Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

"You're home."

Uchiha Nan looked at Konoha Village not far away and was in a great mood.

I took a trip and experienced the local customs and culture of Yuren Village. Although the hot springs were great and the scenery was nice, nothing was as comfortable as being at home. There were no big beds in Yuren Village, and no lovely twin sisters on the beds.

This time, not only the Konoha delegation returned with Uchiha Nan, but also the Sunagakure delegation led by Chiyo, as well as the Blood Pond clan that Uchiha Nan brought back from Hell Valley.

At the entrance of Konoha Village, Nara Shikamaru led a welcoming party, waiting for Uchiha Nan's return early in the morning. The return of Konoha's big boss must be grand, and Nara Shikamaru thoughtfully prepared a magnificent welcoming ceremony for Uchiha Nan.

Salutes, red carpets, banners, flags—everything you could want.

Chiyo stepped onto the red carpet, surrounded by the sound of firecrackers exploding, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.

Konoha is truly wealthy, able to squander money on such useless extravagance.

Nara Shikamaru walked over to greet him warmly. Uchiha Nan had already sent someone to inform him that the Sunagakure delegation was coming to Konoha today, and that they must show the best side of Konoha.

"Gentlemen, let's not stand here anymore, let's go into the village together."

"Wow, so many people!"

"This ground is so smooth. Is that an electric light? I think there are some outside the village too; they've even built them outside the village. Wow, that house is huge!"

"The air here smells so sweet!"

Since entering Konoha, the group has been filled with exclamations of admiration. The ninjas from Sunagakure are like country bumpkins entering the city, their worldviews are being violently shaken, and they marvel at everything in Konoha.

As for the Blood Pond Clan, it goes without saying that even sending them to Sunagakure would be considered an improvement in their living conditions, let alone in Konoha.

Walking on the wide and clean cement road, green belts have been built on both sides, planted with flowers and grass. Looking around, there are new two-story houses with clean white walls and beautiful doors and windows.

The Sand Village ninjas kept looking around at everything. The Konoha ninjas usually lived here.

There was no wind or sand, no choking sand, no frequent sandstorms, and even the ground was spotless, without a single piece of trash.

Envy, amazement, curiosity—all sorts of whispers arose, causing the Konoha ninjas mixed in with the group to straighten their backs.

Are you so envious?

Is the standard of living in Sunagakure really that bad?

Tsk tsk tsk. Luckily I was born in Konoha.

After walking for about a few minutes, they arrived at a bustling downtown area. The ninjas in charge of security had already cleared a road to facilitate Uchiha Nan's return to the village.

"Hokage-sama!!"

"Hokage-sama!!!"

The villagers spontaneously cheered for Uchiha Nan's arrival on both sides of the road. Uchiha Nan enjoyed the cheers, raised his arms to greet both sides, and then there was another wave of cheers in response.

Chiyo followed behind Uchiha Nan, listening to the shouts around her. The scene before her eyes greatly shocked her, and her heart was inexplicably stirred.

Uchiha Nan only became Hokage for a year, yet he has gained such prestige. What exactly did he do in that year?

Chiyo suppressed her emotions and observed the expressions of the villagers. She had never seen such a scene in her life: fervent and loyal, with their faces flushed.

Konoha is invincible!

Chiyo suddenly recalled this sentence: When the First Hokage was alive, Konoha was invincible. The four great ninja villages were in awe of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju's unparalleled power, so they behaved themselves for many years. It was only after Hashirama Senju died that they revealed their ambitions.

But things are different now; Konoha no longer needs Hashirama Senju's power.

Konoha remains invincible; those who haven't witnessed this scene won't understand.

Uchiha Nan completely changed Konoha.

Perhaps, this alliance with Konoha is the best decision Sunagakure has ever made.

Chiyo walked along the road, her eyes darting around, lost in thought.

What exactly did Uchiha Nan do to develop Konoha to this extent? It cannot be simply explained by saying that Konoha was lucky to occupy the best land.

Is it commercial?

Chiyo recalled Uchiha Nan's remarks at the drinking party.

"We must vigorously develop commerce to improve the village's..."

"Economic foundation"

The obscure and difficult-to-understand language, the professional vocabulary—Chiyo, an old-school ninja, couldn't comprehend this approach. She had never even considered having ninjas go into business, and she couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

But everything that was happening in Konoha made Chiyo realize that her own beliefs about right and wrong no longer mattered, because the answer was right in front of her.

