Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha!

“Aside from those idiots in Kumogakure, Kirigakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha can all be won over. If you want to get aid from Konoha, you’ll always have to pay a price.”

Uchiha Nan tapped the table, making his point clear: the time was right, and continuing with polite formalities would be a waste of time.

This isn't wartime anymore; we don't need Sunagakure to help Konoha relieve pressure on our troop lines. Right now, the advantage is in our hands!

Mosa was somewhat helpless. Konoha now had no shortage of people, resources, geniuses, secret techniques, bloodlines, or tailed beasts. The Sunagakure clan only had sand, so what could Konoha possibly want?

We have absolutely no bargaining chips!

But the village was too poor, so poor that they could pee blood. They couldn't rely on Daming at all; they were practically destitute and had to rely entirely on themselves.

"What does the Hokage want to obtain from Sunagakure?"

Since things had been made so clear, Mosa simply let Uchiha Nan state his terms, since they had nothing to offer anyway, and the only good things they had were not something they could give away.

"I'm very interested in the Kazekage's Magnet Release."

"no!"

Mosa showed a displeased expression. Sunagakure only has so few good things. Uchiha Nan, you really dare to ask for that much.

Magnet Release is a closely guarded secret technique of the Kazekage, and it would never be revealed.

"How about One-Tail?"

"If the Hokage does not wish to cooperate with Sunagakure, I can leave immediately."

Mosa couldn't take it anymore and stood up, shouting angrily.

What Uchiha Nan wanted was something that Sunagakure simply couldn't afford, nor could it provide!

"Fine, then. All you Sunagakure has that Konoha would even consider? You won't give me anything I ask for. I think it's because Sunagakure has no intention of cooperating."

Mosa was stuck there, unable to sit or leave; he was in check.

He must have been so angry that he said he was leaving. He hasn't even received the aid funds yet; how could he possibly leave empty-handed?

"Lord Hokage, Sunagakure is cooperating with Konoha with good intentions. I misspoke just now."

"But the conditions you proposed, Hokage, are too harsh. I cannot accept them, and neither can Sunagakure."

Uchiha Nan smiled and didn't bother arguing with Masa.

Uchiha Nan knew very well that Masa would never agree to the request he had just made; it was merely a prelude to his later demands.

The most basic negotiation tactic is to propose one or two outrageously bad conditions that the other party would never accept, and then follow up with some other "terrible" conditions, which will then be much easier for the other party to accept.

This is a well-known negotiation technique, but it really works.

"Alright then, I'll tell you some conditions you can accept."

"I don't want the One-Tailed Beast, I want the One-Tailed Beast's chakra, or the chakra of a ninja. The chakra battery invented by Konoha requires a lot of chakra as its energy source."

"Of course, Konoha pays for all of this. We'll discuss the specific costs later. Konoha will give you a very favorable price."

"Konoha can't just give you money directly; everything requires an equivalent exchange from you."

To secure the economy of a ninja village, one must first address the ninja's means of survival. Sunagakure is entirely composed of sand, leaving only a handful of ninjas to scheme against.

Masa pondered Uchiha Nan's conditions; if it was just chakra, it seemed like a condition she could agree to.

Ninjas need chakra to complete missions, which not only wastes time but also sometimes puts their lives at risk. If they could make money simply by extracting chakra, it wouldn't be unacceptable. As long as the price is right, all the ninjas in the village would agree.

"I agree to this condition, regarding the price."

Mosa was still haggling over the price; selling chakra was a business that could be done for a very long time.

For ninjas, as long as their chakra isn't completely drained at once, it won't cause any damage to their bodies.

As long as you eat something and rest for a while afterward, your body can generate chakra again. If you recover quickly, you might be able to generate chakra four or five times a day.

Chapter 105 Uchiha Nan: Look, the Kazekage sold off the entire village, and he still has to thank us!

Mosa was haggling over the price. He had never heard of selling chakra before, but no matter what, he absolutely couldn't sell the chakra at a loss.

