I Have a Bunch of Relatives Who Want to Be Hokage Chapter 36

No choice—I had to take it back to Leaf Village to exchange for money.

Getting there had been rather troublesome, but leaving was simple. Once he had mastered the Dragon Cave Sage Technique, he could enter and exit freely.

The exit point was the same place where he had entered the cave back then.

"Alright, time to wrap this up." Releasing the Hannya Group jonin, Uchiha Shingen used Sharingan genjutsu to give him an order: treat the corpses of his former companions in the cruelest way he could imagine.

Whether the manner of death was creative did not matter. What kind of deaths had ninjas not seen?

On the contrary, this would be more intimidating.

After so many days, the changes in the Hannya Group base had surely already been noticed by the nearby ninjas. That was perfect.

The Land of Stone was full of rogue ninjas and spirited civilians. Only through their mouths could the best deterrent effect be achieved.

When Uchiha Shingen arrived at the Hannya Group camp, he saw several bounty hunters rummaging around inside. Some were even cutting off heads.

Stealing his business? How could he tolerate that?

I'm letting you look, not steal my spellcasting materials!

Eat shit!

One slash each, and a few more unfortunate ghosts were added to this place.

Then the Hannya Group jonin began working.

In the end, he arranged everyone into a tree.

More and more people gathered nearby, but none of them entered.

There had to be Root scouts among them.

That was for the best.

Having finished his work, the Hannya Group member stood beside Uchiha Shingen, looking utterly dazed.

Control-type genjutsu cast through the Sharingan did not actually strip its victims of their free will. Their minds remained clear; they simply could not control their own bodies.

It counted as Uchiha Shingen's punishment for him.

Everything needed rules. The Hannya Group did not follow rules, so this was only fitting.

Rules were meant to protect the majority of those in the profession.

Taking this unlucky fellow with him, Uchiha Shingen set off on his return journey.

The trip was completely unobstructed, and no one tried to rob him over money anymore.

The job was done, so Uchiha Shingen no longer concealed his identity.

Before he had even entered the Land of Fire, he had already heard the news: "Leaf Village dispatched an Uchiha Clan ninja, who wiped out the Hannya Group with cruel methods."

That meant Shimura Danzo surely knew as well.

He must have felt that the money had been well spent, right?

When Uchiha Shingen saw Leaf Village's gates again, he felt thoroughly refreshed in both body and mind.

However, he did not enter right away. Instead, he waited in the woods for a while.

Soon, a Root ninja appeared. After glancing at the Hannya Group jonin, he asked Uchiha Shingen, "Lord Shingen, when can the genjutsu be released?"

"Very soon. There's enough time for you to take him back to the base."

"Lord Danzo said he'll add to the mission payment." The Root ninja nodded as he placed seals on the Hannya Group jonin. "Lord Shingen, you've worked hard this time. I'll take over from here."

"Alright, then I'll head back. Call me if anything comes up." Uchiha Shingen turned to leave, then suddenly turned back and asked the Root ninja, "That guy who runs the teahouse—does he have an official position?"

"He does. It's an important post."

"If that's the case, bring him a few packs of cigarettes when you have time. He has to use Shadow Clones just to smoke."

"That's because he and his wife are trying for a child." The Root ninja had already used sealing techniques to wrap the Hannya Group jonin into a large dumpling. Hoisting him onto his back, he said to Uchiha Shingen, "It's common for our comrades outside to suffer, but it's not like they can't afford cigarettes."

So they were trying to conceive. Then it was fine.

Uchiha Shingen waved a hand and went home.

Don't Get It Wrong

Upon returning to the entrance of the clan compound, Uchiha Shingen saw Uchiha Shisui standing there, looking like he was waiting for someone.

It gave him a bad feeling.

"Brother Shingen." Uchiha Shisui waved. "Eh? Brother Shingen, don't pretend you didn't hear me. You already saw me."

"What is it this time?" Uchiha Shingen stopped reluctantly. "I just got back from work. I'm exhausted."

"Oh, while you were out working, this quarter's dividends arrived. They were originally going to transfer them directly into your account."

"Hm?" Uchiha Shingen blurted out, "That won't do. Financial procedures must be strictly enforced. Financial security means clan security."

"That's not it. It's just that right after you left, Lord Danzo transferred another two million ryo over, and he said there would be a final payment later. The clan head said we might as well wait until you came back and give it to you all at once."

"Ooh~~" Uchiha Shingen was satisfied. "You're being so formal. Everyone should be treated equally. Saving mine to issue separately is actually not good."

This was great. The feeling of being treated specially was the best.

Wait, why was I suddenly getting special treatment?

"The clan head said that since you're back, you should go see him."

See!? I knew there was something!

And... damn it, they had a thorough grasp of his weakness!

Sure enough, leaking intelligence was never a good thing!

