I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

When Sasuke saw the members of Team 10 in front of him, an expression of surprise flashed across his face, and then he returned to his indifferent look.

"Sasuke-san, it looks like this is your former companion."

Kisame clenched the Samehada sword on his back, looking eager to try.

"Sasuke, have you joined Akatsuki? What is your purpose here? Where is Ye Lan?"

Asuma had already taken out his fist blade and put it on, looking seriously at the two people opposite him, the familiar black robe with red clouds, and Kisame, with whom he had fought before.

It has been confirmed that Sasuke has joined this organization.

Faced with Asuma's series of questions, Sasuke didn't care. He looked at Kisame who was about to take action and spoke.

"Kisame, don't forget, we're not here to fight this time."

After hearing this, Kisame put down his hand that was holding the handle of the knife with an unhappy look on his face. He hadn't cut anyone for a long time and always wanted to cut something. The defeated opponent in front of him was the best choice.

"Asuma, is everyone else on the mission?"

Sasuke looked at the cargo that came with Team 10 and made a judgment.

"Our purpose this time has nothing to do with you. We are just passing through here."

"Passing by?"

Asuma didn't expect Sasuke to give this answer. After seeing Kisame relax, he slowly lowered his hand holding the weapon.

"But it's such a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here."

Shikamaru stepped forward first. From the previous conversation, he realized that the fight could no longer continue, so he took the initiative to show his friendship to Sasuke.

Looking at Sasuke in front of him, Shikamaru wondered if he was having an illusion. Even though they had only not seen each other for a few months, he felt that Sasuke had changed a lot.

"I'm a rebel ninja. Is it really okay to talk like this?"

Sasuke looked at Shikamaru in surprise. He had a pretty good relationship with Shikamaru in the village, so he didn't know what Shikamaru's purpose was in approaching him like this.

Kisame also knew that he couldn't fight, so he obediently found an open space to sit down and take a rest. He was not interested in the communication between Sasuke and his "old friends".

"Rebel ninja or something, do you really care about it?"

Shikamaru pointed to Sasuke's smooth forehead, which was not even wearing Konoha's forehead protector. If he was a traitor, there would at least be a scratch on it, just like Kisame.

Sasuke was too lazy to even stroke the sword, just like Ye Lan said, he wanted to abandon his identity as a ninja.

Originally, when Ye Lan and Sasuke left, a group of senior ninjas took the lead in letting them go, and there was no need to fight anymore after leaving the village.

"Have you eaten yet? We just prepared dinner."

Shikamaru changed the subject as if Sasuke had never left the village.

Sasuke shook his head.

"No need, we have other things to do, we'll leave after a short rest."

"Is it about the mission regarding the tailed beasts?"

Shikamaru, who is in the Secret Service, knows some of Akatsuki's purposes. According to current intelligence, they are collecting the tailed beasts. Since Sasuke has joined this organization, it is very likely that he is carrying out such a mission.

"No comment."

Sasuke took the initiative to distance himself from Shikamaru. He had seen Shikamaru's intelligence, so Sasuke didn't dare to take the risk.

If he said something that he didn't care about and Shikamaru analyzed the information, it would be very disadvantageous to Akatsuki.

“How heartless.”

Shikamaru rubbed his head.

Sasuke returned to Kisame's side and sat down with him to rest, but Shikamaru seemed not to have given up and continued to follow him.

Not only that, Ino, Choji, and Asuma also ran to Sasuke.

After Sasuke was helpless and said he would not take action, the other party became unscrupulous.

"Sasuke-san is really popular."

Kisame rarely joked that during this period of time, Kisame's impression of Sasuke had gradually changed. At least he was a reliable teammate.

Shikamaru glanced at Kisame and continued speaking.

"I remember that Mr. Kisame's previous teammate was that man. Why is Sasuke with Mr. Kisame? No wonder Senior Ye Lan..."

Shikamaru actually wanted to ask whether Itachi had been dealt with by Ye Lan, but he was a little hesitant because of some concerns.

"Itachi? I've killed him."

What Sasuke said was not wrong. Although he did not take Itachi's life personally, Itachi had already been hit by Sasuke's divine punishment, and Itachi's survival was just to delay time. Itachi died not long after he left.

Ever since Itachi's death, Sasuke's obsession with his brother has dissipated, and there's no need to dwell on the psychopath.

Instead of worrying about this kind of thing, it is better to think about how to make Uchiha prosperous again.

Shikamaru was startled and looked at Sasuke's calm expression. Knowing Sasuke a little, he understood what Sasuke meant.

Itachi was dealt with by Sasuke himself, and Ye Lan may not have intervened too much.

"Where is Ye Lan? Where is he?"

Asuma still looked at Kisame beside him with some caution. He had never thought that one day he would sit down and talk with a rebel ninja.

"You have to understand one thing, I am no longer a ninja of Konoha, there is no need for me to tell you these things."

What Sasuke didn't know was that Konoha had issued what was equivalent to a kill order against Ye Lan, but its attitude towards Sasuke was still somewhat ambiguous.

Tsunade only issued an A-level wanted order, and also instructed a group of leading jonin to win Sasuke over if there was a chance.

What happened that day can be completely blamed on Danzo, because it was he who used Kotoamatsukami to control Sasuke in the first place.

If Sasuke returned to Konoha now, they would definitely welcome him with open arms.

Even though Konoha was so wary of Uchiha, after leaving Uchiha, Konoha's strength was reduced a bit.

"Well, don't be so heartless. I'm just curious."

Shikamaru came to Asuma's rescue.

"Sasuke..."

Ino on the side wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.

"Did you do what I asked you to do?"

Sasuke changed the subject and what he was talking about was the matter of asking Shikamaru to collect the body of the antelope before he left.

"Hehe, the scroll was taken away by the Anbu on the spot. What can I do?"

Shikamaru smiled bitterly. Every time he thought of this matter, he felt powerless. This was not something that could be done relying on intelligence alone.

Asuma was quite dissatisfied with Shikamaru's statement. Regardless of whether the village had the idea of ​​​​fighting for Sasuke, Sasuke was now outside Konoha, and Shikamaru's statement undoubtedly revealed Konoha's information.

Asuma felt something was wrong as to why the usually smart Shikamaru would say something like that.

"so..."

Sasuke thought about it and figured it out. That place exposed the dark side of the village. No matter what Ye Lan cited in the meeting before, it was still language.

And if it really gets to that place, it will become a fact. If it gets out, the village will definitely fall into chaos.

Both sides fell silent. Shikamaru wanted to get information about Akatsuki, but Sasuke wouldn't speak. Sasuke had no interest in Konoha.

"By the way, I haven't seen Naruto in a while. I'm afraid he doesn't know about you guys."

Shikamaru glanced at Sasuke without leaving any trace, wanting to know how he would react.

Sasuke's mouth curled up slightly, "He's just a naive guy, he doesn't know anything and can only yell."

"But Naruto is the Jinchuriki, you know that Sasuke."

"Don't test me, Shikamaru. Ye Lan and I said when we joined Akatsuki that unless you take the initiative to become hostile to us, we will not take action against some of the people who used to be in Konoha."

Sasuke glanced at Shikamaru. He knew clearly what his friend was thinking. He was no longer the Genin who had just graduated from the Ninja School. He had even been promoted to Jonin before leaving Konoha.