Uchiha Fugaku stood in front of Runyu's door for a long time. He wiped away the tears on his face, cheered up, and pretended to be strong.

Even though his heart was full of holes, he still wanted to show his brightest and strongest side in front of his brother.

He took one last look in the mirror, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open.

He closed the door with a bang. Runyu put the things in his hands on the table and looked at Uchiha Fugaku.

"Runyu, I want to tell you some sad news, please be mentally prepared."

"Father has passed away." Runyu said first.

There were no tears on Fugaku's face, but his eyes were red and swollen from crying, and there were marks of mud on the hem of his clothes that had not been wiped dry.

To sum up, Runyu made a very simple deduction: Uchiha Fugaku cried and he cried while lying on the ground.

"How did you know?"

"Anbu came here, and my father single-handedly killed the Third Mizukage and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen." Runyu stood up and said loudly. "He is a hero."

"Yes, our father is a hero."

Only now did Uchiha Fugaku know what kind of enemy his father had fought before his death, and his tears were about to fall again.

"It's okay, don't worry and cry. I promised my father to take good care of you." Runyu said in an old-fashioned way.

He really wanted to confess everything to Uchiha Fugaku and let him know how powerful he was, but the time was not yet ripe.

"You kid, don't worry, as long as I live, no one can hurt you." The atmosphere suddenly became extremely cheerful.

"Then I'll wait for my brother to protect me!" Runyu said with a smile.

Life must go on, so it is better to keep the sadness in your heart and continue on your journey.

The two chatted for a while, and Runyu handed the Uchiha clan leader's token to Uchiha Fugaku. From then on, he was the Uchiha clan leader.

Fugaku handed him a letter, which was said to have been left by Uchiha-san before going to the battlefield.

The content is as follows... excerpt:

When you read this letter, I guess I have already gone to see your mother. Don't be sad about my death. My death must be because of a glorious battle.

…………

I thought about it for a long time some time ago, and I am sure about your marriage to Yakushi Nonou and Akai Mitsuki!

Although there is very little precedent for the Uchiha clan to marry two people at the same time, I can see that both of them are sincere towards you, and I guess it’s hard for you to choose between them, so you might as well just live with the beauty of adulthood.

Also, if a boy is born in the future, he will be called Uchiha Hisunaga or Uchiha Shukichi, and if he is a girl, he will be called Uchiha Orisa or Uchiha Yumi.

If you dislike the unpleasant name you gave your father, forget it. When the time comes, your father will ask you in your dream to hear what kind of name you gave him...

………

"Father, Nonou, Mitsuki and I are really innocent!"

After reading it, Runyu found that the so-called suicide note had no practical content. It mentioned the same thing over and over again, marrying Mitsuki Akai and Noono U as their wives.

Is this a suicide note? No matter how you look at it, it seems like he is urging you to get married... He is only ten years old and his father is urging him to get married... He still wants to marry two... This is so happy, but it's not... it's too difficult!

Especially the one at the end who talks about it in a dream even if they don’t agree with each other, it looks more like a threat no matter how you look at it, right?

…………

The second day.

Konoha announced the death of the Third Mizukage and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to the entire ninja world, which greatly boosted the morale of Konoha's frontline troops.

Uchiha-san was posthumously named the Hero of Konoha, and he single-handedly established the victory for the Mist Ninjas.

Taking this opportunity, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen said that anyone who offends our Konoha will be punished no matter how far away!!

Just when everyone in the ninja world was investigating the authenticity of the incident, the Kingdom of Water unilaterally announced its unconditional surrender, and the Master of Mist Ninja Village announced that Mist Ninja Village had entered a state of blockade and martial law.

Konoha is boiling. This is the biggest victory since the start of the Ninja War. The Kiri Ninja Village, one of the five major Ninja Villages, was defeated with a small sacrifice.

The prestige of the Uchiha clan within Konoha has reached its peak, but it is a pity that it was achieved at the expense of the clan leader.

The originally panicky atmosphere within Konoha began to reverse, and they were once again full of hope for the war.

Uchiha Reige rushed back at noon that day and attended the farewell party at Mount Uchiha.

The carnival belongs to Konoha and Uchiha, but the sadness only belongs to a few people in the room.

...Sarutobi Hiruzen took time out in the afternoon to attend the farewell party at Mount Uchiha, where he gave a speech on the Will of Fire and won a wave of hearts.

Three days later…

In the fire, the body of Mount Uchiha was reduced to ashes, and the Uchiha of Fire finally returned to the flames.

Just today, "the last man of the Senju Clan" Senju Nezuki crossed all the obstacles and arrived at the Iwa Ninja battlefield.

When Nara Shikase saw the prince, his first reaction was to be stunned, and then he felt a headache.

Now that he has stepped onto the battlefield, it is obviously unreasonable to arrange for others to protect the Thousand-Armed Rope Tree, but if he is allowed to do whatever he wants and ends up sacrificed, his political career will basically come to an end.

