Preparing to Open the Shop and Medicinal Ingredients

To be honest, Uchiha Fugaku had long since made plans regarding the clan's financial issues.

The first was to establish a merchant caravan belonging to the Uchiha Clan to conduct trade. With clan ninjas acting as guards, it would naturally bring in a significant amount of wealth.

The second was to target the catering industry. Uchiha Fugaku had been in the world of Naruto for a long time, but he still couldn't quite adapt to the local diet. He had drawn the skill "Culinary Mastery"—although it was only a white-tier skill, the cuisines it taught were all traditional Huaxia dishes.

When the time came, he would train a few ordinary Uchiha clansmen to let the ninja world experience the charm of Huaxia Cuisine.

As for the third point, that was the Land of Waves. One must know that in the original Naruto story, it was extremely wealthy; after all, it had exploited the resources of an entire nation. If all else failed, staging a robbery wouldn't be a bad idea. No, robbery was a bit of a last resort; using genjutsu to take control from the start would be better. With the resources of the Land of Waves at his disposal, would the Uchiha Clan ever have to worry about money again?

The reason the Land of Waves was ranked last was naturally due to his current lack of strength.

In the current ninja world, Nagato had already grown up, and the Deva Path among the Six Paths of Pain had already appeared.

Furthermore, he had just severed the arm of a furious child; Black Zetsu might be hiding in the shadows, watching him right now.

If he left the village now, it was highly likely that Black Zetsu would stir up trouble, forcing him to face Nagato, the strongest combatant in the current ninja world. Even if Nagato's body couldn't fully bear the Rinnegan, he would likely still be stronger than him.

After all, although he possessed the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, his combat power was still a significant distance away from Madara Uchiha at the same stage.

Madara was the reincarnation of Indra, and a body modified by Indra's chakra was naturally stronger than Uchiha Fugaku's current vessel.

Even though Uchiha Fugaku possessed the Senju Bloodline, it was merely an ordinary version of it.

Among the three money-making plans, the second one was the most likely to succeed; he could start by opening a shop in Konoha to test the waters and see the results.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Fugaku left the Konoha Military Police Force and headed toward the clan grounds, ignoring the resentful gazes of Izumi Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi.

His goal was naturally to find a chef and a medical ninja.

He intended for the chef to open the first Uchiha Clan Chinese restaurant in Konoha.

As for the medical ninja, it was to prepare medicinal herbs to assist with physical training through medicated baths.

Of course, Uchiha Fugaku did not intend to provide medicated baths to the entire clan yet; after all, the herbs required were too costly.

If he provided them to everyone, the clan's finances would not be able to sustain it for long.

For now, Uchiha Fugaku only planned to provide them for his own family, as well as a few elders and geniuses.

That's right, Uchiha Fugaku also intended to start physical training.

After the exhaustion of last night, Uchiha Fugaku had a clear understanding of his own body. If he didn't start exercising, he felt he wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but touch his lower back, feeling his face turn a shade paler.

"Oda Uchiha, the Clan Head is looking for you."

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Clan Head Fugaku? I shouldn't have done anything wrong, right? But why would the Clan Head come to find me personally?

Thinking of this, Oda Uchiha immediately put down his work and hurried out.

Upon seeing his Clan Head, Oda Uchiha felt a wave of panic and immediately knelt on one knee, saying, "Clan Head."

"I wonder why the Clan Head is looking for me?"

Seeing his reaction, Uchiha Fugaku was stunned for a moment, but he understood the reason once he thought about it.

After all, Oda was just an ordinary person with Uchiha blood who lacked ninja talent and was not acknowledged by the clan.

For the Clan Head, whom he could usually only see from afar, to suddenly come looking for him, it was natural for him to be afraid. This was only human nature.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Fugaku spoke up, "Don't worry, get up. I'm looking for you because of a good thing."

Hearing the words "good thing," Oda Uchiha was stunned.

His own Clan Head was looking for him? For a good thing?

With that thought, Oda Uchiha calmed down.

He then hurriedly followed Uchiha Fugaku's order and stood up.

Seeing him rise, Uchiha Fugaku smiled, then pulled him to a spot to sit down and explained his plan to him.

A new cuisine? Opening a restaurant with Uchiha characteristics in Konoha?

And with the Clan Head providing the capital and acting as his backer?

Thinking of this, Oda Uchiha became immediately excited; he already felt that this was his big break.

Whether he could soar to success or not depended on this one chance.

"Clan Head, I am willing."

"I am willing to learn those new cuisines."

Seeing how sensible Oda Uchiha was, Uchiha Fugaku immediately laughed.

"That's good, but you won't be able to handle it all by yourself."

"Find two more people tomorrow to come and learn together. I'll be back at this same time tomorrow to teach you all Huaxia Cuisine."

Upon hearing Uchiha Fugaku's instructions, Oda Uchiha nodded in understanding, acknowledging that he would certainly find two other members of the Uchiha Clan with a foundation in cooking.

Having resolved the chef issue so smoothly, Uchiha Fugaku headed straight toward the location of his clan's medical ninjas without a moment's delay.

"Is this the medicinal material you require, Clan Head?"

Fujino Uchiha asked Uchiha Fugaku while holding up a packet of herbs.

Hearing his inquiry, Uchiha Fugaku carefully inspected the contents, nodded, and said, "Yes, these are the ones. Now, process them into powder and pack them according to the method I described."

Obeying the order, Fujino Uchiha began to busy himself with the task.

Uchiha Fugaku stood by and watched, correcting any errors in his technique as he worked.

This was knowledge inherent to the Master-level Taijutsu training ability; naturally, Uchiha Fugaku only possessed expertise related to physical arts.

Before long, a single dose of Body Tempering Powder was prepared.

Uchiha Fugaku weighed the Body Tempering Powder in his hand and asked, "How much does it cost to prepare one dose of these herbs?"

Fujino Uchiha thought for a moment and replied, "About 400 ryo."

Hearing the price, Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a moment; it was a bit expensive, but still acceptable.

Uchiha Fugaku then asked again, "Based on the formula I provided, how many doses of Body Tempering Powder can be prepared with the medicinal materials currently in the clan's inventory?"

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's question, Fujino Uchiha calculated carefully before saying, "Since most of the herbs required for this formula are not essential medicinal supplies, we cannot produce many. We can likely only prepare about a dozen doses."

Hearing the quantity, Uchiha Fugaku fell into deep thought.

The amount was far too small.

However, Uchiha Fugaku could understand why. After all, the Uchiha Clan was renowned for its strength, not for medicinal herbs; when it came to stockpiling herbs, one had to look to the Nara Clan.

They were, after all, the ones who specialized in the medicinal herb trade.

Yet, Uchiha Fugaku did not want to deal with them for the time being.

Because they were part of the Hokage's faction, the moment they were informed of the herbs the Uchiha Clan was purchasing, the information would end up on the Hokage's desk.

From there, by analyzing the herbs and the Uchiha Clan's recent movements, the Hokage would be able to deduce exactly what the Uchiha Clan was preparing.

This was also the reason why the Uchiha Clan conducted business with the Ninja Cat clan.

While it was true that the Ninja Cat clan had many members to support, the needs of the Uchiha Clan accounted for the majority of the reason.

Otherwise, why would the Ninja Cat clan be the only ones in the ninja world to engage in such trade?