Sasuke shrugged one shoulder, as much as to say obviously I keep tabs on you, wolfing down the remaining portion of his breakfast with teenage gusto before turning his full attention back on Itachi.

"If you seriously want to find out about my progress at the hospital, you can talk to the people I've been working with," he said, tone serious despite the sarcastic edge in Itachi's voice. "I'm not a full medic-nin, but I don't intend to be. Cous- sensei suggested I turn my medical knowledge to combat use, and that's what I've been studying to do."