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Chapter 23 - Growing The Family

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little surprised when they heard this. This world was indeed extremely dangerous. If one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea possessed such immense power, how powerful must the Four Emperors and the World Government be?

The impetuous hearts of the group began to calm.

"Don't worry, everyone. Other forces are indeed strong, but our Uchiha clan is not weak either. While we may not compare to the World Government or the Four Emperors, we are more than capable of standing up to the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

"Our goal now is to strengthen the Uchiha clan."

"And how do we grow stronger?" someone asked.

"The main challenges our clan faces are quite simple: funding, individual strength, and population."

"I will find a way to address the issues of funding and personal power. Later, I will pass down several sets of breathing techniques as the foundation for our Uchiha clan."

"Breathing techniques? What are those?" Everyone looked a bit confused.

Kai explained, "It's a method of breathing I learned in the previous world, created by an exceptionally talented individual. By simply changing how you breathe, you can continuously strengthen your body and internal organs."

"This allows ordinary people to unleash power comparable to that of ninjas."

"And each breathing technique comes with a corresponding sword technique."

Patriarch Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but ponder something when he heard Kai's words. "Could it be…"

"Yes, I learned my swordsmanship from that world. Although the power system there is relatively weak—where the strongest might only reach the level of Jōnin—the technical level is far from lacking."

"Those sword skills have been refined by countless geniuses over thousands of years. They are exquisite techniques."

"When paired with our ninjas' Chakra, the resulting power is already comparable to that of Jōnin. If combined with the Sharingan of our Uchiha clan, their strength would reach elite levels among Jōnin."

"…"

The room fell silent, hearts racing and blood pumping with excitement.

They were all ninjas and survivors of countless battles. None of them were foolish.

They understood the implications of what Kai was saying.

If all members of their clan practiced these breathing techniques and became Elite Jōnin, how powerful would their family be? Who in the entire ninja world would dare to underestimate them?

[Ding! Triggering main mission: Soaring Strength]

[Task content: Teach breathing techniques to family members and improve their strength. Current progress (3/100).]

[Task reward: Three Tomoe Sharingan.]

The task had triggered again.

The reward was still the Three Tomoe Sharingan, and now Kai couldn't help but pay closer attention. The pupil power of the Three Tomoe Sharingan should not be underestimated, and it would enhance him significantly.

Most importantly, with the appearance of the Three Tomoe Sharingan reward, could the Mangekyō Sharingan be far behind?

At that moment, Kai's expression turned serious. "The last issue we need to address is the population problem. To be honest, this is the most pressing challenge our Uchiha family faces."

"Three hundred people. Our clan currently has a total population of three hundred. While that might sound like a large family in the ninja world, I believe it's far from enough."

"Imagine if our Uchiha clan had a population of three thousand or even tens of thousands. Who in the entire ninja world would dare to provoke us?"

"Ten thousand?! This... this is too much!" Someone exclaimed, startled.

"Is it really a lot? It may sound like a huge number, but if you exclude the elderly, the weak, women, and children, less than one-third of our total population is actually capable of fighting."

"Do you know how many members of the Sarutobi clan there are under the Third Hokage right now?"

"How many?"

"From what I know, the total population of the Sarutobi clan is definitely no less than 20,000."

"Twenty thousand?!! How can that be?!"

"With so many people, how much will it cost?!"

The elites of the Uchiha clan present were shocked by the sheer size of the Sarutobi clan.

"What do you think the Third Hokage has been doing all these years? While training ninjas is costly, becoming a ninja also brings immense benefits to the family. The Third Hokage has leveraged his position to train family ninjas."

"Other clans have continued to decline due to war, while the Sarutobi clan's population keeps growing."

"The Senju clan and the Uchiha clan, the founders of Konoha, have gradually declined, while all the families dependent on the Sarutobi clan have risen."

"You want to overthrow the top leaders of Konoha in a coup, but can you really take down the Sarutobi clan?"

"Facing the counterattack of thousands of Sarutobi ninjas, what do you think will happen to our Uchiha clan?"

During the Fourth Ninja War, the Sarutobi clan easily dispatched three thousand ninjas, truly demonstrating what it means to be a powerful clan.

And that was clearly not all the Sarutobi clan had to offer.

Everyone in the Uchiha clan felt a cold sweat break out as they realized how terrifying the hidden power of Konoha's high-ranking officials was.

Their naive actions could lead to disastrous consequences for the Uchiha family.

Although the Uchiha clan was known for its elite status, most of them only had more Sharingan than other ninjas.

One-on-one at similar levels might be manageable, but one-on-two would be problematic, and one-on-ten would be a death sentence.

Yet when facing the Sarutobi clan, they wouldn't just be up against a pair of ten; it would be at least a pair of thirty.

Quantitative changes could lead to qualitative shifts, and the Uchiha clan would be completely crushed.

Uchiha slammed his fist into the floor in frustration. "I didn't expect that old fox, the Third Hokage, to hide his strength so well!"

"That's right! While we, the Uchiha clan, struggle to survive, the Sarutobi clan lives comfortably. They still exclude and suppress us. It's truly vicious!"

Kai's words resonated with many of the Uchiha clan's elites.

"Shimura Danzō has longed to become Hokage, but the Third Hokage has kept him suppressed all his life. A man like that is not to be underestimated. He's seen through everything and understands that a family's population is crucial."

"But what can we do? Even if we try harder, we can only add a few more members to our family."

"Our clan is large enough to raise two children."

"No, you think you've worked hard, but in reality, you haven't worked hard at all."

"In this world, there's a woman who, through continuous childbirth, has given birth to a total of 39 daughters and 46 sons. In the end, she became one of the Four Emperors of the New World—BIG MOM."