Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

"Don't worry, Hokage. The ninja tool factory has already been built in the northwest of the Land of Fire. The production line and equipment are complete, and it will start production as soon as the materials arrive," Gato said.

"Hmm, well done." Uchiha Touko nodded. "As for starting construction, just wait for my news."

"Understood." Kado nodded. "I recently opened a high-end restaurant in Konoha. If the Hokage and his assistant have nothing else to do tonight, I have arranged a banquet at the restaurant. Would you two do me the honor of attending?"

"A banquet?" Uchiha Touko looked at Kakashi. "I'm all set on my end. What about you?"

"Then let's go, and take Naruto and the others with us?" Kakashi nodded.

“Alright,” Uchiha Touko nodded and looked at Gato, “Then you go ahead and make the arrangements, we’ll be there in a bit.”

"Yes!" With that approval in hand, Kado's smile widened, and he immediately set off to arrange the banquet for the evening.

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Chapter 151 Contact with the Akatsuki Organization

"Under Gato's arrangement, Uchiha Touko and Kakashi, along with Naruto and the other two, had a good meal at the best restaurant in Konoha."

Kado wisely suspended business tonight, and the entire restaurant's chefs and staff served only Uchiha Touko and his group.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Kakashi took the three kids back first, while Uchiha Touko stayed behind.

Kado waved his hand, and a waiter brought Uchiha Touko a cup of hot tea.

"Speak, what's the matter with this grand banquet?" Uchiha Touko glanced at Gato and then said.

“Nothing can be hidden from you, Your Excellency, Grand Minister of State.” Kado smiled obsequiously, waved away all the waiters present, and then said to Uchiha Touko, “It is like this, when Granny Cat and I were preparing to purchase raw materials, we received a warning from Calvin, an arms dealer from the Land of Lightning.”

"Warning?" Uchiha Touko raised an eyebrow. What did that old guy say?

“He said the current ninja tool market is nearing saturation, and we are not qualified to participate. He said if we insist on forcibly squeezing the market, then we should strengthen the security of the factory.” Kado looked up at Uchiha Touko’s expression, organized his thoughts, and then said.

Uchiha Touko's face was ashen. He snorted coldly and said, "What, does a mere traitor from the Land of Lightning want to interfere in the affairs of my Land of Fire?"

"Your Excellency, what should we do now?" Kado asked cautiously.

"Do what needs to be done!" Uchiha Touko said coldly. "I remember you told me last time that this Hagiwara has the support of the Hidden Cloud Village?"

“Yes,” Kado said, wiping the sweat from his brow.

"Heh, does that Fourth Raikage A, that idiot, think I'm Hiruzen Sarutobi?" Uchiha Touko said with a sneer. "Where does that old guy named Calvin have his factory?"

“That guy’s factory is located in a small military-industrial town in the eastern part of the Land of Lightning,” Kado said.

“I understand. You continue to push things forward in this area. Don’t worry about security. I will send a team of elite Uchiha Jonin as the security force for the ninja tool factory,” Uchiha Touko said. “Also, go and get five hundred million in cash now.”

"Now?" Kado was taken aback. Currently, all of the company's working capital had been invested in the construction of the ninja tool factory, and now Uchiha Toko needed 500 million in cash, which he couldn't come up with in a short time unless he used his personal funds.

"What? Is there a problem?" Uchiha Touko looked up at Gato and asked.

"No, please wait a moment." Kado gritted his teeth, walked out of the private room, called over his secretary, and whispered a few instructions in her ear.

Half an hour later, Kado presented the two sealing scrolls with both hands.

Uchiha Touko glanced at the amount of money inside, nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Kado, "Very good. Make good preparations recently. I plan to entrust you with the expansion plan for the new urban area around Konoha. Go and communicate well with the owner of Yamato Construction."

"Yes!" Kado's face instantly lit up with ecstasy. Developing a new urban area together with the Yamato Construction Group was a huge opportunity.

Since the Land of Fire moved its capital to Konoha, these businessmen have entered many fields with their abundant funds, but they are powerless to get involved in the real estate sector, which is extremely profitable. The reason is simple: others need to spend a lot of time and effort to build houses, but they only need to clap their hands. The cost of a building project is no more than 20 military rations. How can they compare with them?

Furthermore, Yamato Construction is a legitimate state-owned enterprise of Konoha Village, backed by Uchiha Touko and Kakashi. Even if they wanted to interfere, they wouldn't dare.

