Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 108 Family Affairs (As for repaying me, just don't mention me)

"It's not enough to just see with your eyes, your body has to keep up, you have to consider your opponent's thoughts and predict his next move."

The next day, at daybreak, the heavy snow had stopped at some point.

On the first day of officially becoming the clan leader, Shisui was somewhat excited. He got up before dawn, woke up Kinuko and Eiki, and went to the backyard snow to teach them physical skills.

Although they were still sleepy, Shisui's teachings were so rare that they had to cheer themselves up and go to the backyard.

Facing Shisui, there was no need for them to hold back at all. They simply opened their Sharingan and chopped at him with their swords.

Shisui also opened his Sharingan to observe the movements of the two. He had a comfortable expression and his movements were calm. He easily dodged their repeated attacks, and pointed out any flaws he found and continued to give instructions.

They attacked continuously for nearly an hour, and were already panting with exhaustion, but they didn't even touch the corner of Shisui's clothes. When the sky got brighter, Shisui immediately took off the weapons of the two men with two knife moves, and then said:

"That's all for today. Take note of what I just mentioned and continue practicing after breakfast."

"Yes"

The two of them panted and answered weakly, and after Shisui left, they sat back to back on the snow.

"Huh~ What did Master Shisui just say?"

"Um, that's too much. Let's think about it later. I'm a little tired."

"All right."

On the other side, after greeting Sima Yi and having breakfast, Shisui went to the Anbu to find the current Anbu captain Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

With the help of Sarutobi Shinnosuke, he got rid of his identity as an ANBU, and then went to the Third Hokage to complete the handover and appointment ceremony. After completing the process, Shisui truly became the head of the Uchiha clan and the leader of the police force.

"The safety of Konoha depends on you from now on."

The Sandai patted Shisui's shoulder and whispered with a kind smile.

"I am willing to serve the Third Generation Master!"

After expressing his loyalty repeatedly, the Third Hokage finally reluctantly let Shisui leave the Hokage Building.

He then went to the police department, gathered everyone in the hall, and formally appointed Uchiha Teru as the captain of the first team of the police force in front of everyone.

As for Tetsuka, he had already been released and was standing aside with a complicated expression. He didn't care about the position of captain, after all, it was transferred to Shisui by Fugaku a few days ago.

What he didn't expect was that Shisui actually deposed Fugaku from his position as clan leader without bloodshed, thus avoiding disaster for the Uchiha and Konoha.

But at this point, it was useless to think about these things. He seemed out of place with the people around him standing on the stage, and the disadvantages of standing on the wrong side had begun to show.

"I will quit the police department in a few days."

The Uchiha safely passed the crisis, Fugaku was alive and well, and Tiekao also witnessed Shisui's talents, both as a ninja and as a leader. He believed that the Uchiha would be better off in the hands of such a person.

Shisui stood on the stage and watched everyone cheering with a smile on his face. He noticed something strange about Tiehuo out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't plan to do anything for the time being.

After giving some brief instructions on precautions, Shisui returned to the tribe and began to deal with tribe affairs and take care of the funeral arrangements.

He first went back and forth between the homes of the elders to learn about the family affairs, and then visited the ninjas who had accepted the invitation yesterday one by one. These ninjas were not only powerful, but also had great influence in the clan, and a lot of information could be learned from them.

Shisui showed enough attitude towards them.

In this way, Shisui was busy for three consecutive days, and finally on the fourth day he had some free time, and he went to visit Fugaku again.

Since the shrine to the west was still under construction, Fugaku was simply confined to his home, and only two ninjas were arranged outside the courtyard for symbolic surveillance.

"Lord Patriarch!"

Seeing Shisui coming, the two people guarding outside the yard immediately shouted. Shisui looked at Fugaku's door, smiled awkwardly and nodded slightly, then went straight to the backyard.

At this time, Fugaku was instructing Itachi's training in the backyard. The two of them were standing beside a small tree practicing physical skills.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Shisui found that Fugaku seemed more relaxed after losing the position of clan leader, and the expression on his face was no longer as serious as before.

