Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Uchiha Ryuzaki spent a few dreamlike days in the Land of Waves. Just when Uchiha Gin thought he would choose to bring his family to the Land of Waves, the other party suddenly came to their door.
"Savior! Lu Cha, you're my savior in prison!"

Gin Uchiha, struggling to his feet from the body of the Daimyo of Uzushiogakure who had come after hearing the news, muttered words of inexplicable gratitude. His face pale, he shakily made his way out of the palace, leaning against the wall.

"You said you've chosen to stay in Konoha?"

After drinking a few sips of sweetened water to replenish his lost sugar, he looked at the solemn-faced Uchiha Lucha in surprise.
"Don't worry, we will legally transfer all your assets in Konoha."

Uchiha Gin assumed the other party was reluctant to part with the assets they had accumulated over the years, so he kindly offered an explanation.
"Brother Yin, how could I, Uchiha Lucha, be such a vulgar person who covets gold and silver!"

Looking at the righteous and indignant Uchiha Ryuzashi, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Okay, okay, you're amazing, you're so high and mighty!

"I can't let go of the Uchiha's roots in Konoha."

Uchiha Ryōzashi had a strong sense of belonging to his clan. Although the Land of Waves was now the Uchiha's true home, Konoha was also a foundation that the Uchiha had worked hard to build, and they couldn't just abandon it.
He didn't want to let the Ninja Alliance benefit from this, allowing those guys to overtake the Konoha that the Uchiha had built.

"But Uchiha Setsuna."

Uchiha Gin frowned upon hearing this. Thanks to Uchiha Setsuna's machinations, Uchiha Ryōzai's situation was now precarious; he had very few supporters left in the clan, and his position as Grand Elder was extremely uncertain.
"Setsuna was too hasty, but he wasn't a bad kid. He just suffered some kind of trauma when he was young, which made his personality a bit extreme."

Even now, Uchiha Ryōzashi doesn't harbor any resentment towards Uchiha Setsuna, who contradicted him. Instead, he's here defending him.
“I originally planned to train Shana for a few more years, and gradually hand over the authority of the Grand Elder to him once his personality had stabilized.”

Not only that, he also groomed Uchiha Setsuna as his successor as an elder.
"You're still the same as ever."

Looking at Uchiha Ryōshi's aged face, Uchiha Gin shook his head with a sigh. This old fellow was indeed destined to a life of toil.

"There's nothing I can do; I'm the elder in charge."

Uchiha Lucha nodded with a light laugh, the determination emanating from his cloudy eyes drawing attention.

"Not anymore."

If he returns, the position of elder will definitely be given to Uchiha Setsuna; otherwise, the two factions within the clan will surely turn against each other.
"So what if it's not? The elder in charge isn't the clan leader."

Uchiha Ryuzaki, however, took it all in stride. Even if Uchiha Setsuna were to become the Grand Elder, he would merely be a high-ranking employee; crucial decisions would still depend on the whims of the clan head's faction.

Of course, this is based on the premise that the clan leader's lineage has members.
In the current situation, clan leader Uchiha Madara is a street urchin in the ninja world, while vice-clan leader Uchiha Izuna has fled to the Land of Waves to live as a noble lord.

With no one from the clan chief's lineage present, the chief elder, in charge of the matter, had temporary decision-making authority in the face of sudden events like war, and the clan members naturally obeyed his orders.
"You mean you want your little cousin to go back with you?"

"I have consulted with Lord Izuna about this matter."

A bitter expression appeared on Uchiha Lucha's old face. He had visited Uchiha Izuna's residence before coming here, but when Izuna heard that he wanted to return to Konoha, he shook his head vigorously.
Why give up being a proper nobleman to go back to being a miserable wage earner?
Crazy?
I, Uchiha Izuna, have suffered my whole life. Now that I can enjoy myself, you're forcing me to endure hardship instead of suffering. Are you trying to treat me like a Japanese person?
"Since he's not going back, it's no use for you to go back alone. You'll just get humiliated by that brat Setsuna. You might as well stay in the Land of Waves and become a noble lord. That will guarantee you..."

Seeing Lu Cha's expression, Uchiha Gin instantly guessed his younger cousin's answer and began to patiently persuade him.

"Wait a minute, let me tell you, your eyes are dangerous right now."

He had only spoken halfway when he suddenly noticed a strange expression on Uchiha Lucha's face, his eyes fixed on him with a scrutinizing gaze.

“Brother Yin, although you are only from a collateral branch, you still possess the bloodline of the clan leader, making you the most suitable candidate at present, without exception.”

Finally, Uchiha Ryōza revealed his true intentions: his purpose in coming here was clearly to drag Uchiha Gin into this mess.
"Moreover, Lord Izuna and the old clan chief also think this suggestion is good."

