Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 119 Who do you think can cast a shadow on Konoha?

"Hey, you, I've told you so many times that you are not allowed to set up a stall here, move it away quickly!"

"And over there, don't block the street, either line up or disperse!"

"Over there, over there, over there, what are you guys arguing about? Can you please not cause trouble so early in the morning? If you cause trouble again, I will arrest you all and lock you up in the police department for two days."

Early in the morning, Shisui and Hui were on patrol together, a rare occasion. The two of them were wearing police uniforms and walking on the outer streets. Hui was pointing at one person after another and yelling at them.

After just walking down one street, Hui's face turned red and his anger grew. Looking around, he saw few people behaving themselves, they were all thieves.

"interesting"

Shisui chuckled awkwardly, he didn't come here for patrol very often, and although he knew that there were many small and medium-sized issues on the streets that needed to be dealt with, he had never seen Hui get so angry.

It's only been a few months. If Hui were to stay in the Security Department for a few more years, he would probably be angry to death sooner or later.

After noticing Shisui's expression, Hui also sighed and whispered, "The police department is really not a place for someone like me. I have the urge to kill people every time I patrol. Why not just transfer me back to the clan and let me be a teacher in peace."

Hui has been appointed as a teacher of clan history and ninja world history. He has been excitedly preparing for the course these days and is becoming increasingly impatient with the annoying work of the police department.

"I'm sorry, Brother Hui, please bear with me for a while. I will solve these problems as soon as possible."

Young and energetic Uchiha like Hui are almost all like this in the police department. When they reach the age of Yashiro and Tetsuka, they gradually become indifferent and will deliberately ignore some things.

"Well, let's go. It's just ahead."

Hui sighed, but did not forget his business. The two patrolled the streets, occasionally going into a store to check, and then continued on their way.

Finally they arrived at a salt shop and the two walked in calmly.

Takeshi Kamimura was sitting in the store checking the account book, but he looked outside from time to time, as if he was expecting something.

Only when the two men walked in did Kamimura Takeshi breathe a sigh of relief, put down the account book and walked in front of the two men with a smile on his face.

"My two lords, what is the matter with your visit to our shop?"

Hui said expressionlessly: "Routine inspection."

"Yes, yes, please come in."

Kamimura Takeshi nodded and bowed, and welcomed the two to the backyard with a flattering look, leaving everyone in the store looking at each other in bewilderment.

Just a moment after the three of them went in, Shisui's real body and Hui walked out of the store, leaving only one clone in the backyard to negotiate with Kamimura Takeshi.

"I am Uemura Yishi, your humble servant. I am honored to meet you, the clan leader!"

Kamimura Takeshi called him the clan leader but did not call him Shisui, which was to show his feelings.

He looked at the young man in front of him and suppressed the joy in his heart. Ever since he received the notice yesterday that the head of the Uchiha clan would come to see him in person, he knew that his chance had come.

Shisui smiled gently and whispered, "You don't have to be like this. Although you are not a member of my Uchiha clan, you have helped me a lot during this period. I have already regarded you as one of my own. Please sit down."

Although this is Takeshi Kamimura's shop, he didn't think there was anything wrong with the other party's behavior.

"Thank you, Patriarch."

Kamimura Takeshi stood up straight and then sat down next to Shisui, saying respectfully, "I have read your letter several times, but I wonder if the clan leader can help me in any way?"

Shisui did not answer the question directly, but said: "I remember that your ancestral home is in Tōkaidō, where you started the private salt business, and then gradually expanded it and came to Konoha."

私盐
Uemura Takeshi's face changed, and he nodded repeatedly, not daring to hide anything, and immediately said: "Your Excellency, private salt is prevalent in Tōkaidō, and the nobles there control the salt roads. The price of salt is high, and it is also near the sea, so many people will boil salt privately. I just wanted to find a way to make a living before."

"It doesn't matter. I also know a little about the situation over there."

Although Shisui's expression remained calm, his eyes were a little dim. He had to admit that his vision was still too narrow. He was always focusing on Konoha's small piece of land. Outside of Konoha, that kind of suffering was almost everywhere.

"Thank you for your understanding, Chief. I just don't know what you mean?"

"I need a caravan."

"I am willing to serve you!"

Takeshi Kamimura stood up without any hesitation. He had waited for this day for too long.

Shisui opened his mouth, but he hadn't even finished his words. He wanted to tell the other party the pros and cons, but he didn't expect Kamimura Takeshi to be so decisive.

However, he still added: "I need you to lead the caravan to Tōkaidō and monopolize the private salt business there. This is very dangerous and you will be assassinated by many people."

After understanding the pros and cons, Shisui naturally knew that this was not a simple business behavior. As long as Kamimura Takeshi intervened, those salt merchants would inevitably resist fiercely and continue to suppress them. Even his portrait would be hung in Konoha's mission hall and black market.

