Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

A simple and unpretentious evening.

Uchiha Nan took over everything in Senju Momoma's laboratory. All the experimental equipment that had been purchased at great expense was confiscated and dragged away by the Anbu members without exception.

As he left, Senju Momoma glanced longingly at the lab, not because he was still thinking about the Hashirama cell experiment. Well, who wouldn't covet even a little bit of the First Hokage's power? Of course, he was also heartbroken over the experimental equipment. The holes in the falsified accounts always had to be covered. Selling these experimental instruments as secondhand goods could at least make up for some of the losses now that they were all gone!

The Uchiha are truly born evil!

Uchiha Nan left the Senju clan with a light heart. This troublesome matter was finally about to be resolved. The remaining cleanup work would be left to Senju Tobirama. All that was needed was for Senju Tobirama to make a few doses of medicine every now and then to suppress the erosiveness of Hashirama's cells and keep Senju Momoma and the remaining Senju clan members alive.

In a year or two, the interstitial cells can be openly displayed.

A few days later.

Hokage's Office

"Hokage-sama, you must go to the Land of Grass in person!"

Nara Shika's voice was a few decibels louder than usual, but there was not much emotional fluctuation. Uchiha Nan was always unconventional, and after becoming Hokage, he did few things that normal ninjas could have imagined, but the results were surprisingly good.

Nara Shikamaru couldn't interfere with Uchiha Nan's decisions at all. The Hokage might be secretly plotting something behind the scenes. He couldn't tell her yet.

Of course, it wasn't as complicated as Nara Shikamaru thought. It was simply that Uchiha Nan felt too tired lately. In order to deal with the arrival of Uchiha Madara, he was working hard to master Sage Mode. Then he had to deal with the mentally unbalanced Senju Tobirama, clean up Senju Momoma's mess, and be tormented by those awful documents every day.

I really need to find a place to relax!

"That's right. The Land of Grass is surrounded by the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Rain. It's surrounded by powerful external forces and in utter chaos internally. Spies are everywhere, trying to turn the Land of Grass into Konoha's backyard. I, the Hokage, have to personally take action!"

However, if the Hokage were to take a spontaneous trip, people could easily find an excuse to sneak out under the guise of a business trip, and that would be fine.

"Lord Hokage, I'll compile a list of information about the Land of Grass, as well as the information about those who accompanied us along the way."

Nara Shikamaru thoughtfully prepared everything for Uchiha Nan. Before long, a luxurious lineup appeared on the training ground; this was Uchiha Nan's Hokage Guard.

"Remember our goal: to reach the Land of Grass!"

"Two words!"

"Fairness, fairness, what the hell is this fairness?!"

"Set off!!!"

Uchiha Nan led the Hokage's guards on a run of several hundred miles in one go. The ninjas in the guards were all superhumans, and they only used a few ration pills to cover a hundred kilometers. They were truly excellent deliverymen. It's just a pity that while there are many talented people, there are few discerning judges of talent. The food delivery business has not yet reached its peak.

A few days later, Uchiha Nan entered the territory of the Land of Grass, where all he could see was grass. But the land here was not barren; on the contrary, it could be described as fertile, otherwise bananas could not be grown on such a large scale.

But the land that should have been planted with crops is now a wasteland, overgrown with weeds, truly living up to its name as the "Land of Grass"!

In times of chaos, even ordinary people who want to be honest farmers can't do it.

The internal environment of the Land of Grass is hard to describe. People are all bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. The Land of Fire is protected by Konoha, so all sorts of ninjas and ronin dare not cause trouble. Some ninjas who can't make it in the Land of Fire end up in the Land of Grass.

Of course, there are also the Land of Earth, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Wind. Ninja, rogue ninja, and thieves are practically being mass-produced during the war.

People always have to keep struggling to survive. If you can't make a living in your local area, then just go for it. There's always somewhere to go in the world—like the Land of Grass.

Uchiha Nan opened the map, which marked the locations of the pro-Konoha forces. Now, the Grass Village was in a state of fragmentation, like Schrödinger, with the Grass Ninja in a state of plunder, burning, killing, and looting, and they had taken the lead.

The benevolent rulers allocated funds, and the Grass Ninja quickly donned their emblems, emphasizing a carefree and independent lifestyle.

Speaking of head crests... it doesn't take much effort to make one. Who are the real Kusanagi ninja? It's impossible to tell, really impossible.

