"Hmph~ Kid, you'll never awaken the Sharingan. It's a Kekkei Genkai. You wouldn't understand even if I explained it!" Tsunade waved her hand and continued scratching the rest of the lottery tickets!
"You're the one who doesn't understand! Do you think I'm a three-year-old? If I win first prize, I can get a Three-Tomoe Sharingan right away, just like Konoha's Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi!" As he spoke, the little boy held up a cutout of a Three-Tomoe Sharingan over his right eye and struck an exaggerated pose, looking at Tsunade with a haughty air!
Tch, ignorant brat~
In Tsunade's view, the so-called first prize was nothing but a gimmick. The Uchiha Clan would never really offer a Three-Tomoe Sharingan as a commercial prize. Back then, it had taken a tremendous amount of effort to make the Uchiha Clan relinquish Kakashi's eye. Did the kid really think some random nobody could get a Three-Tomoe Sharingan?
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan was extremely rare, even within the Uchiha Clan. Besides, if you really got one, could you keep it? Although implanting a Three-Tomoe Sharingan placed a heavy strain on the body, at such a low cost, there would still be people willing to bear that strain. After all, strength didn't lie!
Those ordinary people who won would undoubtedly become the fattest, easiest targets!
"The Uchiha Clan is getting more and more depraved. They're joking around with their clan's reputation just to make a few lousy bucks!" Tsunade pursed her lips, too contemptuous to argue!
Konoha — Uchiha Clan
"Lord Fugaku, everything has been arranged as you instructed. Things are looking very good, but the scramble for the Sharingan we expected hasn't happened. The various clans are still waiting and watching," Uchiha Tekka reported to Fugaku.
"That's understandable. After all, Izanagi's effects haven't been made public, and the burden of using a Three-Tomoe Sharingan is so great. It's normal that they don't care. But we never intended to make money by selling Sharingan! This is just a way to keep our clan from being attacked by everyone once Izanagi is exposed!" Fugaku smiled confidently. After all, even though Gen was strong, he couldn't be by every clan member's side at all times!
"The fact that the Sharingan can be traded shows that the Uchiha Clan is willing to make concessions. We'll all follow the rules. If you can't afford a Sharingan under those rules, you have only yourself to blame. With these rules, along with using Transcription Seals to apply Izanagi and offering a dojutsu replenishment service, our Uchiha Clan will truly be secure. Even if the Konoha High Command wants to move against us, those who've benefited from Izanagi will be the first to stand up in opposition!"
"Then when do you think they'll start taking the Sharingan seriously, Clan Head?" Uchiha Tekka asked humbly.
"Once our clan members are using Izanagi across the board. Its effects are so obvious that we won't be able to hide it. Our clan used Izanagi before, too, but it was a one-time-use technique, and the cost was too high. Things are different now. With Dojutsu Transfer, the cost has dropped considerably. By then, every Uchiha going out on a mission will have three lives, and the great shinobi clans will naturally take action. Still, I hope they notice as late as possible!" Fugaku murmured as he savored the fragrant tea Mikoto had served him.
Uchiha Clan Compound, a mansion in the southwest corner!
As the head of the Uchiha Dojutsu Bank, Uchiha Gen had made a fortune harvesting the peasants over the past few months. He was now the wealthiest person—not just in the Uchiha Clan, but in all of Konoha. Two weeks ago, Gen's fortune had already surpassed Fugaku's. After all, in addition to taking a forty-percent fee from dojutsu transactions, Gen also owned a ten-percent share of the profits from the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo Welfare Lottery!
After all, he was the one who'd come up with the idea! It was only right that he got a share. Besides, his strength spoke for itself. People would be falling over themselves to offer him shares!
Now that he had money, the first thing he needed to do to prepare for his wonderful future with three wives and four concubines was to move into a slightly bigger house!
The mansion before him hadn't originally been this large. He'd bought the two houses next door, connected them, then redesigned and renovated the whole place to create its current scale!
Even so, it still couldn't compare to the mansion where the rich dog Fugaku lived. His family's estate had been passed down through several generations, and every generation had renovated and expanded it. Decades later, there were hardly any other houses in all of Konoha that could compare!
"Hmm, Kamaitachi? Pakura sent a message? Looks like the Sunagakure-Kirigakure peace talks from the original story are about to begin! The house is all fixed up, so I'll bring Pakura over to live with me while I can!" As for Pakura's ties to Sunagakure? No problem. I'll handle it. Anyone who dares complain can ask whether the several-hundred-meter-long blade in my hand agrees!
Konoha, Root Base!
"So you're Kurenai Yuhi?" Danzo, one eye wrapped in bandages, stared gloomily at the kunoichi with his other exposed eye. She certainly had a pretty face! No wonder that wicked brat Uchiha Gen had taken an interest in her!
"Yes, Lord Danzo! May I ask why you summoned me?" Kurenai Yuhi, who had just become a Special Jōnin, asked nervously.
"I hear Uchiha Gen is interested in you. Are the two of you close?"
"What? Uchiha Gen? Me? Lord Danzo, there must be some misunderstanding. I've barely spoken to Uchiha Gen, and that was back when we were at the Ninja Academy!" Kurenai Yuhi replied, her face flushing red. Given Uchiha Gen's strength and status, if he really did like her, it would certainly be something to be happy about.
After all, the Uchiha Clan had good looks on its side, and Uchiha Gen had strength, status, and wealth. He was practically the perfect match! But the problem was that they really weren't close. Uchiha Gen might have already forgotten his old classmate!
Hearing Lord Danzo put it that way made her sound as though she were vainly trying to attach herself to Uchiha Gen. Which idiot had started that rumor? Kurenai Yuhi was going out of her mind! If it reached Uchiha Gen's ears, would she ever be able to show her face again? Konoha wasn't a small village, but it wasn't that big, either!
If this embarrassing thing got out, she'd become a woman who went around bragging and spreading rumors to attach herself to Uchiha Gen. Just imagining the situation made Kurenai Yuhi shudder. If it really came to that, she'd have no choice but to move to another village!
"Though I don't know where Lord Danzo heard that rumor, Gen and I really aren't close. There must be some misunderstanding!" Kurenai Yuhi firmly denied it again. Root was an official village organization, after all. How could they take hearsay like that seriously?
Hmph, there really is something going on. Did she think this little trick could fool me, the Dark of the Ninja World? Little girl, I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice! If you really weren't close, would you deny it three times? If you really weren't close, would you be this worked up?