Chapter 203: Leaving the Village to See the Daimyo, This Time We Surely Won't Encounter the Akatsuki, Right?
After several days of gloomy rain, Konoha finally welcomed clear skies once again.
For the common folk, this was the compassionate, wise, and mighty Third Hokage.
But for Uchiha Ren, the heavy rain was actually washing away Konoha's evil.
Walking through the deserted Uchiha clan compound, Uchiha Ren and Sasuke both had grim expressions on their faces.
It was hard to imagine that, not long ago, this place still had bustling shops, laughing and playing children, and women washing clothes by the river.
Now, nothing was left.
It was empty.
Sasuke rubbed his nose and said, "They said they want us to move out. This place will all be torn down and turned into a street."
"No moving!" Uchiha Ren grumbled, "This was left by our ancestors! They say take it and they take it? As long as we two are here, the Uchiha clan compound cannot be expropriated! Why should we move!"
Uchiha Ren clearly remembered Sasuke's experience. After the crisis with Kaguya Otsutsuki, Sasuke, as the Savior, returned to Konoha and still had to buy a new house.
The key was, Sasuke couldn't even afford it.
Clearly, houses could be built on empty land with just a clap of Yamato's hands, yet they still insisted on making Sakura pay a ten-year mortgage.
Isn't this a joke? Konoha and the Land of Fire are being a bit inhumane.
Uchiha Ren looked at the empty street ahead, "You are the first in line to inherit, I am your guardian, the Uchiha clan compound cannot be reclaimed by Konoha! From now on, we'll sit on this golden mountain, and rent out shops and residences at lower prices, and even provide free air conditioning!"
Sasuke wondered, "Where would you get so much air conditioning?"
"Heh! Which house here hasn't had two or three people die in it? All of them are filled with lingering spirits, it's very cool!"
Sasuke swallowed, his body trembling slightly: "C-Can I stay at your place tonight? The c-compound feels a bit chilly."
"What are you scared of? No need to be scared. When you're sleeping, Fugaku, the clan leader, and Mikoto, his wife, will be peering over your bed to watch you! How cozy!"
"Ahhh!" Sasuke screamed and ran forward.
The two Uchiha, one big and one small, quickly arrived at Konoha's temporary office area.
Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, along with Kakashi, who was sitting in a wheelchair, were discussing something. When Kakashi saw the two Uchiha approaching, he immediately waved.
"Over here, over here."
Arriving in front of Kakashi, Uchiha Ren very naturally went behind Kakashi and pushed him into a cool, shady spot. "Kakashi-sensei, how are the discussions going?"
Kakashi was a bit helpless, "The Daimyo's side said, 'The Uchiha clansmen are almost extinct, so such a large clan compound is empty...'"
Uchiha Ren immediately got angry and asked: "What's the crime for killing a Daimyo?"
"Shh!" Kakashi quickly covered Uchiha Ren's mouth: "You'd better wait a bit before saying that in front of the Daimyo's envoy! Otherwise, the trouble will be huge!"
Uchiha Ren was completely dismissive.
Konoha truly was sick. Even though Konoha clearly held military power, they often had to listen to the Daimyo's opinions.
"If I were Hokage, I'd treat the Daimyo like a mascot, arrange three meals a day for him appropriately, but if he said one more word, I'd slap him across the mouth!"
"Cough, cough, cough!" Kakashi coughed a few times, trying to cover up Uchiha Ren's outrageous words, but it was no use. The two high-ranking Konoha advisors in the distance still heard it.
Koharu Utatane walked over, first glanced at Sasuke, then faced Uchiha Ren: "Whether your crime is established or not depends on the Daimyo's opinion. This afternoon, Konoha will send out a small team, on one hand, to ask the Daimyo for recommendations for the next Hokage candidate, and on the other hand, to search for Jiraiya's whereabouts."
Uchiha Ren was confused: "Huh, and then?"
"You'll go with this team out of Konoha, pay your respects to the Daimyo, and let him pass judgment."
Uchiha Ren scratched his itchy nape. Kakashi saw he couldn't reach, and even offered to help.
"Then what if my crime is confirmed?"
Koharu Utatane said without hesitation: "It could be imprisonment, or it could be forced labor."
"Heh!" Uchiha Ren let out an exasperated laugh, "The Daimyo didn't even see what happened that night! He's so far away, what he says, does it even count?"
"Hmm, so you'd best prepare your speech, pack your luggage, and meet at Konoha's gate in three hours."
"Wait a minute, can I bring him with me out of Konoha?" Uchiha Ren pointed at Sasuke.
Koharu Utatane was silent for a moment, "It's best not to."
At Konoha's main gate, the two gate guards stood ramrod straight, receiving the inspection of the balding Daimyo's envoy.
At a teahouse in the distance, Uchiha Ren personally poured a cup of tea for Kurenai Renhi.
When he was about to pour for Yamato, Yamato quickly shook his head: "No, I won't drink. I'll pee too much if I do."
Uchiha Ren then poured for Sasuke instead: "So what if you pee? In the big forest, where can't you pee?"
Yamato's face was solemn, "You'll be tracked."
Uchiha Ren's mouth twitched, "So, doing a Mission with you means holding in pee and poop, right?"
Yamato shook his head, "I'll use Wood Style to package your excretions."
"Pfft!" Anko Mitarashi, who was just drinking tea, spat tea all over Yamato's face. After spitting, she reacted and quickly waved her hands, "N-No, I'm so sorry!"
Yamato expressionlessly wiped his face dry: "Recently, the area near Konoha hasn't been very peaceful. Especially considering that every time Uchiha Ren goes out on a Mission, he encounters members of the Akatsuki. Although the path ahead is within the Land of Fire, this trip still lacks combat power. I don't know who Konoha will arrange to come. Let's wait a little longer."
Everyone waited for a moment. From a distance, a purple-haired shinobi wearing an Anbu Mask appeared.
As soon as he saw this person, Yamato nodded: "Everyone's here."
"All here?" Uchiha Ren looked at the newcomer, thinking for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
He had seen a purple-haired person next to Fugaku.
But unfortunately, on the night of the Uchiha clan massacre, Obito extracted her eyeballs from her corpse and ate them like small cherry tomatoes.
So this is...
This person came before everyone, took off their Mask: "Hello everyone, my name is Gekko Hayate. Team leader Yamato, please take care of me!"
After Gekko Hayate said his name, Uchiha Ren turned his face away, feeling very guilty.
Because when Orochimaru invaded Konoha, the supposed protagonist Gekko Hayate was guarding the main gate, and Orochimaru killed him with a single glance.
Gekko Hayate was Rengao Uzuki's boyfriend.
Yamato nodded: "Good, we can depart now!"
"Wait a minute!" Uchiha Ren suddenly called out to Yamato, "There are so many women, are you going to package their poop too?"
Kurenai Renhi's face flushed red: "Ren, don't, don't say such things."
Yamato was unconcerned, "Of course. To avoid being tracked by enemies, all excretions must be packaged."
Uchiha Ren helplessly complained: "You're really like a cat, you even bury your poop."
Everyone arrived at the gate. The Daimyo's envoy had already completed his inspection Mission. This fellow smoothed the few strands of hair he had, cleared his throat: "Let's depart!"
The team exited the main gate. Sasuke turned his head to look at Konoha's main gate, then looked at Uchiha Ren, who was chatting amiably with Anko Mitarashi ahead, and without hesitation, he quickly followed.
(end of chapter)