Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 188 Post-War Daily Life

The impact of Uchiha Setsuna's actions was not small, but it was also not significant.

People from all over the world and everywhere they live generally hold the belief that the dead deserve the utmost respect.

The old head of the Uchiha clan took all the blame upon himself, turning the incident involving Setsuna Uchiha into a typical power struggle within the clan. This matter should have ended there.

After all, the person who took the blame is dead, so there's no point in investigating further.

Of course, this claim itself is untenable, for example, the most basic fact is that Setsuna Uchiha and his entire family were killed.

The fact that Uchiha Setsuna was appointed as the vice-minister of the security department shows that he couldn't possibly be weak.

How could someone like that not react when you kill their entire family?

Yes, the important thing is that there's no response, not that it's impossible.

The old Uchiha clan patriarch knew, of course, that it was impossible to keep it a secret from everyone.

But it didn't matter to him; he would hide as much as he could.

not to mention……

Given the relationship between the Uchiha clan and other clans, no one from those clans would be so bored as to investigate the truth.

This is really interesting. In the past, the Uchiha clan never interacted with other clans, which gave the old clan head a lot of headaches. But now, they have actually benefited from it.

Putting everything else aside, the influence of Uchiha Setsuna was indeed minimized by the old clan head in a way that made him take the blame.

Power struggles and betraying the village to usurp the throne are two completely different things.

Of course, Youya's consent is also required.

Is Youya the kind of petty person?

Well, he didn't lose anything at all, and since Uchiha Setsuna revealed Black Zetsu before he died, Yua really wants to give Uchiha Setsuna an award if he could.

As is widely known, many things could have been avoided in the Naruto world without Black Zetsu causing trouble.

Now that Uchiha Kagami and Uchiha Fugaku know of Black Zetsu's existence, if any member of their clan undergoes a drastic personality change in the future, they will immediately think of some rat in the gutter.

That's good enough.

However, after this incident ended, Yuya did not gain nothing.

Unlike the grumpy old clan head, Fugaku Uchiha was much more easygoing.

And most importantly, he doesn't mind the Uchiha clan integrating into Konoha.

He would even be willing to support the Uchiha clan's integration into Konoha if possible.

If the Uchiha clan continues to remain detached from the major clans of Konoha, its power will likely weaken day by day.

However, what's giving Fugaku Uchiha the biggest headache right now isn't the clan's affairs.

It's his own business.

As mentioned before, Fugaku Uchiha was promoted to Chunin a few years after graduating from the Ninja Academy, and now he has been promoted to Jonin and has also acquired the Mangekyou Sharingan.

These are all real, tangible facts.

Therefore, it's not an exaggeration to call Fugaku Uchiha a genius.

Moreover, he has now been elected as the Uchiha clan leader with a high number of votes.

The first thing is not to demonstrate one's political abilities.

Instead, they need to start a family.

Yes, he needs to find a wife as soon as possible.

If he hadn't become the clan leader, no one would have paid special attention to his private life.

But now that he's the clan leader, many people are eyeing his wife's position.

Just like Yua, before Yua became Hokage, even if the various clans knew about the relationship between Yua and the First and Second Hokage, they wouldn't be so eager to give Yua women.

Once Yua is confirmed to become Hokage, he must settle his family affairs as soon as possible. Otherwise, if a beautiful woman falls into his arms while he's walking down the street, how will he explain it?

Therefore, Yua decisively married Tsunade at that time. Although it is a bit apologetic to Tsunade to say this, it is impossible for the marriage of a Hokage to be without political factors.

Fortunately, Tsunade did indeed like Yua, which prevented a tragedy from occurring.

But what about Fugaku Uchiha...?

Yeah, he was a jerk in school, then he worked hard to improve himself, and now you want him to get married right away...

To be honest, he couldn't even think of anyone who could be a candidate.

……

Although Fugaku Uchiha didn't have anyone in mind, Yuya did!

At this moment, standing in the Hokage's office is a beautiful girl with long, flowing hair and a fair face filled with astonishment.

"Hokage-sama... why are you asking me for my opinion on... the new clan leader?"

Mikoto Uchiha looked at Yua with some confusion.

What can Yuya say? She can't exactly say, "I want to quickly match you two up so Itachi can be born and work for me."

So Yuya looked at Uchiha Mikoto with a serious expression: "Because I've always believed that Uchiha Fugaku's wife shouldn't be involved with too many political factors, and you, being a member of the Uchiha clan, are quite strong, having reached Chunin at such a young age, and have a good personality—gentle, generous, beautiful, and kind..."

Honestly, if Fugaku Uchiha hadn't genuinely reached marriageable age, I definitely wouldn't have recommended you.

After saying that, You Ya rested his chin on his hands and said with a deep expression, "Of course, you can refuse if you don't want to."

Mikoto Uchiha frowned; she was indeed not very willing.

Although her sisters were all talking about the new Uchiha clan leader—Uchiha Mikoto was a Chunin, and her sisters were all female Uchiha ninjas—she herself wasn't particularly interested in it.

The main reason should be...

She's only 15 years old!!!

