Goji Berries Cure Deficiency

That evening, Chiga bid farewell to Obito and Rin and returned home.

Because he had made an appointment with Uchiha Fugaku, Chiga did not go train as usual.

While bored, Chiga looked at the gift he was supposed to give Kakashi.

As the person giving the gift, how could he know whether the recipient would be satisfied just by looking at the cover? He had to inspect it himself before he could guarantee its quality.

With that thought in mind, Chiga opened the book.

Time flew by. While Chiga was studying a foreign language, a knock came from outside.

Chiga was startled and hurriedly wrapped the book again before getting up to open the door.

The person standing outside was Uchiha Fugaku.

After leading Uchiha Fugaku into the living room, Chiga said, "Young Clan Leader, please take a seat. I'll make you some tea."

"Mm, sorry to trouble you."

After taking his seat, Uchiha Fugaku let out a long breath. It seemed today's meeting had not gone well.

Seeing this, Chiga could not help sighing. How can such a fine young man be so utterly exhausted?

During the day, he had to labor for the clan, and at night, he still had to discuss the meaning of life and lofty ideals with the beautiful Auntie Mikoto.

Even an iron man would not be able to take it.

Unable to bear watching, Chiga said, "Young Clan Leader, I'd better make you some goji berry tea. We happen to have some at home."

Uchiha Fugaku frowned and asked, "What's the goji berry tea for?"

"To nourish the kidneys and make up for deficiencies!"

Chiga wore an expression of concern for Uchiha Fugaku's health, leaving Uchiha Fugaku with dark lines all over his forehead.

"No need!"

Uchiha Fugaku replied stiffly with a dark expression, then added, "I'm perfectly healthy. I don't need that kind of supplement!"

No man would admit to being deficient, even in front of a child.

Negative emotions from Uchiha Fugaku, Emotion Points +10. This was the first time receiving Emotion Points from Uchiha Fugaku, rewarding 600 illusion experience!

Chiga's body trembled. As expected of Uchiha Fugaku—the reward he gave was truly astonishing.

Uchiha Shisui, Sarutobi Asuma, and the others had only given him a few dozen points.

Considering the difference in strength between Uchiha Fugaku and the others, Chiga suspected that the rewards were calculated according to strength.

After making the tea, Chiga poured a cup for himself and Uchiha Fugaku, then sat across from him and quietly waited for Uchiha Fugaku to speak.

Uchiha Fugaku seemed slightly surprised that Chiga was not in a hurry to ask why he had come.

He's so composed despite being so young. He's a promising talent.

He knows quite a lot, too. He even knows that goji berries treat deficiency!

As expected of someone from the Uchiha clan!

Uchiha Fugaku took a sip of tea to moisten his throat before saying, "Chiga, have you ever thought about graduating early?"

Chiga's expression turned strange. "Young Clan Leader, isn't it a little late to apply for early graduation now?"

"This isn't about Kakashi Hatake."

Seeing that Chiga had misunderstood, Uchiha Fugaku shook his head and said, "You should have heard that there's some discord between the clan and the village, right?"

Chiga nodded.

Uchiha Fugaku said meaningfully, "Since that's the case, you should understand that our clan needs supporters among the Konoha Higher-Ups!"

"So, Young Clan Leader, which ninja do you want me to build a bond with?"

Chiga already understood why Uchiha Fugaku had come to discuss this with him.

The Third Hokage's administration was made up entirely of the Second Hokage's guards.

Influenced by the Second Hokage, every one of them was filled with prejudice against the Uchiha.

Within such Konoha Higher-Ups, the targeting of the Uchiha clan had grown increasingly severe.

When there was a war, the various clans joined forces to send the Uchiha clan to the battlefield.

When there was peace, the various clans joined forces to cause trouble for the Uchiha clan.

Basically, they isolated and marginalized the Uchiha clan.

And changing the attitude of the Konoha Higher-Ups was practically impossible.

Perhaps if Kagami Uchiha, who had also been one of the Second Hokage's guards, were still alive, there would be some hope with him as the link.

Unfortunately, he had died young.

His death had completely severed the connection between the Uchiha clan and the current Konoha Higher-Ups.

Since this administration was no good, they could only wait for the next changeover.

Clearly, that was what Uchiha Fugaku had in mind.

Seeing how readily Chiga understood, Uchiha Fugaku nodded in satisfaction and said frankly, "Minato Namikaze!"

Minato Namikaze!

He was an exceptionally gentle and modest person. Moreover, he had no prejudice whatsoever toward the Uchiha. He was also Jiraiya's disciple, one of the Three Shinobi. As long as he did not die in the future, he would inevitably occupy a high position in the village.

Building a relationship with such a ninja would bring the Uchiha clan benefits without any drawbacks.

Besides, his relationship with Minato Namikaze was fairly good. More importantly, his girlfriend and Minato's girlfriend were best friends.

Apparently afraid that Chiga did not know who Minato Namikaze was, Uchiha Fugaku continued.

"Although Minato hasn't been promoted to Jonin for long, his strength is formidable. He's also an excellent Jonin Instructor. Kakashi Hatake was able to become a Chunin so quickly because of his guidance."

At this moment, Chiga could not help praising Uchiha Fugaku.

Minato Namikaze would truly shine during the Third Shinobi World War. For now, he was merely a promising Jonin, and perhaps he had not even mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique yet.

Compared with his strength, the fact that he was Jiraiya's disciple, one of the Three Shinobi, was even more noteworthy.

To recognize at this point that Minato Namikaze would become one of the higher-ups, Uchiha Fugaku clearly had quite a good eye.

Seeing Chiga remain silent, Uchiha Fugaku said earnestly:

"Chiga, with your talent, remaining at the Ninja Academy is just a waste of time. Besides, you're already seven years old. It's time to contribute to the clan. Graduating early from the Ninja Academy, entering Minato Squad, and building bonds with Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake is the mission I'm assigning you!"

Hearing the word "mission," Chiga's expression became solemn.

This was the first mission the clan had ever given him!

He had to take it seriously!

Chiga sat up straight and said in a deep voice, "Young Clan Leader, contributing to the clan is the duty I must fulfill as a member of the Uchiha clan!"

Seeing Chiga's attitude, Uchiha Fugaku nodded with great satisfaction. "Very good. Since that's the case—"

"Young Clan Leader, since I'm supposed to build an unbreakable bond with them, simply becoming a team member won't be enough, right?"

Before Uchiha Fugaku could finish, Chiga interrupted him.

"What do you mean?" Uchiha Fugaku was slightly stunned before asking.

"Since we're going to become teammates, shouldn't I prepare a meeting gift for our first meeting?"

"Besides the meeting gift, shouldn't I treat them to meals from time to time to strengthen our relationship?"

"I also heard that Senior Minato has a girlfriend. As the saying goes, when giving gifts, you have to give the whole package. Since I'm giving Senior Minato a gift, I can't forget his girlfriend either."

"Otherwise, if a woman starts whispering in his ear, she could make our plan fall through. And another thing..."

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Is this kid asking me for mission funds?