Sunny Day

Today.

The weather was clear and sunny.

Although it seemed chaotic outside the ninja village, it was quite peaceful within.

My name is Uchiha Itachi, and I am two years old.

Not too long ago, my uncle, whom I hadn't seen since birth, suddenly appeared before me. It was then that I learned I actually had an uncle.

But since when?

It felt like something had changed.

My father would remind him every day not to spend money carelessly, not to act like a certain prodigal son, and that shinobi were the future of the Uchiha.

My father, who usually had a poker face, had suddenly become quite talkative, which was a bit unsettling for a two-year-old like me.

Why did my father say these things every day for no apparent reason?

And every few days, a sister with eyes different from mine would come and give me money. While it wasn't as much as my uncle gave me at first, it was a thick stack, more than the allowance my mother gave me.

It's just that.

Every time he touched it, the money would disappear from his hands.

Of course, he didn't mind, as he had no need for money, and it was good to give it to his mother.

Like now...

After that sister had just finished giving him money today and politely declined his mother's invitation to stay, she left, and his mother immediately came over.

Uchiha Itachi held the money in his hands, tilted his chubby head, and looked at his mother, who had a doting smile.

"Itachi! You're still young, you can't carry so much money, it's too dangerous! Here! Give it to Mommy." Uchiha Mikoto looked at Itachi with gentle eyes and patted his head. "Don't worry, Mommy won't spend it carelessly. Mommy will save it for you for when you grow up and get married!"

"Okay!" Little Itachi agreed readily and handed the money to his mother without hesitation. "It's okay for you to use it, Mom."

What a filial child!

"Then Mommy thanks you, Itachi," Uchiha Mikoto nodded with a smile.

It's just... Fuyou really does keep sending money every time, which is quite exasperating.

She glanced at her husband, who was standing behind her with his arms crossed and a stern expression. When he saw the money in her hand, his face clearly relaxed.

Mikoto immediately understood.

If Itachi truly doesn't become a shinobi like Fuyou, Fugaku will definitely be sad!

At this moment.

"Mom," Itachi, who was beside her, suddenly said, "Sister Rinne was stopped by the Second Elder."

"Call her Aunt Rinne." Uchiha Mikoto frowned upon hearing this and looked out the door in the direction Itachi pointed. She indeed saw Rinne being blocked by several Uchiha shinobi. "What exactly does this Second Elder want?"

Today.

The weather was fine.

The weather was good.

Uchiha Sekizawa, the Second Elder of the Uchiha clan, was preparing to go out for a walk while the sun was shining, to stretch his bones and clear his mind.

A few days ago, his elder brother.

The Great Elder of the Uchiha clan.

In order to bring the misguided Uchiha Fuyou back to the right path, he did not hesitate to use his aged body to bravely venture into the lion's den, investigate the enemy situation, and prepare to persuade Uchiha Fuyou with ample reasons, to make him understand that shinobi are the future of the Ninja World, and to hope he could return to the right path.

Unlike now... where has all the money gone?

And he's giving the Uchiha clan's money away to others for nothing. Is that acceptable?

He's simply an idiot.

Therefore.

His elder brother has been very tired lately.

In order to infiltrate the enemy's territory and not arouse suspicion, to gather more accurate information, and to extinguish Fuyou's desires.

Every morning, he had to wear clothes that even shinobi found shameful. To blend in with those fools, he had to pretend to be happy with a cheerful expression.

This made Uchiha Sekizawa watch his elder brother's departing back with melancholy every day.

At his age, he still had to run errands for the Uchiha clan's unpromising descendants. And by night... he would return, dragging his exhausted body.

Although his entire body was sore, he had to maintain a comforting, cheerful smile on his face to reassure them.

My elder brother is really working hard for the Uchiha clan!

However.

What about that troublesome Uchiha Fuyou?

Even though all the elders of the Uchiha clan are working so hard, he doesn't see it, nor does he repent. A while ago, he directly left the village to avoid them.

What business activities?

That milk tea shop is already on the right track. What other business activities does that guy need to conduct?

You know, there's ninjutsu all over the outside, and war everywhere. Running around now... is it really for business activities?

Don't be ridiculous!

He's definitely just trying to avoid us old folks who love the clan!

Just like last time...

Millions in funding, and he didn't even mention it to us elders, just decided on it directly.

Fugaku is really something.

As clan head, he should prioritize the clan members above all else. Like now... wasting money on all sorts of messy things, what does that look like?

Uchiha Sekizawa sighed inwardly. Every time he thought of his elder brother, who was already old but had to pretend to be an idiot and join a group of idiots.

If he weren't worried about being blamed by the village, he would have already sent the Konoha Military Police Force to apprehend and interrogate him.

He looked up and was stunned when he saw a pair of Byakugan within the Uchiha compound. He frowned, "Who is this person's companion?"

"Replying to the Second Elder, Rinne-sama was arranged by Master Fuyou," the Uchiha shinobi said, lowering his head. "Master Fuyou arranged for her to handle and manage the clan's financial support."

"So she's handling that ridiculous financial aid?" Uchiha Sekizawa was taken aback. His aged face creased slightly, his eyes fixed on the girl with the Byakugan.

After a moment of thought, he sighed and shook his head.

"How foolish! To let an outsider girl handle so much money, it's truly laughable."

With that, his expression flickered, and finally, he snorted, "Have that woman come over!"

"Yes!"

After completing the arrangements Fuyou had made before leaving, Rinne also prepared to return to continue her work.

The new store was a barbecue restaurant. The location had already been chosen, not too far from the milk tea shop, just across the street.

She would have to go check on the progress and see if it was being built according to their requirements. This time, the barbecue restaurant was a bit larger, and Fuyou also attached great importance to it. Once things stabilized in the village, it would open branches within the Land of Fire, just like the milk tea shop.

Although she didn't know why Fuyou wanted her to deliver money to his nephew, Itachi, every so often, and it had to be handed to him personally, since Fuyou had said so, she would definitely complete it.

Hyuga Rinne's lips curved slightly. Holding the documents in her arms, she murmured softly, "In a month, Fuyou will be back."

As soon as she finished speaking.

"Girl from the Hyuga clan!" a stern voice called out.

Hyuga Rinne was startled. Holding the documents, she turned around and saw the elderly Uchiha behind her.

This aura.

She was probably an elder of the Uchiha clan.

Just like the elders of the Hyuga clan, so she hesitated and said, "Sir!"

"The Uchiha clan's affairs should not be managed by an outsider girl, especially one from the Hyuga clan," Uchiha Sekizawa said directly and coldly. "I will arrange for someone to come and hand over the funds and matters to the Uchiha!"

"This..." Hyuga Rinne frowned, but still took a deep breath and said seriously, "I'm sorry, this is what Master Fuyou arranged for me to do. Without Master Fuyou's verbal instructions, I will not hand it over to anyone else."

As someone who also came from a large clan, Rinne could probably guess what was going on.

But no matter what... without Fuyou's explicit instructions, she would absolutely not let go.

"I will speak to Fuyou personally about this," Uchiha Sekizawa said displeasedly. "Does a mere girl from a branch family of the Hyuga clan think she can manage the Uchiha clan's affairs?"

"I apologize!"

"Little girl, don't think that just because of Fuyou's connection, I wouldn't dare to act?"

"I apologize."

"Guards!" Uchiha Sekizawa said sternly with a cold face, "Arrest her..."

Before he could finish.

"What's going on? What's going on? Second brother, what are you doing?"