I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 89: Winning hearts and minds and boosting combat effectiveness always starts with drill training.

As the original owners of Konoha Village's land, the Uchiha clan possessed vast forests, farmlands, and numerous training grounds within the village. Among these, the training ground near the Nakagawa Shrine was the largest and also the most remote.

Because it's located on the edge of Konoha Village, several kilometers away from the Uchiha settlement, no one is willing to travel that far to train. So, apart from the annual ancestral worship ceremony, the area is completely abandoned.

But today, the shrine training grounds are bustling with noise. Hundreds of Uchiha ninjas aged ten to eighteen have gathered and are noisily discussing the gathering.

"It's probably in preparation for war, having the clan's Jonin undergo intensive training to improve our strength."

"That makes sense. They might even teach you a few extra ninjutsu techniques."

"Teaching ninjutsu is an exaggeration. Look at the people gathered here, none of them are direct descendants. It would be good enough if they taught practical taijutsu and some experience."

"Yes, the clan leaders are getting more and more stingy. If we don't awaken our Sharingan, we won't get any ninjutsu instruction at all."

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed, "If only the Sharingan could be awakened."

"Although the clan leader and elders are stingy with us, they are exceptionally generous to ninjas who have awakened the Sharingan, giving them whatever they want in terms of ninjutsu, houses, and money."

Yes, all of the more than one hundred ninjas present were genin of the Uchiha clan. None of them were direct descendants, nor were any of them famous geniuses, and there wasn't even a top student like Uchiha Yu.

Most importantly, none of them had awakened the Sharingan and were considered "useless" by the clan leader and elders.

Due to the Uchiha clan's values, they even see themselves as "useless," hence their words are often filled with despair, and their greatest hope is to get lucky and awaken the Sharingan.

Uchiha Yu, mingling in the crowd, couldn't help but scratch his head:

"I really didn't expect that these younger brothers and sisters would have absolutely no fighting spirit."

"You're so hard to deal with, meow?"

"It's tough. I need to build their confidence so they can follow my training pace. But these young brothers and sisters are so discouraged. To build their confidence, I have to start by shaping their values. It's a hassle."

"Meow, this is really troublesome."

"Sigh, since we've decided to start, we can't be afraid of trouble. So what if our Sharingan is exposed?"

"First, use the Sharingan's intimidation to open a gap in the mind, plant a seed of suggestion, and then carefully nurture it for a few days..."

"Yu."

"What's wrong?"

"Didn't you say that hypnosis is unethical and that suggestion isn't effective in the long run?"

"There's no way around it. Of course I believe my values ​​are correct, but there are over a hundred Uchiha here. How can I have the patience to convince them one by one?"

"If I had the eloquence of a failed painter, that would be one thing, but my eloquence is worse than that of three generations of artists, so I can only use hints to break the ice."

"Anyway, the final result is the same."

"...Have you ever hinted at it to me, meow?"

"Of course not!"

"You seem guilty, meow?"

"Impossible, don't overthink it."

As the clock struck nine, Uchiha Yasuo led Uchiha Taizo and Uchiha Ryota into the training ground. They were elites of the Uchiha clan and celebrities in the security department. Their three faces alone quickly silenced everyone.

The Uchiha genin were even more excited that the Eighth Hokage would be teaching them; it seemed the clan leader truly valued them.

Their excitement didn't last long. As Uchiha Yu appeared beside the Eighth Hokage with Miwa Masayo, he took out the appointment letters for the clan head and six elders and announced to everyone that the "Ninjutsu and Tactics Learning Association" was officially established, with Chunin Uchiha Yu in charge.

"well--!"

The unanimous, soft sighs merged into a thunderous resonance, startling everyone.

Uchiha Yatsuhoku, Taizo, and Ryota all looked rather grim, but Uchiha Yu laughed instead: "What, am I the one who's going to make you feel unmotivated?"

The hundred-plus Uchiha idiots all recognized Yu, and they all tried to explain, "Brother Yu, that's not what we meant..."

"What does that mean?"

"Ah, this..."

"Heh, you look down on me? You bunch of stupid little brothers and sisters are all genin, yet you dare to look down on chunin?"

"Hehehe."

The genin laughed sheepishly.

"So..." Uchiha Yu didn't laugh along as usual. Instead, his smile vanished, and he asked with an extremely serious expression, "Would you look down on the Sharingan?"

Without even blinking, Uchiha Yu's pupils turned crimson, accompanied by three small beans leaping out and gently rotating, his incredibly powerful eye energy sweeping across the entire training ground.

All the Uchiha were dumbfounded, speechless and stunned on the spot.

The Uchiha genin, who had not awakened his Sharingan, was completely powerless to resist. A huge crack was pried open in his mind, and seeds of suggestion were easily stuffed into it, leaving him with no ability to resist.

