"Oh, Kazuki, do you know? Your Uchiha clan is too much."
Kushina thought of something and began complaining to Kazuki.
"Oh?"
Kazuki crossed his arms, a hint of displeasure appearing between his brows.
As expected, the Uchiha clan was uncontrollable. Were those guys taking advantage of his absence from Konoha to bully Kushina, with whom he had a good relationship?
"Didn't I go shopping with Mikoto earlier? The moment I entered the Uchiha compound, I could feel someone monitoring me. Then I saw a shop selling sweet cakes, and they looked very intriguing, so I asked them to cut a small piece." Kushina gestured, indicating a piece about the size of a loaf of bread.
"Do you know? I just asked them to cut a small piece, and they dared to charge me over 50,000 ryo."
"I said I didn't want it, but they forcibly held me, refusing to let me leave, saying it had already been cut and I couldn't leave without buying it."
"If I didn't buy it, they would even have the Konoha Military Police Force arrest me."
"It's not that I couldn't afford it, but wasn't that forced buying and selling? In the end, Mikoto found out about it and took me away."
Towards the end, Kushina was filled with indignation. She had gone to shop with Mikoto, only to encounter this incident.
Kazuki felt a wave of awkwardness upon hearing this. This matter wasn't directed at Kazuki or Kushina personally, it was how they treated all outsiders.
The Konoha Military Police Force, a department that initially held the most real power, could have been used by the Uchiha clan to win over the people's hearts if utilized well.
But the Uchiha refused. They believed their territory was theirs to control. This wasn't just true for the commercial streets within the Uchiha compound, the entire Konoha was run this way by the Uchiha clan.
The Uchiha clan had the best location, even better than the Senju clan's location back then. After all, this piece of land in Konoha was donated by Madara and was considered the Uchiha clan's territory.
Despite that, eventually, no outsiders came to shop in the Uchiha area. Instead, they preferred other commercial streets.
Thinking about the future relocation of the Uchiha clan's compound, Kazuki felt sorrow for the Uchiha clan. This land was where the Uchiha clan had lived for over a thousand years, yet the village demanded they relocate, and they had to comply.
Indeed, Fugaku is a scoundrel. It would be strange if the Uchiha clan weren't destroyed in his hands. Everyone says Itachi is the culprit, but Fugaku is no less to blame.
Thinking of this, Kazuki's killing intent was set. If he ever had the chance, he would definitely eliminate Fugaku.
"Is that so? I thought it was because of your relationship with me that you were given a hard time." Kazuki pursed his lips.
"However, the sweet cake issue does need to be resolved. In the future, opening up the Uchiha clan's compound to outside consumers is a necessary step."
He really wanted to scold Ryoma and the others. Ryoma's father, Ryoma, Fugaku, and the future Itachi, these four individuals seemed to be specifically targeting the Uchiha clan. It was as if they wouldn't rest until the Uchiha clan was destroyed.
During their time as Uchiha clan head, their decisions seemed to only get worse, never better.
He wondered how they even became Uchiha clan head. Madara did better than these guys.
"You want to open up the Uchiha commercial street?" Kushina's eyes lit up.
In terms of location, the Uchiha commercial street was definitely better, but it was too awful. Unless an Uchiha guided you, you would constantly be scammed and cheated.
The items they sold to the Uchiha were very reasonably priced, but the prices for outsiders were doubled. Some items were even sold at exorbitant prices.
However, speaking of which, the quality of weapons from the Uchiha clan was also excellent, even among the best in the Ninja World. If the Uchiha clan were willing to become arms dealers, they would definitely gain more recognition.
"Yes, I have that idea, but it's still a bit early." Kazuki pursed his lips.
"The Uchiha clan, you know, respects the strong. Just give them a good beating. If one beating isn't enough, then two. If two aren't enough, then three."
Kushina opened her mouth. For some reason, she was actually looking forward to seeing this scene.
Initially, the Uchiha clan members Kushina met were Mikoto and Kazuki. Before that, she had even seen Kagami, who sacrificed himself to protect her.
Kushina had thought all Uchiha clan members were good people.
Later, she met other Uchiha, and she realized that not every Uchiha was like Kazuki and his companions. It was difficult to get close to the Uchiha clan.
Kazuki sighed lightly. The Uchiha's problems were not small. He just hoped they wouldn't cause him a headache. Otherwise, his Sharingan wouldn't be for nothing.
After bidding farewell to Mito and Kushina, Kazuki returned to the Uchiha clan's compound. Along the way, he clearly felt the pain of being famous.
In the past, Kazuki, while somewhat renowned, was only regarded as a genius of the Uchiha clan. But now it was different. Kazuki was already Konoha's strongest, Konoha's hero. Hiruzen had publicized his deeds, which led to him being revered by countless people.
Evidently, this was Hiruzen's process of building momentum for him. During this time, some people might want to speak ill of Kazuki, saying he wasn't a good person, and why, despite having absolute strength, he didn't resolve the Kirigakure battlefield sooner?
He clearly wanted to gain more benefits for himself and wanted to see everyone constantly die.
However, such public opinion did not cause too many ripples, as Hiruzen was now on Kazuki's side.
The Sarutobi Clan, the Ino–Shika–Chō, and the Utatane clan, these individuals held significant influence in Konoha.
Most surprisingly, this time, the Hyuga clan, who had always been at odds with the Uchiha clan, also got involved, all starting to build momentum for Kazuki. Clearly, this had a great connection with Rinka.
After all, Rinka was the Hyuga clan's main family's eldest daughter and held significant influence within the clan.
It was also related to Kazuki being at odds with Ryoma and his group.
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