Sasuke pressed his lips together, feeling a little hesitant.
He did not know whether he should tell Fugaku what had happened today.
For one thing, it was a little too unbelievable. He was afraid Fugaku would not be able to accept an ancestor who looked exactly like his own son.
For another, he was afraid Fugaku would not be able to accept an evil white-haired man living inside Itachi's stomach.
If he told him, Fugaku probably would not even dare to chat with his own son anymore. After all, nobody wanted an ancestor watching their man-to-man talks with their son.
"It's all right. You don't have to tell me."
Seeing how conflicted Sasuke looked, Fugaku gently stroked his head.
Fugaku thought it must be some sort of Root secret that Sasuke could not share with outsiders.
Honestly, I'm getting senile. I asked Sasuke outright without even considering that. Sigh, it's mostly because Itachi stays at Root all the time and never comes home.
Fugaku had met Itachi in a Genjutsu last night, which had left him feeling very pleased.
Sasuke nodded, then asked about school.
"Um, you asked the school for leave for me, right?"
Sasuke took a bite of grilled meat, then asked Fugaku.
"Uh..."
Fugaku fell silent. Was there perhaps a possibility that, to fool Mikoto, he had not told the school...
"???"
Watching Fugaku keep his mouth shut, Sasuke's eyelids twitched.
"You didn't ask for leave?"
Fugaku nodded rather stiffly and said sheepishly,
"It's fine. There shouldn't be any trouble with the school. Just tell them something came up at home."
In any case, the school would not dare pry into the Uchiha's family affairs.
"..."
Sasuke could ignore the others, but as for that blond, he was certain he would come looking for him tonight.
*Whatever.