I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 47 This is too much

Entrusting someone is a very important choice, and you can't just say it without any real commitment.

At midnight, Uchiha Yu sneaked into Shisui's mansion and, following the lingering scent of blood, found Uchiha Shin'in waiting for him.

The old man was dressed in formal attire, and even wore armor in the style of the Warring States period. He sat on a stool with several large boxes behind him and another one in front of him.

He smiled and said, "Now that I see you here, I can finally feel at ease."

"There are seven boxes here, belonging to me, Uchiha Shin'in, Uchiha Junzan, Uchiha Yuehui, Uchiha Feizao, Uchiha Masanori, and Uchiha Ikuji respectively."

"And one more?"

"The last one was left behind by Madara Uchiha after we were defeated when he looted the clan's treasure vault."

【屮! ! 】

Uchiha Shinichi patted the box in front of him and said with emotion, "Hehe, we were also surprised at the time, but that guy didn't say anything, just took what he wanted and left, leaving only this box behind."

"All the things I said to you this afternoon were a gamble on whether you would come to see me tonight, and thankfully you actually did."

"Sir, from what you're saying, you've gambled more than once in the past?"

"It wasn't just me who gambled; we all gambled, but we all lost."

"The Uchiha clan members are either too stupid or too naive. They all float in the sky and don't realize that people need to eat and that saving the clan requires money."

"We lost the gamble time and time again, too many times. Eventually, the old guys all died, leaving me to eke out a living and try to keep the Uchiha clan alive."

"We've entrusted you with such a heavy responsibility; you won't blame us for not trying our best, will you?"

Uchiha Yu shook his head: "No way."

How can we blame these people?

The first ten years after the founding of Konoha were the honeymoon period between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. A god-like man and a demon-like...man joined forces to suppress the entire ninja world, and even if they were dissatisfied, they dared not speak out.

Ten years later, Madara Uchiha regretted it, but the situation in the ninja world had changed. In the era of ninja villages, there was no room for clans to survive alone, and the Uchiha clan could not follow him in seeking survival alone.

But after Madara left, he ran back and fought Hashirama, putting the Uchiha clan in an extremely awkward position. Tobirama Senju took advantage of this and manipulated them. Even though they knew many things were traps, they had no choice but to passively jump into them.

By the time Tobirama Senju passed away, these elders had also grown old. In the end, the ninja world was ruled by the strongest, and they were no longer able to revive their clans on their own. They could only rely on the younger generation.

However, the Uchiha clan seems to be cursed. Although young geniuses emerge one after another, there is no one powerful enough to unite the clan.

What disappointed the old guys even more was that these geniuses were all a bit dim-witted; they either made empty threats and demanded to do things by force, or they blindly believed in the Hokage.

Pshaw, just because they're all Naruto doesn't mean they're the same.

The First Hokage was the absolute leader of Konoha and was completely trustworthy.

Although the Second Hokage was ruthless and always plotting against the Uchiha, you could still trust him if he spoke to your face.

There are too many things that have happened over three generations that he himself doesn't have the final say on; anyone who believes him is a fool.

They waited and waited, until they died, but they never saw a descendant to whom they could place their hopes.

Uchiha Yu asked softly, "If I weren't there, would you have entrusted hope and these seven boxes to Shisui?"

The old man shook his head: "No, Zhishui is too kind, so innocent it's heartbreaking. Giving him such a burden would crush him, and I don't want to kill him."

"If I hadn't met you, this old man would have put these things in the cat castle, and then... let fate and the old woman decide."

Uchiha Yu nodded. He didn't tell the old man that even without these things, Shisui's talent alone was enough to kill him.

It wasn't that Shisui lacked power, but rather that he was too kind and too trusting of authority. He neither understood who his enemies were nor had the determination to truly use his power, which led to his demise.

One must possess both power and the resolve to use that power to create a sufficient deterrent effect on the enemy; otherwise, power would be a deadly thing for Shisui.

However, it must be acknowledged that Shisui's power was already formidable before the Fourth Shinobi World War began.

By using his influence to replace the Third Hokage as the authority Shisui believed in, his power could become a deterrent.

Internally, he suppressed the Uchiha clan, eliminated outdated ideas within the clan, and achieved ideological unity; externally, he intimidated the Third Hokage and Danzo Shimura to ensure the clan's survival.

If they're lucky, they just need to wait for the Fourth Hokage to take office. It doesn't matter if the Fourth Hokage is Orochimaru, Jiraiya, or Minato Namikaze; the Uchiha clan can take the opportunity to integrate into Konoha.

If luck wasn't on your side, the Fourth Hokage would still be Minato Namikaze, and he would still be forced to die, with the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, making a comeback.

It doesn't matter.

The Uchiha clan, having achieved ideological unity, under Shisui's leadership, was able to persist until the Third Hokage was completely old and frail, until the dawn of the Fifth Hokage's ascension.

With two Mangekyou Sharingan users ensuring their safety, the clan can then, with the help of the new Hokage, implement a plan to fully integrate its members into Konoha, similar to the Senju clan's strategy, allowing most of the Uchiha clan members to dissolve into Konoha like mycelium.

At the same time, they awaken the Sharingan and retain the Uchiha surname, becoming the publicly recognized Uchiha clan like a mushroom.

Even if such Uchiha clans are wiped out, they can regenerate in the next generation, ensuring the safety of the clan and enhancing its reputation.

Perfect! !

and so--

[Once I defeat Uchiha Shisui, I can complete the task of reviving the Uchiha clan. And then, all the resources needed for that revival will be mine!]

[Even more perfect!!]

With this money, I'm never going out again!

[What bullshit tasks? To hell with them! I'm financially independent now! Freedom means I can do whatever I want!!]

[Calm down, calm down, damn it, I can't let my mind get out of control, I need to calm down!]

Oh dear, I can't calm down!

【right!!】

I don't even know how much money it has, or if it's even money at all!!

[...I've calmed down.]

Uchiha Yu coughed lightly: "This job is very challenging for me, but since my surname is also Uchiha, I accepted it."

Uchiha Shin-in smiled and nodded. He opened all seven boxes and showed them to Uchiha Yu.

"Actually, all I know is what's in the boxes I prepared and Ban's boxes. I haven't seen what the others prepared yet."

The two stared at each other with their three-tomoe Sharingan eyes and quickly took stock of everything.

One was an old ninja from the Warring States period, and the other was a time traveler who considered himself unparalleled. Both were stunned by the value of this fortune.

Uchiha Shinichi said hesitantly, "It seems to be no less than the Uchiha clan's current publicly known assets."

Uchiha Yu sighed repeatedly, "This is far too much. Let alone putting this wealth into operation, even just selling it for cash would be a huge undertaking that a few people couldn't handle."

"Let's hide everything first, except for the gold and cash."

"Do you have a way to hide it?"

"Please don't worry, I have a way."

(End of this chapter)