In any case, the Great Love Group was taking charge of protecting the clan's reputation!
"Yes, boss."
Uchiha Rai understood now.
He did not understand all this talk of love and hate.
But since the villagers were at fault, they should just arrest the villagers!
People could lecture someone without teaching them a thing.
One lesson from experience was enough.
Once those unruly Konoha villagers were sent to the Konoha Military Police Force Prison, they would learn just how much the Uchiha Clan's "love" weighed!
Uchiha Rai said solemnly, "I'll go arrest those villagers who are hostile toward the clan right away!"
"Huh?"
This time, it was Uchiha Minamoto's turn to be confused.
"Why would you arrest the villagers?"
Without Konoha's villagers, who would Uchiha Minamoto farm Great Love Points from?
Uchiha Rai realized that he had misunderstood his boss and immediately fell silent.
"Rai, what I need you to do is very simple."
Uchiha Minamoto did not question him further, merely explaining his plan at an unhurried pace.
"First, go compile a list of the clanspeople who are struggling financially;
"Then, invite those who are healthy but have few ways to make a living to join the Great Love Group;
"Finally, take those clanspeople out into the village and do good deeds together!"
As far as ninja were concerned, Uchiha Minamoto was not strong enough yet to openly establish some new organization.
For now, the Great Love Group's "scope of operations" was limited to ordinary people.
That was also why Uchiha Minamoto had only invited Uchiha Rai to meet him today.
Compared with Uchiha Izumi, Uchiha En, and the others.
Uchiha Rai was not an official ninja.
Someone like him was suited to dealing with ordinary people.
"We're really going to do good deeds?"
Uchiha Rai looked hesitant. In all his years, he had never really taken the initiative to do anything good.
"I'm worried I won't do a good job..."
"That's all right."
Uchiha Minamoto smiled and brought out his trump card.
"Whether it's you or any other member recruited into the Great Love Group.
"Every good deed earns a reward of fifty ryo!
"Just come to me for reimbursement every day!"
Fifty ryo each time?!
Then if I do a hundred good deeds a day, wouldn't that mean an income of five thousand ryo?
That's already as much as the pay for a D-rank mission!
Uchiha Rai's eyes widened, and he instantly cast his earlier hesitation aside.
"Boss, money doesn't matter. The main thing is that I like doing good deeds too!"
"Hahaha!"
Uchiha Minamoto roared with laughter.
When dealing with the clan, his strategy was "Ninjutsu Paves the Way, Money Is King."
When dealing with ordinary people, he could simply spend money!
Judging by past experience.
Whenever Uchiha Minamoto did a good deed, he could receive at least a thousand ryo in cash.
Meanwhile, whenever his little follower Naruto Uzumaki did a good deed, the minimum cash reward was a hundred ryo.
This meant that no matter how many good deeds the Great Love Group's members could do in a day, or how much money they earned.
Uchiha Minamoto's income would always be at least twice that of an ordinary member!
The Great Love Group's members might make a small profit.
The Great Love Group's leader would never lose out!
In a sense.
This could count as a "perpetual motion machine."
"Rai, that reward system I just mentioned is only for ordinary members."
Uchiha Minamoto raised both hands and pressed them down slightly, calming the somewhat excited Uchiha Rai.
"You're a core member I personally recruited into the Great Love Group. From now on, you'll receive a monthly salary of fifty thousand ryo."
Fifty thousand ryo!
Even Uchiha Rai's breathing grew somewhat rapid.
As a rank-and-file member of the Konoha Military Police Force.
Uchiha Rai earned a monthly salary of roughly twenty thousand ryo.
The Great Love Group's pay was directly more than two times that figure!
Why were more and more people becoming ninja these days?
Even samurai from the Land of Iron were changing careers to become ninja in large numbers.
What were they after?
Money, of course!
Surely they were not becoming ninja for the sake of Konoha's rise?
Uchiha Rai's longing to become a ninja was partly driven by his personal dream.
But more importantly.
Ninja made money fast!
High risk, high reward-that was the ninja profession.
But where was the "risk" in working for the Great Love Group?
Was there any risk in doing good deeds?
Unless someone tried to scam them with a fake injury!
But if any unruly Konoha villagers really dared to pull that on the Uchiha...
Heh.
Uchiha Rai would show those unruly Konoha villagers the meaning of cruelty!
The "surprises" were not over yet.
Uchiha Minamoto spoke again.
"There's one more thing, Rai."
Uchiha Minamoto spoke as though mentioning it casually.
"Yesterday, I noticed that you have quite a talent for Lightning Release Nintaijutsu. I'm researching that subject.
"Once I have some results, I'll let you know as soon as possible."
What "results"?
[Thunder Breathing], of course!
Uchiha Minamoto intended to make "breathing techniques" the Great Love Group's signature ability.
Once the Great Love Points Uchiha Rai earned exceeded ten thousand.
Uchiha Minamoto would teach him [Thunder Breathing].
If a salary of "fifty thousand ryo" held an appeal of ten for Uchiha Rai.
Then the appeal of "Lightning Release Nintaijutsu" for Uchiha Rai was a hundred!
A thousand!
Ten thousand!
Uchiha Rai suddenly stood up, clenched his right fist, and pounded it against his heart.
"I'll dedicate my heart to the Great Love Group!!!"
Without even waiting for the meal to end, Uchiha Rai impatiently took his leave.
He had to gather enough people as quickly as possible, then do good deeds together!
Uchiha Rai even planned to quit his job with the Konoha Military Police Force.
Twenty thousand a month-why risk my life?
In life, I belong to the Great Love Group; in death, I'll be its ghost.
Konoha Military Police Force, don't contact me again. I'm afraid the boss will get the wrong idea.
Only a short while later.
Notifications began popping up on Uchiha Minamoto's panel.
[Your subordinate helped clear trash from Konoha's streets] [You received 2 Great Love Points!] [You received 100 ryo!]
It's begun, it's begun!
The Great Love Group's undertaking has officially begun!
At first, no one paid any attention to this little bit of love. It was merely one instance of picking up trash, one return of lost property, one clan's revival, one rebuilding of ruins, until Great Love became intimately connected to everyone in the Shinobi World.
"According to legend, the Uchiha are a cursed clan, and the Sharingan is a cursed Kekkei Genkai."
"But as I see it, the Uchiha Clan is a clan of curses, and even more so a clan of love!"
"In this world, there is no curse more twisted than love."
Uchiha Minamoto murmured to himself.
"I don't understand, big bro..."
Naruto Uzumaki, who had been sitting quietly beside him the whole time, spoke softly.
"Can I join that 'Great Love Group' too?"
Uchiha Minamoto came back to his senses and patted Naruto Uzumaki's head.
He was growing increasingly fond of this gesture.
No wonder Konoha had the nickname "Head-Patting Village"...
"Of course, Naruto."
Uchiha Minamoto answered him directly.
"But your task will be different from Rai's.
"He needs to help everyone in the village, while your workplace will be at school!"
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