Talks with Uchiha Clansmen, My Dad Wants to Invite You to Join the Merchant Guild!

Talks with Uchiha Clansmen, My Dad Wants to Invite You to Join the Merchant Guild!

"Recruit Uchiha clansmen? Given how proud the Uchiha Clan is, they'll never agree!"

Hearing Xuanyu's words, Uchiha Hanjō decisively shook his head. The Uchiha clansmen were proud by nature.

They looked down on people who did business, let alone joining a Merchant Guild themselves.

"You won't know whether they'll agree unless you try." Xuanyu stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and spoke through it.

The Uchiha Clan was known as one of Konoha's great clans. Though they no longer had a top-tier powerhouse like Madara, they still had quite a few Chunin and Jonin who had awakened their eyes.

Besides.

The Uchiha Clan had already begun to suffer Konoha's exclusion. Nothing went smoothly for them, and even when missions came up, Uchiha clansmen were not assigned to carry them out.

It could be said that aside from the exceptionally gifted Uchiha Shisui, who was still at the center of Konoha, the rest of the Uchiha were living off the clan's accumulated reserves.

Then there was the Konoha Police Force, currently under the Uchiha Clan's control. The job offended people, paid poorly, and plenty of people had long since stopped wanting to do it.

If Dad started recruiting ninja now, quite a few people should be interested!

As long as someone joined the Merchant Guild, recruiting more would become much easier.

"Can this really work?" Uchiha Hanjō was still somewhat hesitant, but he was clearly tempted.

If Uchiha clansmen truly joined his Merchant Guild, not only would the goods be safer, but simply having them wear Uchiha uniforms would make anyone without the strength to rob them stay out of their way.

"Why wouldn't it work? Dad, our Uchiha Clan is being excluded by Konoha right now. They rarely receive missions outside the village. They saved up some money during the war, but over these past few years, it's nearly been spent!" Xuanyu spoke with righteous conviction, his little face serious. "Are they supposed to keep draining the clan's resources? Can the clan even afford to support them? In the end, it'll still depend on you donating money to the clan. Wouldn't that mean we're the ones supporting them?"

"They look down on merchants, so how can the clan have the nerve to take our money?"

The Uchiha Clan had recently been constantly excluded by Konoha. Everyone knew that!

Now, the Uchiha Clan's only source of income was the Military Police Force. Yet perhaps because Konoha was deliberately suppressing them, the Military Police Force's wages were pitifully low!

Some people secretly took on missions to support their families, but once Konoha discovered it, they accused the Uchiha of breaking Konoha's rules and even deducted resources that were meant to be distributed to the Military Police Force!

Because of this!

The Uchiha clansmen were having an extremely difficult time living in Konoha!

"This..." After thinking for a while, Uchiha Hanjō felt that Xuanyu had a point and nodded. "All right, I'll talk to a few Uchiha clansmen first!"

He had made up his mind. He would first speak with several Uchiha clansmen who had been excluded the most severely. If possible, he would recruit them into the Merchant Guild, then gradually bring in other clansmen.

Of course, he could not recruit too many people the first time.

If he recruited too many at once, the Uchiha Clan Head, Fugaku, would not be pleased. He might even become wary and stop Uchiha clansmen from joining.

"Then I'll go with you. I want to meet a few other clan uncles too!" The Training Grounds usually followed a schedule of training one day and resting the next. After all, Xuanyu and the others were still young and needed to grow.

Xuanyu did not really care. He could Extract Chakra anywhere, and it would be a good chance to look around his cheap dad's workplace.

Staying home all the time was too boring.

"All right, you can come with me. Get familiar with the work environment. When you don't feel like training anymore, inherit the family business early so your dad can finally get some proper rest!"

After Xuanyu's analysis, Uchiha Hanjō had already confirmed that his son possessed greater business talent than he did.

He had already decided that once Xuanyu grew up, he would hand this family business over to him.

Then he could rest properly, go fishing, walk birds, and live as a wealthy man.

Dad really had a fine plan. He wanted me to manage the business while he hid away and took it easy? Xuanyu could not help curling his lip before saying, "Hmph, you should leave the business to your grandson in the future. I don't want to waste my effort running a Merchant Guild!"

He did not want to waste his time on business matters. His dad could stay busy with that stuff!

As for himself, he would protect him.

The next day!

Xuanyu followed his father to the Merchant Guild early in the morning.

All morning!

His father handled business while he continued cultivating cross-legged on a chair. Perhaps because he had awakened his eyes, his appetite had increased dramatically!

During that time, he even had his dad's male secretary order more than a dozen bowls of Ichiraku Ramen for him.

But those dozen or so bowls of ramen only barely filled his stomach. It felt as if his belly were a bottomless pit.

Uchiha Hanjō could only stare. His son's appetite seemed to have grown even larger.

"Son, are you all right? Should we go to the hospital and get you checked?" Uchiha Hanjō asked tentatively.

It was not that he was afraid his son would eat him into poverty, but this clearly did not look normal!

"I'm fine. I'm just growing right now!" Xuanyu knew he was fine, because after eating, every cell in his body became extremely active, seemingly absorbing energy and strengthening him.

At this rate, he would only grow stronger and stronger.

It seemed he needed to find an advanced Chakra Extraction Method that could Extract Chakra quickly!

"All right! But if you feel unwell, tell me immediately!" Uchiha Hanjō was still hesitant. "And take more money with you in the future. Eat whatever you want, don't go hungry."

"Got it!" After eating several more portions of grilled meat, the office door was pushed open, and several middle-aged men dressed in Uchiha attire walked in.

They were not very old. Aside from one man who was a few years older than Uchiha Hanjō, the others were all younger than him.

Xuanyu's eyes shifted slightly. It seemed these were the Uchiha clansmen Uchiha Hanjō wanted to persuade beforehand.

At that thought, Xuanyu put away his leisurely attitude and watched them seriously, though his mouth did not stop eating.

"Hanjō, did you ask us here for something?" The leading middle-aged man was named Uchiha Da Cun. He was considered one of the Uchiha Clan's core figures.

He had already awakened the Three Tomoe Sharingan and was one of the best among the Jonin. He usually had a good relationship with Uchiha Hanjō.

"Da Cun, you're here. Sit, please sit!" Uchiha Hanjō greeted them and had tea served.

"Why did you ask us here?" Uchiha Da Cun took a sip of tea and looked at Uchiha Hanjō.

They knew Uchiha Hanjō would not bring them to his workplace without reason.

"It's nothing major. It's just..."

Uchiha Hanjō found himself in a difficult position toward the end. He still did not know how to say it.

These men were all Konoha's top ninja, and Uchiha Da Cun was even a Jonin.

Though they had not had much work for a long time due to Konoha's exclusion, they had inherited the same extremely proud temperament as other members of the Uchiha Clan.

He had a good relationship with them, but when it came to inviting them to join his Merchant Guild, the words reached his lips yet would not come out!

At that moment, Xuanyu stuffed the last few pieces of grilled meat into his mouth and swallowed before speaking for his father. "Uncles, my dad wants you to join our Merchant Guild and carry out escort missions!"

Silence!

The moment those words fell, the room seemed to fall completely silent. One could hear a pin drop!

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