Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

He then looked at the nearly empty wine bottle on the table and poured the last of the wine into two glasses.

"Come on, cheers!"

The two raised their glasses and clinked them together again.

Glug glug...

Zhili shook his head twice, then leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

Shen Er stared quietly at the unconscious Zhili.

Ninjas don't get drunk.

Why does it look like this?

He leaned down slightly. "Miss Chiri, wake up. Are you drunk?"

"Well……"

"Drink in moderation, too much alcohol is bad for your eyes."

After saying that, Shen Er took out two banknotes from his wallet, placed them under the wine glass, and then stepped forward, saying, "I'll use my palm magic to help you sober up."

"No," Zhili murmured indistinctly, "send me straight back to my tribe."

"..."

Can you be a little more reserved?

She even helped Jiri up, pulled back the curtain, and walked out of Ichiraku Ramen.

The night was slightly cool, and a gentle breeze was blowing.

She even helped the "drunk" Zhili walk slowly forward.

Her long purple hair occasionally brushed against his cheek, causing a slight tickle. The scent lingering around his nose wasn't the pungent smell of alcohol, but rather a faint, pleasant fragrance.

But Shen Er remained unmoved.

The beautiful scenery before him could not disturb his resolve, and he escorted Uchiha Chiri home.

Late at night, not many Uchiha witnessed this scene.

It was Uchiha Ayano who opened the door.

"Lord Shen'er, Lord Zhili has troubled you along the way."

She bowed respectfully and then explained softly to her master, "Don't be fooled by how relaxed Master Zhili seems now that she's become the principal. She's actually been quite troubled by clan affairs lately. I haven't seen her this relaxed in a long time."

"Thank you, Lord Shen'er."

"Excuse my intrusion, but what is troubling you?"

“This…” Ayano thought for a moment and decided that it wouldn’t hurt to tell Shen Er, so she said, “There is a rogue ninja in the clan named Uchiha Yan, and Lord Jiri is trying to bring her back.”

"I see." Shen Er nodded. "Traitorous ninjas, how despicable. It's a pity I can't be of any help in this matter."

"Well then, I'll be going now. Remember to remind Miss Chiri to get some rest after she sobers up."

"I will."

After Shen Er left, Uchiha Chiri opened his eyes.

Meanwhile, Shen Er returned to the underground laboratory and headed straight for Uchiha Yan.

Uchiha Yan noticed the large needle in his hand and her brow twitched: "Didn't we agree to use a thinner needle?"

"You deserve a larger dose."

Chapter 21 Slaves of Power

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Shen'er's life was peaceful during this period.

Every day, he travels between the Gospel Hospital and the Zen family's underground laboratory.

His energy was completely consumed by learning sealing techniques, researching curse seals, developing the Earth Grudge Fear secret technique, and conducting human experiments on the Uchiha clan.

The variable in daily life lies in the weekend.

He would go to the ninja academy on weekends to teach the medical class and play house with Matsumoto and Kaori.

The second one concerns Uchiha Chiri.

Her treatment was over, but she didn't cut off contact afterward. Instead, she would send dinner and medical check-up invitations to Qian Shen every weekend.

She did not refuse.

Maintaining a good relationship with the Uchiha clan leader, a powerful figure with the Mangekyou Sharingan, is a good thing for him.

The invitation for a medical check-up is a legitimate arrangement.

He even regularly performs brain examinations on her, and takes the opportunity to observe her Sharingan and collect firsthand data.

Uchiha Chisato was very strong, but her story only exists in oral tradition passed down among later Uchiha members. It is believed that her bloodline disease risk was similar to that of Uchiha Itachi later on.

If screening and maintenance are not done early, one day they might suddenly fall ill and die.

As they spent more time together, their relationship grew warmer.

However, this growing intimacy was only Chiri's feeling. As for Shen, he didn't have the energy or time to spend on women.

Besides.

