After Souji convinced Hiruzen, he officially bought the land and it became his property.
Not the clan's.
Souji provided enough land for his clan to live on, and the rest became his private land.
Since the land on the outskirts of the village was much cheaper than the land near the center, Souji bought more land there. Fortunately, the money he received from Kusa was substantial. Akebi calculated a total of 450 million ryo, including money, gold, and contracts.
Souji spent only 87 million Ryo to buy a large plot of land. According to Hiruzen, no one wanted to buy land on the outskirts of the village. That's why the price was so cheap. Rather than letting it go to waste, Hiruzen gave Souji a 15% discount on top of the cheap price.
Souji increased his purchase from 87 million to 120 million Ryo.
But that wasn't a problem for Souji, he didn't feel sad at all if 120 million disappeared in a day. This was money given by Kusa, and he was grateful for it.
'Thank you, Kusagakure. I will remember your kindness.' Souji thought. He was truly grateful.
After finishing the land affairs, Souji asked Hiruzen where he could find workers to build his house.
"How about workers from the village? I'll give you a 15% discount." Hiruzen said.
"Can it be done quickly?" Souji asked.
"Finished in one day? Impossible." Hiruzen shook his head. "It depends on how big and complicated the building is that you want to build. It will take months."
"..."
Souji thought that if he only built his house, something would be missing.
'It seems the money Kusa gave us isn't enough to build many buildings.' Souji's thought. 'Taki, Iwa, and Kumo.'
He smiled and rubbed his hands together.
"..."
Hiruzen just watched his student's strange behavior. 'It's like Jiraiya finding a jackpot while peeping.'
'Suna? No need. Kiri?' Souji thought again. 'I think... I'll try Kirigakure, especially since my life-seeking orb can store so much. I hope they have money. If not, I'll just take some from the Water Daimyo.'
Souji nodded with his plan in mind.
"Old man, give me a 30% discount. I want to build many buildings." he said.
"Huh? What do you want to build?" Hiruzen asked curiously.
"You'll see them again if you come back alive."
Twitch
'This kid...'
"Alright, 30%. When do you want to start?"
"Now."
After that, Hiruzen called the village workers, and Souji met with the construction leader.
"Souji-sama, what kind of house do you want?"
"Of course, a spacious house with at least 100 bedrooms, each with a bathroom and toilet."
Twitch
'What the heck? Do you want many wives or children?' The construction leader thought.
"Then there should be a large swimming pool and an exclusive hot spring. Of course, there are separate ones for men and women. There's also a large training ground with a lake and a waterfall."
Twitch Twitch
'If I resign now, I won't be labeled a traitor to the village, right?'
"..."
"Can you do it?" Souji asked, raising his eyebrow.
"..."
"I'll give you a bonus for that."
"Of course! Souji-sama! Leave it to me!" The construction leader said, bowing his head.
"Besides the house, I also want to build..."
"..."
"..."
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After everything was finished, Souji let them do their work while he went to the edge of the village wall.
'Shadow clone jutsu.'
Souji created three shadow clones. "Clone number 4, you will go to Takigakure to retrieve our money. If you find their jinchuriki, contact me."
"Is the current Taki Jinchūriki Fu?" asked Clone Number 4.
"I don't know. Whoever the Jinchuriki is, contact me through the Life-Seeking Orb." Souji replied.
"Oh? Are you planning to seal the Bijuu?"
Souji nodded. "Yes. I have a plan for that."
"Leave it to me." clone number 4 said.
"Clone Number 5, I want you to go to Kumogakure and steal the money from them. And then, steal the Daimyo money too, steal as much as possible from the Lightning Daimyo, and put it in the Earth Daimyo's castle in the Land of Earth. Don't forget to use the transformation jutsu to turn into an Iwa ninja." Souji added.
"Leave it to me." Clone Number 5 said.
Souji then looked at clone number 6. "You have the longest and toughest task of the other clones. Bring anything valuable from Kirigakure, and don't forget to take our money from the Water Daimyo."
"Also, be careful of your surroundings. I don't want any White Zetsu following us. If you find them, capture them dead or alive." Souji continued.
"Yes!" they all said.
"Go, warriors, for glory!"
"For glory!"
Swish Swish Swish
With that, the three of them left, using the Body Flicker Jutsu.
"..."
Souji nodded. With this, he didn't need to worry about money.
'Wait, I forgot about Iwa.' Souji thought.
Iwa had something important that Souji wanted. If he could find Nono and Kabuto, then what he built would be really useful.
Besides his own house, Souji built an orphanage and a hospital. It was made for Nono and Kabuto, but it wouldn't matter if they weren't found.
The orphanage and hospital he built would be useful to him.
Poff
Souji created another shadow clone. "Clone number 7, go to Iwagakure and retrieve our money. Also, look for Nono and Kabuto."
"If you find them, bring them back to Konoha and break the seal on their tongues with the Master key."
"Yes." Clone number 7 responded.
"All right, you can go."
Swish
"..."
'Maybe I also need to build a laboratory. Then a beauty center.' Souji thought. 'Yes, I think a beauty center would be really popular.'
However, the problem was that the village center was quite far from Souji's territory.
'Well, take it slow. One step at a time.'
"..."
With the money he had left, he bought a house not far from his territory. The house was quite spacious with five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two toilets. More importantly, it was cheap.
'Yes, I can invite Mebuki here tomorrow and... Hehehe...' Souji thought, He couldn't wait for tomorrow.
"..."
'It seems we have to cancel the training today, because the Hokage and the others are leaving this afternoon.'
Before Souji could leave, he received a message from his shadow clone.
"..."
'Uchiha, huh?'
"..."
