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Chapter 73 - Chapter 72 — Uchiha Edition: Seal Book

Uchiha Yashiro, holding a file, reported:

"The expenses for the Clan Affairs Office are approximately 10 million ryo, the Guardian Courtyard about 30 million ryo, the Ninjutsu Academy 10 million ryo, the Nursing Home 15 million ryo, and the Orphanage also 15 million ryo.

Including other departments, the total is roughly 100 million ryo."

"Show me the file," said Naraku.

"Yes, sir."

Naraku took the file from Yashiro and began reading carefully.

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Clan Affairs Office

The staff had expanded to 15 members. Each clerk earned 600,000 ryo per year, due to the workload and complex matters.

Total annual salary: 9 million ryo

Additional costs (materials, office supplies, etc.): ~1 million ryo

Total: ~10 million ryo

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Guardian Courtyard (Security Division)

Divided into Inner Courtyard and Outer Courtyard:

Outer Courtyard

Task: Guarding Uchiha's entrances and exits

Personnel: Mostly Genin-level or non-combatants

Salary: 300,000 ryo/year

Staff: 30 people in 3 shifts

Total cost: ~10 million ryo

Inner Courtyard (Secret Guards)

Purpose: Covertly protect the Uchiha Clan

Members: 4 teams + 1 captain = 17 people

Salary:

Team members: 1 million ryo/year

Team leaders: 1.2 million ryo

Captain: 1.5 million ryo

Total cost: ~20 million ryo

These secret guards are not the clan's frontline defense but serve more as a shadow force, cultivating future elites under Naraku's command. If they are ever forced into direct action, it means the Uchiha are already in deep crisis.

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Ninjutsu Academy

Divided into two tracks:

Track 1 (Basic): 1 Jōnin + 3 Chūnin teaching general Uchiha ninjas

Track 2 (Advanced): 3 Jōnin teaching those with awakened Sharingan

Salaries:

Jōnin: 1 million ryo/year

Chūnin: 800,000 ryo/year

Staff Count:

4 Jōnin, 3 Chūnin

Total salary: 6.4 million ryo

Other costs (housing, benefits, materials): ~10 million ryo

Total: ~16.4 million ryo

Note: The academy uses clan-owned land; lease revenue is recycled back into the Clan Affairs Office.

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Welfare (Elderly & Orphan Care)

Per-person cost: ~1.5 million ryo/year

Facilities for elders and war orphans

Total cost: ~30 million ryo

Elderly: 15 million ryo

Orphanage: 15 million ry

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Assistant Council

A small budget (<10 million ryo) used to support retired elders and maintain influence and goodwill within the senior ranks.

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Miscellaneous Departments

Includes janitorial, repair, and artisan houses

Total: ~10 million ryo

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Overall Finances

Total clan expenses: ~100 million ryo/year

Clan member contributions: ~150 million ryo/year

Annual surplus: ~50 million ryo

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Undisclosed Expenses: Ninjutsu Research Institute (a.k.a. Forbidden Techniques Lab)

Run by Hiruko, invited by Naraku.

Hiruko has no official salary

Lab expenses are extremely high

Half of the clan's annual surplus (~25 million ryo) is funneled here

This lab resumed experimentation in forbidden techniques recently. Though results are yet unseen, Naraku privately covers any deficits.

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Compensation and Support Policies

Konoha compensation:

Genin: 2 million ryo

Chūnin: 5 million ryo

Distributed by the Clan Affairs Office fairly, without embezzlement

Sometimes, the office adds extra compensation from its budget to support fallen members' families.

During the last investigation into fallen Uchiha members, Naraku secured 100 million ryo in compensation from Konoha.

This was distributed as follows:

Ninja tools replenishment

A-rank mission bonuses

Pensions for fallen families

Losses of even low-level Sharingan users are devastating to the clan — both financially and genetically. Any such patterns trigger immediate investigation.

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Uchiha Sealed Book (Compiled by Naraku)

Naraku, reflecting on clan history and current needs, compiled a private version of the Book of Seals, hidden in the Clan Affairs Hall's secret compartment.

It contains:

Kigera Technique:

A forbidden jutsu that absorbs others' power. Comparable to legendary absorption arts like Star Absorbing Technique or Beihai Divine Art.

Highly dangerous — must remain secret.

Sharingan Forbidden Techniques:

Includes detailed research on:

Izanagi – allows user to rewrite reality at the cost of eyesight

Mangekyō Sharingan and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

These techniques are strictly banned due to a historical rebellion triggered by misuse of Izanagi. That conflict decimated the clan's population.

Though the instigator remains unidentified, Naraku suspects whoever benefitted from the Uchiha's suffering.

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Preservation of Clan Unity

After the Izanagi Rebellion, Uchiha Daizo and his son Sanzo implemented strict bans on:

Sharingan forbidden techniques

Mangekyō and Eternal Mangekyō research

Circulation of Izanagi knowledge

Most Sharingan lore was destroyed or passed down orally among high-ranking bloodlines. Over time, much of it faded from memory.

By suppressing forbidden knowledge, the clan stopped infighting and reunified under a common cause.

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Legacy Records

The sealed book also includes:

Naraku's private training insights

Unpublished Sharingan data

Historical praise for Daizo and Sanzo's leadership

Despite their danger, these forbidden arts represent the blood-soaked legacy of Uchiha. They are preserved, not for daily use — but for emergencies only.

At the end, Naraku quietly locked away the files — as both custodian and guardian of Uchiha's most perilous secrets.

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