Negotiating with Kaguya / You Belong to This Concubine Now

"I understand everyone's demands." Uchiha Shingen tapped the table lightly with his finger. "There's nothing to argue about. I'll rearrange the missions. The ANBU will be responsible for searching, surrounding, and persuading; the Police Force will be responsible for arresting and guarding; and the Ministry of Education will take the lead in implementing continuing education. That's settled."

Those present remarked that this was a path they had never imagined.

So it turns out she was neither an old flame nor a new love, but a mistress?

No, it's that the turnover rate of new lovers is this fast?

No wonder he was a master who swept the commercial streets back then; he can change actors really fast.

Sarutobi Torabu had been intently watching the show, was furious.

He glanced at Aburame Shibi and Aburame Torune, and thought, "Isn't this a mixed doubles match between the Aburame Clan family, young and old?"

Back then, the three generations of officials were only shifting the blame onto their assistants, and even then, it was only after the fact.

But you, the fifth generation, just dumped the position of department head without any assistance? Or was it done beforehand?

Someone needs to come and help!

Fifth Hokage, you still don't really like Sarutobi Clan, right? You don't want anyone with the surname Sarutobi Clan to have a comfortable life, do you?

Sarutobi Torabu felt a deep sense of loss, as if the entire room was filled with treacherous officials, the Hokage had even rebelled, and he was the only honest person left.

The character for "grass" alone cannot contain it.

"Ministry of Education, do you have any comments?" Uchiha Shingen asked again.

He bets one or two, Sarutobi Torabu won't object.

This person is all talk and no action; they say no, but their body says yes.

Sarutobi Torabu wasn't as laid-back as he thought; he was extremely eager to improve.

"No objection, the Ministry of Education will certainly do its job well." Sarutobi Torabu answered fluently as expected.

"Then everyone has reached a consensus. Let's get to work." Uchiha Shingen nodded in satisfaction and adjourned the meeting.

After what happened today, everyone should be looking forward to the appointment of Hokage's assistant as soon as possible; it's like a double celebration.

After the meeting, Uchiha Shingen went back to the Hokage's office and took a quick look around.

Perhaps things have been Leaf Village lately, as there are still no urgent orders.

Uchiha Shingen asked someone in his office to bring him the schedule. After looking at it, he discovered that today was an unusually leisurely day.

He was overjoyed and continued to create Shadow Clone. He changed into casual clothes and strolled out openly.

They headed straight for the Hyuga Clan Compound.

Chapter 44 Negotiating with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki

Gathering information was a primary part of the Hokage's work.

Unfortunately, starting with the Second Hokage, the Hokage were either holed up in their office reviewing documents or conducting experiments in secret bases. Later on, there were even those who spent all their time on political maneuvering. Each one of them was more and more irresponsible than the last.

Uchiha Shingen felt he was the one who would set things right.

Upon arriving at the Hyuga Clan, everyone was an old acquaintance. Uchiha Shingen entered smoothly and found Kaguya Otsutsuki's hideout without any trouble.

Recently, Kaguya Otsutsuki hasn't been urging for more updates, which is very unlike Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. Uchiha Shingen decided to check on the situation and, while he was at it, thoroughly discuss what will happen next.

Long time no see, Kaguya Otsutsuki's sleeping quarters are still in the same old place. The square hall looks quiet and still, it could be used to film a horror movie at night.

Uchiha Shingen remarked that he had never seen such a lax boss.

Back then, Black Zetsu dug up safe houses all over the Hokage Continent.

This should be considered a typical example of "not being like oneself," right?

Uchiha Shingen walked up the steps and knocked on the door.

No one answered.

"Zetsu, are you there?" Uchiha Shingen called out. "Say something if you are."

Calling her Kaguya Ōtsutsuki is useless; after she came down in Black Zetsu's body, she became lazier day by day, and Black Zetsu always had to split off a part of himself to open the door.

"Then I'll open the door," Uchiha Shingen said again.

Since only Kaguya Otsutsuki is here, it's still polite to knock on the door.

Although Uchiha Shingen didn't think it was necessary to see fanservice, what if Kaguya Otsutsuki suddenly decided to cosplay again?

Just make a sound and everything will be fine.

Uchiha Shingen yanked the door open.

At first glance, I saw Kaguya Otsutsuki lying cross-legged on the floor, seemingly deep in thought.

Uchiha Shingen: "..."

What's going on? Don't you know what art style suits you?

Kaguya Otsutsuki is now portrayed in Leaf Village as a highly skilled member of the Hyuga Clan.

Besides being highly skilled, they also have a habit of spending money recklessly on useless things, are gluttonous, and are extremely concerned about saving face.

Here's a little secret: the Hyuga Clan has privately promised other ninja clans that they will never casually invite Kaguya Otsutsuki over when discussing matters.

This ancestor beat people up.

Of course, it wasn't that no one complained to Hokage Uchiha Shingen, but...

Uchiha Shingen couldn't very well tell others, "If I didn't still have some influence, you would have been killed by now."

"What are you up to now?" Uchiha Shingen sat down in front of Kaguya Otsutsuki, puzzled. "Is the food street not appealing anymore, or are the movies not good enough? Why are you making things so difficult for yourself?"

Kaguya Otsutsuki finally reacted; she rolled her eyes and looked at Uchiha Shingen.

Are you implying something about me?

"I never make snide remarks about others."

Uchiha Shingen immediately denied it, then continued, "Can you tell me what you're doing?"

"I'm thinking," Kaguya Otsutsuki seriously, "Because I'm tired of it."

"Oh?" Uchiha Shingen immediately realized he was in trouble.

