Chapter 216 It’s time for Konoha to show its true strength!
"So anxious?"
"Hatake Sakumo hasn't even decided on a wife yet, and he doesn't even have a son yet.
Is it necessary for him to be so anxious about this kind of agreement?"
Uchiha Kusunoki was a little sad for a moment. In the original work, Hatake Sakumo, who was so powerful in the ninja world during the Second Ninja World War, actually became what he is now!
He is shrewd, mercenary, cautious, and can easily come up with chicken soup quotes.
Kakuzu, you are so heartless!
"Hokage-sama, you have no idea how many people out there want to kill this little white-haired boy. Not only do many people want to kill him, but they are also willing to spend money on it."
"As far as I know, Konoha has spies following us, targeting that white-haired Hatake Sakumo. Four or five of these people have been caught by the Konoha Guard, but they are still not stopping despite repeated bans."
"And they have used poisoning before. If Little White Hair wasn't cautious by nature, he would always cook for himself and buy his own ingredients. He would always test the food for poison when he goes out to eat. Otherwise, hmph."
Kakuzu didn't finish his words, he just snorted coldly.
Uchiha Nan on the side widened his eyes. The assassination activities against Hatake Sakumo had become so rampant. No wonder Hatake Sakumo could even sign such an agreement.
"The Konoha Guard has no follow-up action? According to regulations, this kind of vicious incident will be investigated to the end, and even my Anbu will be involved."
Uchiha Nan asked about the follow-up developments of the incident. He had already issued an order to protect the personal safety of Hatake Sakumo. The Konoha Guard and the Anbu would escort Hatake Sakumo's safety.
After all, no matter what, Hatake Sakumo risked his life for Konoha, even though his methods were a little ahem.
But it's all for Konoha after all!
It would be fine if Hatake Sakumo left Konoha and was assassinated.
Now assassinations are actually happening in Konoha.
This is just slapping yourself in the face!
“The power behind this group of people is very large. The members they sent out committed suicide as soon as they were caught. Their brains were also specially processed. The spiritual secrets of the mountain clan had little effect, and they only collected a few clues.
"It's not easy to track down the source of the spy. We may have to trace it back to the Land of Lightning, which means we have to cross several countries."
"Well, this is indeed very difficult. They are not bounty hunters, but assassins."
After hearing what Kakuzu said, Uchiha Nan frowned. The group of people who wanted to kill Hatake Sakumo were indeed willing to spend money.
This is a death warrior!
Not those bounty hunters. Bounty hunters are just after money. Compared to money, they care more about their own lives.
The only bounty hunter who can commit crimes in Konoha is someone like Kakuzu, who is powerful and values money more than his life.
When the futures losses got so intense, he could go to the camp of Konoha's main army alone to attack members of the Hyuga clan.
"It seems that the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village have taken action."
Uchiha Nan expressed his own judgment. It is not an ordinary family that can train a group of death warriors. Either the big shots from the Land of Lightning took action, or the group of victims from the Hidden Cloud Village took action, or the two groups directly merged.
"Then I can only wish Hatake Sakumo good luck."
"I hope he can find a good wife as soon as possible and give birth to a chubby son. Then I will give him a big red envelope."
Uchiha Nan was also at a loss as to what to do about this matter. It is impossible to guard against thieves for a thousand days while a thief can only steal for a thousand days. He had done everything he could, and the rest depended on Hatake Sakumo's luck.
After all, the money that Hatake Sakumo earned was not a small amount. Even if a ninja of his level in Konoha worked hard for three lifetimes, he would not be able to earn as much as Hatake Sakumo did this time.
"Hokage-sama, I'll tell the little white-haired boy!"
"Before Hatake Sakumo gets married and has a son, I will find a way to protect him. After all, his family property is very rich, especially the dividends from this Ponzi scheme. And..."
Kakuzu's green eyes were shining with brilliance, and he was determined to get Hatake Sakumo's property. Not only the property, but even Hatake Sakumo's body, Kakuzu was drooling over it.
Hatake Sakumo's head is more valuable than his property!
Kakuzu is an adult, he wants Hatake Sakumo's property and Hatake Sakumo's bounty!
I hope Hatake Sakumo can work hard, get married soon and have a son.
And those useless people in the Hidden Cloud Village must keep working hard. Ordinary ninjas cannot kill Hatake Sakumo. It takes a group of powerful ninjas to gather and kill Hatake Sakumo.
Knowing that he had caused a big disaster, Hatake Sakumo never stopped practicing. Only by becoming strong enough could he live longer.
