Fugaku: This Year, I'll Definitely Have a Happy New Year

"Us common folk, we're so, so happy~"

On the streets of Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku tossed a jingling money bag as he swaggered toward the Fried Chicken Shop.

"I made money, I made money, but I don't know how to spend it. A cup of lemonade in my left hand, a bucket of secret-recipe fried chicken in my right~"

Heh heh!

So what if he didn't have new year money?

I've got hands, feet, and a mouth. Making money is as easy as opening my mouth!

Humming a little tune, he wore a smug look on his face, without the slightest guilt over his slanderous fabrications.

"I wonder if they still have Mikoto's favorite limited-edition fried chicken flavor."

Fugaku's only concern now was whether the New Year limited honey mustard fried chicken had sold out like it had yesterday.

"Bang!"

Just as he imagined himself successfully going on a date with Mikoto while holding a bucket of fried chicken, a fat figure barreled into him head-on. His money bag flew high into the air and was about to hit the ground.

Fortunately, Uchiha Fugaku's reflexes were decent. With a quick scoop from below, he caught the wallet before it could eat dirt.

"Phew. Kid, do you walk with your eyes closed?"

After letting out a sigh of relief, he fixed his famously fierce eyes on the reckless passerby who had nearly knocked him over.

"Sorry—eek! It's you, you liar! Give me back my money! Hurry up and refund me!"

The chubby boy who had been knocked flat was about to apologize. After all, he had been in such a hurry that he hadn't watched where he was going and had crashed into someone. But when he saw that the person he had hit was Fierce Eyes Fugaku, the one who had