Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha!

After deducting the 10 billion or so owed to various families, less than 20 billion is left.

This only includes the ninja clans of Konoha; there are also a large number of civilian ninjas. While the number of Chunin and Jonin is not large, the number of Genin is considerable, adding up to another significant sum.

There are countless other places where you can spend money.

"Let's discuss this funding today."

Uchiha Nan had only been in office for a short time and was not yet able to make absolute decisions or use the allocated funds at will.

The entire village of ninjas were eyeing the money like hungry wolves.

As soon as Uchiha Nan finished speaking, everyone began to speak freely, no longer just whispering among themselves.

These ninja clans first believed that the previous debts should be paid off before they even started discussing how to use the remaining money.

A long list of budgets was compiled, outlining Konoha's daily operating expenses.

The ninja academy needs to continue recruiting students; this requires a significant amount of money.

There are also various ninja tools, soldier rations, and explosive tags.

The hospital in Konoha needs to be expanded, and medical ninjas need to be trained, which will be another large expense.

Furthermore, the cost of defending the Kirigakure and Iwagakure villages is a considerable sum. Just the monthly cost of maintaining a standing army is 500 million ryo. If local skirmishes escalate into war, the cost would be three or four times that amount.

As for Kumogakure, although signing a peace agreement is not a foolproof solution, we still need to be prepared for what to do.

The staff taking notes were constantly calculating future budget expenditures.

Seeing that the discussion was almost over, Uchiha Nan inquired about Konoha's future budget.

"Reporting to the Hokage, if there is no large-scale war in the future, it will probably take more than 50 billion to achieve these budgets."

"hiss"

Knew it!

Uchiha Nan covered his head, thinking that there was never enough budget.

Every ninja village has its weaknesses; it might be that the ninja academy doesn't have enough funding, the medical system is inadequate, or the defenses are insufficient.

Those present almost covered everything that Konoha, as a ninja village, needed to develop, and this amount of funding was definitely not enough.

"What if war breaks out?"

Hinata Takuma asked a question, and the recorder gave a wry smile. With war already underway, where would there be any sufficient budget?

You're burning money! There's no end to how much money you can burn.

"The situation is not looking good!"

"Comrades."

Uchiha Nan faced the crowd with a serious face, still short of money!

"Konoha is our common home. We must stand together and uphold the spirit of the Will of Fire."

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Uchiha Nan first gave a long speech, conveying the spirit of the meeting.

Since Konoha doesn't have enough money for development, someone has to come up with the money. Who else but these wealthy ninja clans can make the transfer payments?

Relying on civilian ninjas?

How much profit can they squeeze out of them?

Even a starved camel from the Ninja Clan is bigger than a horse!

Konoha owes money to the ninja clans; this is an internal dispute, an internal debt!

Domestic debt is not considered debt!

The suffering and forbearance of the tribe will bear the infamy!

Chapter 50 passed unanimously!

Uchiha Nan spoke at length for twenty minutes, without even realizing how long he had been talking.

"Therefore, for the sake of Konoha's development, we must endure some hardship ourselves."

When Uchiha Nan finished speaking, everyone's spirits lifted. What he had just said was all nonsense, a prelude to the main event. What he was about to say was the important thing.

“Many clans have sacrificed their members for Konoha, and the compensation for their families must be paid immediately without delay.”

"However, for the sake of Konoha's development, I think we can postpone addressing the other debts Konoha owes you."

Uchiha Nan's words caused the expressions of the high-ranking members of the various ninja clans present to change.

Is this a move to continue accumulating debt?

This is a direct challenge to the interests of all the ninja clans in Konoha!

"Don't worry, Konoha will repay you every penny of the debts you owe."

“However, we can’t pay in full at once. I have a proposal: we can pay in installments.”

"First, pay off the first three layers in one lump sum, and then pay off the remaining seven layers over five to ten years, depending on the specific circumstances. The interest will be paid according to the bank's loan interest rate."

"What do you think?"

The ninjas were cursing inwardly.

how about it?

