Hokage Building Council

"Let's go. The new shop is opening, so let's go take a look and sample the masters' craftsmanship while we're at it."

Uchiha Fugaku then led Uchiha Itachi and Izumi Uchiha toward the newly opened establishment.

In Konoha.

The restaurant invested in by Uchiha Fugaku was bustling with activity.

However, it was clearly visible that those who had come were all members of the various ninja clans within the village.

Almost every clan in the village had sent a representative; even the Sarutobi Clan had dispatched a Jonin to show their support.

After all, the Uchiha Clan was not what it used to be. They had even taken over the Senju Clan Compound and had already renovated more than half of it.

These clans naturally understood the changes in the village, and by attending this opening, they were taking the opportunity to show goodwill and signal their stance to the Uchiha Clan.

Of course, in the past, let alone showing goodwill, they wouldn't have dared to even show their faces. Given the Nine-Tails Incident and the attitude of Sarutobi Hiruzen, coupled with the Pot King Danzo lurking in the shadows, getting close to the Uchiha would have been like an old man courting death.

Yet, for Uchiha Fugaku, even though he understood their motives, a smile remained on his face.

Not to mention that all who come are guests, he also had plans to unify the ninja world, so he would naturally accept their overtures one by one.

Furthermore, in the eyes of Uchiha Fugaku, they were now symbols of wealth.

One must know that the catering industry has at least a sixty percent profit margin, and that is for a conscientious business. For this opening, Uchiha Fugaku had also implemented the membership card system from his past life.

Although it wasn't a mandatory top-up, with the reputation of the Uchiha Clan, if you didn't deposit a few tens of thousands of ryo, were you looking down on the Uchiha Clan?

Uchiha Fugaku then began to host them enthusiastically.

After all, everyone who came had brought gift money, so the hospitality naturally had to be warm.

The next day.

Early in the morning, Uchiha Fugaku had just woken up.

He saw Uchiha Setsuna already waiting for him in the courtyard.

Stretching, Uchiha Fugaku asked with some surprise.

"Elder Uchiha Setsuna, shouldn't you be looking for Granny Cat? What business do you have with me?"

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Uchiha Setsuna didn't mind and instead said excitedly.

"Clan Leader, do you know how much revenue the restaurant brought in yesterday?"

Hearing that it was just about this, Uchiha Fugaku replied with little interest.

"How much?"

Uchiha Setsuna then gestured with his hands.

"Clan Leader, that membership system of yours is truly a money-maker."

"We brought in over five million ryo in a single day yesterday, and that's even after deducting our costs."

Uchiha Fugaku had naturally anticipated this result, so he proceeded to lecture Uchiha Setsuna.

"Only earned this much, what is there to make such a fuss about?"

"If you earn more in the future, will you go crazy then?"

Leaving these words behind, Uchiha Fugaku headed toward the living room to eat breakfast.

Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, Uchiha Setsuna couldn't help but fall into self-doubt.

"Is it really just me making a fuss?"

"But... you have to realize this is a recurring income!"

"With the current level of popularity, even if it tapers off in the future, it won't drop by much."

"At the very least, it should be over a million a month."

"..."

"But the Clan Leader is right; what is there to make a fuss about over such a small amount?"

"Following the Clan Leader, my Uchiha Clan is bound to make big money in the future."

"As the Great Elder, how could I be blinded by such small gains?"

"No, I must go find the Third Elder and shock him with this. Right, and Granny Cat too."

"Let her see the earning power of my Uchiha Clan."

"Let her know that I, Uchiha Setsuna, am her best choice."

A few days later.

Uchiha Fugaku stared at the growing clan strength and couldn't help but smile.

"Has someone finally succeeded in their cultivation?"

The standard version of the Sage Mode technique had been passed down for nearly half a month, and today, finally, some ordinary clansmen had begun to succeed in their training.

Before them, only Uchiha Itachi and Izumi Uchiha, who had received special guidance from him, had managed to master it.

With Izumi Uchiha's success, Uchiha Fugaku had finally confirmed one thing: as long as someone cultivated the Sage Mode he had created, he could peer into their innermost thoughts.

Immediately after confirming this function, Uchiha Fugaku had begun to pester his wife, Uchiha Mikoto, to start learning the technique, teaching her with the utmost dedication.

After all, what could be more enticing than being able to eavesdrop on his own wife's thoughts?

Just as Uchiha Fugaku was observing the steadily increasing strength of his clan, imagining the surge in power he would gain once he earned more lottery draws, a clansman rushed to his door to report.

"Clan Leader, the Hokage invites you to discuss matters."

Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but be taken aback.

A meeting?

There shouldn't be anything of note happening lately, should there?

Could it be Kumogakure of the Land of Lightning?

Uchiha Fugaku thought about the timeline and realized it was indeed around this time that Kumogakure intended to incite a war.

They would use peace talks as a pretext to scheme for the Hyuga bloodline.

In the end, they would only obtain the corpse of Hizashi Hyuga.

Although Uchiha Fugaku was aware of this, he had no intention of interfering.

After all, this incident causing a rift between the Hyuga Clan and Sarutobi Hiruzen was beneficial to the Uchiha Clan.

However.

He just didn't know if, with the Uchiha Clan not yet destroyed and Danzo dead, things would still develop in that direction.

Uchiha Fugaku then stood up and began walking toward the Hokage Building.

Regardless, there was nothing else to do for now, so he might as well go and see.