Uchiha Shingen to Become the Hokage's Advisor? / Hinata Hanabi's Peculiar Behavior

As Uchiha Setsuna grew older, his temper became increasingly fiery; he only appeared kind and approachable in front of children.

And then there's Lord Madara, the person he respects the most.

An embodiment of will, I suppose, half of it.

Uchiha Setsuna watched Black Zetsu's retreating figure as he darted toward Uchiha Madara, his mind raced with thoughts.

He was fully aware of the shady dealings between Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito; neither Uchiha Fugaku nor Uchiha Shingen had kept it from him.

However, Uchiha Setsuna never mentioned it in front of Uchiha Madara.

Uchiha Setsuna was very satisfied with the current state of the clan. At the same time, he believed that the younger generation, represented by Uchiha Shingen, would definitely protect the clan and safeguard the next generation of children.

The concept of "incarnation of will" is probably some kind of Ninjutsu. After all, it's not surprising that someone with their own will might go astray.

How could Lord Madara possibly target the Uchiha Clan?

In the backyard, Black Zetsu darted to Uchiha Madara's side and stopped.

Uchiha Madara, who was rocking back and forth in his recliner, opened his eyes and looked at it.

"One of Uchiha Obito's eyes was taken by Uchiha Fugaku, and the other is still with Hatake Kakashi. Many people in this village believe that Hatake Kakashi shouldn't have given up his eye, after all these years..."

Black Zetsu revealed all the information he had gathered.

After listening to the report, Uchiha Madara waved to Black Zetsu, indicating that he could leave.

Without saying a word, Black Zetsu burrowed back into the ground.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Uchiha Shingen Wants to Become Hokage's Assistant?

From the very beginning of the Fourth Shinobi World War, which started with the Joint Chunin Exams, Hidden Leaf Village displayed an overwhelming dominance over its opponents in every aspect.

There's not much to say about the east. Hidden Mist Village's prized infiltration tactics were utterly crushed by Namikaze Minato, who returned to his old ways. Having lost Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Jinchūriki, Hidden Mist Village has retreated to the Land of Whirlpools, and their mass suicide by jumping into the sea is imminent.

In the west, Deidara, who succeeded as the Fourth Tsuchikage, immediately experienced the same feelings his teacher Ōnoki, had had when he was young. On the main battlefield, the Rock Ninja army was so badly defeated by Senju Hashirama that they began to doubt their own existence. Fortunately, Hashirama tried his best not to kill, otherwise there would have been no Rock Ninja left on the front lines. Meanwhile, the surrendered Rock Ninja were eating fragrant white rice in Leaf Village's prisoner-of-war camps and were beginning to consider whether they should change careers.

But compared to the front lines, the Rock Ninja in the rear wanted to die more.

The Senju Muzoku for resurrecting corpses on the spot, led the angry outcasts of the Land of Earth into chaos. If Deidara hadn't gone out and blown up the place once, Iwagakure would have fallen.

The northern front, which had been relatively quiet for a while, suddenly erupted. Uchiha Shingen, leading a ragtag army, wiped out one of the main forces of Cloud Village was attempting to outflank them. After meeting up with the Leaf Village ninja army along the Seaside Road, they successfully reached Cloud Lightning Gorge. Meanwhile, another main force of Cloud Village encountered Senju Tobirama heading north at sea and was completely annihilated.

The outcome of Leaf Village is already very clear; the only question now is whether the Five Great Villages will still exist after the war.

A group of experts and masters were eager to show off their analytical skills in front of the daimyo of various countries. They were certain that Iwagakure would be the first to fall, and the Earth Daimyo was already sending a distress message to the Fire Daimyo.

But before the Ninja World's top analysts could produce their new work, Cloud Lightning Gorge ceased to exist.

Facing the Cloud Ninja who attempted to hold their ground by relying on their terrain, Uchiha Shingen unleashed a powerful attack at Cloud Lightning Gorge.

The power of the Rinnegan was thoroughly displayed in front of everyone in the Ninja World. Considering the pile of great treasures in Kumogakure, Uchiha Shingen first used Chibaku Tensei to raise several huge rock spheres around the Cloud Lightning Gorge, and then unleashed a barrage of attacks from the sky, smashing them inwards.

He had only made it to the third round when the newly appointed Fifth Raikage surrendered to Leaf Village on behalf of the remaining survivors. Decades of accumulation by Kumogakure became the spoils of Leaf Village's White Ghost.

The surrender of Kumogakure was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, immediately triggering an avalanche.

