Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 194 Madara Uchiha's Maniacal Laughter - Tobirama Senju's efforts were in vain, and Konoha suffered a crushing defeat.

With the struggle over the Two-Tails resolved, the plan to capture the Tailed Beasts was temporarily put on hold.

Uchiha Makoto successfully became the big winner of this operation to capture the tailed beasts.

Subsequently
After eating and drinking their fill, the group had nothing to do, so they started discussing their future plans to capture the tailed beasts.

There is currently no concrete information regarding the whereabouts of the remaining tailed beasts.

However, the ninjas from Akatsuki and Konoha are still searching continuously. In the original story, Konoha alone was able to gather all the information. Now, with the addition of Akatsuki's strength, the combined efforts of both sides will eventually lead to the discovery of everything.

But
Honestly.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were no longer very interested in their plans to capture the Tailed Beasts.

the reason is simple.

The tailed beasts are not nearly as powerful as described in the ancient texts.

The strength displayed by the Two-Tailed Fox truly disappointed these two demon kings.

If the Two-Tails is so weak, how strong can the Three-Tails be? The Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and even the Nine-Tails are probably nothing special either.

The combined ninjutsu that the two of them had painstakingly practiced was completely useless.

Therefore, capturing other tailed beasts next time won't require such a huge effort as this time.

Either of them could easily take a long trip.

The two-tailed cat trembled as it listened, curling its entire body into Makoto Uchiha's arms—these two devils were planning to continue harming their fellow tailed beasts!
Tailed beasts will never be slaves!
However, this indignation, defiance, and hatred were tinged with a hint of regret.

The cat was truly heartbroken. What had she done to deserve being beaten up by these two great demons working together?

This kind of treatment should belong to the Nine-Tails!

That stinky fox Kurama is arrogant and conceited just because the Six Paths Sage favored it and gave it a little more chakra. For so many years, it has been calling itself the boss of the tailed beasts. It should be made to taste the treatment it has received today!

Two-Tailed Cat was thinking this to itself.

But the cat is kind-hearted.

For the sake of its fellow tailed beasts' freedom, it remained silent—if the Nine-Tails encountered both of these demons at once, like it had encountered one, it certainly wouldn't be able to escape. But if it only encountered one, it might still have a chance to run away.

"The next tailed beast captured must be handed over to Konoha for safekeeping."

"Tobirama, I think we should still consider the wishes of the tailed beasts."

"Humph"

Compared to Hashirama Senju, who was spouting Versailles rhetoric, Tobirama Senju's words were more pragmatic; they were already vying for the right to capture the next Tailed Beast.

Makoto Uchiha continued to maintain his persona, saying things that the Two-Tails liked to hear.

Tobirama Senju immediately showed his displeasure, snorted coldly, glared at Makoto Uchiha, and then stopped talking—as long as Makoto Uchiha didn't interfere, the tailed beast's will could be represented!
—The tailed beasts all love Konoha!

"Tobirama, I don't plan to go back to Konoha for now. I want to go to Akatsuki Village with Makoto Uchiha for a while."

At that moment, Hashirama Senju suddenly spoke.

Because of his younger brother Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju developed a great curiosity about Akatsuki Village. So, in order to satisfy his curiosity, he specifically asked Makoto Uchiha to let him visit Akatsuki Village.

"Of course that's no problem."

"Lord Hashirama, the gates of Akatsuki are always open for you if you wish."

"Tobirama, do you want to come along?"

Regarding such a requirement.
Uchiha Makoto naturally wouldn't refuse and readily agreed.

He even took the initiative to ask Tobirama Senju to accompany Hashirama Senju on another trip to Akatsuki Village.

Unfortunately.
Tobirama Senju truly didn't appreciate Makoto Uchiha's feelings at all.

If Makoto Uchiha hadn't brought this up, he might have actually gone to Akatsuki with Hashirama Senju again, just in case his older brother was deceived by that inherently evil Uchiha brat, Makoto Uchiha.

But
Makoto Uchiha is now bringing this up himself, along with that signature smile.

Tobirama Senju immediately began to imagine some things.

