Kaguya's Everyday Life Just Isn't Happy Enough / Why Did You Help Me?

Uchiha Shingen stood at the window, sunlight streaming in and casting a shadow behind him.

On the sofa, Uchiha Itachi, his face furrowed, pondered in the shadows.

I was too hasty. I thought he had figured things out, but it turns out he's starting a second round.

Damn it, why are you thinking about such a trivial matter for so long?

Uchiha Shingen finally understood why the ancient people on Blue Star often liked to turn their backs to others and appear to be deep in thought.

It's highly likely that he's itching to hit someone but doesn't want to.

After a while, there was finally some movement behind me.

Uchiha Shingen turned around, his expression complex.

If you dare to challenge him to a third round, don't blame him for bullying children.

Uncle, he's been neglecting his martial arts skills for a long time and is looking for someone to spar with.

"Brother Shingen." Perhaps it was fate that Uchiha Itachi wouldn't get a beating. Instead of asking for a third round, his eyes shone brightly. "You want me to be your backup candidate, right?"

"It seems you've figured it out." Uchiha Shingen sighed with satisfaction.

He sat down opposite Uchiha Itachi, picked up his cup, gently blew on the emerald green tea, took a sip, and said, "This tea is a little bitter at first, but it has a sweet aftertaste, and its aroma is hidden in the shadows, its flavor is endless. I call it, Floating Life."

Uchiha Itachi looked surprised.

He took a careful sip, then frowned.

"Brother Shingen, you need to find someone else to buy the tea. Did Tekka buy it? He's been fooled. This is cheap stuff. In the Police Force, they'd only give it to suspects."

The air suddenly became still, naturally creating a tranquil atmosphere.

Uchiha Shingen put down his teacup, his face expressionless.

Oh my, as expected of a rich young master, you know so much!

Why don't you understand that you shouldn't speak the truth casually in front of your boss?

I'm the Hokage, how can I show off without a prelude?

Do you think I don't know this is a cheap item? Are you going to reimburse me for the cost?

"Let's not talk about that for now." In order to embrace freedom as soon as possible, Uchiha Shingen said he would hold back this time. "As for the Will of Fire, it's enough that you know about it. A thesis is just a thesis, and doing it is another matter. I've noticed that you rarely go to see the Fourth Hokage. That's not good. Not to mention that Sasuke and Naruto have been friends since childhood, and Chief Fugaku and the Fourth Hokage have also been friends for many years. As a junior, you can't be lacking in courtesy."

"Brother Shingen, I'm from the ANBU," Uchiha Itachi said helplessly. "It's not appropriate."

His gaze clearly said, "You, the Hokage, are openly disregarding the Will of Fire."

Uchiha Shingen began to take a deep breath.

"But I'll be more careful in the future." Uchiha Itachi decided that he couldn't provoke his teacher too much. After all, although Shingen was extremely knowledgeable about the Will of Fire, he was undoubtedly the number one person who would recklessly jump around in the sensitive areas of the Will of Fire.

"Good that you understand." Uchiha Shingen's breathing calmed down. "From today onwards, I will train you as a candidate for Hokage. I don't know how many more people will meet the criteria in the future, but you have to live up to expectations and not become the next Orochimaru."

The ANBU can indeed make those who are not steadfast lose their original intentions. Although Uchiha Itachi was in charge of special operations, so the impact may not be that great, it should not be underestimated.

Since he's being groomed as a Hokage candidate, his ANBU experience is already quite impressive; it's time to bring him out.

"Please be aware that there will be a job reshuffle soon," Uchiha Shingen said. "Most likely, it will be to the Ministry of Education, and you may have to work as a teacher at a school for a while."

As Hokage, you have to be able to handle both the good and the bad sides.

Therefore, the best training grounds are the ANBU and the Ninja Academy.

Both places offer both a conducive environment and are suitable for developing a team.

Namikaze Minato never served in the ANBU or accumulated any experience at the Ninja Academy, but he did serve Jonin Council, which is considered a high-level career path. This shows that the Third was very attentive to Namikaze Minato's training.

The selection and training of candidates for Hokage are determined based on circumstances.

Uchiha Itachi and Namikaze Minato were in different situations; they didn't lack high-end circles, which is an advantage of being born into a wealthy family.

