Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

The elderly people, who had been waiting patiently under the scorching sun for a long time, were all drenched in sweat. If it weren't for the fact that they were being given eggs, they would have already gone to Konoha's CBD to enjoy the air conditioning.

"Why haven't you given us the eggs yet? You're delaying my wife's square dancing time. Can you afford to take responsibility for that?"

"That's right, I made a date with Hyuga's daughter, Miko, to dance. If we don't go soon, she'll be dancing with some other old men."

"Where are the eggs? Hand over the eggs now!"

As time ticked away, the elderly people gathered there finally couldn't contain their anger and began to shout and make a scene.
"Eggs! Eggs! Eggs!"

Meanwhile, Uchiha Setsuna, who was envisioning his grand ambitions as the Grand Elder, was interrupted by a commotion nearby. His narrow eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he asked his loyal subordinate behind him, somewhat displeased.

"Rasu, who are those people over there?"

"Boss, those over there seem to be supporters we just tricked and recruited."

Uchiha Rasu, whose appearance was fierce yet somewhat foolish, scratched his head. Taking advantage of his superior height, he squinted and carefully examined the man before cautiously replying,
Just then, a short figure wearing yellow glasses came running over in a panic.
"Boss! Boss! Something terrible has happened! Those old men and women are causing trouble!"

make trouble?

Looking at the panting Uchiha Shu, Uchiha Setsuna was filled with doubt.
"How are you guys handling things?"

It was just a matter of sending a few people to the clan's territory to recruit more people and increase their chances in the election. How did it cause such a commotion?

“Boss, it’s not my fault. It was Ah Fen’s bad idea. He’s the one who printed all the flyers.”

Seeing the Uchiha clan's sudden accusations, Uchiha Zhou, without hesitation, betrayed his teammates completely.

"Flyers? What flyers?"

Uchiha Setsuna frowned and questioned him coldly. Seeing this, Uchiha Zhou quickly pulled out a stack of flyers that hadn't been fully delivered from his bag and handed them over.

"This is."

Taking the flyer with a puzzled look, Uchiha Setsuna nearly flew into a rage after just one glance.

Show your filial piety and receive eggs!

[Target audience: Uchiha seniors aged 60 and above]
How to participate: Simply bring this flyer to the event and you can receive a free tray of sterile, antibiotic-free, red-shelled free-range eggs from the Bozhiguo Supermarket counter. There are no minimum purchase requirements, no hidden costs, and everyone can get one!

Event Time: ******
Event Location: Nakagawa Shrine
This event is genuine and valid. If any content is found to be fraudulent, we will compensate you tenfold!

"Uchiha Afen!!!"

With a face ashen red, Uchiha ripped the ridiculous flyer in his hand to shreds in a flash, his sinister eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light.
He regarded Uchiha Afen as a rare strategist under his command, but he never expected that the other party would repay his expectations in this way.
"Here it comes~Here it comes~"

Soon, a figure appeared running in response to Uchiha Setsuna's call, completely unaware of the impending doom.
The newcomer was wearing a flashy white low-cut suit, without a tie, and the slit in his shirt almost reached his navel.
A gleaming gold chain hung on her bare chest, but judging by its quality, it was the kind that would float in a bath.

"Boss, what do you need me for?"

After straightening his slightly disheveled suit, Uchiha Afen wore a fawning smile.
"Snapped!"

Enraged, Uchiha Setsuna slapped a fragment of the leaflet across his face and coldly questioned him.
"Look what you've done! I don't remember approving this funding for you."

Uchiha Setsuna does indeed have wealthy patrons, but the money he uses to win people over is earned at the cost of his male dignity.
Qiu Daofu only had 10,000 taels of silver, and the hardships he endured were beyond what outsiders could understand, so he cherished this hard-won wealth.

"Boss, this is the most cost-effective plan I can think of. One carton of eggs for one vote, it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it."

Even though his plan was not understood by Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Afen still insisted that he had not done anything wrong.

The Uchiha clan already has very few members left; the warmongers have all been incited to their side. All that's left are the frail old man and woman. Without resorting to unconventional methods, simply offering empty promises won't gain their support.
"Really just one carton of eggs?"

Hearing A-Fen's explanation, Uchiha Setsuna's anger gradually subsided. After calming down and thinking about it, he realized that although this move was underhanded, it was still a clever plan.
"It's all written clearly on the flyers, one flyer per person, one board."

"Alright, I'll adopt your plan for now."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Afen immediately showed a relieved expression, and then pulled out an account list from his low-cut inner lining.
"In that case, boss, could you settle the remaining payment for the eggs first? The supplier is right outside."

Ah Fen paid the egg deposit out of his own pocket first, and he'll get reimbursed after the final payment is settled.

"how much is it?"

"Let me see, it's 98 million seven hundred and forty thousand taels."

"what?"

Just as Uchiha Setsuna was about to take out his card, he stumbled upon hearing this.
"Count them again for me properly!"

"That's right, boss, that's the number."

