Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 28 Ideas

"The idea is good, but will the Uchiha clan agree to completely entrust the procurement of raw materials and promotion of the new drug to the village?"

The procurement of raw materials is entirely handled by the village. This way, the village can have a clear understanding of the various medicinal materials used in the medicine and their proportions. How can it be considered a secret?

To put it bluntly, the village will only need to do a little research by then.

This allows for the replication of a new drug with similar effects.

He could easily kick the Uchiha away.

As for entrusting the promotion to the village, that matter basically has little to do with the Uchiha clan. Gaining prestige or any other benefits from it is absolutely impossible.

As for entrusting the production and promotion to the Uchiha clan, the Third Hokage never even considered it.

If this is the case, the Uchiha clan will use this new drug as a link, leveraging their authority to purchase raw materials, to establish good relationships with a large number of small and medium-sized clans in the village.

He also gained considerable fame among ordinary ninjas.

Reversing the negative impact caused by the police force, this law enforcement agency, is inconsistent with the village's established policy towards the Uchiha.

Tsunade curled her lip, clearly wanting to avoid the intricacies of the village's higher-ups. Without a word, she turned and left the Hokage's office, leaving behind a parting remark.

"Hmph! Do whatever you want with this. However, our medical department will add the new drug to our procurement list. Its hemostatic effect is too excellent; it can save the lives of many of our comrades..."

One of her dreams was to save the lives of more of her fellow villagers. Now that she had a better option, she certainly wouldn't give it up. As for the subsequent consequences, she wasn't the Hokage; she'd leave those things to the old man.

"Tsunade! Don't rush off yet. I have an important task for you. Develop a new drug with similar effects to this one, and add it to the shortlist..."

Ignoring the Third Hokage's important task, Tsunade strode out of the Hokage's office with her head held high and chest puffed out, her almost arrogant and domineering gait evident.

As for developing a new drug as a substitute, she couldn't be bothered with it.

It's fine if we don't know some of its components or development ideas.

Now that we know some of the secrets, we can develop new medicines following this line of thought. What do they take Tsunade for? Besides, she's an Uchiha. Although the Senju clan has declined, her pride in the Senju clan has never disappeared.

"No interest. Old man, are you getting senile? Developing a new drug with similar effects would require an enormous investment of funds and time. I'm too busy right now, I don't have the time..."

In any world, the development of a new drug is a costly and time-consuming undertaking.

Mika Uchiha also benefited from the family's secret medicine; otherwise, how could she have achieved such great results in less than two years?

"It's precisely because of the numerous difficulties that we need you. If it were you, there's hope of developing a new drug with similar effects in a short time..."

Watching his disciple stride out of the Hokage's office without looking back, he felt a great headache coming on, and it wasn't just because of the new drug.

And then there are his three beloved disciples. Jiraiya, that guy, is good for nothing except being a lecher. Even with his incredible luck in signing a contract with Mount Myōboku, one of the three sacred lands, and learning Sage Mode, he still hasn't changed his lecherous ways. A few years ago, he even stayed in the Land of Rain, teaching children from other countries to become ninjas, and talking about finding the "Child of Destiny"—what a dissolute character!

Orochimaru has become increasingly gloomy in recent years. Having initially placed great hopes on him, I now have to start considering the issue of who will succeed me as Hokage, and whether he's the right choice. Fortunately, I'm still energetic and in my prime, so there's no rush!

As for Tsunade, she's always looked down on everyone. Relying on her status and Biwako's favoritism, she's practically lawless in Konoha, showing no respect to anyone. Fortunately, she inherited the First Hokage's "Will of Fire," and her actions over the years have gradually gotten back on track.

With another sigh, the Third Hokage reluctantly picked up the bento box his secretary had just brought over, prepared by Biwako. He ate while reviewing the massive amount of documents in front of him.

Unbeknownst to Toshiro Uchiha, his unintentional suggestion nearly led Mika Uchiha into unpredictable danger.

However, he had anticipated the various problems that the Third Hokage was currently struggling with. Long before, when Mika Uchiha told him the basic data on drug development, he had foreseen that this matter would bring about tremendous changes to the village and his clan.

In order to gain a better understanding of the village's attitude towards the Uchiha clan, he went on to explain at length the various interests involved to Uchiha Mika.

This also serves to gauge the family's attitude towards the village, providing a reference for future survival plans: whether to flee with a few close relatives or try to save the family's fate!

If the village completely rejects this new drug and adds it to the list of standard medical supplies for ninjas, or if they forcefully pressure the village without considering the Uchiha's feelings, then there's nothing more to say; they should just prepare to run away.

As for his eventual attempt to seize power in the village through a coup with his clan, he never intended to do so, even if he possessed strength comparable to Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

The Uchiha clan, after all, were founders of Konoha and members of the village, and they wanted to return to the center of power. Relying on schemes and tricks was completely unacceptable.

In his view, even if a single clan were to launch a coup and seize control of the entire Hidden Leaf Village, how would you gain the villagers' approval? How would you gain the approval of all the active ninja within the village? Moreover, there are the Fire Country's daimyo, nobles, clan leaders, and a whole host of other troublesome figures waiting for you outside…

Besides, in his view, once a coup d'état is done, it will happen again. If the Uchiha clan can successfully seize power through a coup, can't the Hyuga clan do the same? Could the Aburame clan give it a try? Or even the Ino, Shika, and Cho clans uniting with a few smaller clans—couldn't that be a possibility?

Having inherited a complete set of values ​​from his past life and been influenced by historical experience, he knew all too well that such a thing was wrong. Those who came to power through coups almost never had a good ending. The better ones, if they did it well, could retire gracefully. But if something went wrong, their entire family would be wiped out.

(End of this chapter)