Konoha: Uchiha Shisui's Strategist Alliance

"Lord Hokage, these are the assets confiscated from the Utatane clan, along with the embezzled funds returned by those people, totaling 2.336 billion ryo."

As July approached, Suzaku Nara, after summarizing the recent situation, handed the information over to Shisui.

Shisui took the document and glanced at it. Over the years, Konoha must have lost more than this amount of money, but it would be difficult to investigate and recover any more. Shisui didn't want to push too hard.

But Zhi Shui doesn't intend to let go of those who still harbor wishful thinking.

"I've given them enough time. Since they don't cherish it, they shouldn't blame me."

"Senior Suzaku, notify the police department to begin making arrests."

Nara Suzaku nodded in agreement, saying that those who value money over life are ultimately a minority, and there was no need to plead for them.

"Izayoi, how is the situation in the village? Have you noticed anything unusual?"

After Suzaku Nara left, Izayoi, wearing an ANBU mask, instantly entered the office.

At this moment, Izayoi was appointed by Shisui as the captain of the Anbu, leading the Anbu to observe the movements of the Konoha ninjas.

Under Yan Shifan's guidance, the new Konoha Laws were quickly revised and promulgated. The ordinary villagers of Konoha didn't react much, but the ninjas were literate, so they naturally understood the meaning of those articles.

"Ordinary ninjas. Their attitude is relatively neutral, or rather, they don't care about these things at all."

Being literate doesn't mean they'll understand these articles. Shisui had anticipated this, since the articles issued by the second generation were so many years old that not many people would bother to understand them.

"The ninjas who were interested in these provisions had different attitudes. Those who were not affiliated with any of the departments expressed their support, while most of the ninjas who worked in the departments had some complaints."

This change is aimed at these people, so naturally they will have objections.

"It's alright. There aren't many ninjas in all the groups combined. As long as most villagers don't object, it's fine."

Zhi Shui sighed. He wasn't money; no matter how well he did, he couldn't please everyone.

"How's the situation with Danzo?"

"A spy sent a letter saying that Danzo is secretly spreading ninjutsu to win over ninjas in the army, and he is doing it very quickly. Many Chunin in the camp have benefited from him, and Danzo's reputation has also improved. Should we let him return ahead of time? As long as he leaves the army, we can take care of him on the way and then blame it on Iwagakure."

The Uchiha clan's hatred for Danzo was almost undisguised, and Izayoi was the same.

Shisui shook his head and said with a smile, "No need to worry about it. Danzo still has his uses. I have other matters to attend to that require your presence."

Izayoi became interested. The ninjas in the village seemed to be very well-behaved, which left him with no opportunity to use his strength, making him feel very frustrated.

"Please give your orders, Hokage-sama."

"I'm planning to send you to Kyoto. This is a long-term mission, and you won't be able to return before the end of the year unless something unexpected happens. I'll give you two days off to spend time with your family."

"A long-term mission?"

Izayoi remembered Takeshi Uemura and immediately sensed something was wrong. She quickly asked, "Is it going to be another protection mission?"

"Haha, as expected of Izayoi, you guessed it right away. But go find the Third Elder for the details of the mission, he will tell you."

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Izayoi was helpless. Compared to this protection mission, he would rather stay in Konoha, at least he could see the child at any time.

However, he obeyed the order and nodded, saying, "Yes."

After Izayoi left, Shisui looked at the two unopened intelligence reports sent by the Anbu, one from the Land of Water and the other from the Land of Rain.

After reading, Zhi Shui's brows gradually furrowed.

The situation in the Land of Water is relatively good; the general situation is as follows.

A large-scale upheaval occurred in the Land of Water. Konoha's spies took the opportunity to infiltrate Kirigakure and discovered that the Kirigakure ninja had split into two factions and were fighting each other within the territory, and this fighting had been going on for nearly half a month.

The unrest in Kirigakure is not necessarily a bad thing for Konoha, because the Land of Water is isolated overseas and Konoha has no way to intervene.

However, Shisui was still very curious about what had happened in Kirigakure that had turned into such a mess.

Immediately, Shisui summoned members of the Anbu to deliver a message to the garrison in the Land of Whirlpools.

"Tell them to keep a close eye on the sea. If any Kirigakure ninjas cross the sea, try to capture them alive and extract information about Kirigakure."

"yes!"

Next came the intelligence from the Land of Rain. The Land of Rain, which had always maintained its secrecy, also began to make moves. Shisui sent spies scattered throughout the Land of Rain to send out intelligence one after another. Rain Village ninjas left the village in large numbers and began to sweep away ninjas from within and outside the country. Spies from various countries and wandering ninjas suffered heavy casualties.

