Second Chance

Chapter 32

"Until then, random attacks that follow no pattern in different places that would be believable always pinning the blame on the snake. Once all of the conspirators are taken care of, we will either have flushed the sannin out or he went back into hiding after so many failures to reevaluate his approach." Naruto explained. "Ironically, this is actually a tactic that Danzo has employed in the past. Assassinate a target and blame someone else with enough evidence to make it believable."

"That is ironic that it could have been used against him." Shikaku mused.

"Unfortunately, Itachi didn't think of this because he was under to much stress from three different parties all the while trying to keep Sasuke shielded to ensure that he was truly innocent. This way he wouldn't have the same fate as the traitors. I honestly think that the Sandaime and the elders did that on purpose so that he couldn't think of a solution that they couldn't benefit from."

"So you think without the added stress he would be able to think more clearly." Tobirama mused.

"Yes."

"I have my reservations on this course," Tobirama confessed before wincing at the disapproving glare Hashirama sent him. "only because I haven't met the Uchiha myself and we have yet to discern whether or not the life of a nuke nin has changed his morals."

"Valid concerns. However, I can assure you if anything they have strengthened his conviction in his beliefs. Unfortunately, he has to act against them in order to keep his cover. We will also need Tsunade to cure him as he has contracted an illness that is supposedly "incurable"." After a minute everyone nodded and sighed as Sasuke finally sat back sharingan floating in a container of green liquid.

"One problem, Itachi is going blind. By the time I fought him he could barely see shapes." Sasuke added while grimacing. "I would trade eyes with him if I could, but I know for a fact that I carried my eternal mangekyo sharingan with me. I don't know how that would affect him."

"I see." Tobirama leaned back and sighed. "The EMS requires strong blood ties to work in addition to the transplant having the ms. Did any of the Uchiha he was related to have the ms?"

"Father apparently did as well as our cousin Shishui. Those are the only ones that I know about for sure." Sasuke replied.

"How close were your father and brother?" Sasuke twitched and then drooped.

"Tense on the good days and well the by the time the massacre happened Itachi had activated the ms in anger while my father's back was turned. I know they cared for each other but I think that they had almost completely severed any connection between them."

"What of your cousin?" Tobirama blinked as Sasuke began twitching and muttering incoherently. Naruto merely laughed at the sight.

"Sasuke was always jealous of how close they were."

"I see. Danzo had one of Shishui's eyes so I assume Itachi has the other?"

"Yeah. He implanted it into one of his ravens."

"We should be able to transplant Shishui's eyes into Itachi to reverse the blindness. While I think that the relationship should be closer I don't know if Itachi will reject his father's eyes and if he doesn't where they are."

"True."

"When did you encounter Itachi the last time?"