Several days passed in a flash.
Uchiha Shisui's suicide caused a stir in the village.
The older generation might have been shocked by it, reminded of Konoha's White Fang's death.
But the younger generation...
No longer knew who Konoha's White Fang was.
A fish has a memory of seven seconds.
And human memory... might not be much longer than a fish's.
When most of Konoha's people had forgotten Konoha's White Fang,
that would also be when Hyuga Sho's plan succeeded... and Konoha's White Fang returned.
Konoha's White Fang wanted to live a quiet life and retire.
By then, his wish would come true.
And over the past few days,
many things had changed.
Beneath Konoha's surface... undercurrents were surging.
The Land of Grass, where Uchiha Madara had once hidden.
The swaying candle flame showed that the place had ventilation.
"Cough, cough..."
Accompanied by a fit of coughing,
the young man lying on the sickbed woke up.
A layer of white cloth covered his eyes, making him look miserable and forlorn.
"I... didn't die?"
"You're awake?"
The Masked Man standing guard beside the bed rose to his feet.
It was Uchiha Obito.
And the young man before him, whose eyes were wrapped in white cloth, was none other than Uchiha Shisui.
Uchiha Shisui, whose corpse Uchiha Saotome had failed to find.
In Hiruko and Kamui's Worldline,
Uchiha Obito hadn't found Uchiha Shisui's corpse.
But in Hyuga Sho's Worldline,
even the slightest butterfly effect could bring about countless changes.
"Who... are you?"
Uchiha Shisui immediately became alert.
"You'd better not move around too violently..."
Uchiha Obito spoke in a cold tone.
Uchiha Shisui had jumped into the rushing river, then crashed into all sorts of rocks, suffering multiple fractures and injuries all over his body.
"You can call me... Uchiha Madara!"