The Uchiha Make Their Choice

With no other option, Uchiha Shingen followed Uchiha Fugaku toward the podium.

Uchiha Mikoto and her sons headed in another direction to find seats.

The design of the platform is the same as before, just slightly higher than the floor, and it is still covered with tatami mats, so that people below can sit on the floor like the tribespeople.

As he stepped onto the podium, Uchiha Fugaku sat down on the ground.

"Shingen, sit down," he said.

Uchiha Shingen then sat down.

Seeing that the two had sat down, the clansmen sat down as well.

But only Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shingen were on the platform.

There used to be a few elders, but now they are all old and mostly rest at home, no longer attending clan meetings.

Even the stubborn old man Uchiha Setsuna could no longer withstand the increasingly intense clan gatherings and honestly admitted that he was getting old.

After Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Fugaku became another Uchiha Clan without the constraints of elders, a true clan leader.

Although the so-called constraint never existed in the first place.

Once everyone was seated, Uchiha Fugaku began to speak.

"Today's topic, as everyone knows, is about the Rinnegan."

The Uchiha Clan present stirred slightly, but there was no commotion.

"First of all, this news is true. Shingen possesses the Rinnegan, which proves that our Uchiha Clan is a descendant of the Sage of Six Paths."

The voices of the tribesmen grew slightly louder.

Uchiha Shingen listened carefully, and the gist of it was. "I knew our family was awesome, but I never expected it to be this awesome! I'm getting a little excited!"

What are you guys getting so excited about? I'm using cheats, though not officially, just some small private operation.

Don't take this seriously, I genuinely don't know if this set can be copied.

"Come, Shingen, show everyone your Rinnegan."

Uchiha Shingen always sensed a hint of pride in the tone of Uchiha Fugaku's speech.

It feels like we're not here to see the Rinnegan, but to see a giant bird.

However, since the older man was in high spirits, Uchiha Shingen- taka still had to play along.

He then skillfully activated the Cursed Seal, revealing his Rinnegan.

Those clansmen who were close to Uchiha Shingen unconsciously activated their Sharingan upon making eye contact with him, and then experienced more directly the exaggerated power contained in those mythical eyes.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Uchiha Shingen's current eye power is overwhelming within the Uchiha Clan.

The difference in eye power between the Rinnegan and a regular Mangekyo Sharingan is even greater than the difference between a regular Mangekyo Sharingan and One-Tomoe.

This absolute difference in eye power means that Sharingan- level Genjutsu is completely useless against the Rinnegan.

The main reason why Uchiha Shingen was able to fight Nagato so fiercely with his Mitsudomoe Nagato that Nagato did not utilize the Rinnegan's effectiveness in this area.

Otherwise, if you make eye contact, and someone throws a Genjutsu, Rinnegan, at you, you might not be immediately defeated, but you'll definitely have to expend a lot of effort to defend against the Rinnegan Genjutsu.

In the present world, the Ninjutsu system of the Uchiha Clan is still the most suitable for the Rinnegan.

"I'm sure everyone has seen it clearly." Uchiha Fugaku was pleased with the shocked expressions on the faces of his clansmen in the front row. "Shingen has already told me about the method for obtaining the Rinnegan."

Actually, no one could see it clearly. After all, the hall was very large, and Uchiha Shingen's eyes weren't big enough, unlike Nine-Tails, whose eyes could be seen from a great distance to see if there were any Tomoe inside.

But everyone heard Uchiha Fugaku's words very clearly, and they all pricked up their ears, afraid of missing a single word.

"Today, let's discuss whether we should change our traditional cultivation methods and adopt the Shingen method as our future path."

Chapter 51 The Uchiha Clan Have Made Their Choice

After Uchiha Fugaku finished speaking, the entire audience erupted in uproar.

The reason why the ninja clan is the ninja clan is not simply because of blood ties.

Even the Hyuga Clan, which gives the impression of being extremely conservative and closed off, periodically introduces outside bloodlines.

The core of a ninja clan is the same Ninjutsu system; essentially, it is a ninja organization that is managed and survives in a clan-based manner.

The close ties and cohesive power established by blood relations serve primarily the survival of the organization.

The direction of training is also one of the foundations of the Ninjutsu system.

The Uchiha Clan is known for its Fire Release techniques, Manipulated Shuriken Technique, and Genjutsu, with the latter two being highly effective depending entirely on the level of the Sharingan.

Therefore, in order to maximize the chances of Sharingan, based on the background of the Warring States period where ninjas were rapidly evolving, the Uchiha Clan chose the most effective method: emotional stimulation and focusing on Yin Release, while letting Yang Release go to waste.

The emergence of a powerful figure like Uchiha Madara further solidified this path as the right choice.

