Obito on the offensive

Fugaku's intention to groom Uchiha Mai was obvious.

To manage the clan, strength came first. Uchiha Madara, for example, had taken control of the Uchiha Clan through sheer power.

Management skills and the ability to handle interpersonal relationships were important too.

Uchiha Mai's management skills were decent. After all, the Ninja World was full of illiterates; expecting anyone to be especially good at management was unrealistic. Most people led through personal charisma.

His greatest obstacle to taking over the Uchiha Clan was his relationships with its members.

It wasn't that he was bad at building relationships. He was simply too young. Even if he knew how to cultivate connections, he hadn't spent enough time with the clan members for those relationships to become particularly close.

Fugaku's move would greatly strengthen Uchiha Mai's ties with his clansmen.

The Ninja World's greatest genius, a newly risen top-tier powerhouse, was giving lessons. Not everyone got an opportunity like that.

Just think about the people trained by Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and Hatake Sakumo, all of whom stood on the same level as Uchiha Mai.

Uchiha Mai naturally wasn't as knowledgeable as they were, but he had excellent battle instincts, and his fighting style was particularly well suited for other Uchiha to imitate.

He was more than qualified to teach his clan members.

If you attended Uchiha Mai's lessons, or your child did, you would owe him a favor.

A few days later, Fugaku had over a hundred copies of Mai Style: True Explanation of Fire Release Nintaijutsu printed and distributed them to the clan's jonin who specialized in fire style and taijutsu.

At the same time, Fugaku spread the news throughout the clan that Uchiha Mai would begin teaching there in a few days.

The announcement caused quite a stir within the clan.

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