He watched. Itachi was astute, no matter the state of his eyes - and he'd seen. Seen plenty in such a short time and was coming up with all sorts of conclusions of his own to parry with.

Sasuke was an advantage of course - he'd been here longer. Would know more.

Gingerly, he let go of his brother, standing by his side until he managed to find the floor. There was little point in reminding Sasuke that his question had been unanswered, clearly this was something he didn't want to discuss. They would have another battle on their hands momentarily, but for now - he sank to the save floor.

"In your own time."