Come On!

A few days later.

Minato's squad set out again.

The situation in the Ninja World had become increasingly tense during this period. Most of the shinobi in the village had started undertaking missions outside, while Jiraiya, after a few days of enjoyment, had departed for the battlefield.

It could be said that the village had also become much quieter.

Word came that shinobi from the Hidden Stone Village on the front lines were acting suspiciously, with some strange movements. Additionally, spies from the Hidden Cloud Village had sent messages reporting frequent major activities within the Cloud, prompting Konoha to arrange defenses immediately upon receiving the news.

As for Uchiha Fuyou... he continued to live his life peacefully. His business had reached its target turnover, and he had received his upgrade rewards. With his body and spirit significantly strengthened, he could now start opening branches across the Land of Fire.

Although the economy was sluggish and consumption was low everywhere due to the war, there was still a baseline income. Therefore, opening early had its benefits.

Moreover, wars between shinobi... aside from the surprise attacks by the Hidden Mist Village across the sea, none had ever reached the Land of Fire. The battlefields were generally set in other countries or along the borders.

Thus, the Land of Fire remained quite peaceful.

Currently.

The milk tea shop in Konoha was still managed by Uncle Sato, while the barbecue restaurant... was temporarily managed by a commoner from the Uchiha clan who lacked foresight.

He had specifically chosen an ordinary person who was not mentally unstable and had a relatively peaceful personality.

It was known that Uchiha mental instability came in two types: one was cheerful and kind to everyone, appearing to be a good person, but their episodes were extremely exaggerated, leading to anything from suicide to mass extermination of their clan or even the world. The other type... was the stoic, disdainful, and arrogant one. This type was relatively better; their episodes were merely boastful, posing no significant problem!

Therefore, to avoid future conflicts, the manager stationed there had to be chosen carefully.

Of course, the Uchiha also worked quite diligently, possessing a strange form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, perhaps stemming from latent mental issues.

As a result, they were too serious. The Konoha Military Police acted much like urban management, enforcing laws inhumanely and sticking rigidly to their principles, earning them widespread resentment.

Coupled with the later Nine-Tails Rebellion, rumors ignited, triggering the long-simmering conflicts and giving Danzō the excuse to act.

This also demonstrated the terrifying nature of rumors, and what was even more terrifying was... the higher-ups wouldn't even give you a chance to refute them!

Enjoying the massage techniques of Rin's Gentle Fist, Fuyou couldn't help but let out a groan.

These techniques truly do justice to the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist!

However.

Just as he let out a soft "Mmmph," the door was pushed open.

"Fuyou, you..." Kushina appeared at the doorway, her demeanor carefree. Then, seeing Fuyou flushed and with a hazy look in his eyes, she was instantly stunned. She quickly closed the door again, "Sorry, I'm interrupting."

"..."

Interrupting what?

It was just a massage, why the big fuss?

Uchiha Fuyou's expression remained unchanged as he tidied his clothes, looking at Rin, who was also red-faced and tidying hers.

"..."

Why are you tidying your clothes?

He shook his head helplessly, opened the door, and looked at Kushina, who was peeking with her eyes. He said with annoyance, "Stop looking! We were just discussing business!"

Is it strange for the boss and secretary to discuss business in the office?

"What do you need me for?"

"Minato left, and I'm so bored! I don't feel like going for barbecue alone." Kushina chuckled sheepishly. "The Nine-Tails has been acting up again, it's so noisy, I can't even take a nap. I suggested using a clone to play the 'Fight the Landlord' game you taught it, but it refused! So, I came to see if Fuyou was free!"

"..."

A two-on-one, and I refuse too!

Have some shame!

Fuyou sighed helplessly. "You, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, keep coming to my Uchiha place. Aren't you afraid the Hokage will come looking for trouble with me?"

"Don't worry!" Kushina patted Fuyou's shoulder carelessly. "You're not a shinobi, what are you afraid of?"

