Itachi didn't know the area. He didn't know how much talking it would take to get people to spill their secrets. Would it take two hours? More? Itachi didn't like heading into a situation armed with only vague facts from a flamboyant employer who thought Konoha and Ame had sent the "bare minimum."

Oddly Itachi didn't feel he could trust this man's judgement.

"I'll aim for three, please don't be alarmed if I'm late." Itachi gave Abel a little smile. He had a tendency to be...methodical about his information gathering.