This concerns the village's economic livelihood, so he has to be cautious. He's really terrified of being poor. Ever since Mosa became the Kazekage of Sunagakure, he's been trying to stretch every penny he has.

"Don't worry, Kazekage. Konoha has a professional business team, and there will be dedicated personnel to negotiate prices with you."

"It will definitely be a fair and reasonable price, and the transaction will be a win-win situation!"

Uchiha Nan spoke with righteous indignation and unwavering conviction.

Uchiha Nan planned to entrust this matter to Kakuzu, who was already capable of handling things independently. He was doing very well in Konoha's finance department, specifically in charge of Konoha's business cooperation.

Whenever Konoha has a big deal, Kakuzu is always the first to sneak into the other party's hometown to steal their accounting books, making sure he knows their costs, profits, and consumer profiles. Then he haggles down the price relentlessly until the other party is completely exasperated.

They often carry a portable computer and calculate their price data, proving that even though their prices are low, you still make a profit, just a little less.

Konoha also possesses advantages in technology, capital, and distribution channels. If businesses want to survive and continue doing business with Konoha, they have no choice but to accept Kakuzu's price.

Thick-skinned and ruthless, cold-hearted and aloof from women, with only one thought in mind: making money and voluntarily working overtime. All sorts of excellent working-class attributes are displayed in Kakuzu.

Now, with the resources of Konoha, he has already secured several big deals. Kakuzu is on a profit-sharing contract, taking a cut every time a deal is closed. He has become Konoha's top salesman.

It's so terrifying!

Uchiha Nan entrusted this matter to Kakuzu, and he was very at ease. Sunagakure might make a small profit, but Konoha would always make a huge profit!

But a true win-win situation means Konoha wins twice!

It would be reasonable to record information such as name, age, and gender before each chakra extraction, otherwise how would the rewards be distributed?

If Sunagakure and Konoha start trading chakra, they can indirectly find out the number of ninjas in Sunagakure, the male-to-female ratio, and all sorts of data about the chakra within the ninjas.

"OK then."

Mosa nodded helplessly. It was probably impossible to determine the specific price for selling chakra now.

However, it is already a good result to add a source of income for Sunagakure. There are a large number of ninjas in Sunagakure who are missing limbs, have greatly reduced combat power, and are unable to continue to perform high-level missions. They can only be demoted to perform low-level D-rank missions.

Those D-rank missions are nothing more than finding cats and dogs, cleaning up trash—something ordinary people can do. They don't require much chakra, and the reward is barely enough for one person to survive. Now that they can sell chakra directly, their income will definitely increase.

Once implemented, this will be a real achievement!

"Kazekage, in addition to this, Konoha also hopes to sell Konoha-made products to Sunagakure. Now that we have become allies, it is natural that we should have some business dealings."

"For example, you don't need to worry about the prices of food, pig iron, medicine, and all kinds of daily necessities; they will definitely be of good quality and inexpensive."

"If possible, Konoha would also like to recruit a group of villagers from your village to work in Konoha's factories. Konoha is currently facing a labor shortage. We originally wanted to recruit refugees from the Land of Fire, but considering that your Sand Village is an ally, Konoha can give you priority consideration."

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Uchiha Nan read out a long list of terms with ease. The core purpose was simple: to firmly bind the economies of Konoha and Sunagakure together. The closer the relationship, the more Sunagakure would depend on Konoha.

We can make a slight concession on the price and give Sunagakure a taste of its benefits first. For example, protein blocks. These things have extremely low costs and very high production volumes. Konoha has recently increased production on a large scale, and it is not difficult to continue to expand the scale. They can be sold to Sunagakure as one of the staple foods of the villagers.

Konoha also needs to solve some job problems for Sunagakure. Now that Konoha has embarked on the path of industrialization, the more black slaves and cattle the better. The cattle and horses from Sunagakure coming to work in Konoha is considered a promotion, at least they can drink water to their heart's content!

If Masa agrees to this condition, Uchiha Nan is confident that within a few years, he can completely infiltrate Sunagakure's entire society, from food and clothing to housing and transportation. They will eat food provided by Konoha, live in Konoha's modern buildings, and even the daily necessities around them will be Konoha branded.

