Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 197 Konoha won't consider Lord Madara or the Uchiha clan as comrades, right, Lord Hashirama?

Akatsuki Village.

Uchiha Makoto was squatting on the ground when a group of researchers who were working hard in the field noticed him.

Upon seeing that it was Guangying himself, they immediately stood up and bowed. Uchiha Makoto simply waved his hand, indicating that they should go about their business and not worry about him.

Then, Uchiha Makoto reached out and grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, examining it closely.

have to say
This land is so fertile! So fertile that it's awakening my blood! Such good land should be used for farming!
In fact, there are only a handful of good places in the ninja world suitable for farming.

Of the five great nations, the Land of Wind is a desert, covered in sand, making it impossible to cultivate crops. Humans should not even live on this land.

The Land of Earth is characterized by many rocky mountains and few plains.

The Land of Lightning is similar, with sheer cliffs and high mountains, and a rather harsh climate and environment.

The climate of the Water Country is similar to that of Australia on Earth, but it is an island nation far from the center of the continent.

The land of fields, the land of grass. These countries are too small.

The Land of Fire is vast, with fertile land, a suitable climate, and large plains. It is the largest grain-producing country in the entire ninja world, and also the most populous country in the ninja world.

"Truly a chosen land of kings and rulers, a land where dragons rise!"

Uchiha Makoto was there sighing and lamenting when, a short while later, the Akatsuki ANBU ninjas arrived with Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.

A familiar voice came to my ears.

"Cheng, why did you call me here in such a hurry? Is there something you need?"

"Lord Hashirama, I'm sorry to bother you so suddenly, but I have something very important that I need your help with."

"You're too kind, Cheng. Please feel free to ask. I will do my best to help you if I can."

