Cat Ears

The song echoed softly in Uchiha Itachi's mind. Both he and Sasuke had heard such a song when they were children.

Even Obito cried out in surprise. This song had also appeared in his memories, making it incomparably familiar.

Although his parents had died young and he could no longer remember what they looked like, the grandmother who had cared for him back then had sung the same song.

Everything seemed to return to its warm, harmonious state. The short blade that had been lodged in the chest of the casually dressed Uchiha Itachi had vanished at some point, leaving not even a wound on his body.

He lowered his head slightly and said slowly, "I was kindhearted. I couldn't bear to see this..."

His heart was not kind in the slightest. Letting Mikoto Uchiha see him being stabbed through the chest just now was not something a kind person would do.

Yet he was also the one who brought everything to an end. Mikoto Uchiha held her child and hummed softly, seemingly utterly unaffected by what had just happened.

But the look in her eyes had been deeply etched into everyone's hearts. They had all seen much in their lives, yet it was still the first time they had witnessed such a gaze.

Especially Uchiha Itachi, dressed in Akatsuki's uniform. At that moment, his breathing had nearly stopped.

But none of it ultimately had any effect. Everyone stood together unharmed until Mikoto Uchiha finished her song.

He could not tell whether Lin had asked Obito, or whether he himself simply wanted to speak, but he indeed went on at length introducing the members of the clan here.

Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha had not been young when they had their child, and the clan had been eagerly awaiting it