It was near evening when Swain, after soothing Nine Tails, got up to go to Uchiha Fugaku's house.
The evening's red glow was beautiful, like a young girl's blush, charming and fragrant.
"Oh, a flower shop... no wonder."
Bang!
"Ouch! Sorry, uncle, but you're so hard! It hurts..."
Swain didn't expect to be ambushed by a little kid. The yellow hair was pretty, the face delicate, holding a bunch of flowers he didn't recognize. Very cute.
"Ah! I remember, you're Inoichi's kid, right? Ino? You've grown so much. Why are you running so fast?"
Yamanaka Ino rubbed her face where she bumped it, gave a quick bow, "Hello uncle, but I really have to go. Dad's at home. Goodbye, uncle."
Swain shook his head with a smile, "That kid, she's nothing like Inoichi. Must take after her mother."
A noble and elegant woman came out of the flower shop, holding a watering can, and complained to Swain, "Swain, you can't say things like that. Daughters never look like their mothers, they look like their fathers."
Yamanaka Inoichi came out from inside upon hearing this, smiling helplessly, "I'm still here, Rino. Don't talk bad about people at any time."
Inoichi is modest, Rino is elegant, and the rash Ino really doesn't know who she takes after.
Maybe two negatives make a positive?
"Swain, long time no see! Is there another enemy this time? No, we just fought them off last night. So some other ninja village is causing trouble, big conspiracy? Wait for me, I'll change and go to headquarters with you."
His acquaintance with Yamanaka Inoichi was during a battle with Iwagakure Ninja. Relying on Swain's overview and Inoichi's intelligence transfer, they fought a good battle. It was also in this battle that Swain was called the Black Demon by the enemy. Meeting this enemy became a reward for survival.
Inoichi is also a big admirer of him.
Swain quickly waved his hand, stopping Inoichi, "You always think too much. Maybe it's because I don't come out enough. It's nothing big, just going to Fugaku's house for dinner. Thought I'd stroll around Konoha, passed by here, and got to know Ino."
Yamanaka Rino chuckled, showing her elegant noblewoman style, "Did you hear that? Swain is talking about you."
Yamanaka Inoichi's face turned red, and he huffed softly, "Then Ino doesn't look like me either."
Swain looked at the setting sun and said goodbye to Inoichi, "I'm leaving. I'll be late if I wait longer."
Then he grew a pair of black wings and flew into the sky. As for why?
He couldn't find the way!
Yamanaka Inoichi watched Uchiha Swain flying away, his eyes lost in memories. Back then, he was a national idol who steadily surpassed White Fang and the Sannin.
Too bad he's a Uchiha. Otherwise, the Yamanaka clan would definitely support him as Hokage.
Standing high and seeing far, this saying is especially true. Once Swain flew up, he immediately found the way to Fugaku's house.
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
A few minutes later, he arrived at his destination.
Shisui and Itachi were standing at the door waiting for him. They both called out, "Uncle Swain."
Then they followed behind Swain and entered the house together.
After so long, Swain still couldn't get used to Japanese food, but luckily he didn't feel hunger. He didn't care if he ate his fill or not.
Mikoto's cooking was pretty good.
Japanese dinners are usually plentiful and well-balanced.
Shrimp tempura, pan-fried saury, grilled salmon, tomato salad, and miso soup.
Today, Fugaku's house was busier than usual, with Swain and Shisui. When dinner started, Sasuke's eyes never left Shisui. Itachi and Shisui were going to sit next to Swain, but Sasuke sat right between them, making Itachi laugh and cry.
Swain sat across from Fugaku.
You could see that Fugaku's expression was complicated. Mikoto poured a cup of sake for the two of them.
After a few rounds of wine and a few bites of food, Uchiha Fugaku finally spoke, "Swain, the clan really..."
Swain knew what he was going to say and raised his hand to interrupt, "No need. What were you doing before? The Senju disbanded already. Just leave it like this. The strength I'm giving you at the end of the month isn't for rebellion, understand?
If you don't want to stay in Konoha anymore, settle down in the sanctuary. Help me watch the crows."
Fugaku wanted to say something, but Swain summoned a crow, which flew onto Fugaku's shoulder. Swain said, "If you don't know what to do, ask the crow. Start with the Uchiha, then the entire Konoha.