The entertainment options in the Hokage world are not very diverse, and the main activities are not exactly healthy. However, Kaguya Otsutsuki is not interested in any of those frivolous things.

This is also very unlike Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.

Uchiha Shingen clearly remembered that in the original timeline, she was Naruto Uzumaki's Sexy Technique.

What kind of decent person would eat that stuff?

"Wasn't everything fine before?" Uchiha Shingen asked. "Why did you suddenly stop liking it?"

"The world has certainly become more interesting, but it's still not interesting enough." Kaguya Otsutsuki first acknowledged the achievements of the Hokage world over the years, then uttered a capricious statement, "I think the most interesting thing is still the Isshiki."

Uchiha Shingen felt that this was making things difficult for him.

"You've already killed me with Isshiki."

"Then I think he might have a backup plan." Kaguya Otsutsuki recalled the feeling of that moment and found it hard to accept the fact that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki might have really lost.

"I've known Isshiki for Isshiki long time. He's the kind of person who likes to be fully prepared before acting, just like you," Kaguya Otsutsuki said confidently. "Think about it quickly, if you were Isshiki, who would be your backup plan?"

Uchiha Shingen: "... Don't talk nonsense. I always do things with passion and enthusiasm, not like what you're saying. Besides, the term 'backup plan' isn't used here."

"Don't worry about such a small problem, think about it first." Kaguya Otsutsuki completely ignored what Uchiha Shingen had said before.

Uchiha Shingen had no choice but to start thinking about it in his head.

Kaguya Otsutsuki gave him many lessons on the concept of a wedge, and he roughly understood it by now.

Given Ōtsutsuki Isshiki level, there aren't many who could serve as his vessel.

"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki spent so many years in Jigen's body. In order to regain his strength upon resurrection, he would definitely look for a suitable vessel." Uchiha Shingen tried his best to put himself in Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. "Then only the Five Kage- level vessels would be suitable."

"Oh." Kaguya Otsutsuki seemed uninterested.

She had already met all the so-called Five Kage- level figures in Leaf Village except for Uchiha Shingen, and she felt they were rather lacking.

This made her doubt whether the feel of the Isshiki would reach its maximum.

"More than that, I'm concerned about whether Ōtsutsuki Isshiki really has a miniature Ten-Tails."

"He definitely has it," Kaguya Otsutsuki said with absolute certainty.

Then she asked, "Do you want to eat?"

"I don't want to..." Uchiha Shingen said truthfully.

He felt that if he planted another fruit, he could wipe out the entire Hokage world.

Having known Kaguya Otsutsuki for so long, he knew a little about her thoughts, including the fact that Kaguya Otsutsuki trees wasn't a pleasure for her.

Kaguya Otsutsuki did not plant trees out of interest.

Furthermore, Uchiha Shingen also learned the process of planting trees.

The process involves the Ōtsutsuki Main Family first distributing the young Ten-Tails, then sending out Ōtsutsuki Clan to plant them on a planet, and finally feeding them to an Ōtsutsuki Clan to accelerate their growth.

Back then, Kaguya Otsutsuki was the one who was meant to be fed to the Ten-Tails.

This is why the Ōtsutsuki Clan insisted on finding a planet with life to plant their trees. Without life, they couldn't use the Karma seal; they couldn't just force-feed it, could they?

Without Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, even with the small Ten-Tails, Kaguya Otsutsuki no longer had the standard growth-promoting feed.

Perhaps this is the reason why Kaguya Otsutsuki was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

Kaguya Otsutsuki, however, did not believe Uchiha Shingen's words at all.

He should assume that he said this to his face.

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. I won't be so stingy."

You'd better be a little more stingy.

Uchiha Shingen smiled dismissively.

"Kaguya, if I help you obtain the smaller Ten-Tails, will you then give up on taking back the original Ten-Tails?"

"Hmm?" Kaguya Otsutsuki looked at Uchiha Shingen in surprise. "You actually said such things to me today?"

"There's nothing I can do about it. I can't keep keeping you in suspense." Uchiha Shingen shrugged. "Actually, I prefer a mutually beneficial arrangement."

Kaguya Otsutsuki's eyes immediately revealed a look of relief.

Not bad, not bad. Uchiha Shingen finally understood her deeper meaning and took the initiative to accept her offer.

It was worth giving Uchiha Shingen so much time!

So, she had to start doing her work.

Chapter Forty-Five: You are already my woman.

As a rare beauty icon among a group of clan members, each with their own unique features and whose Kakuzu refused to grow normally, Kaguya Otsutsuki always had a clear understanding of her own appearance.

She's the troublemaker Ōtsutsuki Clan girl.

In short, she likes to show off.

It's not that she's vain or loves to show off; she just feels that if she doesn't show off, she'll be letting down her good looks.

If Uchiha Shingen heard this kind of talk, he would only chuckle.

He's never seen a boss who doesn't put on airs.

However, he was indeed here today to seriously negotiate with Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"I understand why you've come." Kaguya Otsutsuki, in high spirits, readily agreed to Uchiha Shingen's request. "I agree. Those nine little ones are yours, but..."

She asked incredulously, "You really don't want to eat it? It's delicious!"

Uchiha Shingen: "... Then, if you're ever too full to eat anymore, just send me a few pounds."

No matter what Kaguya Otsutsuki said, he didn't believe her.

It's plausible that she'd only let one of the Tailed Beasts go, since, in terms of value, the Nine Tailed Beasts are just mana bars for Kaguya Otsutsuki; if she wants to continue evolving, she'll have to eat new fruits.

This involves tricking other Ōtsutsuki Clan, Uchiha Shingen is happy to help.