"Shisui, you're finally back."
After returning to Konoha, the first thing Shisui Uchiha did was hurry home, because someone he cared about was waiting for him there.
As for the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Tokuma Hyuga and the others who had returned ahead of him would naturally report the situation.
Before Shisui could even step through the door, a familiar voice came from inside. Immediately afterward, a beautiful figure hurried out, carrying a fragrant breeze as she threw herself into his arms.
"Oh my, let me see whether someone has put on weight lately."
Shisui caught the delicate body rushing toward him around the waist, lifted Konan like a princess, spun around in a wide circle, then set the beauty in his arms down before him and gazed gently at her pretty face.
After not seeing her for so many days, Konan's face had indeed visibly thinned. The contours of her jaw had become more pronounced.
"You're awful. I haven't gained any weight at all."
At this stage, Konan looked every bit the little woman. She bashfully pounded Shisui's chest with her small fists, completely different from how she had been in Akatsuki several years ago.
Speaking of which, Konan's life had been full of hardships.
During the Second Shinobi World War, warfare was frequent in Amegakure. Konan, who had been born there, lost her parents and wandered everywhere. Along the way, she met Yahiko and Nagato. The three depended on one another and survived by stealing food. Later, they met the young Jiraiya and became his students. Under Jiraiya's care, they lived together for three years and learned how to take care of themselves.
In Konan's early years, during the Second Shinobi World War, she gave Nagato a piece of bread when he fainted. She then brought Nagato and