After Kushina explained repeatedly, and considering she made significant progress last night, she was finally granted permission once Anbu reported to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Then, Uchiha Yoichi glanced at Madam Mikota, and upon feeling his gaze, Mikota suddenly remembered the events from the dream she had that day. A hint of redness appeared on her fair face, and her gaze involuntarily avoided him as she said, "I'm here to report the previous matters, there are quite a few things accumulated that I need to report to Mr. Yoichi."
"Come in then, just as I have some arrangements to make before I leave, let's discuss everything at once later."
Uchiha Yoichi said, then walked into the house.
Uzumaki Kushina intended to follow as the host had invited her; going inside as a guest would be fine. However, after taking a couple of steps, she realized someone was missing by her side and turned back to look.
"Mikota, what's wrong?"
"...Nothing."
Mikota came back to her senses and then stepped inside as well.
It was Kushina's first time visiting Uchiha Yoichi's home, which was well-decorated. Initially, they moved here because the previous residence was too small, so the only feature here is its spaciousness.
Usually, ten people living here wouldn't be an issue, but now it's just Uchiha Yoichi and Uzumaki Minami.
Upon entering, Kushina looked around, thinking that when she gets married, she will also make her house bigger.
After seating the two in the living room, Uchiha Yoichi went to pour two cups of tea, placed them on the table, and then asked, "You both have matters to discuss, shall we let Kushina go first...."
"Let Mikota go first, I'm not in a hurry, and the matter I have to discuss is also somewhat...."
Kushina trailed off, as regarding the Nine-tailed, she wasn't allowed to disclose much due to regulations, and her status as a Jinchuriki in the village is highly confidential.
"You may have to wait a while then, Madam Mikota is reporting matters related to the clan's finances and upcoming plans, which may take a long time...."
Uchiha Yoichi reminded, if he had to choose, he would certainly prefer to hear Madam Mikota's report last, when no one is disturbing.
However, Kushina seemed not to understand and shook her head, saying, "It's okay, I have a lot of free time every day, usually idle without much to do."
"Then, let me go first...."
Mikota said, always recalling the previous dream when facing Uchiha Yoichi, and the embarrassment constantly made her want to escape from here.
"Let's go to another room, just as I need to arrange some new tasks for you; Kushina, if you're hungry, feel free to take anything from the fridge."
Uchiha Yoichi said after getting up, then walked upstairs.
Mikota hesitated for a moment, but still stood up and followed.
After they left, Kushina muttered, "I'm not a foodie..." After saying that, she sat on the sofa for a while but couldn't resist getting up and walking to the fridge, not because she was hungry, just wanting to look around because she felt restless.
Uchiha Yoichi brought Mikota to a simple room on the second floor, where there was almost nothing except a table in the middle and tatami. Opening the opaque window, they could see the courtyard scenery, but Uchiha Yoichi didn't move it.
"Madam Mikota, how many things have accumulated lately?"
After sitting down, Uchiha Yoichi asked about the main business, and upon hearing, Mikota continuously pulled out documents from her bag.
"These need Mr. Yoichi's review, these you need to handle, and there's also this....."
Mikota handed the documents, categorized and compared, to Uchiha Yoichi, allowing him to have a clear understanding of the urgency and importance of each matter.
The assistance was well done, evidently of a qualified standard.
Looking over each one, Uchiha Yoichi noted the profits from the pharmaceutical factory and the upcoming expansion, which didn't require excessive attention, just steady development unless there were threats from ninjas or imitators appearing.
Then Uchiha Yoichi would use force to remind them of the rankings in the Ninja World.
The ninja game was also running smoothly, the Patriot strategy worked well, revenues were increasing every week.
Military weapons were the same old story, increasingly difficult to purchase from outside, essentially monopolized by the Five Great Countries.
However, there was a new venture, Magic Goat.
A year had passed, and the breeding of Magic Goat had expanded long ago. Uchiha Yoichi tasted one at Elder Kenji's house; the taste and effect were unchanged for those born in the Ninja World, ready for internal supply or external sale.
The last was clan members' needs, and Madam Mikota had made a good summary.
"Madam Mikota, you've done a great job, asking you to be a housewife was indeed a waste of talent."
Uchiha Yoichi praised, then tackled the matters handed over by Madam Mikota.
The others were easy, Toshiki and Tokugawa both also had business development ideas, so Uchiha Yoichi didn't need to worry excessively, just trust the clan members.
Concerning clan members' needs, Uchiha Yoichi had an idea too; he planned to have Mikota go and purchase a piece of land on the edge near the clan territory and build a market and other entertainment facilities.
Konoha had a permanent population of seventy to eighty thousand and would be his village in the future, with increasing population, getting the development done early was no problem.
Moreover, Uchiha Yoichi just needed to mention it, the rest would be managed by Madam Mikota running around, with other clan members coordinating to complete.
After Uchiha Yoichi finished speaking, Mikota also noted everything down almost completely and nodded saying, "Mr. Yoichi, I've memorized everything, is there anything else?"
Uchiha Yoichi shook his head and said, "That's all for now, these matters will keep you busy, and for others, we'll discuss after I return from the battlefield."
"Then...."
Mikota suddenly thought of an image and glanced over there, lowering her head slightly in redness.
The previous dream not only brought her embarrassment but there was also one thing she cared about, that last time she squeezed so hard, would it have caused an issue? She also remembered Mr. Yoichi was going to see a doctor....
Was there any result?
"Madam Mikota, is there anything wrong?"
Uchiha Yoichi looked at Mikota and said, even though today she was not wearing a tight lady's suit that highlighted her figure, her homewear still showcased Madam Mikota's gentle and graceful demeanor.
"It's just, last time.... I accidentally squeezed...., is it better now?"
After saying this with intense embarrassment, Mikota almost buried her head down.
Turns out this is what she was concerned about!
Uchiha Yoichi couldn't help but smile slightly, then masked it with a face like an actor, replacing it with a helpless expression mixed with a hint of pain.
"I'm not sure, the doctor told me to test it, but I'm going to the battlefield soon, and I haven't gotten married yet, maybe in the future....."
Upon hearing this, Mikota slightly covered her mouth, she didn't expect the dream to become real, wasn't her good intentions inadvertently harmful last time.
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"Why is it taking so long? I really should have spoken first, why choose to be the last one to speak? If I had spoken early, I'd probably be home by now...."
Kushina placed the empty pudding cup down and then sighed, saying, "Even if I go home, I'll be alone, it's really boring....."
After saying that, she glanced upstairs, the prolonged wait nearly depleted her patience, raising a desire to go up and take a look.
"Perhaps I should go up and remind them?"
Despite phrasing it as a question, Kushina already slowly headed toward the stairs, but was stepping on tiptoe, curious why she did so, even Kushina herself wasn't sure.