Meanwhile, in Kirigakure in the Land of Water.
Late at night, Xia Yu and Mei Terumi had just finished an in-depth exchange. Looking at Mei Terumi sleeping soundly in bed, Xia Yu smiled softly, cleared away the tissues piled on the floor, tucked her in, then turned and went to the chair by the window to sip some hot tea.
"This is how life should be..."
Gazing at the bright moon outside the window, Xia Yu spoke from the heart.
"Caw... caw..."
A series of cries rang out as a black crow flew onto the windowsill.
As more and more black feathers gathered, Uchiha Itachi's upper body slowly appeared.
"Xia Yu, you're finally finished. Aren't you tired?"
"Heh." Xia Yu took a satisfied sip of strong tea and said with a smile:
"Who else but me can carry on the Uchiha bloodline? I'm working so hard for the Uchiha Clan's sake. You killed so many clan members-don't I have to make them all back?"
"..." Although Uchiha Itachi did not understand, he was still deeply shocked.
"Xia Yu, are you serious? I don't know much about this, but I do know that if you keep this up, you won't live another three years."
"My father, the clan leader, becoming so weak later on was the best example. After Sasuke was born, his strength clearly declined a great deal. His Taijutsu was nowhere near what it used to be."
Xia Yu waved dismissively. "You don't need to worry about any of that. You didn't come here in the middle of the night because you were bored enough to peep, did you? Tell me, what is it?"
Uchiha Itachi was just about to speak when he looked up at Mei Terumi sleeping soundly on the bed and swallowed his words.
"Oh, don't