Just like the Tailed Beasts.
[Yatagarasu] also had a "growth stage."
And Uchiha Minamoto's [Great Love Points] could effectively shorten [Yatagarasu]'s growth cycle.
Although he did not have many [Great Love Points] right now-not even ten thousand.
Still, not a single necessary enhancement could be left out!
Uchiha Minamoto called up the [Heart of Great Love] and, for the first time, took the initiative to enhance an intelligent lifeform other than himself.
Three thousand points vanished in an instant.
Three new abilities appeared on [Yatagarasu]'s panel.
[Summoning Technique]!
[Reverse Summoning Technique]!
[Crow Clone Technique]! (Copied from Uchiha Itachi.)
For the time being.
Yatagarasu's abilities were more than enough!
If he wanted it to keep growing, he could only wait until he had accumulated more [Great Love Points].
In the future, Yatagarasu might well become a true Sun God Bird!
"When it comes down to it."
Uchiha Minamoto closed the panel.
"I still need to get more Great Love Points!
"Huh? Uchiha Rai finally recruited some help?"
At the same time, in the Uchiha New Clan Compound.
Several sallow-faced young people stood around Uchiha Rai.
"We can earn money just by doing good deeds?"
"Rai, is what you're saying really true?"
"Even Uchiha have to do good deeds? Can't we do something else?"
The Uchiha Clan was large and wealthy.
That did not mean every Uchiha clan member was rich.
Those gathered around Uchiha Rai were clan members with relatively low standards of living within the Uchiha Clan.
There were both ordinary people and ninja among them.
Some were in debt, some had difficulties at home, and some had failed missions and had no money for treatment...
Life's hardships were everywhere.
"Listen to me!"
Uchiha Rai shouted, his loud voice drowning out everyone else's doubts.
"Group Leader Minamoto founded the Great Love Group not just to do good deeds, but also to improve our clan's reputation!
"No matter who you are, as long as you do one good deed, you can collect a cash reward of 50 ryō from Group Leader Minamoto!
"One deed, 50 ryō. Absolutely genuine!"
To make his words more convincing.
Uchiha Rai pulled a wad of money straight out of his pocket.
One hundred thousand ryō, in cash.
These were the "Activity Funds" Uchiha Rai had collected from Uchiha Minamoto that afternoon.
As for his monthly salary of fifty thousand ryō.
Uchiha Rai had no need to show that to anyone else.
Money moved people's hearts.
However doubtful these Uchiha clan members were, they would not actually turn down money.
They might as well give it a try!
Fifty ryō for one good deed!
The currency of the Land of Fire had decent purchasing power.
Take Ichiraku Ramen, for example.
A bowl of Extra-Large Pork Miso Chashu Ramen cost 90 ryō.
And a bowl of Regular Fried Noodles cost 40 ryō.
In other words.
After joining the Great Love Group, they only needed to do any two good deeds to earn back a day's food money!
"Groups of three. Supervise each other and keep records for each other."
Uchiha Rai had, after all, spent several years in the Konoha Military Police Force and possessed basic working competence.
"Get moving!"
The Uchiha clan members exchanged looks, but obediently divided into groups.
But a new problem arose.
"Rai, what sort of things count as good deeds?"
"I've never done a single good deed in my life..."
"I'm good at murder and arson, but helping people? That's beyond me..."
Uchiha Rai's head began to ache.
But then he thought of the fifty-thousand-ryō salary in his pocket.
And of the Lightning Release Nintaijutsu Uchiha Minamoto had promised him.
Uchiha Rai's enthusiasm for work instantly surged to its peak!
"Follow me. We'll work together first! I'll show you how it's done!"
Uchiha Rai wasted no more time and immediately got to work with the underlings who had just joined the Great Love Group.
Caring for the elderly, looking after children, clearing away rubbish, helping pets...
Uchiha Rai led by example, carrying out every act of kindness he could think of or spot.
Along the way, he also had his underlings help keep records.
Each time he did a good deed, they added a mark in a little notebook.
The group worked away with gusto inside the Uchiha New Clan Compound.
Other Uchiha clan members noticed what was happening along the way and asked a few curious questions.
At first, when the Uchiha learned that "doing good deeds earns you money," they actually rejected the idea.
Because it sounded far too much like a scam!
However.
When Uchiha Rai really handed out fifty-ryō notes to each of them.
The Uchiha's enthusiasm was instantly ignited!
Rai, you're serious?
You're really handing out money?!
Doing good deeds really pays!!
Word spread from one to ten, then ten to a hundred...
Stories about the Great Love Group spread through the Uchiha New Clan Compound at tremendous speed.
On the first day after the Great Love Group's founding.
Aside from Uchiha Minamoto, Naruto Uzumaki, and Uchiha Rai, the organization had only a handful of members.
On the second day after the Great Love Group's founding.
Its membership doubled outright, attracting many Uchiha clan members.
On the third day after the Great Love Group's founding.
More than half the ordinary people in the Uchiha Clan had joined, along with quite a few ninja.
A week flew by.
The vast majority of ordinary Uchiha clan members had joined the Great Love Group.
After all, ordinary people could not earn money anywhere near as quickly as ninja.
The Great Love Group's reward system was simply too tempting for ordinary people!
And among the Uchiha ninja, many also chose to join the Great Love Group.
Although these ninja did not have as much free time as the ordinary clan members.
Doing a good deed or two between missions to earn some meal money...
Was entirely acceptable to the ninja!
Once the Great Love Group had developed to this extent, the quality of the living environment within the Uchiha New Clan Compound improved at a visible pace.
To carry out more good deeds, the Great Love Group's reach slowly began extending beyond the Uchiha New Clan Compound.
On Uchiha Minamoto's panel, this expanding reach manifested as a continuous increase in Great Love Points.
In just one week.
The total Great Love Points the Uchiha clan members in the Great Love Group provided to Uchiha Minamoto exceeded ten thousand!
Meanwhile.
Naruto Uzumaki had not let up at the Ninja Academy either.
Because the people at the Ninja Academy were all prospective ninja, their overall influence was greater than that of ordinary people.
Coupled with the presence of important figures such as the "Konoha 12."
The Ninja Academy likewise provided Uchiha Minamoto with over ten thousand Great Love Points, fully matching the Uchiha Clan!
If the gains from Uchiha Minamoto's regular work were included as well.
Over the past week.
Uchiha Minamoto's [Great Love Points] income had already exceeded thirty thousand!
There really was strength in numbers.
But with the Great Love Group so active, it inevitably attracted certain people's attention.
Deep underground, in the darkness.
At Root's headquarters.
Shimura Danzō stared at the compiled intelligence on the Uchiha in his hands, utterly baffled.
Perhaps he had read it wrong...
Another look...
What on earth was all this!?
Shimura Danzō, a report, question marks.
"What schemes and plots has the Uchiha Clan been cooking up lately?"
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