Chapter 44 – Senju Clan Heir — Billionaire and the Strongest in the Shinobi World
And just like that, the conversation with Jiraiya came to an end.
He said to Minato, "I'll go get some rest first," and then hobbled out the door—
one hand on his lower back, limping like an old man who'd just lost a war against gravity.
Uchiha Yujiro watched him go and wondered to himself,
"Where's that guy off to now?"
Would he go to the Hokage Rock to look down upon Konoha from above?
Or maybe to the memorial stone, to honor fallen comrades?
Judging by the way he was clutching his waist and using the wall for support,
a trip to the pleasure district seemed… unlikely.
(Though a "vegetarian" option couldn't be ruled out.)
The thought made Yujiro sigh inwardly.
Not just Tsunade or Orochimaru—even Jiraiya, the one who'd always loved Konoha the most,
couldn't stay here for long.
Konoha's knack for running off its own geniuses was truly something else.
After all—
A phoenix will not nest in a dead tree. A sage will not feed on rotten grain. A god will not drink from muddy water.
To the Three Legendary Sannin, the so-called "Hokage position" probably seemed like nothing more than a dead mouse under a night cat's paw—utterly worthless.
What could be done?
Nothing, really.
But that was fine.
Because Uchiha Yujiro would handle it.
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"Alright then."
Yujiro stretched, ready to say goodbye to Shisui and head to the Uchiha training grounds for some real work.
These past few weeks had been chaos—drinking tea with Orochimaru, managing the new pharmaceutical factories, and occasionally escorting Master Jiraiya to Konoha's No. 1 Clubhouse (Heaven and Earth).
He'd been so busy running the village economy that he hadn't trained properly in ages.
But a ninja's foundation, after all, was hard power.
Without Kage-level strength, even speaking loudly was risky.
And Kage-level was just the entry requirement.
In a few years, the shinobi world was going to enter a power inflation era—
when elite jonin would be as common as stray dogs,
and Kage-tier shinobi would be everywhere.
At that point, only super Kage-level could command real respect.
And even then, compared to the future Sage-tier monsters, super Kage was barely above average.
Yujiro felt the pressure.
If it weren't for the system's tangible rewards, he'd have long since stopped caring—
let Minato go bald from stress instead.
The "Yellow Flash" could evolve into the "Bald Flash."
Bofūn Saitama — master of taijutsu, seeker of enlightenment through punches!
Maybe losing his hair would bring Minato closer to true power.
But things were different now.
No amount of hard work could compare to system-boosted growth.
Finally—Uchiha Yujiro could graduate from the Rock Lee route.
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[Permanent Quest: Build an Empire]
"For the sake of the Senju's future, make money with all your might!"
Objective: Acquire wealth or property.
Rewards: Scale with total fortune accumulated.
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For most people, earning more money just meant… well, more money.
But Yujiro wasn't "most people."
For him, money meant power.
And power meant more money.
A perfect, endless feedback loop.
The richest man in the ninja world and the strongest man in the ninja world?
Sounded perfectly reasonable.
One day, he vowed, he would master the ultimate jutsu:
Gold Release: One-Trillion-Ryō Impact!
With a single technique, he'd buy out all five Great Villages—
and finally achieve permanent peace through capitalism.
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For now, though, the system's notifications rang pleasantly in his ears:
[Stage Complete – Net Worth: 10 Million Ryō → Reward: One Pair of Sharingan]
[Stage Complete – Net Worth: 100 Million Ryō → Reward: +1 Free Attribute Point]
[Stage Complete – Net Worth: 1 Billion Ryō → Reward: Lightning Release Affinity + A-Rank Jutsu: Chidori (and its derivative forms)]
Beautiful.
With this much, he thought, a little haircut and wardrobe change—
and people might actually believe he was Sasuke Uchiha from twenty years in the future.
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Though he hadn't received his dream "Cloud-style Lightning Armor" or any taijutsu buffs,
getting the entire Chidori suite was still a massive win.
Combined with his now 13-point [Spirit] stat,
he could unleash large-scale jutsu attacks with ease.
Let's see anyone try to insult him again.
"Useless Uchiha!" "Go sit at Might Guy's table!"
Not anymore.
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That final reward—reaching a net worth of one billion—
had come just two days earlier, after he took out a bold loan to expand production capacity.
It was a shame the shinobi world didn't have a stock market.
If "Uchiha Pharmaceuticals" were ever publicly listed,
he wouldn't be talking about 100 million or even 1 billion ryō.
He'd be counting hundreds of billions.
Trillions.
Maybe even ten trillion.
Yujiro chuckled to himself.
"Just wait. It'll happen someday."
