Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 205 The pitiful Tobirama Senju was manipulated by Makoto Uchiha.

Faced with Tobirama Senju's questioning, Hashirama Senju could only explain the ins and outs of the five million ryo in detail.

“Uchiha Makoto asked me to use Wood Release to help Akatsuki Village with plant breeding experiments. This was not difficult for me at all, so I agreed.”

"The reward is a full five million taels! That's so much easier than the S-rank missions I used to do. Cheng, he really is generous!"

As Hashirama Senju said this, his tone made no attempt to hide his admiration for Makoto Uchiha.

For such a simple task, Makoto Uchiha gave him a whopping 500 million ryo in one go.

Where in the ninja world can you find an S-rank mission that's both expensive and easy?
This is probably only because of Konoha, and because he is the Hokage of Konoha. Otherwise, this kind of mission would at most be a C or B-rank mission.

Tobirama Senju's expression was visibly grim.

He only heard the beginning of what Hashirama Senju said, and in an instant, he understood many things.

No wonder! I knew something was wrong!

I've been so busy lately!

I never expected that I wouldn't have realized something so simple at first.

No wonder Akatsuki Village suddenly developed seeds for high-yield crops; it turns out they borrowed their elder brother's Wood Release power. Only Wood Release can rapidly accelerate plant growth and cultivate a batch. And that so-called Agricultural Association—they probably benefited from their elder brother's influence too!
What the hell.

The most important thing is.
My money!!!
Judging from just a few copies of contracts collected by Konoha, your Akatsuki village has already easily made hundreds of millions of yen, and that's just the tip of the iceberg, a drop in the ocean!

Who knows how much money they'll make in the future? Even mountains of gold and silver wouldn't be enough for your Akatsuki Village to carry!
You've made a fortune and are rolling in money, yet you've only given your eldest brother a paltry five million taels!

Now you expect your elder brother to thank you?

"Damn it! You beast!"

"Uchiha Makoto, you born evil Uchiha brat, I'm going to kill you!!"

The more Tobirama Senju thought about it, the more distressed he became, his face contorted in pain, and he screamed in a state of mental instability.

Money, oh money. He's so worried about money.

This windfall, which fell from the sky, just vanished without a trace!

At this moment, he truly had the will to kill Uchiha Makoto.

It must be that Makoto Uchiha, that inherently evil Uchiha brat, who set up his older brother!
Before Hashirama Senju could finish speaking, he was startled by Tobirama Senju's sudden roar.

"Tobirama, what's wrong? Don't be like this."

"Big brother, you've been fooled by Makoto Uchiha! That inherently evil Uchiha brat has already sold you out, and you're still counting the money for him and praising him!"

Tobirama Senju snapped out of his daze, his eyes fixed on his elder brother, his face showing a look of anger and disappointment at his brother's lack of ambition.

Brother, how could you be so naive as to fall for Makoto Uchiha's trick!

Makoto Uchiha, that inherently evil Uchiha brat, has already betrayed you, and you're still counting his money and praising him?

"Am I being lied to?"

"How could that be? Madara was with me at the time. How could Makoto Uchiha lie to both of us?"

"Besides, Makoto isn't that kind of person!"

Senju Hashirama said this.

He instinctively defended Uchiha Makoto, arguing that he had insisted on his brother's request and refused to cooperate, forcing Uchiha Makoto to agree to a mission. He argued that this couldn't be considered deception.

Furthermore, Madara Uchiha was also present. If Makoto Uchiha wanted to deceive him, Madara would definitely have warned him!
Upon hearing the name Uchiha Madara, Tobirama Senju became even more furious.

What good could come of two inherently evil Uchiha, Makoto Uchiha and Madara Uchiha, getting together? They'd just take advantage of their older brother's lack of intelligence!

Now the eldest brother is actually speaking up for the two of them?

A mere five million taels!
Brother, you've been bribed so easily?

The Akatsuki Village will be able to get hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions of taels this time.

Thinking about this, it was even more painful for him than killing Tobirama Senju with a single blow.

Money, oh money! So much money that should belong to Konoha, and now it's all gone!!

"Hmph, Madara Uchiha is in cahoots with Makoto Uchiha; they're both Uchiha!!"

"Damn it, I knew it!!"

"This group of Uchiha is colluding with outsiders to harm Konoha's interests. They'll only be satisfied once they've completely destroyed Konoha!!"

In a fit of anger, Tobirama Senju blurted out the words that had been building up in his heart for a long time—words that he could not even mention in front of Hashirama Senju on ordinary days.

