Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 171 Tobirama Senju: Makoto Uchiha and I are very good friends!
Makoto Uchiha set aside Tobirama Senju's letter.

He had another matter to prepare before leaving Akatsuki Village.

—About the Tailed Beasts!
The nine tailed beasts are scattered throughout the ninja world.

Therefore, Konoha and Akatsuki have decided to join forces to secretly search for information about the Tailed Beasts in the ninja world, with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju leading the team.

Based on available intelligence.

Currently, only the One-Tailed Beast has a known exact location. Unfortunately, the One-Tailed Beast has been sealed away by the temple belonging to Sunagakure. In order to avoid international disputes, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha can only start with the Two-Tailed Beast.

Poor two-tailed cat!
Neither Madara Uchiha nor Hashirama Senju knew the exact strength of the Tailed Beasts; they only confirmed their existence from their clan records.

The family's records also document the terrifying power of the tailed beasts—each tailed beast has lived for thousands of years, so ancient that it existed during the same era as the Sage of Six Paths, and possesses enormous chakra.
The Six Paths Sage is mentioned in ancient texts.

This makes it hard not to draw associations.

The Sage of Six Paths was a legendary deity in the ninja world, the founder of the Ninja School that spread chakra, and such a deity has already perished in the ninja world.

But the tailed beasts are still alive today.

One can imagine how terrifying the tailed beasts' power is.

Before witnessing the true power of the Tailed Beasts, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju will undoubtedly go all out to ensure the success of their operation and avoid any unexpected incidents. Therefore, the Two-Tailed Cat is very likely to be hit by a Susanoo-equipped Buddha.

The remaining tailed beasts should be treated much better, not like this; they'll probably just be captured and taken away as pets.

Even the strongest Nine-Tails could be defeated by Madara Uchiha with just a glance.

Therefore, Makoto Uchiha was not worried at all about not being able to capture the tailed beasts.

What he needs to prepare now is how to properly settle the tailed beasts.

The most direct way is to use sealing techniques to lock the tailed beasts in a dark room, and then stuff the tailed beasts into the bodies of Jinchuriki. Given the current relationship between Akatsuki and the Uzumaki clan, this should be relatively easy to do. However, it would be more difficult if Makoto Uchiha wanted to study the tailed beasts and repeatedly use their chakra.

The tailed beasts might cooperate willingly, but it's highly unlikely they will!
Tailed beasts will never be slaves!

So we still need to put them in the dark room first.

"Let's prepare the sealing technique first."

We'll consider the rest later.

After pondering for a long time, Uchiha Makoto finally wrote a secret letter to the Uzumaki clan.

After taking care of a bunch of things in the village.

Uchiha Makoto donned the Light and Shadow God Robe and went to keep his appointment. Soon, he arrived at a teahouse in a bustling area of ​​the Land of Fire.

The teahouse is decorated very exquisitely.

Upon seeing a customer arrive, the owner quickly went over to greet them.

"Guest, would you like to rest for a while?"

After Uchiha Makoto told the owner of the reserved room, the owner said nothing more. He then pointed to a tea master in the teahouse and instructed him to lead the way for Uchiha Makoto.

"Yes."

Tea Head lowered his head and silently led the way for Uchiha Makoto.

Uchiha Makoto carefully examined the tea master in front of him. Perhaps due to years of working outside, his skin was rough and somewhat dark.

Soon, Makoto Uchiha noticed that there were many rough calluses on his hands. Based on the distribution of the calluses on his palms and fingers, Makoto Uchiha immediately recognized that this was caused by years of using weapons such as kunai and shuriken.

This guy is a ninja.

Makoto Uchiha made this judgment, and he was very confident in his judgment!
Then, Uchiha Makoto looked around the teahouse.

This teahouse is frequented by nobles and wealthy merchants from the Land of Fire; ordinary people can't afford to drink tea here.

"Is this a secret base of Konoha?"

"interesting!"

"It seems that Tobirama Senju is also making great efforts to infiltrate the Land of Fire."

A smile appeared on Uchiha Makoto's face as he followed the tea master to the door of one of the teahouse rooms.

"Sir, this is it."

"kindness."

Uchiha Makoto nodded and went into the room.

As soon as he entered the door, he sensed a murderous aura. With a whoosh, three kunai pierced the air and he immediately turned his face away.

However, Uchiha Makoto reacted quickly and easily dodged the attack.

Look up.

Tobirama Senju had deep dark circles under his eyes, as if he had been staying up all night cultivating immortality. The malice and resentment emanating from him seemed to be overflowing, and he rushed towards Makoto Uchiha all at once.

