Oh, this was going to be difficult. A few different lies occurred to him before he decided there was no particular reason not to just tell the truth. What harm could it do? And anyway he cared deeply for his own Itachi, the one left behind when he had come to this place. He found himself wanting to be honest with this one, for his sake.

"Did you have help, killing the clan?" he asked. "An Uchiha man you went to, or one that came to you?"