Fugaku, Stop Contacting Me, I'm Afraid the White Dove Patriarch Will Misunderstand!

Money!

A massive amount of money!

On the high platform, a mountain of banknotes and coins had been piled up, with some even shimmering with a golden Radiance.

Gold Ban!

They were considered hard currency in the ninja world.

The total sum of all this money was definitely no less than two hundred million ryo.

What kind of concept was that?

The starting price for an S-rank mission was only one million ryo, and that already involved other nations and jonin-level threats.

At the Bounty Station, ten million ryo was enough to place a bounty on a jonin, and even the son of the Hokage was only worth thirty-five million ryo.

Seeing so much money, the eyes of the Uchiha below the stage turned green with envy.

Due to suppression by the higher-ups, the entire Uchiha clan had been living in extreme poverty. Their primary source of income, the salaries from the Police Force, had been continuously cut and delayed, to the point where they had even begun to abandon or reduce the maintenance of their ninja tools.

Some Uchiha had even seen their strength decline due to a lack of secret medicines and consumables.

Ordinary clansmen had even starved to death.

All of this was because they lacked money and resources.

Now, with such a massive fortune placed before them, how could the Uchiha not be red-eyed with greed?

"Every member of the Uchiha clan may come up to receive fifty thousand ryo, and members of the New Uchiha will receive double. Furthermore, I guarantee that everyone will receive this same amount next month!"

White Dove did not waste words, stating the distribution method directly.

One hundred thousand ryo!

What kind of concept was that?

If converted into Ichiraku Ramen, a regular bowl cost 60 ryo, and an egg was 8 ryo.

Under these price conditions, one hundred thousand ryo was no small sum.

Upon hearing White Dove's distribution plan, the clansmen below the stage erupted into sky-shaking cheers.

"This is amazing!!"

"Wuu wuu, long live Clan Leader White Dove!"

"...How do I join the New Uchiha? I'm not doing it for the money, I just admire Lord White Dove!"

"Just register at the One Heart Chamber of Commerce!"

"Thanks, I have to go to the restroom first!"

Amidst the excited voices, people kept rushing out of the crowd, sprinting toward the Police Force headquarters, which was where the One Heart Chamber of Commerce was located.

White Dove naturally saw all of this from the stage, but he had no intention of stopping them.

Deliberately treating them differently was intended to attract more clansmen to join the "New Uchiha" he had created, rather than the old Uchiha.

In the old Uchiha, the power structure was already solidified, and it was not his place to call the shots.

However, it was different with the New Uchiha.

All power was in his hands, and since it was a new creation, there were no restrictive, decaying rules and regulations.

Distinguishing between them while handing out money was a deliberate tactic to lure people into joining.

Registering to join the New Uchiha meant getting twice the money; anyone with a functioning brain knew how to choose.

Moreover, those clansmen who kept saying "I can go register first and then come back to collect the money" were already employees of the One Heart Chamber of Commerce, so this was indeed White Dove's open conspiracy.

Seeing this scene, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes dimmed.

"Fugaku!"

Uchiha Mikoto, holding Sasuke, saw her husband's expression and worriedly supported Uchiha Fugaku.

"I'm fine, I just..."

Uchiha Fugaku's voice was somewhat bitter.

If White Dove hadn't stepped forward, he wouldn't have felt that there was anything wrong with his leadership as clan leader.

But compared to the other man, his position was awkward.

At the very least, under the other's leadership, the Uchiha had not only made their oppression by the village known to others but had also secured quite a few benefits.

Well, Fugaku naturally hadn't heard the specific terms, but he wasn't blind; he could naturally see White Dove's actions.

The money was distributed "per head" rather than per household.

And from now on, whenever White Dove provided benefits, they would be distributed in this manner.

It was an incentive for childbirth!

The greater the number of Uchiha, the better it was for him.

This was his power base.

"Here, 200,000 ryo. This is the subsidy for both of you; I hope you can trust the clan and trust the New Uchiha!"

White Dove handed two stacks of cash to a married couple among his employees.

"Thank you, President White Dove!"

Uchiha Hanaha, a woman who had just conceived, thanked him with a look of gratitude while pulling on her husband's arm.

The only reason she dared to get pregnant was because of the stable income she had gained after joining the One Heart Chamber of Commerce; otherwise, the couple would never have dared to have a child.

"It's nothing, it's what I should do. However, when we are within the clan, please call me Clan Leader!"

White Dove accepted their thanks, as he felt he deserved them, but he still corrected their form of address.