The intelligence report also mentioned an organization within Amegakure that calls itself "Akatsuki," whose members wear black robes with red cloud patterns and are quite mysterious.

Shisui frowned, sensing something was amiss. The Land of Rain and the Land of Fire were neighbors, and if the other side made any unusual moves, a battle could break out in an instant.

"The Land of Rain has been weakened by various countries for so many years, so the strength of Amegakure should not have recovered. Could it be that Hanzo is too old and unwilling to die?"

Shisui originally wanted Izayoi to go to the Land of Rain to gather intelligence, but Amegakure was too mysterious, and he didn't want to provoke them too early, so he sent Izayoi to Kyoto instead.

"If only Grandpa were here."

After a moment of thought, Zhi Shui rubbed his temples and thought of Sima Yi, who was stationed in the north.

He had already become the Hokage, so the original plan to garrison troops and seize power was no longer useful. However, Sima Yi wanted to stay and train his troops to gain experience, and Sima Yi couldn't persuade him otherwise.

At the moment, he had no clue what to do, so he could only send someone to deliver the intelligence to Sima Yi and write a letter expressing his longing and hoping that Sima Yi could return to the village as soon as possible.

After finishing his work, Shisui delegated some trivial matters to Suzaku Nara and returned home alone.

Surprisingly, Fugaku, who had been quietly staying in the ancestral hall, was chatting with Yan Shifan in the study.

"Phew~ Shisui is back."

Fugaku breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Shisui return, and after a brief farewell to Yan Shifan, he prepared to leave.

"Huh? Uncle Fugaku is leaving already?"

Shisui was taken aback. It was a rare visit from Fugaku, so why was he leaving so soon?

"Well, I still need to train with Itachi, so I won't stay any longer." Fugaku glanced at Shisui again, his expression somewhat strange, and repeatedly refused any attempts to persuade him to stay before leaving directly.

"Alright, Uncle Fugaku, take care."

Shisui watched Fugaku's departing figure, filled with curiosity, and turned to ask, "Master, what brings Uncle Fugaku here?"

Yan Shifan handed the items on the desk to Shisui, saying, "This is information Orochimaru sent him to bring back; it's related to the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. As for the rest..."

Yan Shifan suddenly smiled, then explained under Zhishui's questioning gaze, "You still remember his pupil technique, right?"

"That's natural."

The left eye, Bishamonten, can foresee scenes of the distant future, while the right eye, the Divine Emperor, can give birth to offspring with powerful talents.

"You mentioned before that the interval between uses of the pupil technique would be greatly reduced after the transplantation of the first generation of cells. I asked him about it when he came today, and sure enough, he can use his pupil technique now."

Shisui blinked, then suddenly realized what was happening and widened her eyes, asking, "Is this teacher trying to persuade Uncle Fugaku to keep having children?"

"Of course. You've seen Itachi's talent, and Sasuke's talent is probably not bad either. If the clan has a few more geniuses like him, it will be of great benefit to the clan and the village."

As Yan Shifan spoke, he felt a pang of emotion. Only Shisui didn't care about these things; otherwise, he would never have wanted the Fugaku family to live.

"You should give him some advice and maybe even suggest he take a few concubines to help him."

Shisui's face turned green. No wonder Fugaku looked at him so strangely; he must have thought it was Shisui's idea.

Shisui quickly stopped him, saying, "Teacher, let's not bring this up again."

After saying that, he didn't dare to linger and hurriedly left, fearing that he would be persuaded by Yan Shifan.

However, the story quickly spread throughout the entire clan territory, and the more it was told, the more outrageous it became.

A few days later, after finishing get off work in the evening, Zhishui returned to his clan's territory and, as always, greeted the clansmen he passed on the road.

However, for some reason, Shisui always felt that the way these people looked at him was strange.

He deliberately left, then returned, only to hear one of the women say, "Have you heard? The clan chief is actually going to arrange a marriage for Lord Fugaku."

"Isn't Lord Fugaku already married and has children? Why would the clan head do something like this?"

"You wouldn't know this, but I heard that the clan chief has taken a liking to Mikoto, so he's forcing Lord Fugaku to divorce his wife and marry someone else!"

"Nonsense, the clan chief isn't that kind of person!"

"That's right, the clan leader is the Hokage, how could he do such a thing?"

The woman, her face flushed red with embarrassment, explained, "I only heard it, but I don't believe it."

The group walked away talking, leaving Zhi Shui, who was staring blankly in the corner.

"Who? Who's spouting nonsense here!"

Shisui was so angry that his face turned red. How could they say such a thing? He had always respected the Fugaku couple. This was simply smearing him!

