Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 166 A Konoha ninja has a dream of becoming an Akatsuki ninja, and he strives for the rise of the Akatsuki village! (Seeking monthly votes)

After finishing his meal at Hashirama Senju's house, Makoto Uchiha quietly left.

He came quietly, just as he had.

But unlike when he arrived empty-handed, Uchiha Makoto returned with a list in his hands. Without much effort, he successfully persuaded Senju Hashirama to allow the Senju clan to participate in the Konoha ninja study abroad program.

Tobirama Senju stood outside the door, watching Makoto Uchiha's retreating figure until he disappeared into the night, while Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth and made a grinding sound.

He definitely wouldn't agree with Makoto Uchiha's garbage project.

Because Tobirama Senju knew very well that the children sent to Akatsuki would definitely be instilled with the Will of Light by Makoto Uchiha, and even if the Konoha children whose minds were influenced by Makoto Uchiha did not betray him and return to Konoha to become Konoha ninjas, they could still be used by him silently.

But there is no way.
Tobirama Senju was merely a shadow Hokage.

"Lord Hashirama, in order to strengthen the alliance between Akatsuki and Konoha, I'm thinking of planning a study abroad program where children from the Senju clan can come to Akatsuki's Ninja Academy to study. This would forge a bond between our two villages, ensuring mutual understanding and tolerance!"

"The Uchiha clan has already helped me negotiate with the ninja clans of Konoha, and they have basically agreed to the plan,"

"Makoto, that's a great idea!"

With just a few words, Uchiha Makoto had already settled the matter; Senju Tobirama simply couldn't go against Senju Hashirama's wishes.

Moreover, Uchiha Makoto had made prior preparations and played a trick on Senju Tobirama, who had always opposed him, so that even if Tobirama was determined to refuse, he could not oppose the decision made by the many ninja clans of Konoha.

However, to show his honesty, Makoto Uchiha offered to send a group of Akatsuki students to Konoha without waiting for Tobirama Senju to speak.

Infiltration and reverse osmosis have always been together.

He never intended to blockade Akatsuki Village; he always intended to maintain an open and free attitude towards the entire ninja world.

Faced with such an active Uchiha Makoto, even though Tobirama Senju did initially consider making equal demands of Uchiha Makoto, he chose to refuse after some thought.

The reason is that Uchiha Makoto was too proactive this time.

Tobirama Senju was genuinely afraid that Makoto Uchiha had plotted some more schemes and schemes that he was about to fall into.

For Tobirama Senju, the current situation meant he couldn't afford to give Makoto Uchiha any more opportunities to exploit the situation. Maintaining his base was more important than anything else.

Continuing to entangle with Uchiha Makoto will not benefit him!
The night passed quickly.

the next day.

Although the New Year festival is almost over, a central area of ​​Konoha is still decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and firecrackers are going off everywhere.

A huge sign was being lifted up by the Uchiha clan members, who hung it directly above the door—Konoha Police Department!

The main gate of the security headquarters.

Madara Uchiha was dressed in a sharp suit and waiting for Hashirama Senju.

Beside him stood several Uchiha clan elders, standing ramrod straight, as they held a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Madara Uchiha always considered these fancy ceremonies a waste of time and originally didn't want to participate, but Makoto Uchiha told him that Hashirama Senju would also be participating, so he came.

"Ban, your outfit is really nice!"

"Stop nagging, I've been waiting for you for ages."

"Today is a special day, it's not funny to keep wearing such a sour face!"

Madara Uchiha managed a forced smile, but that smile could scare a child to tears.

Uchiha Makoto was also present, as a heavyweight guest.

After all, he is the financial backer of the Konoha Police Department.

He would never do something that costs money but leaves him with no reputation.

Makoto Uchiha's goal is to clearly and explicitly spread his influence to Konoha!
The ceremony is still ongoing.

"Let's give a warm round of applause to the Light and Shadow of Akatsuki Village, the pride of the Uchiha clan. To support Konoha and the Uchiha clan, he established a foundation in his personal capacity. This is an organization independent of ninja villages and for-profit enterprises, dedicated to promoting development and change in society, economy, environment, and ninja rights. It provides free financial assistance to ninja villages, organizations, and clans in need throughout the ninja world, as well as the Konoha Police Department."

Makoto Uchiha walked to the front desk and greeted Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony officially began.

