I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 87 Skilled Political Maneuvering [Please continue reading]

"The Caged Bird Seal is sealed with another seal! A seal added to the seal! It loses all possibility of being controlled!"

Upon hearing this novel approach, Hyuga Hizashi was immediately excited. Indeed, the Hyuga branch family had always focused on breaking the curse seal, never considering sealing it in place.

What do the caged birds resent the most? Isn't it being manipulated by the main family? What if no one can manipulate them? Or rather, what if the main family can no longer manipulate the caged birds?

Since the caged birds were sealed and could not be sensed at all, their predicament as caged birds was naturally resolved.

Since such a whimsical idea couldn't solve the problem, he decided to let it not exist. In an instant, Hyuga Hizashi had another door to his mind open.

"Thank you, Lord Yoru. If this is accomplished, the Hyuga branch family is willing to serve under Lord Orochimaru!"

At this moment, Hyuga Hizashi solemnly bowed once more and made a firm promise.

Upon seeing Hyuga Hizashi's decision, Uchiha Yoru smiled and nodded, saying, "Hizashi-senpai, you're too kind. It's just that Orochimaru-sensei has long felt that the relationship between the Hyuga main family and the branch family is too cruel. They are all of the same clan. Although Orochimaru-sensei is ruthless to his enemies, he is still very tolerant of his own people."

At this moment, Uchiha Yoru, without blushing at all, brought up his teacher again, showing no remorse whatsoever, and instead revealed a sincere smile.

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi composed himself and nodded, saying, "The Hyuga branch family will forever remember Yoru-kun's great kindness."

Those who have broken away from the branch family and want to stand firm in Konoha, or even rebuild the Hyuga clan, can only do so by leveraging existing power. They certainly have no hope of becoming Hokage, but what if they become Hokage in the future?

The Hyuga branch family will do everything in their power to help Orochimaru become the Fifth Hokage. Then they can take some flesh from other clans like the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and that way they can have another Hyuga clan.

"Senior Hizashi, this matter is of great importance, please do not make it public. I will inform you when the research progresses."

"I wonder if there is anything you need, Lord Night? The Hyuga branch family will do its best to help." Since Hyuga Hizashi had already secretly decided to place his bets on Orochimaru, he naturally wouldn't hesitate.

The caged bird problem is another issue that must be resolved, otherwise even if the Hyuga branch family is willing, they will be powerless to change it. Therefore, this time it is a win-win situation.

Once the Caged Bird Seal problem is resolved, Orochimaru will have the Hyuga branch family loyal to him, which is an elite force, and the Hyuga branch family will gain freedom.

"One is research funding. After all, with Hizashi-senpai's arrival, it's impossible to avoid those with ulterior motives, especially those secretly watching the Uchiha. Therefore, funding can be used as an excuse to cover it up."

Beneath Uchiha Yoru's composed smile, Hyuga Hizashi secretly admired him. No wonder Lord Orochimaru entrusted most of his affairs to this disciple; his methods were truly superb, and his thoughts were meticulous and flawless.

"Of course, the most important thing is the information on the Caged Bird Seal."

Upon hearing this request, Hyuga Hizashi nodded with a determined expression and said, "Don't worry, Yoru-kun, I will bring the information on the Caged Bird Seal along with the funds next time."

Cover! What could possibly warrant Hyuga Hizashi coming all this way in person? Only the reason of secretly providing funds for Orochimaru.

However, Uchiha Yoru smiled upon hearing this. Despite his confidence, he knew that the Konoha leadership had already made their move, and the time for the incident was not far off.

Finally, Uchiha Yoru personally saw Hyuga Hizashi off, maintaining a kind smile as he left.

But beneath that smile lay a sense of urgency. Watching the departing figure disappear into the distance, Uchiha Yoru squinted at the snowflakes falling from the sky.

Despite his changes, Orochimaru's influence hasn't diminished much, and many people in the village are even secretly wondering why they haven't discussed the matter of becoming the Fifth Hokage yet.

Some people seemed to be getting impatient. At this moment, Uchiha Yoru turned his head and looked at the iconic Hokage Rock of Konoha, and couldn't help but sigh softly, "If I had a choice, a simple and powerful ninja would probably be much easier."

Snowflakes drifted down from the sky above Konoha, signifying the arrival of a new year. Everyone had grown a year older, and the Konoha 1s born in the year of the Nine-Tails' attack turned three as the new year began.

