Only then did Uchiha Itachi realize that the other portion of ramen Qiu Shan Uchiha had packed was for Shisui. When he had seen Qiu Shan Uchiha bring over two portions, he had assumed one was for Qiu Shan Uchiha himself.
Shisui Uchiha did not stand on ceremony. He called Uchiha Itachi over, took the ramen, and began slurping away right there in his own funeral hall. Luckily, no outsiders had come. If anyone had arrived and seen the man who should have been lying there peacefully sitting nearby, enthusiastically devouring ramen, there was no telling how badly they would have been frightened.
Uchiha Itachi loosened up too. He had already embarrassed himself, so he no longer cared about such things. He ate quickly as well, almost as though he were competing with Shisui.
Unlike Qiu Shan Uchiha, neither of them had a particularly large appetite. After finishing a generous portion of ramen each, they were stuffed. Qiu Shan Uchiha wasted no time. Once they had finished eating, he and Uchiha Itachi helped Shisui Uchiha pack up everything he needed to take from his home, then stored it in his space to give back to Shisui after he reached Whirlpool Island.
As a bachelor, Shisui Uchiha did not have much to pack. Aside from his personal belongings, there were only some ninjutsu scrolls, books, and ninja tools his parents and elders had left behind, so they finished quickly. In the end, apart from his usual mission gear, Shisui Uchiha handed everything they had packed to Qiu Shan Uchiha. After all, Shisui was going to Whirlpool Island on a mission this time. He would retrieve those things from Qiu Shan Uchiha once everything on the island was arranged.
Once everything was done, Qiu Shan Uchiha looked at Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi, who were ready to leave, and asked for confirmation again. "Uchiha Itachi, are you sure you want to go to Whirlpool Island with Shisui? You should know that I'm rushing to send him there because I'm afraid the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō will discover that he faked his death. To avoid further complications, I'm sending him ahead to scout Whirlpool Island. It will take at least three days for the Clan Leader and the Elder to organize the first group heading there."
After learning that the Uchiha Clan intended to leave Konoha, Uchiha Itachi seemed to have turned his attention toward the clan. After all, he was still young. His ideological convictions had not yet reached the level that would lead him to massacre his clan a few years later, nor had the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō singled him out for attention and brainwashing. Now that he knew his beloved Shisui was preparing to go to Whirlpool Island to pave the way for the Uchiha Clan's relocation, Uchiha Itachi was eager to go with him and take a look.
Uchiha Itachi showed no impatience at Qiu Shan Uchiha's repeated question. Instead, he nodded again. "Qiushan, with Shisui there with me, you can rest easy. Besides, I've already awakened my Mangekyō Sharingan. I'm definitely not weak in a fight, so I should be able to help him."
Hearing Uchiha Itachi's words, Qiu Shan Uchiha suddenly recalled that, later in the original story, Uchiha Itachi had seemed to be in poor health. Perhaps he had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan too early, placing too great a strain on his body. That was also the cause of most kekkei genkai illnesses: before the body had fully developed, it could not withstand such a powerful kekkei genkai.
He hurriedly warned him, "Uchiha Itachi, you awakened your Mangekyō Sharingan too early. Don't use it frequently and put extra strain on your body, or your body won't be able to take it. Shisui, keep an eye on him too. Remember, you can use the Sharingan, but use the Mangekyo as little as possible."
Only after seeing Shisui and Itachi both nod did Qiu Shan Uchiha feel reassured. Qiushan suspected that Uchiha Itachi's terminal illness in the original story had also stemmed from his failure to care for his own body. After all, however mature Uchiha Itachi might have been, he was still a young teenager. At such a young age, he had shouldered the guilt of massacring his clan and personally killed his own parents.
If he had not still had a younger brother to look after, he probably would have wanted to die long before, so he would hardly have cherished his own body. When he exhausted himself or suffered injuries, he had probably seen it as a form of atonement. That accumulated over time, and on top of it, he had been undercover alone away from home, forced to shoulder every problem and battle by himself. It was hardly surprising that his illness had become terminal.
Still, just to be safe, both the Uchiha Clan after its relocation and Uchiha Itachi's health would require a highly skilled medical ninja. When Qiu Shan Uchiha thought of medical ninjas, the first people who came to mind were the generously endowed Tsunade and the gentle, kindhearted Yakushi Nonō.
Judging by the timeline, Yakushi Nonō should not yet have been killed through Danzo's schemes, so he could save her if the opportunity arose.
The main target, though, was Tsunade. With her generous bosom and those magnificent curves, who could see her without losing their head? Besides, Tsunade was the princess of the Senju Clan, possessing its purest bloodline. Whether it was her naturally immense physical strength or her extraordinary vitality, far beyond that of ordinary people, Qiu Shan Uchiha coveted both.
If-and I'm only saying if-a member of the Uchiha Clan and a member of the Senju Clan had a child together, would that child have the potential to become a Sage of Six Paths?
At that thought, Qiu Shan Uchiha secretly made up his mind. Just to be safe, he absolutely had to invite Tsunade to the Uchiha Clan to examine Uchiha Itachi. If she refused to come, he could be a little flexible and use some other method to bring her over...
Qiu Shan Uchiha sighed inwardly. Ah, I really am wearing myself out worrying about the Uchiha Clan.
After confirming once more that Uchiha Itachi wanted to accompany Shisui to Whirlpool Island, Qiu Shan Uchiha said no more. He reached out, placed his hands on their shoulders, and activated his dōjutsu, Takamagahara. After a brief pause with them inside the space, he activated his dōjutsu again, using the space mark he had previously left on Whirlpool Island to take them directly there.
After bringing Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi to Whirlpool Island, Qiu Shan Uchiha gave them a few brief instructions and tossed them the supplies he had already prepared in his space, enough to last them the next few days. He did not linger. After saying goodbye, he returned to the Takamagahara space.
After sending Shisui and Uchiha Itachi off, Qiu Shan Uchiha finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all his painstaking planning and maneuvering, he had finally saved these two geniuses of the Uchiha Clan.
Shisui Uchiha had not died, nor had Danzo stolen his Mangekyō Sharingan. Uchiha Itachi would not be coerced by Danzo into exterminating the Uchiha Clan, becoming a despised rogue ninja, and ultimately dying a miserable death.
Qiu Shan Uchiha rested for a while in the Takamagahara space. Although his system had helped reduce the side effects of his Mangekyō Sharingan's dōjutsu to a minimum, using it so frequently still left him feeling slightly uncomfortable.
"All right, just one last use!" Qiu Shan Uchiha told himself after entering the house inside the space.
Then Qiu Shan Uchiha silently sensed the space marks and found the one belonging to Uchiha Mikoto. Qiushan activated it, and a slender woman in a light nightgown, still asleep, appeared without warning on the tatami in front of Qiu Shan Uchiha.
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