Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 110 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

"Grandpa, Uncle Fu Yue left behind so many businesses, why is his annual income only 30 million taels? Did he make a mistake in his calculations?"

The next day, Sima Yi checked the account books with the help of his shadow clone and told Shisui the results.

These industries are outside the family records and belong to Fugaku's private property. Now they are completely handed over to Shisui.

Zhishui looked at the full box of account books and compared the results with a very surprised expression. He remembered that Hui could collect 700,000 taels from the salt merchants every month alone, which was more than 8 million taels a year. If grain merchants, e-commerce and other industries were included, it would be at least 30 million taels a year.

"Yes, I checked it twice."

"But."

Shisui found it a little hard to believe, Fugaku had many private shops, but the income of each shop was much lower than those recorded in the family.

Seeing Shisui's confusion, Sima Yi explained: "Although Fugaku attaches great importance to these shops, he is not good at management. Not only did he assign some family ninjas to manage the shops, but the shops he opened were also very concentrated in terms of location and the industries involved.

This has led to stores competing with each other for business. If most of the goods were not related to ninjas and the profits were not high, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be 30 million taels."

Shisui recalled the scene of the family ninja managing the shop and couldn't help but smile: "If that's the case, it's already hard for them to not close the shop."

After that, Shisui took out the new plan he wrote last night, erased the first line, rewrote a few sentences, and then asked, "Grandpa, I plan to find someone outside the family to manage these businesses. What do you think of Uemura Takeshi, who was mentioned by Brother Hui last time?"

"It's up to you to decide."

Sima Yi spread out the scroll on the table and did not give much advice, he just spoke casually.

"Then Grandpa, help me take a look at the plan this time?"

After hearing this, Shisui had no choice but to give up, and then pushed the paper in his hand in front of Sima Yi.

Sima Yi looked up at Shisui, but did not take it. Instead, he gently pushed it back and said, "I have already told you the general direction. You need to try these details slowly by yourself."

Shishui was stunned and looked at Sima Yi eagerly, but Sima Yi had a calm expression, as if he didn't notice anything. He just lowered his head and looked at the scroll again.

"Oh, okay~"

Shisui had no choice but to pack up his things and leave reluctantly.

But without Sima Yi's affirmation, he always felt that something was missing.

After he left, Sima Yi shook his head slowly. Yesterday he mentioned the use of force, and he thought that with his approval, Shisui would act hastily.

However, it was obvious that the other party cared more about the content of Sima Yi's reprimand, so much so that he still did not dare to take any action in the area in which he was good at.

Instead, I kept in mind to be steady and wrote a plan overnight.

He knew without even looking at these things that they must be related to what he mentioned.

This made Sima Yi frown slightly, this was not what he thought, and Shisui seemed to be starting to go astray.

As he expected, this quietness only lasted until the next day.

"Grandpa, I remember that on the day of the action, besides Uncle Issei, there were two other people who did not come after receiving the invitation. At that time, I locked them up with Senior Tetsuka in the police department. Now it seems that they are also people trained by Uncle Fugaku. I plan to let them go and talk to Uncle Fugaku. What do you think, Grandpa?"

"It's up to you."

"Grandpa, I've thought of this. I plan to separate the arrest and trial powers of the police department, and then appoint two deputy ministers. Let Inahiro be in charge of arrests, and let Yashiro be in charge of trials. What do you think, Grandpa?"

"It's up to you."

"Grandpa, I checked and found that, with the money left by Uncle Fugaku, there are still more than 40 million taels in the family. I plan to hire some jonin from the family to teach the genin in the family and win over the hearts of the people. What do you think, Grandpa?"

"Leave 10 million taels, and you can handle the rest yourself."

"grandfather."

"grandfather."

"grandfather."

For half a month, apart from going to the police department to handle official business every day and occasional patrol missions, Shisui practiced and looked through the notes he had taken during previous lectures. Then he thought day after day about how to deal with several elders of the clan, and then asked Sima Yi for advice on the feasibility of these inspirations.

Sima Yi's answer was always, "You decide for yourself."

Finally, that night, after Shisui finished his training, he pushed the door open and told Sima Yi his new idea. He sighed, put down the wolf hair brush in his hand, looked up at Shisui seriously.

In fact, he had already noticed it, but after the last failure, Shisui's actions became more obvious. He relied too much on himself, so that he gradually lost his judgment and became less and less confident.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Seeing Sima Yi's serious expression, Shisui suddenly became nervous.

"sit."

Sima Yi stood up, put his hands behind his back and slowly walked to the window. The moonlight fell on his tall and strong figure like a curtain. He was weak but his eyes were bright and sharp, like an eagle's, scanning over him, just like when they first met.

Shisui was shocked and sat down subconsciously.