The disadvantage is obvious: they have no voice at the grassroots level. Ninja villages are typical examples of powerful generals rising from the ranks. If you try to build relationships with them after they've risen to prominence, it's too late.

Having finished speaking, Uchiha Shingen waved to Uchiha Itachi, signaling him to get lost.

Uchiha Itachi bowed respectfully and left.

Uchiha Shingen was able to regain peace.

He sat in the office for a while, then got up.

Head to the Wood Release laboratory.

After the Wood Release experiments ended during the Third's era, they were restarted during the Fifth Hokage's era.

However, this time, the research material was not the cells from the First, but the cells from the fifth generation.

So it's not against any rules.

The Wood Release experiments back then were at least done by Tobirama, who had to ask his older brother for materials.

The current Wood Release experiments are essentially self-produced and self-consumed by Uchiha Shingen.

It's somewhat taboo for the Hokage to study others.

But Hokage studies himself, no one can find fault with him.

As for why he did it, it was because Uchiha Shingen thought that the Wood Release technique might be one of the few that could bring surprises when dealing with the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

Senju Hashirama, who developed Wood Release, was undoubtedly a genius. Whether it was by chance or not, the Wood Release technique was undoubtedly a crude imitation of the Chakra God Tree.

The key point is that the imitation was successful.

The new Wood Release laboratory is located at the Hokage Rock. Don't ask why; it's convenient because it's close to both the office and home.

Moreover, it is physically located on the Hokage Rock —the entrance is on the head of the enemy.

As for researchers, Uchiha Shingen didn't engage in any "sharing" practices.

The Senju of the Forest are gone; he shared with the demons, and the researchers were almost all Uchiha Clan.

There was only one outsider among them.

Climbing the Hokage Rock with its extra head, Uchiha Shingen entered the Wood Release laboratory.

First, there's a long passageway.

Even if Uchiha Shingen was incredibly ambitious, he still had to keep this kind of thing a secret.

After passing through this passageway, the space suddenly opens up.

The defenses established here are the responsibility of the ANBU.

This is the proper design, after all, it's a project personally initiated by the Hokage, and many of the research materials belong to Leaf Village in terms of ownership. The experimental funds are also paid from public accounts, so it's reasonable for the researchers to mainly use Uchiha Clan. But if even the guards are all Uchiha Clan people, then something is not right.

You can't take advantage of someone like that.

When it comes to using public funds, Uchiha Shingen always kept the legitimacy of it perfectly in mind.

Facing me was a woman named Ji.

In other words, he is the only non- Uchiha Clan among the nominal researchers.

But she wasn't an outsider; she was an ancestor.

Most importantly, she wasn't entirely willing to participate; she only reluctantly agreed because Uchiha Shingen had pestered her to no end.

For Uchiha Shingen, ignoring this biotechnology guru and the chief spokesperson for the Chakra God Tree was absolutely impossible.

"Kaguya." Uchiha Shingen first gave Kaguya Otsutsuki a big smile, "How was your day?"

"Not good at all, I find it quite boring." Kaguya Otsutsuki sized up Uchiha Shingen. If it weren't for the fact that her Wood Release technique possessed a tiny bit of the properties of the God Tree, and Uchiha Shingen's promise of a new anime series, he would never have been able to persuade her to come.

After all, she was indeed somewhat curious about how later generations could create something with such an effect.

Even a mere Ninjutsu like this could possess the properties of God Tree, just like White Zetsu; it was still worth taking a look at.

Chapter 89 Why Help Me

Kaguya herself had Jonin system.

That's normal.

That's how Ōtsutsuki Clan are—cultivation? What the hell? If you have trees to grow, what are you planning to do?

As interstellar environmentalists and a clan habitual offenders of forcibly entering planets, the Ōtsutsuki Clan have encountered races that, through arduous training, seek to absorb the power of the universe into themselves.

Perhaps a long, long time ago, when they first heard someone say this, they were taken aback.

But as it turns out, compared to the God Tree, it has power, but it is by no means great.

The difference in scale is simply too great.

Therefore, the Ōtsutsuki Clan scoffed at the natives' view that true power comes from arduous training, considering it pure stubbornness and pretentious nonsense.

