I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 93 Uchiha Yuu Selling Anxiety

That evening, Uchiha Yu returned home early and unexpectedly caught Miwa Masase picking the lock. Seeing the box covered with scratches and signs of violent dismantling by the cat, the two looked at each other awkwardly.

"Have you finished eating the dried fish?"

"I'm done eating, meow."

"Then you can just ask me for it. You're a cat sage, what's with trying to pick locks?"

"I'm too embarrassed to take the cat in front of you."

"Prying it open would only break a lock, but you're too strong now. You can easily tear this box apart with just a few scratches. Look at all these cat paw prints, do you think I wouldn't know it was you?"

"Hmph, as long as I'm not caught directly, I won't be embarrassed!"

Uchiha Yu gave a thumbs up and exclaimed, "I'm impressed!"

Then he unlocked the door and gave half of the dried fish to Miwa Masayo.

There weren't many dried fish in the box; the real bulk was stored in the scrolls piled on the bookshelf, but Masayo Miwa would never touch those scrolls.

This box is actually a game. Ever since Uchiha Yu first made sausages two years ago, and Miwa Masase stole them all, they have been using this box to compete in various skills. Now it has become a habitual way to amuse themselves.

Uchiha Yu wanted to limit Miwa Masayo's food intake, feeling that his tabby cat was gaining weight but not growing taller after eating too much.

Masayo Miwa, however, felt that he hadn't gained weight, and the reason he hadn't grown taller was because he wasn't eating enough, all because of Yuu Uchiha.

Miwa Masase swallowed a small dried fish, enjoying the warm currents coursing through his body and the enhanced sensations he felt. After a while, he asked, "Any guests today, meow?"

"Yes, I asked Uncle Yin to invite the guests for me."

"Wow, what delicious food did you make today? I haven't had your cooking for days!"

"I've been very busy lately and haven't prepared much, so I'll just make sushi boats. They're quick to make."

"Pah! Sushi! Even a dog wouldn't eat that!"

Miwa Masayo used Flame Leap to escape.

Uchiha Yu couldn't help but chuckle. This little cat's stomach had been trained to be oriented towards Chinese food; it wouldn't eat a single bite of raw or cold food if it could avoid it.

Besides, she's a cat sage now, and ordinary food has less and less effect on her. She's all about the taste when she eats, so she has no interest in cold Japanese food.

Uchiha Yuu doesn't like sushi either, but it's quick to make, looks classy, ​​and is very much to the liking of Japanese people, making it perfect for dealing with the silly high-ranking members of the clan.

The ingredients for making sushi were prepared yesterday. Uchiha Yu first cut the cucumber, ham, and carrot into thin strips and long strips. Then, she heated a frying pan, poured in oil, poured in the beaten eggs and fried them into an omelet, then cut the omelet into long strips. The preparation work was then complete.

Prepare a sushi mat, lay a sheet of nori flat, and place yesterday's leftover rice on top. Push the rice outwards and arrange the egg crepe, cucumber, ham, pork floss, and carrot strips in order under the nori. Using the sushi mat, gently roll it up and pinch it closed.

Then, with a gentle wave of his right hand, five wind blades evenly cut the rolled sushi into six pieces.

Repeating this process, 120 rolls of sushi were quickly made and carefully placed around the outside of the sushi boat.

Next, make a more sophisticated nigiri sushi. Add a suitable amount of vinegar to the remaining rice, take a ball and gently shape it in your hand, then place fish, fish roe, crab meat, crab roe, and pork floss on top, and gently shape it again. The nigiri sushi is now ready.

The combination of ingredients doesn't care about taste or aroma; as long as you grasp the color, you can make good nigiri sushi.

When you eat this, you dip it in soy sauce and wasabi, which masks all the flavor except for the texture, so there's no need to prepare it carefully.

However, when Uchiha Yu placed 80 pieces of nigiri sushi in the center of the sushi boat, arranged in a rainbow of colors, the visual effect was indeed very sophisticated.

However, in Uchiha Yu's opinion, sushi, apart from looking good, really had no taste at all.

Oh, right, it has one major advantage: it saves time.

Making the sushi boats, preparing several kinds of side dishes, wasabi, soy sauce, and vinegar, and brewing hot tea, all these dozens of plates were arranged in just 35 minutes by Uchiha Yu.

There is no "feast" that can be prepared faster than sushi.

Just as Uchiha Yu had predicted, the visually pleasing and ornate sushi boat satisfied the two old men to the extreme; their aesthetic sense and their long-diminished palate were better suited to this visual feast.

In fact, Chinese cuisine also has its own visually stunning national feasts, such as Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, Watermelon Lanterns, and Tofu Carved Mountains, all of which far surpass the visually appealing dishes of Japan.

Unfortunately, top-tier dishes are true works of art, and Uchiha Yu was just a lowly police officer who loved food in his previous life; he simply didn't have that kind of strong artistic talent.

Faced with such top-level art, he didn't even dare to try, so he could only fool people with dishes that could be easily replicated.

