Using the Hatake Clan as a Template

"Success!" Hatake Jiangyi clenched his fists in excitement.

Hatake Daohe had always been incredibly kind to him, and seeing her cured, Jiangyi looked with gratitude at Uchiha Fucheng, who still maintained his Mangekyo Sharingan.

Meanwhile, Hatake Daohe, lying on the bed, had fallen into a peaceful slumber now that her pain had been relieved.

"It should be fine now."

Uchiha Fucheng used his Mangekyo Sharingan to observe her carefully.

Seeing that the treatment results were good, he continued.

"Later on, Lord Sakumo can invite an obstetrician from the Konoha Hospital to check on Lady Hatake and the child again.

Especially the critical data such as blood pressure, heart rate, and the condition of the fetus."

Hatake Sakumo nodded and bowed deeply, moved beyond words.

"Clan Leader Fucheng, Sakumo is eternally grateful for saving my wife and child."

Thanks to Uchiha Fucheng's dojutsu treatment, Hatake Daohe made a miraculous recovery.

This did not function like the chakra-based methods of medical ninjutsu; the healing from the Mangekyo dojutsu appeared more like a divine miracle.

And Uchiha Fucheng, following the treatment, also received what he had been seeking.

[Reward: Hatake Sakumo's Fate Dice]

[Reward: Hatake Kakashi's Fate Dice]

Fucheng had originally only intended to farm a "five-fifty" fate reward.

He hadn't expected to also roll out the fate reward of the Konoha White Fang.

It seemed that Hatake Sakumo's eventual suicide had a great deal to do with the passing of his wife.

With the love and care of his wife, perhaps even in his darkest times, Hatake Sakumo would no longer be driven down that path of "self-termination."

Two Fate Dice—a double blessing indeed!

Returning to the Uchiha compound, Fucheng immediately sought out a secret room to activate his rewards.

Having already harvested quite a few rewards, Fucheng had gained a preliminary grasp of the basic rules governing them.

First, the content of a 1–5 point reward was highly relevant to the character.

Like Nawaki's small amount of Senju bloodline, or the summoning animal rewarded by Sasuke, there would be no unrelated abilities.

Second, the content of the reward was not necessarily the character's top-tier or most proficient ability.

For instance, the dignified second male lead, Uchiha Sasuke, had only rolled a 2.

Never mind the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he didn't even get a ninjutsu; he ended up with only a summoning animal reward—that Snake-Cat-Hawk combination.

Third, even if the Fate Dice yielded a core ability, the rewarded skill was only related to the amount of recognition value invested.

Both in quality and quantity, it would be a watered-down version of the original. For example, Fugaku's reward had unlocked the Mangekyo dojutsu power shared by brothers, but the quality and quantity of that power were insufficient to unlock the Eternal Mangekyo.

It had merely strengthened the upper limit of Fucheng's own Mangekyo dojutsu power.

The final point was that all random dice rewards included a bonus to chakra or physical fitness.

This was undoubtedly good news.

Although the amount was small, it accumulated over time, and it had already made Uchiha Fucheng's total chakra volume significantly higher than when he had first been reborn.

This time, rolling [Hatake Sakumo's Fate Dice] allowed Uchiha Fucheng to [gain an increase in taijutsu ability and mastery of Hatake Kenjutsu.]

Uchiha Fucheng, whose taijutsu was already not weak, instantly gained a wealth of taijutsu skills and training memories.

Although this reward did not provide a massive boost to his taijutsu, it was enough for him to look back with disdain at his own once-clumsy self.

"At the very least, this saved me over five years of taijutsu training!"

Fucheng felt his muscles swell slightly, and he drew a short blade from its scabbard, the blade's light flowing like water as he casually spun it in a flourish.

Uchiha Fucheng skillfully wielded the short blade, executing a stunning four-cut sequence in a single second.

The first strike, from the right shoulder to the left rib.

The second strike, an upward slash from the left abdomen.

The third strike, from the left shoulder to the right rib.

The fourth strike, another upward slash from the right abdomen.

The four blade-lights had to be slashed forward simultaneously in less than a second.

Ultimately, they formed a massive, X-shaped intersecting blade-light.

A flash of white light!

As long as the force and chakra are applied correctly, one can strike down a target enemy and sever them into four pieces in a single motion.

Uchiha Fucheng sheathed his blade, sighing inwardly.

"More powerful than I imagined! This Hatake Kenjutsu is completely different from the Uchiha clan's chakra-based blade techniques!"

"In terms of skill execution, Hatake Kenjutsu consumes very little chakra; it relies more on the trinity of spirit, intent, and body."

"It is much like the blade intent of masters described in wuxia novels—the moment the blade is drawn, one can use their aura and intent to shatter the opponent's focus."

As for the [Fate Dice of Hatake Kakashi], it was even more interesting.

He threw the dice: 5!

"My luck is excellent."

This time, Uchiha Fucheng had actually obtained a precious space-time reward.

[Obtained a small amount of space-time ninjutsu talent, obtained a 1-cubic-meter miniature Kamui Dimension.]

In Uchiha Fucheng's view, both the space-time ninjutsu talent and the Kamui Dimension should have been skills belonging to Uchiha Obito.

He never expected that this thick-browed, big-eyed "Kakashi of the Sharingan" could drop so many good things.

"It's just a pity that the space-time talent reward is only a small amount, but it solves the problem of going from zero to one."

"Otherwise, without space-time talent, even if I obtained the Flying Thunder God scroll, I wouldn't be able to master it."

Uchiha Fucheng reached out and groped through the void.

The Kamui Dimension granted by this reward was also miniature.