He offered no further suggestions regarding the village's development plan.

For example, establishing secret police units, police departments, etc.

Firstly, one should fulfill one's duties within one's position. Interfering too much can easily lead to being labeled as "ambitious." Only by focusing on healthcare and education can one maintain the facade of being detached and unambitious.

Secondly, for someone who secretly conducts kidnapping and human experiments, the secret service, the police department, etc., are all cumbersome shackles that only increase the risk of his exposure.

Shen'er's goal was never to strengthen Konoha's power.

He gave everything for himself.

……

Three months later, on this day.

Sunny weather.

Shen Er finally got his wish and mastered the first sealing technique since he traveled to the present day: the Five Elements Sealing Technique.

He even refined chakra, flowing it according to a specific hand seal, and condensing it at his fingertips.

call!call!call!

A faint purple flame ignited at the tip of each of the five fingers, flickering slightly.

"Although I'm not quite skilled at releasing it yet, I managed to do it successfully."

Shen Er turned and walked into the basement, heading towards Uchiha Yan.

The next moment, without warning, he pressed his hand, which contained the Five Elements Seal, directly onto the other person's face.

In the original story, Orochimaru used the Five Elements Seal to strike Naruto's abdomen, disrupting the stability of the Four Symbols Seal. Similarly, to seal Uchiha Yan's Izanagi, the seal would have to be aimed at her eyes.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Uchiha Yan cried out in pain, about to retaliate, but Shen Er had already withdrawn his hand:

"You are free."

Done.

He unsealed the chakra points on Uchiha Yan's body one by one, allowing her to regenerate chakra on her own.

What did you do to me?

"Sealing technique." Shen Er made no attempt to hide anything, bluntly stating the unpleasant truth upfront, "The amount of chakra you can refine is capped. Once you attempt to activate Izanagi, your chakra will instantly become disordered, and the technique will inevitably fail."

"Tsk, I told you I would never touch my own eyes..."

Uchiha closed his eyes and licked the corner of his mouth.

Her body, now free, instinctively began to refine chakra, and when she opened her eyes again, her crimson Sharingan appeared.

It was initially just two magatama.

But the next second, all the extreme emotions that had accumulated since his capture, under Shinji's deliberate manipulation, surged through his brain like a burst dam, stirring his sensitive nerves as an Uchiha.

The two tomoe inside the eyes spun and twisted wildly. After they stabilized, the third tomoe took shape.

Three-tomoe Sharingan.

Their efforts paid off.

Shen Er calmly looked at Uchiha Yan, whose face showed joy.

The sudden leap in her power level filled her with joy. However, she remained rational and did not let the sudden surge in power and long-standing anger cloud her judgment, thus avoiding attacking Shen Er.

This outcome was entirely within Shen Er's expectations.

The research findings have been validated, which is cause for celebration, but it is far from enough to make him lose his composure.

In essence, Uchiha Yan's talent was mediocre.

At the age of twenty, even after witnessing the collapse of her beliefs, she only reached the level of two tomoe, which shows that her original talent had already reached its limit.

Everything Shen Er did was to help a mediocre person break through their own limits. The Three-Tomoe is just the beginning; in the long run, there is still a long way to go to reach the ultimate goal, the Kaleidoscope.

"How are you feeling?" Shen asked.

Uchiha Yan murmured to herself, stunned, "This is the power of the Three Tomoe... It's so captivating. My brother rebelled against that woman only after he possessed this power. But..."

She snapped out of her daze, a greedy glint in her eyes: "Not enough, this is far from enough. I want more, I want even greater power!"

Even though Uchiha Bin already possessed the power of the three tomoe, he was still beaten to his knees by that woman.

Besides, it's her.

The Uchiha are crazy; they lose their minds when the weather clears up, but they are not brainless.

Based on objective facts, Uchiha Yan was well aware that his talent was limited and that he could never become the person he imagined himself to be through his own efforts alone.