Konoha: Uchiha Extremists? Offering Loyalty!

Chapter 3 Ant Development Plan

As night fell, unable to sleep, I furiously wrote, preparing to deceive.

The next day, Uchiha Yuuki got up early and walked carefully to Elder Hatsuhiko's residence in the center of the village.

Without experiencing the Nine-Tails' attack, the Konoha leadership and the ninja clans' suspicions of the Uchiha clans did not reach their peak.

The Uchiha clan's territory was naturally located in the most bustling center of the village.

The core area is the Uchiha's iconic building—the police headquarters building.

Each courtyard is adjacent to the police station building, and the clan chief and elders live nearby. Even the smallest mansion is worth as much as the entire fortune of a small family.

Yuuki's clinic is located on the edge of the clan's territory. To say it's on the edge is a bit of an exaggeration; in fact, it's bordered by two commercial streets to the north and south.

Main street.

Walking along the main street of the busiest commercial district, Yuuki ran into an acquaintance after only a few steps.

"Xiao Youshu has grown taller and is much more mature than when he was a child."

"Thanks to you, my legs aren't crippled. You're amazing, Yuuki! Hahaha, you're a genius!"

"Little brother Youshu, wait a little longer, the buns will be ready soon, and I'll treat you to some."

Along the way, they greeted Yuuki's clansmen and patients with genuine smiles and warm greetings.

Most of them are ordinary members of the Uchiha clan, but some outsiders also come to the Uchiha commercial district to make a living.

With a gentle smile, Uchiha Yuuki responded to each of the passersby who greeted him.

His smile seemed even more genuine than when he was treating Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

The Uchiha are a large clan that has continued from the Warring States period. In addition to ninjas, there are more than two thousand ordinary clan members.

Uchiha clan members who haven't awakened their Sharingan are not much different from ordinary villagers.

They both love their village and live a down-to-earth life.

Twenty years later, they were killed without any choice!

Perhaps when Itachi Uchiha spoke from the bottom of his heart, they still held onto hope for the village, hoping to be saved by the Hokage.

As expected of the 'Will of Fire', and as expected of the 'ungrateful Hokage mindset'.

What kind of livestock could have slaughtered almost the entire blood-related family?

Yuuki's thoughts began to wander: the hesitant Fugaku, the massacre of his clan by Itachi, the surviving Sasuke, his familiar clan members, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose gender he couldn't quite discern...

Before long, he arrived at the door of Elder Chu Huo's house.

Several children were chasing and playing at the door.

Most of them are orphans whose parents died in the war.

Elder Chu Huo adopted them.

Perhaps out of compassion, most Uchiha elders would adopt a few orphans.

Compared to the village's orphanage, which became Root's backyard and orphans were used as expendable resources, the Uchiha's orphans were obviously much luckier.

At least my parents' inheritance won't be misappropriated, and I won't be unable to buy anything. I should also be grateful for the Will of Fire.

Before long, a Uchiha man in his early twenties appeared in a flash, followed by four members of the police department.

"Yushu, please come with me, the elder is waiting for you."

Normally, the power of the Uchiha clan is entirely controlled by the clan head, and elders should not command police squads.

But things are not normal now.

The clan's pillar, Uchiha Kagami, died mysteriously, and his outstanding juniors also perished in battle.

With no leader, the Uchiha clan struggled for a while before finally electing a new clan head.

Such a clan leader is destined to be unpopular and will have to divide power among the elders, thus giving rise to a chaotic array of factions.

Elder Chu Huo was a dove within the clan, advocating for unity among the ninja clan to seize power.

After organizing the documents in his hands, Yuuki stepped forward and pushed open the bamboo curtain in the reception room, his face still bearing a gentle smile.

"Elder Chu Huo, I'm here again."

The man sitting behind the main seat looked to be in his forties or fifties, with several scars on his cheeks.

Elder Chu Huo's eyebrows were very light, and his brow bones were high, which made his eyes stand out. He resembled a certain unknown husky and had a kind of cunning and calculating feeling, but one that was hard to figure out.

Noticing that Yuuki was carrying documents, he silently took a sip of tea and muttered, "No money!"

He was very satisfied with Yuuki.

He has a gentle personality, respects rules, considers the overall situation, and gets along well with the ninja clan members.

Unlike those brutes in the clan, who are blindly radical but have no opinions of their own!

“Look, it’s urgent again.” Yushu respectfully poured the elder a cup of tea and said, “I have a good idea and I’m here to discuss it with you.”

Hearing the same tone as before, when asked for investment, Elder Chu Huo, who had just picked up his teacup, was stunned.

Here we go again? The elders' household doesn't have any surplus grain either!

Elder Chu Huo immediately put on a worried expression and complained about being poor: "As you know, I've invested a lot of money over the years in funding your research on treating bloodstain disease. I've almost lost all the money I could have used to buy a coffin."

