While waiting for Pakura to enter the carriage, Shinsuke heard the system notification sound echo in his mind.
[ Ding!
Congratulations, Host, for completing the mission: Unequal Treaty!
Reward: Draw Chance ×1 ]
Looking at the newly earned draw opportunity, Shinsuke didn’t use it immediately.
The reward rates were still too low.
It would be much more worthwhile to wait until he became Clan Head and increased the clan’s prosperity before drawing.
For now, taking Pakura and unlocking the S Rank Luxury Treasure Chest was the top priority.
Just as he was thinking that, the system spoke again.
[ Ding!
Host has triggered a Main Quest.
]
[ Main Quest Issued: Become the Head of the Uchiha Clan!
]
[ Mission Description: The Host has now accumulated sufficient achievements and prestige.
Compete against Uchiha Fugaku and obtain the position of Clan Head.
]
[ Mission Reward: Unlock the Family Module.
]
Looking at the newly issued mission, Shinsuke wholeheartedly agreed.
It really was time to seize the position of Clan Head.
Once he returned to the village, the Third Shinobi World War would officially come to an end.
The shinobi world would then enter a brief period of peace.
That would be the perfect opportunity for him to develop the Uchiha Clan and increase its prosperity.
As those thoughts flowed through his mind, the carriage curtain was lifted.
Pakura was escorted inside by a shinobi before the escort respectfully withdrew.
Only Pakura and Shinsuke remained inside the carriage.
Shinsuke leisurely looked her up and down.
Pakura was still wearing her backless combat outfit.
The dark fabric clung tightly to her body, outlining her full chest and slender waist.
A large expanse of smooth, jade-like skin was exposed across her back.
Even with her chakra sealed and her expression icy, the mature beauty mixed with untamed wildness she exuded was still overwhelming.
Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Pakura gritted her teeth and spoke first.
“Uchiha Shinsuke…
why are you so determined to have me?”
Shinsuke smiled faintly.
“Because I admire you.”
“The name Pakura of the Scorch Release is famous throughout the shinobi world.”
He leaned forward, deliberately closing the distance between them.
“I’ll become the Head of the Uchiha Clan in the future, and I just happen to need a capable female shinobi as my secretary.
What do you think?”
“In your dreams!”
Pakura glared at him furiously, flames nearly bursting from her eyes.
Shinsuke wasn’t angered.
Instead, he laughed.
This was exactly the reaction he had expected.
If he wanted her wholehearted loyalty, he would have to slowly “train” her.
“It doesn’t feel good to be abandoned by your village, does it?”
He suddenly spoke in a calm voice.
Pakura’s breathing stalled as she glared fiercely at him.
“That’s all because of you!”
Shinsuke shook his head as his tone turned cold.
“Even if there were no Uchiha Shinsuke, there would eventually be Uzumaki Shinsuke or Senju Shinsuke forcing Sunagakure to make the same choice.
When that time came, you’d still be the first one they abandoned.”
“The important thing isn’t whether someone forced them.”
“The important thing is that your value was too low.”
“In other words, you’re simply too weak.
Abandoning you doesn’t cost anyone anything.”
Pakura froze.
Her lips trembled slightly, yet she found herself unable to refute him.
After a long silence, she quietly asked,
“Then…
how can I become more valuable?”
Shinsuke suddenly stood up and walked over to her, gently lifting her chin.
They were so close that they could feel each other’s breath.
“Follow me and become my woman.”
“I, Uchiha Shinsuke, will become the most powerful person in the shinobi world.”
“When that day comes, no one will dare look down on you again.
You’ll earn everyone’s respect.”
Forced to raise her head, annoyance flushed across Pakura’s cheeks.
“Y…
let go!”
At that moment, Shisui’s voice came from outside the carriage.
“Lord Shinsuke.”
Shinsuke released her chin and turned around.
“Come in.”
Shisui appeared inside the carriage with a Body Flicker, his eyes briefly sweeping across Pakura before revealing a puzzled expression.
“Lord Shinsuke, there’s something I don’t understand.
Why would you exchange fifty billion ryō for a woman who has no use whatsoever?”
In his opinion, trading astronomical war reparations for an enemy Jonin who might never become loyal simply wasn’t a wise decision.
