The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 37 A Young Ruler Always Has His Reasons

At the Hokage Cliff in Konoha, Uchiha Takeo, unaware of the ensuing events, stood atop the cliff, below which lay the stone statue of Tobirama Senju's head.

"Tobirama Senju, that evil Uchiha brat, has also become the Hokage of Konoha."

"I really want to resurrect you with Edo Tensei and let you see the moment I become Hokage."

"It's a pity you're already dead."

Looking down at the vast and boundless Konoha Village below, and thinking that he was now in charge and in charge of the strongest armed group in the ninja world, Uchiha Takeo's heart, which had almost been broken by Tachibana no Satoshi, finally relaxed.

He also put the matter of the orange cat out of his mind. It was just a little fat cat that couldn't escape his grasp. If he cared too much, the little fat cat would take advantage of his kindness.

This time, let's give them a good cold shoulder and teach them a lesson so they won't be confused about their position in the family.

With a clear mind, Uchiha Muan jumped onto the top of Senju Tobirama's stone statue and stomped on it, thus completing his "graveside dance" achievement.

If it were an achievement system, the reward would have to be the complete Flying Thunder God Technique.

"The next goal is to develop the land, harvest a large number of [Ascension Points] through Konoha, add points to unlock the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and then sweep across the ninja world in pursuit of immortality."

Having finalized his next course of action, Uchiha Takeoshi, deep in thought, jumped off Hokage Cliff and went directly to the Security Department.

Amid congratulations from his clansmen, he conducted a few small experiments on the death row inmates, then left with a joyful smile on his face.

"Balu, what do you mean by 'Young Master Wu'an'?"

In the underground prison, Uchiha Rai, the captain of the East District, looked at the katana in his hand that had been imbued with the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan, somewhat puzzled.

"What's the difference between executing a death row inmate with a weapon enhanced with eye power and executing them with a regular weapon?"

"Just do as Young Master Wu'an says honestly, why make so many questions?"

"There's always a reason why a young ruler is a young ruler."

Southern District Captain Uchiha Baru scanned the nearly one hundred ninjas in the prison, most of whom were enemy spies transferred from the Anbu. They were almost filling up the normally useless prison.

"Hurry up and deal with these death row inmates. Young Master wants us to attend a banquet together tonight. We can't let ourselves down without taking a bath and tidying ourselves up. We can't embarrass Young Master, who is now the Hokage."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Naka, the captain of the West Division, stepped forward with his katana and slashed the chicks one by one. He also thoughtfully used fire jutsu to seal the wounds and prevent blood from flowing out, which would make the cleanup work more difficult later.

"By the way, what about governance?"

Uchiha Naka, who was working on the assembly line, asked with a hint of envy, "Now that you've reached the Kage level, you'll soon become an elder of the clan, right?"

I think it's more than that.

Uchiha Rai said with certainty, "Look, Wu An Shaojun has become Hokage, so it's very likely he won't concurrently serve as the head of the Security Department. The head of the Shifang Clan also stepped down not long ago, so it's highly unlikely he'll return to his post."

"More importantly, Zhili is young, about the same age as Wu'an Shaojun, so there's a high chance he'll be the next minister."

"Movie-level, Kaleidoscope"

After defeating the last person, Uchiha Baru recalled his time in the Security Department.

The initial joy of standing out among the Uchiha Jonin to become a squad leader, followed by his current lack of accomplishments, finally led Uchiha Pazu to make a decision.

"I'm leaving the security force. I can no longer see a direction for the future here."

"...Me too."

"Let's leave together, for our own sake and for the prosperity of the Uchiha clan."

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Upon returning to the Uchiha clan's territory, Uchiha Takeoshi was first pulled aside by Uchiha Kanoko to discuss the evening's banquet. Afterward, he took a bath and, seeking some peace and quiet, went to the clan's library.

Uchiha Wu'an sat cross-legged in a quiet room, glancing at the ever-increasing number of sublimation points, his face displaying the joy of an old farmer gazing at a bountiful wheat harvest.

With fixed resource spawn points and automatic harvesting, this is true cheating!

Go find wild monsters on your own? That's so lame.

(What if all the ninjas in Konoha were equipped with ninja tools infused with their own eye power...)

This thought flashed through his mind for a moment before Uchiha Takeshi arranged for its elimination.

Apart from a few ninjas who specialize in swordsmanship, the rest of the ninjas just throw shuriken and kunai around. He would be crazy to infuse these consumable ninja tools with eye power. Mangekyou Sharingan eye power isn't something you can just pick up off the top of your head.

Furthermore, ninjutsu plays a significant role in killing enemies.

(Perhaps creating a swordsmanship that can be used by everyone from ninja academies to jonin is the only way to change this situation.)

Thinking of the puppet techniques that were suitable for all ages in Sunagakure, Uchiha Takeo became thoughtful.

Once katanas become a necessity for ninjas, and the Hokage leverages his power to bind his weapon shop, ninja academy graduates can receive them for free.

At the same time, by specifying how many missions a genin, chunin, or jonin completes, they will continue to receive free rewards, which will basically allow them to acquire all the ninjas in Konoha.

Moreover, the cost ultimately comes from the Uchiha clan. When ninjas complete missions, Konoha takes a small portion of the commission as tax, which then subsidizes the Uchiha clan's weapon costs and some profits.

Of course, Konoha's main source of income is still the aid from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

If the plan goes smoothly, the Uchiha clan will gain fame, Uchiha Muan will have a breakthrough opportunity, and the ninjas will also benefit—a win-win-win situation.

"The superior sword techniques currently passed down in our family include Sword Leap Flame, Gale Sword, Sun Halo Dance, Wind Slash, Wind Thunder Slash..."

These Uchiha-style sword techniques are not difficult for Uchiha who have awakened their Sharingan to learn, but they are quite challenging for those in ninja academies and some Chunin.

"We can collect low- to mid-level sword techniques from all the major ninja clans. The Uchiha clan has selflessly provided their high-level sword techniques, so they have no reason to refuse."

To be promoted to Jonin, one can exchange contributions for Uchiha-style swordsmanship; Genin and Chunin can learn more common swordsmanship techniques.

Firstly, this would prevent the spread of Uchiha-style swordsmanship to the greatest extent possible. Secondly, Jonin are the backbone of each ninja village, and this move by the Uchiha would win over people's hearts to some extent.

"With the issue of how to harvest Ascension Points in individual soldier squad operations resolved, the remaining challenge is the Ninja Army group. Perhaps we could utilize the Chakra Cannon that appeared later?"

"Or should we just activate Susanoo and attack?"

Uchiha Takeo couldn't remember exactly when the Second Shinobi World War broke out, but he could vaguely recall that the Legendary Sannin of Konoha made their name around that time.

Tsunade is only six years old now, far from the age of war, so we can slowly develop chakra weapons suitable for ninja group operations.

"The only focus going forward remains on reaching a higher level; everything else can be addressed gradually."

After pondering for a while, Uchiha Wu'an, seeing that it was still early, picked up a copy of the Uchiha Chronicle from the library and began to read it slowly.

One of the recorded historical accounts caught his attention.

(End of this chapter)