Now, Uchiha Touko actually promised him that his Gato Group could also get a share of the development project in the new city area. How could he not be overjoyed?

[I knew it. As long as the Hokage sees my loyalty, he won't hesitate to reward me.]

"Go and prepare early, and remember to do everything I asked you to do." Uchiha Touko put the two scrolls containing cash into his pocket, then instructed Gato before getting up to leave.

"Okay, I understand. I'll see you off." Kado quickly followed and escorted Uchiha Touko all the way to the restaurant entrance.

After leaving Gato's restaurant, Uchiha Touko went straight to the Naga Shrine.

Upon receiving news that Uchiha Touko was on his way, Black Zetsu quickly took his position.

The moment Uchiha Touko stepped into the basement of the shrine, Black Zetsu emerged from the stone slab.

"Junior, you've arrived," Black Zetsu said in a low voice.

"Ancestor," Uchiha Touko bowed slightly, "How is the situation in Kirigakure lately?"

"As you said last time, the controlled Yagura Karatachi has already subtly expressed his support for the commoner ninjas of Kirigakure against the bloodline clans. The conflict between the commoner ninjas and the bloodline clans in Kirigakure has become even more intense. Among them, the Hozuki clan and the Yuki clan have recently been almost completely wiped out, leaving only two children who were taken away by Orochimaru who infiltrated Kirigakure."

"Is that so?" Uchiha Touko raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected that Orochimaru, who had been hunted down by the entire ninja world recently, would still be involved in child trafficking.

“However, a new organization has recently emerged in Kirigakure. They are currently gathering the power of the bloodline clans that suffered heavy losses due to the siege by civilians, and they have also recruited some civilian ninjas who are dissatisfied with the Fourth Mizukage, attempting to overthrow the Fourth Mizukage’s rule. Their leader is the woman you saw at the tavern last time. In the next few days, I plan to have Yagura Karatachi send out the Anbu to suppress them,” Black Zetsu said.

"Looks like Kirigakure is quite lively lately," Uchiha Touko said with a light laugh. "But, Ancestor, why did you suppress them?"

"Not suppress them?" Black Zetsu asked, puzzled. "Are we supposed to let them overthrow Yagura's rule? We finally got such a useful pawn as Yagura."

“Ancestor, we need to think long-term,” Uchiha Touko said with a smile. “What we want is a Kirigakure in chaos, and what could be more chaotic for a village than a coup?”

"What do you plan to do?" Black Zetsu asked after taking a deep breath. After his trip to Kirigakure, Black Zetsu realized that when it came to causing trouble, a hundred of him couldn't compare to Uchiha Touko alone. Now that Uchiha Touko believed that he was Indra's will, he was willing to listen to Uchiha Touko's opinions more in this matter.

"Can White Zetsu help me forge an identity that will allow me to infiltrate that group of rebels?" Uchiha Touko asked.

"Okay." Black Zetsu nodded.

"That's fine then. Rebellion is something that needs to be done by professionals," Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

"Alright, I understand." Black Zetsu nodded after figuring out Uchiha Touko's plan.

"By the way, Ancestor, is your backup plan in the ninja world able to contact the Akatsuki?" Uchiha Touko asked.

Uchiha Touko's question startled Black Zetsu, who was about to leave. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead as he thought to himself:

Why would he ask that? Did he discover something?

Seeing Black Zetsu's reaction, Uchiha Touko's lips curled into a faint smile. After watching Black Zetsu freeze in shock for a moment, he continued, "..."

"If they don't have them, that's fine. I'll try to find them through other channels."

Hearing Uchiha Touko's words, Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief for a moment before speaking, "What do you want with the Akatsuki? I have ways to contact them."

"Really?" Uchiha Touko feigned a look of great surprise. "I never expected that you, Ancestor, would have a way to contact them."

“The establishment of this organization is closely related to Madara Uchiha, so it’s normal that he left some contingency plans to contact them,” Black Zetsu explained. “But what do you want with them?”

“Of course, we’ll give them a mission, but it needs to be done in secrecy,” Uchiha Touko said.

"I understand." Black Zetsu nodded, and after a while, White Zetsu Tobi emerged from the ground.

"Salute to the Hokage! Loyalty!" As soon as Tobi appeared, he raised his hand in salute to Uchiha Touko.

