Why did Shen Uchiha bring up planting trees? Naturally, there must be a deep meaning behind it.
Though it was nighttime, thanks to his powerful vision, Shen Uchiha immediately recognized this man as a commoner ninja.
Anyone who doesn't rest properly before dawn and instead cuts trees in the forest outside Konoha can definitely be ruled out as belonging to any clan — even the smallest clans have practice fields within their compounds.
Unless this person had been ostracized, why on earth would he choose to train in kenjutsu outdoors rather than stay home where it's comfortable?
Judging by the man's age and sword skills, there was absolutely no way he could have been someone rejected by his family.
Was he once respected and now forgotten — today's glory, tomorrow's past?
In this ninja world where strength determines everything, if one truly were ostracized, they'd likely be dealt with decisively within days.
Combined with the man's outfit bearing no clan crest (family symbol), after eliminating all unreasonable explanations, Shen Uchiha could only conclude that this man must be a commoner ninja.
Commoners mean they lack backing from a powerful clan — exactly the kind of person Shen Uchiha currently needed.
Thus, noticing numerous slash marks in the forest and the massive tree that had just been split in half, Shen Uchiha began forming a plan in his mind.
"Uncle, do you know that every flower and blade of grass has life? Flowers have mother flowers, grasses have mother grasses. Tell me, does this tree have a mother too?"
The man was instantly stunned speechless upon hearing this; how did the conversation suddenly turn into a deep talk about life itself?!
Inside his heart, he quietly admitted: Shen Uchiha really is terrifying — I've wasted over thirty years living uselessly.
Seeing the man's expression, Shen Uchiha naturally wouldn't let him off easy:
"You cut down this tree, its mother will feel sad, its children will too. Uncle's actions are simply outrageous — a disgrace to Konoha's young generation!"
"Boom!"
These words hit him like a thunderclap, blowing his mind completely.
Before he could recover, Shen Uchiha once again delivered heavy truthful damage:
"If it was just you, uncle, cutting trees alone, it wouldn't matter much. But what if villagers start copying what you're doing? By next year at this time, this entire forest might disappear!"
"Bang"
After listening, the man's inner defenses completely collapsed. He started regretting why on earth he chose to come here tonight for kenjutsu training.
However, would Konoha's king of chaos let him off with just regret? The answer was no — he must make the other party clearly understand their mistake.
"Uncle, aren't you feeling regretful now? Regretful about meeting me tonight?" Shen Uchiha directly exposed the other's inner thoughts.
Then he stepped forward, staring intensely at the man with his sharp eagle-like eyes:
"Uncle, you're despicable! Even if you didn't meet me today, you'd surely meet some other outstanding youth from Konoha tomorrow. Don't harbor any psychology!Heaven watches everything you do — every action has consequences!"
"Klang!"
The man loosened his grip and dropped his wooden sword to the ground, his face still showing traces of guilt.
Shen saw the situation and immediately played his trump card: "If your actions cause the younger generation of Konoha to lose their respect for life, you'll be remembered as the greatest villain in shinobi world history!"
With a "crack," the man's psychological defenses completely shattered from these words.
Suddenly, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to his knees.
"I was only practicing kenjutsu," he stuttered.
Noticing the man's anguish, Shen knew it was time to end the act: "Uncle, don't you want to make amends properly?"
"Amends?" The man raised his head slightly with a tempting smile, prompting him involuntarily to ask: "What kind of compensation could I possibly offer?"
"That would be making up for your misdeeds! You must shoulder the responsibility of guiding the youth, so they don't follow the dark path you once walked!" Finally, Shen revealed his true intention.
"I agree!" Without hesitation, the man blurted out immediately.
"What should I call you, Uncle?" As Shen spoke, he pulled out a brand new document and started writing rapidly.
Still reeling from the mental blows, the man replied, "My name is Sasaki Musashi."
"Alright, please sign this for me—we'll need two copies."
"Okay."
Musashi took the documents and pen Shen offered, then lowered his head to sign his name.
Unfortunately, within those few brief seconds, he missed the grin stretching almost from ear to ear on Shen's face.
"Great, I've finished signing already."
"Just give one copy to me, Uncle Musashi."
Shen accepted the document and announced mysteriously: "Congratulations, Sasaki Musashi! You've officially become a legitimate employee of Uchiha Corporation Limited!"
"Legitimate?" It was the first time Musashi had heard this particular term.
"It means if someone offends you without justification, the company will step in to help seek justice for you."
Then, Shen described various underhanded tactics commonly used by big companies, leaving Musashi completely shocked beyond belief.
*Author's Note: If you're curious, just Google it like any modern reader would!*
"Now then, Uncle Musashi, please report to the company this afternoon tomorrow. Not today. I'll be going first."
Leaving Musashi lost in thought, Shen went straight home. He figured if he didn't get back to sleep soon, he might actually end up cultivating immortality techniques with Snake Uncle.
More than half an hour later, Musashi finally twisted his stiff neck after remaining motionless all that time.
As he picked up his wooden sword intending to rest, something dawned on him: "Wait a minute! Where did those flowers and grass come from? And what about this tree?"
"Clang"
The wooden sword fell to the ground again, with a few rays of light shining upon it.
"Has daylight arrived already?" Musashi stared blankly at the rising sun.
In the next second, he quickly picked up the document and began examining it carefully.
"So I've truly become the chief coach at the Uchiha Kendo Academy?"
The moment he saw the salary section, rows of zeros staring back at him left him completely stunned.
"Can they really value me at a hundred million gold coins a year?"
Thirty-three-year-old Sasaki Musashi had never realized his own value could be so shockingly high.
"Tips and profit-sharing too?!"
He stared at the long list of benefits at the bottom, then smacked himself across the face.
"This humble one's face still hurts — so this must not be genjutsu."
As a common civilian ninja in Konoha, Musashi could scarcely imagine how immense a sum one hundred million ryo really was. In those days, just several ten thousands of ryo were enough to let someone feast heartily at Uchiha Hotpot. At this salary, working for merely one or two years alone would elevate him to middle-class status within Konoha.
Though he truly had talent in kenjutsu, that was the only area where he excelled — as for ninjutsu, he was utterly clueless.
"I didn't give him enough credit," Musashi muttered under his breath. "So this 'Konoha Troublemaker' is actually someone of such caliber." With these words, he turned and walked out of the forest.
It seemed like he had already imagined some rather significant conclusions.
Without question, he had interpreted the actions of the Konoha Troublemaker as a strategy by the Uchiha clan to recruit common ninja. Especially considering how the Konoha Daily persistently publicized the other party's numerous misdeeds.
Sasaki Musashi immediately concluded: Shen Uchiha must have been hiding his real skills since childhood!
Danzo grumbled, "Every word I've ever written in the paper is strictly factual — not a single lie among them!"
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