Have Children Early! Have More! Have Too Many!

"Cough... Yuzuru, since that's the case, tell us what you think."

At Uchiha Tarou's prompting, Uchiha Yuzuru spoke calmly. "If we want the Uchiha Clan to grow stronger and increase its influence, there is a simple and effective method!"

Seeing how serious he was, everyone could not help but straighten up and listen intently.

Then Uchiha Yuzuru slowly said, "Have children!"

Have children... Have children?!

After hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, everyone froze where they stood.

Then they looked at one another, all wearing strange expressions.

Have children... What kind of method was that?

Ignoring their expressions, Uchiha Yuzuru continued, "I suggest that from now on, clan members must marry before they turn twenty!"

"We must have children early, have more children, and have too many children!"

"Only then can our Uchiha Clan grow stronger and stronger."

Hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's shocking remarks, quite a few people felt insulted.

Uchiha Fugaku could not help but rise to his feet. "Uchiha Yuzuru, watch your words. This is a Clan Meeting, not a place for you to spout nonsense!"

As soon as Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, someone immediately echoed him. "That's right! Are you looking down on us? You want us to place all our hopes on the next generation?"

"I thought you had real strength. Who would have thought you were so weak at heart!"

"Our Uchiha Clan will never be reduced to relying on children to prove ourselves."

Seeing the crowd grow indignant, Uchiha Tarou hurriedly raised a hand to stop them.

After everyone quieted down, he asked Uchiha Yuzuru, "Yuzuru, explain your reasons. Everyone is waiting for your explanation."

Uchiha Yuzuru was not surprised by their reaction.

Asking these proud Uchiha clansmen to place their hopes for the future on having children really did hurt their pride.

With that in mind, Uchiha Yuzuru organized his thoughts and continued laying out his argument.

"Everyone should know that population is the foundation of a Ninja Clan. The greater the population, the stronger the clan."

"During the Warring States Period, many Ninja Clans raided other places for people, all to increase the number of their clan members."

"Take Konoha, for example. When the village was first founded, the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan were unquestionably the great noble Ninja Clans. But what about now?"

"The Senju Clan has vanished without a trace, while the Uchiha Clan can only barely maintain its dignity through its former glory."

"And the Sarutobi Clan, the Shimura Clan, the Utatane Clan, the Mitokado Clan..."

"The Ninja Clans we once trampled beneath our feet have now become forces Konoha cannot afford to ignore."

"Don't Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō dare to suppress the Ninja Clans so aggressively because their clans give them the confidence to do so?"

Power and strength complemented each other.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and the others had gained Tobirama Senju's recognition, how could they have held power so firmly in their hands without the support of powerful clans?

Faced with Uchiha Yuzuru's question, everyone fell silent.

They all knew Yuzuru was right.

Four families without even a Kekkei Genkai had become colossal forces they did not dare provoke lightly, all because of their population...

Seeing everyone's silence, Uchiha Yuzuru changed tack. "If the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans can rise through population, then our Uchiha Clan can do so even more."

"Compared to the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans, we not only possess a powerful Kekkei Genkai, but our talent for becoming ninja far surpasses theirs."

"With the same number of people, what Ninja Clan could possibly be a match for our Uchiha Clan?"

After receiving Uchiha Yuzuru's subtle praise, the Uchiha clansmen could not help showing proud expressions.

"Yuzuru seems to have a point. Having children doesn't seem so hard to accept after all."

"He could have just said increasing the population. Talking about having children was a little too blunt..."

"I didn't process it at first, but now that I think about it, there's nothing wrong with what Yuzuru said."

Seeing the clan members become lively again, Uchiha Yuzuru continued, "So... marriage and children are not shameful. They are the century-long plan for reviving the Uchiha Clan, our basic policy!"

"Without population as our foundation, everything else is just a castle in the air."

"For the prosperity of the Uchiha Clan, I, Uchiha Yuzuru, am willing to lead by example!"

Everyone's hearts churned like stormy seas upon hearing such a theory for the first time.

They had never imagined that there was such an angle from which to make the clan stronger.

But the more they thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. They could not find any reason to refute it.

Still, leading by example in this sort of thing felt rather strange...

Seeing their reactions, Uchiha Yuzuru did not say anything further.

His proposal about marriage and having children this time was only meant to give these Uchiha, whose heads were filled with nothing but fighting and killing, some Psychological preparation.

If he truly wanted to implement it as a clan rule, he would probably have to wait until he held power.

"Cough... Yuzuru's idea is quite unusual. While we won't force everyone to marry before twenty as Yuzuru suggested, you can all try working toward that goal."

"Alright, today's Clan Meeting ends here."

Before the sky began to pale, Uchiha Tarou brought the Clan Meeting to an end.

The Uchiha clansmen left one after another.

Just as Uchiha Yuzuru was about to stand up as well, Uchiha Tarou slowly said, "Yuzuru, come with Fugaku."

Although he wanted to experience his newly acquired power, Uchiha Yuzuru was not in such a hurry.

He followed Uchiha Tarou to his residence and sat face-to-face with Uchiha Tarou, just like Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Tarou picked up the teapot and poured each of them a cup, smiling as he spoke.

"Yuzuru, your strength has truly exceeded my expectations. I never thought even Fugaku would no longer be your match."

Uchiha Tarou looked Uchiha Yuzuru up and down, surprise written across his face.

As Uchiha Fugaku's father, Uchiha Tarou understood his son's strength quite well.

With his three-tomoe Sharingan, Fugaku was outstanding even among Jonin.

Yet he had lost so easily to Uchiha Yuzuru.

Uchiha Yuzuru did not explain much. He merely smiled. "Clan Head, are you planning to seek trouble with me for your son?"

Uchiha Fugaku could not take it anymore, his face flushing red. "Yuzuru, Father is not that petty!"

"I lost to you today because I was inferior in skill. As your opponent, I will defeat you fair and square someday!"

Uchiha Yuzuru laughed freely and drained the tea before him in one gulp. "Those defeated by me have never been considered my opponents. I will give you time to catch up, until you can no longer even see my back."

After he finished speaking, Uchiha Fugaku stood stunned for more than ten seconds before coming back to himself, then felt as though ants were crawling all over him.

He couldn't beat him, and he couldn't outtalk him... Bastard brat, he was so irritating!!!

Seeing Uchiha Fugaku's mentality beginning to crumble, Uchiha Tarou coughed lightly and spoke at the right moment. "The reason I kept you both behind this time was actually to hear your thoughts."

"What do you think about the candidate for the next Hokage?"