Returning to the Barracks

For five days, Qingcheng deliberately stayed in the hospital, pretending to be weak and just an ordinary person, to mislead the Root agents monitoring him.

The Root ninjas saw Qingcheng flirting with the female nurses every day, showing no signs of abnormality. He never mentioned revenge, instead seeming overly interested in romantic affairs.

All the Root ninjas started to wonder, "Is this guy even an Uchiha? His whole clan was wiped out, and he hasn't even awakened a one-tomoe Sharingan. Is his bloodline impure?"

Danzo also received the intelligence reports for those five days. On the first day, Qingcheng was seen trying to "duo queue for ranked play" with a female nurse named Meiling. On the second day, he confessed his feelings to another female nurse, Mami, almost succeeding in "duo queuing" before being stopped and reprimanded by the ward manager.

On the third day, he secretly checked out of the hospital and went to a flower shop, attempting to buy out the top courtesan. He was thrown out because he didn't have enough money.

On the fourth day, he took flowers to confess to a female nurse named Kyoko, only to be caught by Kyoko's husband and beaten severely on the spot. Uchiha Sasuke had to intervene to help him.

On the fifth day, as he prepared to leave the hospital, Uchiha Qingcheng's head was still wrapped in bandages from the beating by Kyoko's husband. He limped when he walked, and no Chakra signs were detected, leading to suspicions that he was a good-for-nothing.

Danzo looked at the report in his hand and cursed, "Hiruzen! You simply can't tolerate anyone who can utilize the Will of Fire better than you. Your hypocrisy makes you unfit for the Hokage position. Once I become Hokage, I'll make you the Root leader."

The Third Hokage also received reports from Anbu members. Looking at Qingcheng's actions, he stated with a serious expression, "This is 'happy to forget the Uchiha.' An Uchiha without fighting spirit can become the sharpest blade."

The hospital room was packed with a large group of infatuated girls holding flowers, excitedly shouting, "Qingcheng-kun, congratulations on your discharge!"

Qingcheng stood with Sasuke at the hospital room door and said with a serious expression, "To all you beautiful ladies, I'm now at the new Uchiha compound. You're welcome to visit anytime!"

Sasuke looked at Qingcheng limping and said with a disgusted expression, "Next time, don't go after married women. Look at how badly you got beaten! If I hadn't gone to apologize, you would have become the worst, most perverted Uchiha clan head in history."

A red-haired female nurse looked reluctant as Qingcheng was about to be discharged. She gazed at Qingcheng's fluffy, spiky "shamatte" hairstyle and said nostalgically, "Qingcheng-kun, you'll definitely remember the wonderful night we spent together, right?"

Qingcheng looked at the wavy-haired girl in front of him and smiled, "Meiyu, I'll definitely remember you. I'll be waiting for you at the Uchiha compound."

The red-haired, wavy-haired girl heard this and said awkwardly, "My name is Azumoto Meiling. Please don't get it wrong again, Qingcheng-kun."

Qingcheng was also surprised, but he didn't dare admit he'd gotten her name wrong. He quickly said, nervously, "Meiling, of course I remember your name! I meant, our child will be named Uchiha Meiyu, right?"

Meiling looked surprised. "Qingcheng-kun, is it really that fast? I remember it was only four days ago?"

Qingcheng smiled and said, "You'll know later. We should go now."

With that, he took Uchiha Sasuke's small hand and walked towards the hospital entrance.

Meiyu said with a serious expression, "That's strange. How would Qingcheng-kun know if I'm pregnant? Can you see a fetus in four days?"

Qingcheng just smiled. The Family Ascendance System in his mind had already given him a reward: "Successfully uplifted a clan member. Uchiha Clan members +1." The new clan member possessed A+ level talent.

The host was rewarded with: "Weakened version of Senju Clan Chakra," and "Yang Release Chakra, Earth Release Chakra, Mystical Palm Technique, Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears, Earth Release: Earth Wall, Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu, Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish."

Qingcheng thought to himself, This is the ninjutsu I extracted from Meiling. Meiling must be from a branch family of the Senju Clan, with a bit of Senju bloodline.

What made Qingcheng happiest was that he could now refine Chakra, and it was the Senju Clan type, which meant a large amount of Chakra and very fast recovery, more than three times stronger than ordinary ninjas.

Sasuke looked at Qingcheng, who was grinning foolishly, with a look of disgust. He called out, "Big Brother Qingcheng, you're the head of the Uchiha Clan! Can you please show some Uchiha spirit? Stop embarrassing me."

Qingcheng looked at Sasuke, who still had a childish mindset, and thought to himself, You're still too young. The more you show your strength, the faster you'll die. The streets are surrounded by Anbu ninjas monitoring me, and a large group of Root ninjas are watching me intensely. This Danzo is really trying to drive me to my death.

A large group of Konoha residents looked at the big and small figures walking towards them and exclaimed, "Are these the last of the Uchiha?"

Some clan ninjas saw the two and were filled with mockery: "These two, one is a dead last, and the other is mentally unstable, yet they still try to revive the Uchiha Clan. If it were me, I'd just distribute their money and land to make other residents richer."

