Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 179 You can't only love Konoha when it falls behind—Tobirama Senju couldn't help but start to reflect!
The anti-Uchiha alarm bells, unique to Tobirama Senju, were blaring, but Tobirama still couldn't figure out what Makoto Uchiha was up to.

However, after thinking about it for a long time...

In the end, Tobirama Senju agreed—money! Without money, he couldn't even solve the immediate problem!

"Then it's decided."

Uchiha Makoto said with a grin, and the two reached an agreement.

After that, Makoto Uchiha decided not to continue accompanying Tobirama Senju on his stroll through Akatsuki Village. There was a mountain of documents and people waiting for him to handle and receive in his office.

Tobirama Senju didn't want Makoto Uchiha following him around all the time, as it made him feel restricted.

"I have to go back to work now, you can wander around by yourself."

"Hmph, get out of here!"

The two of them gave each other the middle finger in perfect unison.

Back in the Light and Shadow Office.

Adhering to the principle of "what needs to be done today, must be dealt with today."

Uchiha Makoto quickly resumed fulfilling his duties as the Shadow.

I had just returned to the office.

The letters from Iwagakure and Kirigakure were already on his desk.

The contents of the letters were almost identical.

They should be able to reach Akatsuki Village in a few days to officially begin negotiations.

Makoto Uchiha was also ready.

It's simply giving them a place to argue.

Neither side actually wants a full-blown fight; if you can grasp this mindset, the matter will be much easier to handle.

After arranging the work to welcome the two film stars.

Uchiha Makoto began his work for the day.

Undoubtedly, his first priority was to handle matters related to establishing the Akatsuki Village Bank and issuing currency.

In the early stages, wealthy merchants and nobles had already made preparations in terms of relationships and connections.

They are always willing to provide substantial financial support to the Akatsuki Village.

Specific action plans have also been prepared by professionals.

Makoto Uchiha carefully read through the plan from beginning to end. The core principle was to calculate the ratio of actual carrying capacity to money supply, which was linked to the village's reserves of precious metals such as gold and silver, to ensure that prices, in short, could not be increased by printing more money at this time.

Since the initial implementation location was Akatsuki Village, which was Makoto Uchiha's core base, there shouldn't be any obstacles to its forced implementation.

"Everything is ready!"

After Uchiha Makoto felt there were no problems, he signed more than a dozen related executive orders in one go, which were implemented the next day.

After signing more than a dozen executive orders, Makoto Uchiha still felt something was missing.

"It feels like something's missing... The bank manager hasn't been chosen yet!"

"This is indeed a big problem. After all, it involves the village's core finances. Anyone would be tempted by such a huge amount of money. We must find a reliable person to help us!"

soon.

Uchiha Makoto then realized what was going on.

Until now.

Even the bank president of Xiaoren Village hasn't made a decision yet!

This position involves the village's core finances and a massive amount of funds, so it is bound to be lucrative. Therefore, the selection of this person must be made with utmost care. The candidate must not only have extensive professional knowledge but also a dedicated work ethic.

Their strength is still acceptable.

After all, this location is too conspicuous and could easily lead to an accident.

After some thought.

Uchiha Makoto couldn't find a suitable candidate in the village for the time being.

no way.

If we consider combat prowess, then this person must be a ninja.

The ninjas in the village were all a bunch of brutes.

If you send them to kill people, they'll probably set off with a grin on their faces.

But if you make them learn relevant industry knowledge and deal with digital transactions every day, they'll probably go crazy.

Makoto Uchiha can't hold this position indefinitely. It's fine in the short term, but as the Shadow Master, he has too many things to do every day, and he simply can't keep up with them all.

"The Akatsuki Village has too many airplanes and too few white paper fans!"

"I don't know if that guy is any good. At least his abilities and character are up to par, and he can learn the professional knowledge from scratch. It's just that his identity is a sensitive issue."

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Uchiha Makoto's mind, and he remembered someone.

That's right, it's—Kakuzu!
Kakuzu is so pitiful.

What he is experiencing so far is almost identical to the plot of the original novel.

As an elite member of the Takigakure ninja, he was assigned by the village's higher-ups to carry out a mission to assassinate the Hokage. However, upon returning to the village, he was met with slander and attacks.

In order to deal with the accountability from Konoha, the higher-ups rushed to dump all the blame on him.

This despair and sense of betrayal is enough to completely transform a person—what in this world is still trustworthy?
It's all about money, without a doubt.

Because money is money.

If you put two gold bars together, who can tell which one is noble and which one is filthy?

