Shun Uchiha Died

Konoha Year 34, autumn.

Shun Uchiha's barbecue restaurant had been closed for several days.

The first person to notice something was wrong was the owner of the grocery store next door.

Every morning when she opened up, she saw the barbecue restaurant's rolling shutter pulled down tight. It had been that way for five days straight.

That had never happened before. The barbecue restaurant's owner was a diligent man and had never closed without reason in all the years he had been in business.

Tobirama Senju's Mansion.

Renye lay in a chair, half-squinting as he basked in the sun.

The autumn sunlight was mild, warming his body and making him drowsy.

After lying there for a while, just as he was drifting off, Kagami Uchiha's voice came from the entrance.

"Renye? Are you here?"

"What brought you here?"

Renye opened his eyes and asked, still not moving from the chair.

"I was passing by, so I dropped in to see you."

Kagami Uchiha walked over and sat on a stone stool in the courtyard.

"Is the Uchiha clan head that free?"

"No matter how busy I am, I can spare a moment."

Kagami Uchiha smiled, but it was not as natural as usual. Something seemed to be hidden in his eyes.

Renye glanced at him but did not press him.

One lay down while the other sat, and they remained quietly still.

A breeze drifted through the courtyard, carrying a faint fragrance of osmanthus from some unknown household.

After a moment of silence, Kagami Uchiha suddenly spoke.

"Renye, have you been to Shun's barbecue restaurant recently?"

Renye's half-closed eyes opened.

"No," he said. "Why?"

Kagami Uchiha did not answer right away.

He lowered his head and looked at his hands, as if weighing his words.

"It's been closed for several