I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

Chapter 42 The Envoy of the Mist

As Konoha entered the third quarter of the new year, Mikoto Uchiha finally stopped running around with her big belly.

She's about to give birth.

At Konoha Hospital, Fugaku Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, father and son, waited anxiously in front of the delivery room.

Other members of the Uchiha clan were also present.

As the clan head, Fugaku Uchiha was quite well-regarded within the clan. Now that his child was about to be born, the clan members hoped for a safe delivery for both mother and child.

Uchiha Shingen was also pulled over.

It has been more than a month since Uchiha Shingen reaffirmed his path, and his attempt has been very successful.

He can now proudly declare that he is no longer a man who can't handle tailed beasts.

Hard work pays off. All those years of effort have finally paid off, and Uchiha Shingen can finally relax completely and no longer worry about the night of the massacre.

Now, looking at the tense father and son, he can't imagine what will happen almost eight years from now.

Human hearts are unpredictable. If he couldn't stop Fugaku Uchiha from acting crazy, then he could only stop Itachi Uchiha eight years later.

"They're out! They're out!" someone suddenly shouted joyfully.

Everyone stood up.

Fugaku Uchiha watched nervously as the medical ninja emerged from the delivery room.

He didn't even realize that he had activated his Sharingan because he was so nervous.

The medical ninja, who had been specially transferred by the medical department to help with the delivery, was startled. Looking at the Uchiha clan leader in front of her with his Sharingan activated, she quickly recalled that she hadn't started keeping him in suspense as usual.

Looks like I can't keep you in suspense any longer, or I might end up lying on the ground.

"Don't panic, Chief Fugaku," he quickly said. "Mother and child are safe; it's a son!"

"That's great! Thank you!" Fugaku Uchiha thought he was very calm, befitting the composed demeanor of a clan leader. He continued to look at the medical ninja with his Sharingan. "May I go in and see my wife now?"

Medical Ninja: "Yes, of course, but would you like the other family members to stay outside?"

With so many people rushing in, he felt that if something went wrong, the entire medical department wouldn't be able to handle it.

Seeing the strange expression on the medical ninja's face, Itachi Uchiha glanced at his father.

It turned out that the father was so nervous that he activated his Sharingan.

“Father,” he nudged Fugaku Uchiha, “you’ve frightened the doctor.”

Fugaku Uchiha realized what was going on; no wonder he felt something was off—he could see chakra.

He turned off his Sharingan and sincerely apologized.

The medical ninja breathed a sigh of relief and then led the father and son inside.

The group of Uchiha who had completed their mission were left behind to disband and go home to their respective mothers.

"Shisui, aren't you leaving?" Uchiha Shingen, who was about to leave, saw Uchiha Shisui still standing at the door and reminded him, "The clan leader will probably be gone for a while."

"It's okay, I'll wait a bit. I can lend a hand if needed."

"Okay, I'll head back now. Contact me if you need anything."

Uchiha Shingen didn't force the other party and turned to leave.

After leaving the hospital, he decided to go to the shopping street to buy some food, as he was a bit hungry.

When Uchiha Shingen was young, Konoha didn't have Ichiraku Ramen, but the ramen shop did appear during the Third Shinobi World War.

The garrison troops even conducted a special investigation and finally confirmed that the middle-aged man named Shouda was indeed an ordinary person.

But his ramen was indeed delicious, and more importantly, the price was much more affordable than the existing ramen shops in Konoha, so his business took off quickly.

Now, Uchiha Shingen has become a regular visitor.

Upon entering Ichiraku Ramen, I saw the owner, who appeared to be in his early thirties, serving customers.

"Oh! Isn't this Master Shingen?" Teda greeted him happily.

"Boss, please don't call me Master." Uchiha Shingen rubbed his hands together. "The usual taste, one bowl first."

"Okay, you wait here."

"Thank you for your trouble."

Uchiha Shingen found a seat, picked up a menu, and was about to check if there were any new items when someone sat down next to him.

Judging from the airflow, the person who came carried a considerable amount of weight on their body.

"So you come to places like this too. I thought you only went to high-end restaurants."

Uchiha Shingen turned his head and saw a blonde girl; the word "fierce" should be written in capital letters.

"Who are you?" He felt that you looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who you were.

"You're something else, aren't you the one who brought me to Konoha?" The blonde girl's expression wasn't very well controlled.

Huh? Is that so?

Uchiha Shingen carefully recalled the events, and then, he realized the truth because of the tragedy.

"Oh, it's you, Tyson?"

"It's Pantaya!"

“Yes, yes, that’s what I was thinking.” Uchiha Shingen handed over the menu. “You seem to be doing quite well. Here, order whatever you like, it’s on me.”

"Hmph..." Pantaya took the menu, then shoved it back into the shelf on the table. "No need, I've already ordered."

Then the two looked at each other, neither of them saying a word.

Until Uchiha Shingen's gaze unconsciously began to wander downwards. After all, the way the fork was cut was quite bold, which made him, as a sculptor, start to think about the cultural differences between Konoha and Kumogakure out of professional habit.

"Hey, are you really that relaxed?" Pantai had no choice but to start the conversation himself. "I've joined the training department under your Anbu, but I still have some information, related to your Uchiha clan. Want to hear it?"

"How do you listen?" Uchiha Shingen asked habitually. "Do you just listen by sticking your ear to it?"