Uchiha Makoto was considering it from the perspective of personnel management.

Kakuzu is competent in both combat skills and character, and he has now undergone a transformation. Making money = Kakuzu's Ninja Way!
Recruiting Kakuzu would be extremely difficult, as Kakuzu had just experienced a deeply painful betrayal by a ninja village.

But he likes money, and the last thing Akatsuki Village has in abundance right now is money.

Theoretically speaking.

Throwing money at him directly might have a surprising effect—you can't gain Kakuzu's loyalty, but you can buy it!

However, Kakuzu's identity is too sensitive.

He was a rogue ninja from Takigakure, a sinner who assassinated the Hokage... well, he was also an extremely wicked person who slaughtered a family of nobles from the Land of Fire.

Both Konoha and Akatsuki have issued S-rank bounty notices for Kakuzu.

If such a villain were to become the head of Akatsuki Village, things would be in serious trouble once his identity is exposed.

Uchiha Makoto was extremely conflicted.

It would be a waste to leave such a talent in the ninja world to kill people, but recruiting him into Akatsuki Village is tantamount to planting a time bomb in the village.

"Forget it, let's catch him first."

Uchiha Makoto's mind raced, but he still felt that he should capture Kakuzu first before considering how to deal with him.

He then pressed the button on the table.

A member of the Anbu ninja quickly appeared in the room.

As Uchiha Makoto inquired, the Anbu ninja quickly retrieved information about Kakuzu.

It has to be said that getting a good angle is really not easy.

As an elite ninja, Kakuzu was very good at protecting his whereabouts.

After obtaining the forbidden technique "Earth Grudge" from Takigakure Village, his strength was greatly enhanced.

Despite being jointly pursued by Konoha and Akatsuki, they have yet to be captured.

"Recently, we have exhausted all resources to find Kakuzu's whereabouts."

Uchiha Makoto began issuing orders.

As a top-tier ninja village in the ninja world, with a massive amount of funding, it's just that Uchiha Makoto didn't want to put in the effort to investigate in the past. If the village's intelligence resources were truly mobilized to target Kakuzu alone, they would still be able to find traces of him.

"Yes!"

"Also, do not inform Konoha of this message."

"Yes!"

Such an order is absolutely illogical.

However, due to the code of ninjas, he would never ask any questions. Moreover, he knew very well that the Kage and the Anbu ninjas were on completely different levels from the very beginning.

After dealing with these matters, only some trivial things remained, mainly the issue of funding. Following his experience, Uchiha Makoto looked at the applications from the bottom up and rejected the vast majority of them. The bigger the operation, the more all sorts of monsters and demons would try to swindle funding. These bastards would do anything to cheat people out of money.

I was busy until 6 p.m.

Makoto Uchiha left a clone to continue working overtime, while his main body left work on time.

on the way back.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, but Tobirama Senju happened to pass by him.

"Ah~ It's Tobirama Senju!"

Pretend you didn't see it!

He's going home to have dinner and spend time with his wife now!
Uchiha Makoto continued walking, completely ignoring Senju Tobirama with an indifferent expression.

Tobirama Senju didn't want to get entangled with Makoto Uchiha either.

Seeing Uchiha Makoto's indifferent expression, Senju Tobirama's anger flared up again.

"You bastard, are you treating me like I don't exist? I'm a VIP from Konoha, and you're not even going to prepare dinner for me?"

"There's a place selling dumplings right by the roadside, just make do with that, don't you have no money?"

"I don't care, I'm not paying for this!"

Tobirama Senju started acting like a rogue, and Makoto Uchiha didn't want to get entangled with him any longer, as it would delay his important task of going home for dinner and spending time with his wife.

Without any choice.

He could only take out some money from his pocket and buy some dumplings from a roadside vendor, which he then handed to Tobirama Senju.

Tobirama Senju took the dumpling but didn't eat it immediately. Instead, he stared at the change that Makoto Uchiha had given him.

Of course, he wasn't after that little bit of change.

Instead, after spending the afternoon browsing around, Tobirama Senju suddenly remembered something very important—the purchasing power of a day's wages for food among ordinary people in Akatsuki Village.

"What, you don't still want my change, do you?"

"Hmph, then give it to me!"

"You're dreaming!"

Tobirama Senju snorted twice, took a bite of the dumpling, stopped looking at Makoto Uchiha, and started chatting with the old woman selling dumplings by the roadside.

The data presented by ordinary people like grandmothers is very convincing, without any data manipulation.

Then he learned a fact that made his jaw drop.