The Konoha model is correct. As long as it can improve the strength of Sunagakure and allow the villagers to live a better life, then they should learn from it completely!

Chiyo pondered whether the Konoha model could be replicated in Sunagakure, but after a moment's thought, she realized that it was simply not feasible.

Sunagakure is so poor that all it has left is sand. It's a pipe dream for them to want to learn from Konoha and develop commerce. What kind of good person would risk their life to cross the desert to do business in Sunagakure?

Even the roads beneath their feet are something Sunagakure can only envy; the constant sandstorms would drive up the cost of maintaining them to the heavens.

Sunagakure wants to change the status quo, but it can't even find a direction to change it. Does it really have to spend twenty years slowly planting trees?

Too slow!

Before she knew it, Chiyo had arrived at the Hokage Building. The Konoha delegation had disbanded and gone home. After being away on business for so long, it was time for them to go home.

Nara Shikagami arranged for the Blood Pond Clan and the Sunagakure delegation to stay at the Konoha Guesthouse for a while.

As a newly joined ninja clan in Konoha, the Blood Pond clan needed time to be allocated land and have houses built. Only the current head of the Blood Pond clan came to the Hokage Building with Uchiha Nan, ready to discuss the Blood Pond clan's development in Konoha with him.

Uchiha Nan sat back down in his chair after a long absence and casually poured himself a glass of iced cola.

Chiyo and Bloodthirsty Iketo En were placed in separate rooms. The two sat somewhat awkwardly on the sofa. The Hokage Building had already been renovated by Uchiha Nan. Don't worry about spending money, just go all out and make sure the comfort level is maximized.

Uchiha Nan has always been willing to spend money on enjoying life, and the staff working in the Hokage Building naturally agree wholeheartedly, as they are benefiting from the Hokage's lifestyle.

Chiyo and En, one from the countryside and the other from hell, were suddenly placed in this luxurious office. They were extremely cautious and dared not move.

"Touyan, what demands does your Blood Pond clan have of Konoha?"

"Let bygones be bygones; we must look forward."

Looking at the reserved Toen, Uchiha Nan casually said, "If the Blood Pond Clan is properly nurtured, they can definitely occupy a place in Konoha. Their bloodline limit is very powerful, capable of mass-producing human bombs, which is extremely useful in war and can cause large-scale group damage."

The individual combat capabilities of the Blood Pond Clan are also quite strong. Even during the Unburnable Transformation, Chino, the last surviving member of the Blood Pond Clan, was able to briefly exchange blows with Sasuke using her bloodline limit.

They were just unlucky and ran into the Uchiha.

Uchiha Nan wanted to arrange the new clan territory of the Blood Pond Clan near the Uchiha Clan, firstly to make it easier for the Uchiha Clan to monitor and supervise... cough cough... secondly to make it easier to take care of the Blood Pond Clan and rebuild the relationship between the two clans.

A newly emerging family with eye techniques is worth Uchiha Nan's attention.

Uchiha Nan thought so, but he still needed to consult the opinion of Blood Iketo En. A forced marriage is never sweet, especially since the two families had a blood feud.

"Everything is at the Hokage's command."

Blood-Soaked En didn't have many thoughts; he was only focused on enjoying the bright future. He was happy to live in Konoha, which was like paradise!

"In that case, I'll arrange for you to stay next to the Uchiha clan, so it will be easier for them to take care of you."

"The children of the Blood Pond clan will be going to the ninja academy in a couple of days."

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Uchiha Nan gave a long explanation of the arrangements for the Blood Pond Clan, and Blood Pond Tohō nodded repeatedly.

Uchiha Nan was quite satisfied with this. As for whether Bloodstained Iketo En truly didn't care about the hatred between the two clans, Uchiha Nan didn't take it to heart.

Uchiha Nan was confident that he could eliminate the karmic debt between the Blood Pond Clan and the Uchiha Clan, having learned many effective methods from his previous life in the Rabbit Kingdom.

Through education and brainwashing, bestowing favors, and marriage between the two clans, the Uchiha clan, with its current dominant position in Konoha, can easily absorb the Blood Pond clan, which now numbers only a few dozen. Perhaps in a few decades, the Blood Pond clan and the Uchiha clan will merge into one family.