"..."
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Uchiha Clan District, Naka Shrine.
"We will leave this afternoon."
"So, when do we move?"
"..."
Fugaku looked at the Uchiha ninjas in front of him. "Tonight, as soon as possible."
"I estimate that we will arrive in Konoha at dawn." Fugaku continued, "I want us to carry out the coup as soon as possible, before any information about our plans reaches the Hokage."
The others nodded.
"What about the Hokage's student who leads the village? Do we need to be wary of him?"
Fugaku shook his head. "No need to worry. But if you want, you can kill him for belittling the Uchiha clan."
"Heh, I can't wait for that." Some excited ninjas said.
"What about the other preparations?" Fugaku asked.
"The equipment and routes are ready." he replied.
Fugaku nodded. "We will end this meeting. All of you prepare immediately."
The others nodded their heads.
"..."
"..."
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At the Uchiha residence, daytime.
"..."
Fugaku entered his house without saying anything.
Mikoto, who was sweeping the floor, saw him coming and asked, "Is everything finished?"
"Hn." Fugaku responded, nodding his head.
"I hope you'll be okay." Mikoto said.
"..."
Fugaku listened in silence. He knew that if he failed, it wouldn't just affect him. His family and the entire clan would be affected. Therefore, he couldn't lose focus or hesitate at the end of their plan.
Acting coldly because of his guilt, he said, "Calm down, Mikoto. After all this is over, our family will return to normal."
Fugaku himself didn't know what would happen to Itachi, who had become a traitor to the clan. Although many were suspicious of Shisui, they couldn't conclude that he was also a traitor because he was currently on a mission at the border.
'Maybe Itachi can't be saved anymore...' Fugaku thought.
"Let me help to Put it on." Mikoto said.
She then helped Fugaku prepare everything he needed.
"..."
"All right, it's done."
"Hn."
"..."
"If that's the case, I'll go join the others." Fugaku said.
"Of course. I'll watch you leave the village gate."
Fugaku nodded and left his house.
"..."
Mikoto didn't feel significantly sad. In fact, she seemed to hope that he would leave quickly.
'Mikoto, you are truly a bad wife.' Mikoto thought to herself, unable to understand how she could think and hope like that.
After all, Fugaku was her husband, and she was his wife.
All this happened just because of one meeting. Imagine if Mikoto had met many times, or even every day.
Badum Badum Badum
Mikoto covered her blushing face. 'Oh my god, Mikoto...'
'Do I have to do it again?' Mikoto thought.
"..."
'But... I think there's still time.'
Mikoto locked the front door and walked toward her bedroom. She closed her bedroom window and took off her underwear.
"..."
"..."
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Ninja Academy.
"Eh? So, we won't be training today?" Naruto asked the real Souji.
"Yes. The old man said they're leaving this afternoon, so we won't be training today." Souji continued, "And since tomorrow is a holiday, we won't be training either." Ino and the others nodded.
"Yes, it seems like my mother and I will be there to see them off." Ino said, and Choji nodded his head too.
"Hinata, what about your father? Will he go too?" Ino asked Hinata.
Hinata nodded. "Um... My father will go too."
"Oh? If that so, you can join us in the training." Ino said.
"Eh? That..." Hinata, who was asked that question, thought the same thing as Ino. If her father left, then at least Hinata could be a little free.
"..."
"Um... I can..." Hinata said softly.
"Really? Yatta!" Ino said happily, hugging Hinata.
The others welcomed Hinata.
"All right, then. We can go home." Souji said.
"Of course." They all said.
Then they separated and went home.
"..."
On the way, Souji told Naruto that they had to come earlier because Hiruzen would officially announce Souji as his temporary replacement to the others.
They hurried home, cleaned up, and ate their extra lunch before leaving for the Hokage's office.
"..."
After that, Souji felt some Anbu approaching to watch them.
'Hokage's Anbu? Or ROOT?'
He checked using his astral projection and found out that they were Hokage Anbu.
'If they were from ROOT, I might have killed them immediately.' Souji thought. 'No, that's exactly what Danzo wants. Maybe.'
'And I haven't heard any news from my shadow clone watching Danzo. Does he not have any plans for me yet?'
"..."
"All right, Naruto. Are you ready?"
"Yes, Dad."
"Let's go."
"Un."
"..."
Then, they left Naruto's apartment and headed to the Hokage's office.
On the way, Souji was greeted by people who knew him. They also didn't show their hatred toward Naruto in front of him. If they showed their hatred and dislike toward Naruto, Souji himself would beat them up.
"..."
They arrived at the Hokage's office, where Hiruzen, the two village advisors, Shikaku, Kosuke, and an Anbu were present.
"Souji and Naruto, welcome." Hiruzen said.
"Hello, old man." They both replied.
Twitch Twitch
The advisors' faces twitched when they heard Souji and Naruto call Hiruzen "old man."
"Tendou Souji and Uzumaki Naruto, do you have no respect for the Hokage?" Koharu asked. Homura nodded in agreement.
Souji looked at the two of them. "Are you really Konoha ninjas?"
Twitch Twitch
Their faces twitched again when they heard Souji's words. Before Hiruzen could intervene, Homura spoke first. "What do you mean by that, Tendou Souji?"
"..."
"Haven't I already said it clearly?" Souji said, looking sharply at Homura and Koharu.
"Are you really Konoha ninjas?" Souji asked, releasing his chakra pressure.
Woosh
"..."
Those who felt Souji's chakra couldn't move, except for Naruto because Souji intentionally didn't target him.
"..."
"I ask again, Are you really Konoha ninjas?"
"..."
'At least release your chakra pressure first!' They all thought.
"..."
"..."