Of course, benevolent rulers don't care about these things, since they have the money to hire ninjas to protect their lives and property. They don't care about the lower-class cattle and horses either, because they don't have the money to hire ninjas.

Uchiha Nan didn't care much about this; obedient and useful Grass Ninjas were the real Grass Ninjas!

Soon, Uchiha Nan arrived at his destination, a small city where a group of grass ninja were stationed.

Before even entering the city, Uchiha Nan saw the market outside. It was essentially a black market. The Insects were renowned for their ruthlessness, and merchants who were exploited by the shady gangs preferred to be ripped off outside the city rather than stay inside.

After operating for a month, I opened the ledger and found that the money I made wasn't even enough to pay taxes. They were constantly finding excuses to make money. What kind of business is that? Even the gangsters outside the city have a conscience. They know to collect taxes once a month or every two weeks.

The underworld has a conscience, but it doesn't skimp on protection money. They have to pay the city's bigwigs, feed their underlings, and even pay tribute to the ninja masters. What ends up in their own hands is... well, you know. Their main businesses are loan sharking, gambling dens, and the vast ninja world. They even have drugs that can make you feel high. This line of work is incredibly lucrative! A whole set of underworld tactics is all it takes to make a living.

Uchiha Nan entered the city, and the black market lived up to its name, everything about it seemed so "refined and easygoing".

Petty theft is considered somewhat ethical. Debt collectors force creditors to sell their children to pay off debts in the street, and people are stabbed to death in the street, splattering blood everywhere. Within five minutes, someone comes to clean up the mess. The people on the black market streets are numb, used to all of this, and even if someone next to them is suddenly killed, they are indifferent.

Uchiha Nan looked at everything with a hint of pity in his eyes. The world outside Konoha was still so cruel. Having come to this world, he had to do something. He was getting a little sentimental. After all, he was still a kind person.

As the group moved through the black market, a sudden commotion arose ahead, followed by a shower of sparks.

"I'm doing you a favor by coming here to eat, and you still want money for your meal?"

"I'll burn your shop down! Fire Release!"

Another nobody.

"Murderous!!"

"Go and inform Lord Kusagakure immediately!!"

"Evacuate the crowd immediately!!!"

The noise was deafening. The gangsters quickly and skillfully formed groups and came out to disperse the crowd. This kind of thing happened every now and then. Although the Grass Ninja was looking after the area, the wandering ninjas were like leeks; no matter how much you cut them, new ones would sprout up.

"Who's causing trouble on my turf!"

"It's you again, Odbiao! Let me tell you, even if you're just a Grass Ninja, this is going too far!"

"Then come on!!"

"Brothers, shoulder to shoulder, grab him!"

Holy crap, it's an internal conflict within Kusagakure!!

Uchiha Nan gave a look, signaling his subordinates to follow. Audebiao was quite strong, having mastered several powerful ninjutsu techniques with high proficiency. He was quite skilled, and when faced with a large group of grass ninjas ganging up on him, he fought and retreated to an unknown forest.

"Hmph, Odbiao, try and run!"

"Let's see how you run now!!"

The leader, Kusa Ninja, panting heavily, looked at the exhausted Odbiao and laughed smugly as he walked towards Odbiao.

"I'll run?"

"You bunch of idiots, you've fallen into an ambush!"

"You've colluded with Iwagakure and Konoha; you're all heretics, a bunch of malicious great ninja villages, all plotting to exploit the Land of Grass. These wolfish, ambitious great ninja villages don't deserve the trust of the Grass Village!"

"I will unify the Grass Village; the Land of Grass cannot continue like this."

Ao Debiao looked smug when suddenly dozens of ninjas sprang out of the woods behind him, surrounding the grass ninjas who were chasing him.

"Will you surrender or not?"

Odebiao tried to persuade the Grass Ninja in front of him to surrender, because the Grass Ninja Village's fighting force could not be wasted on internal strife.

"Odbiao, I'll curse your ancestors!"

"Brothers, charge in separately!"

A battle is imminent!

Uchiha Nan watched everything from a distance. Although Ao De Biao was a bad person, using ninjutsu in the crowd and causing a great disturbance to Konoha, Uchiha Nan admired him quite a bit. Ao De Biao had great ambitions and wanted to unify the Grass Village and revive the Land of Grass. He could try to make him his lackey!

Odbiao just needs a bit of realistic education. The Land of Grass is sandwiched between so many powerful nations, and it doesn't yet have a strong ninja village. Its only option is to be a fence-sitter, a lackey of the great powers.

