Kyojuro, the life of a Hokage since the age of one

A full month has passed since the daimyo issued the fatal mission. Tachibana Zhipei finally made a good psychological preparation. Together with his confidants and the Senju ninjas, he gradually approached the Uchiha clan with an uneasy mood.

Since leaving the capital, Tachibana Zhipei, who was sitting in the carriage, would poke his head out every fifteen minutes to see if the leader of the Senju clan was still there. When he approached the Uchiha clan, he simply gave up his dislike of ninjas. He opened his mouth and asked the leader of the Thousand Hands Clan to ride with him.

Tachibana: I can’t take a different ride, I’m too scared.

Uchiha, who knew the news in advance, had already informed the patrolling tribesmen. After they discovered Tachibana's carriage, they immediately stepped forward to check the identity, especially the number and characteristics of the Senju. After everything was confirmed, they led Tachibana out. Waiting for someone to go to the mill.

Uchiha: I'm so young, but there will be a day in my life when I will lead my opponent to visit my home. My dead father, please don’t use your dreams to scold me.

Senju Buddha's mood can be described as quite complicated. Who would have thought that one day he would be able to approach the Uchiha clan openly and openly.

Uchiha Tajima stood at the door with a smile on his face and immediately greeted him, "Master Tachibana!!"

This smiling face almost frightened Thousand-Armed Buddha to the point where he took out his long knife and asked: Who is this monster?

Senju Anzu glanced at the Uchiha clan leader who was still beautiful in his forties, and silently moved a little further away from his eldest brother.

"The conditions are so simple, it's really aggrieved that you have to travel so hard."

Uchiha Tajima, with some complaints about himself and full of courtesy, stretched out his arms to indicate that Kisuke could help him get out of the carriage.

Tachibana stepped out of the carriage and waved his hands in a good-tempered manner.

"If so, I would also like to thank you Uchiha for your willingness to cooperate."

"Sir, you are joking. Uchiha is a citizen of the Land of Fire. How can he not support or cooperate?"

"Uchiha Clan Leader, you are too polite. The daimyo sent me here this time because he values ​​you Uchiha."

"Hahaha, it is really an honor for us Uchiha to be valued by a famous person. Come, please come in."

Tajima turned sideways and led Tachibana towards the house.

"I thought, since you have been traveling for so long, you need to rest a little so that we can prepare meals."

"Yeah, that's fine. This courtyard has a nice view."

The scenery in the courtyard was also arranged by Mrs. Chihiro after receiving the news. In order to fit the aesthetics of the aristocracy, a garden style using sand and stone to express the beauty of nature was specially chosen.

"Our place is small, so we are afraid of wronging the adults, so we can only do some tricks in the landscaping."

Tachibana nodded with satisfaction. When he walked in, he immediately saw the screen placed in the hall.

"This screen is "Hinoki" by Kano Eitoku."

"My lord, you have really good eyesight."

After a few more polite words, Tajima left.

Tachibana sat on the tatami, tapping his knees with his fingers.

The Uchiha's heritage was deeper than he thought.

The dry landscape in the courtyard, the tatami mats throughout the house, this screen, and even the humble pen holder on the desk are all made with mother-of-pearl craftsmanship.

His confidant whispered, "My lord, it seems to me that the Uchiha are very friendly."

Tachibana closed his eyes and said,

"Yes, it seems that what I have in mind is not impossible to succeed."

…

Lunch was naturally fried fish and shrimp that had been ordered in advance, along with two kinds of dipping sauces: fine salt and mashed radish.

Mikiko made some modifications to the fried shrimp that Tachibana used.

Normally, she will fry them for about 40 seconds to make the shrimps fully cooked inside and out. But this time, she used higher temperature oil, fried it for only 23 seconds, and delivered it to Tachibana as quickly as possible.

The fried shrimp made using this method has a golden surface with only a thin layer of coating, while the shrimp meat in the center is still half-cooked.

This is the state that best reflects the sweetness of the shrimp itself. If it is a little cooked, the sweetness will be destroyed.

"Very sweet."

Tachibana was still wondering why there were only a few snacks on the table, but he didn't expect that the main course was such a dish that paid attention to temperature and time.

He is a self-proclaimed gourmand and has never tasted such sweet shrimp.

