Chapter 37 Planting Trees During the Ninja Village Period (17) A Cunning Mother, Sinking...
As they left the Nanga Forest, Uchiha Senma asked Senju Takeya, "I'll be busy these next few days. What about you? Is there anything you'd like to do?"
“Make clothes for Indra and Little White Gold,” said Senju Takeya. For him, the war was like taking a walk; it had no impact whatsoever.
"Making clothes...you've never given me this kind of treatment before!" Uchiha Senma's eyes widened. He had never received a scarf knitted by his best friend in his past life!
“A new skill I developed in this lifetime,” Senju Takeya explained.
Uchiha Osaka understood perfectly. After all, with the technology and productivity of the Ninjutsu era, making clothes himself would indeed be more convenient and cost-effective. However, he still muttered, "We can't forget our best friends just because we have a younger brother and a summoning beast!"
"No, not at all," Senju Take replied.
"And if I need you later—"
"No need for further words."
Having received a satisfactory reply from his close friend, Uchiha Osaka happily parted ways with Senju Take and returned to the Uchiha clan's territory. He went to the Fugaku family without any trouble, as he needed to discuss the matter of changing the clan leader in order to facilitate things in the future.
As soon as Uchiha Osaka opened his mouth, Uchiha Fugaku immediately decided: "You will be the clan leader from now on!"
Uchiha Ogima: ?
Although the goal was achieved, the other party's decisiveness made me feel uneasy, as if I had been tricked.
Originally, the Uchiha clan had been following the policy given by Uchiha Ogima, the behind-the-scenes clan leader, throughout the year—abandoning the mercenary system and focusing on commerce and agriculture. The only work related to ninjas was the police department, which continued to operate as usual.
At this time, the Uchiha clan had already quietly and successfully opened twelve fruit, vegetable, and grain stores throughout the Land of Fire, catering to the needs of the upper, middle, and lower classes. If it weren't for the need to operate in secrecy, Ogima's store openings and profit-making efforts would have been even greater.
Now that they have money, the Uchiha clan's standard of living has improved, and they can start engaging in leisure and entertainment activities that satisfy their spiritual needs.
Now that Uchiha Osaka has successfully become the clan head in name only, he can naturally do whatever he wants without anyone else having a say.
Uchiha Osaka, who had long been fed up with the monotonous and boring life of a ninja, was now eager to get started. Meanwhile, Senju Takeya had only been walking home for a short while when he spotted a figure and immediately felt that he was about to be entangled by something ominous.
"This is our first official meeting, isn't it?" Shimura Danzo smirked, revealing a smile that didn't seem very friendly to others. "Wood Release user, your performance this time was truly amazing. You are indeed worthy of being a legendary Wood Release user."
Compared to the Wood Release user that Orochimaru accidentally cultivated, Senju Takeshi was many times stronger, far exceeding Shimura Danzo's imagination. As expected, the genuine product born naturally is different from the defective product produced by experimentation.
However, the Senju clan was too small, and apart from Senju Takeya and Tsunade, they were all old people who were about to die. Shimura Danzo was confident that the child he held in his hands had the power to shake the Senju clan. After the old guys like Senju Aoki retrieved the Book of Sealing from Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo realized that the Senju clan was indeed a century-old ninja clan. Even though they had fallen on hard times, they still had value that could be used.
As Shimura Danzo waited for Senju Takeya's reply, he saw the other walk past him as if he were nothing, his dark eyes never focusing on him.
Thousand Hand Bamboo faithfully adhered to a certain unspoken rule—as long as you can't see ghosts, they won't bother you.
Just like how ghosts can't hurt you as long as you hide under the covers.
Even ghosts must abide by these rules! Even Old Deng the Ghost cannot break the rules!
Thousand Hands Bamboo: Can't see or hear, Skip.
Danzo Shimura:?