"So, what do you want from me?"

"Fight the Landlord?"

"No! It's not easy for Minato to earn money, let's save some for him."

"..." Kushina glared at him!

Does she look like Tsunade, someone addicted to gambling?

"Then how about a round of Pai Gow?"

"It's too fast, not much fun." Uchiha Fuyou stroked his chin, pondering for a moment. "Let's play Mahjong! We can play with smaller stakes, and a round can last quite a while. It's perfect for three people and one beast."

"Rin too?"

"I..."

"It's fine." Fuyou shook his head, directly activating his Three Tomoe Sharingan, and smiled at Rin. "Remember not to tell anyone else."

Minato and Kushina also knew about the Uchiha clan's affairs, and he called Kushina "older sister." Therefore, they had promised to keep it a secret!

If they didn't keep it a secret, Kushina would beat him!

Close the door properly!

"Here we go!"

With the words spoken.

The two arrived at a damp, dark place.

Rin looked around in shock, then, snapping back to reality, nodded seriously and said softly beside Fuyou, "I won't tell anyone."

Fuyou, he.

Wasn't like the rich person he appeared to be!

Although she didn't know why he was like this, Rin still believed Fuyou.

At this moment.

"Uchiha brat!" a deep, loud voice called out, "Brought another strange person? Four of you, but there's one extra!"

"No gambling today!" Fuyou waved his hand, and a Mahjong set and table appeared before him.

Looking at the Nine-Tails in the cage before him, he remembered joking with Kushina back then that they could try to get along with the Nine-Tails, never expecting she'd actually managed it.

After a few rounds, they became mahjong partners.

Then, to secretly research the Nine-Tails' chakra... he also became a mahjong partner.

"We're playing Mahjong."

"Mahjong?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

"Hmph! Boring! I've lived for so long, what haven't I seen? I'm just curious!" the proud Nine-Tails snorted, looking disdainful but constantly sneaking glances at the mahjong table. "If I hadn't been so strong back then, making Hashirama Senju fearful, and fought him for three hundred rounds, only to have him use dirty ninjutsu, despicable and shameless, surrounded by many shinobi, I was sealed when I let my guard down! Otherwise, you shinobi nowadays... I'd gobble you up one by one!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Although it wasn't the version he knew where nine hundred and ninety-nine hands extended, grabbing it by the neck like a duckling, Fuyou didn't interrupt the Nine-Tails' boasting. "Are you gambling chakra today? Or if you lose, Kushina will pay for you?"

He had a dream.

To play Mahjong with all nine Tailed Beasts!

"I..."

Before the Nine-Tails could finish speaking.

"No money!" Kushina refused without hesitation, then, following Fuyou's earlier explanation, she excitedly picked up a mahjong tile. "Come on! Let's start!"

"Hmph!" The Nine-Tails' foxy face stiffened, and after a moment, it snorted proudly, "Come on! I have plenty of chakra!"

It had a proud, master-like demeanor, as if it were saying it had plenty of money!

Then.

With a "clatter," the Ninja World's first Mahjong game began in the sealed space.

At the same time.

Minato's team also encountered a crisis.

Obito held a kunai, guarding Rin together with Kakashi, warily watching the enemies before them.

After so many missions, he had grown; he was no longer as nervous facing enemies as he was at the beginning.

However, now.

Teacher Minato had drawn the enemies away, but he hadn't expected... there were still enemies!

They were now facing two Jonin from an enemy village.

Considering they were only Genin, this was dangerous!

"What do we do now?"

With the words spoken.

No one responded. In the face of enemies, talking was futile.

Obito also knew that his hand gripping the kunai was trembling slightly, and he was desperately thinking of a solution.

Suddenly.

He saw a black mass behind the Earth-style shinobi, something that didn't look like it could be produced by a human. He was slightly stunned, remembering that night... what that annoying guy had told him...

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