Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 126 (124): Tobirama Senju: Makoto Uchiha, you'll regret this! Makoto Uchiha: Shut up, you're not the Hokage!

"Uchiha Makoto, don't you think you've gone too far?"

"Konoha has gone to great lengths to come all this way, and this is all you're giving them?"

Tobirama Senju pointed to the copy of the truce treaty on the table.

He had been feeling frustrated all day.

He had condescended to charge into battle for Uchiha Makoto, that naturally evil Uchiha brat, only to be played like a dog by him. For various reasons, he couldn't retaliate on the spot and could only endure it.

I've been waiting and waiting, and now everyone has finally left.

Now he also wants to talk to Uchiha Makoto about some adult topics.

Everyone has already signed the armistice treaty.

Therefore, the compensation terms cannot be changed.

The only thing that can bring substantial benefits to Konoha right now is the second clause. All the other clauses clearly state that it is Uchiha Makoto who has no intention of involving Konoha in the benefits of the other clauses.

Since it has already happened.

Having been outmaneuvered by Makoto Uchiha, Tobirama Senju planned to make up for it elsewhere and recover some of Konoha's losses, such as by paying the 30 billion ryo in compensation.

He is a kind and honest person, and he doesn't intend to ask for more.

The three clans of Konoha, Uzumaki, and Akatsuki each received 10 billion ryo, which was then divided equally among them!
That's very fair!
"Of the 30 billion taels, Konoha will receive 10 billion taels!"

Tobirama Senju could speak fluently without hesitation.

"Tobirama Senju, even if you're so poor you can't afford a mirror, you could at least piss on the ground and use it as a mirror to look at yourself. How dare you say such a thing? Konoha didn't kill a single Cloud Ninja from beginning to end, and now you have the nerve to ask me for 10 billion ryo?"

Faced with tangible benefits.

Everyone is ugly!
Uchiha Makoto could understand why Senju Tobirama would do such a shameless thing for the benefit of Konoha. If he put himself in Tobirama's shoes, he would definitely say "I don't eat beef" if he had an older brother who was at the pinnacle of the ninja world.

Who cares about face and rules?

Fist represents face and rules!
However, he still had to be scolded. Uchiha Makoto directly told Senju Tobirama to take a piss and look at himself in the mirror. Even if he didn't piss, he could still make him pee on the spot!
There's definitely no money involved!
Tobirama Senju is only the second-in-command in Konoha. He is currently all bark and no bite, trying to force me to make concessions by relying on his elder brother Hashirama Senju's influence.

Makoto Uchiha was very fortunate that Hashirama Senju was a kind-hearted person; otherwise, Tobirama Senju, that naturally evil old devil, would not have used such a gentle method to snatch the meat from his mouth.

"If Konoha hadn't personally intervened to support you, how could your Akatsuki have escaped unscathed? You don't really think your Akatsuki could fight two against one and win against the combined attack of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, do you?"

Suppressing his anger, Tobirama Senju continued to try to reason with Makoto Uchiha, explaining the facts and offering his arguments.

Without the support of Konoha as an ally, how could Akatsuki have escaped unscathed and even wanted to sign such harsh compensation terms with Kumogakure?

dream!

Although Konoha did nothing, the mere name of it is worth 10 billion ryo!
"Ugh, ptooey!"

"You really think I'm scared?!"

"At worst, I'll go and beg Lord Madara myself. I'm a member of the Uchiha clan. The Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Cloud Village are nothing but chickens and dogs in Lord Madara's eyes. Do you think Lord Madara would stand idly by and do nothing about me, Tobirama Senju?

Uchiha Makoto snorted coldly.

Tobirama Senju had Hashirama Senju backing him up; he wasn't without anyone behind him!

Isn't Madara Uchiha backing him up?
Even if things get out of control, you can ask Madara Uchiha for help. With a past connection, Makoto Uchiha can always get Madara to personally step in and help you out. Even if this connection can only be used once, it will be more than enough!
"Damn it, Uchiha Makoto, you born evil Uchiha brat, haven't you been colluding with the Uchiha clan of Konoha all along?!"

When it comes to Uchiha Madara.

Tobirama Senju then recalled some less pleasant memories.

For example, the Uchiha clan, the three ninjas, the Akatsuki ninja Yingxue, and the village riot that almost caused his social death—the shadow of the Uchiha clan is everywhere in these events. Uchiha Makoto must have been colluding with the Uchiha clan from within and without!

This Uchiha Makoto is quite adept at manipulating public opinion.

It must be this bastard who's behind this!
The Uchiha clan members in the village weren't that capable, nor were they that smart!

"Alas, Tobirama Senju, you can't say anything nice. My normal interactions with my own family members are interpreted as collusion between insiders and outsiders in your mouth."

