After Rengoku finished speaking with Kushina, just as he was about to leave, the Nine Tails, who was lying there, suddenly opened its mouth and said, "Rengoku."
Rengoku stopped.
This proud and tsundere fox rarely spoke, so Rengoku also responded kindly, "What is it, Kurama?"
Kurama yawned, "This time, when I came out for some fresh air, someone nearby used a formation to collect my chakra."
"It was the same during that time seven days ago."
"Oh?", Rengoku became interested.
"Did you lose a lot of chakra?"
Kurama lay down with its front legs crossed, "The chakra I leak can basically be recovered."
"This kind isn't direct extraction, so it doesn't affect me at all."
"But in total, it's probably around five percent of my chakra."
Rengoku showed an interested expression. Five percent of Kurama's chakra was no small amount.
After all, the Nine Tails had the most chakra among all the tailed beasts, and it was the most special.
"Is it five percent of yours, or five percent after yin and yang have been merged?"
Kurama glanced at Kushina, not knowing whether the information about him being split into yin and yang sides had been leaked by her.
"Of course, it's only mine."
"Can you sense your own chakra right now?"
Rengoku couldn't determine who was collecting Kurama's chakra.
Kurama closed his eyes, "While sealed, I can't sense it."
Rengoku said thoughtfully, "Alright, I understand. If you sense it, just tell Kushina."
Kurama didn't respond, but he seemed to have taken it in.
Rengoku thought for a moment, 'This can be considered a goodwill gesture from Kurama, so I should respond somehow.'
With those thoughts in his head, he greeted Kushina and left.
He looked around Naruto's house, it was much cleaner and tidier than before.
'Looks like after a few days of motherly discipline, little Naruto has learned to clean up,' Rengoku smiled, then sank into Naruto's shadow.
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[The Next Day]
As usual, Rengoku went to the training grounds.
Then he taught clan members inside the training field until noon.
During the session, some clan members asked about the future arrangements.
Rengoku just told them to stay calm.
The clan members all knew that now the clan head and the four elders were honorary elders of Konoha.
This undoubtedly gave the clan a big morale boost.
After all, ever since the founding of the village, the Uchiha had never managed to obtain elder positions.
Now, the four elders made a move, and in just a few days, Konoha had compromised.
Rengoku himself was easy-going, often mingling among the clan to guide others.
This made Uchiha Rengoku gain a great deal of prestige in a short time.
His words carried even more weight than Fugaku's, so no one asked further.
At noon, Rengoku returned home for lunch.
Seeing the unusually sumptuous spread on the table, Rengoku was a bit puzzled.
"What's the special occasion today? Why is it so extravagant?"
Kaori looked at Rengoku with an unnatural expression, then glanced at Ryuri, "Didn't you become an honorary elder of the village? Just a little celebration."
Rengoku looked at Kaori with a suspicious expression, "Come on, what trouble did you cause?"
"Huh?", Kaori jumped in shock.
"N-nothing…"
She took a deep breath and said, "I… I still can't bear to leave Ryuri. I don't want to be a ninja anymore."
Rengoku slightly raised his eyebrows, "Why are you changing your mind every day? Don't tell me Ryuri is not letting you go?"
Ryuri pouted, "Brother, I didn't! It was Sister Kaori's own decision."
Kaori flicked her hair, "This time, so many people in Konoha died. I feel like being a ninja really isn't safe, so forget it."
"I know what's most important. Right now, I'm happy taking care of Ryuri."
"Anyway, we have no worries about food and clothing now. Isn't it great not having to shed blood and kill?"
Although Rengoku felt a bit sorry toward Kaori, since she was willing, he didn't say anything more.
"If that's the case, then just stay home."
After all, she was family. With Kaori taking care of Ryuri, Rengoku was more at ease.
Rengoku had made a promise to the original version of himself to ensure Ryuri's happiness.
Now that Ryuri was still young, other matters could wait until she grew older.
Orochimaru was already one of them now. When he came over, the first thing was to resolve Ryuri's disability.
"If you need anything, just buy it. I'm not only the clan's fourth elder now, but also an honorary elder of Konoha."
"As for money, you don't need to worry at all."
Kaori had already recovered by now, at least her expression was back to normal, "I know. You're busy now, so don't worry about things at home."
"Leave Ryuri to me."
Rengoku nodded slightly, "Then let's eat first."
Ryuri looked at her brother with a smile. Now that he didn't have to go out running around every day, it was truly a blessing.
———
[Fugaku's Mansion Training Grounds]
As clan head, Fugaku's house was still quite spacious. In the corner of the courtyard, there were two wooden training dummies for Sasuke to use.
Since he was being confined at home, Sasuke didn't even know what had happened in the village.
He only knew the village had been attacked, and even the Hokage Rock had been bombed.
The school still needed two more days of repair before classes would resume.
Sasuke flipped through the air and threw shuriken midair.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several shuriken landed steadily right on the targets on the wooden dummies.
Sasuke excitedly punched the air.
Sasuke was still young, and could only work on physical basics. Itachi's shuriken-throwing technique was very famous.
Having followed behind Itachi every day, this was Sasuke's favorite practice.
Now, his accuracy was better than many genin.
Since awakening the Sharingan, Sasuke had noticed his observation skills rising sharply.
Even when his body was in motion or doing flips and jumps, his accuracy didn't waver.
Most importantly, it was his father's change.
Sasuke turned around to see Fugaku standing on the corridor with a pleased look on his face.
"Not bad. But don't slack off."
Though it was just two words, "not bad", Sasuke still beamed with joy, "Don't worry, Father! I will work hard."
Fugaku was also in a good mood. Just as Rengoku said, what Sasuke wanted most, was praise and encouragement.
He realized he didn't understand Sasuke as well as Rengoku did.
If he had known earlier, things between him and Itachi wouldn't have gone so wrong.
But it wasn't too late now. There was still time. He would have chances to reconcile with Itachi in the future.
He really didn't know how Rengoku could be so smart, even when it came to raising kids.
While thinking, a clan member came and reported beside him, "Clan head, the Fourth Elder is here."
Fugaku glanced at Sasuke, and a thought flashed in his mind.
'Let's first ask Rengoku what he thinks. Not sure if he'll be willing.'
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