Years later...

Inside Konoha Hospital…

Sakumo wakes up to see a different ceiling above him.

Sakumo’s thoughts: Is this the afterlife? It is totally different from what people have said.

Sakumo closes his eyes before feeling an killing intent from the side of his bed.

Sakumo’s thoughts: An enemy?

Sakumo quickly opens his eyes and looks to the other side to find Shang who is sitting with folded arms and knitted eyebrows.

Shang: Awake?

Sakumo:...Yes.

Shang: Good. Now you listen here, idiot. From now on, Kakashi will be living in my house as godson.

Sakumo: What!?

Sakumo tries to get up, but he finds both of his hands cuffed to the left and right side of the bed.

Sakumo: This is…

Shang: I personally requested for it. Who knows you might do something stupid like honor suicide again…

Sakumo: But Sensei…

Shang: I am not hearing a single thing from you until you have totally reflected on what you have done. That’s all I wanted to say.

Shang walks and leaves before shutting the door hard with a bang.

Sakumo:...

Sakumo looks at the door before looking back at the ceiling.

Sakumo’s thoughts: Did I do wrong?

Inside the house of Shang and Koharu at night…

Koharu is lying in the same bed with Shang, and they are having a discussion,

Koharu: Is that all right? Making Kakashi our godson without the father’s permission?

Shang: I don’t see any problem. Since Sakumo can selfishly take his own life, I don’t see why I cannot selfishly make Kakashi our godson.

Koharu: You and your twisted logic.

Koharu giggles.

Koharu: But seriously, how long do you plan to keep Kakashi by your side? You know that we cannot keep him here too long as the father is still alive and kicking.

Shang: Forever, I think.

Koharu: Forever?

Shang: It’s boring to stay indoors with no one to talk to during the day, so I planned for Sakumo to move in with us.

Koharu: Huh, why would you… Oh…

Knowing Shang, making Kakashi his godson and making Sakumo to move in are moves to protect the both of them from the internal political war between Hiruzen and Danzou.

Shang: What is it?

Koharu: Nothing.

Koharu turns away from Shang.

Shang: Nothing? I feel that you are hiding some from me? Let me do a spot check.

Shang suddenly gropes Koharu from behind.

Koharu: Kyaa! Shang wa ecchi!

While being playful, Shang had other thoughts in mind.

In this Second Shinobi War, there are some people Shang could have saved along with Hatake Sakumo but he did not do so as most of their death plays an important part in changing fates.

One of them who was affected was Tsunade. During the Second Shinobi War, the death of her lover, Dan Kato, caused Tsunade to have an extreme case of blood-phobia which made her unfit to be a ninja. Losing hope, she left the village along with her lover's niece, Shizune.

Shang’s thoughts: Hope time will pass quickly…

Koharu suddenly climbed on Shang, interrupting his thoughts.

Koharu: Shang…

Shang: Koharu?

Shang is surprised by Koharu’s actions as he is always the one who make the first move.

Koharu: I want it.

Koharu says while panting heavily.

Shang:....

Shang’s thoughts: Oh dear, I arouse her too much.