Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 133 I changed rice paddies to mulberry trees in the ninja world.

There are indeed many intelligent people in the world.

This era is at the beginning of the Ninja Village Era, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is a great change unprecedented in a thousand years.

This was a chaotic era, and also a peaceful one.

The ballast between chaos and peace was Hashirama Senju.

The past thousand years.

The powerful and noble families have ruled the world through blood ties, tradition, and economic power, allowing a small group of people who are not worthy of their positions to gain far too much power.

What are you going to do with all those guys in the ninja world who have nowhere to use their talents?
For years, the lords and nobles basked in their glory, while these people were suppressed for just as many years.

What the daimyo and nobles feared most was the military government formed by ninjas.

As soon as the ninjas showed even the slightest sign of this, a whole bunch of fearless people would immediately go all in and place bets.

If Hashirama Senju were to lead the forces of Konoha into the capital of the Land of Fire, he could declare his ambition with the head of the Land of Fire's daimyo—"I want to be the king of the world!"
Then the next day, the whole world followed suit.

At the same time, it is also an enemy of the whole world.

But who can stop Hashirama Senju?
The answer is no one.

The Susanoo-clad Buddha, the two of them pacifying the ninja world, is no joke.

Even though the number of people on Konoha, where Hashirama Senju was located, was small and they knew very little about economics and politics.

However, this can change over time.
The military government represented by Hashirama Senju will only grow stronger, and the number of talented individuals will continue to increase until it unifies the entire ninja world.

Even nobles and ministers who should have been sworn to defend their daimyo to the death would constantly jump ship and switch sides like a cicada shedding its skin.

After all, the daimyo had no choice but to surrender; it was a matter of either gaining everything or losing everything.

But what does this have to do with them, the nobles and ministers?
Not all ninjas are saints; they could easily use their extensive experience to collude with the ninjas.

There are no eternal empires, but empires can be eternal; as long as they live, they can make a comeback.

As the First Hokage who fired the first shot, Hashirama Senju should have gone even further.

But he simply stopped there.

He wanted to be a saint, a good person with a gun pointed at his head, and he disliked the clothes that Daimyo was wearing.

Since Hashirama Senju didn't like the clothes the daimyo was wearing, Makoto Uchiha had no choice but to accept them reluctantly.

The wealthy merchant's reply was even more pleasing to the ear.

Then Uchiha Makoto laughed.

The representatives of the wealthy businessmen also laughed.

it is more than words.

Then, Uchiha Makoto readily picked up a pen from his desk and signed his name on the shareholding agreement.

"Has the company name been decided yet?"

"Not yet, waiting for Lord Light and Shadow to bestow a name upon us."

"Then let's call it Arasaka Company."

A company that dominates the entire ninja world has been officially born.

Taking this opportunity, Uchiha Makoto also told the group of powerful merchants in front of him about what he had been planning to do recently.

It's time to start preparing for the cannery that Akatsuki, Konoha, and the Uzumaki clan are jointly establishing.

Within the Uzumaki clan, Tobirama Senju was responsible for resolving related technical issues.

This will definitely take some time.

Akatsuki Village, on the other hand, was responsible for figuring out how to resolve all the other issues before that.

"Master Light and Shadow, if the technical issues can be resolved, then we can indeed help you."

"After all, if you, Lord Light and Shadow, were to have the aquatic ninja beasts of the ninja contract fish, the cost could be greatly reduced. Ordinary merchants in the Land of Fire simply couldn't compete with us. We only needed a little price war to eliminate our competitors in the market."

"As long as the price is low enough, there's nothing that can't be sold. As for the workers, processing plants, and sales channels, you can rest assured to leave those to us."

The representatives of the wealthy businessmen spoke of the issue in a nonchalant manner.

After all, Makoto Uchiha had already eliminated the technical and raw material issues, and the technical problems would be solved by the Uzumaki clan and Tobirama Senju.

The main ingredient in canned food is fish.

There are many fishing grounds near the Land of Whirlpools.

As a ninja village, they naturally don't need to work as hard as ordinary people to catch fish.

The ninja world also has large aquatic ninja beasts. The ninjas of the Ice Release lineage in Akatsuki Village have such resources, and the Uzumaki clan, who have lived on Whirlpool Island for many years, also have such a familiar group of aquatic ninja beasts.

However, they rarely form contracts with aquatic ninja beasts.

The reason is that the combat limitations are too great.

It left the water.

The combat power of the aquatic ninja beasts will drop significantly.

But right now, isn't the goal to make money?

