Shinji had already formed a plan for how to win over thirty Konoha villagers.
After several months of trial and error, he had long since figured out the pattern: as long as he avoided people who were powerful, famous, and already wary of him, winning them over would be much easier.
If he were to try winning over Shimura Danzō, he probably would not make the slightest progress even after ten years.
Not only was Danzō unfathomably powerful, but he also hated the Uchiha Clan to the bone. As an Uchiha himself, Shinji had virtually no chance of earning the man's approval.
But if he set his sights on ordinary Uchiha clansmen or regular Konoha villagers instead, the situation would be entirely different.
He had already built up enough prestige and demonstrated enough strength in these people's eyes. All he needed to do was show a little friendliness, and he could easily break through the first stage of their favorability.
The only trouble was that he needed to win over a full thirty people, which was bound to take up quite a bit of his time.
Besides, the Points he could obtain from ordinary people were surely pitifully few.
The favorability of ordinary villagers would amount to, at most, a few dozen or a few hundred Points. It could not compare at all to winning over Nohara Rin and Kurenai Yuhi.
They could contribute several thousand Points in the first stage alone, and the second stage directly exceeded two hundred thousand.
Shinji's previous strategy had always been to prioritize high-value targets.
But the Side Quest newly issued by the system forced him to reconsider his future course of action.
"I'm not in the village right now. I'll make arrangements slowly after I return."
Shinji silently made his decision.
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