A month passed in the blink of an eye. Under the guidance of the elders, Mei Terumi became the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure.
At the very start of her tenure, Mei abolished Yagura Karatachi's Bloody Mist policy.
For a time, the entire village of Kirigakure rejoiced.
At the very least, they no longer had to worry about being killed by their own comrades.
After abolishing the Bloody Mist policy, Mei announced that she would lead the entire Land of Water to pledge allegiance to Yuzuru Uchiha.
At first, many of the Land of Water's citizens were reluctant, and there were quite a few voices of opposition.
But as supplies from various countries poured endlessly into the Land of Water, all dissatisfaction gradually vanished.
In fact, many places even erected statues of Yuzuru Uchiha to express their reverence.
After all, compared to the past, they were now truly living days where they could eat their fill every meal.
And so, with the support of the Land of Water's people, Yuzuru and Mei held a grand wedding.
It was something he had promised her before, and naturally, he had no intention of going back on his word.
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After returning to Konoha, Yuzuru went straight to the Hokage's office.
Looking at Fugaku, who was busy with work, Yuzuru smiled and said, "Fugaku, I'm back."
A rare smile appeared on Fugaku's usually stern face. He quickly stood up, pulled Yuzuru over, and seated him in the main position.
"Yuzuru, now that the Land of Water has also submitted, the final piece of the ninja world puzzle has been taken."
"You really did it—you've become the supreme ruler of the ninja world!"
Seeing how excited Fugaku was, Yuzuru chuckled. "Fugaku, why are you so worked up?"
"How could I not be?"
"Yuzuru, in all the years the ninja world has existed, you're the first person to accomplish something like this!"
"You have no idea—everyone in the Uchiha clan is overjoyed."
The Uchiha clan valued honor above all else.
Now that Yuzuru had unified the ninja world and become its supreme ruler, every Uchiha felt immense pride.
From being despised and feared by all, to now being met with respectful bows wherever they went…
Never had the Uchiha clan been this triumphant!
After listening to Fugaku, Yuzuru smiled and shook his head, then reminded him, "Tell Shisui to keep the clan in check."
"The Uchiha crest gives them the confidence to stand tall—but it's not a license to act recklessly."
Fugaku nodded immediately. "Understood."
"Oh right, now that the ninja world is unified, shouldn't your succession ceremony be put on the agenda?"
Back when they unified the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire, Fugaku and the Third Raikage had asked Yuzuru whether to merge the two nations and jointly honor him as their ruler.
At the time, Yuzuru had decided to wait until the entire ninja world was unified.
Now that it was, the matter naturally had to be addressed.
Otherwise, if each country kept its original name and borders as before, what was the point of unification?
After thinking it over, Yuzuru said, "Go ahead and start preparing. We'll work out the details gradually."
"As for the ceremony date, we'll decide after the Everlasting Imperial Palace is completed."
Fugaku nodded. As Yuzuru was about to leave, he quickly reminded him, "Yuzuru… you might want to mentally prepare yourself before going home."
Yuzuru frowned. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Fugaku gave an awkward laugh. "News of your wedding with the Mizukage in the Land of Water has spread everywhere. Tsunade and the others… seem a bit unhappy."
Yuzuru snorted. "Rebellious, are they? Let's see how I restore order in this household!"
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"Hehe… chicken soup is served!"
Yuzuru placed the steaming bowl of chicken soup on the table, then looked at the spread of dishes and asked, "Go on, eat. Your husband personally cooked today—why isn't anyone starting?"
Kurenai glanced at him and snorted lightly. "We're not your officially wedded wives. How would we dare to pick up our chopsticks first?"
Konan chimed in, "Exactly. Someone went off to be a groom elsewhere—why didn't he bring the bride back with him?"
Karura added calmly, "Heaven forbid… If she did come back, wouldn't we have to pay our respects to her every morning and evening?"
After the three finished speaking, Tsunade suddenly slammed the table and gritted her teeth. "Yuzuru, if that woman comes back, are we supposed to call her 'big sister'?"
Sweat formed on Yuzuru's forehead. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
When he had promised Mei, he hadn't expected things to turn out like this.
Seeing his silence, Rin sighed. "There you go again—whenever you can't answer, you just stay quiet."
Bang!
Yuzuru took off his apron and slapped the table hard.
The loud noise startled Tsunade and the others.
"Yuzuru, what are you doing?!"
He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "What's one wedding? Starting today, I'll make all of you brides every single night!"
"Eh?! Don't come any closer!"
"Yuzuru, we were wrong! You—you—don't do anything rash!"
"W-wait, can we eat first?!"
"…"
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A week later, Yuzuru lay leisurely in the courtyard.
Beside him were Tsunade, Kushina, Mikoto, Konan, and the others.
One was massaging his shoulders, another pounding his legs, another fanning him, and another feeding him fruit…
With his eyes closed, Yuzuru was enjoying himself to the fullest.
Sure enough, a man still needed "strength."
With a diamond drill in hand, why fear porcelain work?
Just like that, a family crisis had been effortlessly resolved.
"Big Brother Yuzuru! Big Brother Yuzuru!"
Obito came rushing in, only to freeze in shock at the sight before him.
After a long moment, he swallowed hard. "Big Brother Yuzuru… you're even more amazing than the protagonist in my novel!"
Yuzuru raised an eyebrow. "Obito, what do you need me for?"
Obito finally snapped back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Big Brother Yuzuru, Kakashi's no longer my match now. Do you have any way to help him improve his strength?"
Yuzuru stroked his chin, then took out a sealing scroll. "This contains the Flying Thunder God Technique. Let him try training with it."
In the original story, Kakashi was able to use Kamui.
Although it was originally Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan ability, perhaps Kakashi himself had some talent in that area.
If he trained in the Flying Thunder God Technique, he might just succeed.