Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha!

After a busy day meeting a large number of people, the Uchiha celebration began!

夜晚

Minaga Shrine

All of Uchiha Nan's clan members were present, including ordinary clan members who hadn't awakened their Sharingan. Fireworks and firecrackers were set off on stage, illuminating the night sky like daytime.

After the fireworks were set off, Uchiha Nan was taken by the clan elders to pay respects to their ancestors. The elders looked at the ancestral tablets with tears in their eyes, crying uncontrollably and praising Uchiha Nan incessantly.

The hope of the Uchiha clan, the strongest Hokage of Konoha.

Basically, they said whatever sounded good. From the founding of Konoha, the Uchiha were suppressed by the Senju for twenty years, and finally, the day came when they could finally hold their heads high.

The various compliments made Uchiha Nan feel a little embarrassed, and he even claimed the title of Hiruzen Sarutobi as his own.

He's not that narcissistic. Right now, if he were to face Hashirama Senju, he'd most likely end up like Kurama, getting crushed by a giant hand.

After the ancestral worship ceremony, a grand banquet was naturally held. Uchiha Nan was dragged along to drink with the guests. On such a joyous day, Uchiha Nan naturally wouldn't spoil the fun.

However, even the strongest fists can't fight against many hands. No matter how much Uchiha Nan could drink, he couldn't withstand the clansmen's constant toasting and was eventually dragged home by Banji.

While the Uchiha clan celebrated with bright lights, the Senju clan was naturally filled with grief and went to bed early.

The position of Hokage, which had been passed down for two generations, was taken away by the Uchiha clan. This is an utter disgrace.

Thousand Hands Clan Land

A secret underground room, filled with all sorts of experimental instruments and piles of experimental data.

This was Tobirama Senju's experimental room back then.

Senju Momoma pulled out a sealed experimental document from the bottom.

"Patriarch, do we really want to restart the cell experiments?"

This was an experiment that Lord Tobirama personally ordered to be stopped, and without exception, all the clan members who actively participated died!

Senju Momoto's face was filled with fear. He was one of Senju Momoma's confidants and had followed Senju Momoma to the battlefield.

Senju Momori was a few years older than Senju Momoma. He had personally witnessed the horrific state of the experimental subjects, which was simply unbearable to look at. Each of them was in so much pain that they were barely recognizable as human. It terrified him, who was still young at the time, and he had nightmares for several days.

"The Uchiha have already surpassed the Senju!"

"I need greater power to reclaim the Hokage position in the future!"

Senju Momoma's face was filled with resentment; Uchiha Nan's mocking expression had directly caused Senju Momoma to break down.

"What about Lord Mito?"

"Mother, keep your mouth shut. I'll take care of it when the time comes."

Senju Momoma waved her hand, not wanting to dwell on the matter any longer.

Chapter 40 Taking Over as Hokage and a Large Amount of Debt

The sun shines brightly

Uchiha Nan was still fast asleep in bed. He had no idea how much alcohol he had been forced to drink last night; in any case, he ended up drinking until he lost consciousness.

dong dong dong! !

Boom boom boom! ! !

A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. Manji, who was sleeping next to him, reluctantly got up to open the door. An aunt rushed in. She had come to deliver the Divine Robe to Uchiha Nan!

This auntie made the robes for the first two Hokage. She had extremely high requirements for the embroidery of the words "Third Hokage". She started working on it after Tobirama Senju died, and thankfully it was finished in advance.

This auntie has lived a really long time. Uchiha Nan remembers her. She lived from the time of Senju Hashirama until Naruto became Hokage. She can be called a living fossil of Konoha!

Uchiha Nan quickly put on his clothes, thanked the aunt, and then put on the Hokage robe and hat.

"Xiao Manji!"

"Am I handsome?"

Uchiha Nan took a vain look in the mirror and admired himself more and more. He was simply a miniature version of Xu Gong from Konoha!

"handsome!"

Manji raised his claws and loudly spoke his true feelings.

Uchiha Nan waved to Banji, who skillfully jumped onto Uchiha Nan's shoulder.

"Let's set off and become Hokage!"

Before long, Uchiha Nan arrived at the Hokage Building in Konoha. The Hokage Building is located in the very center of Konoha, with the statues of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, directly behind it. As for Uchiha Nan's statue, it was still being carved!

This is a meticulous task. As the first Hokage of the Uchiha clan, Tomita Uchiha personally oversaw the quality of this statue, and it will likely take some time.

Below the Hokage Building is a huge plaza, teeming with Konoha ninjas and villagers, all filled with anticipation for Konoha's new Hokage.

"From this day forward, I am the Third Hokage of Konoha. The future of Konoha is in my hands!"

Then came a burst of cheers, with the Uchiha clan shouting the loudest. The Hyuga clan also cheered loudly, while the Senju clan looked pale and barely clapped their hands to show their respect for Uchiha Kusunoki, the new Hokage.

All the high-ranking members of each family were present. Uchiha Nan stood on the stage and noticed that Uzumaki Mito was not there, presumably because her facial injuries had not yet healed.

The inauguration ceremony took up the entire morning, but in the afternoon, Uchiha Nan's first meeting after becoming Hokage officially commenced!

