"You... they still have to handle the Police Force's affairs and can't leave!" Uchiha Fugaku glared at Genya, his eyes nearly blazing with anger. He spoke the next words through gritted teeth.
Attack on Cloud Hidden!
To accomplish that, they needed Jonin. Among his subordinates, he only had two who could reach that level, but both were loyal to him. Unless absolutely necessary, he couldn't send them out.
"Don't worry, clan leader. I can send someone to patrol for you!" Genya blinked his innocent eyes, speaking earnestly.
"Clan leader, since it's not very dangerous, why not give others a chance? Our merchant association has enough money for now, so we don't need to take on missions!" Uchiha Kinya added at that moment, sounding like a newly rich person.
Genya and his father played along, showing no intention of sending anyone out.
Uchiha Shisui looked at the younger Genya, noticing a hint of worry in his innocent eyes.
Genya was still young, but he lacked the spirit of contributing to the clan. It seemed that after this mission, he would need to have a talk with this kid. For the future of the Uchiha clan, those in charge of the merchant association had to follow the Uchiha's will.
Everything was for the revival of the Uchiha.
"Do you all think the same way?" Fugaku was furious and directly bypassed Genya to question Uchiha Shin and the others.
Uchiha Shin smiled wryly and shook his head. "We'll listen to Genya-kun. Clan leader, we really aren't short on money right now!"
They were living comfortably now, and the task of escorting goods wasn't very dangerous. They had enough money and were enjoying their current lifestyle, unwilling to risk their lives for the village.
"Fine, fine, you better not regret it!" Uchiha Fugaku truly felt helpless against Uchiha Kinya.
If someone wanted to take on a mission, he could blame Kinya for not allowing them to go. But now, no one wanted to carry out the village's mission, so he had no reason to criticize Kinya.
After saying this, Uchiha Fugaku turned and stormed off with Uchiha Shisui, not pausing for long.
As for letting the merchant association's Police Force patrol his management area, he'd better not. If he gave up control over the remaining areas, he would have no influence in the Police Force in the future.
He even had reason to suspect that Genya was eyeing his remaining Police Force area.
"Genya-kun, are we really not going to help? It's just a simple mission!" Uchiha Shin looked at Uchiha Fugaku's retreating figure, feeling that taking on a mission, especially for the clan, was worthwhile.
"Uncle Shin, do you think this mission will be easy?" Genya asked, feeling a bit frustrated. The Uchiha clan had been gifted with a powerful Kekkei Genkai, but their thinking seemed a bit off.
Can't they foresee the dangers of this mission?
Uchiha Shin looked confused. "Dangers?"
"I don't know how many of Uchiha's elite ninjas will come back!" Genya sighed.
Uchiha Shin grew anxious. "Should I talk to the clan leader and ask him to stop the mission?"
No matter if Genya was right or not, the Uchiha were already few in number, and there weren't many elite jōnin. He didn't want to see his clan members die.
"Uncle Shin, if you can persuade the clan leader, will he come to our Merchant Association?" Genya smiled and shook his head.
"Even if you try to stop them, they might think you want to disrupt the harmony between the village and the clan. Everything is fate, and it's their own choice; fortunes and disasters are intertwined!"
Genya understood the situation well. The likes of Fugaku were only thinking about how to restore relations with the village and revitalize their clan!
Unfortunately, they had chosen the wrong path from the start. The relationship between the village and the Uchiha could never be restored under Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Resources in the village were limited. If the Uchiha grew stronger, other clans would be affected, especially the Konoha F4 clans without special Kekkei Genkai: the Sarutobi, Shimura, Mitokado, and Utatane.
After dealing with this matter, Genya went to his room with his father.
The father and son talked for a long time. It was only when Hikari brought Toshi that he left.
Hyuga Clan
Genya took Toshi to Neji Hyuga's house, where Neji had been waiting since early morning.
Once they entered the house, they saw a doctor using medical ninjutsu to treat Neji's mother.
Genya planned to let Toshi wait a bit until the doctor finished treating her.
"Mitokado Meiran, stop!" Toshi shouted as soon as he entered. He rushed forward and pulled the ninja away from Neji's mother, glaring at him. "I told you before that your Yang Shield isn't pure and isn't suitable for using the Palm Healing Technique. It could destroy the patient's vital energy, yet you dare to use it!"
Mitokado Meiran flashed a look of resentment, but he didn't dare to react in front of Toshi and could only hesitate. "I..."
"Go to the hospital tomorrow and resign!" Toshi shot a cold glance at Mitokado Meiran and hurriedly went to check Neji's mother's condition.
Neji's mother's injury was already serious, and it had worsened over the past few days of treatment.
"How is my mother?" Neji asked, feeling anxious when he heard that his mother's condition had worsened because of that doctor's treatment.
As he looked at Mitokado Meiran, who was leaving, a hint of killing intent flashed in his Byakugan. If given the chance, Mitokado Meiran would die!
"She's fine; I can treat her," Toshi said, frowning but quickly getting to work while Hikari assisted from behind.
Genya and Hyuga Neji were sitting nearby, quietly waiting.
Bang!
At that moment, the sound of a door breaking open echoed, followed by several angry shouts from outside.
"Hyuga Neji, come out here!" The voice was filled with rage. "I went to get a doctor for you myself, and you don't believe me! You even chased away my doctor!"
It was Hyuga Hirohiko!
Hearing this, Neji clenched his fists. It was his fault that his mother's condition worsened because of the doctor he brought.
"I'm going out for a bit!" Neji said to Genya before heading outside.
Genya didn't move. This was a matter of the Hyuga clan, and as a Uchiha, he shouldn't interfere unless absolutely necessary.
So, he stayed inside, quietly drinking tea.
As a member of the Hyuga clan, Neji needed to learn to handle some clan matters.
He listened carefully, keeping an ear on the situation outside.
However, after just two sips of tea, he heard Neji's agonized cries and another person shouting angrily, "How dare you be so disrespectful as a branch clan member? I will punish you today!"
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