Hyuga Kagami's Challenge

Uchiha Yuan's brow twitched slightly upon hearing this.

The other party's words were clearly questioning him.

He smiled faintly, and a massive surge of Chakra erupted from his body, forming a radiant halo around him.

Instantly, a pressure as brilliant as the great sun and as profound as a great mountain enveloped the entire warehouse.

At this moment, the surrounding air became thick and heavy; everyone felt difficulty breathing, as if submerged in deep water.

Uchiha Kawa and the other two first wore expressions of utter shock. When Uchiha Yuan appeared, they hadn't sensed any trace of Chakra from him.

But unexpectedly, such terrifyingly powerful Chakra suddenly surged from him in an instant.

This was the power they desired, and the three then showed expressions of joy and excitement.

At this moment, Uchiha Yuan's voice rang out.

"You desire power, and I can give you power. But you must pay a price, and that is your loyalty."

"Tell me, can I have your one hundred percent loyalty?"

Uchiha Yuan met the gazes of the three, a cryptic, faint light flashing deep within his eyes.

Uchiha Kawa and the other two felt as if his eyes were a pair of deep, unfathomable vortices, and before they knew it, their spirits and consciousness were drawn into the vortex.

This was Uchiha Yuan activating mental induction and suggestion.

If the three had any ulterior motives, or if someone was testing them from behind, it would be exposed at this moment.

Then Uchiha Yuan would use his powerful mental energy to erase this memory from them.

"We will be completely loyal to you, Leader."

Uchiha Kawa and the other two knelt on one knee, heads bowed, saying this; they had completely shown their submission to Uchiha Yuan.

The faint light in Uchiha Yuan's eyes receded, and he then turned to Uchiha Daishi, who was standing by, and said, "You will guide these three."

"Understood, Big Brother."

Uchiha Kawa and the other two were completely unaware that they had just been invaded by mental energy.

At this moment, one of them asked Uchiha Yuan, "Leader, what is our organization called?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Daishi and the others also looked towards Uchiha Yuan.

Uchiha Yuan appeared to be in thought. He had never named the group he was forming.

After a moment of deliberation, Uchiha Yuan said, "The Illumination Society. Our organization will be called the Illumination Society, meaning to dispel darkness and bring light to all beings in the Ninja World."

"And I, as the leader, am codenamed Mingwang."

One of the leaders of the Akatsuki organization fancies himself a god, so how could I be outdone in spirit?

Thinking this, Uchiha Yuan looked at Uchiha Daishi again and said, "Daishi, from now on, you will be the captain of the First Squad of the Police Force Thirteen Squads of the Illumination Society."

"Yes, Big Brother."

Uchiha Daishi's expression became excited, and he quickly responded.

Next, Uchiha Yuan appointed a boy named Uchiha Takuno as the captain of the Second Squad. With the current number of personal guards, they could only form two squads.

Uchiha Yuan's Standing Meditation Method has three layers: the first layer trains the skin and flesh, the second layer trains the internal organs, and the third layer trains the bones and blood.

Uchiha Takuno and Uchiha Daishi are the only two in the personal guard who have trained the Standing Meditation Method to the second layer.

Before leaving, Uchiha Yuan glanced at the three of Uchiha Kawa again, then his figure flashed, and he left the warehouse.

It is common for ninja clans to have members who cannot awaken their clan's bloodline due to insufficient talent and aptitude, which is due to the degeneration of their bloodline.

As the bloodline continues to degenerate, to the point where they cannot even possess Chakra, ordinary clan members appear within the ninja clans.

Boys like Uchiha Daishi come from ordinary families, whose occupations are either small merchants or craftsmen.

The three of Uchiha Kawa are different from Uchiha Daishi and the others; they come from ninja families within the clan.

They are two grades below Uchiha Yuan in the Ninja Academy. Their strength is in the lower-middle tier of their respective grades, so they are often ostracized by students from other ninja clans and by their own Uchiha clan members, unable to join their small groups.

Regarding these three, Uchiha Daishi and the others observed them for a period of time before approaching them and extending an invitation.

This has always been Uchiha Yuan's plan: to secretly search for and vet individuals to absorb, thereby quietly expanding his influence.

Moreover, with the addition of these boys from ninja families, Uchiha Yuan will be able to quickly learn some information from within the clan in the future.

Ninja Academy.

Uchiha Yuan lazily gazed out the window. On the podium, the instructor Sarutobi Retsu was explaining how ninjas should conduct reconnaissance and analyze intelligence.

In recent classes, the focus has been on battlefield-related knowledge.

Uchiha Yuan had already mastered this knowledge. With Hatake Sakumo as his teacher, he had firmly grasped even more profound ninja knowledge.

Now, at the Ninja Academy, the only thing he still has some interest in is the outdoor combat class.

After class.

Uchiha Yuan was talking with Hatake Harukaze, and they were exchanging views on the Hatake sword art.

At this moment, a figure approached him.

Uchiha Yuan couldn't help but stop talking, looked up at the newcomer, and asked, "Hyuga Kagami, what do you need?"

"Uchiha Yuan, in the sparring class this afternoon, I want you to be my opponent."

Hyuga Kagami stared intently into Uchiha Yuan's eyes, saying with utmost seriousness.

Meeting Hyuga Kagami's gaze, Uchiha Yuan saw a hint of resentment, though it didn't seem directed at him.

Then, his gaze inadvertently swept over Hyuga Kagami's forehead, which was covered by a white headband.

"Alright, I look forward to experiencing the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist."

Uchiha Yuan nodded and accepted Hyuga Kagami's challenge.

Some time ago, Hyuga Kagami had suddenly disappeared for about a week; he had only reappeared at the Ninja Academy three days ago.

And the Hyuga Kagami who reappeared still bore a visible weakness, as if he had just recovered from an illness.

At the same time, he had abandoned his usual arrogance as a scion of a great clan, becoming much more silent than before.

Uchiha Yuan knew that on Hyuga Kagami's forehead, beneath the headband, was the Hyuga Clan's unique Cage Bird Seal, through which the Hyuga Main Family controlled the life and death of the Branch Family.

Noticing Uchiha Yuan's gaze fall upon his forehead, Hyuga Kagami's expression instantly turned cold, and he turned to leave.

Watching his retreating back, Hatake Harukaze asked somewhat puzzled, "Yuan, Hyuga Kagami has been acting a bit strange these past few days."

Uchiha Yuan sighed softly and said, "He is merely bearing the fate that they, as Hyuga Branch Family members, must endure."

Hatake Harukaze asked, "What fate?"

Uchiha Yuan looked at Hyuga Kagami on the other side of the classroom and said, "Kagami has lost his pride; his eyes have lost their vitality."

"It seems he has accepted his fate as a Branch Family member. The Hyuga Branch Family are slaves to the Main Family."

Hatake Harukaze fell silent upon hearing this.

Uchiha Yuan added, "The Hyuga Clan has such dark and cruel rules, yet the Will of Fire that our Third Hokage-sama always preaches seems unable to shine upon those Branch Family members."