We can have the Akatsuki ninja sign contracts with a large number of aquatic ninja beasts, and the Uzumaki clan can do the same. We can sit down and discuss the interests involved. At worst, we can give more money to the ice-style ninjas in the Akatsuki.

After that, the problem of fishing became quite simple.

The ninjas are responsible for pulling the nets, the aquatic ninja beasts are responsible for driving the fish into the nets, and the ice-style ninjas can freeze the fish and transport them to the processing plant for processing, and finally package them into canned goods.

Compared to the profits involved, the labor costs are extremely low.

If Makoto Uchiha were a bit ruthless, he could easily get rid of them with a few C-rank or D-rank missions.

A ninja can take on several missions at once, relying entirely on volume to drive up the price, and the profits should be no less than those of A or B-level missions.

Ninjas, huh?
He is a patient person!
As long as it makes money
They could actually endure it; at worst, it would be a bit tough, but it was still better than risking their lives to go and kill people. The only obstacle was the age-old issue of ninja principles.

Why would someone give up a proper, promising job as a killer to go and fish like an ordinary person? What kind of talk is that?

Fortunately, Uchiha Makoto gained immense prestige during the war, and he now holds a very high position in Akatsuki. He can easily leverage his powerful prestige in Akatsuki to push things forward until they finally accept the promise!
"Then thank you for your hard work."

Uchiha Makoto nodded.

He knew, of course, that these issues were not as trivial as they made them out to be, and that there were many things that needed to be coordinated.

However, this is also why Uchiha Makoto wanted to cooperate with the wealthy merchants.

Things that Akatsuki Village cannot do or that would take a very long time to accomplish become very simple if they are handed over to professionals.

"It should."

The leading businessman nodded with a smile; it wasn't entirely without its benefits that they were doing these things.

They are involved in the entire supply chain of the cannery, from upstream to downstream, and naturally they want a share of the profits.

At this point, we've only set the general direction for things.

Afterwards, a formal meeting will be held with Akatsuki, the Uzumaki clan, and Konoha to discuss this matter.

Of course, money doesn't matter.

What they value more is the opportunity to deeply integrate with Akatsuki, and even to connect with Konoha and the Uzumaki clan. They are unaware of the petty scheming among the ninja villages.

Therefore, the benefits are truly immeasurable.

The atmosphere in the room was quite pleasant at that moment.

With one thing on Makoto Uchiha's mind resolved, a smile appeared on his face.

With the idea of ​​striking while the iron is hot.

Uchiha Makoto then mentioned the second thing. The script for Xiaolaiwu's first movie was already finished, and the cast was ready to go at any time. The only thing missing was a good director, but Uchiha Makoto really had little experience in the entertainment industry.

He needed a highly professional director with strong box office appeal, but Makoto Uchiha didn't know any of the famous directors in the Land of Fire.

We can't just send Akatsuki ninjas to kidnap them and bring them back.

That's so undignified.

"Master Light and Shadow, this is easy."

"I have a good personal relationship with a famous director from the Land of Fire. If you give me the script, I will send someone to discuss this matter with him as soon as I get back."

"Then please."

Another wealthy merchant stepped forward and spoke, to which Uchiha Makoto nodded.

It seems that they all have extraordinary connections.

Makoto Uchiha was very pleased with this.

The more connections these wealthy businessmen have, the greater their combined influence becomes.

Akatsuki Village aims to expand its influence in various aspects, and these people are all its supporters.

In terms of entertainment resources and news dissemination channels, Xiaoren Village still has a weakness compared to the resources controlled by these people. They can completely leverage their channels, with everyone holding shares in each other, Xiaolaiwu going public through a backdoor listing, integrating various resources, dominating the news and entertainment media, and becoming a true authority.

According to Makoto Uchiha's current assessment of the situation, although his actions have created a certain butterfly effect on the world, overall the changes are not significant.

Madara Uchiha has been staying in the Uchiha clan compound lately and hasn't gone out. He's probably spending his days staring at the contents of the broken stone tablet that Black Zetsu altered, contemplating life.

The most filial son in the ninja world and Tobirama Senju, that inherently evil old devil, constantly caused him trouble.

The world's storyline will proceed as in the original work, and Madara Uchiha will likely still leave Konoha.

Madara Uchiha wanted to obtain Hashirama Senju's power.

The battle at the Valley of the End will definitely break out.

The outcome of the battle was self-evident: Hashirama Senju, the reincarnation of Ashura, was ridiculously strong and could easily beat Madara Uchiha.

