Uchiha's personal opinion

Uchiha Shiina whispered, "It's said to be a premature birth."

"...Where did you get all this gossip from?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu glared at him irritably: "Now that you're a commander of a ninja army, you should at least behave yourself a little!"

"I know I know..."

Uchiha Shiina smiled sheepishly, "Let's drink, let's drink~"

After downing another cup of sake, Uchiha Tokumitsu began to ponder.

Fugaku, Mikoto...

And their first child is about to be born...

Uchiha Tokumitsu doesn't remember when Uchiha Itachi, who has memories of his past life, was born, but he's certain it wasn't this year.

It's still August 9th, Konoha Year 40!

Uchiha Tokumitsu glanced at the calendar hanging on one side of the banquet hall and frowned slightly.

"Lord Tokumitsu..."

The Ashina clan chief of the Uzumaki clan also approached Uchiha Tokumitsu with a sake cup in hand.

"Chief Ashina, you're too kind~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately stood up, and the two clinked glasses and drank it all in one gulp.

"Did the Uzumaki clan suffer any losses in this battle?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu pulled Ashina clan chief down to sit and greeted him warmly.

"Thanks to Lord Deguang's concern, only six clansmen were injured in this battle, and there were no other casualties."

The Ashina clan chief quickly replied.

"That's good……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled and nodded, seemingly pleased. "After all, the most important thing for the Uzumaki clan right now is to recover its strength, and the final way to recover its strength is to increase the clan's population."

"It's much better than before..."

Chief Ashina sighed with emotion upon hearing this, "But time is the most important factor in restoring the population."

"How many newborns have the Uzumaki clan this year?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu personally poured a cup of wine for the Ashina clan chief and asked, seemingly casually.

"There are no family members expecting children this year..."

The Ashina clan chief's expression was somewhat bitter: "After all, the clan's population is still too small."

After the Battle of the Whirlpools, the Uzumaki clan members who migrated from the Land of Whirlpools to Konoha were mostly old and young, with very few able-bodied adults. Those who were of marriageable age and ready to have children had already given birth and were raising them. Therefore, it was normal for there to be a baby boom in a particular year.

“If needed, I can adjust the positions of the Whirlpool Clan members and try to place them in the village.”

"Uchiha Tokumitsu said."

"No need for that. After all, it is an honor for every Uzumaki ninja to contribute to the Shogunate!"

The Ashina clan chief immediately spoke seriously.

He still feels the bond between the Uzumaki and Uchiha clans isn't strong enough, and he's even thinking about marrying his granddaughter Kushina to Uchiha Tokumitsu! How could he possibly let his clan's ninjas sit on the sidelines!

Compared to the issue of slow population growth within the clan, the relationship with the Uchiha clan is more important.

After experiencing the annihilation of the Uzumaki clan and the collapse of the vortex, Ashina Uzumaki was only thinking about how to cling tightly to Tokumitsu Uchiha as a protector of his clan.

Moreover, a slower population growth for the Uzumaki clan might be a good thing. After all, as both are bloodline ninja clans, a greater difference in strength between the Uzumaki and Uchiha clans would make them safer.

Although theoretically the Uzumaki clan need not worry about their safety as long as Uchiha Tokumitsu is alive, it is always wise to consider things more carefully.

Each generation has its own responsibilities, and as a remnant of the Uzumaki Ninja Village, Ashina Uzumaki's responsibility is to provide a safe haven for the Uzumaki clan; as for restoring their vitality and increasing their population, that is for the next generation.

"However, perhaps it's time for Lord Deguang to get married..."

Thinking of this, the Ashina clan chief couldn't help but probe.

"Once your birthday is over, the Grand Elder and Father will start urging you to get married."

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't mind talking about his personal matters, so he answered directly.

His birthday is August 15th, which means there are still six days left.

"Congratulations! Congratulations!"

The Ashina clan chief quickly racked his brains again, thinking about how to get Kushina involved without leaving a trace or provoking the Uchiha clan members' resentment.

After all, Makoto, Uchiha Tokumitsu's fiancée, was widely recognized by the entire Uchiha clan.

"By the way, what name are you planning to give your cousin Fugaku's child?"

After chatting with the Ashina clan chief for a while, Uchiha Tokumitsu turned to Uchiha Shiina and asked a question.

"It seems to be called Itachi..."

Uchiha Shiina said somewhat uncertainly, "But it should be a nickname or pet name, otherwise it would seem too casual to just use an animal's name as one's own name..."

"After all, Brother Fugaku is the clan head's eldest son."

At that moment, Uchiha Shiina didn't forget to give Uchiha Fugaku another piece of poison.

"Perhaps my cousin Fugaku thinks a humble name will make him easier to raise~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu said with a smile.

"...Is there any logic to that?"