Nara Shikase could only arrange for the Senju Nawaki to be his bodyguard and protect him personally... and sent a message to Konoha that he hoped to transfer the prince as soon as possible.

Thousand-Hand Rope Tree: I thought I was protecting the commander, but I didn’t expect that the commander was actually protecting me.

Uzumaki Mito, who was in Konoha, immediately sent ANBU to the Iwa Ninja battlefield, making sure to bring back the Senju Rope Tree.

She was analyzing the recent intelligence from the ANBU. Every time she was about to track the rope tree, various accidents would occur, causing the target to escape surveillance.

It was as if a force was escorting the Senju Nodushu to the Iwa Ninja battlefield, cutting mountains and building bridges when encountering water. There were also people in the ANBU responsible for diverting them away.

Uzumaki Mito also understood that this unknown enemy sent the rope tree to the Iwa Ninja battlefield just to kill him with the Iwa Ninja's hands, completely intensifying the conflict and expanding the Ninja War.

She vaguely smelled a conspiracy, as if this ninja war was someone's conspiracy. The safest way at the moment was of course for her to rush to the Iwa Ninja battlefield and bring back the Senju Rope Tree.

But she had more important things to do in a remote place. There was a flash of struggle in her eyes, and then she returned to calm.

He just sent a message to Nara Shikase through the psychic beast, imploring him to protect the Senju Nope Tree.

…………

The funeral of Uchiha Mountain was far from over. Mito Uzumaki personally rushed back from the Kumo Ninja battlefield to attend the funeral, as did Uchiha Tsuru.

His ashes have been buried in the Uchiha clan's cemetery, and Runyu has set up many defense methods around the cemetery using the power of invasion and sword energy.

Today is also the last day of the funeral.

at dusk.

Uchiha Fugaku and Junyu were lying on the wicker chairs. Fugaku had changed a lot in just eight days, and his behavior was vaguely similar to Uchiha-san.

Sometimes it only takes a boy to grow into a man overnight. When he loses support and needs to protect others, he will grow up very quickly.

"It's the last day..." Runyu sighed. Uchiha Tsuru and Uzumaki Mito returned from thousands of miles away not for the so-called friendship, but for the great benefits.

The funeral period in Uchiha Mountain is also their only period of protection. No one will do anything during the funeral. This is a rule passed down for thousands of years.

"Don't worry, I will take care of everything. As long as I am alive, I will not allow them to take away the wealth that belongs to our family!" Uchiha Fugaku's voice was firm, and he had decided to risk his life.

"I believe that brother can do it." Runyu said softly in her heart that she was sorry.

Uchiha Fugaku has reached the limit of the Three Magatama Sharingan, and only a small stimulus is needed to activate the kaleidoscope.

"How much money does our family have that makes them so crazy?" Uchiha Fugaku asked in a puzzled tone.

When Uzumaki Mito rushed back from the Kumo Ninja battlefield, Uchiha Fugaku had this question in his mind.

"Hot pot restaurants, taverns, fried chicken, milk tea, crayfish, and medicinal baths can probably support five Konoha villages." Runyu made a rough estimate. It was not bad, but he was really shocked when he calculated it.

"...How about we just surrender? I would be jealous of this kind of wealth..." Uchiha Fugaku said.

"Okay! Let's contribute directly. You will be the puppet leader and I will be the prisoner."

"...Can you pursue something? I'm going to practice." Uchiha Fugaku stood up. He didn't mind being the puppet leader for a few years, but he did mind those people taking away the money Runyu had worked so hard to earn.

Uchiha Fugaku has been under a lot of pressure recently. Apart from the necessary daily entertainment, he spends almost all his time practicing. He has not played with Uchiha Mikoto for seven days.

Originally, he and Runyu clung to the big tree in Uchiha Mountain and could enjoy the shade or play freely. But now that the big tree is gone, he can only transform into a big tree to block the scorching heat, which naturally makes it much harder.

"Lord Runyu."

Uchiha Reige appeared in an instant, holding a thick piece of information in her hand.

"Just tell me the conclusion, I'm too lazy to read." He seemed very casual, as if he didn't care about the so-called investigation results.

"Only three out of ten people will support us, and the rest will support Uchiha Tsuru."

The truth is often so cruel. When Uchiha-san was still alive, he had almost completely suppressed Uchiha Crane and controlled all the power of the Uchiha clan. Once he died, those followers would "die." This is what is called.

When the tree falls, the hozens will scatter.

Runyu's face became a little ugly, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Lord Runyu, conspiracies and tricks are nothing but clouds in the face of absolute strength." Uchiha Reige comforted.

"It's not that I don't have confidence in tomorrow's plan, I'm just a little disappointed with them." Runyu said.

In Runyu's view, those people are experience monsters used to cultivate Uchiha Fugaku. They only need to contribute their lives at critical moments to let Uchiha Fugaku grow.

According to his plan, the Fourth Hokage belongs to Uchiha Fugaku, but the time has not come yet.
To be continued...