After gaining a clear understanding of his abilities, Yuzuru Uchiha turned around and went back to his room to sleep.
With so much new information suddenly crammed into his mind, he was still somewhat mentally exhausted.
By the time Yuzuru Uchiha woke up, the sun had already set.
After washing up briefly, he heard a knock at the door.
"Yuzuru, are you home?"
"Wait a moment."
Yuzuru Uchiha straightened his clothes. When he opened the door, he saw Mikoto Uchiha's gentle face.
"Yuzuru, dinner is ready. Father is waiting for you."
"Got it."
Yuzuru Uchiha nodded and followed Mikoto Uchiha to her home.
"HAHAHAHA... Yuzuru, congratulations on becoming Squad Captain. Come, have a drink with me."
The moment he saw Yuzuru Uchiha, Rika Uchiha grinned and beckoned him over.
Mikoto Uchiha immediately chided, "Father, Yuzuru still has to abide by the Three Ninja Prohibitions. He can't drink."
Hearing that, Rika Uchiha laughed. "Mikoto, Yuzuru was the one who proposed encouraging clan members to marry and have children at the Clan Meeting. I think he's eager to lead by example. What's a little drinking?"
Hearing Rika Uchiha's teasing, Yuzuru Uchiha sat down at the table and said calmly, "I'd like to lead by example. I'm just afraid someone won't be willing to part with his precious daughter."
After saying that, Yuzuru Uchiha glanced at Mikoto Uchiha.
Under Yuzuru Uchiha's undisguised gaze, Mikoto Uchiha blushed and lowered her head, continuously twisting the hem of her clothes between her fingers.
Strange. Why did Yuzuru feel a little different today?
Whenever the subject of the two of them had come up before, Yuzuru had always insisted on focusing on training.
He had even said things like, "I don't have time to play romance games with you."
But today, Yuzuru seemed like a completely different person.
Could it be...
Had this blockhead finally caught on?
"Um... you two eat first. I-I-I still have some clothes to wash."
Seeing Mikoto Uchiha flee in embarrassment, the smile on Rika Uchiha's face froze.
Although Yuzuru was outstanding and had grown up with Mikoto, and although he knew it was only a matter of time before the two got together, he still felt as though the cabbage he had raised had been rooted up by a pig.
And right in front of him, no less!
Just then, Rika Uchiha heard Yuzuru Uchiha speak again. "Oh, right. Some ninja tools I bought will be delivered tonight. Remember to keep an eye on them for me. Don't lose them."
Rika Uchiha replied irritably, "They won't get lost. If they do, I'll pay you back."
"That's good." Only then did Yuzuru Uchiha smile and pick up his chopsticks. "I'm on night duty later. Drink by yourself. I'm eating first."
Watching Yuzuru Uchiha wolf down his food, Rika Uchiha gloomily drained the wine in his cup.
Was that attitude really appropriate?
In front of this little bastard, he, a prospective father-in-law, had practically no dignity at all.
After eating his fill, Yuzuru Uchiha took his leave.
Although Mikoto Uchiha had married Uchiha Fugaku in the original story, now that he had transmigrated here, Uchiha Fugaku no longer had any part to play.
With such a perfect wife material and a childhood friend besides, he would not hand her over to someone else.
Under the cover of night, Yuzuru Uchiha arrived at the entrance of the Konoha Military Police Force.
The members of the Seventh Squad were already waiting.
Not counting Yuzuru Uchiha, the Seventh Squad had twelve people in total, divided into four teams.
Aside from Uchiha Inabi and Uchiha Yakumi, who had just joined, everyone else knew one another well.
When they saw Yuzuru Uchiha appear, everyone immediately stood at attention, looking full of spirit.
Yuzuru Uchiha nodded in satisfaction. After having Uchiha Yakumi and Uchiha Inabi introduce themselves, he assigned separate tasks to each of the four teams.
The area the Seventh Squad was responsible for patrolling was the outer residential district near Konoha's walls.
Although most of the residents there were ordinary civilians, it was often an area plagued by public security problems.
Thus, after confirming their respective patrol locations, the four teams swiftly vanished into the night.
Yuzuru Uchiha planted his long sword beside him and sat cross-legged alone atop the wall at the village entrance, looking down over all of Konoha.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura are both still in their prime. Hatake Sakumo is still alive as well. Aside from Tsunade, who already suffers from hemophobia, Orochimaru and Jiraiya probably both possess Kage-level strength.
Then there are the Anbu, the Sarutobi Clan, the Shimura Clan, the Mitokado Clan, the Utatane Clan, the three Ino-Shika-Cho clans...
The current Uchiha Clan truly isn't a match for the Hokage faction...
Yuzuru Uchiha silently calculated the strength of Konoha's Hokage faction, and his resolve only grew firmer.
With the Uchiha Clan's current strength, remaining in Konoha would only leave them constrained at every turn. Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others would never sit by and watch the Uchiha Clan grow stronger.
If it were only Yuzuru Uchiha himself, then with Dual Kamui, he naturally had nothing to fear.
Even in the worst-case scenario, it would merely mean fighting to the death and going to war.
But now that he was bound to the Clan System, his strength was closely tied to the clan's population prosperity. Naturally, he did not want to see Uchiha clansmen die in battle.
If the Uchiha Clan was to grow ever stronger, they first had to escape the hellhole that was Konoha.
All he needed was time. Yuzuru Uchiha was confident he could lead the Uchiha Clan back to Konoha.
When that time came, he would reclaim everything that belonged to the Uchiha!
As for whether they would be surrounded and attacked by Konoha and the other villages after leaving Konoha?
Yuzuru Uchiha believed that as long as they displayed the Uchiha Clan's strength and chose a powerful ninja village to settle in, none of those problems would remain problems.
After all...
The Uchiha, unwanted in Konoha, were an elite ninja clan that the other ninja villages desperately coveted!
For the Sharingan, what was wrong with taking a chance against Konoha?
The next morning.
After buying a Ninja World Map, Yuzuru Uchiha headed home.
Just as he reached his door, a girl with striking red long hair appeared before him.
"Yuzuru, you're back?"
Yuzuru Uchiha opened the door and smiled. "Kushina, seeds won't sprout that quickly after being planted."
As Kushina Uzumaki walked into the courtyard, she replied, "I just wanted to take a look."
Yuzuru Uchiha was helpless. He could only follow Kushina Uzumaki toward the vegetable garden.
And so, Yuzuru Uchiha spent his nights patrolling, researching suitable locations for the clan's relocation, and leaving Kamui marks throughout Konoha along the way. During the day, he tended the vegetable garden with Kushina Uzumaki.
Every now and then, he would have a meal or watch a movie with Mikoto Uchiha. His days were rather carefree.
Half a month passed quickly.
Looking at the tender green sprouts in the vegetable garden, Kushina Uzumaki could not help but reveal a delighted smile.
"Yuzuru, we succeeded!"
Yuzuru Uchiha did not know why Kushina Uzumaki was so happy. He casually asked, "Kushina, it's just growing vegetables. Why are you so obsessed with it?"
Originally, he had thought Kushina Uzumaki was merely curious for the moment. Yet over nearly half a month, she had come to see him almost every other day.
Such enthusiasm was truly unexpected.
After hearing Yuzuru Uchiha's question, Kushina Uzumaki lowered her eyes and replied without raising her head, "It's not like I have anything else to do. I'm clearly a ninja, yet I have nothing to do. I might as well grow some vegetables here with you to pass the time..."
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