"Who are you? Where am I?!"
Shisui Uchiha turned toward the voice. Though he could not see anything, turning his head had long become an instinctive habit. Because he had gone so long without water, his voice was somewhat hoarse.
The girl noticed this and rose to walk over to the table in the room. After pouring a cup of water, she returned to Shisui's bedside. As she placed the cup in his hand, she answered, "Here, this is water. Drink some first."
"This is Windmill Town in the Land of Fire. You were badly injured. My father brought you back."
"This is my home. My name is Misa."
Seeing Shisui feel around and take the cup from her, bringing it to his lips for a small sip, a faint smile appeared at the corners of Misa's eyes. Misa seemed to suddenly recall something. As soon as she finished speaking, she got up and left the room, not forgetting to call back to Shisui before she went, "Wait a moment! There's something I need to return to you!"
After Misa spoke, she left the room, and the entire room immediately fell silent.
Noticing that Misa had left, Shisui Uchiha raised a hand and waved it before his eyes. Once he confirmed that he truly had gone blind, his face filled with despondence.
"I really can't see anymore," Shisui murmured hollowly. A tear slipped from his clouded left eye.
As a member of the Uchiha clan, blindness was far too devastating a blow for Shisui. Even someone as resilient as Shisui Uchiha could not help but feel lost and heartbroken. Shisui knew full well that, blind as he was, he likely could not even continue being a shinobi. No shinobi team would take a blind man along on missions.
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