"superior!"

With a wave of his hand, Uchiha Nan sent his Hokage guards rushing forward. Odebiao was a skilled fighter, but only in the Land of Grass. In Konoha, he could barely be considered a Special Jonin. His underlings were just ragtag fodder. In a single exchange, Odebiao and his men were defeated.

"Where did you hide the money? Tell me!"

"If you can't say anything before the alarm rings, your head will roll away!!"

"Ahhh"

Audrey was still in a daze. He had clearly been in the lead, so where did this group of bandits come from and rob him?

"Crying counts as time too!"

Faced with a life-or-death crisis, Odebiao reluctantly revealed the information. Although the process was somewhat dishonest, with the Sharingan's genjutsu, all the secrets were exposed.

Odebiao, the 1250th registered ninja of Kusagakure, attended a private school for two years and knew a few characters. He participated in the First Shinobi World War and served as a servant in the armies of Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure. After stealing a few ninjutsu techniques and becoming stronger, he gained a group of followers and built up his own power. Later, he became an information broker, providing Konoha and Iwagakure with false...cough, unverified information.

That's quite an impressive resume!

The Grass Village is now fragmented, a chaotic mess when united, scattered across various parts of the Land of Grass. Their factions differ: some want to join Konoha, others Iwagakure, still others Amegakure, and some even advocate exterminating all these heretics and forming a new Grass Village.

"Sir, should we get rid of these people?"

A member of the guard walked up to Uchiha Nan and asked for his opinion. Opposing Konoha is an unforgivable crime. It would be better if he were killed!

"No need. The Land of Grass will eventually need its own Grass Ninja. If word gets out that Konoha is directly interfering in the internal affairs of the Land of Grass, it will have a very bad impact!"

"The Daimyo of the Land of Grass, along with a group of Grass Ninja, are committing heinous acts in the Land of Grass, causing immense suffering to its people. At the strong invitation of the people of the Land of Grass, and the now-repentant Grass Ninja, Konoha has come to the Land of Grass to set things right!"

Uchiha Nan revealed his plan, and Odebiao, who was standing to the side, was furious but dared not speak. This Konoha ninja was truly shameless!

"Comrade Ao Debiao, are you willing to have a change of heart, invite Konoha to quell the rebellion in the Land of Grass, rebuild a brand new Grass Village, and then make Grass Village prosperous and strong?"

"I don't... I don't want to!"

Audrey looked at the kunai held under his neck and tearfully agreed to Uchiha Nan's invitation to join his team.

As long as the green hills remain, there's no worry about running out of firewood!

The Grass Village's vacillating nature and its opportunistic spirit are deeply ingrained in the bones of every Grass Ninja, and Odbiao is no exception. A ninja honed in war would be long gone if he weren't a little more shrewd.

So, Odebiao, "wholeheartedly convinced," led Uchiha Nan and his group to their stronghold, an unnamed village filled with banana trees.

Rows of banana trees grew in the field, and the air was filled with the scent of bananas. The Hokage's guards, who were following Uchiha Nan, showed joy on their faces. Today they could eat bananas.

Bananas are a relatively rare commodity in Konoha. Due to transportation difficulties, storage problems, and the appalling security situation in the Land of Grass, if you drag a cart full of bananas to the market to sell, you could consider yourself lucky if both the bananas and the cart were stolen. It's not uncommon for people to be robbed.

If the Land of Grass is like this, how much better can other countries that produce abundant fruit be? Even in his previous life in the Rabbit Country, the price difference between the fruit at its place of origin and the price at the place of sale would make Uchiha Nan shake his head in disbelief. Let alone in this Naruto world, where fruits, a kind of luxury food, are always ridiculously expensive. An ordinary person might live most of their life without ever having eaten a banana. (It reminds me of my dad; he only saw oranges when he was in college, bought by a classmate. He didn't even know how to eat them, and only learned by watching his classmate peel them and eat the orange flesh.)

The arrival of the stranger attracted the attention of the entire village, but they kept a great distance, only daring to look on curiously from afar, without daring to get any closer.

Uchiha Nan and his group all looked like powerful ninja masters, while Lord Odebiao looked dejected as if he had suffered a defeat. It seemed that the village was about to change its master again.

Hopefully, these new ninja masters will be like Lord Odbiao and not kill indiscriminately.

The villagers eagerly made their wishes. In the Land of Grass, the ninja lord, who didn't kill indiscriminately, was already considered a great benefactor.

(End of this chapter)