It's just two battles that lasted very short,

It's just a family with a population of only a few hundred,

It's just that it has not even planned itself as a 'small force' that has not yet been perfected.

However, the Uchiha is no longer the other ninja world's 'self-planned', 'well-equipped public institutions', 'abundant population', 'wide land, and rich resources'...... The great power can be compared.

Naturally, they embarked on the road of one enemy and many enemies.

"Back then, Konoha went from dominating the ninja world to one enemy and four enemies, until the number of enemies at the same time gradually decreased, and finally now even one-on-one may not be able to defeat other countries, and the rate of decay is extremely fast."

"In order to maintain the concentration and purity of our bloodline, we Uchiha rarely intermarry with foreign countries."

"Even if we have time to recuperate, we will not be able to make a big breakthrough in population."

"So what we need to pursue is the number of high-end combat power."

Itachi didn't hesitate too much and agreed with his father's proposal, "The previous battle made me understand a substantive truth, that is, a war will only begin to compare the low-end forces when the high-end combat power of both sides maintains a certain balance. ”

"Like back then, when the three generations of Thunder Shadow fought alone against the rock and nearly ten thousand ninja army, like now, Artoria can decide the victory or defeat of the battle with one person and one sword."

"We should break the existing perception and not solidify that 'more is an advantage', 'a high reputation is a strong force', and 'a wide land area is a great power'...... Instead, you should keep making changes. ”

"And that's the third proposal I'm going to mention next."

"—In the Uchiha clan, the strong should not be given a high position."

"That's the conclusion I've come to in practice, and even after that, I intend to re-elect the patriarch."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the clansmen were a little puzzled and puzzled.

Especially Uchiha Fugaku, who frowned and looked at the eldest son on the throne.

Present, only Artoria, who was sitting next to Itachi, kept her face calm.

Now, with her great achievements on the battlefield, even if she participates in meetings, even if she sits next to Itachi, no one has objected.

In the hall of the clan meeting, everyone had a lot of thoughts in their hearts because of this sentence.

However, based on the rules and prestige of Itachi since he took office, no one dared to speak directly, but had to mutter in his heart, or raise his hand to indicate that he wanted to speak.

However, Itachi did not give anyone else a chance to speak, and did not name names.

"Since I came to power, I have been sitting in this position with trepidation, for fear of making some wrong decisions and leading my family and clansmen into the abyss, from which I will never recover."

"But fortunately, since I took the position of patriarch, I have not performed wrongly."

"And...... It's also a small achievement. ”

He continued.

Such modest words made many people present quite complicated.

Minor merit......

If Uchiha Itachi's performance since taking office can only be evaluated by small merits, then there are no heroes with great merits in the history of Uchiha.

Even the once famous Madara Uchiha can't say that he is the hero of the surname Uchiha.

"As far as the family is concerned, I do have merit."

"But for myself, it's quite heavy."

"Because...... It's been a long time since I've really grown. ”

Itachi spoke softly, saying words that made many of the people present feel guilty.

Especially as a father, Uchiha Fugaku, after hearing that Itachi was going to step down, his original frowning brows were directly soothed, and he looked away, not daring to look at his child.

"At the beginning, when I took over as the patriarch, I just reduced the time for cultivation."

"And later, after completely taking over the position of patriarch and planning for the sake of the family, I completely gave up my cultivation time."

"You can't have both fish and bear's paws, and while putting your time and energy on family affairs, you can't take care of your own cultivation and growth as a matter of course."

"But I think that's a false start."

"We shouldn't continue this kind of policy and let the capable and gifted clansmen waste their time and energy on handling trivial matters, but should focus more on cultivation and provide a strong backing for our clan......

With his own experience and perception, Itachi explained what it meant to be 'strong, not given a high position'.

Originally, the people who were puzzled and opposed to this almost earth-shaking policy reform had some understanding.

"Patriarch, what do you mean...... Let someone who doesn't have the talent for cultivation take charge of the family and deal with trivial matters? ”

Uchiha Fugaku did not object to this proposal, but he was quite worried, "But a clansman who is not gifted in cultivation can be capable in handling the affairs of the family?" ”

"I mean...... Our people have always admired the strong. ”

"Let the weak people hold high positions and dominate the family, how much say will they have? And...... Their decision-making and insight may not necessarily be up to the mark. ”

Although it is said that for ordinary people, there is nothing to do with cultivating talent and handling affairs.

If you don't have the talent to become a ninja, you don't necessarily have no talent in business or social.

But the Uchiha's bloodline is extremely special, and almost everyone has the potential to become a ninja.

In this case, people who can be quite gifted in cultivation are relatively intelligent.

These people are relatively handy in handling affairs.

On the other hand, those who themselves have an advantage in bloodline, but under this innate advantage, they do not have outstanding performance in cultivation, are often relatively clumsy in thinking.

"Dealing with family affairs is nothing more than managing money, distributing the funds and resources received by the clan, and implementing them to each family."

"Communicate with the outside world, on behalf of the Uchiha to communicate with many forces in the outside world."

"Compared to cultivation, you always need to rely on the mysterious, unfathomable things of 'understanding' to comprehend knowledge, how to deal with family affairs, as long as you are willing to spend time to study and practice, you can always learn."

Itachi has been in contact with it for so many years, and he knows very well what it takes to manage a family.

Rather than letting a powerful person do it, sometimes he even felt that those in the clan who gave up becoming ninjas and chose to do business in the clan might be more relaxed.

As he spoke, his gaze looked around until it finally fell on some of the shinobi sitting at the round table, "As for speaking, the right to speak." ”

"Of course, it is impossible for those clansmen who do not have the talent for cultivation to have the absolute right to command the clansmen."

"I'm going to set up a Roundtable as a position in the clan that resembles an advisor."

"The members of the Round Table do not have the right to actually meddle in the affairs of the clan, but they have the right to supervise the high-ranking members of the clan, and can replace the positions of the patriarch, steward, etc. by voting."

"And the members of the round table are elected from among the powerful people in the clan."

"The patriarchs and stewards manage the clan and deal with trivial matters, so that the outstanding new blood in the clan can free up time for cultivation, improve themselves, and improve the comprehensive combat power of the clan."

"The Round Table will serve as a backing for the patriarchs and stewards to exercise their powers, ensuring that they will not be hindered in managing, developing, and maintaining the family."

"At the same time, the voting system of the roundtable can avoid arbitrariness in some important decisions."