It turns out that the guy he considered a disgrace to journalism wasn't lying on this point; the truth was largely correct.

Uchiha was not surprised by this.

There is a rumor that during the Republic of China era, rickshaw pullers in big cities ate better food than landlords in the countryside.

This is largely related to the development of the market in the city.

The city has a well-developed food market where cash can buy good food, and the purchasing power is strong. In contrast, rural landlords have land but no market, and resources are scarce, creating this peculiar situation.

The same principle applies here as well.

Konoha's economy is currently only that of a small town, and it is relatively underdeveloped. As a result, the village is short of goods and relies on external imports, which leads to higher costs.

The scale of Akatsuki Village is far beyond that of Konoha. It has formed a vibrant market mechanism with a wide variety of goods, ample supply, and fierce competition. This makes commodity prices more transparent, transactions more efficient, and money circulates faster, creating a money-making effect.

Of course, a large part of the reason is because
Uchiha Makoto used all the blood packs he obtained from the insects of the Land of Fire on the village. He really didn't care about money—his salary was rising, but he used government subsidies to suppress the price increases.

This is still far from the golden age that Uchiha Makoto envisioned.

At the very least, an ordinary worker can support a family of four with a single income, including two cars, a dog, a house, and their children's education.

Is Konoha really that bad?

Tobirama Senju once again began to question the meaning of life.

He admitted that there was a gap between Konoha and Akatsuki, but he didn't expect the gap to be so exaggerated. Can Konoha really catch up with Akatsuki?
Seeing Tobirama Senju's expression of not being able to eat the dumplings, Makoto Uchiha's appetite immediately returned.

"Tobirama, as the saying goes, a wise man is a teacher. 'New Ninja' is the culmination of my governing philosophy, and I have always liked to publish many short stories containing philosophical insights in it."

"The Akatsuki didn't achieve all this overnight. You should reflect on that."

"Hmm, I guess I really need to think about this carefully."

The world today is no longer about fighting and killing.

Makoto Uchiha's economic tactics have been quite effective; it's time to copy them entirely and replicate them in Konoha.

As Tobirama Senju pondered this, he was still lost in reflection.
Uchiha Makoto had already quietly disappeared from the spot and jogged all the way home.

Open the door to your home.

Upon smelling the familiar fragrance, Uchiha Makoto unconsciously began to hum a little tune.

"Even after eating pickled vegetables and tofu, no amount of fame can compare to mine."

"Cheng, you're finally back. Dinner is ready."

The dinner table.

While Makoto Uchiha ate his meal, Shizuku Uzumaki's attention was no longer on the delicious food in front of her, but rather on the teaching materials that taught people how to make clothes and socks.

"I plan to make some clothes and socks myself."

As a virtuous wife and loving mother.

Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku is already preparing to make clothes for her future son.

In fact, Makoto Uchiha felt that these were things he could easily buy, but since Shizuku Uzumaki was so interested, he decided to go along with her interests.

"Sure. If you're interested, I can find someone to teach you directly."

"Really? That's great!"

Uchiha Makoto had an expression of enjoyment on his face.

He really enjoys this peaceful life. It's exhausting to be out there scheming and plotting all day.

That bastard Tobirama Senju, he'll never give me a moment's peace.

I'm really looking forward to his reform efforts in Konoha.

Akatsuki Village failed to cultivate many influential public intellectuals in Konoha, but things will be different in the future. However, they will still only be able to play the same old tricks as the Ancient Tomb Sect.

Information spreads too slowly in this era.
"Wait a minute. Why am I thinking of that bastard at this time?"

In a dense forest.

Several intelligence ninjas from Konoha and Akatsuki were whispering among themselves.

"This level of chakra...it's terrifying! It's like a monster!"

"Hey, don't come any closer, it'll spot us!"

Before them was a blue-black cat with flame-like chakra wrapped around its body.

The cat also had two tails trailing behind it.

The cat's body was like a small mountain, radiating a heart-stopping chakra fluctuation.

It has two tails!

"Alright, now that we've found the Two-Tails, let's quickly send a message to Lord Hashirama!"

"Yes!"

The ANBU ninjas had just finished exchanging words.

The two-tailed cat, several miles away, seemed to sense something and suddenly shuddered for some reason.

The fact that even tailed beasts can feel a chill is itself very abnormal.

So the two-tailed cat got excited.

"Meow!"

Super Transformation - Spine Dragon Mode, activated!

However, nothing happened a few seconds later.

Cat: "Could it be my imagination?"

(End of this chapter)