"Then we'll see."

Uchiha Ryosuke had no intention of wasting any more words with them.

Let's prove everything with concrete actions.

Let them see the results directly; that will be more convincing than any words.

The entire office fell silent.

No one knew how to persuade Uchiha Ryosuke.

After a while, it was Nara Shikaku, the strategist, who spoke up.

"Fourth Hokage, we can agree to your decision and support your great goal of unifying the ninja world, but we have one condition."

"If you can do that, then we will unconditionally support any decision you make!"

After much deliberation, this top strategist of Konoha presented his ideas to Uchiha Ryosuke.

Upon hearing his words, Uchiha Ryosuke's face instantly turned cold.

"You want to negotiate with me?"

"Fourth Hokage, we are only thinking about the future of the village. We must act with absolute responsibility and not act impulsively."

Cold sweat trickled down Nara Shikaku's cheeks. Despite his deep apprehension, he still spoke up and voiced his true thoughts.

The other family patriarchs remained silent, but their gazes were all resolute.

The same applies to the two advisors and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Okay, tell me your terms."

Uchiha Ryosuke's expression softened somewhat, and he decided to listen to what he had to say.

Nara Shikaku breathed a sigh of relief and took a deep breath before replying, "We hope that you, Fourth Hokage, can restore the village's economic vitality before taking action against the Land of Water."

"Military talent development cannot be rushed. Konoha's current combat reserves are insufficient to launch a full-scale war against the ninja world. We can only try to revitalize the economy, which will more or less offset the risks of risky actions..."

Nara Shikaku stated his conditions in one breath.

His words immediately received the support of other clan leaders, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Homura Mitokado also echoed his sentiments.

Upon hearing these words, Uchiha Ryosuke's lips slowly curled upwards.

I thought it was some kind of condition, but it turns out it's just this.

It's very easy.

Konoha Village has absolutely no economic support; besides simple economic activities, they have nothing.

The village's main source of funding is the financial support from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Nara Shikaku's words implied his hope that the village could raise enough funds for reconstruction and development.

In addition, sufficient compensation should be provided to the ninjas who died or were wounded in this war.

Konoha certainly couldn't come up with such a large sum of money on its own.

Under normal circumstances, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire might not allocate so much money to them. It's not that they can't afford it, but in order to control the military organization of Konoha, they have to use such methods.

That's why Nara Shikaku said he wanted to restore Konoha's economy.

Perhaps he was thinking that Konoha Village needed to save itself.

But what Uchiha Ryosuke was thinking about at that moment was "robbing the rich to help the poor".

"Is this the only condition?"

Uchiha Ryosuke stared at Nara Shikaku.

The latter nodded seriously: "Yes, Fourth Hokage."

"This is the only request we've made of you: if this issue can be resolved, we will unconditionally support any decision you make..."

"Then you all wait for me here."

After Uchiha Ryosuke finished speaking, he disappeared without a trace.

Seeing that his seat was empty, all the ninjas in the office looked at each other in bewilderment.

"It's gone..."

"Where did the Fourth Generation Lord go?"

"What is he going to do?"

"..."

"Oh no, could it be that the Fourth Hokage is planning to..."

Just as everyone was discussing where Uchiha Ryosuke had gone and what he was doing, Nara Shikaku suddenly realized something.

His expression changed slightly.

Not long after, Uchiha Ryosuke returned to the Hokage's office.

Compared to the awe-inspiring speed of his unpredictable movements, the ninjas in the office who were still waiting for his return were more curious about where he had gone during the half hour he had been missing.

Uchiha Ryosuke, back in his seat, casually waved his hand, and a scroll appeared in front of everyone.

"Come and take a look, everyone."

"This is a promise that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire has just fulfilled. Our village now has ample funds for reconstruction, development, and the distribution of compensation to the fallen and wounded ninjas."

Uchiha Ryosuke's words immediately caused a sensation throughout the office.

Minato Namikaze was the first to go over and check.

Next were Nara Shikaku, Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, and others.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu Utatane, on the other hand, remained relatively calm.

After checking, everyone confirmed that what Uchiha Ryosuke said was indeed true.

The scroll contained a certificate of grant approval from the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

That number was astronomical, a number they couldn't even imagine.

With this certificate, you can go directly to the exchange and withdraw your money.

"Fourth Hokage, you..."

Nara Shikaku realized that he had guessed correctly.

Uchiha Ryosuke did just that, directly using overwhelming force to coerce the Daimyo's government of the Land of Fire into allocating funds to Konoha.

