"Brother Uchiha Kuro, teach me how to pick up girls!"
"Please!"
Naruto was overflowing with envy.
He had never seen someone like Uchiha Kuro—surrounded by women on both sides, yet still able to keep every single one of them happy.
And the quality of those girls?
Naruto had once seen Uchiha Kuro walking through the streets with them from afar…
Their looks alone were enough to make him jealous.
"…You want to learn this from me? Sure, why not." Uchiha Kuro replied casually.
Come to think of it, Uchiha Kuro—who was determined to revive the Uchiha—had never actually actively pursued girls.
They had all come to him on their own…
But whatever.
Teaching Naruto a thing or two? That was easy enough.
"That's great!" Naruto jumped up excitedly, practically three feet into the air.
Just like an eight-year-old kid…
His standards weren't high—if he could just learn one trick and win over Sakura, that would be enough!
Uchiha Kuro glanced at Sasuke, who was already walking far ahead.
Well, nothing else to do anyway.
"Let's walk and talk…"
"If you want to become a 'sea king,' the most important thing is to cast a wide net."
"There's a saying—cast wide nets, catch many fish, then choose the best among them."
"If you really want that kind of lifestyle, the first step is to find enough 'candidates' to nurture, and then carefully select from them."
"At this stage, the key is to treat everyone very well—like a central heater… uh, like a furnace."
Uchiha Kuro paused.
Right… this world didn't even have air conditioners yet.
Maybe I should get into research someday and make a fortune.
Then he continued:
"Once you've selected enough targets, the next step is to create a harmless persona."
"There's another saying—"
"The best hunters often appear as prey."
Naruto listened, then started fidgeting awkwardly.
"Brother Uchiha Kuro… isn't this kind of… bad?"
After all, he was still just a kid. It felt a bit wrong.
"Why are you feeling guilty?" Uchiha Kuro shook his head, disappointed.
"As a sea king, from now on you should only have weak kidneys, not a weak heart… ahem."
"Or maybe you want the 'one true love' route—'to have one person's heart and stay together forever'? That works too."
"Which style do you want?"
Naruto's face turned red.
Having one true love sounded nice…
But being surrounded by girls also seemed…
After hesitating for a long time, Naruto finally spoke.
"Brother Uchiha Kuro… can I learn both?"
Adults make choices.
Children?
They want everything.
Meanwhile—
More children were being born in the Uchiha compound.
[Uchiha Clan Member +1. Potential: 41. Reward: Chakra +2, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.]
[Uchiha Clan Member +1. Potential: 47. Reward: Spirit +2, Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death.]
[Uchiha Clan Member +1. Potential: 52. Reward: Chakra +3…]
With the continuous births, the once-spacious Uchiha district had become lively again.
Sasuke practically floated as he walked, overjoyed.
With so many new members—
The revival of the Uchiha was finally within reach!
Uchiha Kuro also smiled faintly.
His strength had increased once again.
However, among this batch of mothers, none possessed talent on the level of Yugao. Most were relatively average.
Her child was still the most gifted so far—and had given Uchiha Kuro the greatest rewards.
After carefully checking the potential of each newborn, Uchiha Kuro couldn't help but go find Yugao and spend some affectionate time with her.
Yugao laughed helplessly.
"Uchiha Kuro, what are you doing… I'm already pregnant again, I can't accompany you… hey, stop messing around—be careful of the baby!"
Now that there were more samples—
Uchiha Kuro had basically confirmed something.
The talent of both parents directly influenced the child's potential.
In this world—
Bloodlines carried power.
Of course, it wasn't absolute.
Strong parents didn't guarantee a genius child, but the probability was much higher.
This made Uchiha Kuro start thinking seriously.
"Maybe… I should start raising my standards when recruiting…"
Compared to quantity—
Quality might be more important!
Or rather—
Now that he had so many women already, it had become a situation of "many phoenixes competing for one dragon."
No matter how strong he was—
His energy wasn't infinite.
At some point, quantity would inevitably fall behind quality.
Should he make a choice?
"No!"
Uchiha Kuro's eyes lit up.
"I can't give up quantity either!"
"Maybe it's time I start training my body more… or learn some medical ninjutsu—scientifically manage stamina, extend endurance, increase output… and eventually take on everyone at once!"
"Quality also can't be ignored!"
"It's not just about finding high-quality women—maybe I can also train my wives and concubines."
"If they improve from Chunin to Jonin level…"
"Then their children will naturally be much stronger!"
Both hands must be grasped!
Both must be strong!
But since female ninja are different from male ninja—
The best reference would naturally be powerful female ninja.
Uchiha Kuro decided to spend heavily to gather data:
Physical development stats
Strength growth curves
Ninjutsu training models…
He wanted to develop a complete system to rapidly improve his wives' strength!
There were plenty of targets:
Tsunade,
Yugito Nii,
Even the late Pakura…
All could serve as "reference material."
He publicly released this task.
Even Kakuzu took it.
But while other ninja worked hard to gather intelligence—
Kakuzu took a completely different approach.
He directly contacted Konan.
"Konan… I have a business proposal. Care to discuss?"