Makeup Classes and Evening Study Hall

The next day, the Uchiha Clan released an announcement.

The announcement roughly stated the following.

Any family with children aged three or older could enroll them in Uchiha Kindergarten, at a fee of 5,000 ryo per semester.

Uchiha Kindergarten would be located at Dojo No. 2. Every day, two to three jōnin would take turns supervising the children.

Those who participated in Uchiha Kindergarten tasks and completed them could earn points to exchange for ninjutsu.

Uchiha Kindergarten would officially begin in one week. Interested parents were asked to register at the clan head's home.

As soon as the announcement concerning Uchiha Kindergarten was released,

it sparked a wave of excitement among the Uchiha civilians.

Most of them lacked ninja talent and had therefore been assigned by the clan to do business or work in other trades to support the entire clan.

In this age of ninja, becoming a ninja was naturally an immensely honorable thing.

This gave them an opportunity. What they lacked was not money, but ninjutsu and a proper education.

Now that the clan was willing to provide them with a path, their children had a chance to receive early education.

Then, at the age of five or six, they might have the chance to enter the Ninja Academy. To these Uchiha civilians, it was a blessing bestowed upon them by the clan.

Uchiha Shan was one such Uchiha civilian.

His status was somewhat special. He had some familial connection to the Second Elder, but because he lacked ninja talent, he had never received any training.

He managed the Uchiha Clan's grain import and export business. Excluding several exceptionally capable ninja, his wealth ranked among the top three in the Uchiha Clan.

Because he himself had no ninja talent, his child, Uchiha Hai, had likewise received no attention from anyone at birth.

When he saw this announcement, he was among the first—perhaps even the very first—to rush to the clan head's home to register.

His years in business had also taught him a thing or two about human relations, and he offered to cover the expenses for renovating the venue.

This was not merely his own decision; it was also the Second Elder's decision.

It was meant to ease the relationship between the war faction and the clan head, and it was also the Second Elder's way of easing his relationship with Uchiha Shan.

Such situations were not uncommon within the Uchiha Clan.

Families with jōnin had informed everyone in their household of the news early on.

They all understood that Uchiha Kindergarten was a project the clan now regarded as extremely important for nurturing the new generation.

As for Uchiha children already attending the Ninja Academy, evening tutoring classes and childcare services were established for them.

That was right. Uchiha Yato had brought the evening study hall and tutoring class system from his original world to the Uchiha Clan.

For Uchiha parents who wanted their children to excel, this was simply wonderful.

If a couple got into a fight today and could not throw hands, they could leave the child at the childcare center.

If they were too busy with work tomorrow to pick up the child, they could send them straight to Uchiha Kindergarten.

Such a large facility naturally needed someone to manage it.

That was right, Uchiha Yato was the principal of Uchiha Kindergarten.

During this time, Uchiha Yato also got in touch with Uchiha civilians like Uchiha Shan.

His purpose was simple: he needed those civilians with various skills to use those skills to issue tasks.

Much like the mission center of the Hokage's organization, except these tasks mostly carried a playful nature.

There was no need to pay wages. The children simply needed to experience life and labor. The goal, naturally, was to broaden the Uchiha children's horizons.

Of course, dedicated teachers and jōnin would supervise them throughout the process to ensure the Uchiha children's safety.

Things could never go entirely smoothly. There would always be a few setbacks.

The first setback Uchiha Yato encountered was a second-year Ninja Academy student—Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Yato was especially pleased by this.

Not only could he establish his authority, but he could also meet a character from the original story. That meant he could harvest a batch of emotion points—killing two birds with one stone. It felt incredible.

Uchiha Obito's issue was neither particularly major nor particularly minor. The main problem was that the guy loved being late.

He was always late for all sorts of bizarre reasons, which happened to match the original Uchiha Obito's habit of helping old ladies cross the street.

Moreover, because he had to come to Uchiha Kindergarten in the evening—or rather, in the afternoon—he could no longer play with the girl he liked, Nohara Rin.

This made Uchiha Obito's impression of Uchiha Yato incredibly poor.

Yet it brought Uchiha Yato quite a few emotion coins, increasing his total by 2,000, not counting the scattered bits and pieces.

Uchiha Yato now had 3,000 emotion coins again. The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan required 300,000 emotion coins, so he had already completed 1% of the requirement.

In this single short month, he had gained ten times the amount Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi had contributed during their last appearance in Konoha Court.

For someone like Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Yato, with his knowledge of the original story, immediately seized upon his weak point—Nohara Rin.

He did not use any corporal punishment, verbal provocation, or insults.

Uchiha Yato deliberately waited until Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin got out of school, then appeared before them.

Uchiha Yato said, "What a coincidence, Obito."

Obito looked at the newcomer, and his mood was anything but pleasant.

Uchiha Yato's appearance meant he could not escape the fate of makeup classes, which made him unhappy.

He merely nodded slightly to show that he understood.

Then Uchiha Yato changed the subject and asked Nohara Rin, "Is this Obito's friend?"

"Nice to meet you. I'm Uchiha Yato."

In response to Uchiha Yato's greeting, Nohara Rin politely introduced herself and greeted him as well.

Uchiha Yato was also the friendly sort. After greeting Nohara Rin, he took Obito away.

On the way, Uchiha Yato said to Obito, "Kid, you like that girl, don't you?"

Having his feelings exposed, Obito instantly blushed from face to neck and desperately tried to explain in an extremely unnatural tone.

At that moment, the boy's flushed face said more than anything else could.

Then Uchiha Yato's next words made Uchiha Obito immediately sense malice.

"Then I'll help you tell her."

The instant he said that, he turned and pulled out a specially made loudspeaker, preparing to shout.

At that moment, Uchiha Obito used the fastest speed of his life to stop Uchiha Yato and destroyed the specially made paper loudspeaker.

Uchiha Yato continued, "If, next time, you fail to attend two hours of tutoring on time at six in the evening..."

"I'll introduce Nohara Rin to Kakashi. Come to think of it, those two kids seem pretty well suited for each other."

It had to be said that Uchiha Yato knew exactly where to hit.

He directly threw Nohara Rin and Kakashi in Obito's face, making Obito instantly lose all initiative.

Seeing that his words had gotten a reaction, Uchiha Yato knew it was time to give Uchiha Obito a way out and a small reward.

So he said, "If you perform well, I can make an exception and let Nohara Rin join Uchiha Kindergarten too."

"What do you think?"

Uchiha Obito immediately rose from the darkness once more.

For civilian ninja like Nohara Rin, what they lacked most were learning resources.

Uchiha Obito had no access to quality ninjutsu resources, and now Uchiha Yato was willing to offer them and had already made a promise. This greatly tempted Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Obito said, "Really?!"

"That's great! Then I can definitely do it. Believe me, Principal!"

Uchiha Yato then turned up the pressure. "When the time comes, you can invite her to visit the Uchiha Clan Grounds with you."

"Just imagine it. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Hearing those words, Uchiha Obito was already completely carried away. Uchiha Yato then led him to Uchiha Kindergarten for tutoring.

Naturally, Uchiha Yato was going to give Obito a small punishment for his earlier behavior.

He let him experience the tender care of the Three Years of Jōnin, Five Years of Chūnin question bank ahead of time.

Thus, Obito's little problem received its initial treatment.