I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 25 is it!

Sitting in the most secluded corner, you're easily overlooked and miss out on good food.

But Uchiha Yu was different. He was a nobody in the upper echelons of the clan, but he was very popular among the lower echelons. There wasn't a single servant in the courtyard who didn't know him.

With a simple call, the boys and girls would prioritize providing him with the best food, and he would even get to eat some of the good stuff faster than the clan leader and elders.

After all, a local official is more powerful than a distant one.

Even if he sat in the most inconspicuous place, Uchiha Yu could still eat the most and the best meat.

The banquet finally ended as darkness fell.

Uchiha Yu sat in the outermost courtyard, but was the last Chunin to leave.

Before leaving, Uchiha Yu noticed that the clan leader, Jonin, and elders had stayed behind to continue drinking tea and talking, and their conversation was likely focused on matters related to the war.

After tucking the soundly sleeping Miwa Masayo into his arms and protecting the tabby cat with his right arm, Uchiha Yu left the clan head's mansion.

As he was leaving, the clan leader's butler, Uchiha Heihachi, handed him a thick paper envelope. Uchiha Yu took it with his left hand, gently squeezed it, and smiled broadly.

This was the clan chief's return gift, worth a full 200,000 taels, more than ten times the amount of the gift he had offered.

Uchiha Yu was very happy. Now he could last at least half a month, and he had a lot more room to choose his missions.

He felt a little embarrassed about having been fed, drunk, and given so much today, so he decided that, out of respect for Lord Fugaku Uchiha's magnanimity, he might consider sparing Itachi's life in the future if possible.

Of course, this is only if he can guarantee the safety of himself, his loved ones, and his family; otherwise... he will still be killed.

Money is certainly very important, but it can never be more valuable than the lives of those he cares about.

With the money, Uchiha Yu continued to buy large amounts of food, completely forgetting about choosing a mission.

He runs with weights every day, practices standing meditation to calm his mind, and hones his ninjutsu, taijutsu, swordsmanship, and throwing skills. Then he cooks a lot of delicious meat to reward himself.

Masayo Miwa continues to eat well, drink well, and sleep well. When he's in a good mood, he spends time exercising with his human. When he's in a bad mood, he goes to Inuzuka's house to argue with Kuromaru.

The two ninja beasts will also fight.

Because of Miwa Masayo's rapid increase in strength, he became an evenly matched opponent with Kuromaru, and they started fighting with the tacit approval of their two masters.

Through playful yet serious fighting, one can train reaction speed, combat skills, and physical strength, effectively enhancing the fighting power of the ninja beast.

There are not many ninjas with ninja beast partners, and even fewer ninja beasts that are good at fighting. It is even rarer to have a ninja beast that is evenly matched with the opponent. Therefore, neither Inuzuka Tsurugi nor Uchiha Yuu would stop them.

They only help treat their little darling's wounds, soothe their emotions, and encourage them to fight again next time after their little darling loses a match.

This regular life pleased Uchiha Yu very much, and even the mind monkey in his mental world was well-behaved and quiet, showing no signs of causing trouble.

Every day's hard training yielded results so obvious they were almost maddening. Soon, Uchiha Yu discovered that his strength had doubled, and carrying a 650-kilogram load was no longer a problem at all.

But fate is always the cruelest thing; it doesn't allow anyone other than the main character to enjoy happiness.

……

Uchiha Yu stared in surprise at the messenger who had given him the mission, asking incredulously, "Who? Uchiha Obito?"

The messenger was covered in the Uchiha clan crest, yet he was a complete stranger to Uchiha Yu, proving that he was a direct descendant of a high-ranking member of the clan.

Hearing Uchiha Yu's exclamation, the messenger also showed a strange expression: "Yes, it's that idiot who's 'least like an Uchiha,' Uchiha Obito."

"He broke into the clan chief's house yesterday, demanding to participate in the clan's ninja training. The clan chief couldn't stand his pestering anymore and had no choice but to assign someone to teach him."

Damn! So the problem started with me!

But why did this blame fall on my head?

Uchiha Yu gave Uchiha Obito advice because he was certain that he would take action against Obito in the future, so he needed to start pretending now and create the illusion of a close relationship with Obito.

Since it was an illusion, Uchiha Yu's suggestion was obviously carefully considered, so that others would feel that he was seriously helping Obito, while minimizing the risk of harming himself.

The Uchiha clan holds a special training program in early summer and early winter each year, which is presided over by selected Jonin and overseen by the best Chunin, and lasts for about a month.

Uchiha Yu was only a newly promoted Chunin and was not qualified to participate in such activities, so he had already forgotten about it after making the suggestion.

Who would have thought that several days later, the blame would still fall on my head? This is just too unlucky.

Before Obito Uchiha turned evil, he was a complete waste. He couldn't learn anything, and the ninjutsu he mastered was useless and full of mistakes.

He's a stubborn guy, the kind who won't listen to anything you say. Except for not having the protagonist's halo, he's just a larger version of Naruto Uzumaki.

Teaching Obito Uchiha how to train is a huge, dark, and heavy burden of blame.

Just thinking about it gives me a headache.

Uchiha Yu couldn't help but ask, "When did the clan leader become so easy to talk to? He was actually driven crazy by Obito's pestering, and why did he choose me?"

The messenger sighed and said helplessly, "I didn't know before that Obito's grandfather was Elder Kongyuan, and he was actually a direct descendant of the clan."

Uchiha Yu looked bewildered. Who was Elder Kugen?

"Elder Kūgen has been gone for a long time, but he was the teacher of the Fugaku clan chief."

That solves the problem. The master-disciple relationship among ninjas carries immense weight, even surpassing the father-son relationship.

Obito's grandfather was Fugaku's teacher, and even though he died young, his influence waned, leading to Obito's miserable life. However, when Obito asked Fugaku for a favor, the clan head absolutely could not refuse. He had to do everything in his power to help, even if there was only a slight chance, otherwise his reputation would be completely ruined.

"But why me?"

"You're all I have left."

"what?"

"The clan is very busy right now. All the Jonin and Chunin are on missions and can't get away at all."

I understand. The Uchiha clan is a thousand-year-old ninja clan. They not only have businesses in Konoha, but also throughout the entire Land of Fire. Their trading caravans have even expanded their business to the entire ninja world. Now that the atmosphere of war is getting stronger, the Uchiha clan naturally needs to prepare for the war by consolidating their businesses in various places and packing up their assets to transport them back or hide them in secluded locations.

The Uchiha clan also has to take on the responsibility of maintaining order in the village, as well as tasks assigned by the Hokage from time to time. It's no surprise that the Uchiha's Jonin, Chunin, and even Genin are extremely busy right now.

After Fugaku Uchiha agreed to Obito's request, he found that he couldn't find a single ninja to train Obito when he was choosing a candidate.

When he stubbornly checked the family register, he discovered that a newly promoted Chunin was living in the family, and surprisingly, he had no missions or jobs.

What else is there to say?

You are the one.

(End of this chapter)