Since Uchiha Yu didn't like sushi, he naturally had no intention of having a proper meal. With nothing else to do, he and Uchiha Shisui became waiters for the two old men.

Enjoying their satisfying meal and being served by their outstanding junior, the two old men drank and boasted, becoming increasingly excited. When they were in high spirits, they would constantly brag about their past achievements, and even stand up to sing and dance.

Uchiha Yu knew that Elder Yuichiro was deliberately putting on airs, and that the old man Shin-in was intentionally cooperating. This was their last act of recklessness before joining the small group led by Uchiha Yu.

After today, everyone's hierarchy will be established, and the relationship between elders and juniors will no longer matter. As the leader, Uchiha Yu can be polite, but the two old men who are his subordinates can no longer be so presumptuous.

After drinking thirty bottles of alcohol and leaving the sushi boat in a mess, Uchiha Yuichiro looked at Uchiha Yu through his drunken eyes. Seeing his respect for his elders and his friendliness in secretly stuffing sushi into Shisui's mouth, he no longer had any thoughts of resistance.

He let out a long sigh, poured the last mouthful of wine into his mouth, and then said, "Uncle Xinyin, we've eaten enough. Let's have a cup of hot tea."

"Alright, kid, let's move on and get some fresh tea."

Uchiha Shin-in didn't drink much because Shisui and Yu were watching him from both sides, not allowing him to overindulge.

Uchiha Yuichiro knelt upright, his sharp gaze fixed on Uchiha Yu, who sat cross-legged opposite him, and asked, "I cannot understand why you want to become the clan leader within three years?"

"Do you think I'm too eager because I'm only eighteen?"

"Yes, you're so young, you can easily wait ten years."

"Of course I can wait, but the Uchiha clan cannot."

"...Please explain in detail."

"Everything in the world has inertia; running, sailing, spiritual practice, and political struggles are all examples of this."

"For the past ten years or so, the Uchiha clan has remained unshaken despite the Third Hokage's provocations because of our profound foundation, great strength, and illustrious reputation."

"But the divided Uchiha clan was powerless to stop the Third Hokage's strife. Over the course of more than a decade, the people of Konoha Village got used to it."

"The villagers, ninjas, and ninja clans of Konoha, and even ourselves, are used to being bullied by the Third Hokage, used to unfair treatment, and used to being blamed."

"In political struggles, people's habits are inertia."

"Under the powerful inertia, our reputation and pride have been worn down, our financial and human resources have been depleted, while the Third Hokage's authority has reached its peak. The strength of both sides has changed from the enemy being weak and us being strong to the enemy being evenly matched."

"As long as the inertia formed by the development trend of the past ten years or so is not reversed, the future situation will inevitably become one where the enemy is strong and we are weak."

"When we are strong and our enemy is weak, we gradually decline. When we are evenly matched, we feel frustrated, and we are about to become the weaker party. How can I not be anxious?"

Uchiha Yu, holding the teacup, continued to recount what he knew about the future:

"Given the nature of the Third Hokage's group, when their power surpasses ours, Root's attacks will become blatant."

"In the past, the deaths of Uchiha clan members during the Chunin Exams and during spy attacks were all explainable and legally justifiable accidental deaths."

"From now on, Uchiha deaths will occur while on missions, in their own homes, or even during conflicts with Root."

Upon hearing Uchiha Yu's account, Uchiha Yuichiro's eyes sharpened, and he replied, "Danzo always believed that strong people don't need a reason to attack their enemies, and he also believed that the Uchiha clan was Konoha's enemy."

"Your deduction makes a lot of sense. From now on, our losses will be unprecedented, and our days will become increasingly difficult, but..."

The doubt in Yuichiro's eyes did not disappear. He agreed with Uchiha Yu's vision for the future, but he still could not understand why Uchiha Yu was in such a hurry, even impatient, to force his way into power despite his immature conditions.

Uchiha Yu calmly said, "I know what you're worried about, Elder. You think three years is too short."

"I have to be anxious. The dangerous turning point in the power dynamics of the Uchiha clan is approaching. How can I not be anxious?"

The two old men couldn't sit still any longer. They leaned forward, staring intently at Uchiha Yu, listening attentively to his story.

Outside the door, Uchiha Shisui and Miwa Masayo sat on either side of the door. They were startled and exchanged a glance before listening intently.

Inside the house, it was Uchiha Yu who was the most relaxed. He smiled and asked, "Both of you elders have experienced two wars, right? What's your assessment of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi's, war command abilities?"

Uchiha Shin'in shook his head and said, "Confused and unable to grasp the key points."

Uchiha Yuichiro's assessment was even more direct and sharp: "A complete mess!"

It seemed that once this topic came up, the two old ninjas' desire to complain was completely unleashed, and they couldn't stop talking.

Uchiha Shin'in said, "I experienced the entire First War. Although the Second Hokage suffered an accident at the end, the situation in Konoha Village was not a problem. The four battle lines that were opened with the Four Great Ninja Villages were all on the other side's territory, and we were pressing and attacking the four families the whole time."