"Brother Shisui!"

After seeing Shisui, the two stopped what they were doing, Fugaku nodded slightly, but Itachi happily went to greet him.

Seeing Itachi's smiling face, Shisui felt a little less guilty.

"Brother Shisui, are you here to train with me?"

"Forehead"

Shisui was about to say something to apologize, but Itachi's question made him speechless.

At that moment, he smiled awkwardly, stroked the back of Itachi's head, and whispered, "I'm sorry Itachi, I came to discuss clan matters with Master Fugaku. I'll definitely discuss training next time."

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Next time again!

Itachi puffed up his cheeks in dissatisfaction, but since Shisui said so, he could only give up.

Fugaku was standing nearby, and was slightly stunned when he saw Itachi's expression.

Then Shisui noticed that Fugaku's expression suddenly became serious, and his eyes became a little sharp.

It must be an illusion
"Itachi, go get the stuff."

Fugaku suddenly spoke, Itachi looked at Shisui and immediately thought of something, then walked away leaving the backyard to the two of them.

"How do you feel? Have you started to get involved in clan affairs?"

After Itachi left, the two sat in the corridor and Fugaku asked.

Shisui sighed, "It's very complicated. I've been running for three days before I have a preliminary understanding. It's amazing that Lord Fugaku can manage such a large family."

"I am no longer the clan leader. Just call me uncle."

"Yes, Uncle Fugaku."

"It's always like this at the beginning. After a few days, you'll get used to it and it won't be so troublesome. You can ask Daohuo and Tiehuo to help you. They are both very good subordinates. As for the things in the tribe, there's actually not much you need to do."

Fugaku drank his tea, looking as if he was talking about something.

"Eh?"

Shisui was startled, only to see Itachi, who had just left, return again with some information in his hand.

After handing the information to Shisui, Itachi left obediently, knowing that the two had important matters to discuss.

"This is some information about the family that I prepared for you. You can take it back and learn more about it."

Shisui took the information and combined it with the hints from Sima Yi and Fugaku, and the uneasy feeling in his heart became stronger.

But he had other things to ask, so he had to put them aside for the time being.

"Uncle Fugaku, can I know some private information about your eyes if it's convenient for you?"

It was very rude to ask about the secrets of a ninja, but Fugaku just sighed and replied, "The Great Elder asked you to come, right? That guy is fine."

The three magatama appeared, Fugaku and Shisui looked at each other, and then Fugaku told Shisui the origin of these eyes, the pupil technique and how to use them.

The pupil technique of his left eye is called Bishamonten, which can foresee the future.

"See the future!"

Shisui was amazed, but Fugaku shook his head and explained, “I say I can predict the future, but in fact I am more inclined to determine the outcome of things, because I cannot see how things develop, nor can I know how to change them.

I have used this eye technique many times on the current situation of my family, and the image I got was always the demise of the family.

No matter how hard I tried over the years, this outcome has never changed. I once felt despair and thought that fate was predetermined.

Until one day, I suddenly had an idea and used this eye technique on the small tree in the yard."

As Fugaku spoke, he looked at the two small trees covered in white in the yard. The two trees were very close to each other.

“I want to know their future, but I can’t foresee it.”

Shisui asked in confusion: "One is gone, but one is still there, why can't I foresee it? Is this eye technique useless?"

Fugaku shook his head, "At that time, I was desperate and doubted those scenes, so no matter what kind of ending I would see, I would try to change it.

It was because of this that I could not see the future of the trees. I then realized that the future was not unchangeable, but my ability was limited. After I figured it out, I got a little excited and broke one of the trees, so only this one was left.

After that, I was eager to find a capable person to help me, so I awakened the ability of my right eye, the Divine Emperor's Spiritual Master."

At this point, Fugaku had a strange expression on his face. He paused for a moment before continuing, "This technique consumes a lot of energy and can only be performed once every five years. Its function is to give birth to a child with strong talents."

