"Have you heard? The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, actually invited someone from the Uchiha Clan to his home. What does he mean by that?"
"Yeah. Didn't the Third Hokage say before that the Sarutobi Clan was an evil clan?"
"You people don't understand politics at all. This could be some kind of signal from the Fourth Hokage."
No matter how the rumors spread through the village, they did nothing to stop history from unfolding.
A month and a half later, in the Uchiha Clan's compound in Konoha, Land of Fire.
"Waaah, waaah, waaah..." A baby's cries broke the quiet of the Uchiha compound. From a luxurious, old-fashioned residence, a midwife hurried out of the delivery room, eager to share the good news with Fugaku Uchiha, who was anxiously waiting outside.
In the courtyard, Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha kept the anxious Fugaku company.
Jirobo and the other members of the Five had wanted to come, too, but Shisui had stopped them. A crowd and all that noise wouldn't help a woman in labor.
"Congratulations, Clan Head Fugaku! Your wife has given birth to a baby boy..." The midwife could barely catch her breath as she spoke. A successful delivery meant a generous reward, especially when the baby was a boy.
"Good, good, good! Someone, give her a reward." Though this wasn't his first time becoming a father, Fugaku couldn't contain his excitement and hurried into the delivery room.
At Shisui's gesture, Itachi followed him inside, leaving Shisui standing where he was, lost in thought.
"Madam, you've been through so much..." Once inside, Fugaku glanced at the newborn in the midwife's arms, his skin still wrinkled, then turned his attention to his wife, Mikoto Uchiha, who was drenched in sweat and looked exhausted.
"Husband, is our baby all right?" Though she