"If you lose. Or if they find out you let me go. They'll hunt me."

"...Possibly."

He trawls through his spells. He has no clue what casting a full Teleport inside someone's mind will do, so that's probably not a good suggestion... (Mostly, he suspects 'attempt to teleport someone over a thousand miles from within their own brain' would do something Inanna finds hilarious. Which is probably why she gave him the spell.)

"Suna, though, is unlikely to win here. And we can portray the result as a draw - both of us deciding pursuing the fight is too risky. You, injured and low on chakra, against another jinchuuriki and his backup. Me, known for being cautious and protective of allies - and, with only my physical-world powers, it would be close to a draw."

"That... might work."

"Probably simpler, long term, than other options."

"Mm."

"Would you rather something else?"

"Nothing else is realistic."

...Brain no we can't adopt her even if Ishara would be absolutely delighted.

...Inanna damn it.

"Technically I'm a clan head, and Konoha is unlikely to argue with me adopting you."

Elieyha blinks slowly.

"...What... does that entail?"

"The clans are - the power structure Konoha is built on. Clan heads control some elements of the village running, have first authority over clan members, and can vote in the election of a Hokage even if they haven't reached jounin. If I declared you an Uchiha, it - effectively wipes out your pre-Konoha history, though the village isn't required to accept you as a shinobi. Which is a relic of the transition from the Warring States era, but it's still on the books, so. If you commit a minor crime, I'd be approached for arbitration. If you were accused of a major crime, I'd be socially expected to defend you and legally involved in any court martial. Socially your behavior would be - considered to reflect on me, similar but less so than how a student's behavior reflects on their teacher. Konoha would probably demand you be observed for a while, and I'd probably have a partial veto over who could do the observing. If this was the Warring States era you'd be expected to keep a united front with me, but most people - except a few traditionalists like the Hyuuga - don't seem to care about that anymore."

He originally looked all this up while trying to adopt Naruto. Iruka-sensei had cautioned him that'd be a political nightmare, but he'd remembered the information, so.

"That sounds complicated."

She's not saying no.

"I'd handle most of the legal side, and don't care about the social side. I would expect you to not kill Konoha citizens, even in self defense, but that's it."

"...As long as he stays quiet." She jerks her head at the jar.

"He should. But noted."

He regards her. "Is that something you want to try? Assuming Konoha wins."

She stays silent a moment, various expressions briefly crossing her face as she considers the idea.

"Yes," she says eventually. It's not like it could be worse.

He nods. 

"I'm not - expecting you to turn on your team. For what it's worth. I'd rather they get out alive and free, too."

"I don't think that will be a problem."

He hums.

"Do you - have any questions? Before I get out of your mind."

"I don't think so."

He nods.

"I'll leave now, then."

And, with a deep breath - 

He's Uchiha Sasuke again.

...He's maybe a bit woozy, and there's a headache throbbing at the edge of his awareness. Nothing he can't cover for, though.

His arrival has caused a lull in the fighting. The Konoha genin are looking at Sugira for direction or maybe an explanation, and the other two Sand genin are looking at Elieyha, who is also looking at Sugira.

"We're done fighting," he says, to the general crowd.

"Just like that?"

"Just like that."