"In that case, I would like to request to join the Uchiha , but if there are some problems with that, then I am perfectly okay with just permission to live with my brother and Aunt."

  "Hahaha, good. There is no problem allowing you to join the Uchiha . You fill out all the forms and take the identification from the reception by tomorrow.

  Also, Shisui, keep him away from those elders. I like the hoy of this boy, and I don't want him to ge after fag the politics of the . By the way, boy, what is ye?"

  "I am eight and a half years old, Leader."

  "Oh, so you’re the same age as Itachi, huh? You two may bee sparring partners for each other. Don’t worry, my son will not disappoint you," Fugaku said, smiling while talking about Itachi.

  "As you wish, Leader," Kaida replied.

  "Now, you guys may go back. I have some meetings to attend."

  Kaida and Shisui made their way toward their house. Now that they had permission from the Head, no one could stop Kaida from ing to the Uchiha pound. As for moving his belongings to Shisui's house, it was a straightforward task—he only had to make some shadow es, and all the work would be done in no time.

  "Now that you’re part of the Uchiha pound, you should know what bes you’ll get," Shisui said.

  "What do you mean?" Kaida asked.

  "Kaida, why do you think ninjas from certain s are more powerful than normal civilian ninjas?"

  "Because they work hard and have the right guidance, also secret teiques of their s," Kaida said, voig what he used to think was the reason for the strength gap between normal ninjas and those from certain s.

  "Well, that’s one reason, but not the plete one. s have many resources that help you increase your strength in a short amount of time, at least pared to civilian ninjas.

  The resources start with the meditation room, whiot only helps you refill your chakra faster but also helps you increase your chakra trol. Then, there are pills that tain trated nutrients and supplements to boost recovery after hard physical exercise and increase your strength a bit more while rebuilding your torn muscles.

  There’s also a special room that helps you increase your mastery of the chakra nature you’re profit in."

  Shisui went silent for a moment, allowing Kaida to process all the information he had just received.

  After some time, Kaida asked, "So, any ninja from the use these resources whehey want?"

  "Of course not. These resources cost a lot to acquire or build, so even our , which is one of the wealthiest and most powerful, doesn’t have them in excess."

  "Then who gets to use these resources?" Kaida asked, looking a little fused.

  "Do you remember what I told you about the rewards from the missioake from the ?"

  "Yes, you get tribution points along with money..." Kaida trailed off, seemingly realizing what Shisui was getting at.

  Shisui smiled and tinued, "Yes, with those tribution points, you access those resources. This is why most of the ninjas from the take missions from the rather than the Hokage building. You get both money and resources here."

  "Then there’s no ce for civilian ninjas to access those resources?" Kaida asked, feeling that this system was unfair to civilian ninjas.

  "They , but in two ways.

  First, if they join the Anbu forces, or sed, ohey bee Jonin-level ninjas, they request access to those resources, though it costs much more for them than what we pay."

  Hearing Shisui's reply, Kaida still felt it was unfair, but at least civilian ninjas had some access. He reminded himself that this world was never fair to everyone. If you want something for yourself, you have to work hard for it. Sometimes, you even have to fight for it. The higher your expectations, the harder you have to work.

  "Brother, I see these rooms you’re talking about?" Kaida asked, at least wanting to see what these special rooms looked like.

  "Of course you . You know what, you evehe meditation room if you want. I pay for the chakra rht now, as I’ve just bought a very expensive pill."

  "You don’t have to. I just wao take a quick look," Kaida said, not wanting to burden Shisui.

  "Don’t worry. Meditation rooms aren’t that expensive. You use one for two hours for just five tribution points.

  ht, you don’t know—pleting any D-rank mission from the earns you ten tribution points."

  Kaida then agreed to use the meditation room, knowing the cost wasn’t much for Shisui. But one question popped into his mind.

  "Then what’s the cost of using the chakra room you were talking about?"

  "They’re costly—200 tribution points per hour. You use them for a maximum of five hours a day. pleting a B-rank mission barely earns you enough to use it for three hours," Shisui said, shaking his head relutly.

  After that, they headed to the meditation room, not far from the headquarters.

  The building didn’t look much different from other buildings in the area, except it was a big, three-story structure, with each floor having at least 20 rooms. Both of them ehe building.

  "I want to book a room for two hours," Shisui said to the receptionist.

  "Yes, sir. What level would you like?"

  "Level 3," Shisui said, gng at Kaida.

  The receptionist looked at Kaida, then back at Shisui, and asked, "Level 3, sir?"

  "Yes," Shisui firmed.

  "That will be 20 points, sir," the receptionist said after cheg the register.

  "Brother, you said it would only take 5 tribution points," Kaida asked, feeling fused.

  "I fot to take your chakra level into sideration. For a normal genin, Level 1 would be enough, but since your chakra level is already high, you require a better room for it to be effective," Shisui expined with a smile.

  Now the receptionist was shocked. How could this boy have so much chakra? Out of curiosity, she activated her Sharingan and was stunned by how much chakra Kaida possessed. He was at most 9 or 10 years old but had as much chakra as an experienced Jonin.

  Shisui suddenly activated his Sharingan, looked toward the receptionist, and said...