Shikaku Nara dared to commit fully to doing nothing because he had already decided that with Minato Namikaze and Yan Uchiha working together, and Koji Nara advising them, any attempt to kill Rin Nohara was nothing but a pipe dream.
Since it was impossible anyway, he might as well just give up trying.
Ten days later, on the banks of the Naka River, the water beside the Uchiha Clan Compound flowed quietly, while a campfire burned on the shore. Wisps of smoke drifted into the air as Jin Uchiha sat beside the fire, engrossed in grilling lamb skewers.
After spending time together over the past several days, Yan Uchiha and Rin Nohara were getting along far better than anyone could have imagined. Minato Namikaze and his wife had not been idle either, doing everything they could to help Rin prepare herself mentally.
Kakashi Hatake, meanwhile, trained even harder than before.
Everything that had happened recently had laid bare the darkness hidden beneath the village's peaceful facade. And the bare minimum he needed to change any of it was sufficient strength.
As for Obito, he had spent his days sighing lately.
His beloved Rin was gradually being molded into Yan Uchiha's image. How could he possibly be happy about that?
But no matter how upset he felt, he could not take his resentment out on Yan Uchiha. The man had already given him a chance back then, and he had failed to seize it.
Over those same ten days, the Ino-Shika-Cho had also fully integrated into the Uchiha faction. Konoha High Command remained silent about it all. Clearly, they were busy planning how to deal with the Third Raikage and had set Rin Nohara aside for the moment.
Firelight reflected on the water as Jin Uchiha handed over a handful of