That voice was the most familiar sound in Shisui's mind.
When he had been little, he had heard it many times. It was also the voice that had accompanied him the longest as he grew up.
At that moment, Uchiha Shisui forgot how to think. Tears streaming down his face, he threw himself toward the source of the voice beside him.
"Brother, you scared me to death!"
"Waaahhh~"
Uchiha Yato comforted him then.
"My ninjutsu hadn't even ended. Why did you think I was gone?"
"Looks like your usual training still isn't enough. You'd better put your heart into it when we get back."
As he said that, Uchiha Yato poked Shisui's forehead with two fingers.
But Shisui retaliated by hugging Uchiha Yato even tighter, wiping his tears and snot all over him.
Uchiha Yato mischievously pulled out his camera and took a picture of Shisui as he was now.
He would preserve this moment forever...
Seeing Uchiha Yato reappear, along with the Third Kazekage's fate of being beheaded outright, Ōnoki was immensely relieved that he had not made the first move.
But when Ōnoki recalled the agreement between himself and the Third Kazekage, he could not help but sigh.
In a voice only he could hear, he said,
"I'll do my best to look after your village."
"May you walk safely on the road to the underworld."
The remaining matters were handled by Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha higher-ups present.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had initially suggested that Uchiha Yato handle these matters personally, since they were part of his duties as Hokage.
Uchiha Yato shot back,
"You want me to fight the war, and you want me to negotiate."
"Then what exactly is Konoha keeping so many of you around for?"
Hearing Uchiha Yato's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the