"By the way, there's also the strategy guide... let's check the favorability level."
Uchiha Yoichi suddenly remembered this ability. A while ago, there seemed to be a reminder, but he had too much on his plate, especially after Kushina became a widow, so he didn't think much about such things.
However, he could check Kushina's favorability from the strategy guide, and also see if his perception earlier was incorrect.
Favorability level 45!
"This person has already started to be hostile towards me... just because I didn't help her revive Namikaze Minato? It seems the negative emotions in the Nine-tailed Chakra have completely awakened the dark side of her heart, though she hides it well."
Uchiha Yoichi also found that the strategy guide branched out an ability; when the favorability level drops below fifty, several different branches of strategy options will appear.
Slowly increasing the favorability level.
Continuing to lower the favorability and then using other means for the target to rely on amidst their downfall.
Using other methods according to the strategy guide, all can eventually reach 100.
After looking at it for a while, Uchiha Yoichi put the strategy guide away, not having made a decision yet; although Kushina's favorability towards him had dropped below fifty, technically, she could be treated as an enemy.
However, this was heavily related to the negative emotions in the Nine-tailed Chakra, so he decided to let Uzumaki Minami test it out first and then decide on his attitude towards Kushina.
Suddenly, Uchiha Yoichi received memories returned by a clone, the wood clone from the Hokage Building.
"Shisui, what's so important that you need to find me..."
Uchiha Yoichi felt curious but headed toward the Hokage Building anyway, as such matters needed to be communicated with his true self.
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"Shisui."
Upon arriving at the office, Uchiha Yoichi sat in the chair behind the desk, and Yuhi Kurenai then brought a cup of tea to him.
"Is there any important information, Shisui?"
"Um... Clan Leader, could you..."
Shisui hesitated, although he didn't look around at Yuhi Kurenai and Hyuga Satomi, his meaning was clear. He wished to speak with Uchiha Yoichi alone.
After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Yoichi said, "Kurenai, Satomi, you both handle these processed documents first."
"Yes, Teacher Yoichi."
The two women spoke in unison, then each left the Hokage Assistant Office carrying a stack of documents.
After they left, Uchiha Yoichi said, "Alright, now you can speak, no one will eavesdrop from outside."
"Clan Leader, during this mission, my teammate died saving me.... At that time, I was extremely angry, and my Sharingan also changed."
Uchiha Shisui slowly spoke, having awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, he finally decided to tell Uchiha Yoichi about it after much consideration.
The Clan Leader was the soul of the Uchiha race, and Uchiha Shisui couldn't think of a reason to conceal it.
Finishing his words, the Three-Tomoe in his eyes transformed into a pattern of a four-pronged pinwheel, the Mangekyo Sharingan.
"The Mangekyo Sharingan, it seems you must have been very sorrowful and regretful at that time, Shisui."
Uchiha Yoichi stated, "However, what's done is done, try to make up for it afterward. Does the ninja who saved you have any family? If so, compensate them adequately on behalf of the Uchiha race..."
"Thank you, Clan Leader, I've already made amends, but sadly, Sansuke was unmarried and had no children...."
Uchiha Shisui expressed with a heart full of emotion, the Clan Leader indeed understood him; however, before coming here, he had visited Tanaka Sansuke's family and given them half of his years' savings from missions.
"Alright then, Shisui, you should know that awakening the Mangekyo comes with two Pupil Techniques and the Susanoo, but the more you use the Mangekyo, the more your eyesight will deteriorate, eventually leading to blindness. This is the downside of the Mangekyo, and I'm telling you in advance."
Uchiha Shisui nodded and said, "Clan Leader, my Mangekyo Dojutsu is Kotoamatsukami, the same in both eyes, which can alter another's consciousness. However, using the technique with a single eye may not be as strong, only when using both eyes together does Kotoamatsukami show its greatest power."
"But I feel that simultaneously using Kotoamatsukami with both eyes would consume a lot..."
Although he hadn't used Kotoamatsukami yet, Uchiha Shisui had this feeling.