As long as everything develops according to the original storyline.

Now, all Xiaoren Village needs to do is wait patiently for the right time, focus on farming and development, and wait for the Konoha incident.

That was when the two strongest ninjas in the world disappeared.
That's when the true power of this company can be unleashed!
A lie repeated once is still a lie.

A lie repeated a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times becomes the truth.

What's the truth behind Madara Uchiha's departure from Konoha?

The twists and turns of the battle against the Hashirama!

Why did Hashirama Senju suddenly die?

Tobirama Senju becomes the Second Hokage, and the conspiracy behind it all!

Why are so many members of the Senju clan dying mysteriously?

This type of headline alone is enough to attract a lot of attention.

It also includes some borderline, Machiavellian conspiracy theories that leave much to the imagination.

Someone in Konoha can't sleep for nights on end.

Just thinking about it made Uchiha Makoto very happy.

"Gentlemen, you've given me such a big gift and done me two great favors; it must have cost you a lot."

"Lord Light and Shadow, please forgive us, please forgive us."

"Tell me, is there anything I can help you with lately?"

"I can do you a small favor."

"Lord Light and Shadow, you're too kind. Let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this."

"It's a small thing, a small thing!"

"Would Lord Light and Shadow help us kill some people?"

"Some of the businesses under the Arasaka Company are not very peaceful, and most importantly, this has also affected the interests of Lord Light and Shadow."

"Oh, this is too easy for me."

Adhering to the principle of reciprocity, Uchiha Makoto offered to do some small favors for these wealthy merchants.

The representatives of the wealthy businessmen were very polite.

After all, they came specifically to deliver gifts, even though they were facing a lot of business troubles.

But I didn't plan to bring it up at this time.

However, Makoto Uchiha was in a good mood at the moment. Since the Shadow Lord had already spoken up, he might as well say it.

"Lord Guangying, our two most profitable businesses at Arasaka Company are the silk weaving industry and iron smelting."

"But as you know, take the silk industry for example. Even though our Arasaka Company has silk factories all over the Land of Fire, we can't control the raw materials. Large areas of mulberry fields are in the hands of the nobles. Of course, we can pay higher prices to buy silk, but at worst we'll just earn a little less."

"But this is still only a temporary solution. Market demand keeps rising, but production can't keep up. We want to buy farmland from the wealthy nobles to convert to mulberry fields, or get them to convert it themselves to meet the current shortage of raw materials. But those wealthy nobles are really hard to persuade. They either don't want to convert, or they take the opportunity to raise prices."

"To even cooperate with them is like trying to get something from a tiger without realizing it."

"In short, if Arasaka Company wants to continue to grow, it must..."

"As for the other project, iron smelting, we need cheap, high-quality iron ore from the Iron Country, but that's not urgent..."

After listening patiently to their explanation, the first phrase that immediately came to mind was "converting rice paddies into mulberry fields."

However, the national conditions in the extraordinary world are naturally different.

Land annexation in the Naruto world has reached an outrageous level, and most of the cattle and horses in the ninja world are tenants of nobles.

This group can be disregarded.

The biggest obstacle to converting rice paddies to mulberry fields was still the group of nobles.

They controlled large quantities of land, a means of production, thus gaining absolute control and firmly holding onto their farmland.

The ninja world still relies on the weather for survival; as long as there's food at home, there's no need to panic.

In years of disaster, one can make a fortune.

Of course, there were also ambitious and enterprising nobles.

They were born with a large amount of land.

If they realize this and start to transform, it's almost like having a perfect start.

The wealthy merchants were simply clever and temporarily made a fortune by taking advantage of favorable circumstances, but in the long run, they could only survive in the cracks, either obediently becoming the white gloves of the great nobles or going bankrupt and liquidating.

Clearly, they have already realized this, so they won't go all in on Uchiha Makoto.

These guys are definitely not to be underestimated.

"I understand. You guys really know how to give me a tough challenge. But Akatsuki also owns half of the shares in Arasaka Company."

"I'll find a way to resolve this."

Uchiha Makoto nodded, which was considered his agreement.

Afterwards, the representatives of the wealthy businessmen all smiled and left the Light and Shadow Office.

next day
Two big news stories appeared in the newspapers of the Land of Fire.

Big news has spread from Konoha: the Hokage has been assassinated by a Takigakure ninja.

Akatsuki Village, together with numerous wealthy merchants, founded a super company spanning multiple industries—Arakasa!
The Land of Fire, which had just calmed down, suddenly became lively again.

(End of this chapter)