Uchiha Touko's lips twitched slightly, but in order not to spoil the mood of this helper who would be of great help to him, Uchiha Touko raised his hand in salute and responded: "Loyalty."

Then, Uchiha Touko created a shadow clone, nodded to Tobi, and allowed Tobi to entwine around his shadow clone. In an instant, the appearance and chakra fluctuations of Uchiha Touko's shadow clone completely changed. Then, he and Black Zetsu dived into the ground.

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Half an hour later, not far from an underground gold exchange in the Land of Hot Water, Black Zetsu and a clone of Uchiha Touko in disguise emerged from the ground together.

"Is it right here?" asked Uchiha Touko's shadow clone.

“That’s right. Recently, a team of Akatsuki members has been active in this area,” Black Zetsu nodded and said. “Moreover, if you want to conceal your identity, you can simply post a mission at this gold exchange.”

"I see." Uchiha Touko's clone nodded, then strode into the exchange shop.

Uchiha Touko's current disguise makes him look like the kind of person who is foolish and rich, so as soon as he entered the exchange shop, the wandering ninjas in the underground exchange shop all looked at him with hostility.

Uchiha Touko, with a calm expression, said to the staff behind the counter, "I have a mission here, the bounty is 500 million."

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Chapter 152 Konoha Village strongly condemns this.

"Five hundred million?"

As soon as Uchiha Touko finished speaking, the entire underground exchange was in an uproar. You should know that in this gathering place of rogue ninjas and wandering ninjas, it is not easy to get a deal of more than ten million. Now, a deal of five hundred million has suddenly appeared.

It's important to understand that even for the ninja villages of the five great nations, receiving a deal worth 500 million is not easy.

Therefore, at this moment, all the ninjas in the gold exchange were looking at Uchiha Touko with greedy eyes.

At this moment, Uchiha Touko's expression turned cold, and he released his immense killing intent without reservation.

The ninjas inside the exchange were so intimidated by the murderous aura that they dared not make a move. And rightly so, anyone who dared to bring so much cash to a place like this must be quite strong.

"Um... sir, what kind of mission do you want to post?" The clerk at the underground gold exchange swallowed hard and asked.

"Who is the strongest bounty hunter ninja here?" Uchiha Touko asked.

"Among the bounty hunters currently operating in our base, the strongest is the one known as the Undying Heart. His mission completion rate is currently 100%."

"Alright, that's it." Uchiha Touko nodded, took out the two scrolls he got from Gato, and placed them on the counter of the gold exchange.

"Let's take stock," said Uchiha Touko.

The gold exchange clerk nodded, then unrolled the scroll, channeled chakra into it, and the next second, he was stunned by the mountain of gold bars piled up inside.

“Five hundred million, right?” Uchiha Touko said with a light laugh.

"No...that's right." The waiter nodded.

“The mission is this…” Uchiha Touko took out a map of the ninja world and pointed to Calvin’s ninja tool factory, saying, “Within a week, I want to hear the news that this place has been completely destroyed.”

After saying that, Uchiha Touko put down the map, turned around and left with Black Zetsu.

He wasn't afraid that the underground money exchange would swallow his money and not do anything. If they really dared to do that, then the next time they would be Konoha's elite soldiers.

When it came to dealing with that reckless Haki from the Land of Lightning, Uchiha Tokō chose the simplest and most direct approach. His military factory was waiting to start operating and make money; he didn't have time to play any business warfare games with the other party.

This is why he took private cash from Gato instead of going directly into Konoha's public accounts.

As for why we're in such a hurry?

Upon returning to Konoha, Uchiha Touko had just arrived home when he received a letter of invitation from the Land of Waterfall.

"It seems that the treaty is putting a lot of pressure on us." Uchiha Touko smiled as he personally drafted a document inviting the leader of Ryugakure to visit, and then had it sent to the Land of Fire overnight.

Three days later, Iwata Sawamoto, the leader of Takigakure, embarked on a journey to visit Konoha with his guards. While he was still on his way, a major event occurred in the ninja world.

A massive terrorist attack occurred at the Calvin Group's factory in the Land of Lightning, the largest ninja tool factory in the ninja world. The attackers detonated all the explosive tags in the warehouse, turning the entire factory into ruins. Fortunately, the attack happened during off-hours, so there were no casualties. As of now, no organization has claimed responsibility for the incident. However, according to survivors, they saw suspicious individuals wearing black robes with red cloud patterns moving around the factory before the attack.