The night.
Training Ground 417, near the small stream, a bonfire dispelled the surrounding darkness, with occasional sparks igniting, bringing a hint of warmth.
"It's late autumn."
Shisui tossed firewood into the bonfire, his obsidian pupils reflecting the flames. He was contemplating how to ease the relationship between the Uchiha and Konoha in the future.
On one side was his clan, and on the other was the village he loved. Shisui sincerely hoped for peaceful coexistence between both sides.
"Here I am, my friend! Dinner is sorted for tonight!"
"Teacher... Just call me Shisui, no need to be so formal!"
Shisui stood up, taking the wild boar from Lin Yu's hand. He drew the katana from his back and skillfully began to skin, debone, and cut the meat. It was evident he had done this many times before.
"Then Shisui, don't use such honorifics. We're friends and fellow practitioners, after all."
Lin Yu took out a wine jar from a small pouch on his back and gestured to Shisui, "Have a couple of drinks?"
Shisui, who was performing Uchiha-style sword techniques to cut the meat, flinched and said with an embarrassed expression, "Teacher Lin Yu, I'm not an adult yet. By regulation, drinking is forbidden."
"So boring. It's that Obito kid who has guts. Kakashi just needs to provoke him a little, and he'll do anything."
Lin Yu didn't force Shisui. He'd leave it to Itachi later!
A man drinking a couple of glasses is no big deal!
Shisui's meat-cutting paused, and he hesitated, "Teacher Lin Yu, Brother Obito... he's a hero, a hero of Konoha!"
Shisui forcibly controlled his emotions, preventing them from spilling out. After all, before his brother Itachi, his relationship with Obito was the closest. Obito was like family and a brother to Shisui.
Lin Yu blinked, feigning sadness, "Alas, my poor disciple Obito, his body was never even recovered. The enemy was too cruel!"
*Crack!*
The katana in Shisui's grip pierced straight through the wild boar and into the ground, leaving a clear cut mark. He said coldly, "Teacher Lin Yu, who killed Brother Obito?"
Lin Yu sighed and said, "The opponent was incredibly powerful. Even I couldn't do anything against him."
Shisui said, "I want to know who he is!"
Lin Yu said helplessly, "A ninja wearing a spiral mask and a black robe with red clouds."
A killing intent flashed in Shisui's obsidian eyes. He muttered, "Spiral mask, red clouds and black robe? I've got you!"
Lin Yu coughed, realizing he might have gone too far. He quickly changed the subject, "Shisui, did you come to see me for something specific?"
Shisui suppressed his killing intent and buried it deep in his heart. If there was an opportunity in the future, he would avenge Brother Obito!
Seeing Lin Yu ask, Shisui cut off a piece of the tenderest pork and offered it. "Originally, I wanted to come and see Teacher Lin Yu. After all, Brother Obito's sacrifice must have made you very sad."
Lin Yu nodded: Yes! So sad that I led Jiraiya astray. I hope the next one isn't you!
Shisui continued, "Secondly, I wanted to ask Teacher, what's the current relationship between the Uchiha and the village? Since Teacher has been in the village all along, you must know many things!"
Lin Yu took the pork, pouted slightly. The relationship between the Uchiha and the village was something anyone could find out.
Shisui was still too young and too optimistic.
Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "It's okay for now. No fighting."
Shisui's expression darkened. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Lin Yu continue, "However, the clan's destruction is only about five or six years away."
"How is that possible!"
Shisui was shocked. He thought the relationship between the Uchiha and the village was getting more harmonious. How could it be on the verge of destruction according to Teacher Lin Yu!
How could Shisui not be scared!
Lin Yu said sarcastically, "This kind of thing might be impossible for other clans, but you are the proud Uchiha. It's not impossible to be wiped out if you harbor rebellious thoughts."
Shisui shook his head repeatedly and said to Lin Yu, "Teacher Lin Yu, perhaps the Uchiha are a bit proud due to our bloodline, but we would never do anything rebellious!"
Lin Yu skewered the pork and placed it on the fire to roast. He took a sip from the wine jar. "That's hard to say. The conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha has always existed. Initially, it was the conflict between the Uchiha and the Senju clan. Then, because the Uchiha always look down on people and act arrogant and overbearing, most of the clans in Konoha dislike you."
"Even now, can you find one or two people in Konoha who like the Uchiha clan?"
Shisui hesitated, "But that still can't be a reason for the Uchiha to rebel! It makes no sense!"
Lin Yu asked, "Shisui, do you know what your Uchiha clan wants?"
Shisui thought for a long time, then said uncertainly, "The position of Hokage?"
"Exactly! Konoha was co-founded by the Uchiha and the Senju clan. Why has the Hokage position always been held by the Senju lineage? Your Uchiha clan is powerful, so why can't they be Hokage?"
"This is a conflict that has existed since the Warring States period. Unless a Uchiha becomes Hokage, the conflict between the two sides cannot be resolved!"
Shisui froze for a moment and said to himself, "But the Hokage position isn't just about strength. Almost no one in the village likes the Uchiha. It's impossible for our Uchiha clan to become Hokage. This is a dead end!"
Lin Yu sprinkled seasoning on the fragrant roasted meat and said with a smile, "It's good that you understand this."
What nonsense! This only proves the Uchiha are too weak! If they could produce a powerhouse like Madara Uchiha or Hashirama Senju, the Hokage position would be within their grasp!
Shisui looked very worried. He knew how proud his clansmen were. If he weren't an Uchiha, they wouldn't even glance at him, let alone welcome him.
"Teacher Lin Yu, are there any ways to ease the conflict between the two?" Shisui's face showed struggle. He thought about which side he would stand on if the Uchiha and Konoha became enemies in the future.
No matter which side he chose, he didn't want to be an enemy to the other!
Facing Shisui's concern, Lin Yu, while eating the roasted meat, mumbled, "Solving this problem is very simple!"
Shisui's eyes lit up, "What is it! Teacher Lin Yu!"
Lin Yu swallowed a mouthful of roasted meat and slowly said, "Kill all the radical members of the Uchiha clan!"
"What!"
Upon hearing Lin Yu's answer, Shisui's face turned grim. He couldn't bring himself to kill his own clansmen.
"Teacher Lin Yu, are there any other ways?"
"Of course there are!"
Lin Yu looked into Shisui's eyes and said, "Shisui, have you awakened the Mangekyo?"
Shisui was stunned for a moment, but then he immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Teacher Lin Yu. I awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan after seeing my clansmen die on the battlefield."
Shisui told Lin Yu about the abilities of his Mangekyo. Truly, an honest boy, Uchiha Shisui!
Shisui didn't mention that it was the news of Obito's death and the deaths of most of his clansmen before his eyes that caused him to awaken the Mangekyo prematurely.
Shisui thought of the abilities of his Mangekyo and said, "Teacher Lin Yu, are you saying with these eyes..."
Lin Yu shook his head and said, "The Uchiha clan, including those who can't awaken their eyes, has hundreds or even thousands of people. Your ocular jutsu won't have much of an effect!"
Shisui, disappointed, struck the wild boar with his sword. He then said, "Must I truly watch the Uchiha gradually walk towards their doom?"