Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

Chapter 40: Taking over as Hokage and a large amount of debt.

The sun shines brightly

Uchiha Nan was still fast asleep in bed. He had no idea how much alcohol he had been forced to drink last night; in any case, he ended up drinking until he lost consciousness.

dong dong dong! !

Boom boom boom! ! !

A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. Manji, who was sleeping next to him, reluctantly got up to open the door. An aunt rushed in. She had come to deliver the Divine Robe to Uchiha Nan!

This auntie made the robes for the first two Hokage. She had extremely high requirements for the embroidery of the words "Third Hokage". She started working on it after Tobirama Senju died, and thankfully it was finished in advance.

This auntie has lived a really long time. Uchiha Nan remembers her. She lived from the time of Senju Hashirama until Naruto became Hokage. She can be called a living fossil of Konoha!

Uchiha Nan quickly put on his clothes, thanked the aunt, and then put on the Hokage robe and hat.

"Little Manji!"

Am I handsome?

Uchiha Nan took a vain look in the mirror and admired himself more and more. He was simply a miniature version of Xu Gong from Konoha!

"handsome!"

Manji raised his claws and loudly spoke his true feelings.

Uchiha Nan waved to Banji, who skillfully jumped onto Uchiha Nan's shoulder.

"Let's go, to become Hokage!"

Before long, Uchiha Nan arrived at the Hokage Building in Konoha. The Hokage Building is located in the very center of Konoha, with the statues of the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, and the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, directly behind it. As for Uchiha Nan's statue, it was still being carved!

This is a delicate task. As the first Hokage of the Uchiha clan, Tomita Uchiha personally oversaw the quality of this statue, and it will probably take some time.

Below the Hokage Building is a huge plaza, teeming with Konoha ninjas and villagers, all filled with anticipation for Konoha's new Hokage.

"From this day forward, I am the Third Hokage of Konoha. The future of Konoha rests in my hands!"

Then came a burst of cheers, with the Uchiha clan shouting the loudest. The Hyuga clan also cheered loudly, while the Senju clan looked pale and barely clapped their hands to show their respect for Uchiha Kusunoki, the new Hokage.

All the high-ranking members of each family were present. Uchiha Nan stood on the stage and noticed that Uzumaki Mito was not there, presumably because her facial injuries had not yet healed.

The inauguration ceremony took up the entire morning, but in the afternoon, Uchiha Nan's first meeting after becoming Hokage officially commenced!

In the conference room, Uchiha Nan sat in the center, Uchiha Tomita sat to his left, Senju Momoma sat to his right, and the other clans sat in order of their clan's strength.

"Today is my first day as Hokage. Konoha is in dire need of rebuilding. I feel free to speak freely at this meeting and share my views on the development of Konoha."

Uchiha Nan decided to broaden his channels of communication and first listen to the opinions of the local strongmen in Konoha.

"Lord Hokage, let's put aside the matter of building up Konoha for now and talk about the debt problem."

Senju Momoma had a serious expression on his face and didn't give Uchiha Nan a smile, maintaining a businesslike demeanor.

He pulled a piece of paper from his sleeve, which recorded the debts Konoha owed to the Senju clan. The debt for various strategic resources alone amounted to 8 million ryo, more than double that of the Uchiha clan.

That's not all. There's also the compensation from the Senju clan for their members who died in battle in Konoha. 312 Genin died, 158 Chunin died, and 48 Jonin died.

According to Konoha's regulations, the compensation for ordinary genin is around 30 to 50 ryo, while chunin receive 80 to 100 ryo. Jonin's life is exceptionally valuable, reaching 300 to 500 ryo, with the amount varying depending on their merits.

Even at the lowest standard of compensation, it would require close to 3 million taels, and the Senju clan alone owed Konoha 15 billion taels.

Tobirama Senju was the Hokage of Konoha. As the Hokage's family, it was only natural for them to contribute to Konoha. Naturally, the price they paid was the greatest in Konoha, as they practically threw away most of their family's wealth.

Konoha's finances have become a pile of shit, so bad that they can't even look at them. If Tobirama Senju were still the Hokage, the Senju clan could tolerate it, but now that Uchiha Nan is in charge, not a single penny of the Senju clan's money can be lost!

"So many?"

Uchiha Nan was overwhelmed by this astronomical figure.

The starting price for an elite Jonin to carry out an S-rank mission is 100 million ryo. This debt is equivalent to making Uchiha Nan carry out thousands of extremely dangerous S-rank missions.

That's an astronomical figure!!!

Tobirama Senju took out a file bag containing various IOUs, all bearing Tobirama Senju's seal.

"If Lord Hokage doesn't believe me, he can go and check the accounts!"

Uchiha Nan looked through the IOUs, his brows furrowed.

"Lord Hokage, the Hidden Leaf Village actually owes the Hyuga a debt of over 8 million ryo. The details are as follows."

Hyuga Takuma sat in the audience, feeling a little embarrassed, since Senju Momoma had already asked for this debt.

For the sake of Hyuga's interests, Hyuga Takuma naturally had to stand up and speak up for Hyuga. Friendship is one thing, money is another!

Not a single penny can be missing!

With two of Konoha's top clans demanding repayment, the remaining ninja clans naturally wouldn't be so polite. They had originally intended to be coy and polite, and discuss it privately with Uchiha Nan.

Since that's the case, there's no need to hide it anymore. Anyway, with the tall guy in front, if Uchiha Nan wants to blame someone, he can't blame them.

Uchiha Nan's eyes were already red. The total amount of debt was about 110 billion, but Konoha's finances were in a terrible state, with a deficit everywhere!

"alright!"

"I'll handle these accounts!"

Uchiha Nan gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at Senju Momoma, who had caused him a huge mess on the very first day of the meeting.

Senju Momoma kept his eyes down, not even glancing at Uchiha Nan. He was still calculating that once the money arrived, he would immediately begin the experiment with his father Hashirama's cells.

"Meeting adjourned!"

Uchiha Nan was too lazy to argue with these money-grubbing bastards, so he simply adjourned the meeting. His first meeting ended in discord, dealing a huge blow to Uchiha Nan's ambitions.

Hokage's Office

Exhausted, Uchiha Nan lay on the chair.

"What are we going to do now!"

"How are we going to pay back such a large sum of money!"

Seeing Uchiha Nan's melancholy expression, Uchiha Tomita, who was standing to the side, quickly stood up and reminded her:

"Lord Uchiha, don't forget, the Fire Country Daimyo promised to provide Konoha with financial aid—that's a huge sum of money!"

"yes!!!"

Uchiha Nan slammed his hand on the table, stunned by the astronomical figure and had completely forgotten about this part.

We must set off immediately!

(End of this chapter)