The Uchiha Clan Gathering

"Please forgive me if I am prying into your private affairs, Uchiha Gen, but for the sake of the Uchiha clan, I must ask you to be frank. I am willing to pay any price!" Uchiha Fugaku activated his own Mangekyo to meet his gaze, his expression one of absolute determination.

A long silence followed.

"It's not that I can't tell you, but I hope Clan Head Fugaku will keep this under wraps. After all, the fewer people who know about one's trump cards, the better." After much deliberation, Uchiha Gen decided to come clean. No matter how strong he was, he still had to sleep. If the enemy played dirty, he had Izanagi to fall back on, but his... dear clansmen, whose combat strength lagged behind, would still die. He couldn't save them all, and he couldn't watch over them forever.

He had to find a way to make his "leeks" grow strong on their own.

"One of my ocular techniques is called Divine Grace. Its ability is to absorb ocular power."

"I see! So that's it! Wait... does that mean the strange illness that swept through the entire Uchiha clan before was your doing?" Uchiha Fugaku suddenly recalled something.

"Correct. Since they haven't reached the Mangekyo level, the clansmen don't have to worry about going blind, so I just took the liberty," Uchiha Gen said as if it were only natural.

"Ugh! Even if they don't have to worry about blindness, doing this causes the clansmen a great deal of trouble, Gen!" Uchiha Fugaku looked at him with envy.

"Actually, Clan Head Fugaku, you could do the same. I have a very mature idea. Would you like to hear it?" Uchiha Gen offered a mysterious smile.

"Oh? How mature? Do tell!"

"Use my ocular technique as a hub for ocular power transfers, like a bank. Everyone deposits their excess power with me, and I take a small percentage as a service fee. Clansmen can also use money and supplies to trade for power. For instance, the daily ocular power of an ordinary Three-Tomoe clansman is completely wasted, while you, Clan Head Fugaku, are afraid to use too much for fear of going blind. You could purchase their power with money or supplies, and I would just take a small cut. Wouldn't that be a win-win-win?" Uchiha Gen smiled as he described his grand plan.

"Hm? You can do that? Your technique can not only absorb ocular power but also transfer it?" Fugaku looked stunned.

"Of course. Would you like to buy some now and try it out? The exchange rate is 100 ryo per point of ocular power. The ocular power of one Mangekyo Sharingan is 10,000 points, equivalent to one million ryo, with a forty percent service fee," Uchiha Gen pitched.

Dark, truly dark! Even loan sharks don't charge that much!

"Give me one hundred million ryo worth to start!" It turned out the "true fragrance" law applied everywhere. Fugaku honestly pulled out a large chest of money.

As expected of a clan head, truly wealthy. This is worth three Asumas!

"Very well. At a rate of 1 to 100, one hundred million ryo converts to one million points of ocular power. After deducting the forty percent fee, you will receive 600,000 points, Clan Head Fugaku." With that, Uchiha Gen began the transfer.

In an instant, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were filled with chilling, awe-inspiring ocular power.

"Hahahaha! Hahahaha! What astonishing power! Hahahahahaha!" (Uchiha-style manic laughter). Feeling the surge of strength in his eyes, Uchiha Fugaku began to laugh wildly.

"Clan Head, please compose yourself! It's not good to corrupt the children!" It seemed Uchiha manic laughter was a hereditary disease.

"Gen, I want to top up. Give me another one hundred million ryo worth of power!" Uchiha Fugaku looked sickly, much like a teenager addicted to the internet.

"That's all for now. To get more, I need the cooperation of the clansmen. After all, I'm just the middleman," Uchiha Gen said, refusing Fugaku's request and explaining kindly.

"Is that so? I suppose. But Gen, you are still too young. With such a good technique, why trade power for money? We could unilaterally acquire the clansmen's power; the other ordinary clansmen have no need to buy it!" Uchiha Fugaku wore the expression of a black-hearted boss. Who would complain about having too much ocular power? I certainly wouldn't!

"No, Clan Head Fugaku, you're thinking about this the wrong way. The amount of ocular power is built upon the total volume of the clan. A thousand clansmen working themselves to the bone only produce so much. But if we liberalize the trade and equip every clansman with Izanagi, then every Three-Tomoe user effectively has two more lives than other ninjas—and these lives can be infinitely replenished. At a 1 to 100 rate, one Izanagi costs the ocular power of a normal Three-Tomoe eye, which is 3,000 points, or 300,000 ryo. Think about it: 300,000 ryo for an extra life. Our Uchiha clan would head out on every mission with three lives. Over time, those who survive the battlefield will accumulate strength. If we keep this up, even a dog could soar! With this operation, the more clansmen who survive, the more power they provide. The more power there is, the more clansmen survive. It's an endless cycle! It wouldn't be impossible to produce a few more Mangekyo users down the line!" Uchiha Gen revealed his vision with fanatical fervor.

"Hiss... If that's the case, in a few years, even if Senju Hashirama were resurrected, he would be no match for the Uchiha clan! Good! Excellent! Let's do it!" Uchiha Fugaku was completely stunned by the scene Gen described.

After a long while, Uchiha Fugaku finally calmed down. Once he regained his rationality, he realized that while the idea was beautiful, the practical implementation might not be as simple as he imagined.

Given the nature of Konoha's top brass, if the Uchiha really possessed such a "cheat" ability, they would simply take it for granted and send the Uchiha clan to act as cannon fodder. The Uchiha might end up in an even worse situation than they were in now. After all, from the perspective of other clans and the public in Konoha, when others died, they were truly dead, but when the Uchiha died, they could just "respawn."

If that were the case, they would naturally want the Uchiha to die first. Human nature is selfish. If it truly came to that, the Konoha higher-ups would only need one flimsy excuse to send the entire Uchiha clan on a suicide mission, and the Konoha public would blindly support it without questioning the motives! After all, compared to the death of their own loved ones, they would rather see others die—especially since the Uchiha wouldn't actually stay dead! By that logic, they might not even feel a shred of guilt.

Think of the White Fang of Konoha; who feels guilty for him even now? And think of Naruto from the original story. The public is forgetful. From beginning to end, no one took responsibility for the White Fang incident. When they wanted to vent their anger, he was the "Nine-Tails Fox," regardless of evidence or logic. Only when they needed him to save their lives did they shamelessly come crawling to support him as the Seventh Hokage. When he was a child, they only suspected he was the Nine-Tails, yet they dared to treat him that way. When he grew up and it was confirmed, how did they act? Why didn't they mention seeking revenge? Truly despicable!