If he could persuade Fugaku to mediate, he might be able to save Sarutobi Ōkawa's life and avoid a direct confrontation with Xia Yin. However, he was uncertain; after the power struggle at Naka Shrine, would Fugaku still dare to go against Xia Yin's wishes?
The office fell into a deathly silence once more, broken only by Hiruzen's heavy breathing, which betrayed deep frustration and powerlessness.
On the other side, in the courtyard of the Uchiha Clan Compound, Uchiha Xia Yin stood beneath a cherry blossom tree. A virtual panel, visible only to him, floated before his eyes. The text on the panel flickered like dancing flames, reflecting the wild joy in the depths of his eyes.
[Congratulations Host, you have obtained the support of over 70% of the Uchiha clansmans. The Family System is officially bound!]
[Congratulations Host, the Family Influence has reached 1,000 points. You have received a C-Rank reward ×1!]
[Congratulations Host, the Family Influence has reached 1,500 points. You have received a B-Rank reward ×1!]
[Congratulations Host, the Family Influence has reached 2,000 points. You have received B-Rank rewards ×2!]
[Current Family Influence: 2,350 points]
[Since the Host controls the clan with over 70% support, starting today, summoning points will be settled daily based on the current Family Influence!]
[Congratulations Host, as your Family Influence has exceeded 2,000 points, you have unlocked the qualification to summon Uchiha clan Jonin (two-tomoe Jonin, not Three-Tomoe Elite Jōnin)!]
[Jonin Summoning Rule: Consuming 2,500 summoning points allows you to summon one Uchiha clan two-tomoe Jonin!]
Looking at the lines of prompts on the panel, the curve of Xia Yin's lips could no longer be suppressed, gradually widening into a flamboyant smile.
He could even feel his heart pounding wildly in his chest and his blood racing through his veins—the System was finally officially bound!
This meant he would possess a continuous stream of Clan power and would no longer be restricted by the current size of the clan!
two-tomoe Jonin!
Xia Yin's gaze suddenly became sharp. He knew all too well the value of a two-tomoe Sharingan!
The Uchiha's Sharingan inherently possessed insight and copying abilities. In the two-tomoe state, perception, reaction speed, and combat anticipation would all be significantly enhanced.
A single two-tomoe Jonin was enough to take on two or more ordinary Jonin from other clans!
Excluding the long-declined Senju Clan, Jonin from other Ninja clans would need two or three people just to dare face a two-tomoe Uchiha.
Although these summoned two-tomoe Jonin couldn't compare to Three-Tomoe Elite Jōnin like Uchiha Shū and the others, their numbers were controllable and inexhaustible.
For him, as he rapidly expanded his influence, this was undoubtedly timely assistance—a crucial force capable of changing the power structure of Konoha!
What excited him even more was the reserve of summoning points and the daily settlement mechanism.
On the Kirigakure Battlefield, he had slain a large number of Hidden Mist Ninja and had already accumulated a full 46,000 summoning points.
According to the rule of 2,500 points to summon one two-tomoe Jonin, he could now directly summon 18 two-tomoe Jonin!
This force, combined with his existing strength, was enough to completely take over the Konoha Military Police Force and could even rival Konoha's Anbu!
Moreover, from today onwards, even if he did nothing, he would automatically receive 2,350 summoning points every day.
Accumulated over time, summoning a pure Uchiha Jonin legion was only a matter of time!
Xia Yin's gaze swept over the panel, and the summoning mechanism became increasingly clear to him.
The clansmen summoned by the System had strict age and strength pairings: Genin were mostly children around ten years old who had not yet awakened the Sharingan, possessing infinite potential;
Chunin were youths aged twelve to sixteen who had awakened the One-Tomoe Sharingan, currently in a critical period of growth;
While Jonin were young adults aged seventeen to twenty-one with the two-tomoe Sharingan—Ninjas in this age group had fully developed bodies and were at the stage where they improved the fastest and had the most drive.
As for Elite Jōnin like Uchiha Shū, the average age of the ten people gifted by the System was between twenty-four and twenty-nine, which was the Peak period of a Ninja's life, with physical functions and combat experience at their best.
"The System has indeed considered everything thoroughly," Xia Yin praised inwardly.
He knew very well that Awakening the Sharingan too early was extremely harmful to the bodies of Uchiha clansmans. A Sharingan forced into Awakening would excessively consume Mental Energy and life force, shortening their lifespan.
The System's settings perfectly avoided this, allowing clansmen to awaken the corresponding Sharingan at the appropriate age, ensuring combat power while maximizing physical protection.
Xia Yin had a personal experience of this. When he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, he clearly felt his body enduring immense pressure, and his powerful Mental Energy even caused waves of stinging pain in his physical body.
If not for the "Ōkuninushi" Dōjutsu he awakened, which had the ability to balance his physical body and Mental Energy, forcibly raising his physical strength to match his skyrocketing Mental Energy, he might have already been consumed by the side effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving him with lifelong hidden injuries.
"The Mangekyō Sharingan is indeed safer to awaken after the age of twenty-four," Xia Yin whispered to himself, a trace of relief flashing in his eyes.
On the panel, besides the unlocked summoning qualifications, there were also four shimmering gift bags—1 C-Rank gift bag and 3 B-Rank gift bags.
This was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise!
Xia Yin could guess that these gift bags would most likely contain Ninjutsu scrolls, Physique-strengthening potions, or special items to enhance the potential of clansmen.
His gaze was locked tightly onto those four gift bags, his eyes gleaming with expectation and ambition.
The System binding, the surge in Influence, the unlocking of summoning qualifications, and the generous gift bag rewards... all of this indicated that his path to rising would completely accelerate!
The glory of the Uchiha would reappear in his hands. Konoha, and even the entire Shinobi World, would tremble beneath his feet!
Xia Yin slowly raised his hand, his fingertips seemingly about to touch the virtual panel, the smile on his lips becoming more and more flamboyant.
He could imagine the fear and despair of those who once looked down upon and suppressed the Uchiha when an Uchiha army, personally summoned and trained by him, swept across the Shinobi World.
At this moment, inside the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still anxiously waiting for Uchiha Fugaku's arrival, attempting to use his final means to salvage the situation.
He would never have imagined that his frustrated schemes were merely futile struggles in the face of the absolute power boost from Xia Yin's binding with the System.
The scales of the Shinobi World had completely tilted.
The era of Uchiha Xia Yin had already begun.
"System! Open all gift bags!"
Uchiha Xia Yin's voice carried an irrepressible expectation, his gaze fixed intently on the four flickering gift bags on the virtual panel.
This was the first wave of substantial rewards after binding the System, and he was already curious about what surprises were hidden inside.
[Received! Opening gift bags...]
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