"Would you like to train with me?"
Uchiha Itachi looked at the two boys his mother brought. One was expressionless, seemingly devoid of emotions, while the other gave him a shy smile.
Moreover, both of them were younger than him.
"Yes, Itachi, these two are Shiro and Kimimaro, students brought back by Mr. Yoichi. They will be living with us from now on, and they're both younger than you."
Mikota spoke gently to Itachi. They lived quite close, and teaching one is the same as teaching three. For the clansmen who were here to teach Itachi the basics of being a ninja, it was not an issue.
"You can treat them like family, they are your brothers after all."
"Brothers...."
Uchiha Itachi felt a peculiar sensation upon hearing this. He then nodded to Mikota, saying, "I understand, mother."
Subsequently, Uchiha Itachi said to Shiro and Kimimaro, "Shiro, Kimimaro, come with me. The clan teacher hasn't arrived yet, so I'll show you around in the meantime."
Kimimaro nodded, then remembered what Teacher Yoichi had taught him, that he should express gratitude at times like this. So he awkwardly said, "Thank you..."
Shiro, on the other hand, was quite polite. Likely due to his mother's guidance since childhood, he was quite attuned to observing others' feelings, so he smiled at Uchiha Itachi and said, "Thank you, Itachi-nii."
After the three entered the house, Uchiha Yoichi appeared behind Mikota, embraced her waist, and pulled her into his arms, immediately feeling a familiar softness.
Mikota blushed slightly and gently pushed away, saying, "Mr. Yoichi, Itachi might come out in a minute..."
"You're my wife, what are you afraid of?"
Uchiha Yoichi said, then thought of a suggestion and asked, "Mikota, why not let Shiro and Kimimaro stay with Itachi, and you come live with me? Itachi is four years old now, and there are servants to clean and cook, so there's no need to worry about other matters. It could also help him build connections with peers..."
"The main thing is that it's very close, just a few dozen meters away."
Upon hearing these words, Mikota felt tempted. Seeing Minami's belly grow larger every day with pregnancy made her envious.
But envy aside, only when Mr. Yoichi came to her secretly at night could she embrace lively seeds; yet despite this, she still hadn't conceived.
Now that Uzumaki Minami's belly wasn't suitable for such activities anymore, if she were to go, wouldn't Mr. Yoichi be able to accompany her every day?
"I, I have to talk to Itachi..."
Mikota had already agreed in her heart, but she still needed to convince Itachi; however, considering the short distance, she would only go to accompany Mr. Yoichi at night and still stay with Itachi during the day to train. Her son should agree, right?
Uchiha Yoichi leaned close to Mikota's fair earlobe and whispered, "Mikota, tonight I want to see you wear that cheongsam from last time...."
"Stop it, Mr. Yoichi~"
Mikomota blushed slightly as she squeezed her plump and rounded thighs together. That cheongsam from last time was a bit tight, but... if Mr. Yoichi liked it, she planned to look for it again when she returned.
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Now, Uchiha Yoichi made an immovable Wood Clone every day to report to the Hokage Building, assisting Hatake Sakumo in managing village affairs.
Mainly task assignment; D-Class and C-Class tasks do not involve ninjas, and the task team can handle them independently, but for B-Class to S-Class tasks, they are almost always assigned by the Hokage.
Currently, Hatake Sakumo had delegated half of his power to Uchiha Yoichi, allowing him to experience the authority of the Hokage in advance.
However, even if Uchiha Yoichi became Hokage, he wouldn't pin himself down to the Hokage office desk like this.
In the world of ordinary people, one must firmly grasp power; however, in the realm of ninjas, beings beyond ordinary, as long as one's strength is not surpassed by others, the power remains in their hands.
This did slightly increase Uchiha Yoichi's fatigue, but he recovered quickly with no harm done.
Apart from sending his Wood Clone to the Hokage Building and guiding Yugito's training, Uchiha Yoichi researched the ninja world version of elixirs in the underground alchemy room.
The improvement steps for Soldier Pills were already documented in detail, including the specific medicinal materials, fire temperature, roasting time to the second—every step was clear.
Next, as long as medicinal materials were collected and production coordinated, the Uchiha clan could manufacture these Soldier Pills; considering their effects and costs, they would yield at least three times the profit.
In recent days, Uchiha Yoichi had Mikota use Uchiha's influence to purchase over a thousand types of medicinal materials, each in considerable quantity, allowing Uchiha Yoichi ample room for experimentation.
Moreover, some medicinal materials in the ninja world were identical to those in the Doupo World, both in name and efficacy; items like coptis and deer antler, only lacking advanced materials and demon cores.
Uchiha Yoichi carefully tasted each medicinal material and recorded the effects of the herbs anew.
After several dozen days and over a hundred attempts, Uchiha Yoichi finally developed two more kinds of ninja world versions of elixirs.
Power Storage Pill, Recovery Pill, and Bone Regeneration Pill!
The first could increase strength, after having Yugito take it as a trial, her strength doubled instantly, and with the addition of Chakra, the increase was even more impressive, yielding remarkable effects for Taijutsu Ninjas.
The Recovery Pill and Bone Regeneration Pill also provided excellent healing effects. Taking these two elixirs together was comparable to a Medical Ninja using Mystical Palm Jutsu for ten minutes on an injured person.
Most importantly, these elixirs were relatively simple, requiring medicinal materials with short cultivation periods, typically not exceeding three years, making them suitable for mass production in big factories.