Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha!

"You inherently evil thousand-handed old devil!"

Uchiha Nan's barrage of questions silenced Tobirama Senju, leaving him speechless.

What he did was really unethical.

But that's not about acting swiftly when it's urgent.

However, Tobirama Senju was too ashamed to say such a rebuttal to Uchiha Nan, as he would only be slapped in the face and ridiculed by Uchiha Nan once again.

snort!

Tobirama Senju turned and left, not wanting to chat with Uchiha Nan anymore. That evil Uchiha brat had no respect for his elders!

Tobirama, where are you going?

"I'm going back to the lab to do experiments!"

"Next time I'm coming out by myself. You're such bad luck!!!"

Chapter 103 For the sake of peace in the ninja world, Uchiha Nan decides to take micro-management measures!

Thanks to the great sacrifice of the Third Hokage, Konoha had a pretty good New Year. The villagers were at least able to eat their fill, and on New Year's Day they could even drink some wine and eat stewed meat. This was a rare treat in the cruel ninja world.

Unlike other ninja villages, Sunagakure is not specifically mentioned. Ordinary ninjas don't even have holidays. They have to work hard to earn money during the New Year, and their families are really struggling to make ends meet. As for the New Year's allowance for ninjas, does such a thing even exist in the world?

The Sand Village ninjas said they didn't know and didn't want to know if Konoha had such a thing, otherwise they would be insanely jealous!

For Konoha, happy times are always so short; holidays go by in a flash, and the enjoyment lasts only a brief moment.

When the time came, everyone returned to their jobs. The cattle and horses went back to the factory to shine, while the ninjas continued their dangerous missions, occasionally making cameo appearances in movies or doing odd jobs on construction sites to earn some extra money.

Even Uchiha Nan was not spared and had to return to the office to enjoy his slacking-off... well... work life.

Whenever the holidays ended, there were an unusually large number of things to deal with: Konoha's financial planning for the new year, allocation of ninja missions, factory expansion, and endless meetings and reports. He also had to find time to send Uzumaki Ayase, the pimp, back to the Uzumaki clan.

"Lord Hokage, as soon as I returned to the Uzumaki clan, I sent the clan's children here. I'll have to trouble you with your help."

As Uzumaki Reishi walked, she kept nagging Uchiha Nan, saying that this concerned the future of the Uzumaki clan, so she couldn't help but say a few more words.

"Don't worry, in my eyes the children of the Uzumaki clan are the same as the children of Konoha. I will teach them as if they were Konoha children."

Uchiha Nan's words had a hidden meaning, but Uzumaki Ayase didn't sense anything amiss; instead, she felt a warm feeling in her heart.

The Hokage is such a kind and honest person!

"And Yang Yue, she has the utmost respect for the Hokage. If possible..."

"Ahem, Mr. Reed, it's getting late. You should get on the boat now."

Just as Uzumaki Reed was about to continue promoting Uzumaki Yogetsu, Hinata Takuma interrupted his spellcasting.

During the New Year, the two of them secretly competed several times, determined to win the position of Uchiha Nan's first wife, but they could not decide the winner.

Urged on by Hyuga Takuma, Uzumaki Rei reluctantly boarded the ship, which was stuffed full of money—a total of 5 billion ryo—and returned to the Uzumaki clan carrying the hopes of the entire village.

The ninja world after the New Year was still the same as before, with small ninja villages constantly fighting and killing each other. According to intelligence, a powerful ninja named Hanzo has appeared in Amegakure. He is accompanied by an enormous salamander that can continuously release deadly poison gas and is conquering cities and territories everywhere. Recently, he has been planning to attack the Land of Iron.

Furthermore, the Grass Village was plagued by internal conflicts, with four or five different Kusakage already appointed, and it had split into two factions. Uchiha Nan called them the Banana Faction and the Hoof Faction.

The two factions of ninjas have different backers. One wants to plant bananas all over the Land of Grass, while the other wants to develop animal husbandry to raise sheep and cattle.

The name "Land of Grass" suggests an abundance of grass, especially pasture. Vast tracts of high-quality grassland have fostered a thriving livestock industry.

The climate there is surprisingly suitable for growing bananas; it's truly a strange climate in the ninja world.