The Uchiha who had already awakened their Sharingan were all forced to activate their Sharingan involuntarily to resist the powerful ocular attack.

Taizo and Ryota activated their two-tomoe Sharingan, but they couldn't withstand the pressure and fell into a daze like genin, their minds being planted with numerous suggestive seeds.

Although Uchiha Yatsushiro, who also possessed three tomoe, did not fall into a daze, his eye power was several times weaker than that of Uchiha Yuu, and his mind was unknowingly pried open, with three tiny seeds of suggestion planted in it.

[Oops, my hand slipped; I accidentally gave those three guys a hint.]

[If Fugaku Uchiha awakens the Mangekyou Sharingan, he'll see through this obvious hint, and that would be terrible.]

[Not only that, I planted the seed of suggestion too heavily. Even for Captain Yatsuhoku, it was excessive. You don't even need the Mangekyou Sharingan; someone with years of experience using the Three-Tomoe Sharingan could probably see it.]

[I've got it! I'll scare them a bit, let the shock overshadow the suggestive message, and then they won't notice it.]

[Huh, why does Captain Yashiro look so surprised?]

Uchiha Yu quickly withdrew the release of his eye power, and everyone present returned to normal one after another. Naturally, the strongest Uchiha Eighth Hokage recovered the fastest.

Because his defenses were breached, Yashiro's self-control greatly decreased, and he blurted out in surprise and doubt, "Yu, when did you awaken your three-tomoe Sharingan? What happened to you?"

He immediately realized he shouldn't have asked those questions and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Ah, no, you don't need to tell me!"

He changed his tune and praised, "That's truly amazing. To awaken the three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of eighteen, you're much more impressive than me."

At this moment, the other two Chunin also recovered and praised Uchiha Yuu.

Being praised as a genius did not make Uchiha Yu feel proud at all; on the contrary, he felt extremely embarrassed.

Let alone the three-tomoe Sharingan, none of the true geniuses of the Uchiha clan who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan were "old" enough to be eighteen years old: Sasuke Uchiha was sixteen, Shisui Uchiha was around fifteen, and Itachi Uchiha was thirteen.

The strongest is of course Uchiha Obito. Although he only awakened the Sharingan at the age of twelve, he opened it with two tomoe and then skipped three tomoe to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

As for Sarada, who can awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan at the age of twelve without dying, that's not a matter for the Naruto world and is not within Uchiha Yu's consideration.

Considering the four future Mangekyou Sharingan users, he was naturally full of doubts. He had awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of eighteen, which could be considered genius in the Uchiha clan.

Awakening the three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of eighteen, he truly is a genius, at least in this era before the plot unfolds, he is an absolute genius.

At least within the current Uchiha clan, he is the youngest to have three tomoe, and his Sharingan power is clearly stronger than that of the Eighth Hokage, which is very convincing evidence.

After roll call, Uchiha Yatsuho led his subordinates back to the security headquarters.

He felt there was no need to leave people behind to support Uchiha Yu. How could a group of children who hadn't even awakened their Sharingan possibly resist someone with three tomoe?

With just a glance, Uchiha Yu could send all of those hundred-plus genin sprawling, utterly powerless to resist.

"No wonder the clan chief entrusted so many juniors to Yu. You are truly wise."

Fugaku was puzzled by Uchiha Yatsuho's flattery, but he didn't want to appear weak in front of his subordinates, so he could only smile and ask, "Tell me the details of this morning."

"Yes."

As the Eighth Hokage recounted the story, Fugaku Uchiha's smile grew increasingly genuine, but his heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

Uchiha Yu actually has a three-tomoe Sharingan. His talent is so powerful!

Uchiha Shin'in is eighty years old and has stopped speaking and interfering in affairs for the past few years, but suddenly he got into a fight with six elders to recommend Uchiha Yu.

What happened last night surprised Fugaku greatly and he couldn't figure it out, but now he knows why.

It turns out that Uchiha Yu was Shin'in's man, and that he had already awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan. The old man was paving the way for Uchiha Shisui.

Fugaku Uchiha was in a bad mood. He not only ignored the subtle abnormality in the Eighth Hokage's mind, but also ignored the details of how the Eighth Hokage described how shocked he was.

After listening to the report, Fugaku smiled somewhat reluctantly and instructed, "The study session is a very important new initiative for the clan. You should pay close attention to it and report to me every day."

The Eighth Hokage Uchiha replied solemnly, "Yes!"

As soon as Uchiha Yatsuho left, Fugaku's expression immediately turned cold.

He had been the head of the Uchiha clan for several years, but he still couldn't get rid of the clan's elders. They would fight him over everything, and he couldn't even make sure about preparing for war.

This was already annoying enough, but then the old and frail Uchiha Shin'in suddenly appeared and promoted Uchiha Yu, whom he had ignored.

What does this mean?

