Chapter 4 Still Water: I Want to Be the Clan Chief! (1/1)
Two or three guests came in the afternoon, not many.
The Uchiha clan has over a thousand members, but only a few hundred are actual ninjas.
Some people are simply not talented enough to become ninjas.
Some people, however, chose not to become ninjas.
Of these hundreds, even fewer will actually go out on missions.
Some of them hold positions in the guard department and interact with ordinary civilians in Konoha. They rarely need to fight, and with less fighting, the wear and tear on their ninja tools is less.
Another group holds positions within the Uchiha clan, and similarly, they don't have many combat scenarios.
As evening approached, Alice began preparing dinner.
A delicious aroma wafted over from the direction of the kitchen.
Shiraishi couldn't help but look over.
Food is categorized into color, aroma, and taste, but just based on the aroma alone, Shiraishi could tell that Alice's cooking was probably even more delicious than handmade ramen, and by a significant margin.
Handmade ramen is already considered a very delicious dish in Konoha.
The fact that even elite Jonin like Kakashi frequents the place speaks volumes.
Not long after.
"My lord, I've finished!"
Alice's voice rang out.
As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up a plate, walked out of the kitchen, and headed towards the dining room.
Shiraishi hesitated for a moment, then stood up.
Hirako Shinji followed behind Shiraishi.
There are six dishes in total.
Placed on the dining table, it almost filled the entire table, and the aromas of various dishes mingled together, but this did not have a negative effect; on the contrary, it made people even more hungry.
The ninja cats outside smelled the aroma and all headed towards the restaurant.
"Alice, thank you for your hard work."
"No, sir, it's what I should do."
Alice puffed out her chest slightly.
Hirako Shinji's expression was indifferent, but Shiraishi could tell that the dishes on the table were also very attractive to Hirako Shinji, and he secretly swallowed his saliva several times.
"Let's eat."
Shiraishi gave the order.
One person and two cats—that's when you pick up your chopsticks.
Shiraishi picked up a slice of meat and put it in his mouth. The moment it entered his mouth, he could feel countless delicious flavors exploding on his taste buds and quickly filling his entire oral cavity.
I couldn't help but start chewing.
Even after the food in your mouth has been swallowed, the delicious taste lingers in your mouth for a long time.
"tasty!"
It was really delicious.
Whether in his past life or this one, none of the dishes Shiraishi has ever eaten can compare to the dishes Alice has made.
"It's so much tastier than handmade noodles."
"Is this cuisine from the world of gastronomy?"
"As expected of Food Wars!"
"As expected of the Nakiri family."
"It's like a game-changer."
Even though Shiraishi wasn't a gourmet, he could clearly sense that the dishes Alice made were vastly different from those in Konoha's many shops.
It is flawless in every aspect, from color and aroma to taste.
Shiraishi looked at Alice.
"Alice, the food is delicious."
Alice laughed even more happily.
"As long as the adults like it."
Soon, the entire meal was devoured in a whirlwind of activity by the one person and two cats.
There wasn't a single grain left.
This greatly disappointed the ninja cats circling the dining table below.
"Meow meow meow!"
After waiting for so long, I didn't even get a small piece of meat.
After dinner, Shiraishi returned to the lounge.
The entire ninja tool shop can be divided into six parts. One part is the shop itself; once the door is opened, you enter the shop.
The shelves were filled with samples of ninja tools, all kinds of them.
In addition to ninja tools, the ninja tool shop also sells some information.
Ninja cats aren't just limited to ninja tool shops; there are many ninja cats scattered throughout the entire ninja world. Ninja cats can also communicate with ordinary cats, thus obtaining a lot of information.
For a long time, information about the Ninja Cats was the main source of intelligence for the Uchiha clan.
However, now, because of the Uchiha clan, Konoha is somewhat wary of the ninja cats, which has led to a significant decrease in the number of stray cats in Konoha, weakening the ninja cats' intelligence capabilities.
A small door leads to a warehouse, which is filled with a large number of ninja tools.
These two are the shop's components.
The other part is the part of life.
A lounge, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and a backyard.
Several fruit trees were planted in the yard.
Shiraishi sat down in the recliner.
Previously, Shiraishi was neither disappointed nor happy about Alice's appearance, but now, his satisfaction with Alice has increased significantly.
