"Oh?"
Hearing that, the Third Elder raised his brows slightly and praised him in surprise:
"You really are remarkable, kid! To have achieved something like this and still remain so humble—neither arrogant nor impatient. Very good!"
"Grandpa agrees to your request. Even if you hadn't brought it up, with your talent in medicine, I would have opened those books to you anyway."
"So that doesn't count as part of your reward. You can boldly ask for something else."
This child was a true treasure of the clan!
He wanted to give him even greater rewards.
Perhaps… the future of the Uchiha truly depended on Sora.
As the Third Elder, he understood the Uchiha clan's current predicament better than most.
The clan needed geniuses—
Even more monstrous geniuses, the kind who could influence the fate of an entire clan, even an entire village.
"Hmm…"
Uchiha Sora fell silent for a moment, then said, "In that case, give me some clan scrolls related to taijutsu as well. I'm fairly interested in that too."
Now that the medicinal bath issue was settled, his next step was to deduce a body-refining cultivation method.
Once he got a bit older and his body developed further, he would be able to use it himself.
Of course, his parents and older brother could use it too.
Uchiha Sora had never intended to fight alone in the future.
The best option was obviously to raise up the people around him, then let them handle most matters for him.
In his heart, he already had a complete set of plans—
A "raise father into a dragon" plan, a "forge both parents into top-tier powerhouses" plan, an "uplift the useless big brother" plan, and so on.
He intended to cultivate all his close family members into at least Kage-level powerhouses.
"Oh? Scrolls related to taijutsu?"
The Third Elder was a little surprised.
This child was only a little over one year old, yet his interests were already this broad?
But then, considering that this same boy had already created an improved medicinal bath formula at just over one year old, it somehow felt normal again.
"Good! I agree! I'll have someone send all the books and scrolls you want later."
The Third Elder immediately made the decision.
He had a feeling that Uchiha Sora might still bring him even greater surprises.
A monster naturally had to be raised with methods befitting a monster.
"Also, once the clan assembly is held and your contribution is formally confirmed, your treatment within the clan will also be greatly elevated."
"The clan has always spared no effort in nurturing geniuses. That, at least, will definitely not disappoint you."
The Third Elder added.
Why had the Uchiha clan remained strong and prosperous for so long?
A large part of it was due to its complete internal system of rewards, punishments, and talent cultivation.
Suppressing geniuses within the clan was something that would never happen in the Uchiha.
Because their pride would never allow them to do something so disgraceful and self-destructive.
"Mm."
Hearing this, Uchiha Sora simply smiled and nodded.
He didn't actually care that much about such things.
Having them was fine. Not having them wouldn't matter too much either.
After all, his father was the vice captain of the Uchiha Police Force, with no low status within the clan.
Their family was not lacking in money or resources.
That very afternoon, the Third Elder convened a clan assembly at Naka Shrine and explained how Uchiha Sora had created an improved foundation-building medicinal bath formula.
As a result, the Uchiha clan members who had come to attend were instantly in an uproar.
Some believed it. Some did not.
"What? You're joking, right? If I remember correctly, Uchiha Sora is Vice Captain Masayuki's son, isn't he? Isn't he only a little over a year old? How could he possibly create something like that?"
"Yeah! Is there some kind of mistake?"
"Haha! It's not impossible! I already heard that Masayuki-sama's younger son Sora is extraordinarily gifted—walking at three months, speaking and recognizing characters at half a year. If it's him, I can believe he did something like this."
"If the Third Elder specifically brought this up at the clan assembly, then there must be substance to it. What's there to doubt?"
"That's true!"
"…"
In the end, after verification, everyone became convinced of the truth of the matter.
"Because Uchiha Sora created this foundation-building medicinal bath formula and made an enormous contribution to the clan, in addition to the conditions already promised by the Third Elder, from this day forward, his resource supply priority will be elevated to the highest rank."
"In addition, all clan secret techniques and ninjutsu below S-rank will be fully open to him without restriction. What do you all think?"
At the end, Patriarch Uchiha Tianrong swept his gaze across the room and made the proposal.
The appearance of this formula was indeed a good thing. It was highly beneficial to the Uchiha clan, so the proper rewards naturally had to be given.
And as it happened, this also served as an opportunity to further win over Uchiha Masayuki and his side.
He was getting old now, and his health was declining by the day.
Over the past few years, he had already begun paving the way for his son, Fugaku, hoping he would mature quickly enough to eventually inherit the patriarch's position from him.
So, winning over Uchiha Masayuki—the vice captain of the Uchiha Police Force—as well as the Third Elder, Uchiha Akihara, was very necessary.
In Uchiha Tianrong's view, Uchiha Sora was still far too young.
No matter how monstrous he was, there was no way he could compete to inherit the patriarch's position after Tianrong.
By the time Uchiha Sora fully grew up, his son Fugaku would surely already have solidified his seat as clan head.
At that point, no matter how monstrous Uchiha Sora became, trying to replace Fugaku as patriarch would be unimaginably difficult.
Of course, to guard against any unforeseen variables, over the next few years Uchiha Tianrong would continue helping his son Fugaku win over the various factions within the clan, thoroughly cementing his inheritance rights.
"This Uchiha Sora is monstrously talented. It might be a good idea to have Fugaku interact with him more from a young age, build a good relationship early, and eventually turn him into my son's right-hand man."
Uchiha Tianrong even thought this to himself.
"We have no objections!"
"Indeed! Those rewards are only proper!"
"Haha! With this kind of support, Sora will definitely become yet another genius powerhouse of our Uchiha clan in the future!"
"That's right!"
"Heh. Once Sora grows up, our strength will become even greater. At that point, let's see how Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzo, and the rest of Konoha's upper echelon dare keep suppressing us!"
"Exactly! Those disciples of the Second Hokage have gone too far over these years. This can't continue…"
"…"
The moment the Third Hokage and Danzo were mentioned, the entire topic veered off course.
These Uchiha clan higher-ups and mid-level members, all of them three-tomoe Sharingan users, immediately began voicing their dissatisfaction.
…
At Uchiha Sora's home—
"Here you go, son! The clan's medical books and the taijutsu scrolls are all here. The Third Elder even had people make copies specifically for you. Don't disappoint his expectations—he's very optimistic about you, haha!"
Uchiha Masayuki set down the last batch of sealing scrolls in his hands and instructed his younger son with a grin.
Judging from his glowing, red-faced expression, he was clearly in an excellent mood.
This time, his younger son had truly brought him great honor, allowing him to stand even taller within the clan from now on.
Even some people in the Police Force and the clan who had not gotten along especially well with him before because of factional differences now had to acknowledge Uchiha Sora's favor and had become much more polite toward him.
After all, that medicinal bath formula was of tremendous value to every Uchiha clan descendant.