Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 307 No demolition compensation... I won't move.

three days later.

"What? You want us to move?"

Inside the Uchiha Shrine, a voice filled with surprise, dissatisfaction, and resentment rang out.

His voice was loud and his tone was angry, clearly indicating that he was very averse to the request.

"What does this village mean by excluding us when they sealed the Nine-Tails, and now they want us to move?"

"Yeah! Isn't this a clear sign of distrust? Asking us to move now, and to the vicinity of the Namaka River no less—what does this mean?"

As Fugaku issued the orders from the village's higher-ups, every single family member in the shrine began whispering and discussing among themselves.

Moreover, most of them expressed their opposition.

"The village's current plan was made during the second generation's era, and now it's somewhat outdated."

"The village's leadership plans to take this opportunity to re-plan the village."

Looking at the indignant clan members below, Fugaku Uchiha had a terrible headache. He hadn't expected the village to announce something like this when they convened this meeting of all the major clans.

"Captain! This is absolutely unacceptable!"

"Yeah! Anyone who wants to go to a remote place like Namaka River can go!"

"Toshiro... what do you think?"

"You performed exceptionally well in this Nine-Tailed Fox incident, and your reputation in the village has soared. I'd like to hear your thoughts on it."

Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of the people below, Fugaku Uchiha looked at Toshiro, who was sitting silently to the side, wanting to see his reaction.

"Moving!"

Unexpectedly, even with their own existence, the Third Hokage and his group still made such a suggestion: to move the Uchiha clan away from the center of the village.

I wonder if this counts as a test by the village, a test to gauge his and the Uchiha's attitude.

"When you moved to that godforsaken place, Nanga River, did the clan leader consider how the ordinary clan members who run small businesses would make a living?"

"Without the massive population of Konoha, relying solely on the clan's small population, their business performance will predictably decline sharply."

Since the clan escaped the Fourth Shinobi World War, their third branch has had very few ninjas left. This time, Toshiro displayed great power during the Nine-Tails' rampage.

He was elected by his clansmen to be the head of their branch.

Now that he had become the person in charge, he naturally had to consider their livelihoods. Most of the small merchants and vendors in the clan were from their third branch.

"This…"

As a ninja, he had never paid attention to the living conditions of the ordinary people in his clan, and he didn't think much about it at all.

"One more thing, how much compensation is the village prepared to give us if we move there?"

Compensation for demolished properties is really tempting.

"Compensation?"

Left speechless by Toshiro's series of questions, Fugaku Uchiha was at a loss for how to respond.

What the hell is this compensation?

He had never heard of it.

"Huh! No way, we just moved there without a word? And without even any compensation?"

"Clan leader! We're currently in the heart of Konoha. Land prices here are incredibly high; it's no exaggeration to say that every inch of land is worth its weight in gold!"

"The village wants us to move to that godforsaken place. Could it be they're after our land?"

Why is Tsunade able to travel the world so freely, gamble while having fun, and borrow so much money?

That's because she inherited a huge amount of land.

Moreover, they are all in good locations in the center of the village, and the rent alone brings in a considerable income each month.

"In short, if these two issues cannot be resolved, our third branch will not relocate!"

Despite saying that, Toshiro had already decided that even if the village helped them solve these problems and gave them a generous compensation for the demolition, he still didn't plan to move.

The fourth generation is already dead. If the village is still planning to take action against the family as in the original story, the third generation and his family will still have some reservations in this central area.

"That's right! Captain, we can't just believe whatever the village says; we also need to consider the livelihoods of our people!"

As soon as Toshiro objected, he immediately gained a supporter, and this person was none other than Homura Uchiha's older brother.

The other party's father was originally one of the heads of the first branch. A few years ago, because Yan's father died in battle, he successfully became the head of the first branch.

"However, this is also an order from the village... We Uchiha must cooperate with the Hokage's overall strategy!"

An elderly man with white hair and beard, and a weathered face, spoke up at this moment, expressing a different opinion.

"Elder Yingzai, I know that your Second Branch has always supported the Hokage's policies, but even if you support them, you have to consider what kind of things they are!"

"Don't you even consider the ordinary members of the clan when you do something that clearly harms the interests of our Uchiha clan?"

"Once we move to Nanga River, not only will it be inconvenient for us in the garrison, but what do you plan to do about the livelihoods of the ordinary tribespeople?"

"Could it be that some people in the village have their eyes on our post and are planning to abuse their power for personal gain?"

"How is this possible? How could the Hokage do such a thing..."

Faced with Toshiro's barbed words, Uchiha Hideya was clearly outmatched and was defeated in just a few words.

He could only turn his attention to Uchiha Fugaku.

"Toshiro, this time the village is being relocated as part of the overall plan. It's not just our Uchiha family that's being relocated; the Aburame, Hyuga, and other clans are also on the relocation list. We Uchiha can't be different."

He did raise objections at today's high-level meeting, but afterwards the Hokage called him into his office for a serious talk and successfully persuaded him.

At the same time, he was given a task: to persuade Toshiro not to get too entangled in Danzo's affairs.

He agreed to all of them.

However, it seems that persuading the other party will be quite difficult now.

The other party is no longer the kid who had just awakened the Sharingan nine years ago; he has grown to the point that even the Hokage has to take him seriously.

"My father, mother, grandparents all live here. I was born and raised here. I don't care if others move or not, I plan to live here forever."

"Even if the Third Hokage were in my presence, I would still have the same attitude."

In short, I'm not moving!

He had made up his mind that even if the third generation came, he would ignore them.

Could the other party really label him a traitorous ninja because of this?

If things continue like this, he'll have to have a serious talk with the other party and try to persuade them from a physical standpoint.

(End of this chapter)