As always, Hashirama Senju was easy to talk to. For a nice guy like him, as long as there was a suitable excuse and the request was not excessive, he would not stand idly by.

~~~They can openly and honestly give away the tailed beasts they painstakingly captured for free.

"Then I'll be frank. The breeding research organized by Akatsuki Village is progressing quite slowly, with the timing of seed production and maturity being the most difficult and critical issue to resolve."

"Therefore, Lord Hashirama, I need your Wood Release power."

Uchiha Makoto didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.

In breeding experiments, in order to obtain seeds with high yield, strong disease resistance, drought tolerance, and short maturity period, in addition to scientific cultivation methods, another very important factor is luck. If you are lucky, you can obtain the desired traits, and then through repeated cultivation, you can obtain seeds with stable traits.

The biggest cost to be paid in this way is time.

Now we need to use the power of Wood Release to shorten the breeding time.

After some explanation, Hashirama Senju roughly understood what Makoto Uchiha meant.

"It's just about speeding up the growth of seeds, a piece of cake, it's too easy."

"When Konoha was first established, two juniors lost a lot of money because they privately speculated on... well, a kind of flower called tulips. Then Tobirama had me use seeds to grow a large batch of tulips and sell them in the market, which salvaged a lot of the losses. However, this incident later caused a huge mess."

Seeing that the matter was not difficult, Hashirama Senju immediately agreed, while muttering a story from the past.

"Ahem, Lord Hashirama, let's not dwell on the past. The important things are what we need to do now!"

Uchiha Makoto chuckled a few times and quickly changed the subject. He was one of the masterminds behind the Tulip scam and a key operator.

soon.

Several agricultural experts who were busy working nearby gathered together.

Under the gaze of a group of people
With a clap of his hands, Hashirama Senju caused the crops in the nearby experimental fields to grow rapidly at a visible speed, reaching maturity in just a few breaths.

This striking scene left the agricultural experts present speechless with astonishment.

As ordinary people who joined Akatsuki, they had more or less come into contact with information about the ninja circle—the First Hokage of Konoha possessed Wood Release, a technique powerful enough to destroy the world.

However, they were not concerned with the so-called powerful strength of Wood Release at the moment, but rather viewed Wood Release from a different perspective.

As agricultural experts in seed cultivation, they almost immediately realized that Wood Release was practically cheating in the field of seed cultivation.

Decades of hard work
It might be resolved within a few days.

So their gazes turned to Hashirama Senju, as if they had seen some rare and precious treasure.

"Gentlemen, I specially invited Lord Hashirama here. He will assist you with your breeding experiments and also test the effectiveness of the fertilizer."

"Yes, Lord Light and Shadow!"
"Lord Hokage, this way please."

"What are you fighting over? Don't you know it's first come, first served? Hokage, come over here."

"Get out of my way. My breeding experiments are the most important. This way, Lord Hokage. Once my experiments are completed, you will be made a Saint. Even the Sage of Six Paths will have to give way to you."

Several agricultural tycoons couldn't help but scramble to grab it.

At this moment, no one understands the terror of Wood Release better than them. They may very well achieve the feat of having their own lineage established because of Hashirama Senju, or even go down in history.

"Haha, don't rush, don't rush."

"The claim that he's comparable to the Sage of Six Paths is an overstatement."

"Wood Clone Technique".

After being showered with praise, Hashirama Senju put his hands on his hips and let out a hearty laugh. Then he used the Wood Clone Technique to create more than a dozen Wood Clones, achieving the sharing of Wood Release techniques.

Several agricultural experts, each with several wooden clones, plunged headfirst into the field.

"This is the correct way to use Wood Release. If we had done it this way long ago, so many people in the ninja world wouldn't have starved to death."

"Hmm, is this what you mean by the ninja revolution?"

"Yes."

Madara Uchiha, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. He had never imagined that Wood Release could be used in such a way.

Not only Madara Uchiha, but also Hashirama Senju himself, and Tobirama Senju, who called himself the greatest scientific researcher in the ninja world, never thought of developing the abilities of Wood Release beyond combat.

The power of Wood Release is revolutionary in many areas; it can change the entire ninja world!

In this cesspool of a ninja world, if the vast majority of people can be fed, many disputes can be easily resolved.

"That's interesting. So this is the path you've been seeking to achieve peace in the ninja world?"

"But you've overlooked one point: the greed in people's hearts cannot solve the fundamental problem. Humans are pathetic creatures, but Hashirama and I share the ideal of creating a world of eternal peace in the ninja world!"

Madara Uchiha unconsciously began to debate with Makoto Uchiha, ever since he had been utterly defeated by Makoto Uchiha in the last debate.

He kept thinking. It would be too embarrassing to be defeated by a junior!
The evil in human nature has destined the world to be filled with constant wars, just like the despicable things those nobles have done.

If there is a food shortage, they will hoard food and sell it at high prices!
A food shortage of 30% doesn't simply mean prices will triple or even tenfold; it means prices will rise to a point where those 30% of people simply can't afford it and will starve to death.

"Lord Ban, I admit that the theory of productivity alone cannot solve all social problems, but at least the world is getting better little by little."

