"You ** who pulls up his pants and pretends he doesn't know me!!"
Mei Terumi exploded, lunging straight at Xuan Zhe and raining punches at his face.
"Mei! Calm down!"
"There are other people here! Don't go wild!"
Rin Nohara and Kurenai Yuhi hurried over to pull her away.
Sasuke Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi stood off to the side, looking embarrassed.
Was... was this something they should be hearing?
No, once they walked out that door, they had to forget everything they'd just heard. Otherwise, they might end up getting silenced someday.
"I'll send a team with you, all right? Stop making a scene."
Looking helpless, Xuan Zhe held Mei Terumi's hands down.
After quite a bit of fuss, the bristling wildcat finally settled down.
"You two should go too. This might be your last chance."
With a rare serious expression, Xuan Zhe looked at the Uchiha brothers.
Both their expressions changed, and they instantly understood what he meant.
Their last chance... huh?
"We'll go get ready."
Shisui's gaze darkened. He bowed to Xuan Zhe, then turned and hurried away with Itachi.
Once the two were far away, Rin Nohara clasped her hands before her chest, pressing her lips together slightly.
"Xuan... Lord Xuan Zhe, do you mean..."
Xuan Zhe glanced into the distance, his tone casual. "Obito will most likely be there, but he'll definitely hide from me. There's no point in me going."
He turned to Rin and asked, "You want to go too?"
Rin Nohara bit her lower lip, her voice trembling. "If it's Obito... then I'm... I'm responsible for him becoming like this too..."
"You're not responsible for a damn thing. Stop overthinking."
Xuan Zhe reached out and gently ruffled her hair.
"You don't know any of that talk-no-jutsu stuff. Want to make him turn back?