Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

Chapter 23: Learning to be a clan leader from scratch.

"Tomita, what are these people doing?"

Uchiha Nan had been promoted and naturally moved into Uchiha Tomita's former room, officially beginning his life as the clan leader.

"Clan leader, these people are the Uchiha's accountants."

Uchiha Tomita pointed to a row of accountants standing there. They were all professional accountants hired by the Uchiha clan and were all commoners from Konoha.

As for why none of these people are Uchiha, the reason is naturally that Uchiha are only good at killing people, and these tedious and complicated account books would give Uchiha a headache.

Uchiha Tomita gave a wink, and the accountants began to report on the clan's recent situation.

"Clan Chief, to date, the clan's weapons industry has been consistently in the red. In order to cope with the war, Konoha has accumulated debts of over 530 million ryo, which has been used to purchase shuriken, kunai, explosive tags, and so on produced by the clan."

"Clan Chief, the business of the family's shops is also not doing well. Tenants on more than three floors have been in arrears for more than six months, totaling 130 million taels in full. The details are as follows."

"Chieftain, the compensation for the clan members who died in battle has been outstanding, and many people are now complaining about it."

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The four or five accountants in front of me were muttering to themselves, reading from their ledgers and reporting expenses.

The gist of it all was: send money!

Send me money quickly, the more the better!

Uchiha Nan looked embarrassed. "You've just taken office and you're already pulling this stunt on me? I can't exactly say that the clan will go bankrupt under my watch."

"Enough talk. Just tell me, how much cash flow does the family have left, and how long can it last?"

Uchiha Nan couldn't stand the tedious recounting anymore and said, "Just give me the result."

"About 150 million taels of silver, not counting the family's martyr's pension, should last about a month."

hiss!

With so little, it can only last for a month.

"Tomita, has the family finances deteriorated to this extent?"

Uchiha Nan glanced at Uchiha Tomita, realizing that the finances had exploded the moment he took office; how was he supposed to manage this?

"Clan leader, as you know, this great war has been going on for far too long. It's not just the Uchiha clan; it's the same for all the clans in Konoha."

Not only that, Konoha's ninjas haven't taken on any missions for a long time, as they've all been sent to the front lines, directly cutting off a large portion of Konoha's revenue.

It is through the continuous sacrifices and contributions of various ninja clans that Konoha is maintained.

grandma's!

"Where is the daimyo? Where is the daimyo of the Land of Fire?!"

"He didn't send the money?"

Uchiha Nan was a little exasperated. The ninjas were working themselves to the bone outside, but the daimyo wasn't willing to spend a single penny.

"The Daimyo gives Konoha 20 billion ryo every year, and in the last three years it has been increased to 25 billion ryo."

"but."

Uchiha Tomita didn't finish his sentence, but it was clear that he had already spent all his money. The cost of a single explosive tag was no less than 3000 ryo. In a small battle, who knows how many explosive tags could be used on the battlefield every day.

Countless kunai and shuriken flew wildly across the battlefield.

This doesn't even include rations, food, and medical supplies.

That's not fighting a war, that's burning money.

Burning money is slower than spending money on war.

It seems Konoha is completely exhausted from fighting. If they continue fighting like this, the village will collapse internally. With all this money being spent, which clan can withstand it?

Not to mention the casualties in the family; almost a generation has died.

"Don't worry, clan leader. The daimyo and Tobirama Senju have reached an agreement, and a large sum of money will be allocated to rebuild Konoha."

We have no choice but to pay. If we don't bleed a little more, Konoha will start to consider finding a new daimyo who's willing to pay.

Throughout the nearly thousand-year history of the ninja world, there have been quite a few daimyo who weren't very bright-minded and didn't pay enough money, and were killed by their own ninjas.

Anyway, they're all working for the Land of Fire. If the daimyo dies, there's always his son or brother; they can always find someone to inherit the daimyo's mantle.

Seeing that Uchiha Nan looked like he was about to die, Uchiha Tomita still managed to give him a mouthful of chicken soup.

The newly appointed clan leader can't just quit because of a lack of money; that would be a huge disgrace to the Uchiha clan.

"How much exactly?"

"Lord Tobirama didn't say; it's a secret."

Depend on!

Tobirama, that bastard, wouldn't be trying to line his own pockets by pulling this stunt, would he?

Now this large sum of money is waiting for the next Hokage to distribute it. Who gets to eat more and who gets to eat less will be decided by the Hokage's word.

This time, we can't let the Senju clan get the upper hand.

"Lord Uchiha Kusunoki, you must become Hokage!"

Uchiha Tomita stared intently at Uchiha Nan, his eyes practically bulging with sarcasm. Becoming Hokage would grant him the right to allocate funds for rebuilding Konoha.

Isn't this what the ninja clan wanted to become Hokage?

They could legitimately ask the Daimyo of the Land of Fire for money, then distribute it among themselves, with their clans taking a cut to train their ninjas and strengthen their clan's power.

Of course, this is only part of it; there are also various other forms of hidden income.

For example, the division of Konoha missions, land transactions, and trade secrets.

These are rights that only high-level officials can control.

Each clan is doing its utmost to gain as much as possible within the framework of Konoha, then cultivating clan ninjas to strengthen the clan's power, and so on, passing it down from generation to generation.

Whichever clan produces a Hokage will naturally be able to reap the rewards.

This is the closest the Uchiha clan has ever come to the Hokage position; they can't afford to miss this opportunity.

The family desperately needs to recover its losses!

"I will become Hokage."

Uchiha Nan made a promise, not only for himself, but also for his clan, and of course, for Konoha.

In the original story, after Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage, the Senju and Uchiha clans were wiped out. The only ones left to feast on the aftermath of the fall of these two powerful clans were the Sarutobi clan.

Damn it, he fed his own clan, but Konoha gradually weakened.

"Of course I believe in Lord Uchiha Kusunoki."

Tomita Uchiha had great confidence in Nan Uchiha. With the Mangekyou Sharingan awakened, who in Konoha could stop Nan Uchiha?

"Lord Uchiha Kusunoki, these are the documents that the clan leader needs to process."

Uchiha Tomita brought over another stack of papers, which were documents that Uchiha Tomita usually needed to process.

There are all sorts of things: promotions for Uchiha police officers, patrolling the streets of Konoha, and espionage arrests.

There's also the family business, and the important guests that the patriarch must meet. These guests are, of course, either rich or noble, and are all big merchants and nobles from the Land of Fire.

The most recent one is the day after tomorrow. It's a big businessman who has been cooperating with the Uchiha clan and is responsible for supplying them with iron, the raw material for making weapons. I guess he's coming to collect a debt.

The Uchiha clan had been in debt for almost six months. The last time they came, Tomita Uchiha drank with them until late at night before finally settling the matter, saying all the right things and managing to delay it for a while.

Of course, this mess is now a headache for Uchiha Nan.

(End of this chapter)