"Sounds good, but the Mangekyo's pupil power can also be replenished. Shisui, I've decided to assign you a task, use your Pupil Technique to control the Land of Fire Daimyo and several ministers, and I'll prepare some Hashirama Cells for you so your Mangekyo's pupil power can be continuously released."
Uchiha Yoichi commanded Shisui, "The content of the Pupil Technique is just one thing, that is to fully support Konoha, and me and the Fourth Hokage."
"Yes, Clan Leader."
Uchiha Shisui readily agreed, but as he looked up again, he still felt some doubts in his heart.
Just then, Uchiha Yoichi, as if sensing Uchiha Shisui's doubts, stood and walked over to the two maps behind the bookshelf with Shisui and said, "The Land of Fire Daimyo, the Fourth Hokage, and I have long decided on a plan to unify the Ninja World..."
"During the Warring States period, several ninja races could support a small country, and then fight each other. Although the era of a village per country changed, in essence, it was still the Warring States model; only there are fewer countries now, but the ninjas are concentrated, and the war has shifted from several ninja races fighting each other to several ninja villages fighting each other, with the number of casualties not significantly reduced...."
"When the Ninja World is left with just one country and one ninja village, wars will disappear, maintaining at least a few hundred years of peace... so I don't want any external factors interfering until this plan is completed, understand, Shisui!"
After hearing Uchiha Yoichi's plan, Uchiha Shisui's mind was no longer filled with any doubts, and he resolutely agreed.
"Go make preparations, you will henceforth be the Guardian Ninja sent by the village. Once the Hashirama Cells are transplanted, your pupil power will recover very quickly."
Uchiha Yoichi said to Shisui, he wasn't worried in the least about Shisui betraying him, being both a Clan Leader and Hokage Assistant, and the future Fifth Generation Hokage, Shisui, who had been nourished by the Will of Fire and the upbringing of the family since childhood, would never have any harmful thoughts against him.
Moreover, while Kotoamatsukami sounds powerful, it would have absolutely no effect against Uchiha Yoichi's vast pupil power.
However, Kotoamatsukami would still be very useful for other people, especially for those in the Daimyo Mansion. With the Hashirama Cells, Kotoamatsukami's cooldown would recover significantly, and after a few years, the Daimyo's Mansion of the Land of Fire would only be left with the will of Konoha.
By then, the will of Konoha would also be the will of Uchiha Yoichi, and indeed the will of the entire Land of Fire.
After giving Uchiha Shisui a special Sealing Scroll, he had him go look for Uzumaki Minami to transplant the Hashirama Cells, the scroll contained his words, essentially acting as a note.
Things were heading in a progressively better direction, now the Daimyo's Mansion was no longer an issue, and if Senior Sakumo was willing to be the Fourth Hokage for a few more years, and handle a bit more affairs, that would be even better.
"Teacher Yoichi?"
Yuhi Kurenai suddenly peeked her head in.
"Oh, it's Kurenai, come in, the matter is settled."
Uchiha Yoichi stated, then continued dealing with village matters.
However, Yuhi Kurenai didn't return to her shared desk but tiptoed to Uchiha Yoichi's side and asked, "Teacher Yoichi, are you returning home for lunch this noon?"
Looking at the time, Uchiha Yoichi replied, "Is it that late already? Then I guess not, I'm not really that hungry..."
"You can't skip meals, Teacher Yoichi, I brought an extra bento, wait a moment, I'll heat it for you."
Yuhi Kurenai smiled upon hearing this and without waiting for Uchiha Yoichi's refusal, trotted off to retrieve the bento she had made by herself and went to the next-door resting room to heat it in the microwave.
At this moment, Hyuga Satomi also returned and said to Uchiha Yoichi as she entered, "Teacher Yoichi, the documents have been distributed.... Where's Kurenai?"
"She went to heat up a bento, though I'm okay eating it cold..."
"Bento?"
Hyuga Satomi narrowed her eyes slightly, then nodded, saying, "I see."
Then she returned to her desk, took a bento box from the drawer, and took it to the next room.