Even if she possessed a Kekkei Genkai.
Hearing Shisui bluntly describe her as useless, Pakura’s eye twitched as she shot a furious glare at the boy who was barely twelve years old.
Shinsuke merely smiled before casually pinching her puffed up cheek.
“See?
Even Shisui thinks you’re useless.”
Only then did he turn toward Shisui.
“Shisui, it’s good that you like to think.
So let me ask you this.
How much do you think Sunagakure could actually accept as war reparations?”
Shisui immediately looked troubled.
Shinsuke didn’t make things difficult for him and answered directly.
“Fifty billion.”
He spoke with absolute certainty.
“Chiyo and Rasa’s authority is roughly limited to that amount.
It might vary a little, but not by much.”
Shisui became even more confused.
“If that’s the case, then why did you start by demanding one hundred billion ryō?”
A trace of approval flashed through Shinsuke’s eyes.
Shisui was willing to think for himself.
He was someone worth cultivating.
Once he became Clan Head, he would need capable right hand men like this.
With that in mind, Shinsuke patiently explained.
“If I had asked for fifty billion from the beginning, Sunagakure would have haggled endlessly and wasted my time.
He continued slowly,
“But when I demanded one hundred billion right away, they couldn’t possibly accept it.”
“Then, when I compromised and lowered it to fifty billion, they felt as though they’d made a huge profit.”
“They even handed me an elite female shinobi who possessed Scorch Release without feeling the slightest bit of regret.”
“This…
is the art of negotiation.”
Realization instantly dawned on Shisui.
“So, by using fifty billion ryō that never truly existed, you obtained a female shinobi, and even made Sunagakure believe they’d gotten the better deal.”
“Exactly.”
Shinsuke nodded before asking,
“Any other questions?”
Shisui shook his head and respectfully bowed.
“Thank you for your guidance, Lord Shinsuke.
I’ll take my leave.”
With a flicker, he vanished from the carriage.
When Shinsuke turned back around, he discovered that Pakura had been completely stunned after listening to their entire conversation.
…
Several days later, news that Shinsuke had crushed Sunagakure and forced them to sign an unequal treaty spread rapidly throughout the entire shinobi world.
The other three great ninja villages immediately reassessed Konoha’s strength.
Realizing there was no longer anything to gain and that the war had already dragged on for far too long, each village expressed its desire for peace talks.
Soon afterward, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure all reached peace agreements with Konoha and withdrew their troops.
Thus, the Third Shinobi World War officially came to an end.
When the news reached Konoha, the entire village erupted into celebration.
The long war had finally ended, and Shinsuke’s name was praised everywhere.
Before long, he earned a new title.
“The Hero Who Ended the War.”
On this day, the shinobi force led by Shinsuke finally arrived outside Konoha.
Crowds packed the village gate.
Villagers and shinobi lined both sides of the road as thunderous cheers rose like waves.
Even the Ninja Academy teachers had brought their young students to stand by the roadside, pointing toward Shinsuke as they loudly proclaimed,
“Look!
That’s the Hero Who Ended the War, Uchiha Shinsuke!”
“You must all become great shinobi like him someday!”
Watching the scene, Pakura, who had been kept beside Shinsuke the entire time, curled her lips in disdain.
Shinsuke noticed her expression and chuckled.
“The enemy of Sunagakure is Konoha’s hero.”
Pakura remained silent.
After spending several days with him, she had gradually grown accustomed to this infuriating man casually saying things that somehow always sounded profound.
After entering the village, Shinsuke ordered the troops to disband.
He then personally escorted Pakura deep into the Uchiha Clan compound and locked her inside a specially constructed prison cell that completely isolated chakra.
Standing outside the iron bars, he said,
“Stay here until you’ve made up your mind.”
“The day you sincerely choose to submit, I’ll let you out.”
With that, he turned and walked away without the slightest hesitation.
It seemed that the day they would cultivate together was no longer far away.
Next, Shinsuke planned to report to the Hokage and settle the distribution of the war spoils.
Just as he was about to leave, an Uchiha clansman hurried over.
“Lord Shinsuke, the Clan Head requests your presence.”
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