Another year passed, and the Hundred-Clan Shinobi Nation and the Land of Whirlpools grew closer still. People from either side could now visit freely without paying anything, and quite a few shinobi had married women from the Uzumaki Clan, laying a solid foundation for their descendants.
Of course, some Uzumaki had also found partners in the Hundred-Clan Shinobi Nation. However, since the orphaned children with kekkei genkai whom Uchiha Mu had brought back were still young, their partners were merely ordinary prodigies.
With Uchiha Mu's full support, the Land of Whirlpools developed faster than anywhere except the Hundred-Clan Shinobi Nation and Konoha, progressing from primitive settlements toward modern villages.
Uchiha Mu's two children had been born. The elder sister was Uchiha Kyu, his daughter with Keiko Uzumaki, and the younger brother was Uchiha Naoki, his son with Hyuga Lingnai. He had truly put down roots in the shinobi world. Madara had also settled into the village, and he had no intention of doing anything before his eyes finished transforming.
"The Uchiha bloodline actually lost to the Uzumaki bloodline," Madara said, looking at Uchiha Kyu's flowing red hair and black eyes.
"Nisen, I think she inherited the best of both clans. Her eyes will definitely be able to awaken the Sharingan, and she has an enormous amount of chakra too," Uchiha Mu said with a soft laugh.
"Perhaps."
"Nisen, I want you to be these two children's teacher." Uchiha Mu's tone was serious. This was no spur-of-the-moment decision; he wanted to give Madara bonds to hold on to. He might seem to have talked Madara around, but when the time came to carry out his plans, Madara could simply up and leave.
"Me?" Madara was a little surprised. Uchiha Mu was actually placing his own weakness in his hands.
"Yes. I