" head, this is 1 million tribution points," Kaida said, w if Fugaku had made a mistake.

  "Hahaha, yes, I know. Do you know why I’m so pleased to give you this reward?" Fugaku asked.

  "sidering how big this is, I don’t think I know," Kaida replied.

  "It is because your performan the in exams not only helped the vilge get its reputation back but also increased the Uchiha's credibility. Whenever someone gives an A-rank or S-rank mission to Konoha, they specifically request a partiinja or to take on the mission. This will not only increase the 's reve also boost its reputation, so the previous situation will not happen again," Fugaku said.

  A look of realization appeared on Kaida’s face. He khat, although mission revenue was not much for a rge , they could still earn millions of Ryo from one business without taking missions for money. But that didn’t mean they had no other motivations.

  If they were weak, someohin the vilge might have gotten ideas about their bathhouse business. But with Shisui, and now Kaida, no one would even think of it. Simirly, the Uchiha also o maintain its reputation, and Kaida had helped with that. If that was the case, he had no problem taking such a rge tribution point reward.

  "If that is the case, then I only thank you for the tribution points, Fugaku-sama," Kaida said.

  "Good. You learn any jutsu you want, aside from S-rank, because for that, you need permission from both me and Lord Third," Fugaku said.

  "If I get Lord Third’s permission, I learn any S-rank jutsu then?" Kaida asked.

  "Teically, yes. But since you've just learned one, I wouldn’t reend learning another one so soon. Even though S-rank jutsu are powerful, they have little use if you haven’t mastered them, especially since you're already going to learn another one soon," Fugaku said.

  "Yes, Lord Third allowed me to learn the Flying Raijin Jutsu, so fog on another S-rank jutsu now isn’t a good idea," Kaida said, not hiding the details. Sino one had told him to, and Hiruzen himself had mentio in front of everyohere was no reason for Kaida to keep it secret.

  ‘Though having one or two hidden cards would be great, it won’t matter once I learn Flying Raijin anyway. With Flying Raijin, even a kunai will bee deadlier than any hidden card I could have... at least until the start of the main storyline,’ Kaida thought, but pushed the thought aside.

  "Fugaku-sama, you reend which jutsu I should learn?" Kaida asked directly. Fugaku was not just anyone; he was the head of the Uchiha , a with hundreds of jutsu thanks to the Sharingan. As such, Fugaku was likely the best person to ask this question after Hiruzen himself.

  "What are your elemental affinities?" Fugaku asked.

  "Fire is my main affinity, wind is sedary, ah is third," Kaida said.

  "Quite a nibo. And what jutsu do you already know?" Fugaku asked.

  "Fireball, Fire Stream, Wind Bde, Hiding in the Mole, Earth Wall, Gale Palm, Shadow e, and Wind Instantaneous Movement Jutsu," Kaida replied, not hiding anything sinone of these jutsu were secrets. It was better not to hold back when he was receiving help.

  "Hmm, iing. First, do you know anything about supercharging your jutsu?" Fugaku asked.

  "No, Fugaku-sama."

  "Hmm, first ask Shisui to teach you that. Then, learn Iron Skin Jutsu, one of the best defesu. Even though you have Mitotic Regeion, prevention is always better than cure," Fugaku advised, and Kaida nodded.

  "Then focus on Fire Release. Learn at least three more attack jutsu—I’ll leave it to you to decide whies. For Wind Release, lear Breakthrough and Rotating Shuriken; both are k but will give you more attack variety. For lethality, learn Divine Mountain Wind, which, bined with Fire Release, bees one of the most destructive attacks. Also, learn Spiraling Wind Ball a Tearing Gale Palm if you ; both are difficult but very powerful among Wind Release jutsu.

  "As for Earth Release, Bottomless S, Rock Shelter, ah Spear should be enough. And since you have the Strength of a Hundred Seal, add Fist Rock Teique to your list as well. All of these bined will make you one of the most versatile ninja—not just in the but iire vilge," Fugaku said.

  Kaida was shocked by how easily Fugaku had identified the perfect jutsu for him to learn. Although Kaida didn’t know most of them, his superficial knowledge was enough to tell him how uable he’d bee if he mastered them.

  "Thank you, Head. I will try to learn them as soon as I ," Kaida said.

  "There is o hurry. You are still young; take your time," Fugaku said with a smile.

  ‘Sadly, time is something I actually don’t have, especially since I’ll o take some risks soon,’ Kaida thought but Fugaku’s advice.

  "You leave now. Give the list of jutsu to the receptionist, and he’ll arraeachers for you acc to your schedule," Fugaku said.

  "Thank you, Fugaku-sama," Kaida said ahe office, leaving Shisui inside, as Fugaku and Shisui had something else to discuss.

  As Kaida left the Uchiha headquarters, he went to a training area and sat on top of a tree.

  ‘A lot has happened, but my initial pn remains the same: reduemy strength while gaining powerful allies. It’s the best pn I have. Sadly, I ’t leave the vilge until we bee Jonin, but luckily, I have things to do until then.

  ‘I just hope nothing happens to both of them in the meantime. Orochimaru’s situation is uable, but Karin should still be in Kusagakure. As for Kimimaro, it would be great to find him. If not, well, there’s nothing I do about it. For now, let’s focus ohing at a time and start learning new jutsu tomorrow,’ he thought.

  Meanwhile, elsewhere, a discussion about Kaida’s future was taking pce...

  "Are you sure you’re not overestimating those two?" a man in an e spiral mask asked.

  "Not at all. I may have uimated them. They’re both talented enough to bee S-rank iure, strengthening the Uchiha and Konoha," the white-and-bck Zetsu bo said.

  "Hmm, the Uchiha are growing stronger by the day. Shisui alone was tricky; now even Fugaku is rumored to have the Mangekyo, along with these two. Capturing the ails may bee harder iure."

  "Yes, Madara-sama. So, should we elimihem early, before they get a ce to develop?" Zetsu asked.

  "No. Konoha won’t take it lightly, especially sih are being protected by Hiruzen himself. I don’t want Konoha poking around our activities—at least, not until we’re ready to move. But keep an eye on Konoha; we’ll need some way to destabilize it," 'Madara' said.

  "As you wish, Madara-sama," Zetsu said as a Venus flytrap-like pnt emerged, swallowed him whole, and disappeared into the ground.

  ‘Iing,’ Madara thought.