Capítulo 18: Reunion
That evening.
Nara Yoshino angrily left Ryouko's room, then walked out of the clan grounds to Yamanaka Inoichi's house.
Knock! Knock!
Yamanaka Kaoru opened the door, looking at Yoshino standing outside with a flushed face, surprised.
"What's wrong?"
"Let's talk inside."
Saying that, she pulled Inoichi's wife into the living room, sat heavily on the sofa, and looked at Yamanaka Kaoru with a distressed look, tearfully complaining.
"Kaoru, do I look like a shrew to you?"
"Don't be angry!"
Yamanaka Kaoru also sat down beside her, gently patting her chest, comforting her while helping her calm down.
"Since when did the wife of the Nara Clan Head become a shrew? Who is spreading rumors about you? "
"Hoo!"
Nara Yoshino let out a heavy sigh, then turned her head towards the direction of her clan grounds, her voice trembling with anger as she spoke.
"When my younger brother died, I clearly stated that his widow could remarry. But at that time, she told me she didn't want a divorce and wanted to continue guarding that home. Seeing her so determined, I agreed to it. However, afterward, I told her that if she wanted to remarry, she just needed to tell me. I support her desire to remarry, after all, life at home without a man would be very difficult. But now, she is openly bringing someone into the house under the guise of a widow, even on the bed where my brother slept."
Watching Yoshino trembling with anger, Yamanaka Kaoru raised an eyebrow, instantly realizing who she was referring to. They, the Ino-Shika-Cho three families, knew everything about the situations in the other two families.
Yoshino's younger brother died early in the third battle, and his widow seems to be named Ryouko Nara? And Ryouko Nara seems to be the cousin of the Nara Clan Head. Seeing the atmosphere in the room become somewhat silent, Nara Yoshino took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing her anger, and continued.
"I'm not unreasonable. If she wants to remarry, she can remarry. But what angers me the most is that this afternoon, I hinted at it for a long time, but she refused to admit it, and her face was full of grievance, as if I was forcing her to remarry. Using the name of my deceased brother to find another man, is she looking for some kind of special thrill?"
Oh~
Hearing this, Yamanaka Kaoru finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.
No wonder Nara Yoshino was so angry.
Yes, if you want to remarry, just tell the Clan Head. They would surely agree, and maybe even give a dowry. Why sneak around like this?
Yamanaka Kaoru quickly took her stand on her best friend's side. She looked at Yoshino, whose chest was heaving violently, and whispered,
"Yoshino, what do you want to do?"
"I'm going to take evidence of her and that man together. If he doesn't belong to the Nara Clan, I'll calculate the equivalent of the inheritance my brother left within the clan for her and buy a house outside the clan. If he belongs to the Nara Clan, then she'll move into his house. As for my brother's house, I'll pass it directly to my nephew."
As she spoke, Nara Yoshino rubbed her swollen eyes and turned to her best friend, sounding a bit aggrieved.
"Kaoru, you have to help me!"
"I will help you. And don't get angry. Remember, you're pregnant now. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up to see how Midorimaru is developing."
"Oh, I really want a daughter. After Ino is born, we'll take turns raising them."
"This idea isn't bad."
The next morning.
Asuka, yawning, left the Hokage Building after a night of discussions.
Upon entering the clan grounds and smelling the aroma of food in the air, his tense expression immediately relaxed. Then, as if losing all his energy, his straightened back instantly hunched over.
The discussions last night were less productive than simply going home to sleep for a night.
Those Hidden Cloud Ninja are indeed annoying, constantly sending small squads to harass the borders.
Sending a large force risks reigniting the recently extinguished fires of war.
Sending small squads can repel the Cloud Ninja, but they quickly return.
Sending the Uchiha Clan is opposed by Danzo.
Sending Danzo himself is also opposed by him.
The Fourth wants to go, but the Third fears a major battle.
Orochimaru could go, but Danzo immediately fabricated an excuse and disagreed.
Let Tsunade come back to join the battle, Tsunade disagrees.
Let Jiraiya come back to join the battle, Jiraiya disagrees.
Using the nuclear weapon (Nine-Tails) directly, the Third and the Fourth disagree.
Kakashi says he wants to go, but those who were at the meeting there disagree.
Recalling the scene of the Jonin meeting in Konoha last night, Asuka only feels somewhat weary. Being the Hokage is really not an easy job. When will those troublesome old men in the Elder Council go to their peace?