Such cooking may not help to break the Uchiha's predicament, but at least Shiraishi's own quality of life will be greatly improved, and it may also be useful in other aspects in the future.
Humans live in this world and pursue nothing more than desires.
Power, status, strength, lust...
Food is one of them.
Right now, in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, no, in the entire Naruto world, no one's cooking skills are better than Alice's.
"Bang bang bang!"
A knock came at the door.
"who?"
"Shiraishi, it's me."
Uchiha Shisui's voice rang out from outside the door.
Shiraishi opens the door.
"Shisui, is there something you need so late?"
After Uchiha Shisui entered, he first took a big gulp of tea, and then sat down opposite Shiraishi, letting out a long sigh of relief.
"Shiraishi."
Uchiha Shisui's expression turned serious. He looked around and, after confirming that there were no problems, he made sure everything was alright.
"I have made up my mind, I want to become the clan leader."
"I hadn't thought about this direction before. I was always troubled and felt that no matter what, it would be difficult to ease the relationship between the Uchiha and the village."
"Whether you stand on the Uchiha side or on the village side, it's impossible."
"After you told me today, I thought about it carefully and examined the situation of the conservative and radical factions. I found that if I become the clan leader, it is indeed possible to prevent the civil war."
"Lord Fugaku, you have indeed not done enough."
"Insufficient ability."
"If he were capable enough, there wouldn't be two factions, the conservative faction and the radical faction, but only the Uchiha faction would exist."
"Since he lacks the ability, he is not qualified to continue as the clan leader."
"If I had become the clan leader, the Uchiha clan would definitely not be in this situation."
A slight thought crossed Bai Shi's mind.
Upon hearing Uchiha Shisui's words, Shiraishi knew that he had already changed the course of the story.
In the original storyline, Uchiha Shisui never had the idea of seizing the position of clan leader. Until the very end, he only proposed to use Kotoamatsukami to control Uchiha Fugaku.
Unfortunately, the plan was thwarted.
Now, with several years to go before the night of the clan's extermination, Uchiha Shisui has proposed to seize the position of clan leader.
Even if Uchiha Shisui becomes the clan leader, it doesn't necessarily mean he can completely ease the tension between the Uchiha and Konoha, nor does it necessarily mean he can stop the Konoha leadership from targeting the Uchiha.
But at least, it won't be worse than the night of the genocide.
"Zhishui, what are you planning to do?"
Uchiha Shisui said, "To become the clan leader, first of all, my strength must be strong enough. That's a must. I'm currently a three-tomoe elite Jonin, but I don't think that's enough."
"Secondly, we need someone to provide support."
"There are a total of nine elders in the Uchiha clan. Currently, six of them are very supportive of Lord Fugaku, while only three elders are somewhat dissatisfied with him."
"I need to find a way to get the support of at least six elders."
"Third, Lord Fugaku needs to make mistakes."
"If I don't make any mistakes, even if I get along well with the elders, and even if my strength improves a lot, it will be difficult to remove Lord Fugaku from the position of clan leader."
Shiraishi hesitated for a moment, then asked.
"Zhishui, are the elders also divided into radical and conservative factions?"
"good."
"Six elders are from the conservative faction, and three elders are from the radical faction?"
"right."
Uchiha Shisui nodded.
"However, this is not an easy thing. We need to take it slowly. Before I have a real grasp of the situation, I cannot reveal my purpose. Otherwise, I will definitely encounter obstacles."
"Before that, I could only talk to you about this kind of thing."
"There aren't many people I can trust."
Shiraishi looked out the window.
"Zhi Shui, in my opinion, things are not that complicated."
"Shiraishi, what are your thoughts?"
"The Uchiha are not a very large ninja clan, at least not in terms of numbers, so I think that support and power are not that important."
Shiraishi said, "Back then, Madara Uchiha didn't deliberately seek anyone's support, but no one in the Uchiha clan thought Madara Uchiha couldn't be the clan leader."
"In the world of ninjas, strength is the most important thing."
"I think that as long as you, Zhishui, have enough strength, then regardless of whether those people support you or not, you can be qualified to succeed as the clan leader."
"The remaining problem is to remove the current clan leader from his position."
