Shin Uchiha approached Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi with a radiant smile. Before saying a word, he spread his arms and pulled Shisui Uchiha into a tight hug, then gave him two hearty pats on the back, as though anything less would fail to convey his feelings.
Feeling Shin Uchiha's enthusiasm, Shisui Uchiha's normally placid face broke into a heartfelt smile.
Geniuses were lonely, after all, and Shisui Uchiha was a genius. There were few people he acknowledged as friends; Uchiha Itachi was one, and Shin Uchiha was another. More importantly, Shin Uchiha had lived up to his trust and the task he had entrusted to him, pulling both him and the Uchiha Clan back from the abyss of death and annihilation. Shisui Uchiha valued his clansmen more than his own life. The fact that Shin Uchiha had saved the entire Uchiha Clan was enough to make him pledge his life to him.
So, although Shisui Uchiha said nothing, he was genuinely delighted by Shin Uchiha's arrival.
Uchiha Itachi stood quietly to the side, watching them. When the two embraced, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly as well. Over the past few days, while he and Shisui Uchiha had been carrying out their mission and exploring all of Whirlpool Island, Shisui had told him everything Shin Uchiha had done. It had shaken him deeply. He had never imagined that, besides Shisui, whom he respected like an older brother, someone else among the Uchiha had been quietly working to save the clan-and had even succeeded in resolving its conflict with the village.
After Shisui told him about his own future death and the Uchiha Clan's eventual annihilation, Itachi had wondered whether Shin Uchiha had deceived Shisui and everyone else. Yet everything pointed to Shin Uchiha truly possessing a pair of