"Eh?"

The corner of Shisui's mouth twitched, and he immediately thought of Itachi, "This is really...incredible, Itachi's talent is indeed very strong."

"Um"

The two looked at each other and fell silent. After a moment, Fugaku continued, "But even if Itachi and Sasuke were born, the ending would not change.

It wasn't until the end of last year that the future of our family had a different outcome for the first time, but I didn't know what caused it. It wasn't until you came back that I noticed the changes in you, and from that moment on I placed all my hopes on you.

Shisui, I'm sorry, I'm just an ordinary person. I can't protect my companions, nor can I lead the Uchiha out of trouble. The future of the Uchiha can only depend on you.

However, I will give you the last light when you fall into darkness, and I hope you will not refuse it then."

After saying that, the two looked at each other again, and the snow slid down from the lonely little tree, making a rustling sound.

"Also, there is one more thing. I have never actually used the forbidden techniques demonstrated in the illusion. You should also remember that even if you have learned them, you should not use them lightly unless it is absolutely necessary, including the two just now."

Shisui nodded solemnly, sitting down to bow, then drank the tea in front of him and stood up with the information.

Before leaving he begged, "Please tell Itachi I'm sorry for you."

"No, he should thank you."

Shisui was stunned, turned to look at Fugaku, bowed, and then turned and left.

After returning home, he immediately went to the study and told Sima Yi about his conversation with Fugaku, and then went through the materials with him.

The first piece of information was related to population. Before this information, he already had a general understanding of the family's population.

According to the roster, there should be 1226 people in the family, including 482 ninjas, 93 jonins (including special jonins), 240 chuunins, and 149 genin.

Of course, this data does not include the clan leader and elders, but Shisui is recorded as a senior ninja.

Compared with peacetime, this ratio is not normal, but now the war has just stopped, the Uchiha clan has been on the battlefield for a long time, and there have been many losses of Genin. Those who have made some contributions have been promoted to Chunin, so this situation has occurred.

According to the evaluation standards of the outside world, these people would naturally be qualified for the title of Chunin, but according to Shisui's standards, many of them should still be Genin.

However, Shisui was not stupid enough to directly say that they were unworthy. After verifying these people according to the list, he handed over the secret data that only the clan leader and the great elder could understand to Sima Yi.

However, when they looked through the information provided by Fugaku, they both had different expressions.

Sima Yi continued to look through the information calmly, obviously having expected this, but Shisui's face twisted and he said angrily: "How can these elders do this!"

This information was collected after Fugaku became the patriarch, and it records the hidden population of the elders of each branch of the family.

More than 90% of these people were ninjas, and even though Fugaku tried for many years, he was unable to identify them all.

Among them, the Great Elder is the most powerful, with more than thirty and less than fifty ninjas under his command. Although other elders cannot compare with the Great Elder, the number of ninjas under their command ranges from a dozen to more than twenty.

These are powers controlled by the elders themselves, and even Fugaku, the clan leader, cannot reach them.

"There are many factions in the family, and there was a civil war before. It is common for them to hide some power in secret. Fugaku's things have saved us a lot of trouble."

Shisui was angry and said bluntly: "These are not just a few, the ninjas they control add up to at least 150 people, no wonder Uncle Fugaku said those things."

"One hundred and fifty?"

Sima Yi chuckled, causing Zhishui to wonder, and he asked optimistically, "Could it be that many of these people are inclined towards us?"

"Hahaha, you dare to think so."

This immediately caused Sima Yi to burst into laughter. After he calmed down, he said, "These people are only in secret. You haven't counted the ones in the open yet!"

“On the surface.”

Shisui's mouth twitched as he remembered that Yashiro and Otetsu were helping him on the orders of the Great Elder.

That is to say, even in the police department that he controls, at least half of the power is in the hands of those elders.

As for the ninjas on the roster, after he gave the order, it was hard to say whether these people would listen to him or to the elders of each lineage.