Uchiha Shisui lowered his head and began to think.
"Absolute individual skill?"
"What you said, Shiraishi, does seem to make sense, but this is not something that can be achieved by ordinary personal strength. Back then, Uchiha Madara, to reach that level of strength, Shiraishi, do you think I can do it?"
Shiraishi shook his head.
"It doesn't need to reach the strength of Madara Uchiha back then, just be stronger than the current clan leader."
"Zhi Shui, you have a great advantage."
"Your reputation, your background, your talent are all very, very special."
"You may not realize it yourself, but if you, Shisui, were to get a little older and the original clan leader were to suddenly die, your chances of succeeding him would be very high."
When Izuna Uchiha died, Madara Uchiha left, Kagami Uchiha sacrificed himself, and Osamu Uchiha died, the Uchiha clan had not produced any outstanding talents for a long time.
Uchiha Shisui is the best performer in recent years.
While Itachi Uchiha was undoubtedly talented, he was younger than Shisui Uchiha and had little opportunity to gain fame.
Unlike Uchiha Shisui.
The name Shisui, the master of the Body Flicker Technique, has spread throughout the ninja world.
Shiraishi recalls that in the original storyline, after Uchiha Shisui's death, many people expressed their dissatisfaction with Uchiha Itachi, wondering if Itachi had betrayed Uchiha Shisui.
From this perspective, Shisui Uchiha had a strong base of support within the Uchiha clan.
Furthermore, Uchiha Shisui was a descendant of Uchiha Kagami.
Kagami Uchiha was a very special Uchiha.
Despite being a member of the Uchiha clan, he was able to become a disciple of both the First and Second Hokage.
He is a fellow disciple of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, and Torifu Akimichi.
Therefore, Uchiha Shisui was more likely to gain the approval of the common people of Konoha than other Uchiha.
"Sudden death?"
Uchiha Shisui frowned.
Shiraishi continued, "In a group of cats, it's very simple for an ordinary cat to become the King of Cats: challenge the King of Cats, defeat the King of Cats, and you will get it."
"However, things are definitely not that simple within ninja clans."
Uchiha Shisui nodded.
"This is what I said before: I only have a chance if Lord Fugaku makes a mistake."
"Sudden death… that could be considered one, but I can't do that. Shiraishi, Lord Fugaku has problems, but not enough to warrant being killed. I can't bring myself to kill him."
To strip Fugaku of his position as clan head, either he must commit a mistake or die.
Uchiha Shisui had considered both of these points.
However, at this moment, Uchiha Shisui has not been able to bring himself to kill Uchiha Fugaku.
"Shisui, I think you can start with Itachi Uchiha."
"Itachi?"
Shiraishi said, "I am not very familiar with Itachi Uchiha. I mainly know him through your description, Shisui. But I trust your judgment, Shisui. In your description, Itachi Uchiha would not value family ties more than his clan and village."
"I think Shisui, you can discuss this with Itachi Uchiha. If you want to find the mistakes made by the clan leader, Itachi Uchiha will have a much easier time than others."
Uchiha Shisui hesitated for a moment.
"But Itachi is, after all, Lord Fugaku's son."
Shiraishi's suggestion made Uchiha Shisui somewhat hesitant.
Would a son really stand against his father for the sake of his friends, agree with their opinions, or for the sake of his family?
Uchiha Shisui felt that the possibility was not very high.
Even though Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi had a good relationship, and even though Uchiha Shisui had a deep understanding of Uchiha Itachi.
So Shiraishi's words now confused Uchiha Shisui.
—Is Itachi such a person in my description?
—Did Shiraishi misjudge my description, or did I genuinely believe Itachi was that kind of person, and describe Itachi as such without realizing it myself?
Shiraishi's assessment of Itachi Uchiha was certainly not based on Shisui Uchiha's description.
It would be an exaggeration to think that you can determine what someone you barely know is like just by listening to their description.
Shiraishi's assessment of Itachi Uchiha was based on the original storyline.
For the sake of the village, Itachi Uchiha massacred the entire Uchiha clan, including Fugaku Uchiha.
Therefore, what does the identity of a mere father mean to Itachi Uchiha after Shisui Uchiha brought up the "righteousness of the village" and the "Will of Fire"?
(End of this chapter)