Kaguya Otsutsuki perfectly inherited this idea.

Her two sons, on the other hand, were the opposition, especially Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who was extremely fond of training and research.

Then they discovered a way to obtain Chakra without relying on the God Tree, triggering the first energy war in the Hokage world, which could also be described as a mother-son brawl.

After all, in Kaguya Otsutsuki's eyes, this was blatant troublemaking and betrayal.

After being imprisoned for so many years, Kaguya Otsutsuki was no longer as resistant to the mortals of this world cultivating Chakra as before. After all, most people obtain Chakra from their own bodies, which is equivalent to skipping the cultivation process of the God Tree. If you think about it, this is called opening up new sources of chakra.

Although she no longer has the God Tree, she has to wait for her clansmen to come and deliver seeds.

Kaguya Otsutsuki was not a benevolent figure in any sense, but she still had a sense of contract with those she respected.

So even though she was free, she really didn't lay a hand on those little cuties in the village—mainly because eating them wouldn't level her up, and she was the one who spat them out in the first place.

In this situation, how you pass the time becomes very important.

Relying solely on watching anime is unrealistic.

The main reason is that the library has been almost cleared out. After years of imprisonment, from the mythical era to the modern era, Kaguya Otsutsuki has inevitably become more calculating and has learned the importance of savoring good things slowly. Therefore, as the library gradually dwindles, she watches things more and more slowly, and even takes breaks on purpose.

Until Uchiha Shingen came to her and asked her to help research the Wood Release technique.

Honestly, if it weren't for Uchiha Shingen's reminder, Kaguya Otsutsuki would have almost forgotten that she also had a talent for research.

It's normal for this skill to be forgotten; after all, in the Ōtsutsuki Clan society, it was considered a side skill, something used for passing the time.

So Kaguya Otsutsuki was just killing time anyway, reluctantly agreed and occasionally appeared in the laboratory.

It was quite a coincidence that she ran into Uchiha Shingen as soon as she arrived.

That brat actually dared to ask her how she was doing.

She promised to update! What about her new anime!?

That would be boring, of course!

"Oh dear, I've been so busy lately, I completely forgot." Uchiha Shingen wasn't embarrassed at all. He laughed heartily and then finished the update on the spot.

Upon receiving the update notification, Kaguya Otsutsuki felt much better.

She ignored Uchiha Shingen for a moment and happily slipped aside to see what new content had been updated.

Uchiha Shingen then turned his gaze to the others in the laboratory.

"So? Any new discoveries?"

Uchiha Shingen asked.

Thanks to the educational reforms of the Third's era, Konoha Ninja have the most refined division of labor in the Ninja World. This makes Hidden Leaf Village much more professional in the field of Ninjutsu research than other villages. After all, research is just a side job for other ninja villages, while Hidden Leaf Village truly has a group of ninjas who do nothing else but specialize in research.

Therefore, Leaf Village's Ninjutsu research does not rely entirely on outstanding individual wisdom, but rather on the group. There is a very abundant talent pool in the field of Ninjutsu theory research, so much so that once a project is approved, the best candidates can be selected.

Take the ninja clan as an example. It's impossible to make most of them capable of becoming ninjas, but it's possible to make nearly half of them able to use Chakra, as long as resources are invested. Even if they can't become traditional battle ninjas, they can still become research ninjas, since the village has to support them.

Other ninja villages, however, are different. Their research relies entirely on outstanding individuals. Once such individuals are gone, their theories stagnate, creating a vicious cycle. Even if the ninja clans have such resources, they won't use them.

Take the Perfect Jinchuriki technique of Kumogakure as an example. Although a successful individual only appeared during the era of the Fourth Raikage, the theory remained old and there was no new progress. It was all done by sacrificing human lives.

In reality, the period of the Second Kage in each village was a time of explosive growth in various Ninjutsu and new theories, after which it fell into a slump, except for Leaf Village, where Orochimaru emerged.

Besides Orochimaru's outstanding personal abilities, the environment of Leaf Village was also very important.

Leaf Village's greatest strength lies in biotechnology.

The study of Wood Release, to put it bluntly, falls under the category of biotechnology, since the focus is on "transplantation".