Return to the Uchiha Clan Grounds

Three days later, everyone successfully returned to the Southern Legion's base.

During the ambush that day, the Uchiha had successfully caught the enemy off guard.

Unfortunately, they weren't able to capture Nara Kensuke, which was a minor regret.

Upon returning to the legion, Uchiha Hikari had prepared two reports.

The first was to report the mission to the Legion Commander, Uchiha Rei.

The second was to inform the Clan Head about Kyosuke's situation.

After all, awakening the Sharingan at the age of seven was incredibly rare.

Throughout the Uchiha's generations of inheritance, they had never heard of anyone possessing such talent.

As for how the Clan Head would decide, that was not his concern.

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

Kyosuke's injuries healed, and he began a structured cultivation.

Ninjutsu, Secret Techniques, and even Kekkei Genkai could be redeemed with points. Even the abilities he already possessed could be improved by spending points.

However, this did not mean Kyosuke no longer needed to cultivate.

For example, leveling up swordsmanship to level 2 required 100 points.

Through his personal training, the point requirement would gradually decrease, indicating that personal effort was not entirely useless.

Currently, his strength was insufficient to quickly earn points, and accumulating power required corresponding hard work.

Unbeknownst to him, all of this was being observed by those who paid attention.

One day, Kyosuke received a notification as soon as he woke up: the Legion Commander wished to see him.

"Finally," he nodded and followed his clansmen to Uchiha Rei's tent.

The camp housed a young man with astonishing talent. If the other party didn't make a move, he wouldn't be worthy of competing for the position of Clan Head with Tajima.

Along the way, his clansmen greeted little Kyosuke enthusiastically.

He had never received such treatment before, which indicated that the news of him awakening the Sharingan had spread.

"They didn't try to suppress the news?" Kyosuke's gaze flickered slightly, but his expression remained calm.

Soon, he followed his clansmen to the tent.

After a simple word of thanks, Kyosuke did not barge in but waited patiently outside the tent.

Uchiha Rei was a Clan Leader Level expert; he could sense any disturbance within a hundred meters, so he would naturally know of his arrival.

Waiting was his way of showing respect to the Legion Commander, and it also told everyone that he, Uchiha Kyosuke, was a young man who understood the rules.

Understanding the rules meant he wouldn't act recklessly, something superiors often valued.

After waiting for about ten minutes, he heard a call from inside the tent, "Come in."

Lifting the curtain and stepping inside, he saw a middle-aged man, appearing to be in his 40s, hunched over a wide desk, writing something.

This person was the supreme leader of the Southern Legion, one of the highly respected elders of the clan, Uchiha Rei.

"You're here," Uchiha Rei slowly closed the letter and looked up at the young man, his eyes gleaming with a strange light. "I've heard people mention you often these past few days."

Kyosuke did not reply. The best way to interact with a superior was to speak less and listen more.

"Awakening your bloodline at the age of seven, your talent is truly rare. I am very pleased to have such a gifted young man under my command."

"I am willing to serve you, my lord," Kyosuke responded shrewdly.

As the saying goes, a local official is better than a distant one. He was currently serving the Southern Legion, making Uchiha Rei undeniably important.

"Hahaha," seeing how sensible he was, the Legion Commander couldn't help but laugh heartily. After a long pause, he continued, "Unfortunately, you'll have to leave for a while."

"With such outstanding talent, you will undoubtedly receive meticulous training from the clan."

The Legion Commander paused slightly at this point, his smile turning somewhat playful. "Of course, hiding in the rear might not necessarily be safe."

"Our Clan Head is not exactly a magnanimous person," Uchiha Rei seemed to hint at something.

Tossing over a sealed envelope, he waved his hand. "The escort team is waiting for you. Remember to deliver this letter to the Clan Head."

"Yes, I take my leave," Kyosuke bowed respectfully, understanding the situation, and then withdrew from the commander's tent.

After leaving, someone quickly found him, stating that the Clan Head had ordered him to return to the clan grounds immediately.

Looking at the package in the person's hand, Kyosuke nodded and immediately followed the small team away from the Southern Legion.

Along the way, he kept pondering the conversation in the tent.

"Judging by his words, the conflict between the Legion Commander and Tajima is significant."

"Perhaps those words also carried a hint of testing."

If Kyosuke sided with Uchiha Tajima, then the words about the Clan Head's narrow-mindedness would surely reach his ears.

Conversely, Uchiha Rei would truly trust him, and in the future, if anything were to happen, the Southern Legion would be Kyosuke's fallback.

"A bunch of old foxes."

After about a week, Kyosuke and his group finally entered Uchiha territory.

The outskirts of the territory were inhabited by a large number of civilians. As they moved further inward, they would eventually reach the true Uchiha clan grounds.

For a clan to develop and grow, a large civilian population was essential.

Basic labor, including cultivating fertile land and raising livestock, all required a substantial number of civilians to achieve.

They couldn't possibly expect all the Uchiha clansmen to grab hoes and till the fields themselves.

Another important point was the continuation of the bloodline.

Great clans often chose to marry within the clan to ensure bloodline purity, but not everyone did.

Otherwise, after thousands of years, everyone would be closely related.

Besides direct family members, collateral branches generally chose to marry outside the clan to ensure the circulation of the clan's bloodline.

In Kyosuke's opinion, this approach was not bad. Indra's bloodline was far too strong to be diluted by simple inter-clan marriages.

Rather than dwelling on bloodlines, having more children and expanding the population was the true path to power.

"The Clan Head is very concerned about you," the leader said with a smile, looking at the dazed Kyosuke. "Everyone must be very happy to see you return safely."

This person was a loyal follower of Uchiha Tajima and had been brainwashing him along the way, attempting to instill various ideas.

In short, he wanted Kyosuke to understand that to develop, one must be loyal to the Clan Head; otherwise, no matter how great one's talent, they would only be an ordinary clansman.

Unfortunately, his "mouth jutsu" still needed practice; it was far from enough to deceive Kyosuke.

"If Naruto were here, maybe I would have surrendered."

From what he had seen and heard since his transmigration, combined with his slight impressions of Uchiha Tajima from his previous life, this Clan Head gave him the impression of an arrogant and foolish man.

Before they had even met, his initial impression score had already fallen below the passing grade.

Uchiha Rei had easily allowed Kyosuke to leave because he had long seen through Tajima's character and was certain that the kid would not stay within the clan forever.

Sooner or later, Kyosuke would definitely return to the Southern Legion.

"It's quite something to have such a bad reputation," he thought, his mind racing with jumbled ideas, and soon he arrived at the Clan Head's mansion.

He saw Uchiha Tajima with his own eyes, as well as a young boy with spiky hair.

Uchiha Madara!