Of course it's not very good!

We've all been struggling financially for so long, and now that the money has arrived, you're still dragging your feet? Do you think we're invisible?

"As the head of the Uchiha clan, I agree to this plan first."

Uchiha Nan raised his hand symbolically, then looked around at everyone.

Yeah, it's really annoying that everyone's looking at me like that, but it's not a big problem.

Uchiha felt confident in his abilities, given his own strength; he didn't believe anyone would be so overconfident as to directly oppose him.

"Hyuga clan leader, strike a pose!"

Uchiha Nan looked at Hyuga Takuma with a smile and gave him a look that said, "You're my ally, why aren't you standing up for me now?"

"Ah, this..."

Hyuga Takuma was on the verge of tears. He really wanted to disagree, but Uchiha Nan's meaning was very clear.

If they are allies, you should stand up for Lei.

With this betrayal at such a crucial moment, Takuma Hyuga can imagine what the future holds for the Hyuga clan—they will inevitably be targeted.

All eyes were on Hinata Takuma, eagerly awaiting his arrival to utter those three words: "Disagree!"

However, Uchiha Nan knew the Hyuga clan's character and would never be the first to act.

If they had the guts, they wouldn't have pushed their clan leader's younger brother out to die in his place and quell the anger of the Hidden Cloud Village.

What Uchiha Nan found most shameful was that all of this was done in self-defense.

"agree!"

Hinata Takuma managed to utter the word "agree," feeling as if all his strength had been drained away.

"it is good!"

"Noble character and integrity!"

"Let's give a round of applause to the Hyuga clan leader!"

Uchiha Nan led the applause, while the other clan leaders looked like they had swallowed fly droppings and could only follow along with Uchiha Nan's applause.

The leaders are applauding, and you're still keeping your hands down? Do you even want to keep your job?

Get one!

Uchiha Nan turned his gaze to Senju Momoma.

"Clan Chief Senju, the Senju and Uchiha clans co-founded Konoha, so they naturally understand Konoha's difficulties best. Now is the time to unleash the Will of Fire."

"I believe in Momoma Senju as the pillar of the Senju clan."

Uchiha Nan spoke several sentences in one breath, frantically praising Senju Momoma and the Senju clan.

"So, what is your opinion, Chief Senju?"

Senju Momoka was stunned. His path had been completely blocked by Uchiha Nan. This whole string of hats he was wearing was almost taller than him. Did he even have a chance to disagree?

He simply couldn't bring himself to say it. The Senju clan had always prided themselves on being the legitimate successors of Konoha and the inheritors of the Will of Fire. If they faltered at this crucial moment, they would lose their political standing.

"Agreed!" Senju Momoma struggled internally for a moment, wanting to say no. He was short of money right now, and restarting the Hashirama cell experiment would cost an astronomical sum, possibly hundreds of millions of dollars.

However, Momoma Senju eventually yielded. Political stance was more important than money, and it was the foundation for the Senju clan's survival in Konoha.

Got another one!

Uchiha Nan was secretly delighted. With the three great clans of Konoha having already taken the lead in expressing their stance, the rest were no longer a concern.

"Nara clan chief, the Ino-Shika-Cho clans are all of one mind. What are your opinions?"

Uchiha Nan looked at Nara Shikato. He would make good use of this person in the future, so he decided to test him first and see if he was up to the task.

Nara Shikagawa has already seen the situation clearly: the tide is in Uchiha Nan's hands, and those who go against the tide will only face death!

"It's better to be decisive," Nara Shikahara replied almost instantly, without the slightest hesitation.

"For the sake of Konoha, our three clans naturally agree!"

"very good!"

Uchiha Nan praised him, quite pleased with Senju Shikagawa's tact.

"And the rest of you?"

"Who is in favor and who is against?"

Uchiha Nan was too lazy to ask each person individually, so he directly asked all the remaining people.

"If you disagree, you can speak up. Every family has its own difficulties, and as the clan leader, I understand how difficult it is to maintain a family."