Political Action

After returning from the Cloud Mountain battlefield, Izuna was surprised to find that his skill points had increased from 54 to 104.

This meant that signing the Truce Agreement had earned him 50 skill points.

That was more than defeating Tobirama Senju, who was just entering the Kage level!

It was then that Izuna remembered.

Skill points weren't only obtained by defeating enemies; certain special achievements could also earn them.

For example, completing special NPC quests, finding rare resources, or achieving great accomplishments like becoming Hokage.

These could all grant varying amounts of skill points.

And signing the three-year truce between the Uchiha and Senju clans was a first in Uchiha history.

It made sense that he would receive a generous 50 skill points.

With 104 skill points, he had enough to unlock S-rank Ninjutsu.

However, just as Izuna's eyes were glued to some incredibly powerful Ninjutsu, he suddenly thought of something more critical.

That was the death of Tajima Uchiha and the selection of the next clan leader.

According to past history, when the clan leader died, the vice clan leader would succeed him.

After all, the position of clan leader wasn't like the emperor's throne, which was hereditary.

With Tajima Uchiha's death this time, Uchiha Gakugyo should have succeeded him.

In the original story, Uchiha Gakugyo likely succeeded him, and after Gakugyo's death, Madara would become the next clan leader.

It wasn't that Madara would immediately take over the moment Tajima Uchiha died.

But Izuna didn't intend to proceed so slowly; he wanted to use this clan meeting to make Madara the clan leader directly.

To compete with Uchiha Gakugyo, who was almost twice his age, strength was secondary; experience and battle achievements were more important.

Almost all the Chunin-level ninjas in the clan over forty years old sided with Uchiha Gakugyo.

Since that was the case, Izuna set his sights on the new generation.

Besides these students, to be precise, it should be their parents' generation.

Those aged roughly twenty-five to thirty-five, the same generation as Izuna and Madara.

That's right, Izuna and Madara were, in a sense, of the same generation as the parents of these students.

In the Warring States Period, it was similar to ancient China in Izuna's previous life.

People generally married and had children at fourteen or fifteen.

This was to cultivate the strength of the new generation, ensuring that even if you died, there would be replacements to fill the fighting force.

The parents of these children were, on average, around twenty-five years old.

Izuna and Madara, who were already twenty and not yet married or had children, were considered anomalies.

Thinking of this, Izuna felt a surge of emotion.

His own marriage partner?

Such things couldn't be forced.

Although he desired it, there were plenty of single beauties in the Uchiha clan available for him to choose from.

In the end, Izuna decided to spend his points on one B-rank Ninjutsu and one A-rank Ninjutsu.

He would use them as political capital to assist himself and Madara.

Even though Izuna had already taught these Uchiha students the hand seals and the basic principles of these two techniques, they were, after all, B-rank Ninjutsu and couldn't be learned in a short time.

But soon, Izuna discovered several promising talents who could already produce a rudimentary form of Lightning Style: Gratitude Wave.

"You two, what are your names?"

Izuna walked behind two male and female students practicing side-by-side and asked.

Hearing the voice from behind, the male and female students, no older than ten, immediately turned their heads, responding nervously yet joyfully:

"Yes... Yes, Lord Izuna, my name is Uchiha Sōren, and I'm practicing the technique you taught us."

"I, I am Uchiha Uzuki, Lord Izuna, hello."

After remembering the names of these two children, Izuna smiled calmly, "Continue practicing. If you have any questions, you can ask the Third Elder, or you can ask me."

"W-won't that trouble you too much?"

Uchiha Sōren and Uchiha Uzuki were both overwhelmed with gratitude.

Their parents were Chunin-level ninjas, the most ordinary kind, and Izuna was an unattainable existence to them.

Hearing this, Izuna smiled again, "It's rare that we're in a state of truce recently, so I have some free time. Moreover, you carry the future of the Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Sōren was instantly moved to tears and bowed ninety degrees. "Lord Izuna, I will definitely go through fire and water for the Uchiha, no, for you from now on!"

Uchiha Uzuki quickly added, "M-me too!"

Izuna smiled faintly and turned to leave, to check on the training of other students.

In a relatively corner of the training grounds, Izuna found a student practicing alone, around ten years old.

"Lightning Style: Gratitude Wave!"

Zzzt!

Several thin, hissing bolts of lightning shot out from his mouth, but instead of dispersing with a change in form, they uncontrollably struck a large tree nearby.

Even so, he could already be called a "genius."

"Too much force, it's like a child wildly swinging shuriken."

The student heard this and turned around in surprise. "L-Lord Izuna..."

Izuna crossed his arms. "The power of this technique lies in control. Unlike the explosive nature of the Great Fireball Jutsu, you need to control your chakra more delicately, like when you were little and just learning to pick up food with chopsticks."

"Uh... I've learned my lesson."

The student awkwardly scratched his head.

"What's your name?"

"Yes, my name is Uchiha Gōya. My f-father is Uchiha Gakugyo."

Uchiha Gakugyo, the current Vice Clan Head!

Izuna's expression faltered. No wonder this kid's features looked somewhat familiar.

But Uchiha Gakugyo was over forty years old. Based on this kid's age, his father must have had him in his thirties?

Compared to Madara and Izuna, who were twenty and single, this felt even more impressive.

"Keep practicing hard, and don't let down the bloodline you carry."

Izuna left after saying only this.

"Yes."

Uchiha Gōya, who was relatively introverted, responded with a single word, but it still carried a hint of admiration.

Izuna only stayed at the Uchiha private academy for two days, but the news of him creating B-rank and A-rank ninjutsu had already spread like wildfire throughout the clan grounds.

Many young parents in their twenties personally visited the front of Izuna's mansion, wanting to pay their respects, but they were all turned away.

Even so, they kept this kindness in their hearts.

Meanwhile, Izuna checked his system's skill points and found they had increased from "17" to "40"!

As expected, this action was meaningful, and judging by the increase, its impact was quite profound.

It was already nearly half the amount of points he gained from the Truce Agreement.