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Sixteen-year-old Uchiha Yoru has already reached a height of about 1.8 meters. He has been developing rapidly recently, especially with the training in taijutsu. His muscles are more defined, but they are not the powerful, explosive muscles of the Land of Lightning. Instead, they are more of a streamlined, speed-oriented muscular physique.

Inside the police department office, Uchiha Yoru, who had come to work after the New Year, showed a kind smile. After all, the New Year and the new snow had just passed, and the entire Konoha was filled with a fresh atmosphere.

Outside the police station, Gekko Hayate casually waved to Uzuki Yugao. Although they knew each other, neither knew the other's true identity.

At this moment, Yugao Uzuki's face showed a forced smile, which made Gekko Hayate frown. Then he said softly, "Yugao, I heard that your father left behind a large debt. Are you alright?"

The two were classmates, but compared to Hayate Gekko, he was at least a descendant of a fallen ninja clan, a family that was considered wealthy among commoners, since their family's inherited ninjutsu resources were still very precious.

Uzuki Yugao was clearly just an ordinary commoner; aside from her striking appearance and outstanding ninja talent, she had almost nothing else to offer.

Seeing the concern from their classmate, Gekko Hayate, the two were still quite familiar with each other after being classmates for so many years. However, both of them kept their secret mission in mind, so neither dared to reveal their true feelings, since the secrecy regulations for secret missions were paramount.

"The gale is nothing."

It was obvious that the sadness on Uzuki Yugao's face could not be hidden, but what frustrated him even more was that the Anbu insisted on giving him this persona. How could his father be a gambling addict? But for the sake of the mission, they had to force a tragic persona of his father being in debt. Moreover, the neighbors had all distanced themselves from him because of this.

Looking at Yugao's haggard face, Gekko Hayate's smile, which seemed to be suffering from kidney deficiency, revealed a hint of anxiety. He wanted to help his classmate, especially since he had some goodwill towards him. However, his current identity was just an ordinary Chunin. How could he possibly come up with such a huge amount of wealth?

In the end, Moonlight Gale opened his mouth but still lacked the courage to reveal the secret of his secret service. He said with concern, "Xiyan, if you have any difficulties, just say so. My family still has quite a lot of assets."

In truth, how could Gekko Hayate, who had always harbored feelings for Uzuki Yugao, not know about her situation? When Uzuki Yugao saw Hayate's veiled meaning, she frowned slightly, but then shook her head and said, "Hayate, it's alright, I can handle it."

Borrowing money from a classmate to solve her debt problems? Putting aside how much she owes, the more important thing is that the Dark Division went to great lengths to create a persona for her that brought her close to the target. If Moonlight Gale really pays off her debts, she'll be truly devastated.

"Yugao." In the end, Gekko Hayate opened his mouth, but still couldn't say the words of help he wanted to give. He could only watch helplessly as Uzuki Yugao, who was forcing a smile, walked into the office building. He could only give a bitter smile.

Gekko Hayate shook his head, somewhat annoyed that he lacked the courage, unaware that it was precisely because of his retreat today that he had unwittingly pushed his classmate into the abyss, or rather, it was this mission of the Dark Division that had pushed Uzuki Yugao into the abyss.

Sitting upright in his bright office, Uchiha Yoru habitually closed his eyes to rest, waiting for his assistant to bring him the day's data. It wasn't that he was being lazy, but rather that he needed to conserve his energy to cope with the fatigue that followed.

At this moment, there were four Uchiha Yoru, or rather, shadow clones, in his courtyard. One was calmly honing his swordsmanship with every move, while the other three were meditating on chakra nature transformation with their eyes closed.

The Shadow Clone Technique has a difficulty level of B, while the upgraded version is the "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique," which has a difficulty level of A. These two ninjutsu were invented by the Second Hokage, a master of forbidden techniques.

This technique utilizes a vast amount of chakra to increase the number of shadow clones; the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique can create thousands of shadow clones at once. Because this technique consumes too much chakra, Tobirama Senju considered that those without a large amount of chakra would harm themselves or even endanger their lives if they used this technique. Therefore, he classified it as a forbidden technique and recorded it in the Scroll of Seals.

This ninjutsu is also the most overpowered non-elemental ninjutsu in Naruto, capable of accelerating training. However, after truly understanding it, Uchiha Yoru shook his head in disbelief.

Shadow clones can indeed accelerate training, but the fatigue returns many times over. Without extraordinary recovery abilities, it's impossible to use this ninjutsu for training. And this recovery ability refers to both physical and mental recovery.