"Don't make false accusations. Be careful, or Madara might put a sack over your head in the middle of the night. He hasn't forgotten about Izuna. He can't kill you, but he can at least beat you up. Hashirama will probably turn a blind eye."

Uchiha Makoto said with a smirk.

Some things could not be hidden from Tobirama Senju's eyes after all, but fortunately, he had the advantage of his status, as long as he stuck to his excuses.

At most, Tobirama Senju could only complain verbally or spread rumors about the Uchiha clan in secret. He dared not do anything openly against the Uchiha clan, otherwise, if he really angered the Uchiha clan, Madara Uchiha could really put Tobirama Senju in a sack.

He couldn't kill Tobirama Senju.

It's perfectly reasonable to beat him up!
Hashirama Senju wouldn't care about Madara Uchiha's little trick.

Tobirama Senju's expression changed. Madara Uchiha putting a sack over his head was really scary. His older brother, who was siding with outsiders, probably really wouldn't care. Then, feeling a little guilty, he quickly steered the conversation back on track: "You have to give me the 10 billion ryo, whether you like it or not!"

"Trying to play dirty with me, huh!"

"I'm not giving it to you, what are you going to do about it?"

Uchiha Makoto's attitude was resolute.

If Tobirama Senju had actually taken to the battlefield immediately and led the Konoha ninjas to fight the Kumogakure bastards with him, the 30 billion ryo would have been divided among the ninjas. For Akatsuki, 10 billion ryo was just the equivalent of two or three months' worth of salt sales revenue.

But Tobirama Senju really didn't do anything.

It only gained the name of Konoha.

So even if Tobirama Senju had laid bare his defenses, Makoto Uchiha couldn't make concessions just because of a title.

Faced with tangible benefits.

He was also ugly and greedy.

Moreover, Makoto Uchiha was certain that Hashirama Senju wouldn't get involved in these matters. Given Hashirama Senju's personality, he wouldn't do something like this—stealing things by trickery. Makoto Uchiha liked honest people like that!
It's just a threat from Tobirama Senju!

Let's talk about it when he officially becomes the Second Hokage of Konoha!
"I"

Tobirama Senju was speechless for a moment.

At most, he can only make verbal threats; he can't actually take any real action to threaten Uchiha Makoto. He can't really fight Uchiha Makoto, can he?

He was merely the shadow Hokage of Konoha; a shadow is ultimately just a shadow.

I can't make decisions in the open.

"You really won't give it to me?"

"How many times do you want me to say it? I won't give you a single penny!"

"Uchiha Makoto, you'll regret this!"

"Enough, Tobirama Senju! You're not the Hokage, you have no right to criticize me!"

"Bang!" Senju Tobirama immediately stormed out of the door in a fit of rage, the door slamming shut with a loud bang.

Uchiha Makoto's words really hit a nerve.

Because he wasn't an official Hokage.

Tobirama Senju suffered nominal losses several times in a row, but he had no way to deal with it.

Hashirama Senju was his dearest older brother.

They grew up together and fought side by side to defeat those bastard Uchiha.

The brothers shared a very deep bond.

Therefore, it's impossible for Tobirama Senju to emulate the God of War from the Tall River Donkey Cart and do something like the Candle Shadow Axe Sound.

Of course, even if Tobirama Senju went mad and did something like that, the success rate would be practically zero. His Sage Body's constitution made him immune to such despicable methods as poisoning, so even if he attacked him from behind, he couldn't possibly kill Hashirama Senju directly. That's just how unreasonable the numerical monsters are.

Moreover, Hashirama Senju was indeed the backbone of Konoha. He just didn't manage affairs, but the role he played was far more important than Tobirama Senju sitting in the Hokage's office dealing with documents every day.

Tobirama Senju was well aware of this.

Watching Tobirama Senju storm off in anger, Makoto Uchiha knew that he and Tobirama had officially broken off relations this time.

However, their relationship wasn't particularly good to begin with, and the alliance between Akatsuki and Konoha could only last until the time of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage.

When Hashirama Senju was no longer around.

Konoha is a suspicious ally and must be kept at a constant watch. Perhaps compared to the Hidden Cloud Village and Hidden Stone Village outside, Konoha is Akatsuki's number one enemy. Dai Ying's atomic bomb was not to defend against the Russians, but to defend against the French!

"what happened?"

"Lord Tobirama, why did you storm out of the room in such a huff!"

Shinji Uzumaki, having just seen off the representatives of the minor ninja factions, returned to the venue at that moment, and there he saw Tobirama Senju storming out of the venue.

