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Chapter 171: The Umino Clan's Secret Technique
Sasuke wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the establishment of a ninja clan, and he expressed deep concern about the proposal to relocate the villagers from his hometown to Konoha. Given the villagers' qualifications, their arrival in the village meant they would be mere cannon fodder on a strategic chessboard. Hiruzen's maneuver was intended to reduce the future Umino clan to simple pawns, creating a complication for the Uchiha clan while strengthening his own faction's influence. His supposed favors were merely a political entanglement wrapped in honey.
On Hiruzen's last visit to his home, he only mentioned it briefly, and his father wouldn't stop praising the glory of the ninja clan, even delighting his mother to the point of eating more food. As for the naive Tobirama, he kept stating that his brother was a jonin, the younger brother of the clan leader, and that he would become a Great Elder when he grew up.
Sasuke did not refuse, but instead acted like a loyal subject, thanking the Hokage for his kindness and swearing to follow him to the death. Hiruzen was very satisfied with his performance and even introduced him to his proudest disciple, Orochimaru.
At that time, Orochimaru was extremely attractive, with a magnetic voice and contagious charisma. After a friendly conversation, Orochimaru detected Sasuke's interest in genetic technology. That night, he sent his subordinate, Mitarashi Anko, to deliver a scroll on the subject. Sasuke, in turn, returned the favor with a scroll on Earth Style ninjutsu.
With genetic sequencing technology in his hands, Sasuke, along with his parents, Ikkaku and his wife, and the three young members of his squad, embarked on a journey to his hometown, Akinahara.
After almost twenty years without returning, this trip was a glorious homecoming. "Ikkaku, did you make a mistake? How is it possible that so many people have the Umino clan's bloodline?" Sasuke asked after spending several days sequencing the villagers' genes.
"Clan leader, this is only over six generations. If it were ten, I'm afraid everyone in the village would be genetically connected," his father replied.
Finally, Sasuke ordered that the number of clan members be kept below one hundred; otherwise, they would outnumber the Uchiha clan.
"Jiro, you said before that war was about to break out and that it would be a good idea to allow the villagers to move to Konoha for refuge," his mother reminded him. Sasuke regretted giving her so much money; now that she was rich, she was helping all her relatives. Although moving hundreds of people to Konoha would be a burden, it didn't discourage her.
Finally, after sequencing, one hundred individuals were selected, but including their families, the total number exceeded three hundred, a figure larger than that of the Uchiha clan. 'Forget it,' he thought. 'Consider it a refuge. As long as they don't become ninjas, Konoha is still a good place.'
"As for the family's secret techniques, if it's only the Water Syrup technique, it feels a bit lacking," he reflected. He had decided to make that technique the family heirloom, but he felt that the tactical system was incomplete. Sword manipulation was too expensive, and puppet manipulation required too high a talent. In the end, he chose sword manipulation, but not in the bold style of Tenten, but something similar to the Nara clan's shadow techniques.
He discovered that his own hair, activated by Yang Style, was an excellent chakra-conducting material. From there, he developed the Black String Secret Technique, which used hair to control swords as if they were chakra threads. By incorporating Aoi's Stone Needle Secret Technique, he could even transmit chakra through the threads to bind the enemy. Although it was far inferior to the Nara clan's technique, it was an exceptional secret technique for mid- and low-level ninjas. Combined with the syrup, the future Umino clan could become an excellent control-type clan.