Chapter 5: Learning the Truth of That Year, Uchiha Shisui Completely Snapped

Bang, bang, bang!

Knocking came from outside the room, and Uchiha Jin felt somewhat bewildered.

He had lived in Konoha for years, yet had no friends.

The only ones he was close to were Ayame and Uncle Teuchi.

But they were commoners; they could not possibly come to the Uchiha compound.

With a hint of doubt, Uchiha Jin rose.

He missed the softness of the sofa before stepping into the courtyard to open the door.

But, the next second.

Upon seeing the person standing at the entrance of his small courtyard, his face filled with shock and confusion.

It was, Uchiha Uchiha Shisui?!

What, what is going on?

Although his adoptive parents were loyal members of Uchiha Kagami's faction.

Before his death, he had indeed seen Uchiha Kagami bring Uchiha Shisui to visit their home.

So of course, he knew Uchiha Shisui!

Even though he had not yet earned the title "Instant Uchiha Shisui," he was already a rising star and pride within the Uchiha clan.

But, likewise.

Since his parents' tragic deaths, he and Uchiha Shisui had lost all contact.

For so many years, the two had never met.

"Lord Jin, surprised?" Uchiha Shisui said softly with a smile, "I am sorry; there were too many missions."

"Especially in recent years, I could not even rest during the holidays."

"So for all these years, I never had time to come see Itachi."

"I am sorry!"

Uchiha Uchiha Shisui was truly sincere.

Because of their parents, the two often played together when they were young.

However, Uchiha Shisui was a genius.

He graduated early in the third year to become a ninja.

After that, he was constantly busy with missions, striving for peace for the clan and the village.

He said he was busy, had no time.

Uchiha Jin believed it!

Because a personality like Uchiha Shisui's would not deign to tell lies.

However.

He truly did not want to get involved with these plot characters, so he had avoided contact with the other party for years.

But since the other party had come looking for him, he certainly could not turn them away.

So, forget it!

Sighing inwardly, he forced an awkward smile.

"What's there to apologize for?"

"I know Itachi're busy most days; for a ninja, that's quite normal."

"Don't just stand there; come in first, then we can talk."

Uchiha Jin stepped aside, then invited Uchiha Shisui and the other into the room.

Seeing the simple, slightly dilapidated house, Uchiha Shisui's brows furrowed slightly.

But he said nothing.

Once they reached the living room and sat according to host and guest roles, Uchiha Jin brewed a pot of tea.

"Come, Uchiha Shisui, have some tea!" Uchiha Jin said.

After lifting his teacup, Uchiha Shisui fell silent for a moment: "How have Itachi been these past few years? I noticed Itachi went to Ichiraku Ramen for breakfast this morning."

Uh...

Confirmed!

The surveillance he'd sensed earlier must have been Uchiha Shisui right here.

But he truly hadn't expected Uchiha Shisui to have been tailing him since morning.

After a brief thought, he decided not to hide anything.

"Just eating."

"Eight years ago, when my parents died on a mission, I was too young, and Ichiraku Ramen was cheap enough."

"So from that time on, I've been eating at the ramen shop."

"But Itachi know."

"My parents left little inheritance, and I'm no genius; to become a ninja and earn money through missions, I'd have to wait until I graduate from the ninja academy."

"My parents' inheritance alone wasn't enough to cover my meals all these years."

"So back then, I asked Teuchi, the old man, if I could eat three meals a day at his place until I grew up, hoping a long-term customer might get a discount."

"Teuchi is kind-hearted; even when he wasn't open in the morning, he let me eat with him and his daughter, and he didn't charge me."

"Even for lunch and dinner, he mostly only charged me the cost, and often deducted quite a bit."

"I'm very grateful to Teuchi; I regard him as a father."

Uchiha Uchiha Shisui was stunned.

He never imagined Uchiha Jin had been living so miserably all these years!

But something didn't add up.

His own father's death occurred around the same time as Jin's parents'.

Yet he had someone to care for him since childhood; why was Jin's situation so different?

In his innocence, he simply couldn't figure it out.

"Why?" Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but ask. "Doesn't the clan take care of things?"

"I recall there's a dedicated orphanage in the clan; any Uchiha who loses both parents is supposed to be accepted."

"Let alone the fact that your father and mother died on a mission."

"Itachi should have been eligible for the orphanage; so why is it like this?"

However, to this,

Uchiha Jin could only remain silent.

After a long while,

he spoke in a low, somber tone.

"The reason is simple."

"My parents were loyal followers of your grandfather, Uchiha Kagami."

"Once your grandfather died, his subordinates naturally faced a purge."

"It wasn't just me; go check within the clan. Many of the children of your grandfather's former subordinates back then lived far worse than I did."

Uchiha Uchiha Shisui drew in a sharp breath.

His face turned deathly pale.

Even the hand holding his teacup began to tremble slightly.

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin sighed softly again.

Recalling the original story, only Uchiha Shisui and Itachi had joined forces.

The old subordinates who followed Uchiha Kagami back then, and their children, were unwilling to support Uchiha Shisui.

In his previous life, he couldn't understand why.

But

after transmigrating, he instantly understood.

Uchiha Kagami's former subordinates were purged after his death; by now, most of them were long dead.

As for their descendants, most never even reached adulthood.

Even those who barely survived to adulthood likely harbored deep hatred toward Uchiha Kagami and Uchiha Shisui.

Support him?

Nonsense!

Only Uchiha Jin, having lived two lives, possessed a relatively normal moral compass.

He knew Kagami and Uchiha Shisui were good men, and his parents' choice was right; he just never expected Uchiha Kagami to die so young.

As for Uchiha Shisui?

He is just a child; what the hell does he know!

Precisely for this reason, he held no grudge against Uchiha Shisui.

Choosing to stay away from Uchiha Shisui was simply because he knew the plot and refused to interact with these plot missions.

To put it bluntly, he feared trouble.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Uchiha Shisui's face grew even more ashen.

"No, it's not like that!"

"How could those people do such a thing?"

"These bastards!"

Creak.

Even Uchiha Shisui, gentle as water, was filled with surging killing intent upon learning these truths.

He was truly angry.

After all, the tragedy that befell Uchiha Jin was due to his grandfather, the lineage of Uchiha Kagami!

Not to mention.

According to Jin's account, he was actually quite fortunate.

At the very least.

Under the care of his parents, he lived a stable life until adulthood; if he became a ninja, he would never lack food or clothing.

But what about the others?

Thinking of that gruesome scene, he was so enraged that he immediately activated his Sharingan.

Indeed, vaguely.

Uchiha Shisui's pair of Three-Tomoe eyes seemed poised to evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Now.

Uchiha Jin was in deep trouble.

Although he did not know when Uchiha Shisui evolved the Mangekyo Sharingan in the original plot.

But if it happened in his own home, then he was completely screwed.

The entire Uchiha clan, and even the faction of the Third Hokage.

The gaze of the entire Konoha leadership would focus entirely on him, the person directly involved.

In that case, how could he continue to "lurk"?

Damn it, no way!