Snack Popularity Was Outrageously High

Uchiha Gōka stood at the center of the podium, looking down imperiously at the clan members below.

Perhaps due to living under Konoha's upper echelon's long-term policy of harsh suppression, exclusion, and even bullying.

The Uchiha Clan members had lost their confidence, fighting spirit, and had even become somewhat dispirited.

They no longer even dared to think about restoring the Uchiha Clan's former glory.

Standing on the podium, Uchiha Gōka could not sense any positive, spirited energy from his clansmen.

Even the Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, Yashiro, and the others on the stage wore somewhat grave expressions.

At that moment, Uchiha Gōka took two steps forward and loudly declared:

"We will promote baijiu, Pissing Beef Balls, and Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice throughout the entire ninja world."

"The first step is to spread these three foods throughout Konoha Village."

"Starting now, organize the clan members and get to work immediately."

Uchiha Gōka ignored the waves of doubt from the audience below.

He instructed the Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, to organize the clan's most capable personnel.

They consolidated all of the Uchiha Clan's shops, manpower, and other resources within the village.

That very afternoon.

Uchiha Gōka led the Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, Yashiro, Inabi, and several of the clan's strongest members.

They promptly cleared out four storefronts along Konoha Central Street.

They were all renovated into Uchiha Snack Shops.

While the shops were being renovated.

Clan members were sent out to purchase large quantities of fresh beef, Pissing Shrimp, eggs, onions, grains for brewing liquor, and other ingredients.

The Uchiha Clan's jōnin who specialized in blade techniques.

Followed the divine recipe for Pissing Beef Balls.

They divided the process into numerous steps, each taking responsibility for their own task.

On average, every portion of beef had to be pounded nonstop 810,000 times.

Then, they took fresh Pissing Shrimp and chopped it 999 times.

Next, it was simmered over low heat for forty-nine hours.

It was poured onto plates to cool.

Then they waited another twenty-three hours.

The shrimp meat solidified into chunks.

It was cut into little pieces.

Finally, the chunks of Pissing Shrimp were placed into the prepared beef.

And with that, the Pissing Beef Balls were complete.

Before eating them.

One first had to roll the cooked Pissing Beef Balls around 82 times.

Then stuff them into one's mouth.

Remember, they had to be stuffed in whole.

Delicious, novel, and fun.

Besides that, Uchiha Gōka led the clan's men, women, old, and young in brewing baijiu.

After an entire afternoon of work.

By evening.

Four more Uchiha Snack Shops had appeared along the village's central street.

Together with the existing Yehuo Snack Shop.

There were now five snack shops opened by the Uchiha Clan along Konoha Village's central street.

Although the clan members brewed baijiu and produced Pissing Beef Balls under Uchiha Gōka's leadership.

Only Uchiha Gōka himself knew the divine recipes for baijiu and Pissing Beef Balls.

The Uchiha clansmen had merely completed each step according to Uchiha Gōka's instructions.

As for Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice.

It required extremely high comprehension.

It could not be mass-produced.

Therefore, Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice could only be bought at the Yehuo Snack Shop.

That evening, in the Hokage's office.

Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado had all gathered there.

Danzo Shimura twisted his old face and glared with a pair of dead-fish eyes.

"Sarutobi, I heard the Uchiha Clan held another meeting at Nanga Shrine!"

"What exactly are those Uchiha bastards up to?"

Danzo had always sent Root ninja to monitor the Uchiha Clan's every move.

Hiruzen Sarutobi held a pipe between his lips, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled a ring of smoke.

"Mm..."

"According to the report from ANBU, the Uchiha Clan was merely making food."

Koharu Utatane looked utterly puzzled.

"Do they need to convene a full clan meeting just to make food?"

"What a huge fuss."

Homura Mitokado said, "I heard this Uchiha meeting was stirred up by that brat named Uchiha Gōka!"

Danzo Shimura frowned and gritted his teeth.

"That brat is no good."

"First, he made us lose face at the Konoha regular meeting."

"Then, he severely injured four ANBU ninja."

"Hmph! Who knows what that brat will come up with next!"

"Sarutobi, have you sent ANBU to monitor Uchiha Gōka recently?"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, narrowed his eyes and said solemnly:

"I have withdrawn the ANBU ninja monitoring Uchiha Gōka."

"You were all present when Tsunade came to my office looking for trouble."

"If we keep monitoring Uchiha Gōka, who knows how much trouble it will cause."

After hearing Sarutobi's words.

Danzo Shimura's old face stiffened, and he involuntarily recalled that scene—Tsunade had kicked the office door flying, and he had flown backward together with it.

As he thought about it, a vicious glint flashed through Danzo Shimura's eyes.

"Sarutobi, we cannot let Uchiha Gōka leave our sight."

"I always feel that brat Uchiha Gōka is not simple."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly said:

"Enough! You don't need to make so many wild guesses."

"According to ANBU intelligence."

"Uchiha Gōka merely wants to promote food. He has not done anything else out of line."

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado both looked confused.

"He convened the entire Uchiha Clan just to promote food?"

"Could it really be that simple?"

Danzo Shimura could not figure it out either. He looked bewildered, yet he always felt that something was wrong.

The next morning.

Many villagers were astonished to discover that four Uchiha Snack Shops had appeared on Konoha Central Street.

Aside from not having Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice.

The baijiu and Pissing Beef Balls made by the four snack shops were exactly the same as those at the Yehuo Snack Shop.

Previously, for the many villagers of Konoha Village.

The baijiu and Pissing Beef Balls produced by the Yehuo Snack Shop were barely enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.

They simply could not meet the enormous demand of Konoha's villagers.

Early in the morning, the suddenly appearing Uchiha Snack Shops immediately drew in huge numbers of customers.

A dense sea of customers surrounded the four Uchiha Snack Shops so completely that not even water could pass through.

However, this also greatly eased the burden of the Yehuo Snack Shop being packed with customers.

That morning, at that moment, inside the Yehuo Snack Shop's main hall.

Yūhi Shinku, Might Duy, Hatake Sakumo, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and the others had all gathered there.

Might Duy happily ate a meatball.

"Mmm... Having a Pissing Beef Ball first thing in the morning smells so good!"

Hatake Sakumo took small sips of baijiu.

"Clan Head Karmic Fire really kept his word."

"Four more Uchiha Snack Shops appeared today. The output of baijiu and Pissing Beef Balls has increased by quite a lot."

Yūhi Shinku said, "Oh... I took a walk around the streets today."

"I noticed that every Uchiha Snack Shop was packed with customers inside and out."

"These snacks are unbelievably popular in Konoha Village!"

Holding his baijiu, Orochimaru said in his low, magnetic voice:

"Clan Head Karmic Fire, this baijiu is truly amazing!"

"It burns when it goes down your throat."

"The higher the proof, the more intoxicating it becomes."

"28 proof, 33 proof, 35 proof, 38 proof, 39 proof, 40 proof, 43 proof, 45 proof, 48 proof, 50 proof, 52 proof, 53 proof, 56 proof, 60 proof, 68 proof."

"I truly wonder how Clan Head Karmic Fire developed them."

"Could it be... that these were what Clan Head Karmic Fire was developing in the basement?"

Orochimaru's cheeks were slightly flushed, and with a touch of drunkenness, he had become captivated by the baijiu.