Night Owl Guard, the Highest Armed Force! Reforming Clan Academy Regulations!
"Uchiha Yaoyu." Natsu's gaze passed over Fugaku and landed on the upright figure in the back row.
"Exist!"
"Effective immediately, you are hereby appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Night Owl Guard."
All members of the clan at the Kage Level or above were selected to form the Night Owl Guard.
I will personally serve as the supreme commander of the Night Owl Guard, and all members of the Mangekyo Sharingan family will be members of the Night Owl Guard, each serving as the captain of a ten-person squad—including you, Uncle."
Fugaku paused for a moment, then replied without hesitation, "I understand."
Natsu's voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable weight. "The Night Owl Guard are only responsible to me or the family Elder and patriarch."
Apart from myself, each Elder can only command a maximum of one Night Owl Guard squad.
Any allocation exceeding this quota requires the simultaneous guarantee of at least three Elder before it can be carried out.
All members of the Night Owl Guard will have priority in receiving Hashirama Cells in the future, and all Ninjutsu, Forbidden Technique, and all training resources within the clan will be unconditionally available to the Night Owl Guard.
"After serving a full year, Nightingale Guard members who reach the Kage Level in strength can be vouched for by five or more Nightingale Guard comrades who have served for more than a year and then transferred to the Night Owl Guard."
"Understood!" This time, Yao Yu wasn't the only one Yaoyu.
Everyone present understood the significance behind this framework.
Night Owl Guard are an upgraded version of the Shadow Guard, and will be the highest-level violent organization of the Uchiha Clan in the future.
Each of the four Elder, namely, Setsuna Na, Yaoyu, Yao Yu, Yakumi, can only mobilize a team of ten people at most. If they want to mobilize more, they must get the other Elder to endorse them.
This rule directly eliminates the possibility of Night Owl Guard becoming a private armed force.
The complete opening of resources and Forbidden Technique made the Night Owl Guard the ultimate target for all ninjas in the entire clan.
It is an honor, a status, and more importantly, a visible and attainable ladder.
As for the guarantee required to join the Night Owl Guard —a joint recommendation from five Nightingale Guard comrades who have served for a full year—it bypassed the personal will of the Nightingale Guard's supreme commander and the Night Owl Guard squad leader.
Even if a squad leader has a personal bias against a candidate, he cannot single-handedly block the other party's path.
This is exactly what Natsu wanted.
It's not that the probability is "very low," it's that it absolutely cannot happen.
No one—including every future head of the Uchiha Clan —has the right to decide the selection of Night Owl Guard based on personal likes or dislikes.
"Taoho."
The person whose name was called stood up from the back row, their back as straight as a javelin. "Here."
"Effective immediately, you are hereby appointed as the Vice Principal of the Origin Island Clan Academy, with full authority over all academic affairs and management of the Clan Academy."
Natsu put down the intelligence scroll in her hand, crossed her hands on the table, and spoke slowly, but each point seemed to have been processed countless times in her mind, and she didn't even need to correct the punctuation when she wrote it down.
"From now on, all Uchiha children will enter school at the age of six and receive six years of basic education."
The course covers Chakra refinement, practical training, optional courses in Genin rank B, and basic knowledge of Medical Ninjutsu and scientific Ninjutsu.
After six years, he took his first assessment at the age of twelve.
The assessment is divided into two tracks: the basic assessment tests practical combat skills and Ninjutsu. Those who pass enter the Ninja Academy and continue with three years of advanced courses, including advanced Ninjutsu, advanced practical combat, and basic instruction in Observation Haki and Armament Haki.
Three years later, upon reaching the Special Jonin, he was granted graduation and assigned to the Heavenly Star Guard.
Those who reach the Elite Jonin can directly enter the Nightingale Guard for a one-year internship. Upon completion of the internship, they will be promoted to full-fledged Night Owl Guard reserve personnel.
Those who break through to the Kage Level within three years will be directly assigned to the Night Owl Guard.
The special assessment tests advanced medical and scientific research knowledge. Those who pass will enter Technical Academy for three years of advanced study, and after graduation, they will directly enter Clan Medical Academy or laboratory.
The companions selected by the Heavenly Star Guard were assigned to either the Ninja Academy or the Technical Academy based on their individual talents, and their status and treatment were completely equal to those of Uchiha students.
These words caused a brief silence in the side hall.
Then, almost simultaneously, several eyebrows furrowed and then relaxed.
Everyone here is intelligent; there's no need for Natsu to spell things out.
Whether it's a tutoring system or equal treatment for all, it's ultimately just a whetstone.
The Uchiha children are surrounded by the clan crest and the aura of the Sharingan from a young age. If they were to discover that those "outsiders" around them are actually better fighters than themselves, it would be more effective than any instructor's whip.
The companion grew up on Uchiha territory and had long been cut off from the outside world. Even if she developed feelings for a member of the clan in the future, she could simply marry into the clan—with the clan's records to back her up, there was no need to worry about the purity of her bloodline.
"Understood, I will not fail in my mission." Uchiha Taoho replied solemnly. Just as he was about to return to his original position, he found that Natsu's gaze was still fixed on him and had not moved away.
"There's one more thing." Natsu's tone remained unhurried, but a chilling killing intent had already silently crept up everyone's spine.
"Within the Clan Academy, no one has special privileges. No matter whose child they are, no matter which guard their father is the commander of, once they enter the Clan Academy, they are ordinary students. If I find out that anyone dares to give special treatment—"
He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, the sound soft, yet it made the temperature in the entire side hall drop several degrees. "Don't say I, Uchiha Natsu heartless when the time comes."
The side hall was so quiet that you could hear the crisp sound of Shuriken the distance from the Training Ground outside the window.
In that Setsuna, he subconsciously straightened his collar, lowered his eyes, and even Fugaku's hand holding the teacup paused for a moment.
Everyone could tell that Natsu's words were not just empty rhetoric.
He was serious.
Clan Academy is the foundation of the Uchiha Clan, and it will be the starting point for all Kage Level, all Mangekyo Sharingan, and all Night Owl Guard members for the next few decades.
He would not allow a single termite to grow on this foundation.
Skinning and pulling out tendons?
That would probably be considered that he showed mercy.
"We will certainly give strict orders to our clansmen," the crowd responded in unison, and no one dared to utter a single unnecessary word at this moment.
Natsu slowly withdrew his gaze. The morning light from the window fell on his shoulder, bathing half of his face in soft light, while the other half remained hidden in shadow, making his expression unreadable.
His voice suddenly softened, so softly it seemed he was speaking to himself, yet everyone could hear it clearly.
"Gentlemen—do not disappoint me."
"Yes!" The hall resounded with thunderous responses, so loud that even the pillars seemed to tremble slightly. Natsu lightly tapped the armrest with her fingertips, her gaze falling on Uchiha Tetsuka, who stood at the front of the procession.
"Tekka."
"Your subordinate is here!" Tekka stepped forward, his back ramrod straight.
"Effective immediately, you are hereby appointed as the first principal of the Royal Academy. Go to Spirit Awakening, Sourceguard, and Hillguard to establish academies and recruit students. Any qualified students from outside the academy will be accepted."
The most outstanding among them will be allowed to pursue advanced studies at the Origin Island Clan Academy. Upon graduation, the best will be selected for the Earthly Chief Guard."Natsu spoke at a measured pace, as if these regulations had already been circulated in his mind countless times.