No wonder the Uchiha who delivered the food had to rush over. I'm afraid if he was even a second late, the texture and taste of the dish would be ruined.

Another fried fish dish is also different from the usual way.

For fish that is rich in water and has a light taste, Mikiko extended the frying time to remove excess water until it was almost burnt and then fished it out immediately. It was also delivered to the table in the shortest time.

"Fresh! Fragrant! Beautiful!"

Tachibana sliced ​​the fried fish lightly with his chopsticks, and the cross-sections were so neat, which further showed that the fried fish was charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

"Amazing skills!"

This is simply a revolution in food!

Tachibana dared to use his official position to bet that no one could refuse this new cooking method.

He praised,

"The dishes just now were probably cooked with your home-produced walnut oil. With all due respect, if these dishes appeared in the capital, they would definitely be strongly sought after by the nobles."

Tajima accepted the compliment with a smile.

"We have got something good, so naturally we have to offer it to the daimyo for tasting first."

Tachibana nodded clearly and took a leisurely bite of the refreshing stir-fried vegetables.

Unexpectedly, Uchiha has a direct path to the palace. He was really buried as a ninja before.

…

In the room, Tachibana is enjoying the food, and outside the room, Senju is also cooking.

However, what we eat is not high-end ingredients like Kisuke, which are time-consuming and labor-intensive and require precise control. Instead, we eat ordinary pork, which is wrapped in batter and deep-fried.

Then take it out and cut it into strips and spread it on the rice.

"Pork cutlet rice bowl, please."

Senju Buddhama was still carefully observing whether the food sent by Uchiha was fraudulent, while Senju Hashirama and Senju Anzu were already eating.

"Delicious! So crispy!!"

Senju Hashirama praised him in one breath, which made the Uchiha guy with a sullen face smile a little.

“Really good,”

Senju Anzu nodded, she liked the taste of the juice inside.

"Brother, what we are doing here is an official action, and Uchiha doesn't dare to take action at this time."

The Uchiha guard who heard this sneered, "Senju, you are really cowardly and brainless."

He just pointed at Thousand-Armed Buddha's nose and scolded him for being unfounded.

Thousand-Armed Buddha snorted and reluctantly took the bowl and started eating.

"...it's really delicious."

"Yes, yes!"

While the old father was struggling, Senju Hashirama had already finished one bowl and was waiting for someone to bring him the second bowl.

He asked the Uchiha guy who had been looking at him, "This pork should be made with oil, right? Your walnut oil?"

The Uchiha boy nodded.

Seeing that such a question could be known to him, Senju Hashirama still smiled brightly and took the second bowl of rice bowl with both hands.

"tasty!!!"

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The next day, Tachibana entered the mill to inspect under the guidance of Tajima.

Tachibana gave Senjubutama a look, and Senjubutama understood it and followed him with a few elites, pretending that he didn't see the Uchiha's eyes around him.

There is nothing new, just a few huge stone mills placed in the same open space, and there are many workers working on them.

“The environment is very clean.”

Although he was only looking at it from a distance, he could still see that the workers' hands were washed white and they were wearing uniform work clothes. At first glance, they were even cleaner than the waiters in the palace.

"After all, what we are doing is for the entrance. It is responsible for everyone to keep it clean."

"Hiring so many people has helped the daimyo solve the people's livelihood problems that have been bothering him."

Nothing new, but this large-scale workshop model is a bit interesting.

"We are all small-timers, nothing compared to the hard work of a daimyo running an entire country."

Tajima remains as humble as ever.

Tachibana also noticed that Uchiha still had many good things that he didn't reveal.

He asked casually, "I wonder if you can provide some tea. I had a good chat with the Uchiha clan leader, but I'm actually a little thirsty."

Tajima heard the song and knew the elegant meaning, and took Tachibana to the clean room where they had set up a soundproof array.

In order to prevent Mu Dun from having any unknown abilities, the entire room was not decorated with any plants.

"Sir, this place is clean."

Tachibana also knew the methods of ninjas, so he got straight to the point after sitting down.

"I can write less on the data I present to the daimyo, and the money I ask you to pay won't be that much. I just don't know Uchiha's sincerity."

Tajima also said bluntly, "We can let you go as the exclusive agent in your hometown. We only charge the purchase price, and all the profits will be yours."

