The second group would be responsible for building the Uchiha District, so most of its members would be skilled in Earth Release or have construction experience. Of course, someone like Yamato, who excelled at "Wood Release: Three Bedrooms and a Living Room Technique," would have been even better. Unfortunately, the Third Hokage would never let him go. Besides, even if the Third Hokage did release him, Qiu Shan Uchiha would not use him. That would expose not only his dōjutsu, Takamagahara, but also the location of the new Uchiha District.
Of course, Qiu Shan Uchiha did not expect to keep the Uchiha Clan's new Uchiha District hidden forever. Still, every extra day of secrecy meant another day for preparation and construction. After all, Shimura Danzō was not the only one behind the Uchiha Clan Massacre. Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu were also lurking in the shadows, watching for their chance. Moving the Uchiha District to an island was therefore a way to keep White Zetsu, who excelled at Earth Release and Wood Release, as isolated from them as possible.
By the time they discovered the Uchiha Clan, its Uchiha District should already have its defenses in place. As long as they did not send Deva Path Pain over to unleash a "Super Shinra Tensei," there probably would not be much of a problem.
The third group would consist of most of the clan's members. Their main task would be to transport large quantities of supplies and people to ensure the Uchiha Clan continued functioning normally.
In fact, there was also a fourth group, responsible for tying up loose ends. However, the Uchiha Clan had not yet fallen out with Konoha, and some Uchiha children were still attending the Ninja Academy. A portion of the clan therefore needed to remain in Konoha to maintain the appearance of peace with the village.
Qiu Shan Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku had come to the Elder's home to discuss and draw up the roster for the first group. Since the Uchiha had served as the police force responsible for security within Konoha, they needed to choose the right people to ensure a peaceful handover. They could not afford to upset the village or the Third Hokage and give them an excuse to cause trouble for the Uchiha.
In practice, Uchiha Fugaku and the Elder, Uchiha Ling, were the ones doing most of the discussing and drafting. Although Qiu Shan Uchiha was stronger than both of them combined, everyone had their own specialty, and he still fell far short of them in this area.
While Uchiha Fugaku and the Elder discussed every detail, Qiu Shan Uchiha sat beside them, listening in utter boredom and despair. It was not that he did not want to leave. As one of the Uchiha's strongest fighters, with immense potential for further growth, he was being deliberately groomed by both the Elder and the Clan Leader, Uchiha Fugaku, whether they made it obvious or not. Willing or otherwise, anything he learned now would come in useful someday.
Strength alone did not make someone fit to lead. Take Naruto Uzumaki becoming Hokage, for example. He was already the strongest person in the shinobi world at the time, so why had Kakashi needed to serve as Hokage for a few years first? Those years had been spent developing Naruto Uzumaki in every respect until he could become a competent Hokage.
Once Uchiha Fugaku and the Elder had finalized the roster, Qiu Shan Uchiha could not endure another moment. He eagerly said his farewells and left.
Qiu Shan Uchiha understood that, in this world, strength still reigned supreme. Once someone reached the level of the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha, everything else became a minor detail.
His main priority now was therefore to train his body until its toughness met the minimum requirements for the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. With his mental strength already far exceeding that of others, along with the enormous increase in his ocular power and yin release chakra from copying multiple dōjutsu, completing his Mangekyō Sharingan's transformation would be effortless.
Qiu Shan Uchiha knew there was actually an easier way to bring his body up to the required standard and transform his Mangekyō Sharingan into the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
He could find Yamato and use the Copying Eye to learn and copy his Wood Release. Yamato was currently Konoha's only Wood Release shinobi. Although his Wood Release was incomplete, the fact that it worked on Naruto Uzumaki's Nine-Tails proved that it still possessed some of the essence of Hashirama Senju's power.
If Qiu Shan Uchiha learned Yamato's Wood Release through the Copying Eye, he would effectively acquire an incomplete sage body. Although this incomplete sage body would not directly grant him the Rinnegan, it could still strengthen his physique and increase his body's vitality. Wood Release chakra could also help his Mangekyō Sharingan transform into the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
However, Qiu Shan Uchiha had no intention of doing that. Call him pretentious or foolish, but right now, he only wanted to build a solid foundation through grueling training and temper his will so that he could go further. After all, his recent gains in strength had come far too easily. That could make him complacent and rob him of his vigilance and drive to improve.
Qiu Shan Uchiha did not go anywhere else. After all, no hiding place could be safer than his own space. As its master, he would also be able to sense it if Uchiha Mikoto entered through her space mark.
The place Qiu Shan Uchiha chose for his training was a flat rock at the island's highest point. It offered a view of the island's most beautiful scenery. Moreover, since rock did not conduct electricity, training his Lightning Release Armor there allowed him to use Lightning Release to stimulate the cells throughout his body to the fullest without worrying about losing or wasting lightning release chakra.
Ever since Qiu Shan Uchiha had obtained the first stage of the Lightning Release Armor from the Missing-nin Kojiro Shimamura, he had never stopped using it to train his body. He had also learned the origins of the Lightning Release Armor through his subsequent interrogation of Kojiro Shimamura.
The student Kojiro Shimamura had killed had secretly taken it from his home. Since the boy possessed the relatively rare innate lightning release chakra, his father had quietly mentioned it once to encourage him to train hard. His father had obtained this Lightning Release Armor secret technique by chance on the battlefield. He had never expected his son to sneak it out and show it off to Kojiro Shimamura, giving the man an opportunity to kill him and steal it.
In fact, the boy's family still did not know that the Lightning Release Armor secret technique had been secretly taken from their home. They believed Kojiro Shimamura had killed his student over a dispute. When Qiu Shan Uchiha returned to the village to report on his mission, he had likewise claimed that he had failed to find Kojiro Shimamura and suspected the man had gone out to sea. With his whereabouts unknown, the mission had ended in failure.
Qiu Shan Uchiha made his way to the rock with practiced ease, removed his shirt and shoes, and sat cross-legged on it. Closing his eyes, he silently circulated his lightning release chakra, converting it into tiny electrical currents that continuously stimulated his body.
This kind of training required not only talent but also endurance far beyond that of an ordinary person. After all, constantly stimulating the body's cells with electrical currents to strengthen them was an extremely painful process.
Tiny electrical currents flickered over Qiu Shan Uchiha's body, crackling incessantly as his muscles twitched and spasmed. Before long, sweat appeared on his face. After all, he not only had to endure the pain but also maintain his concentration through it, directing the currents to stimulate precisely the right places.
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