Page 1
Madara: What did you just say?
Obito: Can my friends come over and spend the night here?
Madara: ...
Madara: NO
Obito: EH?! WHY?!

Page 2
Madara: I don't even know who they are... Actually, I didn't even know you had friends.
Obito: EH?! THAT'S SO MEAN!!

Obito: Why would you think that, old man?! I'm not an antisocial selfish hermit like you!!

Madara: !
Madara: Who are you calling selfish?! Need to remind you who is the one taking care of you?!
Obito: You are ignoring everything else I said!

Page 3
Madara: Still no.
Obito: A!
Obito: WHY NOT?! They are the first friends I've made in school!! Why do you try to ruin my life?!
Madara: Ah... so you are in THAT phase already.
Obito: If you don't accept I'll run away from home!!!
Obito: Again!
Madara: Because that worked so well the last time you did...

Page 4
(Flashback)
Madara: FOUND YOU
Obito: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Page 5
Obito: (I still have nightmares about it...)
Obito: Oh, c'mon old man! What do you want?! NAME YOUR PRICE!
Madara: !
Madara: Now you are talking my language...
Obito: Did your eyes went red just now?

Page 6
(Obito is about to cry.)
(Madara sighs.)

Page 7
Madara: Alright, they can come but-
Obito: REALLY?!
Obito: Thanks old man!!
Obito: And here I thought you had no heart and humanity at all!!

Madara: LET ME FINISH!!
Obito: Sorry. (He bows down. He has a bump in his head.)

Page 8
Madara: I need to know who they are first. Then, I'll say if they can stay or not.
Madara: I'm not letting anyone stay here just like that.
Obito: Oh, don't worry. They are really nice people. You'll see they are no trouble!
Obito: Like me!

Madara: (Besides, there's something I want to check out...)
Madara: Say, what are their names?

Page 9
(Obito is smiling.)
Obito: They are only 2! Kakashi and Rin!
Obito: We've been hanging out together since the teacher put us together for a homework and then Rin...

(Madara's thoughts)
As I thought.
Some things do stay the same...

Page 10
Five months ago, I recovered my past memories when I met Obito again.

At that time, I was far long gone to realize the obvious:

He was just a child desperately in need of someone's comfort.

...A family.

Page 11
Back then, I was unable to give him that.
But now... now I can.

BUT

In doing so, I had to take a different turn in my life.

Page 12
I resigned from my position as the president of my family's company.

In truth, it wasn't only because I wanted to focus on Obito.

To be honest, I was tired.

Back then, I tried everything I could to make my dream perfect. Everything.

And it all failed.
In the worst way possible.

Now, I simply want to just... be.

Page 13
But as a final suggestion, I told them to accept the proposal of fusing from our top competitor's company.

The Senju company.

It was inevitable, really. It was the only way to avoid bankruptcy while still having a good share of the stock of the new company.

Later, the new fused company was named...

KONOHA

Some things do stay the same, it seems.

Page 14
In the end, the Uchiha became part of Konoha, just like before...

Knowing the past, I couldn't help but to worry about it.

But... it's different.
Some things were different.

Very different.

For one, the biggest and most important difference in my life is,

Izuna: A!
Izuna: Aniki!

Page 15
I have now all my brothers safe and alive.

Izuna: Nee-san, did something happen?!! I've never seen you like this!!

And

The reunion that didn't happen.

If I hadn't step down from my position as president, we would have met by this point in life.

But now...

Page 16
My priorities have changed.

Obito: Yes, yes!! You can stay all day if you want!
(He's talking to someone on the phone.)
Madara: I said I need to know them first!!

Now, I have someone to take care of.

He is my priority now.

Page 17
(Madara is looking at the palm of his left hand.)

Am I... forgetting something?

By this point, I'd thought I had remember everything from the past.

...at first, I thought it was nothing, but...

Whenever I feel anxious or worried, I always look at the palm of my hand, as if it had the answers I'm looking for...

As if I were looking for comfort by just looking at it...

No. I'm... I'm missing something else. But I can't tell what it is.

Page 18
Left panel: Madara's left hand.
Right panel: Hashirama's right hand.

Hashirama: Again... My hand feels like burning...
Hashirama: Why do I feel so... sad suddenly?

Page 19
Tobirama: Anija!
Hashirama: Ah! Just a moment!

Hashirama: Ok! We can go now!

FIN