In this way, as long as it is within the capacity of the entire Fire Kingdom's treasury, there will be as much funding as needed.

Uchiha Ryosuke naturally didn't hide it from him.

He smiled slightly: "That's right. The Land of Fire is no longer the Land of Fire of the Daimyo, but the Land of Fire of our Konoha."

"Just now, the daimyo of the Land of Fire abdicated his position to me."

"If you don't believe me, just take a look."

Uchiha Ryosuke pointed to the scroll on the table.

Upon hearing what Uchiha Ryosuke said, everyone examined the scroll more closely and discovered that the signature section on the scroll actually contained his own name!

Everyone was completely stunned by this scene.

They never imagined that such a thing would happen, let alone that Konoha Village would replace the Daimyo's Mansion of the Land of Fire as the ruler of the entire country.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and the others had never even considered such a thing.

At this moment, everyone was so shocked that they were speechless.

Uchiha Ryosuke, however, remained completely self-righteous and continued, "Our Konoha Village's fighting force is used to benefit and protect our own people."

"We have no obligation or need to depend on anyone for survival."

"All of you remember this: this is one of the fundamental principles of Konoha Village."

Uchiha Ryosuke's words left everyone feeling extremely confused.

In just two days, the entire Hidden Leaf Village underwent a dramatic transformation.

Not only have some of Konoha's high-ranking officials been purged, but now even the Daimyo of the Land of Fire has been replaced.

This is something that no one has ever dared to do before.

I don't even dare to think about it.

For a moment, no one knew whether to be happy or worried.

It took Nara Shikaku quite a while to finally come to his senses.

He addressed Uchiha Ryosuke, saying, "Since the Fourth Hokage has fulfilled his promise and met all our demands, what else is there to say?"

"From this day forward, we will obey your orders unconditionally, Fourth Hokage."

As the smartest person in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, and even the entire Land of Fire, Nara Shikaku quickly grasped the situation.

He knew that from this day forward, Konoha and the Land of Fire, under the leadership of Uchiha Ryosuke, would be completely transformed, and this earth-shattering change would be brought to the entire ninja world!

.....

The Kingdom of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

Today, several unexpected guests arrived outside the village.

They not only brazenly entered the Land of Water, but also killed the Hidden Mist Village's ANBU, prompting the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, to personally intercept them.

These three people were none other than Obito Uchiha, who continued to live as Madara Uchiha.

And two members of the Akatsuki organization, Pain and Konan.

Not long after he personally orchestrated Rin Nohara's death and led Obito Uchiha down the path of darkness, Madara Uchiha's physical condition rapidly deteriorated.

Before his death, he told all his secrets to Obito Uchiha and asked Obito to inherit his will, continue to live under the name Madara, and lead the Akatsuki organization to carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan.

The core of the Eye of the Moon Project is the nine tailed beasts.

The Akatsuki's current strength is insufficient to capture all nine tailed beasts.

Furthermore, they are still unsure of the exact whereabouts of the nine tailed beasts.

According to the plan left behind by Madara Uchiha, the first step was to weaken the strength of the major ninja villages, making them weaker so that the Akatsuki could carry out its tailed beast capture plan in the future.

This is also why Obito Uchiha, under the identity of "Madara," personally brought Pain and Konan here.

However, Obito Uchiha's arrival here today is not simply for the purpose of weakening the Hidden Mist Village's fighting strength.

That day, he witnessed firsthand the Hidden Mist ANBU chasing after Kakashi and Rin Nohara.

He also witnessed his loved one die right before his eyes.

In Obito Uchiha's heart.

Everything Kirigakure did to Rin was the root cause of her death.

Therefore, his other purpose in coming here today is to take this opportunity to exact revenge on Kirigakure!

He wanted to plunge this village into an abyss of no return, one from which it could never recover!

"Who are you?"

Yagura Karatachi took the lead, blocking the entrance to the village and warily watching the three uninvited guests who had appeared.

"A person who will bring you nightmares."

Without wasting any words, Obito Uchiha stepped forward and used the Mangekyou Sharingan's genjutsu on Yagura Karatachi.

His purpose is simple.

If we were to storm Kirigakure and slaughter everyone in the village, it would be too lenient on them.

For him now, there are plenty of straightforward ways to seek revenge.

He wants to plunge the entire Hidden Mist Village into a living hell!

The first step in this plan, of course, is to control Yagura Karatachi, who is the Fourth Mizukage.

Now, the objective has been achieved.

"Won't you kill him?"

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