He hurried home, but as he approached the courtyard, he saw three people standing at the gate. Zhi Shui looked closely and felt a chill run down his spine, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to meet them.

"Kinfuri, why are Aunt Mikoto and Itachi standing at the door?"

Jin Huo glanced at Zhi Shui, opened his mouth as if to speak, but then held back and remained silent.

Shisui leaned closer and met Mikoto's gaze. Although Mikoto was smiling, her smile sent chills down one's spine. Itachi stood beside her, his gaze towards Shisui also somewhat strange.

Shisui remained silent for a long time under that gaze, neither of them uttering a sound. Finally, Shisui couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up, "Uh haha, it's been a long time since I visited Aunt Mikoto."

Mikoto, still smiling, replied, "The Hokage is extremely busy, managing both major and minor affairs within and outside the clan. It's perfectly normal that he doesn't have time to visit."

Shisui's lips twitched, and he lowered his head awkwardly to explain, "I'm sorry, Aunt Mikoto, I only just found out about the rumors in the clan. I will deal with it as soon as possible. As for the details of this matter, I will ask Uncle Fugaku to help me explain."

Zhi Shui couldn't say for sure what the specifics were, so he could only bow his head and apologize first.

Mikoto naturally didn't completely believe those rumors, but she had already confirmed one of them with Itachi, which is why she came to complain with resentment. However, seeing that Shisui's attitude was good, her dissatisfaction quickly dissipated.

He added, "Shisui-kun, you are now the Hokage, surrounded by many different people. You must carefully discern what they say."

"Aunt Mikoto is right."

Shisui knew this was a dig at Yan Shifan. Helpless, he could only change the subject and ask, "Aunt Mikoto hasn't eaten yet, has she? It's rare for Aunt Mikoto to come all this way. Why don't you stay and have something to eat with Itachi before you go back?"

Mikoto shook her head. "I need to go back and cook for Sasuke and Naruto, so I'll head back now."

"Speak," she said, looking at Itachi. Itachi shook his head and said, "I have something to say to Shisui-nii. I'll be back later."

Mikoto smiled gently, patted Itachi's head, and said softly, "Then Itachi should go home early."

"Um."

After Mikoto left, Shisui finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Itachi suddenly asked, "Why did you want my father to take a concubine, Shisui-nii?"

"this"

Shisui chuckled awkwardly, then quickly pulled Itachi into the courtyard and explained, "It wasn't me, I didn't. Don't listen to what people outside are saying. What I meant was that I hoped Uncle Fugaku and Aunt Mikoto could help you have more younger brothers and sisters. I didn't mean to persuade Uncle Fugaku to take a concubine."

Itachi tilted his head and continued, "But Father said that's what you meant."

The matter was finally clarified, and Zhi Shui shifted the blame to Yan Shifan.

Shisui then asked Kyohei to find the source of the rumor, but unexpectedly the rumor came from outside the clan.

"Our clan is located on the outskirts of Konoha, where there aren't many outsiders. How could the rumors be coming from outside?"

Shisui's expression changed; he sensed something was wrong.

"It seems someone is deliberately trying to disgust us, or rather, trying to sow discord between you and Fugaku."

Yan Shifan sipped his tea, his expression calm, but inwardly he was gloating.

"Can we find out who did this?"

Kyohei shook his head. "Although there aren't many people near the clan's territory, there are many merchants on the main street, and a lot of people come and go from Konoha every day, so it's difficult to find out the exact number."

"These guys!"

Zhi Shui remained silent, but had no choice but to give up for the time being. Fortunately, the person who spread the rumor did not know the truth of the matter, so apart from disgusting him, it had no other impact.

These are just minor episodes in life. The ninja world and Konoha rarely seem to have peaceful times, but life must go on.

Two days later, Izayoi, having made all the necessary preparations, left the village with some funds and several teams of ninjas.

After the 2.3 billion yen in stolen money was deposited into his account, Shisui was able to have some money for once. The spoils obtained by the twelve Jonin outside the village from robbing nobles could be used openly. The debts owed to various departments were immediately paid out, and the war mission rewards and pensions owed were also successfully distributed.

Zhi Shui also specifically arranged for the secret service and the police department to keep a close eye on the movement of this money. To his surprise, several people actually dared to reach out.

Zhi Shui was ruthless. After investigating the situation, he dealt with everyone to the maximum penalty, and those who met the minimum sentence were executed without exception.

Time flies, and September is here soon.

The Ninja Academy is recruiting once again, and Shisui finally shifts his focus away from the ninjas of various departments, recognizing them as the future of Konoha.