vncnus Chapter 31 Night Talk, Planning
Chapter 31 Night Talk, Planning
After a while, Granny Cat and her group completed the transaction and came out from the inner room.
Grandma Cat's face beamed with satisfaction.
She not only recovered the debt today, but also closed a big deal with the Uchiha clan, making her feel exceptionally happy.
Xingyuan Qianshuo picked up several ninja tools he had selected and asked Granny Cat about their prices.
The prices of the kunai and shuriken were reasonable, but the cat-ear headdress cost 1,500 taels.
It may not sound like much, but for this mission to treat King Catstorm, he will only receive 10,000 taels of silver as a reward.
Three headdresses alone cost almost half the money.
The mission of King Maolan is classified as C-level, which is not very dangerous, but requires a high level of medical expertise. The total reward is 50,000 taels.
Konoha Village took half of the profits, and the remainder was split between Fugaku Uchiha and Chisaku Hoshino, each receiving 10,000 ryo, while Yakumi Uchiha received 5,000 ryo.
Of course, if this mission hadn't been related to the Uchiha clan, elite Jonin Fugaku Uchiha wouldn't have personally led the team.
Xingyuan Qianshuo tried to bargain: "Grandma Cat, this is my first time here, could you give me a discount?"
"You came with Clan Chief Fugaku, so I've already calculated the price for you according to the Uchiha clan's rates." Granny Cat responded flawlessly, clearly a seasoned negotiator.
"That would be an honor." Xingyuan Qianshuo smiled and didn't insist any further.
In the end, he paid nine thousand taels for three cat-ear headdresses, as well as several kunai and shuriken.
……
Nighttime, in a cave somewhere in the Land of Fire.
After a simple dinner, the three of them sat around the campfire chatting.
Compared to the hurried journey at the start, the return trip was much more relaxed, both in terms of speed and mindset.
"Chisaku, thank you for your hard work on this mission," said Fugaku Uchiha.
"Not at all, we relied entirely on Chief Fugaku to ensure the safety of our group along the way," Hoshino Sensaku replied politely. "Without your help, we wouldn't have been able to heal King Nekoarashi's injuries so quickly."
He pretended to know nothing about the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and asked Uchiha Fugaku for advice:
"Clan Chief Fugaku, do you know what power resides within that young ninja from Kumogakure?"
Uchiha Yakumi, standing to the side, also showed a curious expression, waiting for the clan leader to answer.
Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a moment and said:
"That must be the legendary 'Jinchūriki'."
"There are nine powerful tailed beasts in the ninja world, from the One-Tail to the Nine-Tail, each possessing near-catastrophic power."
"A ninja who seals a tailed beast within his body is called a Jinchuriki."
He glanced at the two who were listening intently—in truth, he himself didn't know much about Jinchuriki.
This was also his first time coming into close contact with a Jinchūriki.
However, he had seen some information in the family's record scrolls.
In his view, Xingyuan Qianshuo and Yaowei had almost no knowledge of tailed beasts and jinchūriki, so it did not prevent him from explaining.
"The nine tailed beasts were assigned to the six great ninja villages. Among them, the strongest Nine-Tails was in Konoha, One-Tails in Sunagakure, Three-Tails and Six-Tails in Kirigakure, Four-Tails and Five-Tails in Iwagakure, Seven-Tails in Takigakure, and Two-Tails and Eight-Tails in Kumogakure."
"So, she is the Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails or the Eight-Tails?" Uchiha Yakumi asked.
Although he reflected on his previous narrow victory, he was more annoyed by his carelessness and underestimation of his opponent, and did not think that his opponent was that strong.
"Judging from the chakra characteristics, he should be the Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails."
Fugaku Uchiha saw through Yaowei's thoughts at a glance and reminded her, "Don't underestimate her. She can borrow the chakra of the tailed beasts when she's only six or seven years old. When she grows up, she will definitely not be a simple character."
"Yes, clan leader," Yaowei replied quickly.
Xingyuan Qianshuo already knew this information, and even knew it better than the other party.
But he listened attentively, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face from time to time.
He wanted to befriend Fugaku Uchiha—not because he valued Fugaku's strength or clan power, but because he wanted to gain Fugaku's trust and become the Uchiha clan's "personal doctor".
Before the Nine-Tails' rampage, the Uchiha clan and the village had a relatively good relationship.
Approaching the Uchiha clan as a medical ninja is entirely within the scope permitted by the Konoha leadership.
In the Naruto world where bloodlines are paramount, the Uchiha bloodline is considered absolutely orthodox.
If I can obtain the Sharingan bloodline limit, then all this trouble will have been worthwhile.
After Fugaku Uchiha finished speaking, the cave fell silent for a moment, with only the occasional crackling of burning firewood.
In this silence, he also pondered many things—the Konoha leadership's wariness of the Uchiha clan, the various problems within the clan, and the future of the Uchiha...
His father, Uchiha Kenji, the previous head of the Uchiha clan, tragically died in World War II.
He has been the clan chief for four years.
During those four years, he deeply felt the difficult situation the Uchiha clan faced in the village.
The Konoha leadership harbored deep prejudices against them and would often try to subtly criticize them.
In particular, Shimura Danzo, who controlled the "Root" faction, never concealed his malice towards the Uchiha.
After thinking for a moment, he looked at Xingyuan Qianshuo in front of him.
The other party is a newly promoted medical jonin at Konoha Hospital, Tsunade's subordinate, and is responsible for training future medical ninjas.
The Konoha Medical Department is managed by Biwako Sarutobi, the wife of the Third Hokage...
Without a doubt, he is a very promising talent among the three generations of the family.
As a result, the two became "like-minded" and both wanted to befriend each other.
Fugaku Uchiha broke the silence and spoke:
"Qian Shuo, you deserve praise for using your sense of smell to detect the Cloud Ninja team today."
"When we are on missions abroad, we must always be careful and prepared to encounter the enemy at any time."
He then spoke to the Uchiha medicine-smelling creature:
"The smell of medicine—you should learn from Chisaku in that regard. Although our Uchiha clan possesses the Sharingan, many have sacrificed themselves due to arrogance."
"Yes, clan leader." Uchiha Yakumi dared not question and nodded in agreement.
Then, he told the two about some regulations that must be followed when going out on missions, and his experience in fighting the enemy...
Compared to information about the tailed beasts, Xingyuan Qianshuo values the experience honed through life and death more.
During the conversation, he could clearly sense that Fugaku Uchiha was showing him goodwill, perhaps because he valued Tsunade, who was behind him.
Regardless of the other party's motives, he was happy to see it happen.
In the original story, after Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage, Fugaku Uchiha tried to improve relations with him and ease tensions with the village.
However, Minato sacrificed himself in the Nine-Tails' attack, and the Uchiha clan's situation deteriorated rapidly until they were wiped out.
Now, in his future plans, Hoshino Senju intends to push Tsunade to the position of Fourth Hokage.
He himself would then become the Hokage's assistant, the man behind Tsunade, which would make things much easier for him in all aspects.
As for Minato Namikaze, he's too young.
When Tsunade has had enough of the Hokage position, she can step down and let Minato succeed her as the Fifth Hokage.
Xingyuan Qianshuo himself has no obsession with the position of Hokage. He still wants to complete the second main mission and become the savior of the ninja world.
Whether he will help the Uchiha clan in the future... depends on how much benefit and ties they can bring.
The greater the interests involved, the deeper the bonds will naturally become.