Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 125 This village of Konoha doesn't look like my elder brother at all!

"Then a ceasefire agreement is reached!"

After giving Tobirama Senju a slightly provocative look, Makoto Uchiha was the first to write his name on the ceasefire agreement. Then Shinji Uzumaki and the Second Raikage took the pen and wrote their names in turn.

Tobirama Senju was naturally very unhappy. He had fought so hard for Makoto Uchiha, only to be outmaneuvered by him again. Of all the ceasefire terms, only the second one explicitly mentioned Konoha's name.

Doesn't this mean that Konoha went through all that trouble to come here, sit at the winner's negotiating table, and only got a little bit of the spoils?
This won't do!

But then another problem arises. When Uchiha Makoto asked if anyone had any objections, Senju Tobirama didn't say anything. He had tacitly agreed that Uchiha Makoto would add Konoha's name to every clause. Now that all the participating ninja villages have signed the ceasefire agreement, if Konoha goes back on its word and raises objections at this point, that would be a real problem.
Uchiha Makoto's unusual action just now naturally made the Second Raikage realize that Konoha's side didn't need to be included in the other clauses. That was really good news!
In short.

No one cared about Tobirama Senju's little scheme, and it was not something that could be openly brought up at this time.

This is the end.

The preliminary version of the First Shinobi World War, which lasted for more than four months, has officially ended.

The Second Raikage, as the loser, was the first to leave the venue in dejection. Now he had to face the almost frenzied public opinion within the village.

There's also the difficulty caused by the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, the big financial backer of Kumogakure. To put it bluntly, Kumogakure was extremely short of money after the war. Ninety-nine percent of Kumogakure's problems, even the public opinion it was about to face, could actually be solved with money.

Even a hero can be brought down by a penny.

Kumogakure is broke right now!

Money, money, money.
It's just a simple word: money.

Even the Second Raikage, who had become the number one warrior of the Land of Lightning, had to bow down for money. When the village was first established, Kumogakure was a place of vitality and flourishing life. He could never have imagined that in just a few years, Kumogakure would be in such a predicament.

The Hidden Cloud Village definitely cannot afford the 30 billion ryo in reparations. Even if they choose to pay in installments, they still cannot come up with the money. The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning will have to continue to support the Hidden Cloud Village. The Second Raikage also knows that the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning will probably not abandon the Hidden Cloud Village and will continue to provide financial support. However, the process of him getting the money must be quite painful.

Who knows how many obedience tests I'll have to endure? (Probably another piece of fluff.)
The hardships involved are beyond what outsiders can understand.

The Second Raikage left, and the First Tsuchikage didn't linger here either.

Uchiha Makoto secretly wished he could kill him immediately.

This bastard suddenly led Iwagakure into the fray, single-handedly saving Kumogakure's third line of defense, thus ruining his perfect plan. This happened after the Second Raikage and the First Tsuchikage left.

The remaining representatives from the smaller ninja villages all walked towards Uchiha Makoto.

Makoto Uchiha was naturally pleased that a small, powerful ninja village was willing to befriend him, since having more friends is always better than having more enemies. Perhaps they would come in very handy someday.

Out of necessary caution, these small forces in the ninja world did not immediately acknowledge Akatsuki as their leader, but Uchiha Makoto was already quite satisfied with this trend.

Such treatment is usually reserved for Konoha.

Tobirama Senju felt deeply offended. The scene before him pierced his heart. Although many smaller ninja villages were drawn to him, it was clear that they preferred to befriend Makoto Uchiha. He was being ignored again. This kind of treatment should have been given to Tobirama!

Uchiha Makoto felt Tobirama Senju's cold yet envious gaze, and couldn't help but smile, even letting out a soft hum. "The naturally evil old devil Senju, can't even stand this?"
There will be many more incidents like this in the future!
After talking with the representatives of these minor ninja factions, it was almost time for Makoto Uchiha to leave. Shinji Uzumaki then saw them off on behalf of Makoto.

Even after leaving the venue, the representative of the minor ninja faction still insisted on chatting with Shinji Uzumaki outside for a while.

Although the Uzumaki clan is not as powerful as Konoha or Akatsuki, both of these powerful ninja villages are allies of the Uzumaki clan.

In some extremely critical moments, the Uzumaki clan can actually have a say in front of Konoha and Akatsuki!

For them, the Great Ninja Village was still too far out of reach. The Uzumaki clan's identity was more suitable. If they could get some information about the Great Ninja Village's actions in advance through the Uzumaki clan and make some precautions and investments in advance, that would be quite good.

Therefore... we must also befriend the Uzumaki clan!
Uchiha Makoto rested briefly in the venue, planning to wait for Uzumaki Shinji to return, and then discuss some adult topics with him behind closed doors—such as how to divide the spoils!

300 billion taels is a huge sum of money!

Although it is impossible for Kumogakure to pay this compensation in one lump sum, the two sides have initially agreed on a five-year repayment plan. However, six billion taels of silver per year is still a considerable income!
The ninjas within Akatsuki Village were already eyeing the first sum of money. Why did they become ninjas? For love and peace? To uphold their ninja way? Or to demonstrate their loyalty to the village?
Maybe there are.

But the most important part of it is still cash!
The Akatsuki Village Regulations clearly stipulate how much money the village should give you for how many people you killed, how many wounds you sustained, what parts of your body you lost, or even if you unfortunately died in battle. They worked themselves to the bone and sacrificed their lives on the battlefield just to wait for this moment!
The war is over!
It's time to grab some cash and head back to the village to have some fun!
Of course, Akatsuki Village wouldn't keep all the money for itself; it would definitely share some with the Uzumaki clan. In this war, Uzumaki Village practically came with its entire clan to support us, fulfilling its responsibilities as an ally. If Akatsuki Village were to keep all the money for itself and choose not to share it with the Uzumaki clan, who would want to play with Akatsuki Village in the future?
"Tobirama Senju, why aren't you leaving yet? I'm not providing you with dinner!"

Uchiha Makoto was just about to wait for Uzumaki Shinji to return so they could have a proper conversation about adult topics when he suddenly discovered that Senju Tobirama, that inherently evil old devil, was still in the room and hadn't left.

Of course.
Uchiha Makoto immediately began to chase people away.

(End of this chapter)