Danzo Shimura wanted to stop Takeya Senju because he knew that once Takeya Senju entered the clan's territory, he would have no chance to talk to him. He had tried to talk to Takeya Senju throughout the year, but the remaining old members of the Senju clan were all extremely vigilant, and the wood-style plants that emerged with Takeya Senju had turned the Senju clan's territory into an invisible iron fortress.
Even using the Hokage's name couldn't get him to come out. Hiruzen Sarutobi could go in himself, but his cowardly friend, seeing that Takeya Senju was doing well, didn't bother him anymore. Even though the Uchiha's reputation had risen thanks to Takeya Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi maintained the same silent attitude he had when he, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado were targeting and suppressing the Uchiha.
With the Uchiha clan's momentum so high, how could Danzo Shimura possibly tolerate it any longer!
The more carefree Hiruzen Sarutobi's indulgence became, the angrier Danzo Shimura became.
The idea that the Uchiha were ultimately part of Konoha—Shimura Danzo didn't accept that!
As Shimura Danzo took a large step and stood in front of Senju Takeya, the expressionless Senju Takeya suddenly punched him in the stomach without warning, sending him flying 800 meters away before leaving as if nothing had happened.
The Wood Release user's punch was so fast it couldn't be caught by the naked eye, yet he controlled the force, sending Shimura Danzo flying without injuring him. It was as if Shimura Danzo had been bounced away by an invisible shield the moment he got close.
Danzo Shimura felt his internal organs churning, and he vomited a mouthful of acidic water squeezed from his stomach. He had no idea what had just happened.
Can a Wood Release user really be this powerful? Senju Take is only 9 years old!
Why didn't the First Hokage directly rule the ninja world back then? Was it because of his excessive mercy?!
Danzo Shimura was even more unwilling and became increasingly eager for powerful bloodline limits. He even put the Sharingan, which he had originally desired the most, after Wood Release at this moment. However, the experiment with Wood Release was too risky, and only that kid Kou succeeded.
Senju Take also completely forgot about what had just happened and went home.
As soon as Senju Takeya opened the door, he saw Little Platinum standing in the entryway to greet him. He squatted down and patted Little Platinum's head as a way of saying "I'm back".
For the past year, Little Platinum has been taking care of the housework. Senju Takeya's personal little housekeeper always manages to keep the house in perfect order. It has long been used to its owner's taciturn nature. As long as it is not forced to remain silent due to language barriers like it did back then, it will not interfere with its owner's comfort zone.
"Brother! Welcome back!" Indra, carrying a huge stack of old bed linens to wash, was completely overwhelmed by the large wad of fabric.
Senju Take also carried the four-piece set and went into the laundry room with Indra. The technology in the ninja world was a bit strange, but there were already electrical appliances, such as washing machines, where clothes could be thrown into the washing machine to be washed.
Before dinner, Indra flew to the windowsill in the living room and stood against the window frame. Thousand Hand Bamboo also used a small knife to make a cut along the top of his younger brother's head. Only then did Indra turn around and take a few steps back, looking at the cut that hadn't changed in height over the past year, only getting deeper and deeper. Thinking about the growth rate of Little White Gold, he suddenly had a rather ominous premonition about the growth cycle of the Otsutsuki.
The white-haired, white-robed fairy stood with his arms crossed, looking distressed, as if he had been living a hopeless life for a long time.
Senju Take also looked at her little brother and thought it was good that he was still like this; he was cute and easy to carry around.
After finishing his meal, Senju Takeshi plunged into his craft room, which was converted from his study and was perfectly adequate for him.
This lasted for three days. During those three days, Senju Takeshi spent all his time doing handicrafts. Fortunately, his younger brother and the housekeeper Rabbit brought him food and water, which allowed him to finish what he needed to do in the shortest amount of time. Then, he happily carried his finished product to the Uchiha clan's territory to find his best friend.
The Uchiha clan's territory is currently in complete chaos.
It all started at the memorial service three days ago. Feeling the fragility of life, Uchiha Itachi began to question the existence of life. After talking with Orochimaru, he fell into deep thought. So today, in order to personally experience the weight and meaning of life, he jumped off a cliff thousands of feet high and was saved by Shisui's crow summoning beast.
