Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 132: Tobirama Senju is taking action, and Makoto Uchiha is also doing something big. Everyone has a bright future.
As Tobirama Senju watched his elder brother Hashirama Senju walk out of the room, he made up his mind.

So he summoned the ANBU ninjas who were guarding the door.

Two days later.
Akatsuki Village

Seven o'clock in the morning.

Uchiha Makoto slowly opened his sleepy eyes, sat up, and looked at the mess on the floor of the room.

"who am I?"

Where am I?

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He almost subconsciously rubbed his lower back, and then several ultimate questions about humanity surfaced in his mind.

A few seconds later, Uchiha Makoto regained consciousness.

Since he and Shizuku Uzumaki returned to their villa, he had hardly gotten out of bed except for mealtimes, and went on a crazy rampage for two whole days before Shizuku was satisfied. As a member of the Uzumaki clan, her physical strength was indeed formidable.

Having been away from home for four months, Shizuku Uzumaki was indeed feeling a bit depressed at home.

And more importantly.

She doesn't have children yet.

The Uzumaki clan is a ninja clan with a history of thousands of years, and such a prestigious ninja clan naturally has its own set of survival rules.

Within the family.

The most important thing is that after getting married, you must have a child as soon as possible.

A boy is best, but a girl is fine too; the important thing is to have a child first.

The brutal death rate of ninjas during the Warring States period should serve as a sufficient lesson to those ninja clans that did not care about the continuation of their lineage.

The legacy of the Warring States period still exists today.

Tsubaki Shizuku was exposed to this from a young age, and it greatly influenced her.

Of course, Makoto Uchiha tends to attribute the reason to the inappropriate content that Shinji Uzumaki wrote to Shizuku Uzumaki in his monthly letters.

However, Uchiha Makoto has now entered a brief period of clarity and no longer intends to stay in his room.

Logically speaking.

He caused such a huge commotion with Akatsuki Village throughout the entire ninja world that many people will be agitated as a result.

And this is indeed the case.

Now that Uchiha Makoto has returned to Akatsuki Village, a large group of people are waiting to see him, and it's not good to keep them waiting indefinitely.

And
Uzumaki Shizuku will wake up again soon.

So, let's get to work!
And so, Makoto Uchiha returned to his familiar office of light and shadow.

Since Makoto Uchiha has not announced when he will return to work, those who want to meet him appear in the reception hall of the Light and Shadow Building every day and stay there for the whole day.

A bunch of people are waiting for Uchiha Makoto in the reception hall right now.

"Kazuma, inform them."

"Tell them to get ready; I'm planning to meet with them."

Uchiha Makoto sat in his office chair and gave instructions to Kazuma. Kazuma then walked out of the office and into the reception hall, where he announced Uchiha Makoto's orders to the people waiting there.

The first people Makoto Uchiha met were representatives of small ninja forces that were entrenched throughout the Land of Fire. Due to the sudden emergence of Akatsuki, the situation in which Konoha was the only dominant force in the Land of Fire in the original story no longer existed.

These small ninja groups scattered throughout the Land of Fire naturally seized this rare opportunity to play both sides, skillfully becoming opportunists. They would never normally come to Akatsuki Village with such respect.

Instead, Akatsuki Village won a huge victory, which led to more people joining their ranks.

Konoha's performance in the war was truly unworthy of its reputation and prestige in the Land of Fire and even the entire ninja world. On the contrary, Akatsuki, which had always been in a weak position in the Land of Fire, made a stunning debut, attracting the attention of the entire ninja world.

That thigh is just too thick.

It was rougher than they had ever imagined before.

"Too close to Konoha Village, too far from Akatsuki Village!"

"All glory belongs to Akatsuki!"

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As soon as this group of representatives from small ninja factions entered, they couldn't wait to shower Uchiha Makoto with compliments on Akatsuki Village, providing excellent emotional value.

However, Makoto Uchiha only listened to them say some meaningless bureaucratic nonsense.

Now that these traitors are genuinely planning to serve us, we can't let them get away with it as easily as we did in the past few years. We just didn't have the time or energy to deal with them before, but now Uchiha Makoto has plenty of time to settle things with them.

