He dropped his hands, just watching him as he retreats before lifting a hand to touch his neck, checking for any blood. Upon finding none, he simply shook his head and dropped his hand back to his lap, letting the older man, and it was obvious to him now that he -was- older, have the space he so clearly desired.
He was fairly certain, from the look he was getting, that he needed to explain a bit more clearly and assume the man knew nothing about anything, even if he -did- seem to recognize him. Perhaps he was a civilian trained person from a nin-shinobi village in his timeline?
But he would still know what a Hokage was, even then. "A Hokage is one of the five Kages of the Elemental countries. There are dozens of Shinobi Villages, of course, but only a handful are powerful enough to boast being strong enough warrant having a Kage. I am essentially the military commander of my country where the Diamyo is the civilian leader in all matters outside Shinobi affairs."
The man needed the information, whether he wanted it or not, especially -here-. "I am Uchiha Itachi, seventeen year old Hokage of Konohagakure. In my timeline. Such is not the case in most. As for you... In my timeline I helped you with your suicide at thirteen as one of your eyes had already been stolen and you wished to better aid me in dealing with the politics I ended up right in the middle of by giving me your death. It did not work quite as you hoped, but ultimately it has been useful to me, though I wish that such measures had never been needed as you were my best friend and you have been deeply missed in the last four years."
There was a pause then, and he flushed just a bit. "...I should never have alcohol, and recent events were kind enough to reinforce this point, I apologize."
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He was fairly certain, from the look he was getting, that he needed to explain a bit more clearly and assume the man knew nothing about anything, even if he -did- seem to recognize him. Perhaps he was a civilian trained person from a nin-shinobi village in his timeline?
But he would still know what a Hokage was, even then. "A Hokage is one of the five Kages of the Elemental countries. There are dozens of Shinobi Villages, of course, but only a handful are powerful enough to boast being strong enough warrant having a Kage. I am essentially the military commander of my country where the Diamyo is the civilian leader in all matters outside Shinobi affairs."
The man needed the information, whether he wanted it or not, especially -here-. "I am Uchiha Itachi, seventeen year old Hokage of Konohagakure. In my timeline. Such is not the case in most. As for you... In my timeline I helped you with your suicide at thirteen as one of your eyes had already been stolen and you wished to better aid me in dealing with the politics I ended up right in the middle of by giving me your death. It did not work quite as you hoped, but ultimately it has been useful to me, though I wish that such measures had never been needed as you were my best friend and you have been deeply missed in the last four years."
There was a pause then, and he flushed just a bit. "...I should never have alcohol, and recent events were kind enough to reinforce this point, I apologize."