"I have been doing business for many years, so I know the dangers, but I also know the benefits. I believe in the reputation of the No. 1 family in the ninja world, I believe in the power of the Uchiha clan, and I believe in the clan leader even more!"

Uemura Takeshi had already prepared himself mentally. This was a big gamble. If he lost, he would just die. But if he won, he would no longer be just a slightly wealthy civilian.

"Okay, now that you've made your decision, Uchiha can make you a promise."

Shisui nodded, very satisfied with the other party's awareness.

"You are working for the Uchiha on this trip. Regardless of success or failure, I will make proper arrangements for your family. As long as your children have talent, the Uchiha can also train them to become ninjas. If the upper village can become a clan in the future, it can become a vassal of the Uchiha."

"Thank you, sir!"

Kamimura Takeshi was overjoyed. Becoming a ninja was almost the best way for ordinary people like them to rise. Unfortunately, he was just a businessman outside Konoha, and his family was not eligible to participate in the ninja school selection.

As for becoming a vassal, that is even more of a reward!
He was just a commoner, and being able to become a vassal of a noble was a great blessing from his ancestors! Especially since he was a noble among the Uchiha nobles.

"Also, although this journey is dangerous, our Uchiha family is known as the most powerful family in Konoha. I will select a team of elite ninjas from the clan to protect you in secret."

"Thank you, sir!"

Kamimura Yizhi became even more excited. The Uchiha's reputation was too loud. With such a team of ninjas protecting him, he felt much more at ease.

Shisui nodded, and after explaining these, the two discussed some details.

It was also the first time that Shisui learned about the living conditions of the people in Tōkaidō, as he had only fought wars there before.

"Tōkaidō is considered to be the wealthier region among the ten provinces of the Land of Fire, with a population of approximately nine million.

If we can take over the entire private salt business in Tōkaidō, we can earn at least 200 million taels. Moreover, Tōkaidō is rich in sea salt, and the excess can be dumped inland. If we can control it all, we can earn at least 400 million taels, but this will make many enemies."

Shisui frowned, feeling something was wrong, but didn't react for a moment until Kamimura Takeshi added, "Two hundred million ryo every month!"

Every month!
Shisui's eyelids jumped, but he suppressed his impulse and said calmly: "As you said, don't expand too much for the time being. I will give you the starting capital, and you should prepare to leave as soon as possible and just focus on monopolizing the salt industry."

"Yes, Mr. Patriarch!"

On the other side, Shisui returned to the police department alone after patrolling with Hui, until at one point he paused.

"Four hundred million!"

The clone dissipated, the memory returned, Shisui's eyes were red, these ninjas fought for life and death every day, and the allocation for a village was only tens of billions, while those nobles and guys who sold illegal salt were actually lying at home and making money.

Is this reasonable? If he can get this money, Uchiha will not have to worry about money in the future. He can develop the family at will, and can better protect the family, Konoha, and even the Land of Fire.

Shisui's eyes changed and he whispered, "Not right now, but I'll get it sooner or later!"

So, a few days later, after Kamimura Takeshi was fully prepared, he left a letter for the spy, who gave it to Hui, and Hui delivered it to Shisui.

Shisui took the letter and secretly summoned four family ninjas. These four people were people whose names were hidden by the previous elders and they were not very conspicuous in the family.

The leader is called Uchiha Pan, who is proficient in illusion and a three-magatama jonin.

The other three are Chunins, but they are all ninjas with the Sharingan. They are already in their thirties, and are top-notch in terms of character and combat experience among all the Chunins. In terms of strength, they are much stronger than ordinary civilian Jonins.

All four were bodyguards carefully selected by Shisui.

At that moment, he ordered: "He is ready. You will leave Konoha from the set route tonight. Remember to be careful and never expose yourself. The future of Uchiha depends on you."

Shisui knew that the Uchiha had always been under surveillance by the top leaders, and those slightly more famous jonin could never be sent out, but the number of chuunins was large and the attention they received was small, which was why he only chose one jonin for such an important matter.

Of course, he and Sima Yi also made some preparations. They had already figured out the barrier around Konoha. A small team could leave silently, and then have someone use transformation techniques to occasionally show up for Pan.

"Master Patriarch, I will never let you down!"

The four of them half-knelt in front of Shisui, their eyes determined.

They already knew the importance of this move to the family's future, and they also understood the dangers involved, so they were mentally prepared.

Upon hearing this, Shisui took out another scroll from his bosom and handed it to Uchiha Pan, and said with a serious expression: "This is top secret, destroy it after reading it!"

Uchiha Pan took the scroll and replied solemnly: "Yes!"

After saying that, the four of them took advantage of the night and the clan's hidden formation, and headed west through the Konoha barrier and disappeared into the dense forest.

