Extra 1: If there was Ugetsu during the creation period (Seventeen)
The time came to a secret meeting of the top ninja clan.
"Well, let's start discussing the fact that the tribesmen who went to gather intelligence have not returned, and the number of commissions we receive is decreasing."
The senior host went straight to the point.
“Please give your opinions.”
"What do you think? It sounds like there's really nothing we can do about it."
One of them said weakly.
"So are we just going to let them continue like this!?"
The other person stood up dissatisfied.
"What else? Those are the Uchiha and Senju. Do you want to bring the entire family down with you?"
"How is it possible..."
Although the man said this, his tone was a little weaker.
Obviously, he also understood that if he really led his family to fight against Uchiha and Senju - let alone two together, even if he fought against one of them, he would only die and his family would be destroyed.
“But we can’t really do nothing.”
"Yeah, especially since employers have started to reduce the work they give us. I heard that all the work has been taken away by them..."
"But those are the Senju and the Uchiha. If the rewards are similar, there's no way to choose them, right?"
"Damn it! They are breaking the rules of ninja!"
Big families take on big jobs and earn high pay.
Small and medium-sized ninja clans take small jobs and receive less pay.
This has been the unspoken rule in the ninja world for thousands of years.
This time, Senju and Uchiha really overstepped their boundaries.
——But then again, these are the rules of the ninjas, not the employers.
For employers, as long as both can complete the task, of course they will choose the one that is more convenient and more cost-effective for them.
But Ugetsu has Senju Hashirama, a physical monster who can travel around the world.
They can't.
If we put all the manpower into going door-to-door to pick up work, will there still be people doing the ninja work?
...Thinking about this makes me even angrier.
What on earth do Uchiha and Senju want to do? Do they really want to end their chance of survival?
After all the arguing, no conclusion could be reached, so people finally turned to the oldest elder in the tribe.
——In this era when the average life span of people does not exceed 30 years old, elders approaching 50 years old are already the elders among the elders.
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It is said that having an old person in the family is like having a treasure, and this person is their treasure among treasures.
"Go talk to them."
After a while, the elder said in an old and hoarse voice.
"Elder?"
"It's not the younger generation in the family who should go, but the clan leader who should go and have a fair discussion."
"But... isn't this dangerous?"
A high-ranking official was furious. When the situation was unclear, asking the clan leader to take action was too risky.
"As a ninja, there is never a time when there is no danger."
The elderly elder raised his eyebrows, and as he moved, the wrinkles on his forehead curled up as if they could pinch a mosquito to death.
"That's right, being a ninja means being accompanied by death."
The clan leader, who was involved in the incident, made the final decision on the matter.
"I'll go."
"but……"
"No buts."
The patriarch had a serious expression.
"Even if I don't go, the family will definitely suffer a huge loss if this continues. So I might as well give it a try."
He said this and smiled.
"Besides, I believe we are not the only ones who have such thoughts."
The clan leader said this with a smile on his face.
With so many high-ranking ninja clans together, even the Uchiha and Senju clans would not be able to act recklessly - unless they really decided to be hostile to the entire ninja world.
He believed that even the two clans with Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama would never do such irrational things.
After all, no matter how strong these two were, there were always ordinary ninjas and children in the clan.
Even if the two of them could fight against thousands or even tens of thousands of ninjas at once, there would still be tens of thousands of ninjas who could attack them from behind.
I believe those two people will understand this.
Thinking of this, the patriarch felt a little more at ease.
If this is the case, then I believe they will restrain themselves.
And who knows, maybe you can even get some compensation or benefits from it.
Thinking of this, the patriarch even felt a little excited about the meeting.
The clan leader immediately set out and hurried to this mysterious 'office' which was said to be jointly established by Uchiha and Senju.
Faced with the situation here, they had many ideas before coming here.
Including the one who will greet you
A scene full of intimidation and murderous intent, or simply taking their tribesmen as hostages to make them afraid to act rashly, etc.
However, when they finally arrived, they were all stunned.
Not only were there no hostages or scenes here, there wasn't even anyone to greet them.
It was as if they had no idea that they would come to visit, or, even if they did come, they were not taken seriously at all...
"As expected of the Uchiha and Senju, this arrogance is probably unique in the entire ninja world."
But anyway, it's here.
The patriarch who arrived here straightened his robe and walked towards the mysterious building with a solemn expression.
Then, he saw a curly-haired young man standing at the door, and...
"Xiangtian!? What the hell is wrong with you, kid!???"
When the clan leader saw Xiangtian standing at the door, intact and even looking more energetic than before, he was immediately furious.
We in the clan were worried about you, afraid that you would be discovered for gathering intelligence or executed by the Senju and Uchiha for handling things improperly, so we had no news from you.
Aren’t you alive and kicking?
In that case, why not send some information home...even if it's just to let them know you're safe!
As a result, before the clan leader could speak, Xiang Tian said to the young man beside him:
"This is our clan leader, Lord Gong."
Then he turned to look at the patriarch:
"Master Gong, this is Miss Ugetsu's assistant, and the one who usually oversees our work, Master Uchiha Shisui."
It turned out to be the Uchiha in charge of the review.
The clan leader's heart tightened immediately and he subconsciously returned the greeting.
But the other party turned aside and said with a smile:
"I have heard a lot about you. I am Uchiha Shisui. Please take care of me in the future."
"No way, we are the ones who need your care."
The patriarch replied subconsciously.
Only after I finished answering did I realize what was going on.
In the future?
Where does the future come from?
Doesn’t this statement seem a bit strange?