Uchiha Shingen could not help thinking of some unlucky bastard in the future who, because he could not be killed, acted outrageously reckless—only to have a survivor from a previous mission spill all his information, ultimately leaving him to keep the earth company.

Damn tragic.

"Got it. I'll go now." Uchiha Shingen helplessly headed toward Uchiha Fugaku's house.

Then he noticed Uchiha Shisui following him.

"Why are you still here?"

"The clan head told me to come along."

"We're brothers. Don't hide it from me—tell me, is there something I don't know?"

"There really isn't. Maybe it's because the clan has never made money off Root before."

Impossible! The Uchiha Clan could not be that shallow!

With that thought in mind, Uchiha Shingen walked through the gates of Uchiha Fugaku's home.

The moment he entered the courtyard, he saw Uchiha Itachi playing while holding a baby.

Correction, not a baby—a reincarnated Indra hatchling.

"Teacher!" Uchiha Itachi ran over gleefully. "Look, I have a little brother!"

Why was he so happy about having a little brother? Had he drunk too much Nutritional Express?

Once he got a few years older, he'd want to fight with him!

Brothers built their bond through fighting when they were young. He didn't even know that? What a foolish child.

"Then congratulations." Uchiha Shingen reached out and gave him an Eight-Headed Serpent hairstyle.

Yet Uchiha Itachi kept grinning foolishly, not even noticing his hair.

Definitely a hopeless little-brother fanatic.

But... it was the older brother, not the older sister, who was obsessed with his sibling. Not fun at all.

"Where's the clan head?" Uchiha Shingen asked.

"Father is in the study. He's been waiting for you for a long time."

Hm? Was this meant to make him feel guilty? Waiting for so long?

Too bad, that move was low-tier. A man could never make him feel guilty.

"Alright, go play." After sending off his student, who had already entered idiot mode, Uchiha Shingen headed toward the study from memory.

Halfway there, he ran into Uchiha Mikoto again.

"Shingen, you're here?"

"Mikoto, how come you look even younger after having your second child?"

"Oh my, Shingen, your mouth is so sweet. By the way, the one I introduced to you last time..."

"Mikoto, I'll go see the clan head first. He's been waiting for ages."

Body Flicker Technique!

Last time, he had accidentally gotten a little too smooth and seemed to have made that clan girl Mikoto introduced very happy.

That would not do. He needed to watch his boundaries in the future.

Otherwise, if he was not careful, he might end up wholesaling Sharingan for the clan. That would be bad—the setting would collapse.

As the saying went, "Love leaves only endless regret; sweet dreams are always the easiest to wake from."

He did not want to be the one who woke from the dream. He only wanted to be an immortal within it!

Once he got the money, he'd call Tekka and the others. Tonight, they'd get things going again!

At the study door, Uchiha Shingen knocked first, then pushed it open and walked in.

"Clan head, I'm here... Oh, practicing calligraphy?"

Inside the study, Uchiha Fugaku was meticulously handling a brush.

His posture was truly excellent.

It was just that his handwriting still lacked something...

Forget it, let's be direct. It was ugly as hell, alright!?

Uchiha Shingen felt that this clan head really ought to pick up a different hobby.

"Mm, you're back?" Uchiha Fugaku was still tracing characters. "This time, you were a little too high-profile."

"No helping it. Danzo said he'd pay more."

"Just now, he sent someone over with another two million ryo. He said you'd found a secret realm, so he added an extra one million." Uchiha Fugaku set down his brush and looked over. "You really found a secret realm?"

"Dragon Cave—the one Orochimaru signed a contract with."

"Dragon Cave..." Uchiha Fugaku's gaze sharpened. "You mastered it?"

"Of course. Otherwise, the White Snake Sage would've swallowed me whole." Uchiha Shingen looked smug. From today onward, he too was someone who could use senjutsu.

Leaf Village's Dream Immortal was finally worthy of the name.

Hearing that, Uchiha Fugaku no longer had the mind to tidy up the study.

"Come with me."

He led Uchiha Shingen back into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Uchiha Mikoto was playing with her younger son alongside Uchiha Itachi.

"Mikoto, take Sasuke out for a walk." Uchiha Fugaku's gaze lingered briefly on his younger son. "Itachi, you stay."

Uchiha Itachi looked at his mother, then at his father. His eyes clearly conveyed one message.

I think I can go too!

Uchiha Fugaku could not even be bothered to speak, replying to his son directly with his eyes.

I don't care what you think. What matters is what I think.

"All right, Itachi, let Mother hold Sasuke." Smiling brightly, Uchiha Mikoto seized the right to cuddle her younger son. "Be good, okay?"

Then she happily headed out the door.

Leaving behind a somewhat melancholy Uchiha Itachi.

Uchiha Fugaku turned back to look at Uchiha Shingen, his expression rather serious.