The Mist Ninja army, which had already planned to jump into the sea, surrendered to Leaf Village on the front lines under the leadership of a special envoy urgently dispatched by Kirigakure.

Meanwhile, in the Land of Earth, Senju Muzoku successfully reunited with Senju Hashirama. Looking at the thousands of dead heads and the large number of abandoned people from the Land of Earth behind his brother, Senju Hashirama sighed, confiscated all the remaining Senju Muzoku Impure World Reincarnation Talismans from Senju Muzoku, ordered the Leaf Village ninja army to rest on the spot, fed the abandoned people, and then ran off to Iwagakure.

They placed a huge wooden figure.

Faced with the First Hokage's earnest persuasion to surrender, Iwagakure, whose allies had already knelt before them, readily cooperated, opening its gates to warmly welcome Senju Hashirama, and signing the surrender document that very day.

Thus, the Fourth Shinobi World War officially ended, lasting only about a month, even shorter than those who had stayed in the village had anticipated.

For the Konoha Ninja on the western front, they felt like they had been marching and distributing relief rations all along, just marching and feeding each other, when suddenly the enemy surrendered.

The win was so easy, it almost felt unreal.

Is this the fighting power of the village's previous ninja? I love it! I love it!

However, the Leaf Village ninja forces on the western front were still the slowest to return, mainly because the Land of Earth had been thrown into chaos by the crazed outcasts. Senju Hashirama soft-hearted, helped clean up the mess for a while.

His actions actually eased many people's hostility towards Leaf Village.

When the Western Front Army returned to the village, Namikaze Minato led a large group of people to welcome their triumphant return at the village gate.

The Ninja World has finally returned to peace, and afterwards it's all just administrative work.

The Uchiha Clan Compound has become lively again.

To celebrate this hard-won peace, a celebration was held at the Hokage Building.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Shingen, who had also returned to the village, went to an izakaya (Japanese pub) with a group of old friends to drink and celebrate.

Seeing the familiar "setup" around Uchiha Shingen, the izakaya owner was so excited that his fat body trembled.

After shaking it off, he said that the store now offers a secret escape route service exclusively for VIP customers.

Then his mood went from the height of summer to the depths of winter in an instant.

First, Uchiha Shingen said that he was just there to drink as usual and told him not to overthink it.

Then he was retorted by Uchiha Tekka, "Do you look down on Leaf Village's unique Shadow Clone Technique?"

Uchiha Shingen patted his now even larger boss on the shoulder with a sympathetic look, and said, "Bring over all the wine I have stored, and add more if it's not enough," before leading everyone directly to the private room.

In the blink of an eye, a large group of people had disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

The boss, feeling extremely regretful, thought to himself that he could only win by drinking today, when suddenly a hand reached out from behind and grabbed him.

The boss turned around and saw it was Uchiha Tekka.

Of the original four-man group, only this one remains, and he's become incredibly close to the boss.

Of the other three from that time, Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Inabi both got married, while Uchiha Yakumi got too old to play anymore and all "retired".

However, the boss stated that in terms of technology, Uchiha Shingen still holds the top spot, and no one can surpass him for the time being.

"What's wrong, Fatty? You're not showing any respect to your old friend Shingen- ge anymore?"

"Sigh, Master Tekka, you know, now that the war is over, everyone's scrambling to get orders. Even Lord Shingen isn't eating meat anymore..."

"Hey! It's no big deal!" Uchiha Tekka slapped the shopkeeper hard, making his face tremble. "Shingen- ge doesn't want to eat, we will. You can still go. I'll talk to Shingen- ge later and let you use his name."

"Really?" The boss was intrigued, but still a little hesitant.

Merchants are driven by profit, but the boss wouldn't dare to act without Uchiha Shingen's consent and report later.

The current Uchiha Shingen is not the same as the Master Shingen of yesteryear.

The rumors had been circulating in the village for a long time: Uchiha Fugaku was retiring and Uchiha Shingen would succeed him as Hokage.

He thought it was impossible for anyone else; generally, if everyone thinks someone is the one, then it's definitely not them.

If that's the case, then it doesn't matter whether others think so or not.

But if it were Uchiha Shingen, then it's hard to say.

After hesitating for a while, the boss decided not to take the risk.

The shop being gone is a small matter, but if the person is gone, everything is gone.

"Master Tekka, I know you're trying to help me, but I don't want to put you in a difficult position. Let's just forget about it. I'll be content as long as others think our wine is good."

Uchiha Tekka lost his smile.

