After speaking, he took a book out of the cabinet, examined it carefully, and nodded.
He would give this gift to Lord Madara tonight.
This would also give him a reason to invite him to dinner.
He had heard that Lord Madara’s cooking was excellent; it would be great if he could taste it.
Unfortunately, that wouldn’t be possible in the short term.
At the moment, the only person who could frequently taste Lord Madara’s cooking was probably Senju Hashirama.
“Whew~”
Yue Xiaming mentally double-checked his trump cards while carefully observing Uchiha Madara’s system panel.
After being reincarnated into the Naruto world, he had acquired a system with a rather low profile.
The system was named [Feudal Lord Cultivation System].
This system was one of the reasons why he hadn’t become a Ninja.
Although he had a system, it didn’t possess anything particularly impressive.
There was no shop for trading items, nor were there any functions to rapidly increase his strength.
However, this system could help him observe the situation within his territory very intuitively.
With a thought from Yue Xiaming, all the data for Churi Village appeared before his eyes.
Just like playing a game, he could understand every detail of the territory through intuitive data.
Economic status, subordinate attributes, mastered technologies, and so on.
This function was certainly convenient for planning the territory.
After all, what was missing and how to develop in the future could be determined by analyzing this data.
Besides the data panel, the system had other functions.
Cultivation, cultivation—naturally, it was aimed at him, the Lord of the territory.
Through training, he could condense traits similar to character ability talents.
For example, [Persuasion].
This trait was obtained in the past through constant trading, persuading business rivals, and recruiting subordinates.
Once obtained, traits would not be lost, and their effects would be boosted by the system, making them even more powerful.
At the same time, the system had a hidden function.
Yue Xiaming named it Infinite 007.
As long as the people under his rule were happy, his body would remain extremely healthy, and his stamina would be endless.
Even if he stayed up for seven consecutive days without sleeping, working non-stop, his body would not suffer any major issues.
Therefore, ever since he had his own territory, he had never been sick again.
It was just…
why did he have such a sorrowful feeling in his heart?
The above were all the functions of the system.
Besides that, after Yue Xiaming awakened the system at the age of four, the system also gifted him a newbie starter pack—three talents for governing the country and two powerful traits directly bestowed upon him by the system.
That he could reach where he was today was mostly due to his own efforts, as well as the help of his background as the third son of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
The system, however, gave him the confidence to prepare for a great breakthrough!
“Knock knock!”
“Brother, can I come in?”
Yue Xiaming’s contemplation was interrupted.
Hearing this familiar voice, he immediately understood who had come.
“It’s Megumi.”
“Come in.”
Chapter 6: The Sensible Little Sisters
As the door opened, a little girl resembling a princess of moonlight appeared.
She had long, bright silver hair that fell almost straight to her shoulders.
Her beautiful hair was tied into a ponytail with a lovely patterned silk ribbon, the ends draped over her fair neck and resting on her slightly rising chest.
Her pale silver pupils seemed to shine with light, pure and elegant, like precious stones.
Her soft, small body was wrapped in a beautiful brocade skirt, her temperament gentle and elegant, like the young lady of a prominent family.
She was truly a budding beauty!
At this moment, the visitor’s information appeared in Yue Xiaming’s eyes in the form of a data panel.
[Name] Kiyoi Megumi [Age] 8 [Position] Secretary Assistant [Ability] All-round Domestic Affairs [Affection] 100 (Maxed) [Loyalty] 100 (Maxed)
The displayed data naturally went beyond what was shown above; there was more complex, detailed information that could help Yue Xiaming understand the other party in every aspect.
The system panel itself allowed him to know the vast majority of information about his subordinates, and coupled with one of the two traits given in his starter pack called [Ability to Recognize Talent], Yue Xiaming’s ability to identify people was greatly enhanced.
Yue Xiaming’s ability to identify talent was one of the reasons why Churi Village was full of capable people.
“Megumi, nothing happened in the Village while I was gone, right?”
Yue Xiaming asked subconsciously.
Because, before leaving the Village to find Lord Madara, he had handed over all affairs to Kiyoi Megumi to handle.
“Brother, everything went smoothly.”
