Mito Uzumaki in a Little White Rabbit Outfit

So, Ying, you woke up at the same time as them, right?

Uchiha Yang stared at Mito Uzumaki in her little white rabbit outfit as Xia Lian led her over. Sure enough, she was so adorable when she bounced around.

But the sudden appearance of Ying dampened Uchiha Yang's interest in Mito Uzumaki a little. He was even more curious about why Ying had slept for so long.

[Ying: Ahem, Master, I'm just a little prone to sleeping in. After I woke up with them back then, I saw that you weren't interested in power, so I thought you wouldn't need me for the time being. I figured I'd sleep a little longer and deal with it later. It seems I overslept a bit.]

[So you overslept. Don't use me as an excuse.]

Uchiha Yang wasn't pleased when he heard that he was partly to blame.

Even if you're my shadow, you can't slander me like that.

I'm just too lazy to put myself through the effort of training. When did I ever say I wasn't interested in power?

[Brain: Ying, can you leave Master's body?]

[Ying: I just woke up, and now you want to split up? What's going on?]

[Sharingan: Brain probably wants you to leave Master's body so you can do things we can't.]

[Brain: Sharingan isn't entirely right. I also want to know whether you'll still be able to contact us after leaving Master's body. That's important.]

[Ying: I'll give it a try.]

[Hey, hey, hey. Did you get your master's permission before messing with my shadow?]

[Brain: Then, Master, can you let Ying give it a try?]

[Sure.]

Only then did Uchiha Yang agree, satisfied. Even if it was just a formality, he had to make sure they knew who was in charge.

Ying left his body with ease, and Uchiha Yang didn't feel any discomfort, so he relaxed and beckoned Mito Uzumaki over.

"Crawl."

"Over."

"Here."

Each word struck against Mito Uzumaki's mental defenses.

Mito Uzumaki silently mourned her fate, reminding herself again and again that she was doing this for the Uzumaki Clan.

She could only endure it. Her chakra was sealed, too, and it would take a day to undo the seal. Unfortunately, members of the Uchiha Clan would come to check on her in ten hours.

So she knelt on the bed, slowly raising one hand, then one leg, and crawling toward Uchiha Yang.

At that moment, Mito Uzumaki cast aside all her dignity and boundaries.

Uchiha Yang found it fascinating. This woman had hidden herself so well. She could even put up with this. So he didn't hold back. It would be a waste not to enjoy what had been offered to him.

All night, Uchiha Yang's back and waist ached. He had so many women to share his attention with; it really was physically demanding.

Mito Uzumaki had no idea how she'd made it through that outrageous night.

Now she felt sore all over, her bones practically limp.

When Uchiha Izuna came to see him with the latest intelligence, he found him looking like he was about to collapse and was badly startled.

"Cousin, what happened to you?"

Uchiha Izuna hurried to support him, afraid he'd fall over right in front of him.

"Why are you holding me up? Don't face me."

Uchiha Yang quickly pushed Izuna away. It felt like he was being mocked for not being up to the task.

He was as strong as an ox. How could he not be up to it?

Uchiha Izuna spotted the maids leaving his cousin's room and immediately understood. So his cousin had spent the night indulging himself.

"Master, please have some tea."

"Lord Izuna, this tea is for you."

Xia Lian brought over two cups of tea and set one in front of each of them.

"Go on. What did you come to see me about?"

Uchiha Yang knew Izuna never came without a reason. He casually picked up his tea and took a sip.

The next moment, Uchiha Yang frowned. He glanced down at the Goji Berries floating in his tea, then casually set the cup off to his right.

He couldn't let Izuna see. Xia Lian really was something else. Did she think he needed to drink Goji Berry tea?

He'd only casually mentioned once that Goji Berries tasted good.

"New City sent word."

Uchiha Izuna wasn't paying attention to the teacups. Instead, he happily took out the report to share with him.

"According to the latest intelligence, Senju Tobirama is seriously injured. Matsuda Masahiro and Yamada Miyashu are dead, while that fellow Shinjo Rana escaped after being seriously wounded at a crucial moment."

"With a Senju Elder leading another group of Senju ninja as reinforcements, the Southwest Alliance was dealt a heavy blow, and New City was retaken."

"That's all the report says. The only things that make me happy are Senju Tobirama's serious injury and the large amount of wealth that fell into our hands."

"My Uchiha Clan sat back and watched, and we became the last ones standing."

"Once this crisis for the Senju Clan is over, they'll realize that my Uchiha Clan was behind it."

"Strengthen the defenses along the front line. It'll take another month. I have a shipment that I need the clan members to test on the battlefield."

Uchiha Yang couldn't help taking another big gulp of tea. He needed to replenish himself. He felt a little drained.

"What kind of shipment?" Uchiha Izuna's keen instincts seemed to pick up on something, and he hurriedly asked.

"A shipment of weapons," Uchiha Yang said with a mysterious smile.

The shipment included weapons and bombs, a new type of weaponry and explosives that Brain had developed by combining the weapons of the ninja world with Explosive Tags.

Once they made a name for themselves, they would sell like hotcakes and take the whole world by storm.

"You're planning to sell these things, Cousin? Isn't that helping the enemy?"

Uchiha Izuna had never paid much attention to his cousin's business. He hadn't expected it to involve new weapons and bombs. The clan should be equipped with them first.

"You're stuck in the old way of thinking. You need to broaden your horizons."

Uchiha Yang held his thumb and forefinger close together and gestured earnestly in front of him.

"The best stuff never gets sold. What we sell is always outdated. We use the profits to research new weapons, and the cycle repeats. We make money and stay ahead of our opponents in terms of equipment."

"Doesn't that sound great?"

"Cousin, your thinking is way ahead of its time."

Uchiha Izuna had never considered doing things this way. It was completely unheard of, and he couldn't help but marvel at the idea.

"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key."

Even though Brain had done all the designing, Brain belonged to him, so the credit was his. Uchiha Yang's grin was practically reaching his ears.

The Nine-Tails lounged on the balcony, basking in the sun. It often wondered how Uchiha Yang had gotten so strong when it had never seen him train.

And the Nine-Tails always felt that sometimes, when Uchiha Yang woke up in the middle of the night, he seemed like a different person.

Time flew by, and half a month passed.

Senju Hashirama had finished reorganizing the clan. With his persuasive words and Wood Release, he'd convinced all the clan members to support his dream.

The Uchiha Clan was responsible for the Senju Clan's heavy losses, and the Senju elders had been eager to go after the Uchiha Clan.

But Senju Hashirama had forcibly held them back.

If tolerating the situation would make Uchiha Madara stop pushing his luck, then he was willing to be the one to endure it.