Uchiha Clan Relocation Funding Shortage!!!

The next morning.

Hokage Building.

Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru arrived at the Hokage's office.

Late last night.

Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru had been conducting human experiments together in Root's underground research base.

Then, they suddenly heard that four ANBU ninja had suffered devastating injuries within the village.

Danzo's Root had many informants throughout Konoha, so their intelligence was extremely well-informed.

Thus, early in the morning, Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru left Root's underground research base.

They hurried to the Hokage's office together to see what had happened.

The moment they entered, they found the Third Hokage, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado already there.

Danzo Shimura, his forehead and right arm wrapped in bandages, pushed open the door and demanded:

"Sarutobi, what exactly happened last night?"

"Why were four ANBU ninja attacked within the village and nearly killed?"

"Sarutobi, is this how you usually manage Konoha?!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, took a puff from his pipe and slowly exhaled a ring of smoke.

"Mm..."

"The four heavily injured ANBU ninja were the ones sent to monitor Uchiha Gōka."

As soon as those words fell, the expressions of Danzo Shimura, Orochimaru, Koharu Utatane, and the others changed.

"Three of the ANBU ninja were severely injured and nearly died."

"The remaining one suffered a severe mental shock last night and is somewhat unstable."

"The medical ninja are currently examining the shocked ANBU ninja."

"In a moment, that ANBU ninja will come report what happened last night."

At this moment, Danzo Shimura, Orochimaru, Koharu Utatane, and the others were all deeply puzzled.

What exactly had the four ANBU ninja monitoring Uchiha Gōka gone through?

Even the Third Hokage was somewhat baffled.

They had merely been sent to monitor Uchiha Gōka. How had it nearly cost them their lives?

Just then, an ANBU ninja wearing a cat mask entered the Hokage's office and dropped to one knee.

"Reporting to Lord Hokage!"

This ANBU ninja was the one who had luckily escaped from Uchiha Gōka's basement last night.

Everyone's eyes turned toward the ANBU ninja.

"Mm, rise."

"Mm... How are you feeling now?"

The ANBU ninja rose to his feet. "I'm mostly fine now."

Although he still felt lingering fear whenever he recalled last night's events.

At this moment, however, the ANBU ninja's mental state had stabilized.

Danzo Shimura frowned, his old face stern.

"You were sent to monitor Uchiha Gōka."

"What exactly did you encounter?"

"How did three of you end up severely injured and nearly die?"

The ANBU ninja recounted everything he had experienced the previous night in full detail.

After hearing the ANBU ninja's report.

The Third Hokage, Danzo Shimura, Orochimaru, and the others were all dumbfounded.

The Third Hokage raised his brows.

"A basement?"

"On a bed?"

"Karmic Fire and Tsunade were sitting there, staring into each other's eyes?"

In an instant, all sorts of improper images flashed through the Third Hokage's mind.

"Could Tsunade and Uchiha Gōka have progressed that quickly?"

"Mm... After all, the two have been living together for several days."

"That's fairly normal."

Danzo Shimura's face showed a hint of impatience.

"Sarutobi, what nonsense are you thinking!"

He then turned to the ANBU ninja.

"I'm asking you! Uchiha Gōka activated the Nine-Tomoe Sharingan last night. Did he truly not attack you at any point?"

"Mm, he did not."

"If Uchiha Gōka had wanted to use his Sharingan to attack the four of us last night..."

"The four of us would have died in the basement of Uchiha Gōka's home."

"The severe injuries we suffered were all caused by Tsunade."

After hearing the ANBU ninja's report, Danzo Shimura rolled his eyes, unable to understand.

"Mm?"

"Why would that brat Uchiha Gōka let you go?"

After pondering for a moment, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, spoke.

"The ANBU ninja disturbed Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade while they were doing that sort of thing... Ahem, ahem, ahem..."

"The ANBU were in the wrong."

"It seems Uchiha Gōka showed mercy by not wiping them out and gave us plenty of face."

Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, and the others had no way to refute the Third Hokage's deduction.

Uchiha Gōka had not killed the four ANBU ninja last night, and mercy seemed to be the only explanation.

At that moment, Orochimaru asked in a low, drawn-out voice:

"Uchiha Gōka's home actually has a basement?"

"What exactly does the basement look like?"

The ANBU ninja had not stayed in the basement for long.

He could only briefly describe what Uchiha Gōka's basement roughly looked like.

At this time, Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru were collaborating on human experiments in Root's underground research base.

Based on the ANBU ninja's description, Danzo Shimura and Orochimaru began to suspect that Uchiha Gōka might also be developing something secret.

After listening to the ANBU ninja's report, everyone discussed the matter for a while longer.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, took a puff from his pipe.

"The ANBU were in the wrong for entering Uchiha Gōka's residence without authorization."

"This matter ends here."

"From now on, the ANBU responsible for monitoring Uchiha Gōka are not to enter his home again."

Morning, Uchiha Gōka's home.

Because they had been too exhausted last night, the two slept until they woke naturally.

Uchiha Gōka took the medicine Tsunade had prepared overnight.

His complexion was much better now.

After waking up, Uchiha Gōka opened his eyes and checked the time.

"Oh no! Damn it! Yehuo Snack Shop hasn't opened this morning."

"Karmic Fire, you were too tired last night. Take the day to rest properly."

"This is troublesome! The customers in Konoha are probably getting anxious waiting outside Yehuo Snack Shop by now."

As Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade spoke.

A knock suddenly sounded at the door.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Tsunade looked puzzled. "Huh? Who could that be?"

Uchiha Gōka looked helpless.

Damn!!!

"Could it be... the customers got tired of waiting outside the snack shop and came directly to my house?"

Tsunade left the living room and went out into the courtyard.

She opened the front door.

The person before her was none other than the Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna.

Behind him stood Uchiha Yashiro, Inabi, Tekka, and the other elders.

A trace of surprise crossed Tsunade's face.

"Huh?"

"Why have nearly all the leaders of the Uchiha Clan come?"

Without further hesitation, Tsunade invited everyone into Uchiha Gōka's home.

In the living room.

The Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, and the others sat facing Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade.

The atmosphere was somewhat quiet.

The Great Elder wore a deeply troubled expression.

Uchiha Setsuna's face was grim, and he too looked at a loss.

The other elders, including Yashiro and Inabi, also looked rather uncomfortable.

How strange.

A few days ago, the Uchiha Clan had been busily relocating back to the village center.

Everyone had been so delighted.

Why had they suddenly become so dejected and downcast?

Uchiha Gōka studied them curiously.

"Great Elder, did something happen?"

The Great Elder spoke with some embarrassment.

"Clan Head, while assisting you with relocating the Uchiha Clan back to the center of the village..."

"We really did encounter a difficult problem."

"This problem has left all of us at a loss."

"We don't know how to solve it."

"With no other choice, we had to come seek out the Clan Head..."

Tsunade looked utterly confused.

"Great Elder, what problem did you encounter?"

In the eyes of the Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, and the other Uchiha clan members.

Tsunade was Karmic Fire's wife, or perhaps his fiancée.

Therefore, when Tsunade asked her question.

The Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, and the others did not treat her as an outsider at all.

After hesitating for a moment, the Great Elder spoke.

"It's a funding problem!"

"The Uchiha Clan is short on funds for relocating the entire clan to the village center!"