Sasuke had been the first to fall victim to one particular branch of what was going on, so keeping him on the same team made sense, but to have him lead the investigation -- when there was an experienced intel agent available to support him -- Sasuke blinked, several times.

"This is a serious situation," he said finally, lifting his head to look Obito in the eye again, frowning. "Do you really have that kind of faith in me?"