Shin Uchiha looked at the tiny figure before him. Though he appeared calm, his heart was already churning.
After all, this was Hinata Hyuga. Whether it was her childhood cuteness or her gentle nature and voluptuous figure as an adult, he loved it all.
In Shin Uchiha's heart, no one could shake Hinata Hyuga's position. Even the legendary Tsunade, with her magnificent curves, could at most stand on equal footing with her.
Shin Uchiha greeted Hinata Hyuga with a warm smile, exchanged a few more words with her, then left. They had only just met, and Hinata Hyuga was still so timid that he could hardly try to get closer to her now. He would wait until their relationship was settled, until she became his fiancée, and then slowly nurture their feelings.
Everything was now on track. The Uchiha Clan members were busy building the Uchiha District and moving, while Elder Uchiha Ling oversaw things on Whirlpool Island, keeping himself thoroughly occupied.
Uchiha Fugaku was on his way to the Land of Earth. Once he reached Iwagakure, he could summon Shin Uchiha over.
Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi, meanwhile, were heading to Amegakure in the Land of Rain to gather intelligence on the Akatsuki and the Six Paths of Pain.
He wondered whether Jiraiya, who had spent all these years wandering around in search of the legendary Child of Prophecy, had discovered that the people behind the Akatsuki were his own students, Nagato and Konan.
Shin Uchiha walked back as his thoughts wandered.
He had yet to tell the Elder about his plans to get engaged to Hinata Hyuga. Whatever the circumstances, Shin Uchiha felt he ought to let him know. He just wondered whether the Elder would leap to his feet in anger when he found out.
At that