There were far too many wealthy suckers in the ninja world.
If he didn't collect at least a few rounds of "intelligence tax" from them,
it would be an insult to his genius.
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As for the Sharingan reward—Yujiro had worried, briefly, that the system might literally give him a second pair of eyes,
turning him into a four-eyed freak.
Thankfully, that wasn't the case.
The Sharingan simply existed within his system inventory,
ready to be slotted in like a hot-swappable upgrade module.
It was absurdly convenient—and made him unreasonably happy.
After all, the Sharingan was the Uchiha clan's greatest legacy,
but it had one fatal flaw:
chakra and ocular power drain.
Once that energy ran dry, an Uchiha's eyes might as well turn into a Hyūga's.
Unless, of course, one transplanted a sibling's Mangekyō—
to achieve the legendary Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Uchiha Yujiro, unfortunately, didn't have a brother.
He was the sole surviving heir of his bloodline—no "family discount" on Sharingan upgrades.
Back when he'd been working with Orochimaru on cloning experiments, part of his motive had been… practical.
He wanted to see if the Sharingan could be copied—so he wouldn't one day burn his ocular power dry and turn into a "Hyūga knockoff."
But now things were different.
He took a moment to switch in the system-issued Sharingan, and to his surprise, it was a perfect fit.
Not even "plug-and-play"—it felt factory-installed.
The synchronization was flawless, natural.
It brought him genuine joy.
He finally had the materials for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
And even if he didn't reach that stage right away, at least now, if he went blind in battle…
well, he had spare eyes on standby.
Women need backup boyfriends.
The Uchiha need backup eyes.
Perfectly reasonable.
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The Lightning Release and Sharingan upgrades were fantastic, but that free attribute point from the system?
That was chef's kiss.
Yujiro dumped it straight into his [Seal] stat.
Sure, in late-stage anime everyone seemed to cast jutsu with no hand seals at all,
but Yujiro wasn't fooled.
That was just animation budget optimization.
They didn't stop doing hand signs—
the studio just skipped the frames.
In reality, the speed and precision of your seals were still crucial.
His [Ninjutsu] stat was already up to 8, thanks to the entire Chidori-line suite.
Now, with his boosted [Seal], his casting speed and power would climb even higher.
"The higher your seals, the stronger your jutsu.
The stronger your jutsu, the faster your seals."
It was a virtuous cycle—one that required only dedication.
Yujiro nodded to himself.
"Still gotta train."
With that mindset, he turned to leave—
but was stopped by Minato's voice.
"Yujiro, wait a moment."
Yujiro blinked. What now?
Was Minato going to dump more Hokage paperwork on him?
Ask him to help run secret missions at midnight again?
Because if that meant unpaid overtime…
No thanks.
Konoha only had room for one bald man, and that was Minato.
Yujiro had no intention of working himself into a follicle crisis.
But it wasn't about paperwork.
Minato's next words wiped the casual smile right off Yujiro's face.
"Orochimaru… and Danzō. What do you think of them?"
Yujiro's expression shifted slightly.
"What do I… think?"
Minato frowned, tone serious.
"I can't shake the feeling they're hiding something from me."
Ah.
Not bad, Fourth Hokage.
Yujiro couldn't help but admire him a little.
It wasn't that Minato had just noticed something was off—
he'd probably suspected for a while.
He'd simply waited until the trust between them was strong enough to speak openly.
In an instant, Yujiro's mind raced through possible responses—
and he arrived at the correct one.
"Do you need me to do something, Minato?"
Because now wasn't the time to ask questions or hedge his loyalties.
Not to defend Danzō or Orochimaru.
Not to offer "balance."
The right move was simple:
show absolute alignment with the Hokage.
Hearing this, Minato's face softened.
A brief, genuine smile flickered across his features.
Yes.
He'd been right to trust him.
Uchiha Yujiro was on his side.
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Current Status: Uchiha Yujiro
Attribute Value Notes
Ninjutsu: 8 (Upgraded via Chidori techniques)
Taijutsu: 9 (Balanced combat training)
Genjutsu: 9 (Sharingan synergy)
Intelligence: 8 (Strategic prodigy)
Strength: 9 (Physically elite)
Speed: 10 (Lightning-enhanced reflexes)
Spirit: 13 (Overflow=Chakra reserves beyond standard limits)
Seals: 6 (Improved hand seal mastery)
Total: 72 (69 official = Just shy of Super-Kage level)
If not for the overflow stat, Yujiro would already be borderline super Kage.
But even now, his progress was unstoppable.
Soon, the shinobi world would have to admit—
Uchiha Yujiro wasn't just rich.
He was dangerously rich and dangerously strong.