Similarly, this ninjutsu is not as powerful as one might imagine. The shadow clone technique, which is practiced in taijutsu, cannot be maintained for long before dissipating. And the biggest challenge in practicing ninjutsu is chakra.

In the original work, Kakashi said during the Chunin Exams that he could only use Lightning Blade four times a day. Similarly, when you practice ninjutsu, you need to release it. The chakra of shadow clones is limited, and it will be exhausted after being released a few times, and the shadow clones will dissipate.

It can be said that it is not very useful. Therefore, the best thing to do is to cultivate chakra nature transformation that consumes less chakra and will not cause harm to one's own body. At the same time, the shadow clones used to train swordsmanship are nothing more than carefully swinging a long sword to cut down falling snowflakes. It is more like training the speed and accuracy of the sword strike.

Moreover, this is only because he has his current abnormally regenerative physique that he was able to create four shadow clones. As for the protagonist of the original work, Naruto Uzumaki? He trained in ninjutsu because he had chakra, he could afford to consume it, and he also had abnormally high regenerative abilities.

Police Department.

"Lord Ye, here are today's documents, as well as the information on the ninja who returned before the New Year who was arrested last night after causing trouble while drunk. Your approval is required."

Uzuki Yugao skillfully handed over the prepared materials and documents, her face revealing her obvious weariness.

This scene naturally did not escape Uchiha Yoru's eyes. After all, a ninja's observation skills are quite good. However, he pretended not to see it and instead solemnly looked at the documents that needed his approval.

"These three genin came back drinking and causing trouble, but considering they just finished a mission and are still on edge, let's give them a lenient punishment. Tell them to compensate the tavern owner for the losses and then they can go home."

When ninjas commit offenses, especially those that do not cause significant harm, Uchiha Yoru chooses to let the matter rest, which is known as turning a minor incident into a minor one. He simply apologizes, makes the necessary compensation, and that's it, prioritizing the well-being of the ninja community.

As if she had already gotten used to it, Uzuki Yugao nodded slightly as she watched Uchiha Yoru approve and stamp the document. To be honest, as a ninja, she was more inclined to support the ninja's political stance.

After all, ninjas are trained as tools from a young age, and their missions involve fighting and various hardships, so it's normal for them to have emotional problems. Therefore, they often cause trouble due to their sensitive nature.

She had sacrificed a lot for the village's ninjas, and she still hoped that the village could be a little more lenient.

Coincidentally, the political signal released by Uchiha Yoru was almost a boost to the status of ninjas, which also represented Orochimaru and won him a lot of goodwill from many people.

"We also have a considerable surplus in our finances recently, so we can appropriately reward the hardworking ninjas, especially those from families facing financial difficulties. Of course, we can't reward them arbitrarily; it should be based on their work performance."

"Recently, the Land of Fire has gradually begun to be at peace, and prices in various places have begun to stabilize, especially food. Take this opportunity to buy more, and remember to give more to the orphanage at the same time, after all, the children in the orphanage are having a hard time too."

Sitting upright at his office desk, Uchiha Yoru easily resolved one troublesome task after another that other ninjas would find troublesome. It could be said that his efficiency in handling government affairs was absolutely elite-level in the ninja world.

After all, there are no special courses in this ninja world. Instead, it is a world that teaches children to be tool ninjas. Therefore, most ninjas find political affairs very troublesome and find it difficult to control these trivial details. This requires constant accumulation of experience.

But Uchiha Yoru seemed to be born for this job. When Uchiha Shisui walked in and saw this familiar scene with the office door wide open, he couldn't help but show an admiring look.

These trivial administrative matters that gave him a headache and made him unsure how to handle them, fearing that if he didn't handle one well, one person would be dissatisfied and another would be dissatisfied, were simply a piece of cake in the hands of his Brother Ye.

This moment filled him with both admiration and awe. No wonder Lord Orochimaru valued Brother Ye so much; he had never seen anyone so efficient and perfect in handling political affairs.

In the past, political affairs that were troublesome and unpopular with both sides were now handled by Uchiha Yoru in a way that would satisfy both sides.

For example, if there's a disturbance in a tavern, business people always value harmony. If they insist on pursuing the matter, they'll only lose their ninja customers. And these ninjas are all friends, so the news will spread like wildfire, and they'll be the ones who suffer the most.

Ninjas are proud, and once they are released, they will surely realize their mistake and regret it. However, the police department gives them a way out, which they are eager to accept. They pay compensation, shake hands and make peace. If they encounter a shrewd boss, he will even invite them for a drink with a smile, and then the friendship will continue. They will not only not be enemies, but will also become regular customers.

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