I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 44: Finally caught!

"Good afternoon, Master Masayo Miwa!"

"You too, Meow, Shisui."

"Good afternoon, Brother You!"

"Okay, have you had lunch yet?"

"Of course not, hehe."

"Then let's help."

"yes!"

"Young Master Shisui, let me help too."

"Hey, hey, hey~~! Butler Xin Yin, sir! Please don't—!"

"Zhishui! Quickly, take your old butler away, right now!"

"Uncle Xin Yin, you are an elder from the same generation as Madara Uchiha, so please don't scare me. I'm only eighteen years old and can't take a scare. You should just sit down and rest."

"You idiot Shisui, how did you end up dragging this god over here?" (Shuts down in exasperation, but actually overjoyed at his success)

"Brother You! Butler Xin Yin insisted on coming along. Do I think I can change his mind? You and I are both his great-grandchildren, and you're at least his eldest grandson!"

"Hey, nonsense! I'm just an ordinary member of a collateral branch, I don't even qualify. You're the fourth-generation direct descendant, the eldest grandson!"

"Then I can't convince Steward Yin either. He couldn't even do it when my father was alive, so why should I?"

"..."

"How are this old man's teeth?"

"Brother You, he's already eighty-two..."

"Alright, I happen to have some bananas at home, I'll go prepare a soft and mushy lunch."

"What dish?"

"Tofu."

"Huh? What's so delicious about that watery stuff?"

"It's not soft tofu, but firm tofu that has been reprocessed."

Uchiha Yu found the silken tofu, which was used to make tofu with scallions, wrapped it in layers of gauze, put it in a drain box, covered it with a cutting board, and placed his own weight on top.

When tofu is subjected to heavy pressure, water gushes out, and it gradually transforms into firm tofu.

Actually, this is medium-sized tofu. Real firm tofu should be made with brine from the very beginning of the curdling process. But as the old saying goes, there are three hardships in life: mining coal, forging iron, and grinding tofu. The hardship of grinding tofu is mainly because it is time-consuming and troublesome. Nowadays, there is no time to start making tofu from scratch, so we can only make do with this.

Even if you just press it down a bit, it tastes better than soft tofu that's like soy milk.

Taking advantage of the last bit of time, Uchiha Yu made a tiny bit of dipping sauce. After all, in order to cater to Miwa Masayo's taste, the salt added to the roasted lamb was very low, almost like white meat.

……

Today's lunch included an additional person, the oldest member of the entire Uchiha clan, even older than Madara Uchiha, who was barely clinging to life in some underground cave.

The elders have changed the way we eat.

During lunch, the two of them and their cat casually sat around the square table, without any rules, eating and drinking to their hearts' content.

Even the well-behaved Uchiha Shisui had to disregard his image and fight for food, otherwise all the food would be swallowed by Uchiha Yuu, and he might not get enough to eat, which would affect his afternoon training.

After Shisui also became a glutton, the atmosphere at the Uchiha Yu family's meals became even more unruly, with no rules or etiquette whatsoever.

However, the young Uchiha Shin'in was not to be presumptuous in front of him.

A long table was set up, and Grandpa Shin-yin naturally took the seat of honor on the north side. Opposite him was the Cat Sage, Miwa Masayo. Uchiha Yu, his elder brother, sat to Grandpa Shin-yin's right, while Shisui sat to his left.

With a smile, Uchiha Yu cut off the tenderest rib meat from the deer and respectfully handed it to the old man. Then he brought out a steaming bowl of tofu, topped with bright red chili sauce and fragrant chive blossom sauce, the aroma of which even briefly overpowered the deer meat.

Uchiha Shin-in couldn't resist taking a bite. His remaining six teeth were already severely loose, but they were still no problem for him to handle tofu. He finally tasted the delicious flavor he had forgotten for a long time.

Most importantly, the old man finally felt the fullness of solid food entering his stomach, which was completely different from the various vegetable and meat porridges he had eaten for more than ten years. It was a sense of happiness that came from the instinct of life.

What was once a bleak and hopeless existence suddenly became bright and colorful, and life was filled with new hope.

The elderly man, well into his eighties and not one for words, expressed his feelings in the simplest of terms:

"tasty!"

"Please eat more."

The old man even tried to taste a little bit of the rib meat. Even though it was the most tender meat, he had to grind it with great difficulty and only managed to taste a little bit of the meat.

"This old tofu is still the best."

The two young Uchiha remained silent. They knew that tofu wasn't the best thing to eat, but rather that it became the best thing to eat when there was nothing they could do.

But this already satisfied Uchiha Shin'in greatly. While enjoying his meal, he made sure to have his two great-grandchildren and the Cat Sage eat as well, so that he wouldn't be left to eat alone.

Next, it was the turn of the three idiots to show their skills.

Although the outer crust of the venison is charred black from the fire, the inside is soaked with the venison's fat. One bite is fresh, fragrant, and crispy, and it's incredibly delicious.

Once the outer shell is eaten, the venison is revealed. The meat is golden and glossy on the outside, and crispy and fragrant when eaten, infused with the essence of all the spices, making it incredibly delicious.

Once you cut off the outer layer, you'll see the pink inner layer of venison. This meat is well-preserved, essentially cooked by the juices from the outer layer. The meat is tender and juicy, and you can easily suck it from the bone into your mouth with just a gentle suck.

With just a few chews, you can taste the enticing aroma. The delicious venison carries the fragrance of herbs, which has been fully brought out. It's not greasy at all and is so delicious that it's intoxicating.

The two people and the cat ate with increasing relish, gradually losing their inhibitions and no longer caring about the old butler's presence.

Zhishui stuffed his mouth full, taking a bite of meat and a bite of refreshing vegetable leaves, eating with great satisfaction, without the pitiful maturity of a little adult.

Masayo Miwa made a satisfied whimpering sound as he chewed on pieces of meat, the bones crunching loudly, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes as he swallowed.

But what surprised Uchiha Shin'in the most was Uchiha Yu.

With his elegant and refined right hand holding a knife, he cut the venison along the gaps in the deer's bones. The knife moved with incredible fluidity, without making any sound as it cut through hard objects, slicing off pieces of succulent meat to satisfy Miwa Masayo's appetite.

Moreover, Uchiha Yu didn't delay his meal. He held the deer bone in his left hand, putting the meat and bone together into his mouth. His white teeth gently bit down, breaking the deer meat and the bone inside. He closed his mouth and chewed a couple more times, and the meat went into his stomach, as did the bone...

In less than ten seconds, Uchiha Shisui was chewing without swallowing a single piece of meat, Miwa Masase had just swallowed a piece of meat, and Uchiha Yu had already finished a rib in a few bites.

He calmly cut off another rib, giving the tenderest, most prized meat to Shisui and Miwa Masayo, and then, like eating a popped corn cob, crunched away at the rib.

Uchiha Yu's teeth are now even better than a cleaver, and his stomach desperately needs bones to satisfy the body's strengthening needs during the Foundation Establishment stage.

The old man Uchiha was stunned.

Comparing this child's teeth to my own, it's truly heartbreaking.

It's a pity that he lived during the Warring States period, when the Uchiha clan had no elders over 45 years old. The clan head, Uchiha Tajima, died in battle at the age of 42, which was already considered a long life.

In that environment, he never considered the possibility of living past thirty-five, so how could he care about his dental problems?

If Shin-eun had known he would live to eighty when he was young, he would definitely have taken better care of his teeth, and he would be able to enjoy eating meat to his heart's content now. He might even have lived another twenty years.

I do have some regrets.

After all, meat is still the most delicious.

(End of this chapter)