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

This style is awkward and can easily cause these people to become angry and enter a second rebellious phase in their lives.

Having resumed his daily routine, Uchiha Shingen continued his training regimen, which he had maintained for over a decade.

When he began using the new method, many of the previous difficulties were resolved, proving that the answers he deduced through the chakra of Indra and Asura were correct and not too far off.

From a genetic perspective, the Sage of Six Paths gave the best to Indra, but unfortunately Indra did not insist.

Indra's descendant, the Uchiha, was even more capable than Indra.

Thanks to the "Zhoumu" cheat code, he was given the opportunity to get back on the right path.

However, this good mood only lasted until Fugaku Uchiha asked him to meet him again.

It had been a month since we last met, and the clan leader, who had just had another son, seemed to be in a very good mood.

His face was noticeably less stiff than usual.

The moment he uttered those words, Uchiha Shingen's face fell.

"Shingen, have you met Shimura Danzo? He asked his clan to let you join Root."

"Is this old man crazy?" Uchiha Shingen said, baffled. "Am I crazy? Why would I go to work at Root instead of the existing police department?"

Although the Root organization has the highest salary among all public officials in Konoha, no one would want a job that involves eating sand outside every day.

No one can make him leave Konoha's bustling commercial district.

He is a person with spiritual pursuits, and that little bit of money can't fill the void in his spirit.

"Has he contacted you? Shingen, think about it carefully."

“Of course not. This former advisor is a standard anti-Uchiha faction member. How could he possibly come looking for me?” Uchiha Shingen asked himself if he had such a memory. “Besides, their statuses are not equal. If he were to look for someone, he would look for you, the clan leader.”

“I don’t want him to come looking for me,” said Fugaku Uchiha. “This guy is amazing. He’s the best at intelligence analysis in the entire ninja world. If you talk to him for too long, you might easily get some information out of him.”

"Chieftain, what you're saying sounds dishonest. Are you hiding money from the community?"

“This is not the time for jokes.” Fugaku Uchiha waved his hand. “Shimura Danzo’s Root is very mysterious. He has been searching for talent from us ninja clans through the Hokage Building, but our clans have always refused. After all, this man is ruthless and doesn’t show any mercy. Nobody wants their child to become his subordinate.”

"How did those ninja clans agree to this?" Uchiha Shingen was also puzzled.

No family has too many ninjas to spare, and Root doesn't just need ordinary ninjas, they need elite ones.

Although the ninja clan has declined in this era, as long as one is not a public ninja, it is perfectly reasonable to refuse Shimura Danzo's request, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

Although the Uchiha clan holds public office, the Uchiha in charge of a department can still assert their authority. Although both belong to the military, the Police Department is one of the six major departments, while "Root" is nominally just a subordinate organization of the Anbu. Its level is not equal to that of the Police Department, and there is no reason for a subordinate organization to conscript personnel from a superior organization.

"That's what makes Shimura Danzo so remarkable. He would personally approach the people he wanted, and those people were often persuaded by his ideals, so that even his family couldn't stop him."

"Persuade? The physical kind?"

“You mean coercion? No, not really. Although Shimura Danzo isn’t very rule-abiding, he’s very confident in this area. His ideas are actually quite popular in the village, and they’re very attractive to young people who care about the village.” Uchiha Fugaku sighed. “That’s why I asked you if he’d contacted you.”

"No, I'm in the training ground every day."

"Then you should be careful lately. Now that he has formally brought it up, he will definitely come looking for you."

“No…” Uchiha Shingen was very unhappy. “Why would he look for me? He should be looking for Shisui.”

“He went to the third generation, but they disagreed, so you were chosen instead.”

I'm so grateful to you!

Uchiha Shingen suppressed the urge to swear.

"Clan leader, how did the clan handle this in the past?"

“In the past, the relationship was just like that, so we would just talk back. But you know the situation now, he's seeking the clan's opinion through the Fourth Hokage.” Fugaku Uchiha looked at Shingen Uchiha, his tone somewhat sarcastic. “You always tell people not to make things too tense, so the clan held back this time, didn't they?”

"Clan leader, don't joke with me. Seriously, I can't accept anyone putting a mark on me," said Uchiha Shingen. "I have a temper too. I'd rather not eat today than not beat him to death."

“Yes, no one can force you if you don’t want to.” Fugaku Uchiha nodded. “Even the Hokage can’t force someone out of the Uchiha clan.”

Chapter Fifty: What's the point of playing this?

You want me to work at the root? No way!

With this thought in mind, Uchiha Shingen left Uchiha Fugaku's house.

He's not afraid of being forced by those at the root of the problem.

Konoha's military force is divided into three parts: the Anbu, the Police Department, and the regular army. The weakest of these is not the Police Department, but the Anbu.

So-called special missions, to put it bluntly, are all non-frontal military operations. These operations do not actually require a strong frontal combat force. Therefore, there are not many Jonin in the Anbu. The elite combat force is composed of special Jonin.

Despite having more people in the secret service than the police department, if it really came down to a full-scale battle, the police department wouldn't lose.