However, after the First Shinobi World War, this method became less effective.

The emotional flow, which heavily relies on external stimuli, began to reveal its greatest flaws during the long two decades of peace.

When the Second Shinobi World War broke out, the spring that the Uchiha Clan had hoped for did not arrive. They were shocked to find that they were no longer evenly matched with the Hokage faction.

Twenty years is too long, which led to a general decline in the quality of the Uchiha Clan ninjas. Furthermore, the Second Shinobi World War, which was not particularly intense, did not provide the Uchiha Clan with a sufficient stage to showcase their abilities.

Thus, those who made a name for themselves on the battlefield were the Legendary Sannin and White Fang. It was from this point onward that the Uchiha Clan completely shifted to a passive defensive stance when facing the Hokage system.

If your fists and feet aren't strong, everything else is useless.

By the time of the Third Shinobi World War, the Uchiha Clan had finally produced a member, but by then, the Hokage system had completely overwhelmed the Uchiha Clan. The Uchiha Clan no longer had the qualifications to compete with the Hokage system and instead switched to the Hyuga Clan style, prioritizing the survival of the clan.

The problem is that this job is more of the Hyuga Clan specialty, and the Uchiha Clan don't quite pull it off.

It was at this time that Uchiha Shingen, who followed the "accumulate strength and unleash it slowly" approach, began to come into everyone's view.

The idea of accumulating strength before unleashing it was tried in the history of the Uchiha Clan, but it was generally considered ineffective. Most members died while trying to accumulate strength, never getting the chance to unleash it. In practical terms, they never had the opportunity to build up their strength, so the idea was abandoned.

Only Uchiha Shingen as a mule, used his overly skilled PowerPoint presentation technique to squeeze money out of everyone, and with the daily subsidies from his clan, he managed to survive for a full ten years.

No one in the history of the Uchiha Clan has ever been able to withstand this for so long.

He stunned the clan's higher-ups when the Third Shinobi World War broke out.

After the war, during the renewed conflict between Leaf Village and Cloud Village and Iwagakure, he shocked the entire Leaf Village.

It was during this period that a serious internal conflict occurred within the Hokage faction, resulting in the Shimura Danzō Danzo.

Without Shimura Danzō leading the Root, Uchiha Shingen began to spiral out of control.

My childhood ability to swindle money from anyone has evolved. From swindling money from my family, I've gone on to swindling money from the entire Land of Fire, and then from the entire continent.

Because he was too good at making money and fighting, Uchiha Fugaku inexplicably won the general election with an overwhelming victory and became the Hokage's assistant, even managing to force his way into the Hokage Building.

Today, he has finally produced a news story that has everyone on edge, one that no one can pretend to be.

I've been fortunate enough to acquire a pair of Rinnegan.

Having reached this point, the need to adjust their training direction is an unavoidable reality for the Uchiha Clan.

The Uchiha Clan are a ninja clan, and all members share a common surname and culture, but since there are so many of them, their thoughts are naturally different.

The clansmen discussed it very enthusiastically.

Some believe the training direction should be changed directly, starting with children. Others think that changing it rashly is too risky, as the Mangekyō Sharingan is powerful enough, and Uchiha Shingen is likely just an exception. From the clan's perspective, uncontrollable risks should be avoided.

There are also centrists, but there are two types of centrists.

One opinion is that we can start with the traditional method and then use Uchiha Shingen's method when we reach the Mitsudomoe stage. After all, the emotional stimulation method is indeed very quick in the early stages and is conducive to increasing the rate of awakening the Sharingan. It only becomes difficult in the later stages. This view is held by the majority of the clan members.

This viewpoint is based on the rarity of the Mangekyo Sharingan and the fact that Uchiha Shingen Rinnegan directly from the Mitsudomoe.

Another viewpoint is that one could first use the method of Uchiha Shingen to reach the Mitsudomoe, and then pursue the emotionally charged approach. This viewpoint is the least common, but their reasoning is that Uchiha Shingen unlocked Susanoo at the Mitsudomoe, Susanoo ensure the clan's survival—wouldn't that be better?

Uchiha Fugaku gave his clansmen ample time to discuss, but he inevitably grew bored after sitting for so long. Seeing that his clansmen were still discussing endlessly, and realizing that it probably wouldn't end anytime soon, he suddenly remembered that there was another person next to him who hadn't joined the discussion.

"Shingen, which viewpoint do you hold?"

"Me?" Uchiha Shingen said, "I've already trained like this, what other opinions could I possibly have?"

"I mean, from a family perspective, what do you think is the best course of action?"

"Hmm..." Uchiha Shingen admitted that Uchiha Fugaku's question had really stumped him.

