I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

"Ye Lan, the Uchiha clan's future rests on your shoulders..."

Before his consciousness faded, the man with the medicinal smell left behind a final message. Ye Lan bowed to him and then turned to leave the laboratory.

Originally, Ye Lan planned to return directly to Konoha after the summoning, but it seems that this will delay her for a while. Relying on the direction in her memory, Ye Lan quickly headed towards the territory of the Cat Clan.

...

The territory of the Cat Clan is not far from Konoha, but it has become deserted since the Uchiha clan perished.

As the head of the cat clan, Granny Cat is currently knitting a scarf.

As if she had just thought of something, she stopped knitting, picked up a pipe similar to Hiruzen Sarutobi's, and took a deep drag.

Smoke slowly escaped from her mouth, her gaze unfocused, as she muttered to herself.

"That's good. Those two kids seem to be having a good time in Konoha. I won't bother them."

Granny Cat always remembered what Shisui left her; shortly after Shisui gave her the letter, news of his death arrived.

Granny Cat knew the importance of this letter, but before Ye Lan could return, the Uchiha clan was gone, and the letter became something no one could entrust to.

Grandma Cat was always curious about what the letter said, but because of her promise, she never opened it. Years later, the letter was forgotten in a corner.

When Ye Lan returned to the village, Granny Cat also considered contacting him, but hesitated after seeing Ye Lan gradually integrate into Konoha.

Since Ye Lan had no intention of seeking out the cat clan, Granny Cat decided to keep the matter to herself. She would deliver the letter to that boy when Ye Lan came looking for her.

"Ok?"

Grandma Cat opened her squinting eyes a crack, and many kittens ran behind her. The newcomer made no attempt to conceal its presence, and a somewhat chilling aura was approaching.

"This chakra..."

This chakra cat was all too familiar to Granny; it was a unique chakra of the Uchiha clan.

Looking towards the passage, a boy she had never seen before appeared in front of Granny Cat. The three-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes marked the boy's identity.

"Grandma Cat, I apologize for not visiting sooner."

After traveling day and night, Ye Lan finally arrived at the Cat Clan, a place shrouded in mystery. He had never been to this place before, but fortunately Sasuke had mentioned it to him before, otherwise it would have been quite difficult to find.

"This doesn't sound like an apology. What are you doing here, Uchiha Yoran?"

Granny Cat had never seen Ye Lan in person, but given the cat clan's intelligence-gathering abilities, she had long seen Ye Lan's photos. Granny Cat didn't have any particular feelings for this rising star of the Uchiha clan.

"I've come to get my brother's things."

Ye Lan didn't have a good impression of the cat clan. They had clearly left behind something from Zhi Shui, but they hadn't contacted him. It was hard not to think the worst of them.

"How did you know that...?"

Granny Cat was surprised, and regretted it as soon as she finished speaking. Wasn't this just a tacit admission? She then remained silent and looked at Ye Lan for a long time before finally speaking.

"Summon Naraku."

After giving her instructions, Granny Cat looked at Ye Lan and said something after seeing that Ye Lan still had his Sharingan active.

"Don't be so hostile towards me. The Uchiha and the Ninja Cat Clan have always been good friends. Although I don't know where you got your information from, since you asked, I will give you the letter Shisui left behind."

Seeing that Granny Cat's attitude had softened somewhat, Ye Lan closed his Sharingan and silently leaned against the wall without saying a word. He had achieved his purpose in coming here, and he didn't want to get too involved with this clan.

Seeing Ye Lan's expression, Granny Cat stopped trying to persuade her. After a while, a black-furred ninja cat crept over from the corner.

Naraku first looked at Granny Cat, and then, at her prompting, walked to Ye Lan's side and spoke.

"Uchiha Yelan, right? I've always kept your brother's things safe. Open them and take a look yourself."

Only then did Ye Lan look at this ninja cat. Unlike the other ninja cats, this cat not only had jet-black fur, but also amber-colored pupils.

What's even more surprising is that the few strands of deep red hair on its forehead form a cross shape, which is very similar to the kaleidoscope shape of Ye Lan.

At this moment, the ninja cat named Naraku was not afraid of Ye Lan at all. He bent down and gestured to a letterbox tied to his back.

Ye Lan withdrew her curious gaze, opened the mailbox, and pulled out a letter from inside.

Ye Lan felt a little nervous for the first time, took a deep breath and opened the letter.

The letter has turned slightly yellow from being preserved for a long time, but there is no damage or creases, which shows the care the cat took in preserving it.

Ye Lan, by the time you read this letter, I will probably be gone. I thought your departure would ease tensions between the Uchiha clan and the village, but I've found that what you said is true.

The clan's discontent intensified, and the village grew increasingly wary of them. When I was unable to persuade either side, I decided to use the power of my Mangekyou Sharingan to change the clan's perception of the village.

If you knew about this, you would definitely say I'm naive, but these kinds of things always have to be done by someone, right?

This decision made me feel somewhat dangerous. When I told the Third Boss and the others about this plan, I clearly felt that their attitude towards me had changed.

I don't know what I'll face next, but after thinking about it, I decided to tell you.

Ye Lan, you've always been smarter than me since we were little. If it weren't for Itachi, I'd feel like I'm useless as his older brother. I've watched Itachi grow up, just like you. He's a bit stubborn, and I'm afraid he might get stuck on some kind of obsession in the future.

