"I was thinking that one day travelling like this is going to leave something important behind," Itachi admitted. That was true, at least. Itachi considered elaborating on a lie that he was worried about heading into a politically tense situation as Obito's bodyguard, but he wasn't. Between the two of them and the others, Itachi felt fairly confident that they could handle whatever happened.

Obito might act like an idiot, but he was good with people.