Uchiha Makoto stated Akatsuki's attitude directly.

The first point is the issue of ninja headbands.

Although these guys are currently wearing Akatsuki headbands, they actually carry two headbands with them all the time, one from Konoha and one from Akatsuki.

This situation must not be allowed to continue!
Secondly, over the next few months, Akatsuki will continuously send its headquarters ninjas to their territory to supervise them and assist them in carrying out the various orders of Akatsuki headquarters.

Furthermore, these smaller ninja factions must send some of their young members to the Akatsuki Village's ninja academy each year for unified ninja military training.

A series of rapid-fire punches left the small ninja group bewildered. They clearly realized that Uchiha Makoto was serious and intended to formally incorporate them into the Akatsuki's management system. The good old days of being traitors, moving between Konoha and Akatsuki, selectively accepting high-paying, low-difficulty missions were over.

Clearly, they are not willing to give up their former enormous independent power so easily.

"What, you're not willing?"

Faced with the representatives of the small ninja forces who showed some hesitation, Uchiha Makoto only slightly expressed his dissatisfaction.

Immediately, some clever people began to declare, "We will follow Akatsuki's lead!" This led to everyone in the room accepting Uchiha Makoto's recruitment.

After all, they were too weak and had no bargaining power. Akatsuki and Konoha were two behemoths. They had seen the swift and decisive annihilation tactics used when the village was first established. Now, all the small ninja forces that could take root in the Land of Fire had been wiped out. Those who were pragmatic and unwilling to accept their fate had either been eliminated long ago or had already left the Land of Fire.

Moreover, these small ninja forces entrenched throughout the Land of Fire could only obtain missions through assignments from the two villages. They relied entirely on the benevolence of Konoha and Akatsuki to make a living. They could only possess a little bit of independent power during this specific historical period.

It's only a matter of time before these powers are taken back by the Ninja Village headquarters.

Compared to the peaceful and unassuming Konoha, the Akatsuki village, with its aggressive and decisive approach to external threats, is better positioned to protect their interests.

Who wouldn't want to be able to make ninjas from other villages stay away just by wearing Akatsuki's headband when they're out on a mission?

Behind them is the powerful Akatsuki!
Just thinking about it makes them stand up straight.

"Okay, let's go register with Kazuma."

Uchiha Makoto smiled and nodded.

He had just made a rough observation of the forces behind these small ninja factions.

This time, almost three-fifths of the small ninja forces scattered throughout the Land of Fire have joined their ranks. Previously, these small ninja forces acted as double agents. Although they also expressed their submission to Akatsuki, they were actually closely united around Konoha.

The remaining two-fifths of the small ninja forces are probably out of hope.

They were either too close to Konoha headquarters, or they were already too deeply entangled with Konoha and had long been secretly captured by Konoha without anyone knowing.

"With the help of Konoha's strength, Tobirama Senju's efforts in the past few years have not been in vain. He has unknowingly infiltrated so many small ninja forces in various places."

"If I hadn't won this war, it probably wouldn't have taken more than a few years for Akatsuki to project its influence onto the smaller ninja factions in the vicinity. The smaller ninja factions would have been almost completely wiped out by the Konoha clan. Is Tobirama Senju trying to surround me with them and leave Akatsuki all alone?"

As Makoto Uchiha watched the representatives of the minor ninja factions leave his office, he muttered to himself.

Tobirama Senju, you inherently evil old devil, how could you be so wicked? You're secretly plotting something, trying to create the First Island Chain targeting Akatsuki, aren't you!

After mentally cursing Tobirama Senju, Makoto Uchiha rested for a while before meeting with another group of people—representatives of wealthy merchants from the Land of Fire.

Within the entire ninja world, ninjas and wealthy merchants are still two distinct groups. The wealthy merchants are eager to join forces with the ninjas to form a new interest group, but currently, they are essentially throwing a tantrum at the blind.

Apart from Akatsuki Village.

Almost every ninja village, large or small, in the ninja world is engaged in the traditional ninja project—completing missions.

The wealthy merchants did indeed receive Makoto Uchiha's overtures and responded accordingly. The thriving economy of Akatsuki Village now relies heavily on their support, and of course, Makoto Uchiha certainly doesn't want to limit himself to just that.

