Fugaku Uchiha had an Aunt and now Itachi knows about her. That meant that any possible surviving Uchiha were in danger. Just the kind of mission for Team 7, if there was a Team 7 at the moment. Recalling Naruto wasn't an issue and he could use the experience outside of the Elemental Nations but they were hardly going to send Sasuke a message when he was with Orochimaru.
This is a collection of my notes and cut scenes from the series Connections. A combination of notes from this story's development and scenes that were cut, rewritten, or drastically changed.