"They haven't agreed yet. The Nara Clan says they want to speak with you in person," Kyō Uchiha said. "They've already chosen a date, in a few days."
Uchiha Takashi raised an eyebrow. The Nara Clan actually wanted to talk to him personally? Talk about what?
"Of course, we're talking about what you can give me after I join!" The Nara Clan Head slammed his hand on the table. "You Uchiha send a letter and expect us to join? Aren't you offering a little too little?"
Uchiha Takashi looked at the boisterous Nara Clan head in front of him, then turned to their elder and said, "Has your clan head always been like this?"
The elder touched his nose somewhat awkwardly. "Actually, our family patriarch wasn't like this before, but, uh, I can't quite come up with a story for now."
Uchiha Takashi rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless, then looked at the head of the Nara Clan and said, "So tell me, what do you want?"
The Nara Clan chief immediately said, "You must provide our Nara Clan with territory, and our Nara Clan members must receive the protection and treatment they deserve."
Uchiha Takashi nodded. "That's natural. Every clan that joins our Land of Light will be protected by the Uchiha and given a high social status."
Furthermore, once you join us, the Uchiha Clan will surely bestow many official positions upon you! You will become the pillars and cornerstones of our Land of Light!
If you agree, we Uchiha Clan can even grant you a status just below our own. Furthermore, I will allow you to conduct business within our country...
Uchiha Takashi's words were incredibly effusive, showering the recipients with countless benefits, and the core of his speech always revolved around one thing: he could give you a bunch of official positions and power.
The head of the Nara Clan blinked. To be honest, according to their customs, they weren't particularly keen on becoming officials.
After all, governing a country is too tiring and troublesome for them, but if the Nara Clan doesn't hold power, they might be targeted by other clans.
Currently, the Uchiha Clan Hyuga Clan and the Shimura Clan.
They don't need to worry about the Uchiha targeting them, since the Uchiha would never stoop to such things. If they really wanted to mess with the Nara Clan, why would they bother inviting them?
The head of the Nara Clan was worried about Shimura, especially since they had just heard a few days ago that the Uchiha Clan was going to establish an examination system.
The Uchiha Clan has actually offered up a huge number of official positions; as long as you pass the exam, you can hold an important position in the country.
When the Nara Clan head learned of this, he was somewhat shocked. After all, the Uchiha Clan hadn't clung to power tightly, but instead chose to relinquish it? It was truly unexpected.
However, this also caused a slight worry among the Nara Clan. Their original plan was for the Uchiha Clan to manage the entire country, with the Nara Clan acting as advisors, easily managing to stagnate with minimal effort.
But who would have thought that the Uchiha Clan not only didn't give up, but instead decided to give all those positions in the country to others to manage. This meant the Nara Clan couldn't just remain as advisors.
The Shimura Clan is extremely power-hungry. They were annexed by the Uchiha because of their own internal strife. If they gained power, they would definitely target the Nara Clan!
The Hyuga is the same; as a clan from the Land of Light, competing with the Uchiha Clan is unrealistic, and they don't even have that intention. But the Nara Clan might be a different story.
What if these two clans, once they seize power, turn against the Nara Clan? Their reputations regarding power aren't very good, at least not as good as the Uchiha.
Therefore, the head of the Nara Clan changed his plans overnight; he couldn't afford to be lazy.
We can no longer just contribute a little and coast along in the country like before; we must seize some power.
Not to satisfy a lust for power, but simply to protect the Nara Clan from being kicked out by the other two clans.
Even if the Nara Clan explicitly stated their unwillingness to compete, it wouldn't matter. But with you here, invited by the Uchiha, you pose a significant threat to the Hyuga and Shimura.
Hyuga might be hard to say, but Shimura will definitely mess with you. Considering all these factors, the Nara Clan head said after some deliberation.
"So, Uchiha Clan head, what official positions do you think we are capable of holding?"
Uchiha Takashi replied without hesitation, "Which of these positions—civil service, rites, justice, household registration, or military—can't you handle? You can choose any of them. We'll give you three chief positions plus ten deputy chief positions, two positions in the Inner Council, and one position in the General Administration."
What do you think of these spots? These are the maximum number of spots I've given. You just need to select a few people from your family. Of course, they must be competent; you can't just pick useless people.
Upon hearing this, the Nara Clan head gasped. Could they really offer him a position in the Inner Council? He knew that after learning about the new Uchiha system, he already understood its structure.
The core of this system consists of the Inner Council and the Six Bureaus of the General Administration.
Although the General Administration is merely a nominal department, it wields considerable power; nominally, all Six Bureaus are under its General Administration.
As the core executive departments and essential bodies wielding power, the Six Bureaus Six Bureaus were responsible for all matters the state needed to accomplish.
Inspection Bureau? What kind of nonsense is that? It's obviously a sinecure with no real power.
Throughout his life, Nara Clan leader Uchiha's ultimate goal was the Six Bureaus. In his vision, the Uchiha clan would firmly grasp positions like the General Administration, which were above the Six Bureaus.
As for the Inner Council, it was not even worth considering. Such a top-level department, managing national affairs, was clearly the absolute core of the Uchiha, and no one outside the Uchiha Clan could hold such a position.
However, Uchiha Takashi actually gave this seat to two of them, which is tantamount to allowing the Nara Clan to intervene in the core operation of the country, no longer just simply executing orders.
This has risen to the level of participating in the formulation and discussion, and belongs to the department of true leadership.
That's why the Nara Clan head was so shocked upon hearing about the spots offered by Uchiha Takashi; these spots were tantamount to throwing a quarter of the national administrative Nara Clan into their hands.
How much trust do the Uchiha Clan have in the Nara Clan?
The Nara Clan patriarch and the eldest elder exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
The Nara Clan chief decisively turned his head, grabbed Uchiha Takashi's hand and began to shake it. "Ah, as expected of the Uchiha Clan Head, you are indeed broad-minded, a young hero!"
Since you've shown such great sincerity, what reason does the Nara Clan have to refuse? Rest assured, from now on, we Nara Clan are citizens of the Land of Light! What Land of Fire? We're completely unfamiliar with it."