As Makoto Uchiha said this, with his back to Madara Uchiha, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Madara Uchiha could communicate normally before, but how long has it been? He's now staring at that broken stone tablet, deep in thought, and he's become a complete idiot—how could a world that eliminates human greed and achieves eternal peace possibly exist?

The best way to deal with a stubborn person is to slap them twice to bring them to their senses.

Unfortunately, the only person who can slap Madara Uchiha twice right now is Hashirama Senju!
—Black Zetsu, is it you secretly exerting your power, or is it the so-called world correction? The topic quickly came to an end.

Because Hashirama Senju's true form has returned.

“Makoto, I left some wood clones here. The chakra within those wood clones is enough for a very long time.”

"Madara, let's continue our investigation in Akatsuki Village!"

Hashirama Senju dusted himself off and decided to continue his study tour of Akatsuki Village with Madara.

Madara Uchiha remained silent, seemingly lost in thought—he didn't mind playing house with Hashirama Senju for a while longer.

However, Uchiha Makoto stopped Senju Hashirama at that moment.

He wanted to talk to Hashirama Senju about adult topics.

"Lord Hashirama, we really owe you a lot this time. It just so happens that Akatsuki is planning to establish a seed company and a fertilizer company. I would like to invite Konoha Technology to invest in us. We can all sit down and discuss the shareholding issue."

"This cooperation will definitely bring huge benefits to Konoha and Akatsuki."

"We're all allies, and we'll still be family. We can definitely work together."

Uchiha spoke sincerely.

Since we can't eat alone, why not open our hearts and cooperate earnestly with Konoha?

The agricultural sector is such a huge pie that it's enough for both Akatsuki and Konoha, the two major ninja villages, to make a fortune.

"cooperate?"

"This is sincere."

"Forget it, it's just a small favor, let's forget about the cooperation."

Hashirama Senju immediately recalled his younger brother Tobirama Senju's parting words: "No matter how much Makoto Uchiha talks about cooperation, Konoha must not cooperate with Akatsuki!"
He hesitated for a long time, but in the end he chose to listen to Tobirama Senju's advice and refused Makoto Uchiha's cooperation.

"Lord Hashirama, this is something that will greatly benefit Konoha, why refuse?"

"For example, the cannery made a lot of money in Konoha."

"We can sit down and discuss this shareholding issue in detail."

Before Hashirama Senju could finish his refusal, Makoto Uchiha immediately continued.

Wood Release is practically a cheat code in the field of breeding.

This time it's just grain breeding; in the future, there will be vegetable breeding and fruit breeding. In just a few years, we can solve the food problem and vegetable supply problem for Xiaoren Village!

The prospects for cooperation are bright!

"I appreciate your kind offer, but I really can't agree."

"Why, Lord Hashirama? Is it because my offer wasn't sincere enough? Is a 50/50 split not enough?"

"Does Konoha intend to split it 40/60? Ah... this... Lord Hashirama..."

Uchiha Makoto immediately raised his voice, having already offered a 50/50 split.

It's unlikely that Hashirama Senju, with his thick eyebrows and kind eyes, would raise prices based on technological monopoly.

"No, no, that's not what I meant."

"I'm just saying I'll call off this collaboration."

There has to be a reason.

"Hey, Cheng...this..."

"Oh, I see. It must have been Tobirama Senju who told you something."

Hashirama Senju vehemently disagreed with this cooperation, but couldn't give a specific reason.

Makoto Uchiha blinked and quickly guessed the truth behind it.

It must be that inherently evil old devil, Tobirama Senju, causing trouble behind the scenes!
"Lord Hashirama, you don't need to hide it from me anymore. I can guess everything just by looking at your expression!"

"It must be Tobirama Senju stirring up trouble behind the scenes!"

"He never trusted me about my identity from beginning to end, nor did he trust the Uchiha clan."

"Even Lord Madara is probably the same."

"Lord Madara even forgave Lord Izuna's death back then!"

"Doesn't this prove the existence of our Uchiha clan?"

"Perhaps Tobirama Senju never even considered us Uchiha clan members as comrades."

"Lord Hashirama, are you like this too?"

Hashirama Senju still wanted to keep it a secret for his younger brother, but Makoto Uchiha didn't give him the chance. In order to achieve his goal, he directly started to make a fuss and label him.

Distrusting me is distrusting the Uchiha clan!
The most important thing is to get Hashirama Senju's beloved son, Madara Uchiha.

And then there's Uchiha Madara's beloved son, Uchiha Izuna.

Uchiha Makoto's tone was filled with anger and dismay.

Madara Uchiha originally did not want to get involved in these matters.

However, several daggers had already pierced Madara Uchiha's heart.

In just a few words.

The conflict was successfully shifted.

Makoto Uchiha is no longer in a hurry.

Because Hashirama Senju started to panic.

Konoha.

Hokage's Office

"Oops~ Why do I suddenly feel a chill down my spine? Is this feeling because someone's trying to mess with me again?"

"Brother Uchiha Makoto, that idiot will definitely be fine as long as he follows my instructions exactly!"

"Could it be that I'm being too sensitive?"

As Tobirama Senju sat in the chair in the Hokage's office, he suddenly felt inexplicably uneasy.

It was almost subconscious.
He thought of his older brother who was far away in Akatsuki Village, and also of Uchiha Makoto, that naturally evil Uchiha brat.

An inexplicable sense of unease made Tobirama Senju feel restless and agitated.

He began to regret letting his elder brother go to Akatsuki Village alone because of his pride.

My older brother might just do it.
If I went to Akatsuki with my older brother, at most I'd just be verbally abused by Makoto Uchiha. That's still too much!

This is really stubborn and inflexible!
However, after some mental preparation
Tobirama Senju forced himself to calm down—Big brother, that idiot, as long as he doesn't agree to any cooperation between Akatsuki and Konoha, there won't be any problems!
(End of this chapter)