"We have known each other for three months. In the past three months, I have taught you how to analyze the pros and cons, how to win people's hearts, and how to control your subordinates. These three things are constantly updated and there is no rule. Do you know why?"

Shisui was stunned and shook his head repeatedly.

"All three of these are about the human heart, but the human heart is hard to predict. Who dares to say that they can always understand the human heart? I don't think I can, just like the incident with Fujigaku in the past."

"After that, I took advantage of the situation to teach you many tricks, but those were nothing more than controlling and exploiting people's hearts.

Now it seems that you have paid too much attention to the means and neglected the fundamentals."

"Grandpa, I."

Shisui was speechless. Looking at the densely packed plans in his hands, he lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

"You are restless every day, tossing and turning, thinking too much, but I haven't seen you do anything in the past half month. Can the Uchiha problem be solved just by talking about it on paper?"

Sima Yi asked sternly. Shisui turned pale and clutched the paper tightly with his fingers, not knowing how to respond.

"I know you don't have enough experience. I have explained the general direction to you. The rest are just some details. Moreover, these are just some family affairs. You are still so timid. How can you be independent in the future?"

Seeing Shisui's behavior, Sima Yi said without hesitation: "This time, I allow you to act freely. You must gather power and implement reforms before this winter."

"But, I."

“Don’t underestimate yourself. Although you are young, you are a rare and intelligent person. As long as you remember, understand people’s hearts and act accordingly, all the people in the world can be used by you.

Besides, I am not asking you to empathize with the people. You are in Uchiha, is it difficult for you to understand the hearts of your fellow tribesmen?
As long as you can grasp this point, with what you have learned and the power in your hands, the elders of the tribe are nothing more than playthings in your hands and can be destroyed with a flick of your hand."

Shisui listened to all this in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

"Go ahead. From today on, the tribe does not need to ask for my opinion on any action."

Sima Yi waved his hand, and Shishui finally realized that this was a test from Sima Yi. Sima Yi would not participate in the next actions and would not give any opinions.

Shisui stood up, feeling dazed and a little out of place for a moment.

When he slowly came to the door of the study, Sima Yi's voice came again.

"Before you leave, I have one more thing to say."

Hearing this address, Shisui's heart shrank, and he quickly turned around and knelt on the ground, "Please teach me, teacher."

“A tree as big as two arms grows from a tiny seed, a nine-story tower is built from a pile of earth, and a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

“Students understand.”

I don’t understand a thing!

After leaving the study, Shisui felt his brain was in a mess, his steps were light, and everything in front of him seemed to be pitch black.

He returned to the bedroom step by step, looking at the plan in his hand, but his eyes were blank and he didn't know what to say.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt extremely sleepy and casually laid down on the bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

"My Lord, my Lord?"

The next day, Shisui was awakened only when Xuehua came and kept calling him. "What time is it now?"

"It's already eight o'clock in the morning. The Patriarch should go to the police department."

Snow Flower smiled and gently wiped Shisui's cheek.

"Also, the housekeeper has already had breakfast. He told me that I don't need to look for the clan leader after he wakes up, but to go directly to the police department."

This is not a dream. Sima Yi really doesn't care about him for the time being.
Shisui sighed, he had never slept so late before, but he was much more awake now.

While he was thinking, Xuehua wiped him and then made his bed. Seeing this, Shisui subconsciously said, "Thank you, you've worked hard."

Snow Flower shook her head slightly, her voice gentle, "It's Meihua and I who should say thank you. For people like us who don't have ninja talent, it's a great blessing to be able to live a stable life with Master Shisui."

"Hahaha, it's just a job, that's too exaggerated."

Shisui smiled, thinking that the other party was just deliberately complimenting him.

"Not at all! Master Shisui is not only powerful, but also very gentle. Meihua and I are very fortunate to have met a ninja like you."

Xuehua looked up, her lips always maintaining a smile, but her eyes revealed sadness for the past.

Meeting such a gaze, Shisui was slightly stunned, and then asked himself, would he have thought this way if he had received such praise before?

No, he would be shy and then thank you instead of doubting the other person's intentions.

Why is he thinking about others like this now?
Because he had done this kind of thing many times with his third generation, he subconsciously thought that others would do the same.

Almost instantly, Shisui thought of the answer.

"Sorry, thank you."

Shisui stood up, looked directly at Snow Flower, and said seriously: "If possible, I hope you can continue to live a stable life like this. Of course, I will work hard."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Xuehua with slightly red cheeks and shrinking neck.

"Master Shisui, wouldn't he..."

Thinking of this, Xuehua subconsciously buried her head in the quilt and rubbed it.

After breakfast, Shisui came to the police department, maybe because he got up late, he met many tribesmen along the way, each of them greeted him excitedly, and Shisui responded one by one.

Before today, every person on the road would make him think.

How can I win him over?
How can I improve my prestige?

Can I use him against a few elders?