If you meet again, please help him out. After all, he wouldn't be in so much pain if it weren't for my guidance.

Finally, I hope you never see this letter.

Eldest brother, Uchiha Shisui.

"Fool..."

Ye Lan tilted his head back so that the group of ninja cats couldn't see his expression. Granny Cat didn't bother him unusually, while Naraku quietly stayed by his feet, occasionally licking his fur.

"Now that you know, Shisui's body should no longer be kept by us. Let's move Shisui's remains back to the Uchiha clan when we have time..."

Grandma Cat tapped her pipe and said.

"What did you say?"

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Grandma Cat looked at Ye Lan with some surprise. She could imagine Ye Lan's surprise, but this surprise seemed a bit excessive.

"When Shisui finished writing this letter, he had the same expression as you just now. Later, I felt something was wrong, so I kept following the scent he left behind, and finally found his body at the foot of a cliff."

Naraku looked up at Yelan and said that when Granny Cat first learned about this, she secretly brought Shisui's body back without telling anyone in Konoha. She only revealed it when Yelan arrived.

In Granny Cat's eyes, Shisui was a very good child who, at a young age, carried burdens that were not his own and died silently, not wanting anyone to know about his body.

If Ye Lan weren't Zhi Shui's younger brother, she would have kept this secret buried for the rest of her life.

“Naraku will take Yelan to Shisui’s grave,” Granny Cat gestured.

"Yes, sir! Meow!"

Naraku walked gracefully ahead of Ye Lan, urging him to follow.

Ye Lan suppressed the turmoil in her heart, then bowed to Granny Cat to express her gratitude. In every sense, Granny Cat had indeed helped her a great deal in this matter.

Grandma Cat nodded slightly, thankfully she was a reasonable Uchiha.

Ye Lan and Xun Nai Luo searched through various corners and finally found a cemetery next to a stream.

A large tree provides shade next to the cemetery, and small animals frolic around it from time to time. The peaceful atmosphere makes it hard to believe that this is a cemetery.

Ye Lan walked up to the stone tablet, which had no inscriptions on it, presumably because of Granny Cat's intention.

"I was hoping Shisui would let me go out and have some fun, but I never expected..."

Naraku said with some worry that Shisui's good temper made it feel very fond of him.

When Shisui wanted to become his summoning beast, Shisui refused outright. Perhaps Shisui already had a premonition of what he was going to encounter at that time.

Ye Lan didn't speak. He first stroked the stone tablet, and then, as if he had made a decision, took out a scroll.

While Naraku was still wondering, the scroll unfolded and a shovel appeared.

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

Naraku stared at Yelan in shock. Was this person really Shisui's younger brother, or was he just an imposter?

"I want to take Shisui's body with me. The sealing scroll can preserve the body directly."

Ye Lan picked up a shovel and started digging, even using natural energy to speed things up. Soon, a corner of the coffin became clearly visible.

"Meow?"

Although Ye Lan's words were correct, Naraku felt that something was wrong, but it couldn't put its mind into it. It could only watch as Ye Lan gradually removed the grave.

Finally, they were able to see the coffin in its entirety. Even with the enhancement of natural energy, Ye Lan was still somewhat out of breath.

Ye Lan opened the coffin lid directly. The body was already somewhat damaged, presumably from the fall off the cliff.

What angered Ye Lan was that Zhi Shui's eyes still had dry blood, and even with her eyes closed, it was clear that Zhi Shui's eyes had been taken away.

Having witnessed Shisui's tragic state, Ye Lan could no longer conceal his hatred, and dark chakra began to erupt from his body.

Seeing this, the surrounding animals began to flee as if their lives depended on it. Even Naraku, who was with Yelan, ran behind a big tree and trembled with fear.

Ye Lan released chakra endlessly, and the originally light blue chakra gradually turned black, as if a black flame surrounded him.

Ye Lan didn't stop until he had almost exhausted all his chakra. He was soaked to the bone, as if he had just come out of the water, and lay on the ground panting heavily.

Having almost pushed the kaleidoscope to its limit, and with this amplification under intense emotional fluctuations, Ye Lan felt no joy whatsoever.

There were no tears in his eyes. He stood up and expressionlessly put Shisui's body back into the scroll.

This once peaceful paradise has been completely destroyed by Ye Lan. The big tree has fallen and blocked the stream. The blocked stream keeps hitting the tree trunk and can only flow in another direction.

Just as Ye Lan was about to leave, Naraku finally jumped out and ran up to Ye Lan, saying something.

"Ye Lan, let me be your summoned beast!"

Ye Lan's expression shifted slightly as he crouched down and looked into Naraku's amber eyes.

"it is good."

...

"You just let him leave like that? It's been so long and he still hasn't come back!"

Tsunade roared angrily. The Chunin Exams had ended several days ago; the ninjas who participated should have returned by now, no matter how slow they were.

The group walked slowly for almost half a month before returning, and not only that, Ye Lan also disappeared.

"He was probably held up by something. He said he wanted to go to the Uchiha clan's territory for the exam, and I couldn't very well refuse, could I?"

Asuma said guiltily, inwardly blaming Ye Lan. It had been so many days, and he had deliberately slowed down the group, wanting to wait for Ye Lan to return to Konoha together.