When that sharp, unique sword technique was unleashed, all that was left in front of eyes was a flashing white light. Even Kakuzu and Hatake Sakumo would feel their scalps tingling when fighting against him. If Kakuzu was not careful, he would lose his life.
"It seems that it is quite worthwhile for Hatake Sakumo to sign this agreement with you."
Uchiha Nan looked at the energetic Kakuzu, a smile appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but speak.
"of course!"
"Hokage, I will not stay here any longer. I have to go and discuss a business deal. The civilians of Wave Country are raising funds together and want to hire Konoha's engineering team to build a giant bridge."
"Not only that, we also need to hire Konoha's ninjas to drive away the ronin in the surrounding area."
"These poor guys can't make much money, so they definitely can't afford to pay this money. But once the bridge is built, it will become the only transportation hub connecting the Wave Country and the Fire Country, so I plan to lend them a loan and get the operating rights of part of the bridge. In the future, they can earn a lot of tolls without doing anything."
"And building a canning factory in Wave Country is definitely a good idea. It's close to the sea and has abundant fish resources. Moreover, the common people in Wave Country have been fishermen for generations, and most of them have boats at home. We can easily hire a large number of employees who are proficient in fishing skills and have their own production tools."
"It's a huge profit, a huge profit!"
When Kakuzu talked about investment, he became eloquent again. He took out a portable calculator from his pocket and calculated a lot. The cost of this business was not high, but the profit was not small.
Uchiha Nan listened to Kakuzu's plan patiently, nodded in agreement from time to time, his face full of admiration for Kakuzu. This was his ideal employee!
It was a super wise choice to let Kakuzu join Konoha.
Uchiha Nan had some impression of the small country of Wave Country.
A small island country close to the Land of Fire, with a weak country and poor people. In the original Naruto, it was also the first mission location of Team 7.
At that time, the Land of Waves was still ruled by a third-rate character named Kado. In order to stop the construction of the bridge, this third-rate character even asked the rebel ninja Zabuza from the Hidden Mist to help him.
But these are all unimportant things now, and Uchiha Nan doesn't care about them.
The only thing that Uchiha Nan cared about was this bridge. After the bridge was built in the original Naruto, it was indeed thanks to the support of the Fire Country, and the spring breeze of industrialization blew to the Wave Country.
In just a few years, the Kingdom of Waves became increasingly prosperous.
"Just go for it. I believe in your vision."
"Hokage-sama, I will be leaving now."
After saying this, Kakuzu hurriedly left Uchiha Nan's office.
Afterwards, Uchiha Nan stretched and walked to the map hanging in his office. He looked at the indication on the map carefully, found the country of Wave Country, and marked a mark on it.
Another country is about to be conquered by Konoha. Cheap labor, markets, raw materials... all of these will be opened to Konoha because of a bridge! The good days of Wave Country are coming!
The kindness of Konoha's loving father will soon shine upon the Land of Waves. It feels so good to win without bloodshed!
The next moment, the appearance of black mucus on the soles of his feet interrupted Uchiha Nan's fantasy.
"Brother, I'm back."
"Ou Doudou, you can come in through the main door next time. Don't appear right under my feet like a ghost."
As Uchiha Nan spoke, he habitually touched Hei Zetsu's bald head. It was sticky and smooth, with a very strange feel, and quite comfortable.
"Oh, I see, Brother."
Black Zetsu closed his eyes and enjoyed Uchiha Nan's touch
"How have you found out about the situation in the Sky Ninja Village?"
Uchiha Nan returned to his seat and asked about the information about the Sky Ninja Village. Black Zetsu should have been keeping watch in the Sky Ninja Village, but now he came back without saying a word, so he must have something important to report.
"The troops from the Sky Ninja Village set out the night before yesterday, carrying the Zero Tail and the Sky Fortress."
"Heading towards Konoha?"
Uchiha Nan's tone revealed impatience, he had long wanted to find an excuse to destroy the Sky Ninja Village, but the situation in the ninja world changed too quickly, so he kept putting it off.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. Uchiha Nan is not a god, and it is impossible for him to calculate everything.
Now that the Sky Ninja Village has taken the initiative to extend its head to Konoha for it to be chopped off, Konoha can't be blamed.
"No, Brother-sama, they are heading towards the Hidden Cloud Village."
"What, the Hidden Cloud Village?"
Uchiha Nan exclaimed, why are they heading towards the Hidden Cloud Village?
According to the original work, the Sūnin Village was strong and powerful during this period.