I never imagined that you two, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would betray the revolution.

"Don't even think about it! Get out of here!"

Uchiha Gin quickly got up and retreated, hiding behind a pillar in the reception room. He waved for Uchiha Ryuzaki to move aside.

He had just been forcibly laid off from Konoha Prison and had only enjoyed a few days of leisure before he was to be put in charge of the clan leader. He was not going to take the blame for this. What if his clan was wiped out in the future?
"Hey, Brother Yin, when it comes to recommending someone, we all think you're the best candidate."

"Wait! I figured it out!"

Just as the aggressive Uchiha Ryōzashi was smilingly pressing his old face closer, Uchiha Gin suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
“I’ve thought of someone more suitable than me.”

"what?"

Uchiha Ryuzaki blinked in confusion. In his memory, there shouldn't be anyone more suitable than Uchiha Gin from the clan head's lineage.
"You're so forgetful. Your little cousin isn't all alone."

"You mean a rich young master? No, no, the old clan chief is grooming him to be a great name. It would be a waste of his talent for him to go back and become the clan chief."

Madara Uchiha, as the clan leader, had no one behind him, but Izuna, the vice-clan leader, had many people behind him.
"I didn't say I was rich~"

Uchiha Gin shook his head, a bright smile on his face.

"Not a rich young master? Ah! You mean..."

After being reminded by Uchiha Gin, Uchiha Roza finally realized the answer, and his eyes instantly turned strange.
"That's right, isn't there also Little Fugaku?"

This is one of the advantages of having a second child: there's always someone to handle the dirty and tiring work.
"No, how old is young Master Fugaku?"

"Seven years old? That's not a little kid anymore."

Uchiha Gin nodded in agreement. Seven years old was an age when he should be ready to face the world.
Look at Sass, when he was seven years old he was already watching his parents cosplay candied hawthorns at home, and it was his own brother who made the craft.

"But."

"No buts, it's settled then. I'll discuss it with my uncle and cousin, so don't worry."

Now that they had found a scapegoat, Uchiha Gin immediately perked up, patting his chest and promising that he would convince his younger cousin to release the person.

"Fly!"

Without delay, he activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and headed to his younger cousin's residence. A golden light flashed, leaving Uchiha Ryuzaki completely bewildered.

Uchiha Izuna's residence,
To demonstrate his superior status, Uchiha Izuna spared no expense in constructing an extremely luxurious palace for himself.

After a lifetime of hardship, he finally lived in a grand mansion; his childhood dream, though late, had finally come true.

Inside the palace, Uchiha Izuna, dressed in a limited-edition nobleman's outfit, was looking sternly at the child being punished by making him stand in a horse stance. He waved a dogma inlaid with gold thread in his hand, making it whistle through the air.

"Fugaku, have I ever told you that if you can't sleep at night, you can go out and run around the island a few times instead of hugging your pillow and looking for your mother?"

The child being physically punished is his second son, Fugaku, who just turned seven this year.

Despite being only seven years old, Fugaku possesses a maturity beyond his years due to inheriting his grandfather's nasolabial folds. Of course, this maturity is only apparent in appearance; his actual personality is no different from that of a seven-year-old child.
"But Father, didn't you also go to see Mother?"

Fugaku, accepting his punishment, pouted somewhat resentfully. He clearly saw his father sneak into his mother's bedchamber first.

"I call that going home!"

"I'm going home too!"

Forehead.
Fugaku's reasoned and well-founded arguments left Uchiha Izuna speechless.

He was being presumptuous. That was indeed his son's hometown; he was just going in to warm himself up.

"Then you can't just come in without turning on the lights, aren't you afraid of going into the wrong room?"

"I'm not blind."

Upon hearing his father's question, Fugaku Uchiha, who was naturally a bit stubborn, frowned, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint crimson tinge appeared on his face.
"Hmph! What's so great about opening a single tomoe? I'm your age."

Seeing the single tomoe slowly moving in his son's eyes, Uchiha Izuna's expression tightened. To maintain his authority, he immediately spoke in plain language.

"Shh!"

Just as he was about to boast about awakening his Mangekyou Sharingan at the age of seven, a golden light flashed, and Uchiha Gin landed steadily.
"At your age, you're still arguing with other kids about how many tons of shit your older brother can eat!"

"Big cousin?"

"Uncle!"

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of Uchiha Gin, the father and son displayed contrasting expressions.

Uchiha Izuna looked at his older cousin, who had exposed his shortcomings, with a face full of annoyance.

"The child is still here, can't you give me some face?"