Uchiha Shiina was stunned.

"Let's go back to the village tomorrow."

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually summoned a servant ninja and instructed him, "Then prepare a gift as a congratulatory present for my cousin Fugaku."

Uchiha Shiina listened from the side and couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Could I have made a mistake in my judgment? Could it be that my cousin, Uchiha Tokumitsu, has no conflict with the eldest son of the clan head?

……

With the battlefield of the siege of the Land of Swamp completed, the participating units gradually left the combat zone, and the various ninja armies that had been secretly mobilized returned to their respective headquarters.

After returning to Konoha, Uchiha Tokumitsu visited the clan head's residence the following day, accompanied by a group of attendant ninjas carrying gifts.

"The head of the four clans, and my cousin Fugaku."

With a smile, Uchiha Tokumitsu greeted Uchiha Shikata, the Senate President and Clan Head, and Uchiha Fugaku, who were standing at the door to welcome him.

"Mr. Deguang, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come..."

"Clan leader Uchiha Yomo said."

Despite being the clan head and the speaker of the Senate, he couldn't put on airs in front of Uchiha Tokumitsu. After all, the Uchiha clan's current glory all came from Uchiha Tokumitsu alone. Moreover, for the clan members, the glory and nobility of bloodlines were all nonsense. Only strength could make them obedient.

Nowadays, Uchiha Yomo no longer cares about anything else. Although he still holds the title of Chief of Police, the affairs of the police department are basically submitted directly to the Governor's Office for review by Uchiha Tokumitsu.

His only hope was to preserve the title of the clan chief and then teach the younger generation well.

"The new generation of clansmen are the hope of the family. Besides, it would be impolite of me not to come and congratulate my cousin Fugaku on his upcoming wedding."

Uchiha Tokumitsu laughed.

Then Uchiha Tokumitsu met the main character of this visit—a wrinkled, bright red little monkey!

Hmm...that's how newborn babies are.

As for whether he is the reincarnation of Indra, it's really hard to tell...

Uchiha Tokumitsu glanced at them briefly, then changed the subject, chatting idly with Uchiha Yomo and Uchiha Fugaku for about an hour before leaving.

"Lord Tokumitsu..."

As soon as Uchiha Tokumitsu returned to the governor's office, an Uchiha ninja who had served as an assassin came to report.

"According to the investigation, neither the Uzumaki clan nor the Senju clan has had any newborns this year."

"Even the Thousand Hands?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was somewhat surprised.

The Uzumaki clan is relatively easy to understand, since the Ashina clan chief wouldn't lie to himself about something like this; but it's a bit strange that the Senju clan, which is currently quite large, hasn't had any newborns this year.

"Yes, not even those minor clans that changed their surnames and returned."

Although they didn't know that Uchiha Tokumitsu would suddenly be interested in the newborns of these two clans, the ninja guards still did their research: "It's mainly because of last year's baby boom; most of the eligible ninjas this year are raising young children, so..."

"Okay, I understand..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded and dismissed the ninja guards.

Legend has it that Indra and Ashura were reincarnated at the same time, and their reincarnations in each generation would become entangled, just like Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju in the post-Warring States period.

That being said, Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't actually harbor much ill will towards the two ancestors; he simply wanted them to stop reincarnating and causing trouble.

Uchiha Tokumitsu did not believe in fatalism. Although he did not think that "manifest destiny" was necessarily on his side, he was unwilling for anyone to use the so-called cycle of fate to shake the order he had established. As for Ashura's vision of mutual understanding among people, he considered it less than nonsense.

As the saying goes, each generation has its own responsibilities and duties. Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that his responsibility was to completely change the war and suffering in the ninja world, replace the conflicts between the states with "unification of the four seas", and let the ninja world have a better tomorrow under the "protection" of the Uchiha clan.

"But those strange beings from Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave are neither willing to submit nor willing to die. They're really annoying!"

Thinking of this, Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but start cursing.

He didn't know how deep the resources of Ryuchi Cave and Mount Myōboku were; even Orochimaru couldn't say how many snake ninjas Ryuchi Cave had.

All Uchiha Tokumitsu wanted was a "simple" "end of history" thesis, enough to ensure the Uchiha clan, especially his own bloodline's dynasty, would last for thousands of generations.

Therefore, the two disobedient ancestors who refused to die obediently became very annoying.

However, it seems that Fugaku Uchiha's child was not the so-called reincarnation of Indra.

What's more, his name is "Itachi".

"...Let's see when he's older!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment, then casually wrote down a memo.

Although the "Itachi" in his past life memories was a notorious ingrate who was supposed to be a dutiful son, that was based on a certain historical context. Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that since he had changed Uchiha Shisui, changing Uchiha Itachi wouldn't be a big deal.