Then, on camera.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju shook hands with smiles, and the scene of the ribbon-cutting ceremony was permanently recorded by the photographers present.

The last time the two leaders of Konoha had such a lively meeting was when Konoha was founded. Now, with the establishment of the Konoha Police Department, this famous scene was recreated under the planning of Uchiha Makoto. This made the Uchiha clan members present feel inexplicably excited, as if the Hokage of the Uchiha clan was about to emerge. With Uchiha Madara inside, Hashirama-sama supporting them, and Uchiha Makoto outside as the shadow of Akatsuki, ready to provide them with assistance at any time, the Uchiha clan was definitely capable of producing a Hokage!

The other ninja clan members who participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Konoha Police Department applauded enthusiastically. Their eyes were fixed on everything that was happening before them. The establishment of the Konoha Police Department was like a large stone thrown into a lake, destined to create ripples throughout the village.

at this time
The ordinary ninja clan members were naturally overjoyed, but the ninja clan leaders had mixed feelings, with confusion and excitement intertwined in their hearts.

Honestly.

The powerful ninja clan leaders in Konoha truly don't understand the current state of affairs in the village.

Especially Hashirama Senju's attitude.

He had clearly handed over absolute power in the village to his younger brother, Tobirama Senju, and even the Anbu ninja obeyed Tobirama Senju. This was obviously a way of grooming his younger brother, Tobirama Senju, to be the Second Hokage of Konoha. However, Hashirama Senju was very close to Madara Uchiha, so close that they could wear the same pants and sleep in the same bed.

With such a close relationship between the two sides, what do you think the Uchiha clan will think?
The entire Uchiha clan believed that Madara Uchiha should be the second Hokage, or that another Uchiha clan member should be chosen as the second Hokage!

Tobirama Senju was sharpening his sword, aiming for the Hokage position, while the Uchiha clan harbored ambitious plans for advancement. In truth, whether Tobirama became the Second Hokage or a new Hokage emerged from the Uchiha clan, if Hashirama Senju had made up his mind, he should have prepared much earlier. He should have either quickly eliminated Tobirama to prevent him from wielding absolute power in Konoha, or swiftly suppressed the Uchiha clan to extinguish their ambitions.

Anyway, Hashirama Senju is capable of fighting.
This can be considered an explanation to both sides.

But the current situation is exactly like a half-cooked rice.

Such bizarre behavior is truly baffling to the Konoha ninja clans. Did Hashirama Senju really think that the thousand-year-old blood feud between the two clans would disappear into thin air after the establishment of the ninja village? Forget it, the members of both clans have blood feuds against each other. They're only doing this because you and Madara Uchiha are good at fighting.

It seems inevitable that internal strife will break out in Konoha in the future!
The ribbon-cutting ceremony ended quickly.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju entered the Konoha Police Department's room and chatted happily while eating snacks.

Meanwhile, the Uchiha clan elders outside took charge of recruiting personnel for the Konoha Police Department.

The personnel of the Konoha Police Department also have this round of examinations.

Of course, this is just a formality. The actual candidates to enter the Konoha Police Department have already been divided up internally—half are from the Uchiha clan and half are from the Konoha ninja clans. Each clan sends its best members, and the best are selected from among them.

But even so.

The civilian ninjas of Konoha were still entrenched at the entrance of the Konoha Police Department, studying the recruitment criteria for the Konoha Police Department, intending to sign up and give it a try. What if they succeeded?
The crowd was noisy and argumentative.

"Hey, why are you pushing? Commoner ninjas, please step back. To tell you the truth, you're just here to make up the numbers!"

"Hey, why does your mouth smell so bad!"

"Speaking the truth is considered foul-mouthed, are you not happy about that?"

"They're just a little luckier than me, born into a better family."

"Oh dear, oh dear, why does the air smell sour!"

The Uchiha clan members responsible for maintaining order at the scene quickly stopped the conflict. The civilian ninjas were reprimanded and thrown to the back, while the ninja clan members were also thrown to the back, but the immense resentment and tension still permeated the scene.

The discussion within the group did not end there.

"What that person said wasn't wrong. Ninja clan members are indeed stronger than us commoner ninjas."

"Tch, so what if they come from a better background? As long as we work hard on missions, save up some money in a few years to exchange for a B-rank ninjutsu, and train diligently, I can surpass them too."

