Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Advisor Alliance

Chapter 69 Dilemma
Sima Yi knew something about the divination techniques of his previous life, but he had only read about the divination techniques in the ninja world in some miscellaneous books and could only say that he had a rough understanding of them.

Itachi and Sasuke were the first to go in. After paying homage to River God, they quickly received two fortune sticks from Fugaku.

Sima Yi and Zhishui followed closely and entered one after another.

When it was Shisui's turn to enter the lobby, he happened to see Fugaku secretly stuffing paper balls into the lottery box.

The two looked at each other, Fugaku's expression paused, then he straightened his body and looked serious as if nothing had happened.

The corner of Shisui's mouth twitched and he tried hard to control his expression. After paying homage to Habaek and getting the oracle, he didn't dare to stay for long. He said hello and left quickly.

"Brother Shisui, what did you draw?" As soon as Shisui walked out of the lobby, Itachi came towards him with a piece of paper in his hand and asked curiously.

"This year is 'Eleven', what about you, Itachi?" Shisui smiled and spread out the fortune stick, on which the word eleven was clearly written.

"I'm 'Fifty-Eight', and Sasuke's is 'One'!"

The two looked at each other, then confused, because they had no idea what these numbers meant. After all, the numbers drawn every year were different, and if they wanted to understand the meaning, they needed to find someone specialized to explain it.

"What did Grandpa draw?"

Shisui looked for a long time but couldn't figure out anything, so he quickly went up to Sima Yi and asked.

Sima Yi spread out the lottery stick in front of Shisui's eyes, and it said 'forty-seven'.

"What does all this mean? Can't you just write it down?" Shisui scratched his head and complained.

"Forty-seven represents good fortune and career luck. There is also a saying that success comes late. Although it is not accurate, it is close."

Sima Yi suddenly explained, and Shisui looked strange and asked, "Grandpa also knows this?"

Sima Yi stroked his beard and chuckled, "Hahaha, I understand a little."

"That's amazing! What about mine and Itachi's?" Shisui was a little excited and asked quickly.

"Eleven represents good luck, a prosperous family, and a successful career. It is considered a good omen. As for fifty-eight."

Sima Yi paused for a moment, he looked at Itachi and explained: "Fifty-eight represents a dilemma, it means being caught between a rock and a hard place, it's bad luck."

Shisui's face changed and he immediately turned around to look at Itachi. Itachi just tilted his head and looked at Shisui calmly.

"Grandpa Yi, is the '一' in Sasuke Daikichi?"

Itachi didn't care about his own fortune stick, but instead raised Sasuke's fortune stick and asked.

"'One' means success and good luck. His life will be smooth and auspicious."

Sima Yi nodded to confirm Itachi's guess. Itachi turned his head to Sasuke and said, "That's great~"

Seeing Itachi's smiling face, Shisui felt relieved but also felt guilty.

Caught between a rock and a hard place?
"Mom and Dad might not be home until noon today, so Sasuke and I can go to Shisui-nii's house, right?"

While thinking, Itachi suddenly spoke to bring Shisui back to reality. Shisui smiled gently and replied, "You're welcome anytime. Hang the fortune sticks on the tree and we'll go back."

Itachi smiled and nodded in agreement. He hung his own fortune stick casually and then stood on tiptoe to hang Sasuke's fortune stick on it.

All this fell into Sima Yi's eyes. His eyes moved slightly and he took note of it secretly.

Not long after the four left, two more figures came over. They were Uchiha Issei and his son Hui.

The two entered the hall to pay respect to Hebaek, and then Issei gestured to Fugaku and shook the bamboo stick violently, then shouted, "Marriage, marriage!"

The roar made Hui subconsciously move away. He looked at his father with helplessness.

It wasn't until a ball of paper flew out that Issei stopped. He spread out the fortune stick and asked Fugaku, "The number is so small, it should be a good omen, right?"

Fugaku put on a serious face and shook his head slightly without replying. He was just a part-time worker and had no idea what these fortune sticks meant.

Hui raised his eyebrows and walked forward to take a look.

"three?"

At noon, Uchiha Chinatsu and Xuehua who rushed back from Nanga Shrine ended their vacation. They returned to Shisui's house and prepared a sumptuous lunch for everyone. This made Shisui, who was just about to show off his skills, feel regretful but also relieved.

Then, at Sima Yi's reminder, he gave a big red envelope to everyone, including Itachi and Sasuke.

"I'm full, thanks for the treat."

Itachi put down his chopsticks and clasped his hands together, then picked up the liquid food that Uchiha Chinatsu and the others had prepared for Sasuke, and fed Sasuke attentively like an adult.

It's really hard work.
No matter how many times he watched this kind of scene, Shisui couldn't help but feel emotional.

"Itachi, Chief Fugaku and Aunt Mikoto should be back soon. I will go back with you later. I want to visit your home on the first day of the new year."

Itachi looked up at Shisui upon hearing this and nodded without hesitation, "Yeah, mom and dad will probably be happy to see Shisui-san, too."

Sima Yi remained silent throughout the conversation, and only reminded them after dinner: "There are others to visit, so don't delay too long."

"Ok!"

Shisui nodded in response, then took the prepared gifts and went back with the Itachi brothers.

At Itachi's house, soon after Fugaku and the other man returned, Mikoto entered the kitchen to prepare lunch.

"Mom and Dad, I'm back."

Itachi carried Sasuke on his back and entered the living room first. Fugaku turned his head and saw Shisui behind them, passing over the two of them.

"Happy New Year, Patriarch Fugaku."

"Well, Happy New Year, Shisui. Thank you for your hard work with Itachi."

After the two of them briefly greeted each other, Shisui put down the gift box and exchanged a few words with Fugaku, while Itachi carried Sasuke on his back and walked to the kitchen.

Mikoto saw the two of them and approached them with a gentle expression, and then she saw a red envelope in Sasuke's collar.

"This is?"

"This was given to me by Brother Shisui. I have one here too."

Faced with his mother's doubts, Itachi naturally took out the red envelopes to explain. The two red envelopes were very thick. Mikoto knew that there were at least 50,000 taels in them just by holding them in her hands.

"I see. But it's not good for children to take too much money. As for the red envelopes, mom will keep them for you first and return them to you when you grow up, okay?"

"Well, thank you, mom!"

"Itachi is such a good boy~"

Mikoto was still busy, so Itachi handed over the red envelope and took Sasuke back to the living room, only to find that Fugaku was the only one left in the living room.

"Has Shisui left already?"

"Well, he still has to visit the other elders."

Fugaku's tone was flat, but his eyes rested on the gift box brought by Shisui, but there was something strange in them.

When did Shisui learn this kind of thing?

On the other side, after leaving Fugaku's house, Shisui visited several elders one by one.

The second elder and others entertained him warmly, but the first elder, although he took the gifts, did not even let him in.

"The Great Elder doesn't have any bad intentions, does he?"

Holding the gift box, Shisui came to the outside of the Sarutobi tribe's territory and recalled the scene of being turned away just now, feeling embarrassed in his heart.

"Master Shisui, Master Sandaime invites you in."

Seven thousand, I have exceeded my limit, my eyeballs feel like they are going to explode, this chapter is a bit confusing, I need to take a nap and read it again tomorrow. If there are any problems, I will correct them tomorrow.

Slept, really slept!
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(End of this chapter)