Hashirama Senju's expression also became extremely serious, no longer concealing its true nature.

"Tobirama, that's enough! Stop saying things like that!"

"Neither Makoto nor Madara are like that. The Uchiha clan are already our comrades!"

"Heh, my brother, you're too naive. Konoha, the Uzumaki clan, and Akatsuki Village jointly opened a cannery. I invested my technology back then. Do you know how much money Konoha makes every year with a 20% share? It's in the hundreds of millions."

"And your Wood Release, brother. He actually just gave five million ryo to get rid of Konoha."

"Isn't this taking advantage of the fact that you're an honest person, brother?"

The sarcastic words from Tobirama Senju almost came out of his mouth, and he even brought up the example of the cannery as evidence. Just 20% of the shares already brought Konoha a considerable amount of extra income every year, and the agricultural industry that the Agricultural Association is engaged in this time will definitely bring Konoha even greater benefits.

And this is not just a simple economic calculation!
There's also politics and reputation. Those unscrupulous media outlets in the Land of Fire have been hyping up Akatsuki Village to the skies because of the new seeds and fertilizers introduced by the Agricultural Association!
All of these should be allocated to Konoha, and a large portion at that!

Hashirama Senju now understood the meaning behind Tobirama Senju's words.

It turns out that the agricultural association set up by Xiaoren Village can make so much money!
Several hundred million?
Billions?
Even tens of billions?
That's really profitable!!
However, Hashirama Senju was only amazed by the profits of the Agricultural Association's businesses, and he did not feel any dissatisfaction towards Makoto Uchiha.

Even Uchiha Makoto's image in Senju Hashirama's mind was elevated considerably!

After all, Uchiha Makoto had tried his best to persuade him to cooperate, and even offered a generous deal of 50/50 shares. However, due to his younger brother Tobirama's repeated instructions—no matter how eloquent Uchiha Makoto's words were, he must never agree to any cooperation between Konoha and Akatsuki—Senju Hashirama initially refused to budge.

It was only after Uchiha Makoto found an excuse to get Uchiha Madara to also put pressure on him that Senju Hashirama reluctantly agreed.

Uchiha Makoto, taking advantage of the situation, proposed a mission agreement with Senju Hashirama for assistance worth five million ryo, thus both getting Senju Hashirama to help and indirectly fulfilling Senju Tobirama's request.

Ah. Back then, Uchiha Makoto was truly sincere, wanting to cooperate with Konoha and make money together!
However, the prejudice of his younger brother Tobirama ruined their perfectly good cooperation.

"Tobirama, this is all your fault!!"

"Have you forgotten what you told me before I went to Akatsuki Village?"

Hashirama Senju's expression grew even more serious. He looked at Tobirama Senju with a disappointed gaze and said slowly in a deep voice, "What did I say?"

“You told me that no matter how sweet Uchiha Makoto’s words were, we must never agree to any cooperation between Konoha and Akatsuki.”

"hiss"

"Um, brother, what do you mean?"

At first, Tobirama Senju was still immersed in the grief of losing hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions, and completely forgot what he had done. Now, with a slight reminder from Hashirama Senju, he suddenly remembered what he had said before his older brother went to Akatsuki.

Never, ever cooperate with Akatsuki, no matter how nicely Makoto Uchiha puts it.

"That's right. Initially, Makoto Uchiha wanted Akatsuki and Konoha to cooperate, promising Konoha a 50% stake. However, because of your instructions, I insisted on not agreeing. Later, Makoto Uchiha had no choice but to change the plan."

As Hashirama Senju said this, Tobirama Senju was struck dumb, his face showing an expression of disbelief—"Did I mess up with myself?"

Sigh. Is it too late to regret it now?
"This...this older brother."

"I didn't expect that either."

Tobirama Senju gave an extremely awkward smile, his expression shifting from arrogant to obsequious, making him look like a comical clown.

He never expected that Uchiha Makoto, that naturally evil Uchiha brat, would be such a heartless bastard, always looking to dig a pit for him to fall into, while he was merely on the defensive!

This time, Uchiha Makoto has actually changed his ways. He didn't even dig a single pit, and he's just making a fortune with Konoha like this. Is that reasonable?

I should have gone with my older brother back then. I regret it so much!
A wave of regret washed over Tobirama Senju, but this was no time to dwell on such “trivial matters.”

The most important thing now is to figure out how to turn the situation around.

