Madam Mikoto's Frustration

After returning to Konoha, Uzumaki Mina went to Konoha Hospital and summoned two Medical Ninjas.

One hundred thousand Ryo each, which was almost equivalent to the reward for a top-tier C-rank mission for an individual. And it was just to treat a Summoning Beast, so naturally, they wouldn't object.

Although ninjas weren't short on money, they wouldn't refuse money earned so easily. After the two Medical Ninjas arrived at the Uchiha compound, they saw Gates' miserable state and immediately began treatment without saying a word.

The burnt fur was trimmed off, then ointment was applied. Although the larger wounds had stopped bleeding, they still needed to be suthed, and some wounds required them to use Mystical Palm Technique.

Motivated by the money, these two Medical Ninjas treated this matter as a mission and were very diligent in their treatment.

An hour later, the two Medical Ninjas were so exhausted that they didn't care about their appearance and simply sat on the ground.

They had consumed a large amount of Chakra to treat all of Gates' wounds. Now, he only needed a few days of rest to fully recover. Uchiha Yoichi also learned through soul communication that Gates was much better now.

Afterward, they were paid their reward, and the two left.

The next day.

After resting for a night, Uchiha Yoichi felt much better. When he got up, he also discovered that the bedding was hot, at least around fifty to sixty degrees Celsius.

It was likely related to the evolution of Godzilla within him. However, Uchiha Yoichi didn't feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, his energy recovered very quickly after sleeping.

In the morning, he visited the Second Elder and asked him to use the clan's resources to find people skilled in making electronic devices. It was time to start making money.

Now that there was another foodie at home, even the cheapest pork cost forty to fifty Ryo per jin. Moreover, Gates didn't like pork. To satisfy him, it would require at least lamb or beef.

Currently, cheap beef was around 340 Ryo per jin, and slightly better quality was 460 Ryo per jin. If he wanted to raise Gates properly, its daily food expenses would be 320,000 Ryo!

Even using slightly inferior beef, it would still cost over 200,000 Ryo per day.

After calculating this number last night, Uchiha Yoichi didn't sleep well.

His entire fortune could only support Gates for a little over a year. His Summoning Beast's strength was indeed impressive. Once it became familiar with ninja combat, ordinary ninjas would be no match for it.

When Gates reached adulthood, it would be a standard Tailed Beast.

Although it would take a considerable amount of time, Gates told him that one thousand years was the natural adulthood period for an Earth Bear, where it would do nothing but sleep in its cave. However, most Earth Bears would seek out food that could help them grow faster.

Therefore, many Earth Bears reached adulthood at over seven hundred years old. With the help of their parents, it wasn't uncommon for them to evolve to adulthood at five to six hundred years old. However, Gates was an orphaned bear. Its mother never returned while looking for food for it.

If Uchiha Yoichi wanted Gates to enter adulthood sooner, he would definitely need a large sum of money.

There were also the expenses for the Uchiha Clan's welfare system and hiring other ninjas. All in all, expenses were everywhere.

Elder Kenji intended for him to become the Clan Head, and Uchiha Yoichi didn't refuse.

What was bad about becoming the Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan? It was almost the number one clan in the ninja world, with immense potential and many strong members.

Once one awakened the Three-Tomoe, they would become a Jonin, and it would be difficult to lose in a one-on-one fight with other Jonin.

One-on-one, escape is certain.

This wasn't something the Uchiha boasted about themselves; it was a conclusion other ninja villages came to after clashing with the Uchiha. If you encountered an Uchiha alone out in the world, it was best to flee immediately.

Once caught in a genjutsu, no one would be there to break you out. After all, not everyone could train themselves like Might Guy, developing a method of fighting by focusing on their opponent's feet.

If there was one downside to becoming the Clan Head of the Uchiha Clan, it might be that there were always a few lunatics within the clan. However, most clan members were quite normal. While awakening the Three-Tomoe had an effect on Uchiha clan members, it wasn't significant.

However, to become Clan Head, one first had to establish a welfare system. Only then could you win over the hearts of the people.

While contemplating this, Uchiha Yoichi suddenly noticed the situation ahead.