Especially after tinkering with the special artificial creation of the Zero Tail, which could absorb negative human emotions and convert them into dark chakra for large fortresses, he also created aerial fortresses and flying ninjas, and completely took control of air supremacy.
As a result, they became so arrogant that they thought the Air Ninja Village could compete with Konoha, and they were very complacent about the temporary victory of the air raid on Konoha.
Then he provoked the other three ninja villages. Relying on the characteristics of the air force, he destroyed the ground facilities with one wave of air strikes, and then repeatedly carried out air strikes to eliminate the manpower of the ninja villages.
Relying on such rogue tactics, they were invincible in the war, and finally they even arrogantly believed that the Air Ninja Village could unify the five major countries with the help of its air forces.
However, this idea was quickly slapped in the face by Konoha.
Konoha took advantage of the opportunity when the aerial fortress was replenishing supplies on the ground and launched a surprise attack. Those aerial ninjas didn't even have a chance to take off before they were strangled to death by Konoha ninjas.
In that battle, the Sky Ninja Village was almost destroyed, and all the spoils belonged to Konoha, even the Zero Tail was no exception.
Only the remaining Sky Ninjas were left. The Sky Ninjas led by Shennong were struggling to survive in the Ninja World, disguising their identities and collecting funds during the two Ninja World Wars, hoping to restore the Sky Ninja Village to its heyday. But in the end, they were beaten back to their original form by Naruto.
Uchiha Nan recalled the plot about the Sky Ninja Village. The first target of the Sky Ninja Village to establish its power in the ninja world should be Konoha.
Now it has become the Hidden Cloud Village.
It seems that the Air Ninja Village wants to pick a soft persimmon, and Konoha is still too tough. It just so happens that the main forces of the Hidden Cloud Village are all in the Land of Earth, which gives the Air Ninja Village a great opportunity.
The Hidden Cloud Village is so miserable!
All the elite troops are out there seeking revenge, and now their hometown is about to be destroyed.
His own butterfly effect eventually affected the Hidden Cloud Village again.
Uchiha Nan mourned for the Hidden Cloud Village for three seconds in his heart. He had become accustomed to such changes in the plot line. After all, the current plot had completely collapsed compared to the original.
Even the big boss Uchiha Madara is still working as a screwdriver in Konoha's factory.
Although Uchiha Nan couldn't quite understand Uchiha Madara's thought process.
No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing. As long as he is willing to live out his years in Konoha and doesn't cause trouble, he can do whatever he wants!
Since Uchiha Madara likes to tinker, just let him shine in the factory. He can also make a contribution to Konoha.
It just so happened that competition in Konoha's factories was becoming increasingly fierce, and it had become common for ninjas to "go off the beaten track" and join factories.
It is no longer as easy as it was a few years ago to get promoted quickly in the factory by relying on your status as a ninja. Everything is based on assessment. Whoever works more and faster can be promoted quickly.
Uchiha Madara has always been the best among them, and can even be said to be the leader. Even after becoming the factory director, he was not removed from the commendation list. He went from being a model employee to a model factory director.
Uchiha Nan also consciously wanted to make Uchiha Madara a typical figure similar to Orochimaru.
A representative who was truly promoted from a low-level employee to a factory manager. His struggle process was full of the Konoha dream and the new era of fire will of Uchiha Kusunoki!
Konoha TV is preparing an exclusive interview for Uchiha Madara, hoping that he will share his experience of struggling in Konoha and convey Konoha's will of fire to the entire ninja world.
"Brother, what should we do now?"
"The Sky Fortress of the Sky Ninja Village is related to saving Mother. Although it is a backup plan, we still cannot give up."
Black Zetsu said this anxiously, and Uchiha Nan touched Black Zetsu's head again, signaling it to be patient.
"As long as your mindset doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than problems. The actions of the Sky Ninja Village are no longer just evil. They don't even take the five major ninja villages seriously. If they dare to attack the Hidden Cloud Village today, they will dare to attack Konoha tomorrow!"
Uchiha Nan spoke righteously, he was determined to obtain Zero Tail and a large group of technical personnel from the Sky Ninja.
If the Sky Ninja Village provokes those mad dogs from the Hidden Cloud Village, the end will definitely not be good. After all, the broken ship still has three thousand nails. Even Konoha does not want to fight with the Hidden Cloud Village at this time.
I had been thinking of continuing to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight, letting the four major ninja villages bleed slowly and weakening their strength, but now I have to take action.
Konoha must find an excuse to get involved!
Uchiha Nan sat in a chair and fell into deep thought.
(End of this chapter)