
Right. Once he was dead, could he still make demands of other people?
If he could, Itachi really wanted to kill this guy first,