"But their families have specialists who teach B-rank ninjutsu, and ninja children receive more rigorous training and work harder than us from a young age."

"Ah this."

Whether the common ninjas are willing to admit it or not, even ordinary ninja clans are generally stronger than them. Those ninjas who are born with powerful bloodlines are ninjas that they can never defeat in their entire lives. Even four or five-year-old children can easily kill them after mastering their own power.

Uchiha Makoto took in the whole scene before him. He knew better than anyone that what the ninja clan member had said was true. The commoner ninjas were just there to make up the numbers this time, because all the available positions had been used to recruit Konoha ninja clans.

He could only sigh silently at this.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Makoto Uchiha still focused his eyes on the civilian ninjas in the group.

From the very beginning, Makoto Uchiha consciously wanted outsiders to have a natural filter for Akatsuki, just like seeing Tesla and Sam's Club makes you think of Apple phones—this filter will save Akatsuki a lot of trouble during its rapid expansion in the future.

The urban legend that a plate from Xiaoren Village is wiped seven times is bound to spread sooner or later.

Now he has another publicity plan that can add a touch of gold to the sacred glory of Akatsuki Village—an Akatsuki dream of an ordinary ninja!
Moreover, compared to Konoha...
Akatsuki Village does indeed value ninjas from commoner backgrounds more, and Uchiha Makoto also considers them his core base. The number of ordinary people recruited by the Ninja Academy alone has reached four figures every year.

This aligns perfectly with Makoto Uchiha's long-standing strategy of supporting civilian ninjas and developing the economy.

Since the end of the Cloud Village War, preparing for war has temporarily ceased to be the main focus of the Akatsuki Village. Developing the economy with all our might is the primary goal. No matter how good the business environment or how abundant the funds are in the Akatsuki Village, we still need people to achieve this goal.

Relying on those wealthy merchants indefinitely is not a long-term solution, and Uchiha Makoto still cannot completely trust them deep down.

The commoner ninjas, whose strength is relatively weak and cannot be compared with the ninja clans, are naturally the most suitable to be transformed into production ninjas in large numbers.

The Akatsuki Ninja Academy has now trained thousands of cannon fodder genin. They are literate, which makes them intellectuals in the ninja world. They are also skilled in taijutsu and have a deep love for the Akatsuki Ninja Academy.

This is the village's most valuable asset!
Several graduating classes have already gone on to work as laborers in Xiaoren Village.

Hmm. Although it's a manual labor job.
However, their future prospects in Akatsuki Village are definitely better than working as laborers in Konoha.

However, this number alone is definitely not enough to expand significantly in the Land of Fire. We need to attract more civilian ninjas from the ninja world to Akatsuki Village, the more the better!
And at this stage
The attention of each ninja village in the ninja world is actually focused on their own ninja clan. No one really cares if a commoner ninja in the village takes on a mission and leaves the village. They can seize the opportunity, launch a propaganda campaign, and recruit some decent commoner ninjas from the ninja world to Akatsuki Village.

As Uchiha Makoto was pondering these random thoughts, his attention suddenly fell on a familiar yet unfamiliar figure in the group—a high nose bridge, dark purple eyeshadow, and extremely fair skin. Was this a copy of Orochimaru?

However, amidst his joy, Uchiha Makoto quickly suppressed his smile.

He knew that the Konoha Anbu ninjas sent by Tobirama Senju were right across from him, and it seemed as if they were deliberately trying to annoy Makoto Uchiha. There were both hidden sentries and visible sentries. The Konoha Anbu ninjas who were visible were no longer hiding from anyone. They were clearly watching Makoto Uchiha from a distance, staring at him intently, and following him wherever he went.

Tobirama Senju claimed that he was specially sent to protect the light and shadow!

Not long after the man who looked just like Orochimaru finished filling out the application form, Uchiha Makoto gave the middle finger to the ANBU ninja standing guard outside the door, picked up a stack of application forms, and walked into the Konoha Police Department.

The Konoha Police Department is a key defensive point for the Uchiha clan, so much so that even Tobirama Senju himself couldn't sneak in.

"Hmm, his name is Ootengu. That's a good name!"

"Married, with one son."

"Looks like I've hit the jackpot this time."

Uchiha Makoto genuinely felt that coming to Konoha this time was absolutely the right decision!
(End of this chapter)