"So, apart from Brother Hui, Senior Daohuo and Senior Tiehuo are the ones I can rely on?"

Shisui sighed, and finally understood why Fugaku had asked him to make good use of rice fire and iron fire.

Those who stood with him a few days ago may be standing against him from today, while those who stood against him before may now stand with him.

"Is this what the unpredictable position of the army means, and the unpredictable shape of water means?"

"It's too early to be depressed now. You haven't even seen the second document yet."

After Sima Yi finished reading the second document, he saw Shisui sigh and handed it over with a smile.

Shisui's heart skipped a beat, and he took the information and immediately looked through it.

The second one was related to the family business. The data that Shisui obtained was an annual income of 60 million ryo, while the information given by Fugaku showed an annual income of 220 million ryo, and this was after the family's relocation.

"These guys! Damn it!"

Shisui gritted his teeth, his face flushed, and he almost cursed out loud. He tightly grasped the information with his ten fingers, and the three magatama were all angry. He said bluntly: "These industries belong to the family. How can they control them privately? Where do they put the clan members?"

He could not care less about the number of ninjas hidden by these elders, but they took such a large sum of money and watched ordinary people in the tribe live such a hard life. He had thought that the tribe had no money, but now it seems that the only one without money is the tribe leader.

The two documents clearly told Shisui that the financial and military power of the family was mostly in the hands of the elders of each branch. Unless something unexpected happened, even the results of the clan meeting would most likely be their will.

"Even if I become the clan leader, I still don't have the power to make decisions. How can this be? The future of the clan cannot be left in the hands of these people!"

Shisui put down the documents and paced back and forth. After his emotions calmed down, he fell into deep thought again.

Sima Yi ignored him, sat quietly aside, took out paper and pen and started writing something.

After a moment, Shisui spoke up and asked, "Grandpa, I must change this situation. I want to implement reforms in the family!"

Sima Yi raised his eyebrows and immediately looked up at Shisui. His eyes moved slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he did not directly deny Shisui's suggestion, but hinted:
"Now that you are the clan leader and have the trust of three generations, it's okay to try out those ideas in your mind. Anyway, the family won't be in trouble for a while, and you have enough time to plan slowly."

After getting Sima Yi's approval, Shisui excitedly took the information and returned to his room to begin formulating a reform strategy.

Afterwards, apart from training, duty and rest, Shisui spent the rest of his time thinking about his family revitalization plan.

He wrote with great enthusiasm, incorporating into his writing all the knowledge that Sima Yi had taught him during this period, and even went to ask Sima Yi for advice on some unclear points.

Sima Yi did not refuse and watched Zhishui busying around happily.

So, four days later, Shisui found Sima Yi again with a reform plan of up to twenty pages.

He took it and saw that the first item on the first page proposed that the family property be returned to the public.

Sima Yi frowned and turned the page again. The decision involved abolishing clan associations, family education, and subsidies for registered ninjas.

He read the 20-page plan carefully and then commented: "The fact that you can remember this is enough to prove that you have listened carefully to the lessons you taught us."

"Hey, hey, it's all thanks to grandpa's good teaching~"

Zhishui smiled shyly, but Sima Yi waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No need to do that. How long do you plan to implement these plans?"

Shisui already had the answer, and immediately replied upon hearing this: "I have already notified the six elders, and they will come to discuss with me later. If it is possible, we can implement it tomorrow!"

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"In that case, Yingshu and I will go out for a walk later. It happens that we haven't been out for a while."

"Huh? Grandpa isn't going to join in?" Shisui was puzzled. He was still planning to give the credit to the other party, so that Sima Yi could establish his authority and it would be convenient for him to interfere in family affairs later.

Sima Yi shook his head, looked at Shisui deeply, and refused: "No, this is the first time you have discussed matters with the elders since you became the clan leader. My identity is not appropriate in the past, and you don't have to mention me to avoid disaster."

Shisui nodded and sighed, "Grandpa is still cautious."

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(End of this chapter)