What kind of dojutsu would be created by combining the Blood Dragon Eye of the Blood Pond Clan and the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan? It's truly intriguing.

After explaining everything, Uchiha Nan had someone take Blood Pond En to the guesthouse and also instructed the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds to the Blood Pond clan so that they could establish a foothold in Konoha and have money to travel around the village these days.

After resolving the matter of the Blood Pond Clan, Uchiha Nan arrived at Chiyo's office.

"Lord Hokage."

Chiyo saw Uchiha Nan enter and immediately stood up from the sofa. During the wait, she felt like each day was an eternity, her mind constantly racing as she tried to figure out how to get some good stuff out of Konoha.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two quickly got down to business and began negotiating the sale of chakra.

The most important part of this deal was naturally the One-Tailed Shukaku. To Uchiha Nan's surprise, Sunagakure successfully sealed the One-Tailed Shukaku into the Jinchuriki.

Without the physique and powerful sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, successfully sealing a tailed beast into a ninja's body would be an impossible task. Chiyo casually glossed over this process, only saying that after numerous experiments, a monk named Bunpuku successfully contained Shukaku and became the One-Tailed Jinchuriki.

However, Uchiha Nan could tell from Senju's expression that many people must have died in the process.

"Lord Hokage, the seal on the One-Tail is not stable. Buying and selling the One-Tail's chakra sounds simple, but putting it into practice is difficult."

Chiyo expressed her concerns: if the seal becomes unstable during the chakra extraction process, and the One-Tailed Beast escapes, that would be a huge problem.

The One-Tailed Beast is a tailed beast, and once it runs out and causes destruction, it can't be made up for by simply selling a few chakra. Sunagakure has experienced the tragedy of a tailed beast going berserk; it was a scene straight out of hell.

To prevent the One-Tailed Beast from sneaking out while he was sleeping, Bunpuku had barely slept since the day he became its jinchūriki.

People will go crazy if they don't sleep for a day or two, but going without sleep for decades will cause a mental breakdown.

In later generations, Gaara went completely mad, even needing to kill to quell his inner turmoil. Of course, this was also due to Gaara's vengeful father.

Becoming the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast in Sunagakure is such a tragedy—Sunagakure doesn't have a mature Tailed Beast Sealing Technique. Unless the Jinchūriki can communicate with the One-Tailed Beast and actively keep it inside without causing trouble, this is out of the question. The current Tailed Beasts are all very irritable. Unless you beat them up, they won't listen to your nonsense.

Even Naruto, who possesses the "Talk-no-Jutsu," only truly opened his heart to Naruto after he first used the Giant Rasengan against Kurama's face.

Uchiha Nan naturally understood Chiyo's doubts, but he didn't have any good solutions. Uchiha Nan didn't know much about sealing techniques, and the sealing book of Senju Tobirama only contained a few words.

The Uzumaki clan hasn't been wiped out yet, so Konoha naturally can't accept their sealing techniques. All advanced sealing techniques are the exclusive patents of the Uzumaki clan.

After some consideration, Uchiha Nan decided that he should ask Uzumaki Mito for help with this matter.

So, Uchiha Nan went to the Senju clan's territory and approached Uzumaki Mito. Upon hearing that Uchiha Nan needed her help, Uzumaki Mito was overjoyed.

The day has finally come!

Uchiha Nan, in the end, you still have to rely on yourself.

Mito Uzumaki made a show of wanting Uchiha Nan to say some nice things to make her happy. Ever since she met Uchiha Nan, she had never gained the upper hand over him and had only suffered losses.

However, Uchiha Nan, with his strong will, could not stand by and watch Uzumaki Mito "get ahead." So what if she was a master of sealing techniques? Did Uchiha Nan think that there was no one else besides Uzumaki Mito?

Isn't Yuuki Uzumaki a human?

She's been learning sealing techniques to deal with tailed beasts since she was a child!

And there are whirlpool reeds!

Although Uzumaki Ayashi had returned to the Uzumaki clan, he would immediately rush to Konoha to solve Uchiha Nan's problems as soon as Uchiha Nan made a call.

"Hmph, if you won't do it, plenty of others will!"

"Yangyue, you can stay at my place from now on. I'll be troubling her a lot lately anyway!"

(End of this chapter)