This time, the eldest brother absolutely cannot take this small amount of money; he must reclaim the share of profits that Konoha is rightfully entitled to!
then
Tobirama Senju took a deep breath, composed himself, and said with immense anguish:
"Brother, I was wrong this time!"

"I lacked foresight; I was judging others by my own petty standards."

"From now on, Uchiha Makoto will be my best comrade!"

"."

"So, brother, is it too late for me to regret it now?"

These words from Tobirama Senju were utterly shameless.

Praising Makoto Uchiha in front of Hashirama Senju was something Tobirama Senju never dreamed of.

What a shame!

But he still told everyone.

But there's no way around it. With that much money, anyone would be upset!
All of this is for Konoha!!
Tobirama Senju mentally prepared himself for this.

"Hey Tobirama, what do you think? Back then, Makoto Uchiha said so many nice things to me, but I didn't agree to cooperate. Later, in order to prevent you from settling scores with him, he had no choice but to use a mission. Now that Akatsuki has made a lot of money, I can't bring myself to regret it and run back."

Hashirama Senju was a moral person; he wouldn't do something so despicable and shameless.

However, Tobirama Senju was different.

He is a shameless and ruthless bastard.

Upon hearing Hashirama Senju's reply, he quickly came up with other ways to salvage the current situation.

Since Uchiha Makoto was able to use his elder brother's Wood Release to cultivate a batch of high-yield crop seeds.

There's no reason why I can't do it.

Big Brother is in Konoha, and he can use Wood Release anytime. Hmph, Akatsuki is just a small village that has gained a little more money by benefiting from Big Brother's influence. This road to making money will eventually belong to Konoha!
"Brother, since that's the case, let's just forget about it."

"But if Akatsuki can use Wood Release to cultivate high-yield crop seeds, then Konoha can too!"

"In that case, Konoha can also take this opportunity to make a lot of money!"

As Tobirama Senju said this, he felt that he had found a solution, and that he could even find an opportunity to humiliate Makoto Uchiha later.

Wood Release is a unique bloodline limit of our Senju clan!
Hmph, just some lowly Uchiha Makoto!!
But
Hashirama Senju shook his head at this moment and took out a copy of the mission agreement he had signed in Akatsuki Village.

In order to protect the interests of Akatsuki, Makoto Uchiha had long anticipated Tobirama Senju's current reaction.

To prevent Tobirama Senju from reneging on the deal after learning the truth and then interfering with the business, he specifically signed a long-term mission agreement with Hashirama Senju. One clause in the agreement clearly stated that during the mission period, Hashirama Senju's Wood Release techniques could only be used to cooperate exclusively with Akatsuki in agricultural matters. It was practically a non-compete clause in the ninja world.

Of course, this only protects against honest people, not scoundrels.

But Hashirama Senju wasn't a villain.

"Tobirama, look. I've already made an agreement with Makoto Uchiha that my Wood Release will only assist Akatsuki in agriculture on schedule. As for other ninja villages, even Konoha..."

"what?"

"How could such a thing exist? Isn't this a blatant example of a 'rogue clause'?!"

"Brother, how could you sign such an agreement?!"

Tobirama Senju grabbed the copy of Hashirama Senju's mission agreement, then saw the "non-compete clause" inside, and his eyes turned red. Damn it!
Uchiha Makoto, did you plan this far?
And bro, how could you even sign up for this kind of garbage mission with such a shady agreement?

Wood Release belongs to Konoha, not Akatsuki!

"Ah"

Hashirama Senju recalled the scene: Madara Uchiha was glaring at him from the side. If he didn't sign, wouldn't that prove he didn't trust the Uchiha?

Thinking about this, he suddenly realized what was going on.

Could it be that Uchiha Makoto did this on purpose, intending to teach Senju Tobirama a lesson?

After all, the culprit behind all this was his younger brother, Tobirama. If it weren't for his deep-seated prejudice against the Uchiha clan...
Not now.
"Tobirama, do you think Makoto Uchiha anticipated that you would regret it, which is why he..."

"kindness???"

Tobirama Senju seemed to be touched by these words.

An indescribable sense of absurdity welled up in my heart.

Was he being manipulated by Makoto Uchiha once again?

The fatigue of the past few days, coupled with today's rapid emotional fluctuations.

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back—"Since Tobirama was born, why was Makoto born?"

Tobirama Senju's vision went black for a moment. Exhausted for several days, he finally couldn't hold on any longer!
(End of this chapter)