Fugaku Uchiha, as if seeing a savior, abandoned his horse stance and fearless of dogma, scurried behind Gin Uchiha, sticking out his little head to defiantly look at the exasperated Izuna Uchiha.
"Father is not young, yet he still likes to boast like a child. No wonder he still wants to suck Mother's (person)."

"shut up!"

Uchiha Izuna, whose face instantly turned red, shouted, drowning out his son's innocent words.

"Tsk tsk tsk~ I didn't expect that even at your age, my little cousin, your libido is still as strong as ever. I have high hopes for your third child~"

Uchiha Gin, who knew all too well about such matters, chuckled a few times, winked at his blushing little cousin with a mocking expression, and then reached out to pat Fugaku's head behind him.
"Little Fugaku, how do you feel staying here?"

With Uchiha Gin's support, Uchiha Fugaku's tense face gradually relaxed, and his mature demeanor dissipated considerably. He immediately pouted.
"It's boring."

A year ago, he was a top student at Konoha Academy, just about to take off, when his father dragged him to the Land of Waves.

Although the material conditions here were abundant, and he even had a grandfather who had suddenly appeared, once the novelty wore off, he found this simple and unpretentious life to be incredibly boring.
Every day, I wake up in my huge bed (which spans thousands of square meters), run for ten minutes to get out of bed, and then rush for twenty minutes to the toilet to take care of my personal hygiene.

After trekking over mountains and valleys to reach the dining hall, they sat down, panting, at a table that stretched for over a hundred meters. Even picking up food required a two-minute run, and the meal was so grueling it took two meals to digest.
These painful days were nothing short of torture for the young Fugaku Uchiha.

He just wanted to go back to school and continue to maintain his aloof, academic genius persona, a complete cycle of showing off, slapping faces, and rescuing damsels in distress—that was the life he dreamed of.

"Oh? Isn't this place better than Konoha?"

"Konoha is great, I can't show off here."

"Hehe, as long as you think Konoha is good, that's fine~"

Seeing Fugaku Uchiha's dejected expression, as if he had nothing left to show off, Gin Uchiha realized that the "show-off technique" Sasuke had given him was actually a bloodline limit.
The dual bloodline limit should be added to future ninja profile cards.

"Big cousin, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

On the other side, Uchiha Izuna, whose complexion had returned to normal, stepped forward and curiously inquired about Uchiha Gin's purpose in coming.
"It's because Lu Cha Lao Di went to have a heart-to-heart talk with me. We talked for a long time and finally reached a consensus."

Gin Uchiha glanced at his younger cousin, whose expression had suddenly turned tense, and continued with a sly laugh.

"Konoha does indeed need the bloodline of the clan leader's lineage to maintain order, so..."

So that’s what happened!
"My cousin is a man of great integrity and a true role model for us all."

Seeing Uchiha Gin's forced smile, Uchiha Izuna, though puzzled, delivered a very flattering compliment.

"No, no, no, when it comes to being a person of great principle, you are the role model I should learn from, little cousin."

"I'm not going back!"

Feeling uneasy under his gaze, Uchiha Izuna suddenly had a bad thought, and his head instantly started spinning like a windmill.

"I've lived a life of hardship, what's wrong with enjoying myself a little?"

"Stop, stop, stop shaking! Did I tell you to go back?"

"what?"

Uchiha Izuna's mind went blank for a moment. They weren't here to capture him?

"The future belongs to the young people. Old people like you and me should be enjoying our retirement long ago."

"What do you mean?"

Seeing the doubt on his younger cousin's face, Uchiha Gin smiled slightly and pulled Fugaku, who was hiding behind him, out.
"One day our lives will come to an end, and he will be crowned king."

Hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha, who was dangling in mid-air, suddenly had a strange glint in his small eyes. After hesitating for a few seconds, he pointed to himself and asked,

"I?"

"That's right, Fugaku. Your great-uncle sees your domineering aura and the legacy of a clan leader, so I have overruled all objections and recommended you as the next Uchiha clan leader. I hope you will live up to my expectations and lead the Uchiha clan of Konoha to become bigger and stronger, and create new glories."

I, Fugaku, seven years old, am the head of the Uchiha clan!
After being bombarded by Uchiha Gin's barrage of attacks, the dizzy Uchiha Fugaku felt like he was about to float away.

Seeing the expectation in his closest cousin's eyes and the doubt on his father's face not far away, Uchiha Fugaku straightened his face, exuding a tangible aura of dominance. He imitated an adult, clasping his hands together, his voice childish yet firm.
"Your nephew will certainly not fail in his mission, and will build the Konoha Uchiha clan into a top-tier clan on par with the main clan of the Land of Waves!" (End of Chapter)