"Asuka-sama!"
At this moment, a Chunin suddenly stopped Asuka's path and said in a deep voice,
"The clan meeting has been moved up. It will start in an hour."
"Understood."
Asuka waved weakly and then changed direction towards Naka Shrine.
This clan meeting, like the Jonin gathering, won't accomplish anything. A group of people gathered in a room, just exchanging feelings.
When he arrived at Naka Shrine, he saw many elders of the Uchiha Clan had already gathered there.
"Good morning, Elders!"
After greeting the Elders, Asuka pricked his finger, summoned several buckets of fried chicken, and distributed them. While eating, he discussed last night's events with everyone.
"I actually had breakfast this morning."
Ryouichi Elder patted his stomach, looking down at the two buckets on the table, furrowing his brow.
"Just have one. Two buckets aren't good for the stomach."
Heh~
Suddenly, a mocking chuckle came from beside him. The Elder with one eye sneered at Ryouichi, looking disdainfully.
"Madara-sama once said, the more you try to protect something, the more likely you are to lose it. Whether it's a friend, a brother, or even my descendants... It holds true even now. Ryouichi, the more you try to protect your stomach, the more likely you are to lose it. You have to conquer it."
Burp~
After a satisfying burp, the one-eyed Elder turned to Asuka. His remaining eye glanced at Ryouichi, and he spoke slowly.
"Bring three more buckets!"
????
Ryouichi looked at the madman with a puzzled expression. Is he crazy? Eating so heavily early in the morning, but he's asking for four buckets in one go.
Old man, aren't you afraid of a heart attack at 60?
Seeing everyone's attention on him, Ryouichi stood up and jumped in place a few times, disdainfully saying,
"Three buckets?? Are you raising cats?? Four buckets."
Splash~ Splash~
When Uchiha Fugaku finally arrived late to the meeting hall, he heard a burst of applause and "Successfully praised" followed by a strong aroma of fried chicken drifting into his nostrils.
More eating??
As he pictured the scene of those old men gnawing on fried chicken, Uchiha Fugaku's steps hesitated. If they keep eating like this, future clan meetings might be facing a bunch of overweight members.
Burp~
"The Clan Head is here."
"Good morning, Clan Head."
"Clan Head, come over and taste this."
Declining their hospitality, Uchiha Fugaku walked directly to the platform. His expression serious, he looked down at the gathered crowd and began speaking.
"Danzo Elder has refused our request to join the conflict. It seems we will not be involved in the skirmishes with the Cloud Ninja."
Burp~
A melodious burp sounded. Ryouichi suppressed his nausea and stood up, hopping in place twice before speaking.
"Without an Uchiha as Hokage, we can never change our suppressed position. The First Hokage was indeed stronger than Madara-sama. The Second Hokage was indeed stronger than the other Uchiha. The Third Hokage was powerful enough to surpass anyone else in the clan. The Fourth Hokage was a rare genius without equal in the clan. Are you expecting the Fifth Hokage to be a fool, an idiot, or incompetent?"
Seeing everyone around him silent, Ryouichi Elder patted his large belly, his eyes disdainfully sweeping over the crowd as he continued speaking.
"We need to cultivate a strong individual, someone capable of surpassing all others in Konoha. I've observed within our clan that Uchiha Shisui has the potential to become such a strong individual. Moreover, he is a descendant of Kagami, making him highly likely to become Hokage."
Hmm~
As Asuka scanned around and saw everyone nodding in agreement, he slammed the table, stood up, and voiced his opposition.
"I oppose this. I suggest the clan directly selects a girl, and then the Clan Head spends money to buy a disciple position from Tsunade. That woman has been desperate for money lately; if the price is right, she'll definitely sell a disciple position. The title of Tsunade's disciple is worth more than a pair of Sharingan. The Second Hokage has been dead for many years; in the Elders' eyes, the descendant of Kagami surely don't carry as much weight as a disciple of the Sannin."
"How much money are we talking about?"
"Yeah, I heard that spendthrift Tsunade loses millions in a day."
"Are we going to sell off Clan Head's house for this??"
Once their ideas were laid out, the group began discussing methods for the two individuals. In truth, they had been cultivating genius within the clan all along, but those geniuses had all been overshadowed by the Hokage lineage, which made them less enthusiastic about cultivating new talent now. The prospect of pitting clan geniuses against village geniuses was, frankly speaking, quite challenging!!
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