Bananas are a good thing. In the past, the Rabbit Kingdom always regarded bananas as fruit. However, in Southeast Asia and even Africa, they are a staple food. They have a high starch content and are nutritious. The only drawback is that they cannot be stored for long.

Both factions wanted to expand their business scope, so they each contributed money to support the ninjas of the Grass Village to attack and assassinate each other.

Of course, the Grass Ninja aren't stupid; they won't just kill you because you say so.

The shameless and despicable grass ninjas can waver between Iwagakure and Konoha, two of the top ninja villages in the ninja world, while simultaneously plagiarizing... cough cough... learning and improving the ninjutsu of both villages to strengthen their own village's power.

They can also transmit intelligence to Konoha and Iwagakure during wartime. Of course, this is for a fee, and the accuracy is not guaranteed. However, the Kusanagi ninja are very honest. When they sold it, they made it clear that they didn't know if the information was true or false; they had only heard about it. They said they could give it a discount if you wanted to buy it.

To ensure there wouldn't be any surprises, and perhaps the Grass Ninja Village really did stumble upon some crucial information by sheer luck, the two ninja villages weighed the pros and cons and reluctantly bought it.

With their ample experience, the Grass Ninjas were adept at fooling both sides' financial backers, easily swindling them out of funding.

However, after so much fighting in the ninja world, everyone is poor. Even the major ninja villages are dirt poor, so the Grass Ninja Village, located on the battlefield, must be in even worse shape. But everyone has dreams. Who wouldn't want to eat bananas with beef and mutton during the New Year? That's the ultimate privilege only the Grass Kage can enjoy!

Therefore, infighting within the village is inevitable. In such a vile village, ambitious individuals and traitors are practically everywhere, making being a "grass shadow" a high-risk profession.

Amegakure is accumulating strength and developing slowly until it grows into a force that can rival the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and even instigated the Second Shinobi World War.

However, Uchiha Nan was not very interested in Amegakure, but was more interested in Kusagakure.

Konoha has embarked on the path of industrialization, and all the refugees from the surrounding area have gone to work as slaves in factories. No one is farming anymore; they can't live on protein blocks forever.

Bananas from the Land of Grass are cheap and effective food, and there are also large herds of cattle and sheep there. For love and justice, all of this belongs to Konoha!

While the smaller ninja villages were embroiled in constant turmoil, the larger ninja villages remained peaceful, focusing on conserving their internal strength to recover while simultaneously eliminating rogue ninjas, mercenaries, and rebellious forces within their borders to maintain a peaceful environment and expedite the restoration of people's livelihoods. Increased tax revenue from the daimyo and nobles naturally led to greater government funding.

They could also use their achievements to get more funding and commissions from the daimyo.

Time passed little by little until one day a bombshell announcement broke throughout the ninja world, attracting the attention of the entire ninja community.

The Five Shadows Summit is about to be held!

This is related to the ninja world's landscape for the next few years, or even more than a decade. Small ninja villages have to be mindful of the big ninja villages if they want to live a peaceful life.

Tangren Village

A small village that has always been a tourist destination suddenly became a hotbed of activity in just a few days. Many small villages, even though they were not invited, still sent people to Yugakure to listen in on the Five Kage Summit.

I just hope to get firsthand information so that I can sense the movements of the five great ninja villages in advance, and prepare supplies in advance in case the negotiations break down.

Soon, the five great ninja villages gathered in Yugakure.

Tang Ying has been so worried these past few days that she hasn't been able to sleep. How did this unlucky task fall on her head?

They had always lived a peaceful and quiet life, running their tourism business and keeping to themselves, never getting involved in the ninja world's conflicts.

Now all five great philanthropists have come to Tangren Village for a meeting; who knows what kind of trouble they might cause?

Don't fight! Please, please don't fight!

The five great ninja villages all have their own grudges. The rebel forces of Kumogakure killed the Second Hokage of Konoha, and the Second Kage of Iwagakure and Kirigakure perished together. These are grudges... these are worries.

Tang Ying's concerns were not unfounded. The moment the groups met, they were already eyeing each other with hostility. For example, Onoki was very unhappy with the Hidden Mist ninjas. Despite having a favorable start to the battle, they were inexplicably ambushed, and his master was killed. This was an irreconcilable grudge!