If it were before the Third Shinobi World War, he would have said without hesitation that it would be natural to follow the tradition.

He still held this view before the Nine-Tails' rampage.

But now, it's not so easy to make a decision.

"Clan chief, do you think you can accurately predict the situation for the clan and the village in the next few years?"

"Do you think the clan still needs to build up a strong fighting force?" Uchiha Fugaku asked.

"There were twenty years between the First Shinobi World War and Second Shinobi World War, but less than ten years between the Second and Third. Now, more than ten years have passed since the end of the Third Shinobi World War," said Uchiha Shingen. "I wouldn't be surprised if the Fourth Shinobi World War broke out at any time."

He continued.

"Now, the village's financial revenue is quite abundant, and the association's buffer capacity has actually decreased. This is true for the village and other villages, and it is also true within the village. Therefore, I cannot judge the future situation. But no matter which path we choose, we must first ensure that the family has enough fighting power to get through any possible crisis. In that case, why only choose one?"

In Uchiha Shingen's view, this discussion was very meaningful. It is said that one person's plan is short-sighted, but three people's plans are long-sighted, and there were more than three people here.

Rather than discussing a specific direction for cultivation, it's more accurate to say we're discussing multiple strategies for dealing with the future. In that case, we can certainly take a multi-pronged approach.

There were no technical issues, after all, he wasn't hoarding his Kagutsuchi; even the cracked version of Kagutsuchi was included in the library.

In other words, there wasn't enough space to write it all; otherwise, he could have written a whole "Gundam Memoirs" and put it in there.

That book, "UC Chronicles," which only has nine volumes, has now become a storybook for my two children.

This has led to Uchiha Yosuke telling him Tenten that he is a man who has broken free from the constraints of gravity.

"The situation..." Uchiha Fugaku was thinking of having some tea, but he hadn't brought his thermos; he'd forgotten to bring it.

The tribespeople below were well-prepared; they could grab a bite whenever their mouths got dry from discussing, which made the tribe chief quite envious.

"Clan leader, would you like some water?" Uchiha Shingen was quite perceptive; he rolled up his sleeves and with a flick of his wrist, two field water bottles appeared in his hand.

He used to store Shuriken, but now that he has the Sand Magnet Release and the Two-Tails 'Chakra, he no longer stores Shuriken, but instead stores Explosive Tag, fresh water, and dry rations.

"You're well-prepared."

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes lit up.

I took the water bottle and took a sip.

Although there were no goji berries, he could understand considering that Uchiha Shingen's family didn't have the special kind available to him.

However, Uchiha Shingen's Yang Release is truly impressive; he's already soaking goji berries at this age.

I've neglected my spiritual practice lately; it's time to pick it up again.

"Indeed, the situation is unpredictable right now, and it just so happens to be the time of the Joint Chunin Exams, so many things are not very clear."

Uchiha Fugaku was also helpless; external factors could always alleviate some internal problems, unless he encountered a situation like the one that happened to the Uchiha Clan back then.

That was truly because of the Senju of the Forest... no, it was because someone broke his mentality.

The Uchiha Clan even had to assign a portion of their members to guard the tomb.

Senju Hashirama was indeed incredibly strong, and Uchiha Madara Senju Tobirama was a tactical master, but at least the Uchiha brothers, Madara and Uchiha Izuna, could hold their own against them, fighting for hundreds of rounds without a clear winner. At least before Uchiha Izuna's death, the Uchiha Clan, although having lost more than they won, was still able to hold on.

But digging up graves is disgusting.

So much so that when Uchiha Madara proposed to stop playing with the Senju Clan and start anew, everyone felt that it would be safer to stay in Leaf Village.

The main reason was naturally war-weariness, and he also knew that no one could defeat Senju Hashirama, but not wanting to guard the grave Tenten was also a very important reason.

There was a similar clan gathering back then.

That time, Uchiha Madara, sitting in the same position as Uchiha Fugaku, was disheartened and decided to realize his dream alone.

Uchiha Fugaku couldn't comment on whether the former clan leader was right or wrong, after all, the former clan leader hadn't done anything to betray the position.

For example, he refused the requests of some of his clansmen to follow him and left on his own.

This action preserved the vitality of the clan members who remained in Leaf Village. It was also because the Uchiha Clan had not split and their strength remained that they were able to gain access to the Police Force.

Uchiha Fugaku took another sip and glanced at Uchiha Shingen, who was tilting his head back and chugging his drink.

If Uchiha Madara brought the Police Force to the Uchiha Clan, then Uchiha Shingen brought the Police Force lineage to the Uchiha Clan.

Don't want to be the clan leader? That's a good dream. Young people should dream big; what if it comes true?