After an unknown stretch of time, Shisui Uchiha awoke and looked around, realizing he was in a hospital. A nurse noticed he was awake and hurried over. "You're awake? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
"No. What happened to me? Where are my two teammates?"
Shisui Uchiha answered offhandedly, then seemed to remember something and hurriedly asked.
"I'm sorry. Your two teammates have died. You were unconscious for over half a month. Uchiha Fugaku from your clan brought you back!"
The nurse gave Shisui Uchiha a pitying look and spoke slowly.
"What? All of that really happened? Where were they buried?"
Disbelief filled Shisui Uchiha's eyes, and he hurriedly asked.
"They were buried in the cemetery..."
The nurse held nothing back and told Shisui Uchiha where Shizune and Might Guy were buried.
Shisui Uchiha hurried out of the hospital and raced toward the cemetery.
Before long, Shisui Uchiha arrived at the cemetery, only to see Qingyun standing with his back to him.
Shisui Uchiha approached Qingyun, trembling. "Teacher, Shizune and Guy... are they really dead?"
"Yes!"
Hearing Shisui Uchiha's question, Qingyun answered flatly without turning around.
"Then is there any way you can save them, Teacher?"
Disappointment first crossed Shisui Uchiha's face, but he looked hopefully at Qingyun's back as he asked.
"Why should I save them? They weren't strong enough. They deserved to die!"
Qingyun answered coldly, then turned and walked away without hesitation.
Shisui Uchiha's eyes widened. He stared blankly at Qingyun's retreating back, unable to believe this was the teacher he had always respected.
After a long while, Shisui Uchiha clutched his head and screamed wildly before Shizune's and Might Guy's gravestones.
"No! None of this is real!"
The memories buried deepest in Shisui Uchiha's heart intertwined with his earlier memories, leaving him unable to tell which world