Uchiha Clan Territory Issue

Near dusk.

Uchiha Gōka's home.

Under Tsunade's attentive care, Uchiha Gōka had recovered his spirits.

The exhaustion on his face had faded.

While examining Uchiha Gōka, Tsunade was shocked to discover that his physical and spiritual energy had been severely overdrawn, to the point of depletion.

This left Tsunade deeply worried.

Before going to the clan head's office, Karmic Fire's physical and spiritual energy had been thin, but they had not yet been depleted.

Tsunade asked in confusion, "Karmic Fire, after leaving the clan head's office, you only activated your Mangekyō Sharingan three times. How did your physical and spiritual energy become so severely overdrawn?"

"Good thing you took medicine to recover as soon as you got home. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Uchiha Gōka felt deeply about this as well:

"The ninjutsu I used on Uchiha Fugaku was called Kotoamatsukami."

"Although this ninjutsu I deduced and comprehended has no cooldown and can be used continuously—"

"Today was my first time truly using it, and I discovered that Kotoamatsukami drains my physical and spiritual energy tremendously!"

"Using it three times in a row has already left me barely able to hold on mentally."

Tsunade frowned. "Your Nine-Tomoe Mangekyo Sharingan has only been awakened for a few days. It is still quite unstable."

"Kotoamatsukami takes too great a toll on your body! You should use it cautiously in the future."

Hearing Tsunade's words, Karmic Fire nodded.

Seeing how badly Karmic Fire had been drained, Tsunade suddenly thought of his Resurrection Technique and began missing her younger brother, Nawaki.

Tsunade was still counting on Karmic Fire to fully recover, then use the Resurrection Technique once more to take her to the Pure Land so she could see Nawaki again.

She even longed for Karmic Fire to use the Resurrection Technique to revive Nawaki.

Tsunade had placed all the longing and hope she held for Nawaki upon Karmic Fire.

Driven by that powerful desire, Tsunade's relationship with Karmic Fire had grown close and subtle.

During this period of intimate time together, Tsunade's fondness for Karmic Fire had steadily deepened.

This attraction between a man and a woman made Tsunade's heart flutter.

Over the past few days, Tsunade had also unexpectedly discovered that the ordinary owner of Yehuo Snack Shop—Karmic Fire—in everyone's eyes—

Was actually a young man who hid himself very deeply.

An outstanding young man.

In Tsunade's eyes, Uchiha Gōka was even a nearly perfect young man.

Perhaps Tsunade herself had not realized that she greatly enjoyed the happy moments she spent with Uchiha Gōka.

This sweet, beautiful world for two was something Tsunade had never experienced before.

In the living room, Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade were chatting.

Suddenly, there came a knock at the door:

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Tsunade asked in confusion, "Hm? Who could that be?"

"I'll get it."

Soon, Tsunade arrived at the door and opened the gate to the elegant courtyard.

The Grand Elder, Yashiro, Inabi, and the others entered Tsunade's view.

"Oh? It's the Grand Elder!"

"Lady Tsunade, we have come to see the clan head and report on some matters."

"Mm, come in."

The Grand Elder, Yashiro, Inabi, and the others secretly sized Tsunade up. Her figure was full and alluring.

Everyone secretly thought:

The clan head and Tsunade are progressing so quickly. They're already living together every day.

In their eyes, Tsunade was already cohabiting with Karmic Fire.

Otherwise, how could a man and woman possibly live together every day?

Soon, everyone arrived in the living room.

The Grand Elder had come mainly to report on the work to Karmic Fire:

"Clan Head, today we swiftly organized our manpower and consulted all clan members about the problems currently facing the Uchiha Clan's development."

"Based on our collective discussions and feedback from all clan members—"

"The Uchiha Clan mainly faces the following issues:"

"First, our district is located in a remote part of Konoha."

"Second, the Uchiha Clan is short on funds, and our clansmen live in hardship."

"Third, under Konoha's high-pressure policies, the Uchiha Clan risks being isolated by the other clans."

"..."

The Grand Elder was about to continue...

Uchiha Gōka was getting a little overwhelmed and simply interrupted him:

"Hey! Grand Elder, there are too many problems!"

"It's impossible to solve them all at once. A person's energy is limited."

"Let's deal with the main contradiction first."

"What matter is currently the most urgent and has the greatest conflict?"

Asked by Uchiha Gōka, the Grand Elder, Uchiha Hōka, froze.

The aged Grand Elder rolled his eyes as he pondered...

Uchiha Setsuna wore a sinister expression and crooked his lips into a smile.

"Hmph! Grand Elder, have you gone senile? Do you need to think about this for so long?"

"Of course it's the Uchiha Clan's territory issue!"

After hearing Uchiha Setsuna's reminder, the Grand Elder was immediately enlightened.

"Ah! Right!"

"Currently, our Uchiha Clan lives in Konoha's remote outskirts—near the prison. The clansmen have strong objections to this."

Next, the Grand Elder and Uchiha Setsuna explained the matter of the "Uchiha Clan territory" in detail to Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Gōka looked at the Grand Elder, Setsuna, and the others, then said, "Tomorrow morning's clan head meeting will focus on one topic—the Uchiha Clan's residential territory issue."

After chatting a little longer, the Grand Elder felt that he had reported enough work.

Thus, he took the others and left Uchiha Gōka's home.

No sooner had the Grand Elder and the others left—

Than Might Duy, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and a large group of others entered the outskirts of the village—the Uchiha residential area—in grand procession.

The clansmen on the streets of the Uchiha residential area were utterly astonished to see so many important figures from Konoha arrive in the Uchiha District.

The uncle who ran the general store—Uchiha Shoushao—said, "Oh my, why have so many people suddenly come to our Uchiha district?"

The aunt who ran the general store—Uchiha Jing—said, "Hatake Sakumo, Konoha's White Fang! Yuhi Yuanqiu, Red Sunset! And..."

"My heavens! So many Konoha jonin."

Mikoto Uchiha said, "Eh? How strange!"

"Outsiders rarely come to the area where our Uchiha Clan gathers."

"What exactly happened?"

The other Uchiha clansmen on the street also stared at the suddenly appearing crowd in bewilderment:

"So many people!"

"Who are they here to see?"

However, a small number of Uchiha clansmen on the street knew the reason. "I heard Yehuo Snack Shop has closed down. They came to find Clan Head Karmic Fire and demand that the snack shop reopen."

"Why won't they let Yehuo Snack Shop close?"

"Yehuo Snack Shop is Konoha's best restaurant. How could the villagers possibly let it shut down?"

"If it closes, where will the villagers go to relax? Where will they eat Pissing Beef Balls?"

"Yehuo Snack Shop is Konoha's most famous and popular snack shop. If it stops operating, the villagers definitely won't accept it."

"Almost every villager in Konoha is a loyal supporter, a diehard fan of Yehuo Snack Shop!"

"I'm also a supporter of Yehuo Snack Shop."

"Hey! The baijiu, Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice, and Pissing Beef Balls made by Yehuo Snack Shop are truly unparalleled!"

"That time, I left the village on a mission. I discovered that people in other villages were also crazy about Yehuo Snack Shop's food."

"That's right! After merchants and ninja from other villages come to Konoha, the first thing they do in their free time is visit Yehuo Snack Shop."

"Who would have thought that in less than a year, Yehuo Snack Shop would develop to such a terrifying extent?"

"Oh! Yehuo Snack Shop is run by the clan head himself."

"Could all these people be here for the clan head?"

Might Duy, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and the large group arrived at the Uchiha residential area in grand procession.

This caused countless Uchiha clansmen to leave their homes and stand at their doorways to watch...