Grinding Experience!

First, never let your temper get the better of you.

Once the winner has been decided, don't keep fighting. Just like the two enormous banners behind Uchiha Jin say, there's no shame in admitting defeat. Only sore losers are trash!

Second, never overlook a single bad deed.

Give it your all in the ring. Leave life and death to fate. If you have something to say to each other, use your fists—scheming and slacking off are forbidden!

Third, always ensure the referee is fair and impartial.

The final authority to interpret all rules and actions at the World's Number One Ninja Way Tournament rests with the head referee, Uchiha Jin!

The Elder Council on the dais frowned repeatedly at the World's Number One Ninja Tournament's three simple rules, but they didn't voice any objections.

The strong ruling over the weak was a rule etched into the Uchiha Clan's blood. And with the first rule of the tournament serving as a warning, it was enough to prevent tragedies in which the weak, lacking self-awareness, were crushed to death by the strong.

This was also something Uchiha Jin was particularly concerned about. After all, in a grand event open to the entire clan, the Uchiha, who were already prone to getting carried away, would be even more likely to let glory blind them. So he had to use a brand-new honor system to keep a tight leash on them. Only then could they see themselves more clearly.

After all, the Uchiha present were all adorable leeks, growing in successive batches. It would be a pointless loss for Uchiha Jin if they died uselessly under the vast disparity in strength before they had a chance to mature.

And if, even under these circumstances, some Uchiha still acted recklessly in the heat of the moment, they would serve as an extreme cautionary example, showing the others just how wrong such a decision could be.

Hmm...

Strip them naked and hang them at the village entrance. That punishment should be memorable enough. If he was lucky, it might even awaken a Mangekyō with a space-time ability.

A sure win!

As for the second rule, though it seemed extremely cruel, no one objected to it. There was no such thing as absolute safety in a fight between ninjas, who had high attack and low defense—especially when the ones before them were elite even among the elite.

If something really did go wrong, there were plenty of medical ninja outside the arena, brought in by the Police Force to "assist with their work." They could treat most injuries in time.

Finally, there were the generous compensation payments and follow-up provisions for the families, prepared in advance. With those in place, even Uchiha Jin, who was growing stronger through tears, could silence the critics.

And if even that couldn't soothe them, then the fury born from such an intense bond would make excellent fuel for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. Even if they ultimately failed to awaken the Sharingan, their own ocular power would still grow significantly.

This might mean having to endure the angry glare of a bereaved relative, but seeing his own leeks grow strong would still make Uchiha Jin happy.

That's right!

One of the main reasons Uchiha Jin had organized the World's Number One Ninja Tournament was to forge the fruits of bonds through blood and fire.

For a long time now, Uchiha Jin had been promoting the benefits and methods of Taijutsu training, starting with the Family Training Camp.

For the Uchiha Clan, who possessed the Sharingan, sparring with strong opponents was an even better way to improve their strength than simply building up their physical fitness.

With Uchiha Jin secretly nudging things along, sparring under the pretext of Taijutsu training gradually became popular within the Uchiha Clan. It also gave the factions, who had never seen eye to eye, an excuse to fight one another.

Whatever their original opinions, after clash upon clash of body and spirit, even Uchiha with opposing stances had planted the seeds of a bond between them.

And since those seeds had already been sown, it was about time Uchiha Jin got to taste some of the bonds they would ultimately bear.

As for the other main purpose of this tournament...

Uchiha Jin raised his right hand slightly, then walked slowly down from the ring.

The moment Uchiha Jin stepped off the ring, two Uchiha Jonin wearing referee uniforms with red-and-white and blue-and-white stripes used the Body Flicker Technique to appear on separate rings.

"Jonin division, Uchiha Rikka and Uchiha Yuta, get up here!"

"Jonin division, Uchiha Habara and Uchiha Senya, get up here!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One crisp figure after another appeared in the center of the rings. That single move was enough to showcase the elite Uchiha's powerful, solid fundamentals.

"Everyone, listen up!"

After the two pairs of Uchiha from the Chunin and Jonin divisions formed the Seal of Confrontation, Uchiha Jin, now standing below the arena with a stern expression, gave another order.

"Sharingan, activate!"

One pair after another of scarlet eyes appeared in the Uchiha's sockets. The ever-turning blood-red Tomoe now held a uniquely eerie allure.

"Do I need to teach you how to use the Sharingan again?"

Uchiha Jin's lips curled into a playful smile, and his eyes gleamed with a peculiar heat.

So that was it!

The members of the Elder Council on the dais had finally "guessed" Uchiha Jin's purpose.

He could even do it this way!

Wasn't this just cheating to grind experience?!

Countless profanities raced through Uchiha Setsuna and Uchiha Fugaku's minds. They had already understood that the "Kakashi-style" combat method Jin had introduced earlier was a perfect fit for the Uchiha Clan, with its genuine Kekkei Genkai.

But it had never occurred to them that they could actively spar with one another, increase the frequency of those matches, and then use the Sharingan's powerful observational and copying abilities to rapidly gain combat experience through the high-frequency, high-quality matches at this Martial Arts Tournament.

It was easy to imagine that after this tournament, the Uchiha Clan's physical fitness and chakra reserves wouldn't change much, but their combat experience with ninjutsu, genjutsu, and Taijutsu would improve by leaps and bounds.

Kakashi was an outsider, after all. The Sharingan would never be as easy for him to use as it was for proper Uchiha.

After today, the Uchiha Clan's overall strength would improve by at least thirty percent!

Such a terrifying increase in strength could already affect the balance of power throughout Konoha to some extent.

"Jin!"

Shisui, standing right beside Uchiha Jin, was also utterly shocked. He'd never imagined the clan could undergo such a massive change in such a short time.

Uchiha Shisui felt a little panicked. He couldn't imagine what terrible, irreparable mistake the clan, already eager to make a move, might commit after this massive increase in strength.

No!

He had to inform Lord Hokage as soon as possible!