Uchiha Clan Compound
Uchiha Fugaku stood at the front, looking down at his clan members, and spoke.
"The Fourth Shinobi World War is about to begin."
"This time, our Uchiha Clan is about to face a huge challenge: Kumogakure."
"We have to overcome a daunting challenge—one clan against an entire village."
Hearing Uchiha Fugaku explain the situation, the clan members below showed no fear or confusion. After all, these past few days had made them regard him as a god.
He had even developed Senjutsu for the sake of strengthening the clan. How could he possibly make a decision that would harm it?
Seeing that the clan members showed no sign of unease, Uchiha Fugaku was very pleased with the authority he held within the Uchiha Clan.
Then, Uchiha Fugaku stated his purpose.
"I'm willing to take on this difficult task because I have a goal. I want to use this war to make a name for the Uchiha."
"I want to earn prestige and become the next Hokage by right."
"After all, the village owes our Uchiha Clan the Hokage Position."
"But if they refuse to give it to us, then we'll prove through our actions that the Hokage Position belongs to us."
"We'll prove through our strength that our Uchiha Clan is capable of becoming Hokage."
"For the Uchiha Clan, for the glory of the Uchiha Clan!"
Hearing Uchiha Fugaku's words, the Uchiha clan members were fired up and joined in the chant.
After all, as members of the Uchiha Clan, they had long yearned for one of their own to become Hokage.
"For the glory of the Uchiha Clan!"
"Drive back Kumogakure, make our name known, and become the village's Hokage!"
"For the glory of the Uchiha Clan!"
"For the glory of the Uchiha Clan!"
As the entire Uchiha Clan shouted together,
the Myriad Worlds Lottery System, which had been silent for a long time, finally reacted again.
"Detected a strong desire from the Uchiha Clan. Mission issued: Hokage Position."
[System Mission: Hokage Position]
[Mission Objective: Become Hokage. The more people who support you after you become Hokage, the richer the mission rewards.]
[Mission Rewards: 1–10 Myriad Worlds Lottery draws, ???? (mysterious reward: obtained after gaining the support of 80 percent of the villagers)]
Well, look who's showing up with this mission now.
If I'd known this was how it worked, wouldn't I have acted sooner?
Uchiha Fugaku was a little stunned by the sudden appearance of the mission. He had been waiting for it all this time, which was why he hadn't made a move for the Hokage Position. He hadn't expected it to appear only after he'd finally decided to act.
Still, it wasn't too late. At least it was better than not appearing at all.
But to get even more generous rewards, he'd have to think more carefully about seizing the Hokage Position. His plan couldn't be too rough.
Uchiha Fugaku had originally planned to become Hokage first and then change the village's impression of the Uchiha. But now it seemed he'd have to go about it in a more complicated way.
Still, if it meant earning a few more lottery draws, a little extra trouble was worth it, right?
And the most important thing was that mysterious reward. He had to admit, the system knew how to keep him in suspense.
Of course, the most important thing now was to speed up the clan members' Senjutsu training.
Once the Uchiha clan members had calmed down, Uchiha Fugaku began personally guiding their Senjutsu training. Thanks to the grand promises he'd made, the clan members were taking their training very seriously, putting in all their effort.
Looking at the clan members training diligently in front of him, Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but feel satisfied.
Although he had put pressure on the clan members and wanted them to master Sage Mode as quickly as possible,
Uchiha Fugaku didn't intend to rely on them to defeat Kumogakure.
After all, numbers meant nothing in the face of absolute strength. The Third Raikage alone had driven back ten thousand Iwagakure ninja and inflicted heavy losses on Iwagakure.
So the main force against Kumogakure would undoubtedly be him and his eldest son, Uchiha Itachi.
Otherwise, if a large number of clan members were lost and the clan's strength plummeted as a result, he couldn't accept that.
Besides, Uchiha Fugaku's ultimate goal in guiding them through their training was to add another layer of insurance to this operation.
First, he'd unlock the first-stage reward for the Strongest Clan mission and see if he could get anything good.
After all, Uchiha Itachi had already firmly entered the Super Kage level.
With several other clan members who had mastered Senjutsu advancing in rank as well, they weren't far from unlocking the first-stage reward.
While guiding the clan members' training, Uchiha Fugaku didn't let up elsewhere. He also arranged for the Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna, to start buying the necessary supplies and told him not to hold back; the village would cover all the expenses.
Hearing this, Uchiha Setsuna's eyes lit up. He said he understood, then hurried off to take care of it.
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