Uchiha Afen, having carefully checked it again, looked up with an expression that said, "That's exactly right."

"Is the shell of your egg made of gold, or is the yolk made of gold?"

Nearly 100 million eggs, which is more outrageous than 500,000 loaves of bread. When did Konoha's prices become so terrifying?

"Boss, you don't know this, but these eggs have quite a history. They were laid by semi-wild free-range chickens raised in the mountains of the Land of Waves. These chickens are fed high-protein feed imported from the Aburame Clan and drink Hero's Spring, which is only allowed to be exported from Takigakure. The cost of raising each one is astonishingly high."

When talking about the eggs he had chosen, Uchiha Afen spoke eloquently, completely oblivious to Uchiha Setsuna's ashen expression.
"Even a chicken that grows up eating the flesh of seven tails wouldn't cost a hundred million, right?"

"Actually, the price per piece isn't that outrageous. It's only a few thousand taels for one piece, and a sheet of 24 pieces is only a few hundred thousand taels."

That's not expensive.

Upon hearing the actual price, Uchiha Setsuna's expression softened considerably, but he quickly noticed a blind spot.

"Wait a minute, each board costs over ten thousand, how many boards did you actually purchase?"

"More than five hundred boards, I guess."

"Boom!"

The words had barely left his mouth when Uchiha suddenly launched himself into the air with a flying kick—the Uchiha General Flying Kick, a secret technique of the Uchiha clan—sending Uchiha Afen more than ten meters away. Seeing this, the two men behind him, Rasu and his companion, felt a tightness in their anuses.
"Big Brother, I, Afen, am completely sincere. Why do you treat me like this?"

A-Fen, covered in dust and dirt, was completely stunned. He hadn't expected Uchiha Setsuna to attack with zero frames, leaving him no chance to react.

"Do you think I'm an idiot? How many Uchiha are there now?"

How severe must the aging population of the Uchiha clan be for the number of elderly people to surpass that of young adults? Keep in mind that the total population of the Uchiha clan is currently only a little over eight hundred.

"No, there's no mistake. I always calculate it as one order per person."

Ah Fen struggled to his feet, his large, blinking eyes filled with innocence. He always followed the rules; just now, when counting the number of elderly people who came to collect eggs, he had gone through them one by one.
"A useless lung fog!"

He didn't even notice something so obviously fishy; what a waste of the reputation he'd bestowed upon him as a strategist. Uchiha Setsuna glared at him fiercely before flying off to the scene of the disturbance.
"Are you a staff member? When are the eggs going to be delivered as promised?"

A muscular man, surrounded by elderly people, was sweating profusely as he dealt with the protesting elders. The mature-looking man's face was filled with helplessness.
"Please wait a moment, your eggs are waiting to be unloaded and will be distributed to you soon."

"We've been waiting for three hours! Do you know how precious three hours is to us? You jerk! Pah!"

In the crowd, an old man, whose only part was above his neck protruding from the ground, was angrily cursing. Due to his extreme agitation, his dentures flew out and hit the muscular man squarely in the face. "Damn it!"

The muscular man, trembling with rage after being sprayed in the face with spittle, glared at Black Tiger Afu with murderous intent. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?
"What are you trembling for, you brat? Hurry up and clean my dentures and give them back."

"Look at me sitting like a crow."

"Afu, step back!"

Just as Uchiha Asuka was about to beat up the unscrupulous old man, Uchiha Setsuna arrived in time and coldly stopped his subordinate's excessive behavior.
"Boss? Waaaaah, you've finally arrived~"

Upon seeing Uchiha Setsuna, Afu instantly burst into tears like a 300-pound baby, standing pitifully behind him.
"Uchiha Setsuna, where's the egg you promised?"

As soon as the person in charge arrived, the elderly people swarmed around, chattering and demanding their rightful eggs.
"Of course I won't go back on my promise of eggs, but gentlemen, isn't this a bit unfair?"

Looking at the large group of elderly people before him, a red glint flashed in Uchiha Setsuna's eyes, and he instantly saw through the truth.
"What do you mean by that? Stop changing the subject and hand over the eggs!"

Under the Sharingan's gaze, many elderly people showed an unnatural expression, subconsciously turning their heads away to avoid meeting Uchiha Setsuna's eyes. A few elderly people, however, pushed their way out of the crowd with righteous indignation, shouting indignantly.

"Humph!"

Uchiha Setsuna snorted coldly upon hearing this, his gaze fixed on one of the leading elders.

"You, and you, you, you're all the same person, aren't you?"

As he pointed out the names, the elderly people whose names were mentioned tensed up, but did not utter a word in rebuttal.

"And you guys, there's not a single real person among you."

Seeing that the other party acquiesced, Uchiha Setsuna continued to point to the group of elderly people who had caused the most trouble earlier, directly and mercilessly exposing their identities.

In this huge crowd, more than 80% of the elderly people were actually disguised clones who came to claim the eggs.

"The flyer didn't say that shadow clones can't be used."

