The Uchiha Band is Formed!

A few more days passed.

Senya brought eleven clansmen with excellent appearances and vocal conditions to the flat ground outside the clan grounds.

Uchiha Izumi, the leader, followed behind Senya, while the remaining five pairs of men and women stood in two vertical rows on either side.

The five young women were all between fifteen and twenty years old, as were the men opposite them.

Only Izumi had been granted an exception to join the group at thirteen because her unique voice and sense of rhythm were significantly stronger than the other five girls.

Senya stood at the very front, observing the eleven people he had screened. Each woman was a different type: a petite girl, a young maiden, a gentle older sister, a mature beauty, a young mature beauty, and even a handsome girl with short hair.

The men on the other side were equally diverse, each with their own distinct characteristics: a youthful vibe, a boy-next-door, a thoughtful younger brother, a cold and handsome type, and even one youth with flowing hair who looked somewhat delicate but carried a refined and cultured air.

"You are the batch of people I selected from the clan's youth who best meet my requirements. Your task moving forward is to form a band. The dancing must be practiced to perfection; as for the singing, Uchiha Izumi and I will handle that, and you will at most need to provide backing vocals."

At this moment, Uchiha Xiu, the man closest to Senya, suddenly asked a question.

"Vice Clan Head, is there any point in us practicing these things? Isn't this the work of those geishas in the Land of Fire?"

Uchiha Xiu looked puzzled, not understanding why Senya would arrange this. Although he knew Senya wouldn't have them do anything meaningless, he still felt a bit embarrassed at the thought of dancing like a geisha.

After all, the Uchiha clan placed far too much importance on such things as face.

Upon hearing this, Senya couldn't help but rub his forehead, feeling a bit numb.

He couldn't blame Uchiha Xiu for asking; it was entirely his own fault for focusing only on finding good voices and failing to mention the dancing. After all, they were all ninjas who could master taijutsu, so he hadn't considered simple dance moves to be difficult at all.

However, they didn't yet know what kind of dance they would be performing, and when "dance" was mentioned, the only thing they could associate it with was the dancing of geishas.

Senya took a sealing scroll from the pouch at his waist, undid the seal, and set a small speaker on the ground beside him.

"How about this? I'll perform a piece for you. This is the style you men will need to learn later. As for the girls, I'll demonstrate yours in a moment."

He pressed the circular button on the half-meter-tall black speaker, and the rhythm of dynamic music began to pour out.

As the music progressed, Senya caught the opening notes, began to sing, and started moving his body to the beat.

[Like a cat in a cage]

[Trapped behind iron bars, unable to escape]

The young men and women nearby were initially confused as to why Senya had suddenly started moving so strangely.

But as Senya continued his dance and singing, some of the girls began to swoon involuntarily, staring blankly at his clean, powerful movements and listening to his pleasant voice, becoming immersed before they even realized it.

On the men's side, Uchiha Xiu's reaction was the most exaggerated; he had already begun using his Sharingan to synchronize and copy Senya's movements. While the copied dance was not much inferior, his singing was far behind.

"Uchiha Xiu! If you're going to dance, just dance—shut your mouth!"

Opposite Uchiha Xiu, Uchiha Zhi scolded him directly, telling him to be quiet.

Uchiha Zhi was an eighteen-year-old girl who looked somewhat petite, standing just under 1.6 meters tall, with her black hair tied into long twin tails.

Her cheeks looked chubby, and even when she was angry, one could see her delicate features and slender frame, while the pair of legs beneath her could only be described with the word "ham-sausage."

"Understood, Sister Zhi."

Uchiha Xiu wisely shut his mouth, focusing only on learning the Vice Clan Head's dance steps.

The other men beside Xiu also quickly reacted, activating their Sharingan to learn in sync.

Seeing these guys start to copy his movements, Senya had a sudden inspiration.

"You five, stand in a row behind me and follow my lead."

Xiu and the others were overjoyed and immediately moved into position to start dancing.

At first, they hadn't realized how good Senya's dancing was, but the more they watched, the cooler they found his moves. Just kidding—as Uchiha, how could they not learn something so cool and stylish?

In the words of Lord Senya, "If you aren't showing off, can you even call yourself an Uchiha?"

The group immediately threw their previous doubts to the back of their minds and stopped caring about anything else; it was Senya's order, so they just had to follow along and dance.

Nearly four minutes passed. As Senya struck his final pose, the others behind him followed suit, and the music slowly faded until it ended.

Only then did Senya turn around and speak to Uchiha Xiu and the others: "Well? This is the kind of dance you'll be learning from now on. Do you still think it's like a geisha?"

The group shook their heads like bobbleheads, saying in unison: "No, not at all."

Uchiha Xiu, however, was agitated and couldn't wait to ask.

"Vice Clan Head, when will we be able to perform this kind of dance?"

Senya stepped forward and tapped Xiu on the head.

"What's the rush? You're not complaining anymore, are you? It's still early; at the very least, it'll be next time. The protagonists this time aren't you lot—with your singing skills, you wouldn't be able to get on stage anyway."

As Senya poured a bucket of cold water on them, the group realized the reality of the situation.

Suddenly, Senya felt his right arm being hugged by something with a soft, squishy sensation.

"Vice Clan Head, what about us? Don't we girls get to do it too?"

Senya turned his head to see Uchiha Zhi clutching his arm, swaying back and forth while acting cute and coquettish.

Senya looked at Zhi's lively, watery eyes and found it hard to refuse, especially since he had just promised that after demonstrating for Hide and the others, he would show this group of girls what they needed to learn.

"That's right, Vice Clan Head, what about us? We want to learn too!"

Several of the women chimed in together to voice their demands, and even Izumi, her cheeks flushed with a rosy hue, joined in the teasing.

Facing this group of beautiful young women, Senya felt for the first time that such good fortune was hard to handle.

Senya immediately formed hand seals and transformed into the likeness of Uchiha Zhi.

"Fine, fine. Just activate your Sharingan and follow my movements in a moment. Stand behind me."

Uchiha Zhi shuffled sluggishly to stand behind Senya.

"Senya, why did you turn into me? Couldn't you have turned into Yurisa-nee? She's tall and has a great figure."

Uchiha Yurisa stepped forward directly and pinched Zhi's cheeks with both hands.

"Zhi-chan~ what was that you were saying~"

"N-nothing... I was just complimenting how pretty Yurisa-nee is."

Only then did Uchiha Yurisa release her hands, striding over to Uchiha Zhi's side with her long, shapely legs.

Senya shook his head, feeling somewhat helpless, then selected the song he had prepared earlier and pressed the button.