My crows can all communicate with each other. As long as you remember a crow's characteristics and number, you can contact it no matter how far away you are."
"After Konoha has them, sell them throughout the ninja world. In the future, the Uchiha clan will specialize in managing them.
After they're all over the ninja world, you can make a fortune selling information. That's enough to build another country. Why keep clinging to Konoha?"
Swain's words opened Fugaku's mind in an instant. These political people aren't stupid, they just didn't have enough strength and the determination to go all in.
Now Swain has the strength, becoming an umbrella protecting the Uchiha clan, and has already planned everything in advance. What are they waiting for? Let's do it.
"What you're saying is true?"
Swain curled his lips, "Of course it's true. Once my right eye's Senjutsu Chakra is full and the sanctuary's Chakra is successfully gathered, my sight will cover the entire ninja world. Then you can contact anyone you want."
This plan is big. Before the age of information transfer, war opportunities are most important. Knowing yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle. This is not empty talk.
Even if ninjas from other countries don't want to use Swain's crows, maybe by then, Swain's crows will be all over the ninja world. Then it won't matter if you want to or not.
This rich but not greasy dinner ended with the two of them saying goodbye.
Swain still had to continue designing the sanctuary according to his plans.
A beach, a big lake, a tree mountain, a stone mountain, a volcano, a cave, and a cat cafe...
It seems like something strange snuck in.
"This project is a bit big... I still have to set up a barrier first, then catch the tailed beasts and let them do it themselves. Should I wait for the Akatsuki organization to catch them and then rob them? Forget it, I might not be able to beat the Gedo Statue with seven tailed beasts..."
He called Orochimaru a few times in secret. After draining Orochimaru, he set up an eight trigrams seal and Nine Tails Chakra, encircling an area the size of Konoha, right behind Konoha.
Konoha is very big. You can look at the illustrations in the manga to see how big it is. Although it's a village, it doesn't affect its area.
Early morning at the end of the month.
All the Uchiha clan members, from those who can't move to those who can, gathered in front of Swain's Rem Lake.
Too lazy to count how many people there were, he released the Gluttonous Crow swarm, one crow for each Uchiha.
It must be said that the Uchiha have very high looks. Swain's voice wasn't loud, but everyone could hear him clearly, "Uchiha guards, step forward and stand in front!"
Led by a man with the same hairstyle as Madara, a total of one hundred and thirty-two people stepped forward.
Swain frowned. That's not enough people. "Any young Jonin or Chunin, step forward. You can join the guards too."
More than three hundred people walked out, finally making up more than five hundred.
The rest were the elderly, children, and housewives.
Uchiha Swain glared with his left eye, Kaleidoscope Sharigan boost!
The crows of these Uchiha clan members all turned into Six Eyes crows.
Then he had them number the crows, but limited it to eight digits.
Some careful Uchiha even took out notebooks to write down the numbers of their friends.
This matter had already spread throughout the family meeting. As long as you say a number to the crow, you can contact each other. How great is that?
This is the pride of the Uchiha!
Swain continued, "From today on, you five hundred people must continuously patrol Konoha for eight hours from nine in the morning to five in the afternoon, especially with the crows on your shoulders showing! If anyone asks about the function, just answer them! Understand?"
"Understood!" There were some reluctant expressions, but Fugaku's talk about building a country during the meeting was too attractive. They saw the magnificent scene here too, so they kept their opinions to themselves.
Showing off their charm is something the Uchiha clan is best at. Isn't it just showing off? Good looks plus a proud face, who wouldn't look?
As for whether they are cursing in their hearts, we don't know.
From this day on, starting at nine o'clock, the Uchiha, wearing costumes with the fan symbol, patrolled every street and alley, watching, not arresting anyone, not looking for trouble, just strolling around!
Making you had to look at them.
This strange behavior prompted the Third Hokage to specially ask Shisui and Itachi for information. After their detailed explanation, the Third Hokage seemed to understand the core idea that Swain wanted to sell crows, so he was advertising.
The Third Hokage still trusted Swain because of the previous misunderstandings. So it was just selling crows, go ahead and sell them!
Let Anbu also facilitate the Uchiha, sending two people as shills to ask and promote Swain!