A Few Trifles

Anko Mitarashi watched Qingcheng leave, still looking unsettled. She then turned to Kurenai Yuhi and asked, "Hong, what exactly does 'Because I'm Too Beautiful' mean? Is it a compliment to my beauty? Is that why it's used as a name for a child?"

Kurenai Yuhi, being the most cultured of these women, smiled and said upon hearing this, "That's definitely a compliment. You gave birth to four at once, which is a huge achievement for the Uchiha Clan. So let's use the children's names to commemorate your hard work!"

Hearing this, Anko Mitarashi smiled and said, "Qingcheng is a really nice person. To be honest, he's a genius at naming things. 'Machine You Are Too Beautiful' is just too wonderful, I love it! Today we're going to eat eight hundred skewers of meatballs to celebrate!"

Just then, there was another knocking sound on the door of the clan chief's room.

Yugao opened the door and looked at Sasuke who was knocking, then asked with a bewildered expression, "Sasuke, what's wrong? Why do you look so gloomy?"

Upon hearing Yugao's words, Sasuke rubbed his face and said with a serious expression, "I don't look sullen, I just have a poker face. Am I late? Has Brother Qingcheng left?"

Looking at Sasuke's stunned expression, Yugao smiled and said, "Qingcheng has already returned from Shikkotsu Forest, but he told you to study hard. He'll be back soon."

Sasuke then said warily, "That irritable woman, has she left? I want to see Little Tomoki."

After Sasuke finished speaking, he gave Yugao an unnatural smile. Because of his expressionless face, he didn't have good control over his facial expressions and couldn't control them freely. Even though Sasuke was actively trying to improve, he still couldn't achieve complete control.

Yugao laughed and said, "Lady Tsunade is gone too, aren't you going to school with Sasuke today?"

Sasuke hearing Yugao's words, Sasuke laughed heartily and said arrogantly, "I used Shadow Clone to go to school first today. I even had that Uchiha Clan unofficial member cover for me. Brother Qingcheng left, so I'm helping him look after the kids. Besides, I really like Tomoki, Tomoyuki, Tomoyuki, and Machine You Are Too Beautiful, and also Meiyu, and the Future and the light."

Sasuke walked straight into the main hall of the clan head's office and said to Kurenai Yuhi, "Sister Kurenai, Anko Mitarashi- nee, Yugao- nee, Meiling- nee, and Qingcheng- nee, did they leave me any Ninjutsu?"

Kurenai Yuhi looked at Sasuke's adorable face, pointed directly at Qingcheng's concubine, and said with a smile, "These aren't the Ninjutsu Scroll left by Qingcheng's husband. They're just a few scraps that Hiruzen Sarutobi sent over back then. If you like them, take them and learn from them!"

Upon hearing this, Sasuke nodded immediately and said with a serious expression, "I understand, Sister Kurenai. I've looked at most of those Ninjutsu Scroll. They're all B-rank Ninjutsu scrolls, and there are also some C-rank Ninjutsu scrolls. There are only a few A-rank Ninjutsu scrolls, which is really nothing to our Uchiha Clan."

Sasuke walked up to Shizune and said with a smile, "Let me hug Little Tomoki, Shizune- nee."

Just then, another knock sounded at the gate of the Uchiha Clan's main gate, "Knock knock knock, knock knock."

The opening line was, "Open the door quickly! I'm Shouhon Yihan. We've come to see off the Hokage, and the Assistant Hokage is here too, along with Elder Mitokado Homura and Advisor Utatane Koharu."

Upon hearing the noise at the door, Uchiha Yamafuku immediately called out, "Hokage has left, Lady Tsunade has left, Minister Zhang, you're all too late!"

Immediately, Uchiha Yamafuku ordered the gatekeeper to open the Uchiha Clan's gate and let Kakashi and the others in.

A large group of Konoha High Command poured into the Uchiha Clan's territory. Kakashi still had half a Hokage's sleeve on his left wrist, and Shouhon Yihan was also dressed in the formal attire of the head of the Police Force.

Mitokado Homura was dressed in a long white robe to show his respect for the Hokage, but upon hearing that Uchiha Qingcheng had already left Konoha ...

Mitokado Homura said respectfully, "The Hokage was too fast. We rushed as fast as we could, but we were still a step too late. We didn't even get to see the Hokage one last time. It's such a pity."

Upon hearing Mitokado Homura's words, Shouhon Yihan stared blankly and said, "Elder Homura, please be careful with your words! The Hokage only went to train in Senjutsu, he didn't die a heroic death. What do you mean by not seeing him one last time? If the Hokage returns and finds out you're talking nonsense here, he'll definitely banish you to the frontier."

Shouhon Yihan ate eighteen bowls of Supreme Ramen yesterday, and couldn't eat breakfast this morning. Meanwhile, the three members of the Police Force have been dismissed from the Police Force and sent to the border of the Land of Wind.

Shouhon Yihan then said to the three men, "Don't you like to engage in shady dealings? I should thank you, you treated me to eighteen bowls of Supreme Ramen, a full eighteen bowls of ramen! I'll find you another place to engage in shady dealings, the border of the Land of Wind. Since you're so good at it, go and do some more shady dealings in the desert."

Shouhon Yihan was also filled with hatred. Those three bastards had actually stolen over fifty bowls of ramen; weren't they practically sending someone to their death? They almost got her killed.

However, Shouhon Yihan heard some good news from Qingcheng: the Police Force could issue fines in Konoha, but only to unruly individuals. They could also eat cheap food, but it had to be done properly, and they couldn't starve a family. Furthermore, the Police Force would be subject to stricter discipline from now on.

After eating so many bowls of ramen, Shouhon Yihan had learned a lesson: it's okay to do shady business, but you can't be too arrogant in Konoha, especially not towards the Hokage. You have to think things through before doing anything shady; otherwise, you'll be exiled to the frontier.

Upon hearing that he had retained his position as head of the Police Force, Shouhon Yihan became even more loyal and obsequious to the Hokage, transforming from a dutiful son and grandson of the Uchiha Clan into a truly devoted and obsequious one.