The next day.
Early morning.
Yechen washed up as usual and left home, planning to find something to eat on the street.
To his surprise, however, he encountered quite a few shinobi on their way to train.
Seeing this, he smiled faintly and remarked, "Things really are different with this fresh start. Everyone has so much more energy."
"Yechen!"
Just as he left the clan grounds, a voice called out to him from behind.
He knew who it was without turning around. Shisui was the only kid in the entire Uchiha clan who called him that way.
"Shisui, need something?"
"Nothing." Shisui Uchiha came up to him and teased,
"Are you off to train again? Give the rest of us a chance, will you? You're already so strong, and you're still working this hard."
Yechen did not take the bait, remaining as aloof as ever.
"You're up pretty early yourself. Where are you headed?"
At that, Shisui Uchiha gave the same hopeful smile Yechen had seen on everyone else and said,
"The Fourth needs me for something, so I have to hurry over. See you later, Yechen."
Watching him rush away, Yechen knew he had made the right choice. Minato Namikaze could bring hope to the village.
Unfortunately, he only has a year left to live. In that case, I'll just have to break fate.
With that thought, Yechen strode forward and slowly disappeared into the crowd.
Three days later, he received a system notification.
Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. Reward: one Shinobi World Gift Pack.
Yechen was in the middle of training and was somewhat surprised to hear this notification.
It also indirectly confirmed that the Third Raikage's efforts to reorganize Kumogakure had borne fruit. He had reached ceasefire agreements with the other villages, bringing