That's what they say, but in reality, most of the investment money was used to purchase fixed assets in the village, and as the village's economy recovered, there were basically no losses.

Yuuki, however, was not in a hurry. He explained with a gentle smile.

“Elder, I have been researching treatments for Bloodstained Disease for some time now. This includes using spirit beasts to share the burden of mental energy. It failed, but I made another discovery.”

"For example, I discovered that when a trace of spiritual energy is combined with chakra and injected into stinging ants, some of the stinging ants will mutate into small summoning beasts, which have the effect of detoxification."

"I call the new project the Stinging Ant Development Project, which is used to cultivate a group of insect-like spirit beasts with the ability to reproduce in groups and detoxify and heal."

"Isn't that incredibly daring?"

"Sounds good." Elder Chu Huo's attention was drawn to it, and he said seriously, "There's nothing wrong with researching Bloodstain Disease, and a plan to make money from it is even more promising!"

"But...cultivating new insects? Even the Yu Nu family hasn't managed that in all these years, so it's probably not that simple."

How much money will this cost?! It's all my money!

"If others can't do it, so can I!"

Yuuki confidently introduced:

"For example, the mouthparts of stinging ants are sharp and capable of neutralizing toxins, effectively neutralizing most poisons."

"For example, every time I infuse chakra into the stinging ants, the effect of neutralizing the toxins is significantly enhanced."

"Besides, don't you think detoxifying stinging ants is really useful?"

"Our comrades are fighting desperately for the village, suffering heavy losses against the poison attacks from Sunagakure and Amegakure. If they don't receive timely treatment, they could be crippled or even die! Wouldn't it be a good thing for the village and the Uchiha clan to find a way to quickly neutralize multiple poisons?"

"Everything is for the village, everything is for the fire... Thank you for your investment, Elder. I will certainly live up to your expectations and do what I can for the village and the family."

Yushu bowed in gratitude, his eyes fixed on Elder Chu Huo, filled with unwavering determination.

Elder Chu Huo is getting easier and easier to fool.

"..."

What a wonderful child.

Pay attention to the village and care about your fellow villagers.

This must be the Will of Fire passed down from the first and second generation masters.

Looking at You Shu, who seemed to be radiating light, Elder Chu Huo couldn't help but admire him.

Upon hearing the news that the investment had been received, Yuuki thought to himself, 'It's a success.'

He slowly rose to say goodbye, his smile becoming even more genuine.

I'm sorry, Elder.

I will inherit your fortune!

...

With Elder Chu Huo's investment, You Shu no longer needed to run around for the Ant Stinging Development Project and could quietly return to the clinic to treat the injured.

In less than half a day, the plan successfully passed the police department's review.

The first sum of money.

One million taels, credited to your account!

At the same time, information about the Stinging Ants development plan was immediately placed on the Hokage's desk.

To be precise, any information about the Uchiha clan or even the major clans of the village would almost always be placed on this table immediately.

Putting aside the border squad intelligence, Hiruzen Sarutobi scrutinized the plan line by line.

How to cultivate a swarming ant-like spirit beast for detoxification?

I have an idea.

More importantly—the village doesn't need to contribute any money!

Ninjas face a variety of situations, so having an additional antidote is always a good thing.

Is the researcher Uchiha Yuuki?

Hiruzen Sarutobi was very familiar with the name. His son admired Yuuki's behavior and even clamored to become a medical ninja.

Yesterday, he also personally observed the child, but unfortunately, the child suffered from blood spot disease.

Recall the child's behavior and actions.

“Mirror, perhaps he, like you, truly inherited the Will of Fire.”

Putting aside the information about the research project, Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe and pondered how to settle the Uchiha child.

Only through constraints can the buds grow correctly and mature into towering trees symbolizing flames.

Boom!

The office door was pushed open.

With a cold expression, Shimura Danzo walked in without knocking, a practiced move he made.

He said in a deep voice, "The Uchiha clan is up to their old tricks again. Hiruzen, they are too dangerous!"

"Don't be nervous." Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand to disperse the smoke and laughed, "It's just a small research project."

No ambitious ninja clan will give up investing in and studying ninjutsu.

Compared to the laboratory left by the second generation, what is researching a summoning beast?

"Hiruzen, don't let your guard down! If they dare to research summoning beasts today, they'll dare to conduct human experiments tomorrow!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi put down his pipe, his brows gradually furrowing.

It seems he didn't tell Danzo what the Uchiha were researching.

Danzo Shimura continued his rant: "I heard that this Uchiha awakened his Sharingan just a few days after he was born. He's an uncontrollable genius! Hand him over to me and let him train at Root for a while. Only I can make him a useful person to the village!"

"Enough! Danzo!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi decisively shook his head and refused: "Yuuki is a good kid, you're not allowed to touch him."