In the conference room, Uchiha Nan sat in the center, Uchiha Tomita sat to his left, Senju Momoma sat to his right, and the other clans sat in order of their strength.

"Today is my first day as Hokage. Konoha is in dire need of rebuilding. I feel free to speak freely at this meeting and share my views on the development of Konoha."

Uchiha Nan decided to broaden his channels of communication and first listen to the opinions of the local strongmen in Konoha.

"Lord Hokage, let's put aside the matter of building Konoha for now and talk about the debt problem."

Senju Momoma had a serious expression on his face and didn't give Uchiha Nan a smile, maintaining a businesslike demeanor.

He pulled a piece of paper from his sleeve, which recorded the debts Konoha owed to the Senju clan. The debt for various strategic resources alone amounted to 8 million ryo, more than double that of the Uchiha clan.

That's not all. There's also the compensation from the Senju clan for their members who died in battle in Konoha. 312 Genin died, 158 Chunin died, and 48 Jonin died.

According to Konoha's regulations, the compensation for ordinary genin is around 30 to 50 ryo, while chunin receive 80 to 100 ryo. Jonin's life is exceptionally valuable, reaching 300 to 500 ryo, with the amount varying depending on their merits.

Even at the lowest compensation standard, it would require nearly 3 million taels of silver, and the Thousand Ju clan alone owed 15 billion taels of silver to the Konoha treasury.

Tobirama Senju was the Hokage of Konoha. As the Hokage's family, it was only natural for them to contribute to Konoha. Naturally, the price they paid was the greatest in Konoha, as they practically threw away most of their family's wealth.

Konoha's finances have become a complete mess, utterly ruined. If Tobirama Senju were still Hokage, the Senju clan could tolerate it, but now that Uchiha Nan is in charge, not a single penny of the Senju clan's money can be lost! "That much?"

Uchiha Nan was overwhelmed by this astronomical figure.

The starting price for an elite Jonin to carry out an S-rank mission is 100 million ryo. This debt is equivalent to making Uchiha Nan carry out thousands of extremely dangerous S-rank missions.

That's an astronomical figure!!!

Tobirama Senju took out a file bag containing various IOUs, all bearing Tobirama Senju's seal.

"If Lord Hokage doesn't believe me, you can go and check the accounts!"

Uchiha Nan looked through the IOUs, his brows furrowed.

"Lord Hokage, the actual debt Konoha owes the Hyuga clan over 8 million ryo. The details are as follows..."

Hyuga Takuma sat in the audience, feeling a little embarrassed, since Senju Momoma had already asked for this debt.

For the sake of Hyuga's interests, Hyuga Takuma naturally had to stand up and speak up for Hyuga. Friendship is one thing, money is another!

Not a single penny can be missing!

With two of Konoha's top clans demanding repayment, the remaining ninja clans naturally wouldn't be so polite. They had originally intended to be coy and polite, and discuss it privately with Uchiha Nan.

Since that's the case, there's no need to hide it anymore. Anyway, with the tall guy in front, if Uchiha Nan wants to blame someone, he can't blame them.

Uchiha Nan's eyes were already red. The total amount of debt was about 110 billion, but Konoha's finances were in a terrible state, all in deficit!

"All right!"

"I'll handle these accounts!"

Uchiha Nan gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Senju Momoma, who had caused him a huge mess on the very first day of the meeting.

Senju Momoma kept his eyes down, not even glancing at Uchiha Nan. He was still calculating that once the money arrived, he would immediately begin the experiment with his father Hashirama's cells.

"The meeting is dismissed!"

Uchiha Nan was too lazy to argue with these money-grubbing bastards, so he simply adjourned the meeting. His first meeting ended in discord, dealing a huge blow to Uchiha Nan's ambitions.

Hokage's Office

Exhausted, Uchiha Nan lay on the chair.

"What are we going to do now!"

"How are we going to pay back all this money?!"

Seeing Uchiha Nan's melancholy expression, Uchiha Tomita, who was standing to the side, quickly stood up and reminded her:

"Lord Uchiha, don't forget that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire promised to provide financial assistance to Konoha. That's a huge sum of money!"

"yes!!!"

Uchiha Nan slammed his hand on the table, stunned by the astronomical figure and had completely forgotten about this part.

We must set off immediately!

Chapter 41 The Task of the Trench

Uchiha Nan immediately arranged for Uchiha Tomita to prepare his luggage, and that he would go to the capital of the Land of Fire the next day to ask the daimyo for money.

We have to act quickly; Konoha is already starving, and a bunch of people under our command are demanding payment.

Konoha is, to put it nicely, a ninja village; to put it bluntly, it's a mercenary organization, except that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is the biggest employer and also holds the title of ruler and subject.

Soldiers were only in it for the paycheck, but now they're fighting at their own expense. If they don't get paid, they'll mutiny in no time.

Uchiha Tomita nodded and went out to prepare Uchiha Nan's luggage.

After seeing Uchiha Tomita off, Uchiha Nan patted his face, determined not to let these unpleasant things affect his mood.

Just now, the notification sound for the completion of the long-term mission "Become the Hokage of Konoha" rang. I've been busy for so many days just for this reward.

"Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor, Jesus"