I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 49 Food and War

Uchiha Yu told Miwa Masayo about receiving a large sum of money.

The tabby cat was chosen as a partner by Uchiha Yu. They had enough trust in each other, and Miwa Masayo also had enough power to protect his memories.

It's not that the Cat Master is particularly powerful, but rather that she has mastered the Flame Sage Technique: Flame Leap, which allows her to jump between any flames.

After confirming the effectiveness of this sage technique, Uchiha Yu dug a secret chamber deep underground in his own house, placed a large water vat inside, filled it with oil, and lit an ever-burning lamp. At the same time, he also lit a lamp in the Cat Castle.

No matter where she is, Miwa Masayo can flick a ball of flame with her claws and then disappear into the flames back to Uchiha Yu's house or cat castle. No one in the ninja world can catch her now.

As for genjutsu, it would naturally be countered by the ocular power residing within the pet owner. Unless it was a genjutsu of the Mangekyou Sharingan level, it simply couldn't break through Uchiha Yu's ocular power protection. Even if the Mangekyou Sharingan were to cast a genjutsu, he was confident he could protect Miwa Masayo and allow her to complete her flame leap.

It was precisely because of this strong backing that Uchiha Yu was confident enough to share his secret with his partner.

"So, we're rich now, meow!"

"Yes, we think exactly the same thing!"

"Unfortunately, most of them can't be spent."

"Impossible, how could this happen, meow?"

"Because when money reaches a certain level, it is no longer money in the normal sense. The markets and channels that ordinary people come into contact with simply do not have the materials to match that amount of money."

"If the two of us dare to use such a large sum of money, it would be tantamount to showing it directly to the Third Hokage."

"Meow, that won't do. The Sarutobi family is too domineering. Cat Castle has suffered a lot of losses in business over the past ten years. If the Sarutobi family finds out, they will shamelessly try to steal it."

"Huh? I really didn't know the Sarutobi clan was this domineering? I've never heard of them."

"Meow, they won't rob people from Konoha. Besides, the Sarutobi clan members are all confiscated or bought off by Konoha's decrees. It's legal robbery, meow. There's nothing we can do about it, meow."

"Ha, in the end, it's because the Cat Castle isn't strong enough. Once you have three or five Cat Sages among your Ninja Cats, the Cat Castle will directly advance to the Fourth Holy Land. Do you think the Sarutobi Clan's attitude will change then?"

"Even if the Sarutobi clan members are blinded by greed, those monkeys will teach them a lesson."

"Yeah, I will someday, but it hurts my heart to not be able to use so much money!"

"Give a portion to Grandma Cat so she can run it for us, and we'll each take half of the profits."

"With Cat Castle's distribution channels, getting three percent shouldn't be a problem; that should be enough for us."

"So how much does it cost, meow?"

"The capital is about 1.2 billion taels, which is equivalent to a quarter of the total capital of Cat Castle's business. It can't be more than that, because even Granny Cat can't handle it if it's more."

"Meow!!!"

"I want to eat well! I want to eat delicious food!"

"Alright, alright, but everything has to be bought from Granny Cat. We also need to buy a batch of some medicinal herbs from Granny Cat to avoid causing price fluctuations in Konoha Village."

"I don't want to take medicine... It's bitter, tastes awful, and makes me nauseous."

"You must eat it, otherwise you won't get enough nutrition, which will be detrimental to your cultivation. Besides, would I let you eat medicinal herbs directly?"

"Can medicine really be made into something delicious?"

"Yes, why not?"

"The problem is that I've never done this before, so I have to spend time, ingredients, and herbs to try it out. Anyway, I have money now, so it doesn't matter if I waste a little."

……

September arrived quickly, the autumn harvest was over, and the autumn winds grew increasingly bleak and cold.

The morning dew is getting heavier and heavier, and people are wearing thicker inner garments to ward off the cold and begin to prepare for the arrival of winter.

The situation in the ninja world seems to have stabilized due to the recent autumn harvest, with even grain prices falling by 30%.

The Uchiha clan held a small-scale clan meeting to discuss the changes in the situation this year. The clan head and elders believed that war should not break out this winter.

Guided by this conclusion, the Uchiha clan made many adjustments, such as selling some of the old grain and replacing it with this year's new grain, and selling some of the old weapons and equipment at high prices to free up inventory to prepare for the creation of new weapons in the winter.

As the owner of the three-tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Shin'in attended the meeting without saying a word, and no one asked for his opinion.

This old man must have encountered some good thing at the end of summer, because he suddenly became very active. He started finding fault with Uchiha Fugaku and the six elders, calling them trash and idiots all the time.

The Uchiha clan's leaders were severely reprimanded and could only deliberately avoid the old man, trying their best not to give him a chance to speak.

Fortunately, after a few months, the old man gave up and shut his mouth after cursing "rotten wood" a few times. Everyone felt relieved.

"They didn't even realize that the drop in food prices might be because the five major powers had completed their war preparations and were no longer buying food like crazy. I called Fugaku a good-for-nothing, and he got upset."

"Where's your face?"

"Look, Shisui, your brother Yu can guess it right away, but those idiots just can't."

"Even if you can't think of anything, why not investigate Konoha's reserves? Hey! They actually said the Third Hokage ordered it to be kept secret. It's easy for the Uchiha to cause conflict by spying on this kind of information, and it will only exacerbate the distrust between them."

"Screw him!"

Shisui quickly poured half a cup of golden ginseng wine for the old man Shin-in and said, "I know about this ban. The clan leader's concerns are reasonable. Our Uchiha clan has a very special status now, and we really can't be too obvious about it, that would be bad."

"Shisui, you're too honest."

The old man took a sip of his wine and sighed, "We Uchiha are a ninja clan, so it's right for us to guard against leaks of information. But it's also wrong for a ninja clan to be completely ignorant, as it can easily put its members in danger."

Uchiha Shisui was caught in a dilemma and asked, "What should we do?"

The old man paused, his hand holding the wine glass still. He thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution. Finally, he asked, "Young man, stop just eating meat. You're smart; tell me what we should do?"

Uchiha Yu munched on the braised chicken in his hand, swallowed it with a pout, and replied, "The relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Third Hokage is indeed sensitive right now. It's not appropriate to send people directly to inquire about military intelligence. We need to avoid being targeted by those with ulterior motives, or even having rumors spread that we are suspected of treason."

"If not directly, then can we find out indirectly?"

"Well, actually, the level of secrecy surrounding this information isn't very high, and the specific operations are handled by the lowest-ranking ninjas. The ninja clans in power should all be well aware of this."

"However, our relationship with them isn't good either, so we can't just ask them directly; they'll have reservations."

Uchiha Shisui asked anxiously, "What should we do then?"

"I already said, I was inquiring indirectly," Uchiha Yu said with a smile. "We Uchiha have full authority over the security department, right?"

"Doesn't the Garrison Command have any information or data on military granaries? I remember that the construction of granaries had to be registered with the Garrison Command."

"You have records of grain transportation in and out, right? And you have records of the village's population, right?"

"Grain storage will not exceed three years. By comparing the data of grain transported in and out over the past three years, we can determine the total amount of grain stored in Konoha Village."

"A person typically consumes about two kilograms of grain per day. Multiplying this by the population gives a rough estimate of the consumption."

"By subtracting the consumption from the total grain reserves and comparing it with the total capacity of the granaries, we can determine whether Konoha Village's granaries are full."

Uchiha Shisui looked on in astonishment.

Uchiha Shin'in laughed loudly and praised, "I knew it! You really are amazing!"

Monday is here, and to keep everyone reading...

An extra chapter will be added.

(End of this chapter)