That bastard Makoto Uchiha will definitely deliberately compare Akatsuki and Konoha in front of his older brother, and then use that opportunity to embarrass himself.

"Tobirama, what do you think is better, Konoha or Akatsuki?"

"No way, no way! Konoha's development right now... Tobirama, you'd better work harder!"

"We can't stay poor like this forever. If things really get too bad, I'll take care of Konoha for you."

The thought of Uchiha Makoto "persecuturing" him in front of Senju Hashirama was unbearable.

Tobirama Senju's fist was already hard.

Go to Akatsuki Village?

How can it be!

Isn't this like a lamb entering a tiger's den, voluntarily offering its face to be beaten by Uchiha Makoto?

Makoto Uchiha will definitely do that!

"Humph"

"Never mind, I have a lot of things to do in Konoha lately, I don't have time."

"Should we reconsider?"

"Ah"

Uchiha Makoto offered a few words of advice.

However, Tobirama Senju maintained a dark and expressionless face, and very directly rejected Makoto Uchiha's "kindness".

Uchiha Makoto immediately showed a regretful expression.

He did indeed intend to say something sarcastic to Hashirama Senju, just as Tobirama had imagined—Tobirama's intuition was too accurate!
That's such a pity!
Then, Tobirama Senju pulled Hashirama Senju aside, glared fiercely at Makoto Uchiha who was watching, and finally gave him a earnest warning:
"Big brother, if you want to go to Akatsuki Village, I won't object."

"But be careful about Uchiha Makoto. In short, if he mentions any cooperation between Akatsuki and Konoha, don't agree to any of them."

Why?

"Big brother, I'm really afraid you'll sell out Konoha and then count the money for Uchiha Makoto!"

Am I really that bad?

"Shut up!"

"In short, you must agree to this condition, otherwise I will absolutely not agree to let you go to Akatsuki Village!"

"."

Under normal circumstances.

Tobirama Senju was truly able to firmly suppress his elder brother, Hashirama Senju.

Hashirama Senju was so scolded by Tobirama Senju that he couldn't lift his head. In the end, he scratched his head and smiled sheepishly as he agreed to Tobirama Senju's conditions, which finally appeased Tobirama Senju.

—Hmph, even if he's stupid, he won't agree to any cooperation between Konoha and Akatsuki. How far can he be tricked by Uchiha Makoto? The next morning.

The four of them then went their separate ways.

Tobirama Senju embarked on his journey back to Konoha alone, and before leaving, he deliberately gave Makoto Uchiha the middle finger.

Makoto Uchiha did the same, and then, together with Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha (wherever Hashirama goes, I go!), they headed towards Akatsuki Village.

a few days later.

The outskirts of Xiaoren Village.

The supreme light and shadow returned to his loyal Akatsuki Village.

Er Mao Cat perched on Uchiha Makoto's shoulder, its eyes curiously surveying its surroundings.

Because of their immense power, the Tailed Beasts have been branded with various infamy by humans over thousands of years. However, due to the Sage of Six Paths, they tend to stay away from human settlements to avoid conflict with humans.

Two-Tails hasn't seen so many humans in a long time.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were also curiously observing their surroundings.

They hadn't expected to see so many Akatsuki villagers on the outskirts of Akatsuki Village.

"Cheng, what is it that all these villagers are doing so early in the morning?"

"Going to work? There are several large factories and construction sites in that direction. It's a labor-intensive industry, so it's normal to start work at five in the morning."

"But they all seem very happy."

"Lord Hashirama, this is at least a job that can make a living."

Uchiha Makoto's tone was slightly wistful.

Looking down from above, these people, like ants, made their way to the factory; there were tens of thousands of them.

This group of people were all refugees and migrants who came to Akatsuki Village through various means. They were regarded as "dangerous elements" and destabilizing factors by the adults of the Land of Fire.

However, Akatsuki still accepted them.

Because there are no prices that can't be sold, and no goods that can't be sold. As long as the price is low enough, anything can be sold!
This is the allure of sweatshops... well, the allure of labor-intensive industries.

Of course, this comes at a price.

The people in front of us have to work hard every day, getting up early and working overtime all night. The only good thing is that they can eat their fill and get a meager salary, and then they are content.

