"Come on, the new restaurant's open. Let's go check it out and try the chefs' cooking while we're at it."
Then Uchiha Fugaku took Uchiha Itachi and Izumi Uchiha toward the newly opened restaurant.
In Konoha
The restaurant Uchiha Fugaku had invested in was bustling in front of the entrance.
It was easy to see, however, that the people who had come were all from the village's various ninja clans.
Nearly every clan in the village had sent a representative. Even the Sarutobi Clan had sent a jōnin to show their support.
After all, the Uchiha Clan was no longer what it had been. They had even taken over the Senju Clan Compound and already renovated most of it.
These clans naturally understood that the village had changed. So the Uchiha Clan's new restaurant was a chance to show their goodwill and make their stance clear.
Of course, in the past, they wouldn't have dared to come, let alone show goodwill. With the Nine-Tails Incident and Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude, not to mention Pot King Danzo watching from the shadows, getting close to the Uchiha was tantamount to courting death.
But even though Uchiha Fugaku understood their motives, he still wore a smile.
Leaving aside the fact that every guest was welcome, he was also planning to unify the Shinobi World. Naturally, he would accept their goodwill.
Besides, in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes, each of them represented wealth.
The restaurant business had a profit margin of at least sixty percent, even for honest businesses. And for this opening, Uchiha Fugaku had also adopted the membership card system from his previous life.
It wasn't mandatory to load money onto the cards, but with the reputation of my Uchiha Clan, wouldn't refusing to put in tens of thousands of ryō mean you looked down on us?
Then Uchiha Fugaku warmly welcomed the guests.
After all, they had all brought gifts of money, so it was only natural to treat them warmly.
The next day
Uchiha Fugaku had just woken up early in the morning.
He saw Uchiha Setsuna waiting for him in the courtyard.
Stretching, Uchiha Fugaku asked in surprise,
"Elder Uchiha Setsuna, shouldn't you be visiting Granny Cat? What do you want with me?"
Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's question, Uchiha Setsuna wasn't bothered. Instead, he said excitedly,
"Clan Head, do you know how much the restaurant made yesterday?"
When he heard it was just about that, Uchiha Fugaku replied with little interest,
"How much?"
Uchiha Setsuna gestured as he answered,
"Clan Head, that membership system of yours really makes money."
"We took in more than five million ryō in just one day, and that's after deducting our costs."
Uchiha Fugaku had expected this result. He then lectured Uchiha Setsuna,
"That's all we made, and you're making such a fuss?"
"If you go crazy over this, what'll happen when we make even more?"
With that, Uchiha Fugaku headed to the living room to eat breakfast.
Hearing his words, Uchiha Setsuna couldn't help questioning himself.
"Am I really making a fuss over nothing?"
"But... this is recurring income!"
"At this rate, even if business slows down in the future, it won't drop by much."
"We can make at least a million a month."
"..."
"But the Clan Head has a point. Why make such a fuss over this little bit?"
"If I stick with the Clan Head, the Uchiha Clan will definitely make a fortune."
"As the Great Elder, how can I let myself get carried away by such a small profit?"
"No, I have to go find the Third Elder and shock him. Oh, and Granny Cat too."
"I'll show them how well the Uchiha Clan can make money."
"I'll make her realize that I, Uchiha Setsuna, am the best choice for her."
A few days later
Uchiha Fugaku glanced at the rising clan strength and smiled.
"Someone finally managed to master it?"
The Common Version Senjutsu had been passed down for nearly half a month, and at last, ordinary clan members were beginning to master it.
Before them, only Uchiha Itachi and Izumi Uchiha, whom he had given special training, had managed to master it.
Izumi Uchiha's success also finally confirmed something for Uchiha Fugaku: anyone who learned the Senjutsu he had created became someone whose thoughts he could read.
As soon as he confirmed this ability, Uchiha Fugaku immediately began pestering his wife, Uchiha Mikoto, to learn Senjutsu too, and started teaching it to her with great care.
After all, what could be more tempting than being able to hear his wife's thoughts?
As Uchiha Fugaku watched the clan strength continue to rise, imagining that he would soon gain another draw and see his strength soar, a clan member hurried to his door to deliver a message.
"Clan Head, Lord Hokage has invited you to a meeting."
Uchiha Fugaku was taken aback.
A meeting?
Nothing was supposed to happen around now, was it?
Could it be Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning?
Uchiha Fugaku thought about the timing and realized it was about right. Kumogakure was planning to start a war.
They would use negotiations as a pretext and begin plotting to seize Hyuga bloodline.
In the end, all they got was Hizashi Hyuga's corpse.
Uchiha Fugaku knew all this, but he had no intention of interfering.
After all, this incident would create a rift between the Hyuga Clan and Sarutobi Hiruzen, which would benefit the Uchiha Clan.
However.
With the Uchiha Clan still around and Danzo dead, would things still unfold that way?
Uchiha Fugaku then stood and headed for the Hokage Building.
He had nothing else to do anyway, so he might as well go see what was happening.
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