Furthermore, it could not be used for the space-time attacks of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

This ultra-small Kamui Dimension was merely a portable, pocket-like storage box of one cubic meter.

It functioned more like an equipment slot in a game.

Uchiha Fucheng chuckled to comfort himself.

"Forget it, forget it. Kakashi doesn't have it easy either; at least he didn't just reward me with Pakkun."

"Otherwise, I'd have to buy dog food for Pakkun, and apparently, I'd have to buy expensive shampoo for him too—that would be a huge headache."

While testing the usage of his portable Kamui Dimension, he began storing items that didn't take up much volume, such as explosive tags, ninja tool scrolls, and medical supplies.

This dimension likely had nothing to do with Uchiha Obito's Kamui Dimension.

Under Uchiha Fucheng's observation, the interior of this space was surrounded by "blue lightning walls" similar to his own ocular power.

The entire space could change its shape.

Yet, it would always maintain a total volume of one cubic meter.

Moreover, the entire space was inextricably linked to Uchiha Fucheng's own Mangekyo Sharingan.

At the Hatake residence.

Having healed Lady Hatake, Hatake Sakumo's mental state seemed to have undergone a complete transformation.

A smile graced his lips, and he remained in high spirits throughout the day.

Although everyone had been strictly ordered to keep the treatment confidential, news of Lady Hatake's miraculous recovery reached the upper echelons of Konoha after the Konoha Hospital conducted their examinations.

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had already resigned himself to the situation.

Perhaps it was because a healing-type Mangekyo posed little threat to the village, or perhaps it was because both Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade were on close terms with Uchiha Fucheng.

In any case, Sarutobi Hiruzen now subconsciously turned a blind eye to certain Uchiha clan affairs, provided they didn't cross the line.

As for the cooperation between the Hatake clan and the Uchiha clan, it was even less of a concern for the high-ranking officials of Konoha.

Their previous suppression of the Hatake clan had merely been due to some officials feeling wary of a clan that had risen from samurai origins.

But that did not mean they intended to strictly limit the Hatake clan's survival and development.

If that were truly the case, they would never have allowed Hatake Sakumo to earn the top-tier titles of [Hero of Konoha] and [Konoha White Fang].

This time, when Uchiha Fucheng discussed clan cooperation with Hatake Sakumo, he had no intention of making Hatake Sakumo feel indebted to him.

Not only did he refrain from mistreating the Hatake clan during their partnership, but he also leveraged the Uchiha clan's status within the village to genuinely give the Hatake clan a helping hand.

The first agreement of their clan cooperation:

Hatake Sakumo was appointed as the General Consultant for Ninja Tools, Taijutsu, and Kenjutsu for the Uchiha clan.

The Uchiha clan would pay Hatake Sakumo an annual salary equivalent to the rewards of five S-rank missions as an employment fee.

The second part of the cooperation involved helping the Hatake clan develop their family businesses.

Any member of the Hatake clan would receive priority in undertaking Uchiha clan business and leasing Uchiha clan real estate.

Furthermore, younger members of the Hatake clan graduating from the Ninja Academy could proactively apply to have Uchiha clan Jonin serve as their instructors.

This cooperation between the two parties was entirely Uchiha Fucheng using abundant resources to win over the Hatake clan.

Although the Hatake clan was already withering away, reduced to a mere handful of members.

Counting Hatake Sakumo's family, there were only nine ordinary households left.

Yet, these mere thirty or forty people could serve the vital purpose of "buying the bones of a fine horse with a thousand gold pieces."

Unlike the Sarutobi clan, which relied on the Hokage's influence to expand wildly.

And unlike the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, who were keen on developing specialized industries to huddle together for warmth.

The Uchiha clan, due to their limited population and the restrictions of their Kekkei Genkai, found that as a noble clan of Konoha, they were in dire need of "vassals, support, and submission" from other small clans.

Of course, this also stemmed from Uchiha Fucheng's massive deficit in [Recognition Points].

Only by expanding his scope of management, increasing the Uchiha clan's influence, and bringing more small families into vassalage could he obtain more [Recognition Points].

Expanding alliances and friendships to the maximum was the safest path for the Uchiha's development.

"Unite the majority, strike at the minority; this is the top-tier strategy best understood by modern people."

Just like when Fucheng was "mining private coal mines" back then, without his own vassals and lackeys, without friends to run errands and provide support, he would have been unable to handle the countless minor troubles on his own.

Currently, besides the Hatake clan, Uchiha Fucheng had naturally set his sights on other small clans.

He had already begun making contact with Yuhi Shinku of the small genjutsu-specialized Yuhi clan.

Then there was the Gekko clan, a small clan with a bloodline limit, the very group that possessed the Transparent Release of Gekko Hayate, the protagonist of the future.

The high incidence of bloodline diseases made Uchiha Fucheng's recruitment efforts all the more powerful.

After all, with the endorsement of Tsunade and the Konoha White Fang, Uchiha Fucheng's medical capabilities were undoubtedly the best in the ninja world.

Similar situations existed with the Kurama clan, the Inuzuka clan, and the Aburame clan.

It was just that these clans were closer to the Hokage's faction, so for the time being, he could only gradually close the distance through ordinary commercial cooperation.

Beyond that, Uchiha Fucheng also cast his gaze outside the village.

Following the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, the Uzumaki clan had scattered across the world.

These descendants of the Uzumaki clan, who possessed excellent ninja talent, were also an important group that could be collected through bounties.

As for whether expanding vassal clans would waste wealth and delay the accumulation of money and grain?

Fucheng's answer was: "Don't worry about it!"

Once you have strength, while others store grain, you simply store guns.

In a ninja world still plagued by frequent wars, as long as you have ninja combat power, what could you not obtain!