In the Immortal Palace, the sumptuous delicacies Uchiha Kyu enjoyed every day amounted to far more than a single table. Aside from the two plates of braised meat and the soup Konan had made, the table of dishes that had barely been touched was cleared away by the servants and replaced with a table of seafood.
The dishes that were removed were naturally given to the servants.
For a man to become a servant in the Immortal Palace, he had to become a eunuch first. That alone was enough to make many men turn away in fear.
However, there were simply too many unfortunate people in the world. The Immortal Palace had three thousand eunuchs and four thousand palace maids.
All these people served Uchiha Kyu alone. This was the joy brought by power.
Uchiha Kyu pointed at the table of seafood with his chopsticks, gesturing for the two men to start eating. "Try this. This seafood came from the Land of Water."
Fugaku Uchiha and Minato Namikaze had always lived frugally and disliked luxury. It was only today that they realized how completely wrong they had been.
In life, there was nothing more important than eating and drinking.
If one even had to economize on food and drink, wouldn't that mean living for nothing?
Uchiha Kyu picked up a shrimp that had already been peeled, dipped it in the sauce, and put it into his mouth.
"The chef who made this dish came from the Land of Water. It's absolutely authentic. Dipped in his specially prepared sauce, the flavor not only preserves the seafood's natural freshness, but also stimulates the taste buds and brings an entirely different kind of pleasure."
Minato Namikaze and Fugaku Uchiha ate in silence, with no time to speak at all.
Uchiha Kyu smiled soundlessly.