"Oh~, Tobirama Senju wanted to take 10 billion ryo of the 30 billion ryo indemnity, but I refused him outright, so he got angry."

As Uchiha Makoto looked at Uzumaki Shinji who walked in, he made no attempt to hide anything and directly recounted Senju Tobirama's unreasonable demands to him.

They did nothing and yet they want to take away 10 billion taels of silver. They are utterly shameless!
"This is just too much."

"How could Tobirama Senju do this!"

Shinji Uzumaki was clearly very dissatisfied with Tobirama Senju's greedy behavior. Konoha's behavior was too ugly. You were not there when there was bloodshed and sacrifice, but you were very enthusiastic when it came to reaping the rewards. You wanted to take away 10 billion in compensation money all at once.

Is this a small amount of money?
Konoha is such a terrible ally!

"So, Lord Light and Shadow, how shall we divide this money?"

Shinji Uzumaki mentally criticized Tobirama Senju, then his eyes flashed with golden light. Three hundred billion ryo was an astronomical figure for the Uzumaki clan. Even he hadn't expected to receive such a large sum of compensation before the war.

That's how war is; it's a zero-sum game. The winners feast while the losers have to tighten their belts and live a hard life, slowly saving money and patiently waiting for their chance to turn the tables.

"The Akatsuki will take 20 billion ryo, and the Uzumaki clan will take 10 billion ryo. Shinji, what do you think of this distribution method?"

Uchiha Makoto explained his allocation plan: Akatsuki had prepared over 20 billion ryo for this war. They had originally planned to fight for a year, but it only lasted for four months, leaving more than half of the funds unused. Taking 20 billion ryo was quite reasonable.

The Uzumaki clan had already spent nearly half of the 36.8 billion ryo of alliance support funds previously provided by Akatsuki Village to fight this war. Giving them 10 billion ryo would be fair and could completely make up for the war deficit. After distributing cash to the Uzumaki clan members who participated in the war, the treasury would still have a large amount of funds left.

"no problem."

Shinji Uzumaki nodded.

The Uzumaki clan actually profited quite a bit from this distribution method. After all, the Uzumaki clan had worked hard for so many years, and the cash in their treasury was not as much as what they earned in a year by following the Akatsuki. With such a leader, there was something to strive for!

Konoha's former leader is such a scumbag.

He kept dawdling at the crucial moment, and then tried to steal the meat in the end.

Ugh.
"How about we share some of the compensation with Konoha? After all, we're all allies, and Konoha actually contributed this time as well."

"It wouldn't be good to let Konoha go back empty-handed. Me and the Senju clan, you and the Uchiha clan... in the end..."

Shinji Uzumaki is an honest and kind person.

Konoha may have hurt him a thousand times, but he still loves Konoha as if it were his first love.

The relationship between the Uzumaki and Senju clans has witnessed the passage of time. Back then, they beat up the Uchiha clan together, making them scream and cough. In short, sharing some money with Konoha was to maintain a good relationship with the Senju clan.

"Since you've said so, then we'll do as you say."

“Let’s each contribute one billion taels, and the two billion taels in reparations will be considered as their running fee. The Konoha ninjas have gone through a lot of trouble to come all this way, so they should get their share of the money.”

"You hand it over to Tobirama Senju, and I'll hand it over to Setsuna Uchiha. As for how Konoha divides it up internally, that's their business."

Makoto Uchiha nodded, which was considered an agreement with Shinji Uzumaki.

The Konoha ninjas came all this way, and even though they didn't do anything, I did take advantage of them, so it's reasonable for me to get some compensation for my hard work.

The Konoha signboard is still quite intimidating!

If Tobirama Senju hadn't been so ruthless, and had asked for 100 billion ryo, Makoto Uchiha wouldn't have refused outright.

Of course, bad things still have to be done.

Whoever controls the money controls the power of discourse.

The Uchiha clan is probably struggling to breathe under Tobirama Senju's pressure in Konoha, so this 1 billion ryo should make things much easier for them.

If you use this money to win people's hearts, they'll probably... right?

Given the Uchiha clan's poor political tactics, it's really hard to say.

Uchiha Makoto felt it necessary to remind Uchiha Setsuna.

"Okay."

"The war, those cruel days, are finally over."

"Just the injured and disabled members of the Whirlpool Clan."

Shinji Uzumaki, unlike Makoto Uchiha, simply nodded, his joy tinged with a sense of the cruelty of war.

The intense warfare waged by ninjas can turn people into demons.

War...
"Can they still continue their careers as ninjas?"

"It's probably not possible. But it's okay, the family will definitely compensate them."

"I have an idea. How about we start a film company together?"

"The stories of heroes should not be forgotten." (Another instance of rubbing salt into the wound!)
(End of this chapter)