Makoto Uchiha has gradually developed the advantage of the low human rights in the ninja world.

At least so far.

No matter how much he tormented these people, as long as he ensured their quality of life remained above the subsistence level and provided them with some meat from time to time (canned fish was really popular), they were better off than those insects.

They refused to leave even when asked to.

In short, Makoto Uchiha's labor-intensive industries have been a great success.

"According to the plan, that direction will lead to the outer city of Akatsuki Village, and the houses built there will be sold specifically to these workers to create a community. Moreover, as long as they buy these houses, their children will be eligible to receive Akatsuki Village's education at the ninja academy run by Akatsuki Village headquarters. After graduation, they will have a high probability of finding a decent job at headquarters."

"Of course, the Akatsuki headquarters will continue to expand."

As they walked, Makoto Uchiha also introduced some of the urban planning of Akatsuki Village.

Considering the monotonous and arduous life in the factory, the cattle and horses were able to endure it for the first few years.

But it will happen over time.
A group of scientists once conducted an experiment where they placed mice in jars filled with water to see how long they could survive on average. Each mouse gave up struggling and died within 15 minutes. The scientists then tried different methods. They placed new mice in the water, but rescued them just before they drowned, dried them, and fed them to help them recover. They then placed the same mice back in the water jar, but this time they didn't try to save them. This time, the mice swam desperately and survived for over 60 hours, more than two days.

This is the power of hope.

In this era where local values ​​are deeply ingrained, these people left their hometowns for various reasons and came to Xiaoren Village. The land that originally belonged to them was also taken away by the insects through various means. At this time, reconstructing their homes in the form of a community for them is equivalent to giving them hope.

Humans are like rats.

I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue, I'm just afraid of having no hope.

After getting married and having children, you need to find a way to buy a house. It's okay if you don't have money; you can take out a loan.

Once you buy a house and take on a mortgage, life really becomes something to look forward to.

That sounds a bit like hell.

However, the capitalists of Akatsuki Village still felt that Uchiha Makoto was too kind-hearted.

In this era, any young person, with just a little training, can be thrown into a factory and become a decent workforce.

Even young children are the same.

There are jobs in the factory that are suitable for children.

However, in this respect
Makoto Uchiha simply cut him off with one stroke.

Even if the child's parents don't mind these things.

After all, it's always good to earn more money, even if it's just a little bit.

But Makoto Uchiha knew that once this kind of thing was started, things would happen that even he couldn't stand.

He would rather spend more public funds on the purchase of grain.

"Lord Madara, Lord Hashirama, let's go, their future is bright."

"In the future, they will become part of Akatsuki Village and build their own home."

"We're almost at the Akatsuki headquarters."

As Makoto Uchiha said this, he waved to Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju behind him.

Compared to the outskirts of Xiaoren Village.

The headquarters of Akatsuki Village was a vibrant place where everything flourished.

"Unbelievable, Makoto. If I didn't know this was Akatsuki Village, I would have thought it was the capital of the Land of Fire."

"You've managed to transform Akatsuki Village into this state in just a few years; it's truly remarkable."

"No wonder that after Tobirama came here, he immediately collected information on Akatsuki's policies and wrote a development strategy for Konoha."

Hashirama Senju's eyes lit up as he looked around, his expression one of utter disbelief.

A powerful ninja must be confident.

During the Warring States period, Hashirama Senju defeated one powerful enemy after another, even Madara Uchiha was defeated by him. He was a proud and confident ninja, but he acted like an "idiot".

Konoha is his life's work, so how bad could it be?

But at that moment, Uchiha Makoto had already figured it out.

Hashirama Senju seemed to be questioning the meaning of life.

Even though Hashirama Senju had mentally prepared himself, seeing Akatsuki in person was still a shock. The difference between Konoha and Akatsuki was immense!
"Hahahaha," Madara Uchiha was secretly delighted for some reason. Even though he was also a Konoha ninja, the thought of Tobirama Senju working himself to the bone in Konoha for so-called reputation and power, only to find that his results were so different from Makoto Uchiha's, made him very happy for Makoto. After all, Makoto was still an Uchiha!

(End of this chapter)