Shin Uchiha surveyed his surroundings and found that Naruto Uzumaki and the other two were the only residents on the building's top floor. He nodded to himself. It seemed he would not need to find another place; this one would do.
Just then, Kōrei Uzumaki opened the door after hearing the knock. When she saw Shin Uchiha standing outside, she exclaimed in delighted surprise, "Mr. Shin, how did you find the time to visit us? What a wonderful surprise! Please, come in."
Then Kōrei Uzumaki called over her shoulder, "Karin, come and see who's here! It's Mr. Shin!"
As Kōrei Uzumaki ushered Shin Uchiha inside, she explained, "Karin has really missed you these past few days. If it weren't for you, Mr. Shin, we would both have died in Kusagakure. She's been wanting to thank you."
Kōrei Uzumaki had no idea that he had even asked the Third Hokage to issue the mission to bring her and her daughter here. Without Shin Uchiha, she really would have died in Kusagakure, and her daughter Karin would have become a human medicine supply for the village in the days that followed.
Of course, Shin Uchiha did not tell her any of this. After all, he had his own reasons for saving Kōrei Uzumaki and Daughter. There was no need to boast about his deeds.
Just as Shin Uchiha entered, Little Loli Karin, who had heard her mother calling, came stumbling out of her room. When she saw that he really was here, her large eyes seemed to light up, and her little face filled with delighted surprise.
After all, to her, Shin Uchiha was the savior of her world. Not only had he saved her and her mother, but he had also rescued them from the man-eating hell that was Kusagakure and