Pantaya didn't react at first, until she followed Uchiha Shingen's gaze downwards.

"You like it this way? Sure, even though I became like this because of you, in a way you've done me a favor."

"It's alright, no need to be hypocritical." Uchiha Shingen withdrew his gaze. "I can roughly guess which department you'll join. What, are you going to sell information to both sides?"

"How much money can a bowl of noodles make from you?" Pantai said nonchalantly. "I thought the Uchiha were a powerful and prestigious clan in Konoha, but I later found out that your situation wasn't much better. You even had the nerve to try and persuade me to surrender back then."

"Is there something wrong with it?" Uchiha Shingen's gaze kept drifting towards the direction of the teuver.

I can smell it.

"If you don't care, then it doesn't matter. But you killed so many Kirigakure ninja. In a couple of days, the people from Kirigakure will come to contact the Hokage. You might have to be careful not to get beaten up."

"The Hidden Mist Village?" Uchiha Shingen turned his head. "Should we contact the Hokage, or the former Hokage's assistant?"

"I don't know about that. That lord asked me to go and greet him. Anyway, it's not a secret matter. You'll see when the time comes. He's an official envoy."

“An envoy…” Uchiha Shingen recalled the Mist Ninja he had encountered on the battlefield.

Calling them terrorists is an extremely exaggerated and overly flattering term. The Mist Ninjas raised under the "Village of Blood Mist" policy are all mentally unstable.

Those people don't send envoys to Konoha for no reason.

Could it be that Obito is up to something?

Uchiha Shingen didn't know when Kirigakure was taken over by Obito, but that didn't stop him from thinking that way.

Kirigakure did not have the intention of sending an official envoy at this time. If it was to improve relations between the two sides, it would have done so right after the war ended, when envoys were sent to Konoha to sign the treaty.

Hopefully, this wasn't Obito Uchiha's doing. The timing doesn't make sense either; Kushina Uzumaki hasn't given birth yet, and judging by the looks of it, she'll be at least three months away from giving birth.

Chapter 43 If a ninja clan member must die

Even with chakra and the ability to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary, the world of ninjas is not about fighting and killing; human relationships and social interactions are the main focus.

Grass needs to bloom, trees need to bear fruit, and people need to express themselves.

In many cases, ninjas actually make a living by talking.

Pantear is a mature ninja who is not affected by the original political environment of Konoha. He will not sever ties with Uchiha Shingen's side just because he joined the Anbu. Therefore, after the two met again, they naturally rekindled their relationship by taking advantage of the scene of eating together. With a seemingly useless piece of information, he took a step closer to the friendship between the two, who were originally the victor and the spoils of war.

Or rather, she was lucky to have met Uchiha Shingen; if it had been another Uchiha, he probably would have killed her on the spot.

Because the original Uchiha clan practiced a "non-adult" mode.

What you say is what you truly feel; be neither arrogant, nervous, nor excited. Express yourself well, remain emotionally stable, and speak with a smile. Finally, add one more thing: equal exchange. This is a simple framework for adulthood.

The words they say must infuriate the other person; they are arrogant, sensitive, and easily agitated; they like to use rhetorical questions when expressing themselves; their emotions are extremely unstable; they speak with a cold laugh; and finally, they add, "Exchange? Give it to me!" This is the standard operating procedure of a traditional Uchiha when facing an outsider.

So Pantaya was really lucky. The treatment she should have received was that some Uchiha Jonin would first skillfully provoke her to the point of near death with his words, then use a Magic Sharingan to control her, directly use genjutsu to empty her brain, and then use fire jutsu to scatter her ashes, at most keeping her head to go back and exchange for money.

Uchiha Shingen felt that this was a case of good deeds being rewarded.

Pantai thought she was trying to build a relationship, but Uchiha Shingen saw it as providing important information.

Kirigakure has been under the control of Madara Uchiha since the Third Hokage, which is why they could do such a bizarre thing as sealing the Three-Tails inside a Konoha ninja. However, by the Fourth Hokage's time, this perfect Jinchuriki was directly countered by the high-level Sharingan, and the last fig leaf was torn off.

As the best tool Madara Uchiha left for Obito, this delegation representing Kirigakure is unlikely to have anything good in store.

However, the Uchiha clan, who are in charge of the police department, did not receive any information about such an important message, which clearly shows that the Hokage Building's attitude towards the Uchiha has not changed at all.

The matter itself is not a big deal, but the principle behind it is sound.

Minato Namikaze may have been unintentional in this matter, but unintentional actions best reveal a person's fundamental attitude.

If the fundamental attitude remains unchanged, then the relationship between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage Building will not change.

There is no right or wrong between the two. The only way to break the deadlock is for one side to make concessions. Now that they are evenly matched, it can only be a fight to the death.

It's impossible for Uchiha Shingen to stand on the side of the Hokage Building.

Therefore, the plan has to be changed, and preserving the Fourth Hokage and the current Jinchuriki is no longer the top priority.

It's not so much disappointment as it is that his target was never the group in the Hokage Building.

Several days later, the Uchiha clan finally received a notification from the Hokage Building that a delegation from Kirigakure was about to visit.

The messenger from the Hokage Building was Akimichi Doto from the Akimichi clan. This fat man arrived with a beaming smile, and even before he delivered the Hokage Building's message, he was chatting and laughing with the Uchiha clan's Jonin.