Poor Kazuto

At its core, it was simply a matter of creating a special law and making it apply to a specific group of people. It was very simple, nothing remarkable.

He needed to expend ocular power to keep the First Unit running. The bare minimum would only maintain the unit's existence and make its members more loyal. He had to expend more ocular power to fully activate the First Unit and grant its members various enhancements.

This expended ocular power could be thought of as a military budget. By enacting laws, he received power in return, then established law enforcement agencies to enforce them. That made the laws run more smoothly, creating a virtuous cycle that generated ocular power without end.

That was why Uchiha Kazuto needed the Military Police Force to recruit new members. There was no limit to it. As long as he had enough ocular power, he could establish as many units as he wanted. He could also set all kinds of parameters for these law enforcement units, so long as he had enough ocular power.

However, the more complex and powerful the parameters, the more ocular power they required. So Kazuto couldn't assign them carelessly; otherwise, they simply wouldn't work.

The parameters weren't easy to change. It took extra ocular power to alter a unit's settings.

The same went for laws. Changing any law that had already been established required ocular power.

What he lacked most right now was ocular power.

Fortunately, he had already established two laws and could now gain ocular power. He wasn't as constrained as he'd been at first, afraid to use up all his ocular power and end up unable to enact even one basic law, with nothing to do but wait for death.

Besides, although these law enforcement units required ocular power, maintaining them at minimum operating capacity used very little. It was only when he fully activated a unit that it consumed a great deal.

If even simply turning a unit on required a lot of ocular power, Kazuto's plan to establish a large number of units would have to be put on hold. He simply didn't have enough ocular power to keep several units running at once.

"All right, you're dismissed. Start preparing to recruit new members."

Uchiha Kazuto closed his eyes and set the First Unit to run at the bare minimum. In this state, its members wouldn't feel a thing. They would simply grow more loyal little by little, while a sense of responsibility for enforcing the law took root in their hearts.

As for any enhancements, there were none. Those would only become available once the unit was fully activated.

"Yes, Lord Kazuto!"

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

Uchiha Tekka and the others nodded, then stood at attention and saluted Uchiha Kazuto. The air in the office filled with an aura of loyalty before they filed out.

"Mm."

Uchiha Kazuto nodded, then took out a glass jar. Two scarlet eyeballs floated quietly inside.

"Kotoamatsukami... What a dangerous thing..."

Uchiha Kazuto gazed at the eyes. He had been waiting all this time for them. They were far too dangerous; he couldn't be sure he could resist Kotoamatsukami.

Something this dangerous couldn't fall into Shimura Danzō's hands, nor could it be left with Uchiha Shisui or Uchiha Itachi. That was too dangerous. He didn't want to become someone else's puppet without even realizing it.

"The Mangekyō Sharingan really is incredible. Sigh, it's a shame Uchiha Shisui and I aren't direct blood relatives. Otherwise... sigh..."

Uchiha Kazuto shook his head. Why didn't he have the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan? Why didn't he have any siblings? Sigh. His eyes could now recover their ocular power automatically, but they still couldn't compare to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Sigh!

Uchiha Kazuto sighed helplessly. As an orphan, he would probably never have a chance at the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in this lifetime. He was just an ordinary person, a transmigrator with no special gear and not even a system. All he wanted was to live a good life. Aside from ruling the world, he had no ambitions.

As an ordinary person, an ordinary Uchiha without any powerful cheat, awakening this pair of Mangekyō Sharingan was already an impressive feat. As for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, he, an orphan, shouldn't even dream of it. And the Rinnegan...

Uchiha Kazuto knew he was just an ordinary transmigrator, without any powerful cheat or system. For something like the Rinnegan, the only way he could get one was to steal it. Awakening it himself was a pipe dream. After all, he wasn't anyone's reincarnation, and he didn't have Otsutsuki Clan blood.

Sigh, how pitiful!

"If only I had a pair of Eternal Mangekyō..."

Uchiha Kazuto put the eyes away and shook his head. If he had a pair of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, it would be like having a steady source of income, rather than relying on the enforcement of laws for all his ocular power.

"Sigh, you have to rely on yourself."

Uchiha Kazuto shook his head, then took out some biology books and started studying. One piece of biological knowledge after another flowed into his mind.

The Ninja World was actually quite modernized. It was a world that was half feudal and half modern.

At the Medical Department, Uchiha Shisui lay in bed with bandages wrapped around his leg. His broken bones had been set, and his dislocated arms had been treated.

Only his eyes had not recovered. At least, according to the official story, Shimura Danzō had destroyed them.

"So the reason the clan was going to stage a Coup was that it was all a plot by Lord Danzō and Clan Head Fugaku..."

Uchiha Shisui lay in bed, silent. He still couldn't believe it. But no matter how unbelievable it seemed, Uchiha Shisui knew it was the truth.

Still, though something felt vaguely wrong, Uchiha Kazuto was clan head now. Hadn't Lord Kazuto already said the clan would no longer stage a Coup? That was enough!

The clan and the village... Throughout this time, Uchiha Shisui had felt terribly oppressed. Being caught between the clan and the village had been agonizing, especially after he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

But now it was all over. Uchiha Fugaku and Lord Danzō's plot had been exposed, and the clan's Coup had been stopped. He hoped Lord Kazuto could lead the clan to integrate more smoothly into the village.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Uchiha Shisui's mouth.

Although...