It was not until today that he realized that he had unintentionally gone astray and had put the cart before the horse.

"It turns out that grandpa had already seen my problem, and I disappointed him."

He was trying to win people's hearts, enhance his prestige, and deal with the elders for the sake of his family.

The only thing he couldn't change was his determination for the sake of his family. He would remain steadfast even without Sima Yi.

After realizing this, although he was a little hesitant about Sima Yi not standing behind him this time, he was no longer confused.

"In order to improve the efficiency of the police department, I have decided to separate the arrest and interrogation work. From today onwards, once the criminals you arrest are registered, there will be a dedicated person responsible for interrogation."

Inside the police department, Shisui called the four Yashiro to give orders as soon as they arrived.

The four of them looked at each other, barely understanding what Shisui meant. After all, during the previous training, the criminals captured by the hired ninjas were all interrogated by Hui. Since there was a precedent, they naturally had no objection.

"Since there is no objection, the interrogation work will be temporarily handed over to Yashiro. You choose a small team from Team 2 to cooperate."

"Yes!"

Later, Shisui left Hui and Inahime behind and said with a serious expression, "Now in the family, I can only trust you two."

The two men's faces changed, and they were about to half-kneel to salute, but Shisui stopped them and looked at them solemnly.

“Most of the family’s assets are in the hands of the elders, who are constantly arguing with each other, being short-sighted and reckless, without caring about the lives of their fellow tribesmen.

In order to complete the family cause, I must get rid of the restrictions of the elders. Please help me!"

Hui said without hesitation: "I will kill whoever you tell me to kill. At most, I will save several lives. I will help you get rid of the trouble forever. Just remember to put me first in the ancestral hall!"

Dao Huo also nodded and said: "Since I have already chosen you, as long as you give the order, for the sake of the family, I will not hesitate no matter who it is!"

Shisui was moved. With two such trustworthy people standing by his side, what was there to hesitate about?

"I think about it and there are three things I must do."

"What three things?"

“First, I would like to ask Senior Daohuo to help me secretly persuade Senior Tiehuo. He has approached me several times to resign, but I rejected him with various reasons.

But no matter how I persuade him, he insists on leaving. I hope you can convince him to stay, and it would be best if you can let him meet Uncle Fu Yue once."

Dao Huo nodded and agreed directly, "I understand his thoughts, I am sure I can keep him."

"Secondly, I plan to form a team within the clan for the purpose of ANBU selection. After Tiehuo stays, I hope he can be the captain of this team, and have him help me convince some of Uncle Fugaku's former subordinates. I need their help."

"Anbu selection?"

"This is just a cover. There are too many elders in the police department. I need to reorganize the team."

The two of them nodded to show that they understood.

"Third, I need to keep Uncle Yashiro busy."

Shisui looked at Hui, who understood instantly and then smirked.

"I'll leave these three things to you two."

"Clan leader, please rest assured!"

After giving the two instructions, Shisui was no longer in a hurry. In the following days, after completing his daily work, he returned home to train, read, and practice sealing techniques.

In his spare time, he would instruct Jinhuo and Yingshu in their practice, or go around the tribe and chat with the tribe members. He began to learn to observe the tribe members more carefully.

In this way, another half a month passed, and suddenly there was a thunder, and the first rain of this spring finally came.

"If the family can really do what the patriarch said, why wouldn't it be revived?"

"These are just some superficial ideas. Without the approval of the elders, I don't know when I can realize them by myself."

In a courtyard, Shisui was talking with a Jonin from the clan.

Uchiha Kyohei could not help but feel extremely excited when he listened to Shisui constantly talking about the benefits of family restructuring and the future prosperity of the family. He was even more annoyed when he heard that such a good idea was not recognized by the elders.

Even his direct elders could not hide their indignation, and forgot their generational differences and shouted: "What do these old guys know? They can only quarrel with each other. They should have been buried long ago after quarreling for so many years.

Don't worry, clan leader. As long as you ask, I will personally take action to get rid of these thieves for the sake of the family!"

This made Shisui stunned. He just happened to meet the other person during his leisure walk and decided to chat with him, but he didn't expect the effect to be so good.

This made him wonder if the other party was sent by the elders to approach him on purpose.

But he quickly suppressed this thought because he could feel the other person's sincerity.

Shisui expressed his gratitude sincerely, then stood up and pointed at the heavy rain outside the window and said bluntly: "Thank you very much, senior. Shisui is grateful to be recognized by you. Even if it rains so heavily, it can't dampen my fighting spirit!"

".For the sake of the family, I do the same!"

New students have entered the school these two days, and there are a lot of things to do. Every time I type, I am in a hurry and my state is not very good. I didn’t have time to read what I wrote yesterday until after 10 o’clock, so I can only say a lot.

I believe you would rather I take time off than spend money to watch this kind of thing.

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(End of this chapter)