At the Chamber of Commerce, he was called President; at the Police Force, he was Minister; and within the clan, he was Clan Leader—it all depended on the occasion and the status of the person speaking.

After receiving the money, Uchiha Hanaha was already planning in her heart what ingredients to buy later to properly celebrate with her husband.

And it wasn't just her; the other Uchiha who had received money were mostly preparing to celebrate as well.

For a time, everyone was filled with joy.

As for Uchiha White Dove, who had brought them these benefits, they naturally felt even more trust and gratitude.

Even without these benefits, they would have followed him for the sake of the Uchiha, but even the most fervent passion could not withstand constant depletion.

Now that they had tangible benefits, their passion would not only fail to diminish, but would instead grow even more intense and fervent.

When Tekka's family received 500,000 ryo, Tetsuga and Tessui suddenly turned to face White Dove, tapped their right fists against their hearts, and shouted.

"Loyalty!"

This gesture was something White Dove had used when playing with them before, claiming it was meant to express excitement.

Even though they were older than White Dove, that did not mean their adoration for him was any less than that for their own older brother, Tekka.

With this money, they could prepare to become ninja.

Becoming a ninja was not limited to the path of attending the Ninja Academy.

On the contrary!

The Ninja Academy only graduated a little over a hundred students each year; the main source of ninja was clan-raised ninja.

The greatest function of the Ninja Academy was to provide resources for cultivation.

Resources!

That was the true value of the Ninja Academy.

Otherwise, commoners could never afford the costs of training a ninja.

Take the Uchiha, for example; only Second Pillar went to the Ninja Academy. It wasn't that the others didn't want to go, but that the roots simply wouldn't give them the slots.

Now that they had money, both Tetsuga and Tessui wanted to become ninja.

No matter how dangerous being a ninja was, it was still far better than being a farmer or an ordinary person.

However, once the two of them performed that gesture, it was as if a switch had been flipped.

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

One Uchiha after another tapped their fists against their hearts, showing White Dove their excitement and support.

This gesture was one he had invented himself, and their use of it to respond to him spoke volumes about their stance.

"Loyalty!"

White Dove responded with equal solemnity.

At this moment, if he were to issue an order, even if it were to go to the Hokage Building and strike down the F4, he would surely have many clansmen following him.

Ninja were highly efficient, and with Yezue, Yashiro, and Inabi helping to distribute the money, the process was completed in just over an hour.

Furthermore, White Dove took the opportunity to chat with these clansmen, showing concern for their lives and difficulties, and promising them that their lives would only get better.

He wasn't even hiding the fact that he was buying their hearts.

However, both Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Tenzan watched White Dove's actions with dark expressions, unable to react.

Stop him?

That would be no different from courting death.

Imitate him? They probably couldn't even scrape together a fraction of this money, so how could they imitate him?

After receiving the money, since there was no order to disperse, the Uchiha did not leave immediately. Instead, they remained in the plaza, watching others receive their shares, their eyes shining with longing, and from time to time, their gazes toward the figure on the stage held a hint of fanaticism.

A clan leader who could lead them to stand firm against the village high-ups and bring them benefits—that was a good clan leader.

As for Uchiha Fugaku?

Stop contacting me, I'm afraid Clan Head White Dove might misunderstand!

"Clansmen!"

After every clansman had received their money, Uchiha White Dove's voice rang out, amplified by the Amplification Technique.

"From now on, we Uchiha can also accept missions from the Mission Hall!"

This news of his made everyone incredibly excited.

Because the Uchiha's only real path in the past was to join the Police Force, yet the pay kept shrinking while the workload only increased, not to mention having to be pointed at and cursed by the villagers.

Now that they could finally accept commissions, how could they not be excited?

Accepting commissions meant they could leave the village, no longer trapped in Konoha like birds in a cage.

Pressing his hands down in the air, White Dove continued to announce the good news.

"At the same time, the surveillance outside our clan grounds will be canceled; we Uchiha will no longer be treated like criminals by the village!"

As he said this, he swept a glance toward Uchiha Fugaku.

It was precisely because of a clan head like him that the Anbu dared to push their luck, openly monitoring them right outside the clan grounds.

"Long live Clan Head White Dove!"

"This is great!"

"We finally won't be monitored anymore!"

Frenzied cheers erupted across the plaza.

Yet, just as the entire Uchiha clan was reveling in their celebration, the atmosphere in the Hokage's office was extremely grave.