The Sand Village is a bunch of poor bastards. What decent merchants could they possibly have in the village? With Konoha's capital, size, and industrial production capacity, they could be completely squeezed out of the village.

Even the villagers of Sunagakure will have to work in factories run by Konoha. At that point, it will be questionable whether the Third Kazekage, Masa, will still have any say in the matter.

"Hokage, please allow me to consider it."

Masa was a little confused by Uchiha Nan's speech. Was Konoha really that kind as to sell so many survival supplies to Sunagakure?

Those who are familiar with their own situation know best. Because Sunagakure is located in the desert, it has been afflicted with a disease called poverty. Major merchants in the ninja world are reluctant to travel to Sunagakure, not only because the profits are low, but also because there is even a risk to their lives. Traveling through the desert to do business is no easy task.

With sandstorms raging and harsh weather conditions, losing your way could mean dying in the desert.

Besides these, there was also man-made disaster!

The saying "bad people come from poor and remote places" is no joke. With the Kazekage working as a gold miner, Sunagakure already enjoys an upper-class standard of living.

The Land of Wind is a country, but small villages are everywhere. Those are the real troublemakers; the villagers are harmless in ordinary times.

When a caravan arrives, they can also play the role of desert bandits.

Even the officials of the Wind Kingdom turn a blind eye, and the villagers are very sensible in this regard, never shortchanging each other.

Due to various ridiculous reasons, Sunagakure Village is extremely short of survival resources. Houses and furniture can be made of sand. It is only because a big merchant takes the initiative to come to Sunagakure Village to do business and provide these precious survival resources that even the Kazekage has to personally accompany him.

Now that Konoha is willing to come, the Kazekage couldn't be happier.

Not to mention that Uchiha Nan also needs to solve some job problems for Sunagakure. This is already considered a blessing from heaven. The intelligence personnel have already explained the treatment of the workers in Uchiha Nan's factory very clearly: three meals a day, plenty of water, and a salary. There are still many villagers in Sunagakure who are struggling to make ends meet and sometimes go hungry.

I got to eat a bite of food today, but I don't know if I'll be able to eat it tomorrow.

The price offered by Konoha was practically rubbing Mosa's G-spot; it felt like tiny figures were yelling and screaming at Mosa's head.

Mosa, are you fucking mute?

Say yes, say yes right now!

However, the remaining rationality of Mosa is still fighting.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. Uchiha Nan must have some ulterior motive for being so kind. Could it really be for the sake of so-called allies?

Do not make jokes!

Could such a benevolent person become Hokage? (The First Hokage doesn't count; he wasn't stupid, just naive.)

"Hmph, consider it?"

“Mosa, I really want to do something good for the villagers of Sunagakure. It’s not for the so-called interests of allies. The First Hokage’s Will of Fire has always been my ninja way. I’m fighting for peace in the ninja world. As long as the villagers in every village have enough to eat and live a good life, peace should come completely.”

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"I make a fortune doing business in the Land of Fire. My business trip to Sunagakure is a form of poverty alleviation. I wasn't even thinking about making money; breaking even was enough!" "Kage, you don't want the villagers of Sunagakure to suffer, do you?"

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Uchiha Nan's passionate speech moved even Mosa. Could there really be such a benevolent person in the ninja world?

Konoha is truly blessed with outstanding people and resources. It produced the First Hokage, a vengeful seed, and now another one has emerged. It's as if the heavens have blessed our Sunagakure!

"Hokage-sama, I am impressed. Your character has won me over. You truly deserve to be the Hokage of Konoha. On behalf of the villagers of Sunagakure, I would like to say thank you."

Mosa stood up and bowed to Uchiha Nan. This was already an immense honor. As Kage of the same level ninja village, who was inferior to whom in terms of individual strength? (This excludes Senju Hashirama as well.)

Mosa bowed willingly. As long as the villagers of Sunagakure could live a good life, what did his mere bow matter?

"Hey? Fengying, what are you doing?"