Tobirama, why do you look so haggard?

"Did you not sleep well?"

"But that kind of joke wasn't funny at all, and it was dangerous. It's not polite to entertain guests like that."

Uchiha Makoto stepped forward, smiled, and said, his mind now filled with more calculations about Tobirama. It seemed that Tobirama was under a lot of pressure in the village lately.

Hearing the mocking voices around him, Tobirama Senju glared fiercely at Makoto Uchiha, but ultimately chose to suppress his aura.

He no longer had any intention of fighting Uchiha Makoto. The reason he invited Uchiha Makoto over this time was to resolve the issues between Iwagakure and Kirigakure as soon as possible. He really couldn't let Uchiha Makoto cause trouble outside and distract him any longer.

The Uchiha clan is currently causing trouble in Konoha. Following Uchiha Makoto's instructions, they have begun to unite with other ninja clans in the village to raise funds.

Moreover, it's using the name of Uchiha Makoto.

It is an indisputable fact that Akatsuki Village is financially well-off.

Both being in the Land of Fire, any ninja clan in Konoha who was willing to investigate could find out about the Akatsuki's increasingly rapid development.

However, Konoha had only been established for a few years, and the ninja clans in the village were still the same ones from the Warring States period. They still focused their attention on the ninja circle and were still limited to the ninja's small territory. They had never known much about the political and economic circles, and many of the village's plans were on an annual basis, with funds concentrated in these areas.

It is extremely difficult for a large ship to turn.

Various factors have prevented Konoha from keeping up with Akatsuki Village and it remains trapped in the original Naruto village planning.

However, this time, the elders of the Uchiha clan were the first to decide to make a change.

Of course, they didn't suddenly have a breakthrough; they simply wanted to bypass Tobirama Senju's Hokage office and use the Konoha Police Department as a base to win over the ninja clans of Konoha, ultimately starting anew in Konoha.

It can be regarded as a mistake.

Since the Uchiha clan is willing to voluntarily allow Akatsuki to invest heavily in Konoha.

Uchiha Makoto naturally agreed wholeheartedly.

In this way, Konoha will definitely become more prosperous, and the Konoha ninja clans will earn unimaginable wealth. It will also force the Konoha ninja clans to undergo a transformation. Uchiha Makoto wants to both compete internally and force those who want to improve to follow him forward.

of course
By then, Tobirama Senju will probably no longer be the one who truly holds the reins in Konoha.

Given Tobirama Senju's personality, seeing the Uchiha clan's arrogant behavior in Konoha, he would inevitably organize a counterattack. But Makoto Uchiha's stirring up trouble in the ninja world at this time truly caught Tobirama off guard. Could it be that Makoto Uchiha deliberately conspired with the Uchiha clan?!

He wants to focus his energy on the village itself!

"Uchiha Makoto!"

"Hmm, what can I do for you?"

"Was it you who stirred up this conflict between Iwagakure and Kirigakure?"

"Damn it, do you know this could very well trigger a war? Are you only satisfied when you've dragged the ninja world into the quagmire of war?"

Tobirama Senju demanded sharply.

He certainly wouldn't reveal his own little schemes; all he ever said was for the peace of the ninja world!
Clearly, his mastery of the Will of Fire is unparalleled!
"As expected of you, Tobirama, you guessed perfectly!"

"I knew it was you, you inherently evil Uchiha brat, who was behind all this trouble!"

Uchiha Makoto readily admitted it, even Tobirama Senju was taken aback, clearly not expecting Uchiha Makoto to be so frank this time.

Seeing that Uchiha Makoto readily admitted it, Tobirama Senju couldn't help but ponder Makoto's purpose.

The most likely reason is revenge against Iwagakure.

After all, Iwagakure's sudden intervention during the war between Akatsuki and Kumogakure directly destroyed Uchiha Makoto's chance to capture the third line of defense in one fell swoop.

A guy like Uchiha Makoto would never refrain from finding an opportunity to retaliate.

However, Uchiha Makoto always has ulterior motives when he makes a move, so it's unlikely to be that simple. Moreover, he always reaps great rewards.

This time will certainly be no exception.

Now that he's so readily telling me the truth, I definitely need to use Konoha's power to play games with him first and see if I can profit from it!
"What is your purpose? Is it merely to take revenge on Iwagakure? That seems unlikely."

"Taking revenge on Iwagakure? Tobirama Senju, do you think I'm the kind of petty person who would hold a grudge?"

"You are!"

"Well, it's only a tiny bit."

