Kaze: I Just Want to Live a Peaceful Life

"Shisui, the village may be important, but don't forget your own identity."

As he spoke, Fugaku gently patted Shisui on the shoulder before brushing past him.

He knew perfectly well that while Shisui was a genius of the Uchiha Clan, in this matter, he was merely a messenger for the Konoha leadership.

That was right.

Being born into the Uchiha Clan meant he was destined to never enter Konoha's upper ranks.

Just like Kagami back then.

Even though he cared deeply for Konoha and had been the Second Hokage's personal disciple.

What had happened to him in the end?

Not only had he failed to enter Konoha's leadership, but he had also died young.

From his time onward, the Uchiha Clan had been kicked out of Konoha's center of power.

By Fugaku's generation, they had even been pushed out of the village's center.

Shisui.

When would he finally see that?

Still, Fugaku did not say these things aloud. He merely reminded Shisui not to forget that his surname was Uchiha.

At the same time, Fugaku quietly made up his mind.

No matter what, this time, he had to stop the Konoha leadership's plan.

They could hand over the "culprit" who had killed the Cloud Ninja, but that person absolutely could not be Kaze!

And so...

Fugaku ended his conversation with Shisui, left his home, and headed for Kaze's residence.

Before long, he stopped outside Kaze's front door.

Before he could even knock, the fragrance of meat seeped through the crack in the door.

The scent was intoxicating!

Even Mikoto's cooking was nowhere near as good.

Knock, knock, knock.

After pausing briefly in surprise, Fugaku knocked on Kaze's door.

"Just a moment..."

Five or six breaths later, the door to Kaze's home opened with a click.

"Oh, Clan Head. Please come in."

The moment he saw Fugaku at his door, Kaze smiled and invited him inside.

"What smells so good?" Fugaku could not help asking curiously.

"Beef Brisket Persimmon Hot Pot."

Kaze answered without hesitation.

After all, Kaze was a Transmigrator. In his original world, he had always been particular about food.

The ingredients had to be the freshest, and even the sauces had to be mixed by hand.

Even ordinary home-cooked dishes could win people over when made by him.

Kaze carried a pot of something that looked like soup out of the kitchen.

Both its aroma and color were exceptional.

"Want to try some?"

Seeing the eager look on Fugaku's face, Kaze specifically served him a bowl.

The result was obvious...

This era had only just emerged from war, and most people in the village were ninja.

It was already good enough to have something to eat. Who had the energy to study gourmet food?

With Kaze's cooking skills, anything he made was practically an overwhelming advantage in this world.

After just one taste, Fugaku was utterly amazed.

"It's even better than Mikoto's cooking..."

Did Kaze get to eat food this delicious every day?

It seemed he really should visit Kaze's home more often in the future.

Right...

He should bring Mikoto and the others too.

However, Fugaku never could have imagined...

Just as he was about to ask Kaze for a second bowl, Kaze let the food in the pot cool slightly, then poured it directly into the cat bowl on the floor.

Fugaku: "???"

He was not giving the cat leftovers. He had poured all the food directly to the cat!

"Wait, Kaze, do you usually feed your cat this?"

Fugaku's eyes widened in shock. He suddenly felt that his quality of life was worse than a cat's!

"More or less," Kaze replied without thinking.

Actually, he usually gave his leftovers to Tama.

It was only after Tama had brought him the Rumble-Rumble Fruit that he improved Tama's meals.

Soon...

Having caught the scent of food, Tama raised her head high and arrived late, walking with elegant feline steps.

Like an exquisite little princess.

Fugaku stared at her in astonishment.

"By the way, Clan Head, what did you need?" After settling Tama's lunch, Kaze turned to ask Fugaku.

"Uh..."

Only then did Fugaku recover from his shock.

He had come to speak with Kaze about something important.

So, after arranging his words slightly, Fugaku relayed Shisui's message to Kaze.

At the end.

Fugaku could not stop himself from shaking his head, his tone carrying some complaint. "Kaze, Kaze, why did you have to go save Hinata?"

He had wanted to say that the Hyuga Clan's affairs had little to do with the Uchiha Clan, so why get involved?

But before he could finish, Kaze casually said, "Isn't our Security Force responsible for maintaining public order in the village?"

"Wasn't saving someone the natural thing to do?"

Fugaku's remaining words were choked back.

Still, through Fugaku's explanation, Kaze understood the Konoha leadership's stance.

It was just like the original plot.

They wanted to hand over the culprit and smooth things over.

The only difference was that this time, the Uchiha Clan had been dragged into it.

"Come to think of it, wasn't the Cloud Ninja who kidnapped Hinata the one at fault first?"

"Isn't Lord Hokage being a little too weak?"

"Ah, as expected, once a person gets old, it becomes hard for him to stay hard."

Kaze casually mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi again.

He showed no worry or panic whatsoever.

In fact, this had been part of his plan all along.

He had not been naive enough to think that merely saving Hinata would be enough to win over the Hyuga Clan.

The real arrangement had only just begun.

It was no exaggeration to say...

The Konoha leadership's response had been within his calculations from the very beginning.

He had once tried to change Shisui and Itachi's way of thinking.

But those two traitors were hopelessly stubborn.

Not only did they disdain his views, but they firmly believed that supporting the Third Hokage meant inheriting the Will of Fire.

It would have been one thing if those two idiots had been mediocre.

But unfortunately...

One possessed the ultimate Genjutsu, Kotoamatsukami.

The other had all kinds of cheats.

If they were allowed to live, he would never have a peaceful day.

That was right.

What Kaze truly wanted was simply to fall asleep as soon as he got into bed every day, sleep until dawn, and not carry fatigue and stress into the next day.

But ever since transmigrating into this world, he had been tormented every day by the future Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall.

In other words...

Shisui and Itachi were the root cause of what ruined his sleep quality.

They were his enemies!

And also...

The entire Uchiha Clan's enemy!

"Kaze." Naturally, Fugaku had no idea what Kaze was thinking. He only took Kaze's words as complaints about the Third Hokage and reminded him, "Lord Hiruzen did this for the village's stability as well."

"Well said, Clan Head. It seems you possess the Will of Fire too. What a pity the Fourth Hokage position was not given to you," Kaze could not help mocking.

Although Shisui and Itachi were his enemies, Kaze had no favorable impression of Fugaku either.

The people who died on the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall had not been only hardliners from the Uchiha Clan.

There had also been women, maidens, elders, and even infants...

Not a single one had been spared. All had been brutally murdered!

If, in the past, those people had merely been nameless anime characters to Kaze.

Then now...

After ten years in this world.

Those innocents who would die on the Night of the Uchiha Clan Downfall had long become living people around him.

When he bought vegetables, they would kindly give him two extra tomatoes.

When he mentioned that a light bulb at home had broken, the old man downstairs would come up and fix it for free.

From time to time, someone would bring over new clothes and ask him to try them on to see whether they fit.

And all of that tragedy had stemmed from Fugaku's compromise.

To put it bluntly, not a single person in Fugaku's family had a normal brain.

Fugaku: "???"

Why did Kaze's words seem so sarcastic?