Chapter 238: A little work done by the Konoha Hokage in the Hidden Cloud Village.
Time passed little by little.
After drinking tea, the four Kages left Uchiha Nan's tent and returned to their own ninja village's base.
The third generation of Ai returned happily with a pile of agreements.
He planned to discuss this with the top leaders of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Do you want to accept Konoha’s invitation to cooperate?
People cannot teach people, but things can teach people. When the Blue Sky Project Co., Ltd. promoted the scam, the third generation Ai initially discussed it with the top executives of Yunyin, but later he almost made all the decisions by himself.
That night, Nara Shikaon, who was far away in Konoha, received an urgent letter from Uchiha Nan.
"In the spirit of humanitarianism, Konoha will send a rescue team to the Hidden Cloud Village and allocate a batch of supplies. You will be responsible for arranging the personnel."
"Also... Konoha will carry out a series of cooperation with the Hidden Cloud Village, mainly in the fields of xxx, and implement the specific cooperation plan as soon as possible."
"Not only that. Konoha is going to establish an organization called the Ninja World Red Cross, which is mainly to collect donations from the daimyos, wealthy merchants and nobles, as well as civilians in the Ninja World, to..."
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There was not much in the letter. The crooked handwriting was all written with the words "For Konoha". Nara Shikata felt dizzy when he read it. He could tell the general meaning of the letter from the gaps between the words. The whole letter was written with two words - "Overtime!!"
The moment he finished reading the letter, Nara Shikato almost fainted on the spot, but his colleagues around him supported him in time.
Nara Shikaon hasn't slept for two days. Even though he is a ninja, he inevitably has obvious dark circles under his eyes after not resting for such a long time.
No one likes to work overtime, especially during holidays or the Chinese New Year.
But because of the whole thing in the Land of the Sky.
Not only did they have to count all the money that had been taken from the Sky Country, which also involved a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, but they also had to be registered and stored.
This is an extremely tedious process.
Kakuzu was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night and sent several clones to help, while his original body was still working on the front line of the futures business.
In addition to money
There are also scientific researchers, engineers, teachers, and outstanding technicians from the Land of the Sky. These people are the focus of Uchiha Nan's attention, and they must all be brought to Konoha to make their mark.
When the Hokage gives an order, someone has to work hard behind the scenes.
Nara Shikato and his team have not been out of the Hokage Building for a month. They eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the Hokage Building.
Now, due to Uchiha Nan's "sudden inspiration", a large amount of work has been added to the Hokage Building's cattle and horses. They have to prepare documents, process data, and deploy personnel day and night.
"Lord Lu Yuan, what on earth happened?"
The colleagues around Nara Shikato also had obvious dark circles under their eyes, and their expressions could not hide their fatigue.
What exactly did Hokage-sama write in his letter?
How could Lord Lu Yuan be scared like this?
"The original vacation was cancelled, and we have to work overtime again!"
"What??"
“Why do you have to work overtime again?
Colleagues around me were confused.
I just knew that I had to work overtime again, and my eyes went dark and I almost fainted.
Fortunately, the medical ninja was on standby at all times and rushed in in time. He pinched the Ren Zhong with one hand and emitted a green light with the other hand as he performed medical ninjutsu.
It gave them a break.
"Our annual leave has been used up. We were supposed to have a few days off after this busy period."
“Why do you have to work overtime again?”
“Have we been working overtime for three months in a row?”
"Yeah. How long do we have to work on this shift?"
"We are not cattle or horses, we are human beings!"
Colleagues were talking about it for a while.
However, as Uchiha Nan's confidant, Nara Shikaon stood up in time even though he felt upset.
"A ninja is someone who endures!"
"We're doing all this for Konoha!"
"Didn't the Hokage give you overtime pay? There are so many people who want to work overtime but don't have the chance!!"
Nara Shikayuan's words were harsh, and the room fell silent for a moment.
Yes
Konoha is so big that there is no shortage of cattle and horses.
If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who want to do it!
Not only do they work more than you, they can also stay up later than you.
You can also actively apply for a salary reduction!
"Master Lu Yuan, I... we will just work overtime."
"Yes, sir, please give the order."
“How long will it take this time?”
"Three months, maybe half a year."
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That night
The Hokage building in Konoha was brightly lit, and the lights were on from late at night until daytime.
The blessings of Lord Hokage are inexhaustible.