Qingcheng looked at these envious clan ninjas, most of whom were from the Shimura Clan, clearly looking for trouble. One of them was Danzo's nephew, Shimura Min.

Qingcheng smiled and retorted, "No need to be envious. Check if you have any unmarried sisters at home. You can introduce them all to me."

"That way, we'll be brothers-in-law. When our Uchiha Clan prospers in the future, your Shimura Clan can also enjoy the benefits," Qingcheng added, "Sisters are fine too."

All the ninjas burst into laughter, watching the show. They all knew that Danzo's nephew was very arrogant and dared to provoke anyone in the village by using Danzo's name.

Several other Shimura Clan ninjas said angrily, "Brat, are you provoking me? Why don't you introduce your own sisters to me?"

Shimura Min was also furious and shouted, "Do you know who my uncle is? He's a Konoha elder! Do you know what happens if you offend me? Only by introducing your sisters to me can you appease my anger!"

Qingcheng heard the provocation but didn't get angry. He just smiled and said, "You take a knife and slit your throat first. I'll burn you over."

The Shimura ninja angrily said, "Bastard, are you cursing me to die?!" The other Shimura ninjas rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight.

Qingcheng saw that this group of Shimura ninjas was clearly targeting him. He immediately shouted, "Murder! Danzo Shimura's cousin wants to kill a Konoha hero! The Shimura Clan are all bastards! They have no Will of Fire!"

Qingcheng loudly and wildly screamed, his voice like thunder. The louder he yelled, the more people gathered to watch.

Soon, the commotion attracted a large number of Police Force members. These Police Force members were all ninjas from various clans and had completely replaced the Uchiha Clan's Police Force.

The patrol leader said with a serious expression, "Uchiha Qingcheng, what are you shouting about?"

Qingcheng pointed at the Shimura ninjas and angrily shouted, "These ninjas want to attack us civilians and try to silence us, especially this Shimura Min! He's threatening and intimidating me! If you don't believe me, ask everyone here!"

In Konoha, it was explicitly forbidden for ninjas to attack civilians. Qingcheng immediately put on a weak facade, openly demonstrating "I'm weak, so I'm right."

The civilians who used to resent the Uchiha, now that the Uchiha had been wiped out, no longer harbored ill will. Instead, they felt some resentment towards the Shimura Clan, as the Shimura Clan was a prominent Konoha family.

Uchiha Sasuke just looked embarrassed, wanting to leave and hide somewhere private. Qingcheng was simply too shameful.

The Anbu and Root ninjas monitoring Qingcheng were all bewildered. They complained, "Why is this Uchiha so afraid of trouble? He's like a woman; he throws a tantrum and rolls around at the slightest sign of danger."

Finally, as the discussion grew louder, the Shimura Clan ninja apologized: "I shouldn't have called you a dead last. I'm truly sorry."

Qingcheng, having watched Xiaohongshu in his previous life, naturally knew what moral blackmail was. He shouted, "You dare to intimidate a Konoha hero? You'll definitely dare to harm Konoha residents in the future! You must compensate me! You've even scared me into depression!"

Some civilians chimed in, "Exactly! Their Uchiha Clan was already wiped out, and you're still bullying their old, weak, and sick! We're going to complain to Lord Third!"

Finally, the Shimura Clan ninjas, unable to withstand the public pressure, angrily said, "How much for treating depression? I'm warning you, don't go too far!"

Then they started bargaining. Qingcheng said, "Five million Ryo! Not a single coin less!" Shimura Min angrily retorted, "I've never even heard of 'depression'! Ten thousand Ryo at most!"

After another round of bargaining, the Shimura Clan members couldn't stand Uchiha Qingcheng. His nagging, sharp tongue had completely worn them down.

Meanwhile, some villagers watching the eloquent Uchiha Qingcheng secretly thought to themselves, Did this Uchiha put all his talent into his mouth? How can he talk so much? No wonder his whole clan was wiped out and he didn't even awaken the Sharingan.

Shimura Min, unable to bear Qingcheng's goading, reluctantly pulled out a million ryo and handed it directly to Qingcheng. Then, with an angry expression, he said, "Uchiha dead last, don't celebrate too soon. We'll meet again."

Qingcheng, with tears in his eyes, accepted the million ryo from Shimura Min and said, "If I don't cure my depression, I'm coming back to you next time. Every single one of you in the Shimura Clan, don't even think about running."

Shimura Min was furious, but then he had a thought and said with a smile, "This money? Take it. Good luck to you. I hope you'll be careful in the future."

With that, Shimura Min and a few clan members slunk away.

Qingcheng immediately pulled out 800,000 ryo and said with a smile, "We've upheld justice once again. This money is for you, 'warriors who speak for justice.'"

800,000 ryo is roughly equivalent to an A-rank mission. A bowl of Ichiraku Ramen only costs 5,000 ryo. But Qingcheng's image of lavish spending instantly elevated him in the eyes of the common people. They applauded and cheered, "Qingcheng-kun, we are all willing to speak for justice!"

When Qingcheng and Sasuke arrived at their former compound, they were stunned by the sight before them: a large crowd of commoners occupied the main gate.