After a big fuss, Swain had already left Konoha for over a month, and only Shisui and Itachi knew about it.
Because the two of them were now following behind Swain.
How could he go out without bringing his helpers?
Even though he was the strongest in the world, did he not need to show off?
After his revival, Swain found Konoha boring. He had stayed at home for so many years in the Uchiha shrine, and it was time to travel around the ninja world.
He could gather some soul fragments and take a look at that black sesame paste in the Land of Demons.
It seems to be called Chimimoryo, right? No, no, it's called Moryo...
Boring...
There were still three years before the main story started, so he might as well travel around a bit to relieve boredom.
To avoid being too high-profile, Swain chose to turn into a small crow and perch on Shisui's shoulder.
Definitely not because he was lazy and didn't want to walk.
Shisui and Itachi looked at each other and smiled wryly.
Their Uncle Swain, who had always been solemn and kind, seemed to be getting? Weird? Or was it just their imagination?
"Itachi, how did you explain it to Sasuke?" Shisui asked.
Whenever Sasuke was mentioned, Itachi's face would light up with a loving smile. "Uncle Swain gave me some sage chakra, and I left a shadow clone at home."
Shisui chuckled. "No wonder you were willing to leave Sasuke to please this old kid."
Swain immediately became unhappy. "I'll say it again, I'm only seven hundred months old, I'm still a child.
But even if I'm a child, I'm still your uncle, so show me some respect!"
Itachi suddenly remembered what Fugaku had told him, that if you were strict with status, Swain was the same age as him...
Never mind, better not say it... might get hit.
Uchiha Shisui sighed. "Yes, yes, Uncle Swain. We're almost at the Land of Demons. Do you want to just rob it or go through the process?"
Swain was confused. "Rob what?"
Itachi followed Shisui's lead and continued, "Didn't you say, Uncle Swain, that there's a shrine maiden in the Land of Demons named Miroku? If she's not dead, we can go take a look.
Shisui and I were thinking that it's time for you to find a partner, so I followed you."
Shoot! No wonder Itachi agreed so readily. So that's how you explained it, Shisui?
Crow Swain glared at Shisui with a dark look in his eyes.
But Uchiha Shisui didn't care. "Isn't that right? Uncle Swain, you're always like this, never explaining anything clearly, and letting me guess. When I finally guess correctly, you're still not happy."
"How did I?! When did I ever?! Ahhh! Shisui, you're a grown ninja, why aren't you thinking about having kids? Why are you so worried about my affairs?
And even if I were to have a child, what would you two be?"
Swain hadn't finished speaking. He originally wanted to say, what would you two be called?
But Itachi misunderstood. "Hey! Uncle Swain, you don't have to worry. Shisui and I never wanted to be the head of the Uchiha Clan anyway, and Sasuke doesn't like being tied down. Father has always told me how grateful he is to you for going against the grain back then, so it doesn't matter who the clan leader is."
"I didn't..."
Shisui interrupted again. "Exactly, I know you're afraid of having a girl, but what's wrong with that? With two Mangekyo Sharingan protecting her, even if you pass away, Uncle, we'll protect her, and no one will dare to take advantage of her."
For some reason, Swain felt a little touched... not really, no way!
"I, really... you two..." After a long time, Swain didn't know how to explain this problem. It seemed that after the village and the clan were no longer problems, these two heavy-minded kids had let themselves go.
More than once, Swain had seen Uchiha Shisui exchanging something with Kakashi... He's learning bad things...
If Uchiha Shisui knew, he would definitely cry injustice. I was just handing over a mission... Kakashi is ruining me...
Swain thought to himself, birds of a feather flock together. He had to keep Shisui and Itachi away from Kakashi in the future. Oh, and Jiraiya too. In the future, he would put up a sign on the Uchiha gate: "Jiraiya and Kakashi are not allowed to enter."
The journey was boring and there were no missions, so after a moment of silence, they started chatting again.
Shisui said, "Actually, it would be nice if that shrine maiden had a daughter. Uncle Swain has always told me that he likes girls, but the talent of the children in our clan is too poor."
Itachi added, "I still like younger brothers, um... no, what if she's older than us? Uncle Swain's status is already..."
Shisui glared at him. "Shut up, Itachi. Why are you talking nonsense?" Status was one of the things that Swain cared about most.
"Ah, nothing. Where were we? Younger sister?"
Swain, who had turned into a crow, finally couldn't take it anymore. He suddenly flew up, transformed into a human in the air, and his dark black hair made many bald girls ashamed. "You two shut up..."
Seeing the gloomy Swain spreading his wings, the two chose to be quiet.
Discretion is the better part of valor.
"You two, when we get back to the village, go straight to the Fire Temple!"
Shisui looked a little embarrassed. "Uncle Swain, it seems that there are no nuns at the temple, you?"
"Damn it! Shisui, don't run, I'm going to beat you to death!"
Uchiha Shisui knew he had caused trouble, stuck out his tongue, and threw a shuriken straight ahead.
Itachi chuckled. "Shisui was just kidding. I did some research on the shrine maiden Miroku in the Land of Demons. She's very ugly, not worthy of you, Uncle."
Itachi actually gave a compliment. Um... a phoenix compliment?
Swain snorted. "Hmph! Little brat, I knew I shouldn't have taught him Flying Thunder God."
Shisui flew back at some point. "I learned it myself, Uncle Swain..."
"Didn't I ask for the scroll for you? Didn't I dig up the Fourth Hokage's notes to give them to you? You ungrateful thing, ah! I'm getting old... and being bullied by the younger generation!! Is there anyone here!!"
Everyone knew that Swain was acting, so the two smiled at each other and didn't reply, heading straight for the Land of Demons.
An hour passed.
Swain sat on the tatami mats in a luxurious hotel, his face covered in paper strips.
"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore! You two old schemers! Bullying an old comrade who is over seven hundred months old."
On the other hand, Shisui and Itachi's faces were clean, without a single paper strip on them.
Swain didn't know how to play Japanese Hanafuda cards. One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each, a collection of one hundred waka poems, is the most widely circulated waka collection. It was made into playing cards and began to circulate among the people. Japanese people often play this game during the New Year.
A deck of Iroha Karuta consists of 48 reading cards and 48 picture cards. The picture cards are lined up on the tatami mats, and the player quickly takes away the picture card read by the reader. The player with the most cards wins.
However, how could a normal person study this kind of weird thing?
So Swain directly used his third eye to create a deck of poker cards.
Then he explained the rules of Fight the Landlord to the two.
And then, for the past hour, they had gone from Fight the Landlord to Old Maid, then to Big Two, and finally to Jack Change.
He hadn't won a single game...
The Uchiha thinking was terrifying, and it was chilling to think about.
But Swain also became more aware of the power of his third eye.
It was almost omnipotent, but it was limited by himself.
As long as he could continue to grow, its limit would never just be a playing card.
And as he felt more and more connected to the ninja world, his third eye seemed to be slowly simulating the situation of the ninja world.
This ability was too mysterious, and even Swain himself, as the owner, couldn't see through it.
He tore off the paper cards on his face, and Swain slammed the table in protest. "Back in the day, I was the man who won the Sannin Tsunade's entire fortune. I never thought I would lose here today! Young children, you are so dark-hearted! Hmph! I am ashamed to associate with you!"
Shisui and Itachi looked at each other and began to clean up the cards and the paper strips that had fallen on the tatami mats. Shisui casually mentioned, "Let's eat on the east side of the street."
"Oh, you! I have Empire vision."
"Are we playing tonight?"
"Why not! I have to cover your faces with white strips! Hmph!"
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