Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 239 A new broom sweeps clean.

The next morning, in the bedroom, two torn black stockings lay scattered on the quilt, while other outerwear and underwear were scattered haphazardly on and under the bed, silently recounting the intense battle of the previous night.

"It's getting late, stop soaking it, take it out, it's time to get up."

Lying on her side on the bed, radiant and with flushed cheeks, Uchiha Mikoto whispered.

It's ridiculous! Why did they make her do morning exercises so early in the morning? And afterwards she refused to come out, saying it was more comfortable inside...

I've already missed my usual wake-up time, but thankfully it's a holiday now, so I don't have to go to work or school.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Gen, who was holding Mikoto's waist, opened his eyes, looked up at the window, and found that it was already getting light outside.

"Hehe, okay."

Uchiha Gen chuckled lightly and withdrew.

Unable to exploit her weakness, Mikoto threw off the covers, got up, crossed her legs, and went naked to the wardrobe to take out a nightgown and put it on before going into the bathroom.

After a while, Mikoto came out of the bathroom, first tidied up the messy bedroom, and then took off her pajamas and changed into home clothes.

Seeing that Uchiha Gen was staring at her intently, Mikoto, though secretly pleased, feigned a slight reproach and said, "You stared at me for so long last night, haven't you had enough yet?"

"I can't get enough of looking at you, I can never get enough of looking at you."

Uchiha Gen chuckled and began spouting sweet words.

Mikoto was overjoyed upon hearing this. Whether before or after their marriage, Fugaku had never uttered any sweet words or romantic phrases.

So Mikoto deliberately slowed down the speed at which she changed clothes, so that her lover could see clearly, understand thoroughly, and have a good look.

Once she was dressed, Mikoto turned around and smiled gently, saying, "I'm going to make breakfast now, it'll be ready soon."

"Okay, I'll get up right away."

Mikoto then walked briskly out of the bedroom, and Uchiha Gen also got up, dressed, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Female ninjas possess physical abilities that are unmatched by ordinary people, with extremely strong recovery capabilities.

Even though they fought through the night without much rest and even did some morning exercises, it didn't affect their ability to move around.

After breakfast, Uchiha Gen took a stroll around the police department to inspect and provide guidance on their work.

As the New Year approaches, it is the busiest time for the police department. However, Uchiha Gen, the head of the police department, does not need to be on duty. Instead, three deputy heads are on duty.

After wandering around for a while, Uchiha Gen returned home, and soon after, Anko, Kurenai, and Yugao arrived.

In the morning, everyone played cards together, and in the afternoon, they went shopping and soaked in hot springs, which was quite a pleasant time.

After a year of hard work, everyone wants to relax and have some fun at the end of the year, making Konoha Village the most bustling place of the year.

Not to mention the already bustling commercial streets, even ordinary streets are much denser with people, noisy, lively, and full of life.

Of course, this is also a time when trouble is likely to occur, especially after drinking. Whether it's an ordinary person or a ninja, they are prone to causing trouble.

However, the police department still has a strong deterrent effect; minor incidents continue, but no major incidents have occurred.

……

Time passed day by day, and before we knew it, the most important New Year's Day in the world had come to an end, and the year 54 of Konoha had arrived.

After enjoying his holiday, Uchiha Genya officially started working again.

As the saying goes, "New Year, new look," on the first night back at work, Uchiha Gen invited the three vice-ministers and nine squad leaders to his home for dinner.

In the dining room, after several rounds of drinks and dishes, Uchiha Gen, who was sitting at the head of the table, put down his wine glass and revealed his true intentions.

"Everyone..."

As soon as Uchiha Genichi spoke, everyone immediately stopped eating and drinking and focused their attention on him.

"I climbed my way up from the bottom of the clan to where I am today."

"Before I rose to prominence, I deeply felt the difficulty of acquiring suitable ninjutsu, and could only practice the ninjutsu left by my parents and ancestors."

"To acquire new ninjutsu, one must either demonstrate extraordinary talent or make contributions to the clan."

"Talent is something that can be encountered or not sought. Zhishui and I are both lucky ones favored by God, and it is not a common phenomenon."

"The system of rewarding merit with ninjutsu is not unreasonable, but it lacks fixed standards and is too opaque."

"Frankly speaking, it is precisely because of this lack of transparency that it is very beneficial to us at the higher levels, because it gives us a lot of room for independent operation."

"But for the family as a whole, it has limited the family's development and restricted the improvement of the family's strength."

"As the clan leader, you should put the clan's interests first, and you, as the clan's senior members and core ninjas, should do the same."

"Therefore, I plan to slightly reform the clan's reward and punishment system."

"I have decided to establish a ninjutsu points exchange system."

"What do you mean?"

"It's about setting up a point system for different ninjutsu. For example, the B-rank ninjutsu, Dust Concealment Technique, is set to one thousand points."

"Then assign a point system to the various tasks of the police department and the family, setting a lower point system for daily tasks and a higher point system for non-daily tasks."

"As long as you accumulate 1,000 points, any ninja in the clan, regardless of their ninja level or whether they have awakened the Sharingan, can exchange for the Dust Concealment Technique at the clan's ninjutsu library."

"Who agrees with my idea, and who disagrees?"

"I agree."

Having received word from his daughter, Uchiha Setsuna offered his support without hesitation.

"I agree too," Shisui, who had become a squad leader, chimed in.

Xuan is definitely not someone who only talks the talk; isn't this the first step for the Uchiha to become great again?

"I agree," said Uchiha Yatsushiro.

As Uchiha Gen's original leader, Uchiha Gen always maintained a very close relationship with Uchiha Hachimoku.

"Agreed," said Uchiha Inahime.

"Agreed," said Uchiha Tekka.

"..."

A series of voices of agreement formed a powerful momentum.

Furthermore, Uchiha Gen's words were very targeted, as if he didn't care about the family's interests if anyone disagreed.

Therefore, the Second Elder, the Third Elder, and their supporters, regardless of their own thoughts, had to agree.

Labeling and coercing others with righteous indignation are tactics that not only the Konoha F4 are adept at, but Uchiha Gen is also no stranger to.

Although I wasn't part of the system in my previous life, but just an ordinary person, I had already been exposed to the information explosion era for a long time.

"Clan leader, the ninjutsu points exchange system works fine, but how can we ensure that those below don't share resources with each other?"

It's impossible for ordinary Uchiha ninjas to collect all the ninjutsu, otherwise a major driving force would be lost.

Furthermore, ordinary Uchiha ninjas know too many ninjutsu, and if they are targeted by the enemy, their ninjutsu is easily leaked.

In reality, what Gen Uchiha wanted was for every Uchiha ninja to be able to obtain, and only be able to obtain, the ninjutsu that best suits them!

Uchiha Gen recounted the measures he had previously told Mikoto, and everyone nodded in agreement.

These three measures can indeed minimize the risks.

"The implementation of the new system will inevitably encounter various problems. Don't be afraid of problems arising; just solve them one by one."

"The most crucial aspect of this ninjutsu points exchange system lies in the setup of mission points and ninjutsu points."

"We can't just make decisions on a whim; we must conduct thorough investigations and calculations based on facts."

"We must neither obtain things too easily nor lose sight of hope; we must maintain a state where we can only achieve them through effort."

"This matter will be led by Shisui, with the other captains assisting."

"We will definitely do it well; it's our mission."

"I guarantee it will be done, Chieftain!"

The nine people stood up in unison, bowed, and said...

(End of this chapter)