The camp is hidden in the clouds.
“We’ve been discussing this for so long.”
"Do you think our Cloud Hidden Village can sign these agreements?"
A long table was filled with the high-ranking officials of the Hidden Cloud Village. The Third Generation Ai looked at them and spoke slowly.
The agreement finalized all aspects of the business. Konoha provided the funds, technology, and the majority of the shares, while the Hidden Cloud Village provided the manpower and physical strength. They made money, and everyone was happy together!
Uchiha Nan originally wanted them to grow cotton.
But it’s a pity that cotton is not grown in the Land of Thunder.
However, the Kingdom of Thunder has many minerals, especially iron ore, and the quality of local iron ore is not inferior to that of the Kingdom of Iron.
Industrialization is inseparable from steel.
The current steel production in the ninja world has always been insufficient, and it may take decades to reach saturation.
So starting a steel plant is definitely a profitable business.
Muye has money and technology, and all kinds of production tools, marketing personnel, and even workers can be in place in the shortest time possible.
But there is one thing that is difficult to solve.
Where to get cheap and high quality iron ore.
There is no iron mine under the name of the Hidden Cloud Village.
The big mine owners are not fools. They can earn this money by themselves, so why should they take you to the Hidden Cloud Village?
Konoha had to kill many people in the Land of Fire to get so much iron ore at a low price.
No matter how arrogant Uchiha Nan was, he would never send Konoha's ninjas to the Land of Lightning to kill people, especially noble lords.
So the Hidden Cloud Village has to do this themselves.
The reason why Konoha is what it is today is that Uchiha Nan led a group of people to take up guns, smashed the disgusting and dirty ninja world, and started to do some reliable things.
Ninja can't stay in this muddle-headed state forever.
Of course, the method used by the Rain Village is not acceptable either. They are too left-wing and kill everyone with one strike.
Some order is better than no order.
The top leadership of the Rain Country is still in chaos, the political situation is unstable, and people's hearts are in turmoil.
Uchiha Nan hopes to unite more people around him through his own way - weakening the Cloud Village and awakening the ninja are actually two different things.
Uchiha Nan's ambition has never been to become the overlord of the ninja world.
Because he already is.
Now, we have to pursue something spiritual.
"I think it's okay." "Forget it. How can Konoha be so kind? Maybe it's another trap?"
"This time, Konoha has left all the dirty work to us!
"If we fall out with the daimyo and the nobles, do you know what that would mean?"
"How bad can the situation get? Our Hidden Cloud Village is already in this state. Let's burn our boats."
"Lord Raikage, what do you think?"
"We all listen to you!"
"Yes, yes, we listen to you."
The ball was kicked back.
Before the Sky Ninja attacked the Hidden Cloud Village, this group of high-ranking officials were still considering whether to replace the Raikage.
But now they have no such idea at all.
The situation in the Hidden Cloud Village is no longer as simple as being ripped off.
That was because my hometown was bombed into ruins.
The third generation of Ai has retired.
Who will take the blame?
Who can take on such a big mess!
Let's just get on with our lives.
"Then I'll take charge of this matter."
"Regarding the matter of cooperating with Konoha, I think we can give it a try."
The third generation Ai decided to take a gamble and trust Konoha once.
On that day, the Third Generation Ai sighed but had no choice but to walk on this difficult road and came to Uchiha Nan's tent, intending to sign a package agreement with Konoha.
"Raikage, you will not regret your decision today. Once we have resolved the issue of the Sky Ninja Village, we will start right away."
"That dead guy Tobirama Senju... cough cough cough... was the Second Hokage. He left me with a lot of debts, but Konoha is still thriving now!"
"Let's become bigger and stronger together and create greater glory!"
Uchiha Nan skillfully gave Sandai Ai a mouthful of chicken soup, and Sandai Ai echoed him.
While chatting, they also mentioned an old story about the old almanac in the village.
The First Ninja War.
Konoha lost its second-generation Hokage, and the Hidden Cloud Village also lost its second-generation Raikage.
"We in Konoha will not mention the past, and you in the Hidden Cloud Village are not allowed to mention it either."
"Count the romantic figures, but also look at the present."
"As long as the Second Generation is alive, there will be no way we can succeed!"
"Believe me, failure is bitter, but as long as Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village work together, we can..."
Uchiha Nan waved his hand.