Kiyoi Megumi hesitated and stood on her tiptoes, her eyes darting away, her silvery hair swaying slightly as she did so.
“Um, I came because I wanted to see you.”
“We haven’t seen each other for forty-two days.”
This girl remembered it so clearly.
Yue Xiaming felt a warmth in his heart.
It was worth adopting this little sister.
He was grateful to the system for sending such a beautiful, considerate, and super-capable little sister.
Since he had made up his mind to follow the path of the First Emperor and unify the Naruto world, he naturally needed to recruit all kinds of talent.
In addition to getting close to strong individuals like Izli and Lan, Yue Xiaming also adopted many orphans to cultivate as reserve forces.
This was the reason why more than one-third of the people in Churi Village were children under ten years old.
Kiyoi Megumi and Kiyoi Ai were both war orphans.
And Kiyoi Megumi was an peerless genius with maxed-out domestic affairs talent, whom Yue Xiaming had found under the guidance of the system.
Her learning ability was extremely strong; it only took her a little over two years to exhaust and master all the knowledge Yue Xiaming had taught her.
Because of this, Kiyoi Megumi served as Yue Xiaming’s secretary, assisting him with his work, and she did an excellent job.
This time, before leaving for Konoha, he had confidently left all government affairs for her to handle.
Yue Xiaming was very glad that, back then, in order to quickly increase Kiyoi Megumi’s affection and loyalty, he had given her the same surname and recognized her as his adopted younger sister.
Now, the two were very close, and Kiyoi Megumi had not failed his expectations, helping him a lot in many matters, effectively becoming his indispensable right-hand woman.
Influenced by this, he later adopted others like Kiyoi Ai as little sisters.
However, because he had adopted a few too many, he stopped doing that sort of thing.
You ask if he had any adopted younger brothers?
Of course not!
Adopting little sisters was Yue Xiaming’s hobby.
Adopting younger brothers was not.
“Sorry for making you worry.”
Yue Xiaming walked around the desk to stand in front of Kiyoi Megumi and raised his hand to stroke his little sister’s head.
Kiyoi Megumi smiled happily and hugged Yue Xiaming somewhat shyly.
She really missed her brother so much.
Since before she was two years old, the two of them had been inseparable, almost never spending a single day apart, but this time, they had been separated for a full forty-two days.
During these days, she had been so anxious that she couldn’t even eat, terrified that she would never see her brother again.
It wasn’t until ten minutes ago, when she heard Aishatu’s report and knew that her brother was safe and sound, that she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing his little sister holding onto him tightly, Yue Xiaming smiled bitterly.
When he first adopted Megumi, he had used some tricks to make their relationship close quickly.
It was successful, but it did have some side effects.
Because their relationship was too close, this little sister with maxed-out domestic affairs talent would lose her usual calm demeanor whenever something involving his safety arose.
“Alright.”
“First, tell me about what has happened recently; I still need to pay a visit to Madara tonight.”
“By the way, does Mother know I’m back?”
Kiyoi Megumi first stood on her tiptoes, pressed against her brother’s chest, and took a deep breath, lingering on his familiar scent.
Then she looked up at her brother and shook her head in denial.
“Mother doesn’t know yet.”
“Recently, she has been mentioning your name often, brother.”
Uh…
his mother was still the same as ever.
“Then let’s skip the first step and go straight home.”
“We’ll talk about business once we get back.”
With a mother who cared about him so much, he didn’t want her to worry often.
On the other side, Uchiha Madara arrived at a small villa under the guidance of Kiyoi Ai.
Not only was the house here large, but there was also a verdant pine tree in the courtyard, which was not inferior to Uchiha Madara’s clan leader residence in Konoha.
“Lord Madara, please wait a moment; let me ask the little sisters if they have finished cleaning.”
Little sisters?
Uchiha Madara’s eyelids twitched wildly.
There wouldn’t be several more little girls inside, would there?!
One was enough!
“Xiao Chun!
Xiao Xia!
Qiu!
Dong!”
“Are you done cleaning?”
Kiyoi Ai shouted loudly toward the house, and four little girls wearing yukatas designed for easy movement immediately darted out from inside.