A mature and beautiful woman was holding a gift box and had just walked out of a house. The mistress of the house had also walked to the doorway to see her off, a hint of embarrassment on her face. After seeing the mature and beautiful woman out, she returned inside and closed the door.

The woman sighed as she came out. However, upon noticing Uchiha Yoichi passing by, she quickly hid her disappointment.

"Madam Mikoto, are you here to give Captain Ryota a gift?"

Uchiha Yoichi glanced at the gift box in Uchiha Mikoto's hand. The wrapping was quite exquisite, but he wondered what was inside.

But was this an instruction from Uchiha Fugaku? Was he also starting to play the "wife" card, trying to use the wives to curry favor and win over the clan members' hearts?

"This isn't Fugaku's instruction; it's something I want to do for Fugaku."

Uchiha Mikoto said with a somewhat complicated expression. She had previously seen the item belonging to this junior clan member, Yoichi, and had been somewhat rude to him. At first, she felt a bit embarrassed.

But later, Mikoto heard that Uchiha Yoichi had completely fallen out with Fugaku, had sided with the radical Second Elder of the clan, and had even nearly injured Fugaku.

This made Mikoto feel complicated. However, she knew that this Yoichi in front of her could be considered an enemy of their family.

While it might be an exaggeration to call a clan member an enemy, Mikoto knew her husband's attitude towards Uchiha Yoichi at home. As a wife, she naturally had to follow her husband's lead.

Her visit to Uchiha Ryota this time was also intended to help Fugaku. But Mikoto hadn't expected Ryota's wife to seem as if she had already received instructions; she neither accepted her gift nor showed any intention of getting close to her.

"Young Yoichi, we are all clan members. Why can't we work together? Fugaku has no selfish motives."

"Madam Mikoto, I believe your words. It's unlikely the Clan Head has selfish motives, but he lacks the ability. Do you know that?"

Uchiha Yoichi interrupted the beautiful woman's attempt to persuade him. Even without him, the Uchiha Clan, under Uchiha Fugaku's leadership, was bound to face destruction.

"I never had much desire to be Clan Head, but the Clan Head has repeatedly wronged me when I did nothing wrong, so I can only choose to resist!"

"Honestly, I don't recognize Uchiha Fugaku as the Clan Head. If there's a chance in the future, I will definitely become the Clan Head myself. And you don't need to make these useless gestures anymore."

Uchiha Yoichi stated with absolute certainty. He then pointed to the gift box in Uchiha Mikoto's hand and asked, "This, do you still need it?"

"Huh?"

Uchiha Mikoto was stunned. She hadn't expected Uchiha Yoichi to suddenly ask about the gift box in her hand. However, since she hadn't given it away, there was no point in taking it back.

"Then lend it to me for a bit."

Seeing that Uchiha Mikoto didn't speak when she raised the gift box, Uchiha Yoichi took the box and tore off the wrapping paper.

Then, holding the unwrapped gift box, he walked towards Uchiha Ryota's house.

He rang the doorbell, and after a short while, Ryota's Wife opened the door. Seeing Uchiha Yoichi standing outside, she asked, "Who are you?"

"Madam, I am Uchiha Yoichi. Senior Ryota took good care of me a few days ago. I was passing by today and didn't prepare any good gifts to visit. When Senior Ryota is home, I will formally visit to thank him."

"Ah, so it's Young Yoichi. No need to be so polite. Ryota often mentions you."

Upon hearing it was Uchiha Yoichi, Ryota's Wife immediately said with a smile, then naturally took the gift box. "Young Yoichi, would you like to come in and sit for a while?"

"No thank you, Madam. I'll visit again when Senior Ryota returns."

"Alright then. You're welcome to visit next time, Young Yoichi."

Seeing this, Uchiha Mikoto became very angry. She knew Uchiha Yoichi was using this method to tell her that her approach was completely useless.

This sense of failure made Uchiha Mikoto feel frustrated. She bit her lip unwillingly; then, seeing Uchiha Yoichi nod at her almost as if showing off, Mikoto turned and left directly.

Fugaku was right, this guy is really annoying!

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