He was grateful to the Hidden Cloud Village and to Kinkaku and Ginkaku from the bottom of his heart!
Even a Ponzi scheme
At the beginning, Uchiha Nan just wanted to take advantage of that group of noble lords. The Hidden Cloud Village was just a bonus, and he didn't think about how much money he could get from the Hidden Cloud Village.
Who knows about Jiaodu?
"So, Hokage-sama, where are you going to start?"
The third generation of Ai felt uneasy listening to the chicken soup.
He always felt that the Hokage in front of him was going to do something extraordinary in the Land of Lightning.
"Raikage, you have to know that business competition is extremely cruel and full of zero-sum games. The winner takes all. It is even no less fierce than the life-and-death struggle between ninjas, except that the place where it breaks out is more secretive and more intense...
"So our goal from the beginning was to become the industry leader. Only by becoming the industry leader and monopolizing an industry can we make money."
"The first step is to send fruit baskets to the big mine owners and landowners!"
“Then talk to them about the transfer of land and minerals.”
"Send a fruit basket?"
"If we send them fruit baskets, will they sell us our land and minerals cheaply?"
"Add a bucket of peanut oil."
"The second step is to send all those who disagree with the transfer to see the Sage of Six Paths."
"hiss"
"all??"
The Sandaime knew that Konoha had killed many people in the Land of Fire, but he didn't expect the Hokage to make such a light statement about killing the nobles.
"What about the Daimyo?"
“This is easy.”
"Send a ninja to deliver a shuriken and place it by his bed at night."
“Isn’t this a rebellion?”
The third generation Ai still couldn't keep up with Uchiha Nan's train of thought.
He was still a conservative a few days ago, but he was forced to take the risk.
If they don't make some big profits, when will the Hidden Cloud Village be able to stand up again?
However, the Third Generation Ai never thought of rebelling against the daimyo. The daimyo of the Land of Lightning was quite good to the Hidden Cloud Village and was never vague about paying money.
People can't always repay kindness with enmity.
"It's a rebellion. Isn't what I said clear enough?"
"The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning is very kind to the Hidden Cloud Village. He and I are distant relatives."
"So it's a relationship."
Uchiha Nan nodded, this was not surprising.
The daimyo and the ninja family have always maintained a good relationship. Due to bloodline, secret teachings and various other reasons, girls in the ninja family rarely marry out of the family, but it is a basic practice for the daimyo to marry his daughter off.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire has always wanted to be Uchiha Nan's father-in-law and put a daughter by his side.
"Okay, I have another way, but it's more troublesome and will take up some time."
"Those nobles have a lot of dirty information under their butts. Gathering intelligence is the basic skill of us ninjas. Let's collect all the dirty information and then blackmail them. If they don't transfer the iron ore at a low price, we will expose it."
To put it simply, the Hidden Cloud Village is compiling a biography of all officials in the Land of Lightning.
"According to tradition, ninjas cannot interfere in state affairs."
Ninjas interfering in politics is a taboo
"The ninja world is going through a major change that hasn't happened in a thousand years. All the traditions of the past must be shattered!"
"If you want to accomplish extraordinary things, you must use extraordinary means!"
Uchiha Nan said righteously.
"Well"
I am the Raikage.
He conspired with the Hokage of Konoha to find out the dirty laundry of the nobles of the Land of Lightning, and then joined hands with Konoha to take the opportunity to embezzle various assets of the Land of Lightning.
I feel like I am selling out my country!!
"Raikage, we are ninjas. We have the most powerful force and the most advanced technology. We need to develop productivity to make everyone's life better. Combining ninjutsu and technology is what we ninjas should do.
"The so-called Ninja World War, just to fight for that little mission share and earn that little money, is the stupidest thing in the world in my opinion."
"Life that could have changed the world has now died meaninglessly on the battlefield..."
"Ninjas and nobles are two different classes. Maybe some nobles are related to you and are very kind to you.
“But there are only individuals who betray their class, not classes that betray their class.”
"We ninjas should be comrades standing on the same front."
Seeing that the Third Generation Ai was still hesitating, Uchiha Nan immediately gave him another big sip of chicken soup.
It's almost time
Finally, he added another sentence.
"Lord Raikage, you don't want the Hidden Cloud Village to continue to decline, do you?"
After hearing this, the third generation of Ai made up his mind to take a big gamble!
(End of this chapter)