Aside from the Uchiha clan, Konoha's Jonin are mostly concentrated in the regular army, and there is a special organization responsible for their deployment, called the Jonin Team.

The former class monitor was Minato Namikaze.

In the original timeline, the Uchiha clan was able to be wiped out overnight, which was entirely due to the twists of fate. No matter how bad the Uchiha clan's reputation was, it wouldn't have led the Konoha regular army to truly regard them as enemies. The Hokage Building could only have used the Anbu to do this, but the Anbu was truly incapable of wiping out the Uchiha.

The root cause was internal strife.

Back home, Uchiha Shingen, already in a bad mood, grew angrier and angrier, almost unable to sleep. Just before falling asleep, he decided that if any Root members came to argue with him, he would beat them up.

Tuanzi, you've crossed the line!

And so, Uchiha Shingen, who had fallen asleep in anger, woke up in anger the next day as well.

He also had a dream in which he beat the Root members half to death and hung them at the entrance of the Hokage Building. In order to control public opinion, he also hung up a banner that read, "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated."

Uchiha Shingen was a person who considered the big picture; even when fighting, he wanted to fight honorably.

Because he was woken up by anger, he didn't embrace the sunlight; he got up, washed up, and went out.

Fugaku Uchiha probably knew that he was in a really bad mood and was afraid that he would go crazy and actually go to fight with the Root members, so he granted him special permission to not go to work for a while.

After leaving the house, Uchiha Shingen went to the training ground as usual.

The fact that the Root had taken a liking to someone hadn't spread within the family, otherwise it would have been the talk of the town.

Danzo Shimura never spoke well of the Uchiha clan in public, and similarly, his reputation within the Uchiha clan was notorious.

As a result, Shimura Danzo had long since given up on recruiting from the Uchiha clan. As the assistant to the Hokage and the second-in-command of the Konoha Ninja Army, he also had his pride.

God knows what got into him, he suddenly started doing this again.

Is it because he's no longer the Hokage's assistant that he's less concerned about saving face?

Uchiha Shingen didn't understand, nor did he want to understand.

He just wanted certain people to know that he doesn't usually lose his temper because he doesn't think it's worth it, but once he feels it is worth it, if he's not allowed to vent his anger, things won't go smoothly.

A few days later, things calmed down, and the talks between Konoha and Kirigakure finally came to an end.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Shingen also began to leave his clan's territory.

He didn't have time to train during the day, so he went out at night, with a clear goal: Konoha's commercial district.

I've already made a pact with my friends: tonight we'll drink until we drop! And if anyone's raising fish, we'll all gang up on them and make them into mermaids.

The commercial street is busiest and most lively at night, brightly lit and filled with the sounds of people.

Groups of two or three young people walked together in an endless stream.

The roadside food stalls set up their awnings and pots, with hundreds of stoves grilling, frying, stir-frying, and hot pot. The steaming light and shadows filled the air with tempting aromas. Customers chose their favorite seats amidst the enthusiastic calls of the waiters, ordered several dishes, chatted loudly, and enjoyed their meals.

For Uchiha Shingen, the beauty of each day was spent in the city at night.

Anyone who tries to take it from him will have their ashes scattered.

But the joys and sorrows, the partings and reunions of people are never the same.

There are some people in this world who have the talent to dampen the spirits of others when they are happiest.

Uchiha Shingen had imagined all sorts of ways Shimura Danzo might bother him, but he never expected this...

In front of the izakaya, the owner was shivering, his friends looked constipated, but Shimura Danzo, dressed casually, didn't feel superfluous at all and was seriously appreciating the shop's signboard.

"This handwriting is alright."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir!"

"How long have you been in Konoha?"

"Not long ago, I only came this year."

"Hmm, not bad. You should do business in Konoha. You have a good eye."

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I think."

"Hmm, am I that scary?"

"No, no, it is our honor that you have the favor to patronize our shop."

"Don't call me that. I've already retired. Just call me 'Sir'."

Uchiha Shingen remained expressionless as he watched this scene.

Fighting with a former aide in the street is not something that can be resolved with banners.

Ugh! If only this place were deserted!

Seeing that his friends were starting to resemble Sima Yi and would soon become a combination of Big Sima and Little Sima, Uchiha Shingen, not wanting to see such a grotesque scene, walked over.

"Boss," he said sternly, "how do you run a business? Allowing Lord Danzo to stand in the wind outside your shop?"

Before the boss could refute him, he waved his hand.

"Didn't I already book the private room? Hurry up and lead the way, hand over your best girls... call them out, Lord Danzo is not someone you can just fob off with."

I refuse to believe that you, Shimura Danzo, would drink and frequent brothels! Even if you had the nerve to go in...

When it comes to intelligence gathering, I'm no match for you.

Do this? I'm your dad!

"Hmm, I'd also like to see it for myself." Shimura Danzo said nonchalantly. "It's been a long time since I've had a drink, getting drunk once would be a good experience."

After saying that, he went inside without any ceremony.

The boss was dumbfounded, but he didn't dare to stand there and quickly followed him inside.

Uchiha Tetsuka stared wide-eyed at Danzo's retreating figure, muttering to himself, "What's the point of playing anymore..."