Mikoto Uchiha was in a daze when she finally left the Hokage's office.

She always felt that You Ya's gaze was strange, like...

Yeah, I can't wait for her to marry Uchiha Fugaku.

Hmph, it's not like I'm unwanted. There are so many ninjas chasing after me, they could form a whole line. Why would I choose that Uchiha Fugaku?!

Mikoto Uchiha was born into a branch of the Uchiha clan.

Contrary to her outward gentleness, she actually has a very rich inner world.

Furthermore, due to the changes Yua has made to Konoha and the Uchiha clan over the years, Mikoto Uchiha did not join the police force like ordinary Uchiha clan members.

After graduating directly from the Ninja Academy, she studied under a Jonin for a year to be promoted to Chunin, and then went to the Women's Handicraft Workshop as an intern bodyguard.

I should be able to lead a team independently next year.

From this perspective, she is actually a very independent-minded girl.

She knows exactly what she wants and how to get it, and she has a clear understanding of her own life.

However, because Yua had a stereotype that this girl was the kind of gentle and easy-going Itachi and Sasuke's mother from the original work, Yua said these things in a rather radical way.

In fact, even in the original work, when Sasuke asked Itachi to take him to train, Mikoto Uchiha said that Itachi had work to do and that she could accompany Sasuke to practice ninjutsu.

Considering this, and Mikoto's calm demeanor when Itachi killed her parents later, it's clear that the parents were fully aware of the changes in their son.

This is clearly not the behavior of a gentle, considerate woman who only cares about her family.

Mikoto Uchiha was also an outstanding individual.

And outstanding people are always popular.

If it were in the past, Mikoto Uchiha would definitely only be able to choose one from the Uchiha clan.

but now……

She has so many choices.

Do you know what the most popular place in Konoha is?

Different age groups have different options.

For example, children, regardless of gender, would definitely go to amusement parks.

For those who are a little older, around 18 years old, the girls' favorite place is definitely Konoha's recruit camp.

Mikoto Uchiha is an example of this.

She really liked the young men who were preparing to join the army in Konoha's recruit camp.

This liking isn't romantic; it's more of an expression of appreciation.

There's no way around it; when a sunny, cheerful young man with well-defined muscles runs past you during morning exercises every day, you'll be completely bewildered.

For boys of this age, the most popular place is Konoha Handicraft Workshop.

Because the craft workshop requires meticulous work, and most men are rather carefree, they simply don't hire men here.

Therefore, most of the girls here are around twenty years old.

Youthful and beautiful, a glance reveals only young and pretty girls; even you would be confused.

Oh, except for Fugaku.

Fugaku Uchiha was a troublemaker in school, but after leaving, he only wanted to train. Later, he thought about how to get the Uchiha clan out of its predicament, and women.

Well... Fugaku Uchiha really didn't have any contact with women.

So here's the problem.

Mikoto Uchiha is not unpopular; in fact, if she weren't so young, there would be a long line of suitors.

After all, the Uchiha clan members are now divided into two categories: those who stay in the clan's territory and those who have left the clan's territory.

Ordinary villagers in Konoha wouldn't be able to distinguish between these differences.

In any case, Uchiha people who work in Konoha's inner city are assumed to live there.

It's not like ordinary Uchiha people haven't married out of the Uchiha clan over the years.

Having lived in Konoha's inner city for over a decade, there must have been ordinary people who left Konoha's territory and married out.

It's just a pity that Uchiha Mikoto is not an ordinary person.

Therefore, if Yua hadn't brought Uchiha Mikoto...

These two might actually never see each other again due to the butterfly effect.

If that's the case, will Itachi still be able to be born?

Hmm... I don't dare to think about it.

……

Fugaku Uchiha rubbed his temples, his head aching, but it wasn't because of his recent marriage or anything like that.

Okay, this is also annoying, but not that annoying.

What's giving Fugaku Uchiha a headache right now is the voice of the Uchiha clan.

They had high expectations for Fugaku Uchiha's eyes.

Some even believed that the Third Hokage might not be a match for Fugaku Uchiha. Fugaku was stunned. He couldn't very well say that the earthquake that struck Konoha a few days ago wasn't a natural disaster, but rather something the Third Hokage had caused, could he?

And you're really giving me too much credit. I personally witnessed the Third Hokage beat Uchiha Setsuna, who had the same eyes as me, to a pulp.

Fugaku Uchiha had a million things he wanted to say, but in the end he held them back.

The matter of Uchiha Setsuna must remain a secret. If it were revealed, some members of the Uchiha clan would surely kill their entire family in order to gain power.

This was something Fugaku Uchiha could not accept.

Unable to say these things, Fugaku Uchiha could only listen expressionlessly to the Uchiha clan members' flattery.

……

Walking through the Hui Muslim community at night, Fugaku Uchiha wore a cold expression.

He once thought that he didn't need comrades-in-arms on his path of reforming the Uchiha clan.

But now it seems...

It would be better to have a comrade-in-arms...

Having to handle everything himself, he's come to understand what it means to be in a high position and be constantly busy without being able to control your own destiny...

