Chapter Thirty-Six: Nara's Shikaku's Invitation
Uchiha Yong came back to his senses and couldn't help but smile and said to the old servant, "Lead the way, just invite Uncle Shikaku to tea today!" ”
"Yes, Yong-sama, please." The old servant said respectfully, and made a gesture of invitation to him.
After a few minutes, Uchiha came to a slightly remote street in the village, and was greeted by a Sengoku-style building, and a quaint gate in front of which Nara Shikaku had been waiting for a long time.
"Yong, you're here!" Shikahisa saw Uchiha Isamu who was not far from him, and teased, "It's really not easy to see the heroic side of our Konoha!" ”
"Uncle Lu Jiu said with a smile, let me invite you today!" Uchiha Yong stepped forward to salute and hurriedly said, at that time, he just thought that the other party was just joking, but he didn't expect to really come out for tea with him.
For a while, I couldn't figure out what the idea of this middle-aged uncle, who had always been known as the 'Konoha think tank', was fighting, after all, the three families of Pig, Deer and Butterfly have always been in the same spirit, as one of the cabinets of the previous Hokage.
has always had no connection with the Uchiha clan, and if it was just a simple tea chat, Uchiha Yong didn't believe it.
"Of course you please! Let's go, don't be here! Nara Shikahisa laughed and turned around and walked towards the teahouse with the word Myoki-an written on it.
As soon as you enter, a maid dressed in a plain kimono leads the way through a long corridor made of bamboo tiles. Then they came to a courtyard. The rockery water trickles down the pipes cut from bamboo to the waterwheel on the side.
A few maple trees planted in the yard have been dyed a layer of fiery red, and a few koi fish are swimming in the water in the pond. Uchiha Isamu had never seen such an antique tea house in Konoha.
I was also extremely curious about this, and followed the footsteps across the courtyard to a secret room, and the sandalwood in the room had already been lit by the owner, and it seemed that it had been prepared for a long time.
After the two of them were seated, Nara Antlers waved away the maid, and then picked up the tea set on the table and began to brew tea.
The room fell silent all of a sudden, and Uchiha Yuu wanted to take over the task of making tea, but after seeing Nara's skillful techniques, he gave up this plan. After all, it's okay to ask him to make a cup of green tea, but he really can't make him with a shelf like this.
The curling sandalwood filled the whole room with an intoxicating aroma, and after a while, Nara Shikahisa pushed over a cup of tea fragrant and made a gesture to him first, saying, "The name of the tea is Gyokuro, which is the treasure of the owner of this tea house, and the owner of this tea house was a monk of the temple in the early years!" Not usually open to outsiders! ”
Uchiha Yong nodded when he heard this, he was indeed a little surprised in his heart, he obviously didn't ask these questions, but Nara Shikaku could observe his curiosity from his eyes. The Konoha Brain Tank does live up to its reputation, but I don't know if this tea can be drunk or not.
Thinking of this, he is not ready to go around in circles, for this kind of person who plays with his brain and tactics, he asks himself if he is an opponent when he says riddles. He simply asked directly, "Uncle Lujiu, I don't know what to do with me?" ”
"Haha, you!" Nara Shikahisa pointed at him and said with a smile, as if he had seen through what he was thinking, and then said calmly, "Don't worry about Yong! Although the Nara clan and the Uchiha clan don't have any friendship, it's always okay to chat over a cup of tea. ”
As soon as Uchiha heard this, he understood what he meant, and picked up his cup and tasted the cup called 'Gyokuro'. When you first enter the mouth, a fresh and bitter taste immediately fills the mouth, and the taste is mellow and smooth, saying that it has a bitter feeling but still has a hint of seaweed umami.
Gently put down the teacup, with a hint of sweetness between his lips and teeth, even a novice tea drinker like him can feel the difference.
After seeing him finish tasting it, Nara Shikahisa on the other side spoke directly, "Yong, I'm very interested in the recent reform of the Uchiha clan in the police department, can you tell me about it?" ”
It's time to come, and he began to estimate that in the last meeting, the wise Nara patriarch had already seen the clues, and he didn't think that the other party would point out the core problem as soon as he came up.
If the victory of the war was to bring the Uchiha back to the center stage of the village, then the police department's Operation Sunshine Konoha was the basis of all this, without these subtle influences.
Now that the Uchiha clan would not gain so much support, the Uchiha pondered how to answer Nara's question and face this elder who seemed to be able to perceive people's hearts. I didn't know how to explain it for a while.
Nara Shikahisa picked up the teapot and poured the second tea into his cup, as if he understood his entanglement, so he said with relief, "Yong, I know that you are here from your handiwork, and that guy Fuyue can't think of this layer!" Don't worry, I'm not chatting with you today as Hokage's counselor, just out of pure curiosity. ”
A wry smile appeared on the face of the Uchiha Yu, how could I lie to you? Everyone has made their attitude clear, and no matter how much they quibble, they will lose their identity. He explained and said, "Uncle Shikaku, I just want to change the predicament of the Uchiha family. Reform of the Police Department is only the first step. ”
"How?" Nara Shikahisa's eyes lit up when he heard this question, and then asked, "You mean that there are follow-up thoughts like this?" ”
When he first heard about the reform of the police department, he was basically curious about this applauded idea for a moment, and Lu Jiu understood that although the village was peaceful on the surface, there was actually a huge gap between the major families and the common people.
The family ninja and the ninja of the village are only responsible for the Hokage and the Daimyo, and they only protect the village because they live in the village. The villagers are more like parasites attached to them, in fact, this is a huge hidden danger, each family can maintain its position in the village, relying on the energy source to continuously produce elite ninjas.
Once the family's blood cannot be replenished in time, it will bring great disaster, and the reform of the Uchiha family in the police department allows him to see another way, which may be a good attempt.
Hearing this, Uchiha said firmly, "It is difficult for Konoha to expand by relying on the strength of the family, and we can control a large amount of territory at the peak. Once the family's blood can't be replenished, other enemies will pounce! Relying on this manpower alone, I can't hold the country that has been defeated! ”
"What are your thoughts on this?" Nara Shikahisa's eyes were full of appreciation when he heard this, which is why Konoha can only stabilize the status of the country of fire even if he dominates the ninja world at his peak, there are too few ninjas in the family.
Time passed slowly, and the moonlight shone in through the window of the tea room, and the unfinished Nara Shikahisa got up and prepared to leave with Isamu Uchiha.
But his mind is full of what Yong said just now, what economic control, cultural invasion, and talent training system! Like the empowerment of Hong Zhong Da Lu, it seems to open the door to a new world.