The person was unharmed, but Uchiha Osaka learned of this from Shisui.
This was no good; Itachi Uchiha immediately faced the first major crisis of his life.
"The meaning of life, the meaning of living—I'll show you what it means to live!" Uchiha Osaka entered the room and immediately grabbed the nearest feather duster, slamming it at Uchiha Itachi. "Now, all you have to do is survive in my hands!"
When Fugaku Uchiha saw Uchiha Senma rushing into the house and immediately greeting his son, he realized that it was his son who had angered this demon. Senma was usually very gentle with younger Uchiha, much more so than with older ones, and he was especially tolerant of talented young Uchiha. Senma's ruthless act against Itachi must have been because Itachi had done something.
Sigh, although the news hasn't spread yet, Uchiha Ogima is already the current junior clan leader of their clan. The junior clan leader's lesson must have its reasons. Anyway, the elders all say that Ogima is not only strong, but also more intelligent and reliable than Uchiha Fugaku. He was kicked out three days ago and is now just an elder.
Uchiha Itachi subconsciously looked at his old father and saw that his father was buried in the newspaper, completely absorbed in it and undisturbed by anything else.
Very well, even his father can't save him.
Uchiha's feather duster was incredibly fast and accurate, striking with unrestrained force, its swiftness creating a whooshing sound as it cut through the air.
Under such a barrage of feather dusters, Itachi Uchiha developed a strong will to survive.
"Brother! Brother, I was wrong!" Under the overwhelming power, the 4-year-old boy covered his head and ran away, dodging into the training ground in the backyard of his house.
"Heh, I didn't expect you'd even call me 'brother' just to survive." Uchiha Senjian sneered. "When you jumped off the cliff, did you ever think about having me as your brother?! I'll beat you to death with a feather duster!"
Itachi Uchiha's actions can be said to have triggered Uchiha Osaka's PTSD.
What Uchiha Osaka least wanted to see was that all his efforts could not change the fate of his clan. He changed Uchiha Fugaku, which indirectly and directly improved Uchiha Itachi's family environment, allowing Uchiha Itachi to experience more tolerant and warm fatherly love, and preventing him from going to the battlefield. However, he did not expect that it still did not change Uchiha Itachi's thinking about life, which led to his decision to jump off a cliff.
Since the soft approach didn't work, he resorted to the hard one!
Feel the pain, Uchiha Itachi!
Uchiha Senma, holding a feather duster, jumped up and unleashed a powerful downward slash at Uchiha Itachi!
When Uchiha Shisui, who had followed behind, saw this, he couldn't help but shudder. He silently apologized to Itachi in his heart, but Shisui felt no remorse, because even if he were given another chance, he would still tell Ogima.
Sorry Itachi, this is the last time (I'll tattle on you).
Watching her son being chased and jumping around, Mikoto Uchiha smiled gently and rested her chin on her hand, saying, "Senma-kun is such a strict but good older brother. Itachi is so intelligent and independent. Sometimes I don't know what he's thinking or doing, and I don't know what to do. I was so worried about Itachi these past few days when he was depressed. It's so good to have Senma-kun around. He truly deserves to be called the king of children. All the children in the clan listen to his discipline."
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but glance at Uchiha Fugaku, who was still buried in his newspaper without saying a word, and silently mourned for Itachi for a few seconds.
With a scheming mother, a silent father, a hot-tempered brother, and a tattletale, Itachi's future is predictable.
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Author's Note: [Mini-Theater]
Uchiha Itachi: And so, I stubbornly survived and grew into an Uchiha boy with both physical and mental health.
Itachi from the original storyline: So what exactly are you trying to say?
Uchiha Itachi: (Grabbing a feather duster) You're capable of wiping out your entire clan! And you don't even spare the old and young—you deserve a beating! I won't allow my counterpart to not have a complete childhood!
Itachi from the original storyline: ?! Wait a minute!
Uchiha Itachi: Watch me kill you with a feather duster!
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