The elderly man who was first exposed curled his lip, showing no remorse for his fraudulent act. Instead, he started nitpicking the words on the flyer.

"That's right~"

“Our family is large, how can one tray of eggs be enough?”

"So what? It's just a few trays of eggs from you. You're being so petty. You have no compassion at all."

"You think you can be the Grand Elder? Go eat shit!"

The Great Transfer Selection of Uchiha Gin was indeed flawless; the Uchiha who remained in Konoha after the selection process generally had some personality issues.
He was no pushover when he was young, and his actions in old age are even more shocking.
"Boss, I'm sorry, it's all because of my oversight."

Ah Fen, who arrived later, only realized the reality at this moment. His face full of remorse, he lowered his head and carefully apologized to Uchiha Setsuna.

"It's not your fault. These old Bidens are quite strong. Their shadow clones are almost indistinguishable from the real thing. It's normal that you can't tell the difference."

Uchiha Setsuna didn't blame A-Fen for the serious mistake the criminal made, after all, he had only barely figured out the true identities of these old men after pushing his Sharingan to its limit.
"Now what?"

Ah Fen wasn't too happy to have been forgiven; instead, he seemed lost and confused.

"Hmph! I, Uchiha Setsuna, am not a fool."

He would never let these fraudulent individuals get the eggs, and he vowed to nip this unhealthy trend in the bud.

Outside Minagawa Shrine,

Several employees dressed in the uniforms of the Wave Country Trading Company waited anxiously outside the shrine.

Behind them were two horse-drawn carts loaded with exquisitely packaged red-shelled eggs, each egg being the same size and bearing the unique mark of the Land of Waves.
"Why hasn't the buyer come to pick up the goods yet?"

The employees of the Wave Country Merchant Guild, who had been there for some time, yawned widely, frowned, and looked at the setting sun.
Just as the employee leading the group was considering whether he should go in and urge the buyer, a leisurely figure appeared beside the carriage they were escorting.
"Wow~ what kind of good stuff are you storing in here?"

The other person, sporting a head of fluffy curly hair, craned their neck with curiosity, examining the closed carriage.
"Hello, please do not touch the goods without permission."

The lead employee was clearly a recent hire from the Land of Fire, a commoner, and therefore unaware of the true identity hidden behind the seemingly carefree, curly-haired man, treating him merely as an ordinary passerby.

"Are these eggs? Why haven't they been brought in yet?"

Uchiha Gin wasn't annoyed by the other party's curt tone; instead, he smiled and asked,

"Please wait a moment, we will deliver the goods to your door after the buyer pays the balance."

The employee, who had been wondering how the person in front of him knew the carriage contained eggs, suddenly glanced at the flyer in Uchiha Gin's hand, and a look of understanding flashed in his eyes.
Oh, so you're here to collect eggs too!

"Haven't you paid the balance yet?"

Uchiha Gin raised an eyebrow. Didn't that kid Setsuna make a fortune? Why isn't he even paying for the eggs?

This is not possible!

Gin Uchiha glanced at the crumpled flyer in his hand and gently shook his head.
He's nearly seventy years old and still waiting to collect his eggs!
"That's right. For some reason, the handover time has passed and the buyer still hasn't come out. If this continues, we'll have to go back."

"I don't like what you're saying. Our Uchiha's prospective Grand Elder earns millions every minute. Do you think we'd shortchange you on a few trays of eggs?"

Uchiha Gin's expression changed upon hearing this. His words stunned the leading employee, who then frantically tried to explain himself.
"Uh, don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant."

"It would be best if that's not what you meant. We're busy with the preparations for the Grand Elder's affairs, so it's understandable that we forgot to hand over the work to you for a while. Anyway, we'll pay sooner or later. Just give me my tray of eggs first, so I don't have to wait in line later."

Seeing that the time was ripe, Gintoki Uchiha revealed his true intentions. This move was a classic case of Gintoki's swordplay, aimed at the egg.

"But that's against the rules."

"Didn't we already pay the deposit? This batch won't cost much, and my family is waiting to cook some eggs!"

"OK then."

The lead employee hesitated for a moment, but ultimately made an exception for Uchiha Gin, turning back to retrieve a tray of eggs from the carriage and handing it over, while also giving him a word of advice.

"Please have your elder pay the full amount as soon as possible."

"He is a candidate for Grand Elder."

Smiling, Gin Uchiha accepted the beautifully packaged eggs, and then specifically corrected him.
Huh? Aren't they the same?
"Dangdang!"

Just as the delivery workers were wondering what was going on, the shrine gates suddenly burst open from the inside, and a group of furious old men filed out.

"That despicable Uchiha Setsuna, he actually denied it! I'm so angry!"

As they were cursing and swearing, they suddenly noticed the carriage parked outside and the egg in Uchiha Gin's hand, and their eyes immediately lit up with a red light.

"Look, it's an egg!"

"No wonder I didn't see it; the collection point was outside!" (End of Chapter)