"After Hiruzen Sarutobi took over as Hokage, he actually turned a winning situation into a draw. From that moment on, I believed that he was an idiot when it came to war command."

Uchiha Yuichiro continued, "I fought the entire Second Shinobi World War. We were fighting on all sides, and we could gain the upper hand on any battlefield, but we just couldn't break through."

"The war, in which the advantage was held, dragged on year after year. In the end, everyone felt exhausted, and the situation gradually became perilous."

"Fortunately, several outstanding individuals have emerged among the young people, including our Fugaku, the three disciples of the Third Hokage, and Hatake Sakumo. He almost single-handedly defeated Sunagakure, and victory fell into our hands."

The two old men each reflected on the matter, and then Shin-in summarized: "Both wars became increasingly difficult as they progressed. Hiruzen Sarutobi may have been suited to fighting on the front lines, but he was definitely not suited to commanding a war from the rear."

Uchiha Yu chuckled, "Haha, the elders are in complete agreement. So, what do you two elders think will happen to Konoha Village in the face of the upcoming war?"

Uchiha Yuichiro's expression immediately changed, and he said firmly, "We are Konoha Village, and Konoha Village is definitely the number one in the ninja world. It's just that we haven't been able to fight well due to various reasons. Victory will definitely belong to us."

Uchiha Shin'in stroked his beard and agreed, "Yes, Yuichiro is right. It may be difficult, but victory will definitely belong to Konoha."

Uchiha Yu: "..."

Predicting Konoha's potential defeat in front of fanatics was not foolish enough for Uchiha Yu to do so. He immediately changed his tune, saying, "Victory will undoubtedly belong to Konoha, but the losses will be staggering. The Third Hokage's authority will suffer a fatal blow, and he will be unable to hold onto his position as Hokage."

Before the two surprised old men could speak, Uchiha Yu interjected, "But this isn't a good thing!"

Uchiha Yuichiro asked, puzzled, "Why? Hiruzen Sarutobi stepping down is a good thing for the village and the Uchiha clan!"

Uchiha Yu replied, "Because Hiruzen Sarutobi is only 48 years old. He hasn't truly aged yet, and he won't tolerate anyone sharing power with him."

He suddenly looked at Uchiha Yuichiro and said, "Elder Yuichiro, it seems that you were not qualified to be an elder in the past. You should hand over the position to the younger Uchiha."

Uchiha Yuichiro was taken aback at first, then flew into a rage: "Why, you brat... Huh?"

Uchiha Yu casually shrugged and said, "Look, it's just an elder position in the Uchiha clan, and you're so agitated. Hiruzen Sarutobi lost the Hokage position."

"He's only two years older than you. Can he really just give up the highest authority in Konoha?"

Uchiha Yuichiro took a deep breath to calm himself down, then said, "I understand. Uchiha Yu, you are indeed very good. I always thought that if Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't perform well this time, he would step down under the pressure of the whole village... I was wrong."

"But what does that have to do with us Uchiha?"

Uchiha Yu scratched his head and said helplessly, "Okay, this logic is indeed a bit convoluted."

"First of all, the two wars proved that Hiruzen Sarutobi was not good at fighting, so he was under a lot of pressure and had to step down."

"Then, I just proved that Hiruzen, who is not yet fifty, would be unwilling to accept this, and the Hokage's unwillingness will definitely bring great trouble to his successor."

"Next, the huge trouble created by the Hokage himself will definitely bring huge losses to Konoha Village."

"Finally, war will bring enormous losses, and the Third Hokage's resentment will amplify the losses suffered by Konoha. What will we do about these losses?"

"We cannot gain any benefits from a poorly fought war, and besides, we have never gained anything from any wars under the leadership of the Third Hokage."

"Since he couldn't compensate the various ninja clans and ninjas for their losses in the war, and the Third Hokage was unwilling to relinquish his power, he could only turn his attention to the village itself."

Uchiha Yu's voice suddenly became extremely eerie: "In Konoha Village..."

"Which clan possesses the most wealth? Eliminating them would allow us to feast and then share some with the other ninja clans?"

"Which clan has the worst reputation? Eliminating it will cause the least turmoil, at least it won't immediately trigger a massive riot among all ninja clans?"

"Which clan is powerful enough to eliminate it and deter other ninja clans, silencing those in the know?"

Uchiha Yuichiro and Uchiha Shin'in were so frightened that they activated their Sharingan. The two old men spoke in hoarse voices at the same time, "It's the Uchiha clan."

Outside the door, Masayo Miwa yawned indifferently, while Shisui Uchiha's pupils twitched, and he covered his mouth tightly with both hands to prevent himself from screaming.

Uchiha Yu lowered her eyes and said softly, "Now do you understand why I was in such a hurry?"

The two old men's faces were ashen, but neither of them spoke.

On the fourth day after its release, the number of new items exploded by 2/3.

(End of this chapter)