That day, Wuye accompanied Mikoto to many places.
He met Uchiha Shisui, who silently watched over and protected the remaining Uchiha Clan members, as well as many people who had long since followed Kagami Uchiha and integrated into the village.
Their peaceful, prosperous lives only made it clearer that the man's choice back then had been the right one.
Compared to dying young in the original timeline, he's done so much in this life. His journey through this world hasn't been in vain...
Wuye thought silently.
The sun gradually dipped westward, and the evening glow spread across Konoha, dyeing it in brilliant golden hues.
"It's time to go home."
Wuye turned to look at Mikoto's warm jade-like profile.
Mikoto pressed her lips together, her mood seeming to suddenly sink.
"Can you... accompany me to Hokage Rock for a walk, too?" she asked softly.
"Alright."
Wuye smiled, took her hand, and headed behind the Hokage Building. Then they followed the stairs upward, climbing toward the hundred-meter-tall Hokage Rock.
Before long, the two stood on the platform behind Hokage Rock.
Looking down, all of Konoha lay in full view.
"Come on, let's take a look from the top of my head."
Wuye looked at the tallest Hokage Rock beside them, suddenly intrigued.
No one had ever run up to step on his stone statue, so he decided to step on himself.
With his right arm around Mikoto's soft waist, he leaped into the air, and the two landed atop the statue's head.
This was now the highest point in all of Konoha.
"I'm stepping on myself, haha!"
Wuye laughed brightly, but when he turned around, he saw that Mikoto was not laughing with him. Instead, she looked desolately at the sunset, the evening clouds, and Konoha.
The smile on his face gradually