"hope everything is fine."

In the courtyard, Shisui looked toward the west and could only sigh softly.

"Now that we are prepared, there is nothing to worry about."

Under the moonlight, Sima Yi walked slowly towards them holding a formation flag. This was a new formation he had developed. The four people had just left quietly under his cover.

"Hahaha, grandpa is right."

Shisui smiled shyly, he also found that he cared more and more about money recently, and was thinking about how to make money almost all the time.

I can only say that it’s not easy to be the head of a family.

"Go to bed early. Everything will be cleaned up tomorrow and we can start clan studies."

"Yes, Grandpa."

The next day, the clan school that had been prepared for a long time finally started again, and Shishui specially hired someone to renovate the school.

However, the Ninja Academy has not yet closed for vacation, so they cannot compete with the academy for time and can only schedule the clan studies courses in the evening and holidays.

Shisui invested a lot in this school. Not only did he provide meals, he also purchased a large number of training equipment and medicinal materials for these children, and prepared a lot of potions.

However, Shisui soon discovered a problem, that is, there were not enough students in the school.

The original idea was to call all the children in the tribe who were between six and nine years old, but in the end there were only more than 60 people, which was not even as many as the teachers he had prepared. Shisui had no choice but to raise the age limit to twelve, and only then did he find more than 100 people.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Today was the first day of the large-scale clan studies. Shisui was dressed formally and most of the clan's senior ninjas were also here. Aware of the family's emphasis on clan studies, every child in the audience held their heads high and looked straight ahead.

Shisui gave a speech on the stage. He mentioned the will of fire, the glory of Uchiha, the founding of Konoha, and the revival of the family.
So, an hour later.

"Today you are proud of the family, tomorrow, the family will be proud of you!"

Wow~
There was applause from the audience, and every child held their head high with their noses facing Shisui.

Shisui felt joy in his heart as he looked at the youthful boys and girls in front of him. He also saw Eiki and Itachi in the crowd and felt everyone's admiring gazes. Shisui felt shy but also excited and wished he could speak for another hour.

But when he looked at the time, it was indeed late. Hui was looking at him with resentment. The first class of the day was family history, and Shisui had been talking nonsense for so long that he took up his time.

In this regard, Shisui could only say sorry to Hui in his heart.

Thus, with the beginning of clan studies, the internal reform of Uchiha officially began.

However, Shisui had not been busy for half a month when he received another summons from the Third Generation.

When he arrived, Danzo, Utane Koharu, and Mito Kado En were all in the Hokage's office, and the scene was depressing.

Danzo looked extremely ugly and his face was red as if he had just had a fight.

When the three saw Shisui being called in, they had different expressions.

Danzo snorted coldly and slammed the door and left, saying before leaving: "Hiruzen, you will regret this."

After Danzo left, the Sandaime sighed and let the other two leave.

Shisui lowered his head as if he saw nothing, and said nothing until the two left. The Sandaime then took the initiative to ask: "The workload at the Ninja Academy is not easy. How are those children now? Can they still hold on?"

Shisui also did not hide the matter of the clan studies and told the third generation in advance, but the reason was naturally to train better ninjas for Konoha.

The third generation didn't care about this. After all, every family was doing this kind of thing, and expecting the academy to teach them something was just a luxury for ordinary people.

"There are so many classes, it's hard to handle, but this is what a ninja is. How can we protect Konoha and the Third Hokage without hardship?"

"Hahaha, you are the one who knows how to share Konoha's worries, cough cough cough~"

As Sandai spoke, he suddenly frowned and coughed heavily a few times. Shisui's eyes changed and he quickly stepped forward to support him.

The third generation smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay, I'm just getting older, and I feel a little overwhelmed lately."

Since last year, the Uchiha affairs have been exhausting his mind. After Shisui became the clan leader, he was constantly targeted by other senior leaders. The third generation was caught in the middle and could only try to maintain a balance.

The conflicts in the north outside the village are intensifying, and inside the village, something is not right with Orochimaru. The repeated efforts have gradually overwhelmed him.

"Mr. Sandaime is the pillar of Konoha. Your health affects the entire Konoha. Please take good care of yourself!"

Shisui was a little worried and kept trying to persuade him.

The third generation didn't care, instead he said: "My body is fine, if I can recuperate at home, it won't be a problem to live another ten years.

But now, except for the north, the situation in the ninja world is gradually stabilizing, and I should also consider what to do next."

Except for the Kingdom of Thunder, although the other three countries did not declare the end of the war after withdrawing their troops, there were rarely any major frictions, and it was considered a period of peace.

"What happened next? What does Sandaime-sama mean?"

The Sanda's eyes moved slightly, and he asked softly: "Who do you think can take on the responsibility of Hokage in Konoha now?"

(End of this chapter)