Itamimaru knew the eventual fate that ninjas came to- a ninja didn't die of old age.<br/><br/>And yet, he'd always expected he'd be able to remember what would happen to his Jounin. He hadn't let on to the others, but he couldn't accept her being dead yet- he knew how strong she was, and it was hard to believe that anything could finally kill her. That anything that could kill her wouldn't want others to know about it seemed even odder. He wouldn't hurt the others by trying to infect them with the hopeless optimism, though.<br/><br/>He quietly walks towards the compound, wondering who this Uchiha sire will be.