Although he hadn't drunk any alcohol yet, he already felt that the drinks wouldn't taste as good later.

If he's just playing games, wouldn't he drink himself to death?

Or should we go and call Shingen Hyuga now? Doesn't he need Hyuga Hiashi's help? Shouldn't he drink more?

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Abnormal Hyuga Hanabi

When Uchiha Tekka arrived at the private room, led by Uchiha Shingen, the group had completely let loose and were sitting in a completely unruly manner.

It's no fun when a group of old friends get together for drinks and make it all so formal.

"Tekka, speed up! You're getting slower and slower!" Uchiha Inabi, one of the former perverted trio, shouted loudly. He was now reclining on the sofa, idly tapping the table with his foot.

"Put your feet down," Uchiha Yakumi said with dissatisfaction. "Besides serving wine, we also need to serve food later."

"Uncle Yakumi, you're already out here, relax a bit," Uchiha Inabi said cheerfully.

"When you're home, you should act like you're home." Uchiha Yakumi shook his head. "Don't bring your battlefield mentality back with you. That's a different matter from being relaxed."

Uchiha Yakumi is over fifty and on his way to sixty, but his condition isn't as good as Sarutobi Hiruzen's. Like most ninjas, once he passes the fifty mark, his stamina and reaction speed drop significantly, and his strength also declines.

In this great battle, he was also defending the base. His strength was still at the Jonin level, but his endurance was less than half of what it used to be. Considering this, he was no longer able to play the role that a Jonin should play on the battlefield.

Those young people from back then are now the true backbone of the family.

Uchiha Inabi and Uchiha Tekka were both genuine Jonin of the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Shingen and Uchiha Shisui were simply Kage Level.

The most outrageous example is Uchiha Shingen. Uchiha Fugaku has expressed his desire for Uchiha Shingen to succeed him more than once over the years.

In this matter, there was only one person in the entire family who strongly opposed it.

Uchiha Shingen himself.

His reason for objecting was simple: he felt he had worked hard enough and strongly requested to retire at the age of forty at the latest.

Everyone pretended not to hear that.

A Kage Level wanting to retire at forty? What kind of pipe dream is that?

Marrying multiple wives is more realistic than this.

Looking at Uchiha Shingen lying on the sofa, seemingly lost in thought, Uchiha Yakumi would recall the things that Uchiha Fugaku had told him.

Uchiha Fugaku is not young anymore; he will pass his prime in less than ten years.

Strength is extremely important for a ninja.

Even if one is the sage of a village, once one's strength declines, one will attract the covetous eyes of many.

If it's just people from the village, that's fine, but if it's people from other villages, that's really bad.

Uchiha Shingen's performance in this war is on par with several Impure World Reincarnation former leaders. The Uchiha Clan will not agree to not promoting him.

But before that...

"Shingen," Uchiha Yakumi asked, "I heard the Second Hokage went to the Land of Lightning to look for you."

"Ah? Oh, is that so?" Uchiha Shingen was stunned. Thinking of the way Senju Tobirama had looked at him back then, he always felt that his second brother had discovered something.

When he first started researching reincarnation, Senju Tobirama was the only one who knew about it, and it was because of him that this matter remained undiscovered by others.

Senju Hashirama, the eldest brother, didn't know.

After all, he was busy Tenten trying to arrange to go for walks with Uchiha Madara.

"The Second Hokage didn't have a very good view of the clan. Did he make things difficult for you after he met you?" Uchiha Yakumi asked again.

This is also something the family wants to know.

No matter how much you dislike Senju Tobirama, any Uchiha Clan would know his status in Leaf Village.

Strictly speaking, from the establishment of Hidden Leaf Village to the First Shinobi World War, Senju Tobirama was the de facto administrator of Leaf Village.

If Senju Tobirama continues to stand against the Uchiha Clan, things will get very complicated.

This Second still shows no sign of ending the Impure World Reincarnation.

"Not at all, Uncle Yakumi," Uchiha Shingen said with a smile. "The Second is a man of great integrity."

Uchiha Yakumi nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He looked towards the doorway.

The next moment, the door opened, and the fat boss walked in with a big smile, pushing a cart full of drinks and food.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, gentlemen," the shopkeeper said with a smile.

Uchiha Inabi whistled, stepped forward, picked up a bottle of wine, looked at it, and gave the shopkeeper a half-smile.

"Great, boss, Shingen- ge's treatment is definitely different now."

"Oh, Lord Inabi, it's just that I haven't seen Lord Shingen in so long, and I wanted to do my part."