The next morning, Uchiha Takashi was awakened by the noise coming from the camp. He slowly got up from the table, stretched, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and walked out of the tent.
As Uchiha Takashi walked, he muttered, "What's going on? Why is it so noisy? Don't tell me you guys celebrated all night and are still awake?"
A member of the Uchiha clan immediately ran up to explain, "Clan leader, don't worry, we're not that crazy. We know our limits."
"What's going on here? Why is everyone gathered there and making so much noise?" Uchiha Takashi stretched his body, then pointed to the Uchiha clan members huddled together and asked.
The Uchiha clansman glanced over there and said, "Clan leader, you mean over there? It seems like people from the capital have arrived, and they've brought quite a few letters from the capital. Everyone's gathered over there now, trying to find out news about their clan."
Upon hearing this explanation, Uchiha Takashi finally understood what had happened; it turned out that people from the capital had arrived.
After all, the families of these Uchiha members and other clans mostly lived in the capital, while they were stationed here on the northwestern border for two years.
During this period, apart from a very few opportunities to return home to visit relatives, he basically couldn't see his family. The only way they communicated was through letters traveling back and forth between the capital and the capital.
These letters were originally intended to be delivered by traveling caravans. However, due to the ongoing war between the Land of Fire and the Land of Light of the Uchiha over the past two years, communication between the two sides has been disrupted, resulting in virtually no caravans using this route.
The original means of transmitting information were thus severed; apart from the Uchiha Clan's fixed transport teams, there were no other channels for communication with family.
It's no wonder that these people rushed over upon hearing that someone had arrived from the capital. After all, they wanted to know about their families back in the capital and to inform their worried families about their situation.
"Clan leader, do you have any more questions? If not, I'll go check over there for any letters from my family," Uchiha clansman standing to the side tentatively asked Uchiha Takashi.
Uchiha Takashi, who had been lost in thought, snapped out of it and waved his hand, saying, "Go quickly and see if your family has sent you anything."
The Uchiha clansman immediately felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders and rushed over to join the others in searching for information about his family.
Looking at the noisy scene over there, Uchiha Takashi stroked his chin. Relying solely on the Uchiha Clan's regular transport teams to deliver messages was too infrequent, and the probability of losing mail due to attacks was also very high.
Perhaps we could establish a dedicated agency to handle mail transportation. This would not only improve communication between the front lines and the country, but also enhance nationwide communication—a win-win situation.
As Uchiha Takashi pondered this, it suddenly dawned on him: wasn't this just a post office? He slapped his forehead, realizing that after two years of developing his career in this country, he'd only just thought of setting up a post office now. What a failure!
This isn't entirely Uchiha Takashi's fault. Many things from his past life are only applicable to the modern world, which makes it easy for him to overlook many things when selectively using them. The post Uchiha Takashi is one such example.
But it's not too late now. These past eight days, I've been planning that once I finish here and return to the capital, I'll immediately set up a post office, opening branches nationwide to deliver letters and goods. Who knows, maybe in the future it can even develop into a courier company!
Just as Uchiha Takashi was daydreaming about the future, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a very familiar, furtive figure among the Uchiha clan members in the transport convoy from the capital.
Uchiha Takashi looked closely and realized it was Uchiha Shin! Wasn't this guy studying at a military academy? How did he suddenly appear on the northwestern border?
At this moment, Uchiha Shin was completely unaware that he had been discovered. He was cautiously moving forward, trying to slip into the camp while there were many people around, hoping to avoid being caught off guard and forced to return.
He hadn't taken more than two steps when he suddenly felt his feet slip and lose their grip. Looking down, he saw that his feet were indeed dangling in the air, and he felt a distinct gripping sensation at the back of his collar.
" Uchiha Shin, what are you doing here, kid?"
Realizing he had been spotted by Uchiha Takashi, Uchiha Shin awkwardly smiled and turned around, saying, "Clan leader, good morning! The Tenten."
Uchiha Takashi: "Stop talking nonsense. Tell me, if you're not in a military academy or studying, why are you suddenly here in the northwest border? Is this a place someone your age should be in?"
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shin's face immediately fell. "So what? Age isn't a problem. Can't I go to the battlefield with my current strength? How many people on the battlefield can pose a threat to me?"
"Studying in military academy is so boring! Every day it's all about military strategy, but it's much more exciting to fight the enemy directly on the battlefield."
Uchiha Takashi snorted coldly at these words: "And then you come here spouting this nonsense. You're not old enough to come to the front lines. You can't break the rules. Does your brother even know you're coming to the front lines?"
Uchiha Shin stammered, "He... of course he knows."
Seeing Uchiha Takashi's expression, Uchiha Shin knew the kid wasn't telling the truth. He narrowed his eyes and said in a threatening tone, "Really? Then I'll send a message back and ask right now."
"No—" Before Uchiha Takashi could even make a move, Uchiha Shin immediately cried out, shaking his head hastily. Then, resignedly, he said, "Fine, I sneaked out. My brother still doesn't know I've gone to the front lines."
"As expected, I knew you were thinking of sneaking out." Uchiha Takashi put Uchiha Shin down and turned to look at the transport team.
He suddenly realized something and asked Uchiha Shin, "Wait, the transport team wouldn't take a ten-year-old child, and the military academy wouldn't just release you like that."
"Tell me honestly, how did you sneak over here? And how did you manage to convince the transport team to bring you along?"
Uchiha Shin stood still, biting his lower lip, his hands intertwined and twisting, while his feet on the ground were also busy, pawing at the ground.
"Um, this..."
Uchiha Takashi: "If you don't talk, I'll send you back and let your brother punish you properly."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shin raised his hands in surrender. "I said, please don't send me back, my brother will definitely scold me to death!"
After finishing speaking, Uchiha Shin glanced at the transport team, then pursed his lips twice before saying, "I came with Homura Uchiha."