But Uchiha Shisui did not give him time to figure it out and continued:
"Then I won't disturb your reunion. I believe it would be better to explain the situation here to Master Tian."
? Are you leaving now?
Patriarch
Question marks popped up again in my already confused brain.
But before he could ask the question, Xiang Tian beside him patted his chest and made a promise:
"No problem, just hand it over to us, and Master Shisui can go and receive the others. After all, not everyone has their own family members like us who can explain."
When he said this, there was a hint of pride in his tone.
This made the patriarch even more confused.
What on earth are you proud of!?
But Uchiha Shisui, who had been waiting here with Mukaida, had already thanked him and left.
If you want to know what happened here, you can only ask Xiangtian.
The patriarch took a deep breath and tried to calm down: "Now let's talk about what happened."
He wanted to hear what excuse this guy had for his inaction.
Who knew that Xiang Tian would say as soon as he opened his mouth:
"Master Patriarch, you don't know how stressful my life has been during this period, and how hard it was for me to obtain the qualification to join!"
Patriarch:?
What? Do I have to praise you for what you said?
Xiang Tian certainly wasn't trying to win praise, he just wanted to use his experiences and hard work during this period to make the clan leader realize how difficult it is to join and how many people he has to compete with.
This is much more difficult than competing with one or two other ninja clans for employers in the past. After all, at that time, the most you could do was compete with two or three nearby clans, but now you have to compete with dozens or even hundreds of ninjas from all over the world.
Then the pressure and difficulty...can they be the same!
Not to mention that the rewards for taking tasks here are high and the treatment is better.
Xiang Tian did not wait for the clan leader to ask questions, and immediately recounted everything he had seen and heard during this period.
He also emphasized how difficult it was to get his spot, and how he had to compete with many people to get these high-quality tasks.
And then there’s the profits these tasks can bring.
"It's a pity that we are still too few in number to match those despicable guys who stick together."
That's right, in Xiangtian's opinion, those ninjas of the same clan who have small families and have surrendered to several people early on are despicable mission thieves.
They took on so many jobs relying on their large numbers!
Isn't it a waste to pay such a small family so much? A person has only one mouth and can only use a limited number of ninja tools - how much money do they spend?
Finished!
It would be just right to put them in a ninja clan with a booming population like theirs!
Hearing Xiang Tian's indignant retribution, the clan leader couldn't help but nodded.
That's right, they should be given the reward because of their large number of ninjas... No, that's not right. If they accept the mission, they should be rewarded.
If they want to blame someone, they can only blame themselves for coming too late. With such a huge difference in numbers, it is natural that they cannot complete as many tasks as the larger group...
If they have more people, then...
Thinking of the rewards that those people took away as mentioned by Xiang Tian, the clan leader couldn't help but be tempted.
However, Xiangtian’s introduction did not end there.
He had heard from the tribesmen who had arrived earlier about things like meal allowances and travel expenses, and that the tasks here would be assigned according to one's strengths. He told them all in one breath.
Although he was born into a family, after experiencing the new job and being influenced by the "corporate culture" of Yu Yue, he has completely integrated into it.
And I can't wait to let others know how well I have been doing during this period and how many new things I have seen.
Especially since this qualification was earned through their hard work.
That made him feel even more superior - especially when he thought of those ninjas who couldn't queue up every day and could only look at him with envy.
Coming from ordinary families, they have never received such treatment before.
Anyone would be confused.
The clan leader was already somewhat tempted, and after hearing Xiang Tian's words, he even had the urge to try it out himself.
But his years of experience as a ninja made him choose to question first.
There is no free lunch in the world. Everything here sounds so good...is it really normal?
However, before he could figure out the key, he saw Uchiha Shisui, who had just left, coming back.
This time he was not alone, he was accompanied by two strong ninjas, a man and a woman. Although the clan leader did not know these two people, judging from their fierce temperament, they should be elites among the ninjas.
It is even possible that he is a high-ranking ninja who came with similar purpose as himself.
Their subsequent conversation further confirmed the patriarch's guess.
Uchiha Shisui nodded and said:
"So what you mean is that you want to bring the entire ninja clan to join us - I can understand it this way."
Perhaps because he was very surprised to hear this request,
The young Uchiha's voice couldn't help but rise two notches, 'just enough' for the clan leader and Mukaida to hear.
Xiangtian, who had been talking nonstop just now, immediately stopped talking.
What? Not only do we have to join, but we also want the entire ninja clan to join us! ???
Xiangtian's eyes widened.
Jin Xiangtian even felt jealous when more people came here to enjoy the benefits and earn higher tasks. Now when he heard this, he almost stopped breathing.
A dozen people banding together is already too much, do you want the whole clan to join?
This is going to overturn everyone’s jobs!
Xiangtian turned to the clan leader almost immediately.
"Master Patriarch! We can't let them get the upper hand! We've already missed it once, we must not miss it again!"
The patriarch, who had just been doubting everything that happened here, no longer cared about his previous doubts and his expression became serious.
When it comes to matters concerning the entire clan, the clan leader would certainly hope to be more cautious. It would be best to hold eight or ten meetings with the entire clan, and then make a decision after fully absorbing all opinions.
However, compared to being able to gain more and greater benefits...
Watching other ninjas making money right under your nose is much more painful than losing money yourself!
No, they can't fall behind!
The patriarch made up his mind.
At this moment, he had no time to think about why the conversation that he couldn't hear clearly before could be heard by them at this moment.
He didn't even bother to find out which ninja clan these two ninjas came from or what their identities were.
He only knew that they were going to fall behind!
Some people who noticed the clan leader's expression change from doubt to nervousness and then to determination in a flash had more complicated feelings.
