I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 29 is a pity.

A week passed quickly, and the Uchiha clan's special training had yielded significant results.

First, both Lin and Xinyi completed their water-walking training and were able to wobble as they crossed the Namaka River. This was a good result, because the Namaka River is wide and has a rapid current, so being able to walk across it means you can run freely on the calm water.

The improved chakra control greatly enhanced their combined strength in every aspect.

Especially Rin, after being reminded by Uchiha Yu, tried using the three basic medical ninjutsu: hemostasis, healing, and wound disinfection. To her surprise, she was able to use them easily and no longer felt the same way she used to.

She even tried using the Palm Immortal Technique, and surprisingly managed to pull it off with some difficulty. This made Lin jump for joy and cheer wildly.

"Continue to strengthen your chakra control training, and you will soon be able to master the Palm Healing Technique."

Hearing Uchiha Yu's encouragement, Rin happily replied, "I'll do my best!"

Uchiha Yu casually reminded him, "Mastering the Palm Healing Technique means that your abilities have gone beyond battlefield first aid, and it requires a high level of medical knowledge from you."

"Lin, how are you progressing with your medical studies?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not good at that..."

"You must know that the healing range of the Palm Healing Technique extends beyond the skin and muscles, penetrating into the internal organs, nerves, and meridians. The slightest mistake could turn the treatment into an accident that leaves someone disabled."

Lin's eyes were full of determination as she declared loudly, "I will study hard."

"My advice is that you shouldn't try to learn it on your own, and you don't need to rush. Once you've mastered the Palm Healing Technique, just go to a hospital and find any medical ninja over thirty years old to demonstrate it to. Someone will naturally arrange a teacher and lessons for you."

"I understand, thank you for your suggestion."

Uchiha Yu looked at the third member of the team, Shinichi the Invisible Man, and felt a little troubled.

Rin is an ordinary civilian ninja, but she chose a high-quality path.

Under Tsunade's strong promotion, Konoha's medical ninja system is the most advanced among the five great nations, with its medical capabilities several times stronger than the other four nations combined, and it has proven its value outstandingly in war.

Konoha Village desperately needs these skilled ninjas, so it is very generous, allowing any child who wants to become a medical ninja to learn all the basic medical ninjutsu in advance, and to choose one advanced ninjutsu.

In comparison, Shinichi, a purely combat-oriented civilian ninja, is simply pathetic; he only knows six basic E-rank ninjutsu. While such a ninja would still have an overwhelming advantage against ordinary people or traditional samurai, he's practically invincible among ninjas.

Uchiha Yu can use the opportunity of training Uchiha Obito to train him, but he must never teach him any ninjutsu.

This is a matter of principle for Konoha, a principle recognized by both the ninja clans and the Hokage's central leadership. Violating it would have extremely serious consequences.

Unlike the First and Second Hokage, the Third Hokage was not strong enough in many aspects, so he formed the Hokage lineage to consolidate his power. This was a powerful force group with small and medium-sized ninja clans as its backbone and commoner ninjas as its foundation. They attracted and controlled commoner ninjas by controlling the source of ninjutsu.

Breaking through these restrictions and spreading ninjutsu knowledge would shake the foundation of the Hokage's rule, and they would absolutely not stand idly by.

If it is a ninja clan that spreads ninjutsu knowledge, the Hokage will treat them as political enemies and attack them; if it is an individual, the Hokage may very well break off relations and take drastic measures, just like he did to Sakumo Hatake.

The ninja clans were also unwilling to spread ninjutsu because the number of civilians was so large that, proportionally, there was a greater chance of geniuses emerging. Over time, the ninja clans' advantage would collapse, and they might even be eliminated.

Uchiha Yu couldn't understand this at all. If the era of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara hadn't existed, there wouldn't have been a problem if each clan had kept their own secret ninjutsu and maintained their clan's military advantage.

However, the current ninja world has been shattered and rebuilt by the two great ninja heroes, especially the Senju clan, who sacrificed themselves to spread their bloodline and popularize ninjutsu knowledge.

The social environment has changed, so how can we still do things the old way?

Look at the Sarutobi clan in Naruto; they're happy to teach ninjutsu to outsiders. If you learn well, you can change your surname and join the Sarutobi clan. That's the right path.

During Hiruzen Sarutobi's mere fifteen years as Hokage, the Sarutobi clan's population tripled, undoubtedly due to members joining by changing their surname. Moreover, those who could change their surname to Sarutobi were all talented individuals; even if they weren't Jonin or Special Jonin, they were still exceptional talents skilled in sealing and medical techniques, or at the very least, business acumen capable of managing businesses and increasing the clan's income.

With a constant influx of talented individuals, the Sarutobi clan was able to expand rapidly and maintain a very stable position. As long as the Hokage remained in power, there was sufficient guarantee of benefits, and cohesion would not be a problem.

Moreover, these people have nowhere to go.

Apart from the Sarutobi clan, no other ninja clan did this. It wasn't that Hiruzen Sarutobi was particularly powerful, but rather that his peers were so formidable that they suppressed other talented individuals, leaving only the Sarutobi clan to recruit.

If Uchiha Yu were to become the head of the Uchiha clan, he would follow suit and even actively spread the clan's bloodline, learning from the Senju clan and having all clan members change their surnames through marriage, thus completely integrating them into the villagers of Konoha.

At that time, there will be no longer an openly recognized Uchiha lineage. Instead, whoever awakens the Sharingan will be able to change back to the Uchiha surname and form the Uchiha clan.

By then, if you wanted to wipe out the Uchiha clan, you'd have to kill at least half the population of Konoha. Who would dare to commit such a massacre?

Of course, doing it this way is very difficult.

First, this clan leader must carry out a massacre within the Uchiha clan, wiping out all the Uchiha who adhered to tradition. Then, he must lead the Sharingan-wielding Uchiha who were hostile to him, persisting for twenty years, two whole generations, under the suppression of the Hokage lineage.

Only when two generations of Uchiha rise from the common people, gather together to form a new Uchiha clan, and fully integrate with the entire Hidden Leaf Village, can the work of the clan leader be considered completely completed.

In the end, he could only bear the infamy and retire in disgrace, and might even face judgment from Konoha Village and the Uchiha Clan, just like Luo Ji who wielded the sword for two hundred years.

Pity.

It's a pity about the Uchiha clan. Uchiha Yu was not the clan head, so he had no intention of sacrificing for the Uchiha clan.

It's a pity about Shinichi in front of us. He clearly has better talent than Rin, but he didn't get proper training. He was destined to die in the Third Shinobi World War.

Uchiha Yu could only smile and say, "You did very well; the training was very effective. Next, you need to work hard to complete missions and accumulate merit points to exchange for suitable ninjutsu. Good luck!"

Xin bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master You."

Obito Uchiha, burdened with a 100-kilogram load, was annoyed. He started yelling as he did so while doing squats.

"Yu! What about me? Is my special training only physical training?"

"This is my special training!"

(End of this chapter)