The funds and technology of Akatsuki Village were far too limited to satisfy Uchiha Makoto's ambitions.

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Even though Makoto Uchiha's promises and blueprints to the wealthy business groups in the Land of Fire excited them immensely, their desire to deepen cooperation did not receive a response.

Before the war.

The wealthy merchants, forming interest groups, still had reservations about Akatsuki Village. After all, war is a continuation of politics, and almost all political problems can be attributed to insufficient money and insufficient distribution of benefits.

The wealthy businessmen want to run rampant with capital and become conglomerates. But what they're about to do will kill many people, and they worry that Makoto Uchiha might not be able to protect them.

The war is now over.

Uchiha Makoto had already proven the strength of Akatsuki, so they naturally came to him on their own initiative.

inside the room.

Sitting in front of Uchiha Makoto were several well-known business tycoons from the Land of Fire. The reason they could be considered representatives of wealthy merchants was naturally because they were powerful, and each of them was a ruthless business tycoon who would devour people without spitting out the bones. But at this moment, they were all crammed together on a sofa.

Uchiha Makoto sat in his seat, staring at them silently. His chakra overflowed slightly, and he exuded a terrifying aura. His eyes made their scalps tingle.

"Gentlemen, you have made a fortune in the Land of Fire."

“You are living a good life, doing great business, and have powerful nobles protecting you, even making laws and policies for you. That’s why you rejected my business cooperation before.”

"You don't seem to need a friend like me."

"But now you come to us and say: Let's put aside our past grievances and continue to cooperate."

“You have no respect for me at all. You don’t treat me as a friend. You still won’t call me Lord Light and Shadow.”

Hearing Uchiha Makoto's voice, the wealthy merchants broke out in a cold sweat, their faces filled with terror, and they began to beg for mercy.

"Master of Light and Shadow. Us"

"There's been a misunderstanding, I hope you won't be upset about it."

"Misunderstand?"

"Perhaps, sometimes even sincere friends can have misunderstandings, but I hope this is the last time."

"Of course!"

Fortunately, Makoto Uchiha did not intend to do anything to them. These wealthy merchants could leverage massive resources and had extraordinary influence in various industries.

Cooperation is far better than hostility between the two sides!

So after the initial warning, their tone softened, and the representatives of the wealthy merchants showed relieved smiles as they began to express their goodwill to Uchiha Makoto.

The leading representative of the wealthy businessmen stepped forward and handed Uchiha Makoto a company share certificate.

This was the result of several meticulous discussions among dozens of wealthy merchants from the Land of Fire and the entire ninja world. They calculated a precise equity ratio based on their investment proportions and their joint efforts in the production, construction, and sales of the relevant industries. The registered capital alone was as high as 40 billion ryo.

The Akatsuki Village will receive a full 50% stake, and the Akatsuki Village will not have to contribute a single penny; it only needs to be a nominal shareholder.

This apology gift can only be described as extravagant.

"Lord Light and Shadow, please accept this."

"This demonstrates our sincerity and will also serve as a bond for our future cooperation!"

Uchiha Makoto carefully read through the contract. Even he couldn't help but take notice of such a gift. Two hundred billion ryo was no small sum. Of course, money was only a small part of it. The most important thing was the massive resources and influence that this company could leverage. These were not things that could be bought with money alone. They were the precious wealth that these wealthy merchants had accumulated over generations.

Nearly two-thirds of the funds in the contract came from wealthy merchants from the Land of Fire, while the remaining third came from wealthy merchants from all over the ninja world. In other words, a significant portion of the wealthy merchants in the Land of Fire placed heavy bets on Akatsuki.

"Do you know what you're doing? The daimyo and the great nobles know this. Your fate is sealed."

Uchiha Makoto put down the share certificate in his hand, a smile appeared on his face, and he spoke to them in a strange tone.

Akatsuki didn't get 50% of the shares in this share certificate for nothing.

There is no free lunch in the world.

"It's nothing more than death and the extermination of one's clan."

"The opportunity to change the future of our family is right in front of us. We must consider whether this is the only chance we may have in our lives."

"Besides, aren't we protected by Lord Light and Shadow?"

(End of this chapter)