Fugaku Uchiha sighed deeply, looked up, and was about to continue walking home when he saw a head of smooth hair dancing in the wind...

A pretty figure...

A pair of deep, captivating eyes...

"oops!"

With a thud, Uchiha Fugaku fell to the ground.

Fugaku Uchiha got up from the road in disbelief, then rubbed his nose.

I actually spaced out?!

Fugaku Uchiha's expression turned serious.

Could it be...?

Is it an illusion?!

Then he looked up and saw the girl giggling at him.

Fugaku Uchiha: "..."

After getting up, Fugaku Uchiha immediately got up and ran away.

It was indeed somewhat embarrassing.

A little while later, a girl emerged from the clan's territory. She smoothed her hair and ran towards the girl who was waiting for her, grabbing her arm tightly: "Sorry, Mikoto, I think I took a while to get ready, hehe~"

Mikoto Uchiha smiled and shook her head: "It's alright, and... if it weren't for waiting for you... I wouldn't have seen such an interesting scene."

Mikoto Uchiha's friend turned her head with a puzzled look: "Huh?"

……

"I'm back." You Ya said, casually closing the door behind him while carrying a bag of sweet dates.

He was just about to change his shoes when he heard heavy footsteps. You Lu ran over with tears in her eyes and hugged You Ya's leg.

"Oh dear, what's wrong with my Lulu? Who bullied her? Be good, tell me! Tell me and I'll beat him to death!"

As he spoke, You Ya changed into slippers and came to the living room.

I saw the travelogue watching TV, lounging comfortably on the sofa.

You Ya narrowed his eyes immediately: "You Ji, it seems you have a death wish."

Youji waved her little hand and said, "Dad, Mom went to the ancestral home today and said she won't be back tonight. She has to work the night shift at the hospital tomorrow, so she won't be back today or tomorrow. What are you worried about?"

You Ya was taken aback, then his heart was filled with joy.

But outwardly, Yuya remained calm as he looked at Yuya and said, "You brat, where did you get such accurate information?"

This kid has the potential to do intelligence work at such a young age, hmm, not bad.

Youji popped a sunflower seed into his mouth: "Grandpa and Grandma told me this, and I confirmed the rest myself at the hospital. Don't worry, Dad, the information is accurate!"

You Ya couldn't help but smile.

Then his cheeks were being torn apart by Youlu's small hands.

"Ouch! Ouch, ouch, ouch~" Actually, it didn't hurt, but Yuya just wanted to pretend:

"Lulu, what's wrong, Youji! Why is your sister angry? How can you still eat when your sister is so angry!"

Youji curled his lip, spat out a mouthful of sunflower seed shells, and sneered disdainfully, "She doesn't want to go to school, so she's crying here. Oh, right, she didn't cry when her mother left; she waited specifically to cry to you when you came back."

You Ya waved his hand and hugged You Lu, saying, "Then we won't go tomorrow. What's the big deal?"

Anyway, that kindergarten is pretty useless.

You Lu immediately beamed with joy.

Youya thought for a moment and added, "But Mom might be back the day after tomorrow, so you still have to go to school the day after tomorrow."

You Lu pouted and nodded reluctantly.

At least you can play for a whole day.

Then, the next afternoon, Tsunade returned before going to the hospital for her night shift.

When she saw the mess in her house and the two siblings who had been playing happily on the sofa, a surge of anger instantly filled her chest.

……

Yuya leaned back in his chair in the Hokage's office, lost in thought.

Yesterday, Yuu immediately betrayed him, saying that Yuuya told her not to go to school. Yuuji also wanted to betray his father, but Tsunade didn't believe him at all. In the end, the father and son knelt on the washboard and were scolded by Tsunade for three whole hours.

Sigh... What has marriage brought to men? Why do men need women? What's wrong with this world? When will we men be able to stand up for ourselves?

Hmm... is it true that goji berry tea is becoming less and less effective...?

You Ya thought about it carefully and concluded that the goji berries were probably not effective.

Next time I'll buy from a different store.

Yesterday, Yua went to great lengths to appease the enraged Tsunade.

Tsunade was comfortable, but Yuya's legs were trembling.

Alas, it's true that there are no fields that are over-plowed, only oxen that are worked to death.

Just as You Ya picked up the thermos and was about to take a sip with a satisfied smile,...

There was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

The Nara deer outside also came in and handed two pieces of paper to Yua:

"The damage from the sudden earthquake a week ago is all here. We went to the site to investigate. Some buildings did have cracks in their walls and had to be demolished and rebuilt. However, the newly built 20-story high-rises were unaffected."

You Ya nodded, not surprised, as it was built to withstand a magnitude 10 earthquake.

and……

This earthquake was self-inflicted...

Yu Ya sighed. That's why he disliked using violence; how could the aftermath of a war be erased without spending money?

This money could have been used elsewhere!

"And this... The representatives of the exchange students sent by Sunagakure this year are all here."

The leader... is this person.

You Ya picked up the document and looked at it. Hmm, it looks familiar...

This iconic bun hairstyle and two hair colors...

Who was it again?

You Ya looked at the detailed information panel on the right...

Sunagakure Village