This means that his efforts to win over Zhishui have failed, and that the power of the seventh elder will unite.

The faction within the clan represented by Uchiha Shin'in, which once belonged to Uchiha Kagami, has finally found a suitable temporary leader. With Uchiha Yu acting as a buffer, they can wait for Uchiha Shisui to grow up and then smoothly inherit the position.

Fugaku Uchiha grew increasingly agitated, but in the end he said nothing, did nothing, and did not restrict the learning group's resources or personnel.

This is very much like Fugaku Uchiha; he is always hesitant and never takes the initiative, yet he readily accepts the results of others' actions.

He was an excellent subordinate, but by no means a qualified leader.

……

After seeing off the Eighth Hokage, Uchiha Yu called out the roll a second time: "Shigenobu, Ayumi, Momoko, Ichiki, Hiroto, Kazushi, Tadamichi, Rinka, step forward!"

"You eight are the oldest genin, the older brothers and sisters of all the genin present. I appoint you as squad leaders of the study group, and each of you will select fifteen subordinates."

"Junpei, you are the youngest of all, you will come with me."

With his Sharingan, Uchiha Yu immediately realized that there were 129 people present. Dividing them into eight teams would leave one person with them, so he decided to take care of his youngest brother himself.

Under the influence of Uchiha Yu's intimidation and suggestion, the Uchiha children became much more obedient, and the assignment of eight teams was completed in just over ten minutes.

At Uchiha Yu's request, each squad formed a single-file line, headed by its captain.

He wasn't angry at the eight crooked lines; he simply ordered the eight captains to straighten up.

The captain and the genin immediately complained that the formation was useless on the battlefield, but Uchiha Yuu suppressed them with his Sharingan, forcing them to carry out his orders.

He didn't try to explain because what they said was right.

Ninjutsu is widespread and extremely powerful, completely overwhelming the fragile defenses of ninjas. On the battlefield, orderly formations not only fail to bring strong combat power, but also greatly increase casualties.

Queues have long been obsolete on the battlefield.

However, on the battlefield where bombs ravage the land, the strongest infantry force on earth, which is renowned for its absolutely flexible tactics and unwavering will, still regards formation training as its most basic training program, which shows that it has irreplaceable value.

Drill training is the best way for the military to cultivate discipline, obedience, and team spirit, bar none.

Contrary to the friendliness that all the genin were familiar with, Uchiha Yu forcefully suppressed the genin, gradually arranging the ranks into a straight line and keeping them at attention, from morning to noon, and then from noon to afternoon.

While prolonged standing may not tire the well-trained genin's bodies, the mental exhaustion caused by the monotonous stillness is unbearable for them.

The hatred and resentment towards Uchiha Yu were gradually replaced by boredom and exhaustion. As mental fatigue continued to accumulate, everything vanished in numbness.

Finally, their mental state began to have an impact on their physical bodies. The genin generally experienced swaying and trembling in their thighs as they approached their limits.

Uchiha Yu did not mock their weakness. He knew that everyone had reached their limit, both physically and emotionally, and could no longer suppress it.

And it was time to give everyone a little treat, so the first benefit he chose was standing meditation.

Uchiha Yu did not explain the techniques of standing meditation. From the beginning, he set an example by standing in front of everyone, remaining motionless for several hours. Now, his movements have changed slightly, transforming the simple standing at attention into a variation of the Hunyuan Zhuang (mixed-elemental stance).

Although he appeared to be standing at attention, his posture conveyed a wonderful sense of both uprightness and ease to everyone.

When one is extremely mentally exhausted, one becomes exceptionally sensitive. Soon, some genin noticed Uchiha Yu's changes and then noticed the various details of his movements, postures, and coordinated breathing.

The more gifted genin quickly grasped the techniques of stance training. In the extreme physical and mental exhaustion, they naturally entered the stance training state and a state of mental tranquility, which quickly resolved the irritability caused by the monotony. Their posture also became upright and comfortable.

However, not everyone can quickly grasp and master the techniques of standing meditation.

As the sun was about to set, the 129 genin had completed their differentiation. One-third of them were full of energy and stood tall and strong, while the other two-thirds were limp on the ground, their limbs trembling uncontrollably.

Fortunately, all eight squad leaders chosen by Uchiha Yu were within the one-third range, so he didn't have to change the squad leaders on the first day.

Eight hours later, Uchiha Yu finally issued an order: "Attention everyone, training is over!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it contained the power of illusion, sweeping across all the genin like a tremor of the soul.

Those who had been numb and collapsed to the ground suddenly found that their trembling had stopped, and one by one they stood up.

Those who were practicing Zhan Zhuang for the first time and were involuntarily immersed in the ethereal state were also awakened. As if waking from a dream, they opened their eyes, looked around, and remembered who they were and what they were doing.

On the third day after its release, the number of items released surged by 1/3.

(End of this chapter)