"And the goods are transported by our Uchiha, so they are guaranteed to be foolproof."

"We are focusing on food. As far as I know, the Tachibana family has been a century-old dealer in fabrics and dresses in the Fire Country. Do you have any thoughts about selling fabrics to foreign countries?"

"good!"

That's what Tachibana wanted, "The Uchiha clan leader is such a cheerful person."

With Uchiha as their escort, Tachibana's business can be sold to other countries on a smooth sail.

In the past, export business was difficult to do. Only those with money and power could make the goods pass through various cities without being eaten or demanded. Tachibana's business was limited to the country of fire.

Uchiha already has sales channels to the Kingdom of Thunder, and the Kingdom of Thunder is close to the islands of the Kingdom of Water, so it is not impossible to go to the Kingdom of Water in the future.

The two readily reached a preliminary cooperation. Uchiha Tajima took out the prepared paper and pen, and the two signed the contract directly, in duplicate, with the family name and fingerprints as evidence.

This is a collaboration between two families.

Now that they are all his own, Tachibana talks a lot more casually.

"You guys are talking about fried fish and fried shrimps, tell me all about them and I can cooperate."

Tajima poured a cup of tea for Tachibana, "The daimyo's birthday is coming soon. The Fire Nation governs the world with filial piety, and I believe the daimyo will also be happy with his son's filial piety."

Good guy!

Uchiha's secrets are really deep!

There are actually Uchiha people around His Highness!

Tachibana drank all the tea in one gulp. Thinking about the daimyo's dissatisfaction with His Majesty the Highness of the Odaisho in the past two years, the smile on his face became increasingly uncontrollable.

"Honor your name!"

"Honor your name."

…………

While the two were talking, Thousand-Armed Buddha Jian had been waiting outside, but unfortunately he couldn't hear anything.

Senju Hashirama mingled among the villagers. Although he couldn't do any work, he still got a lot of information through chatting.

In the Uchiha clan, they cannot be too casual. They can only review the results of this mission after the mission is over and Tachibana is safely sent back to the capital and returned to the Senju clan.

"Uchiha's ambition is greater than I thought."

Senjubutama had a gloomy face. He roughly calculated the amount of pea flour that Uchiha's mill could produce. If the raw materials were sufficient, 500 kilograms could be ground in one day.

"Dad! Uchiha is not a bad person!"

Senju Hashirama only felt that Uchiha had done a good thing by providing a way out for the villagers.

Senjubutama didn't care whether Uchiha was a good person or not, he only knew that Uchiha could make money by doing this, and he looked at his son's silly face with disgust.

It seems that the beauty trick can no longer be used.

How could one know from Uchiha how they make money?

Senju Xing said, "Go steal, cheat, rob, tsk, forget about brother, you can't do anything."

"Who says I can't do it!"

"Then go ahead."

Sit back to your original position among the Thousand-Armed Buddha,

"...The opposite side is Uchiha, no matter how cautious you are, you can't be too cautious."

"Oh."

Taunting directly fills it up.

"You go ahead, come on."

"I can't, I'm showing my hand."

Fo Jian was so angry at Senju Xing's shamelessness that he broke his guard and began to speak indiscriminately.

"Hashirama! Come here! Go find your former Uchiha friend! He is the clan leader's son, he must know!"

Senju Hashirama thought that, but the two of them were suddenly separated by their old father before. It would not be good to go directly to them for profit.

"...Dad, you have to be sincere when communicating with others."

"It's really the most worthless thing!"

Upon hearing this, Senju Xing, who was about to fall asleep from boredom, suddenly became energetic.

"Yo yo yo, I want to burn paper and tell my sister-in-law to go there. Sincerity~ is the most worthless~"

"apricot!!!!"

…

Late at night, Senju Xing came out to use the toilet, and as expected, she found her elder brother helpless in front of her sister-in-law's portrait.

She sighed, sat down cross-legged, and patted her brother on the back.

"Brother, you have to change your thinking."

"Uchiha are now more like businessmen in front of the daimyo. Why are you still insisting that they are a ninja family? As long as they give us money, we can even take on the tasks they issue."

Thousand-Armed Buddha Jian's whole body was depressed. Why didn't he know that he wanted to change? But what if the outcome of change was death?

"We must find a chance to talk to the Uchiha."