The Hidden Mist ninjas were naturally very unhappy with the Hidden Stone Village, as the Jinchuriki's magma bullets and the Tsuchikage's Dust Release had killed many of them.

The infighting following the death of their second-generation Kage escalated into a bloodbath, with both sides glaring at each other in anger.

Konoha, needless to say, had grudges against everyone. All four other major ninja villages had attacked Konoha, but its deepest hatred naturally stemmed from Kumogakure, with whom it fought from beginning to end and even caused the death of its own Second Hokage. However, Uchiha Nan was quite grateful to Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

Sunagakure was content to remain a nobody, planning to lay low for a few more years. The Third Kazekage, Masa, glanced subtly at Uchiha Nan, thinking, "I've heard Konoha's been doing quite well lately. Should we form an alliance? Come to think of it, Konoha and Sunagakure don't have that much of a grudge."

Tang Ying was so nervous that his head was sweating. The tense atmosphere terrified him. If these people couldn't help but start fighting in Tang Ninja Village, then everything would be over.

"Fellow filmmakers, I have prepared accommodations for you. Please..."

Tang Ying bowed and scraped as he spoke. These were five philanthropists in front of him, and he couldn't afford to offend them. He just needed to serve them carefully and send them away as soon as possible.

that night

"Konoha recovered too quickly!"

"It hasn't even been a year!"

The Third Hokage, A, frowned as he looked at the information about Konoha in his hand, his face full of worry.

Konoha's actions over the past few months have long been exposed; the intelligence departments of the other four great ninja villages are not to be underestimated.

But what good will knowing do?

Should we send someone to call directly?

Konoha could have continued the Fourth Shinobi World War, but they couldn't have afforded it, so they could only watch Konoha continue to develop like this.

The hatred between Konoha and Kumogakure has deepened in this war. Their Second Hokage died at the hands of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and Konoha will definitely not let Kumogakure off the hook if they get the chance.

"We must find someone to unite with!"

After much deliberation, the Third Ace decided to first talk to the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki. He reasoned that Konoha was not a village that could be defeated by a single village; it would require the combined efforts of two, three, or even four major ninja villages to deal with it.

As for Sunagakure and Kirigakure, let's wait and see.

Sunagakure is so poor it's practically filthy. Even the Kazekage has to work as a gold miner. If we were to join forces with Sunagakure, we'd probably have to give them aid. Kumogakure itself isn't even that wealthy.

As for Kirigakure, I'm not familiar with it, I'll talk about it later.

That night, a tall, burly man sneaked into Onoki's boudoir.

Onoki naturally welcomed the Third Hokage A's visit, since no one wanted to face a powerful Konoha, the Konoha of the First Hokage era that had overwhelmed the four great ninja villages.

We absolutely cannot allow Konoha to become the dominant power again!

The purpose of the Five Kage Summit is to give the leaders of the five great ninja villages a face-to-face opportunity to communicate. If they can talk, they can talk directly. Why fight and kill each other?

is this okay?

This is not good at all!

Uchiha Nan had no idea that the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village were moving so fast, talking so quickly, that they were already in bed together, the two burly men sleeping side by side, cough cough cough. They were already planning to illicitly be together. If he knew, he would definitely call them idiots.

Why are you teaming up to attack Konoha? You should attack the Daimyo instead!

They live a life of luxury, while you guys fight tooth and nail against Konoha, burdened with huge debts. I really don't know what you're after.

Just for that small share of ninja missions?

Hmm. I guess it really is that. After all, ninjas make a living off of that.

This ninja world is vast, enough for ninjas to live a life of luxury and comfort. Who would want to go to war and risk their lives every day?

Uchiha Nan really wanted to lead the other four great ninja villages to crush the daimyo of the five great nations, but this was something he could only dream about.

Even in their own Konoha village, it would be extremely difficult to incite the ninjas of Konoha to rebel against the daimyo. Right now, they are just playing it close to the line and killing some nobles. If they were to openly turn against the daimyo, there would definitely be a large number of opponents in the village.

If this is the case in Konoha, then it goes without saying that the other four great ninja villages are also affected. If Uchiha Nan were to speak, it would certainly be seen as a malicious attempt to sow discord between their village and the daimyo.

Without a daimyo, who would hire them for missions? How would the ninjas carry out missions and earn a living? And where would the village get the funds to train new ninjas?

"What a strange world."