"Of course, that's only part of the reason. I remember telling you back in Konoha that we need to address the issues of our canneries and the fishing grounds of neighboring countries."

"Now's your chance!"

"Once we deal with Kirigakure, the remaining small countries will be no problem."

Uchiha Makoto said this.

Even Tobirama Senju felt that this was indeed a good opportunity, and couldn't help but think about the benefits it would bring him.

Solving the fishing ground issue will definitely benefit the cannery's operations, and Konoha will earn more money each year.

The cannery was a key achievement project that Tobirama Senju promoted in Konoha. Even though Akatsuki was the major shareholder of the cannery, Konoha's ability to get a share of the profits was entirely due to Tobirama Senju's efforts.

This is a good opportunity to spread the word in the village again and to strike at the Uchiha clan's recent actions.

Since the Uchiha clan wants to join forces with the Konoha ninja clans to raise funds and cause trouble in the business world, which is unfamiliar to ninjas, it's not unreasonable for Tobirama Senju to do so.

Canneries are a great example of effective advertising.

However, the subsequent commercial operation issues put Tobirama Senju in a difficult position.

It's easy to just boast about the cannery as a political achievement project. After all, Tobirama Senju only provided the technology and didn't participate in the company's operation. He just received a share of the profits every year. He himself wasn't good at business and trade!
Just to be on the safe side.

Tobirama Senju felt that he should find a businessman who was good at business to cooperate with, and the first person he thought of was a big businessman from the Arasaka group.

The big businessmen of the Arasaka group have actually been trying to get in touch with Tobirama Senju. In order to make money, they don't care about cooperating with the Uchiha clan or with Tobirama Senju.

Even Makoto Uchiha didn't care.

However, their background put Tobirama Senju in a difficult position.
"Gone?"

"Of course, that's not all. I want to establish an authority and a positive image throughout the ninja world. The conflict between Iwagakure and Kirigakure is both a crisis and an opportunity. What we need to do this time is uphold justice and maintain peace in the ninja world. We have the ability to mediate disputes between major ninja villages, let alone the many smaller ninja villages in the ninja world. This is a great opportunity to expand the influence of our ninja villages. We can use this hot topic to make another movie."

Uchiha Makoto continued.

Senju Tobirama's complexion gradually improved, and the dark circles under his eyes faded slightly.

The increased influence of Konoha on the outside world will also benefit Konoha.

Especially the idea of ​​making movies—that really hit the nail on the head for Tobirama Senju, who had long wanted to make movies to clear his name.

Unfortunately, Tobirama Senju has been too busy lately and hasn't had the time or energy to deal with these things.

Now Makoto Uchiha has delivered the opportunity to his doorstep.
"Why didn't you say so sooner? Konoha absolutely must get involved in this!"

"Konoha has an unshirkable duty to maintain peace in the ninja world!"

"Konoha will also be involved in making this movie."

Tobirama Senju spoke with righteous indignation.

That's utterly shameless. Just moments ago, Tobirama Senju and Makoto Uchiha had a huge argument about this.

This attitude of yours is truly disgusting, absolutely disgusting!

However, Uchiha Makoto didn't bother arguing with him.

After all, Akatsuki Village profited the most from this whole affair.

Uchiha Makoto also concealed information about Bird Shit Island; the real treasure trove lies within!
Let's wait until this matter is finally resolved.

Uchiha Makoto plans to show Tobirama Senju his true colors at an opportune moment afterward!
Of course.
Tobirama Senju's long-cherished wish to make a movie to clear his name is a lie, since he wasn't the Hokage. The highlight of the movie should belong to the light and shadow and the Hokage!

The misunderstanding has been cleared up.

The atmosphere in the room eased up.

Uchiha Makoto and Senju Tobirama began drinking tea and playing chess.

Both sides wanted to take advantage of their shared interests to finalize the specific details of the matter.

Both of them were thick-skinned and ruthless; although they claimed to be upholding justice, their hearts were full of business.

But there is still a scale in my heart—fairness, fairness, it's all for fairness!
If Kirigakure is willing to pay a price to settle the matter, that would be best. If not, then help Iwagakure pressure Kirigakure into agreeing. Once Kirigakure relents, turn around and slap Iwagakure in the face. That way, everyone will be fair!
"Tobirama, talking to you makes me feel completely at ease!"

Do you know why it's bright?

"Our hearts are pure!"

"You don't care about yourself at all!"

"Only for the peace of the ninja world!"

"Big business!"

Ding.

The two teacups collided.

(End of this chapter)