Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

Chapter 43 A Flexible Moral Bottom Line!

夜晚

The palace was brightly lit, and delicious dishes were laid out in front of Uchiha Nan. One table was full, and there was another table.

Its main selling point is its extravagance.

Of course, there is also the consideration of protecting the daimyo's safety. The daimyo is just an ordinary person, not a ninja. He only eats a bite or two of each dish. Even if a ninja from an enemy village poisons the dish, the daimyo may not necessarily eat it unless he is really unlucky.

"play music!"

A chubby servant clapped his hands, and the band standing around started playing instruments and singing. I don't know what tune they were playing, but it sounded alright.

As the music and dancing began, rows of young girls dressed in light, revealing outfits entered the palace. It was truly a time of peace and prosperity, a time of tranquility and order.

In ancient times, a ruler who had become so dissolute would have been either a king who would bring about the downfall of his kingdom or not far from it.

Huh?

Daming, why did you jump up there too?!

After getting tired of dancing, the famous man, now transformed into Liu Bei, skillfully carried the two beauties back to his chair.

"The Hokage has come from afar, why not relax a bit? The environment of the Imperial Palace is very nourishing; the young lady's skin is incredibly moisturized!"

The daimyo squinted slightly, looking quite dissolute. Seeing that Uchiha Nan remained unmoved, he clapped his hands again, and a pair of girls walked in from outside.

She was about the same age as Uchiha Nan, with slightly blue hair and a lovely appearance. The key point was that she was a twin and took the initiative to sit next to Uchiha Nan.

"Hokage, this is a gift I'm giving you today."

"Maple, Rin, you two must give the Hokage a good welcome today!"

Hmm! Just like Takuma Hinata, he's here to act as a pimp.

Uchiha Nan was tempted, but not because she had any romantic feelings for the twins.

Okay, I do have that idea.

However, none of that is the key point; what Uchiha Nan really wants are ten chances to win the lottery.

As long as one is powerful enough, no matter what kind of woman Uchiha Nan wants, countless people will help him get her.

However, he came to Daming alone to ask for money, but when he returned to the village, he brought a pair of twins with him.

What will the villagers think of me when I turn around?

The daimyo narrowed his eyes slightly, and seeing that Uchiha Nan remained unmoved, he sighed inwardly.

Are they exactly like those two Senju brothers again? What a pity, why do they all refuse my kindness?

Ninjas are so annoying!

A flicker of disgust crossed Daimyo's expression, but he didn't show it.

"Darling, I really like this gift!"

Uchiha Nan finally spoke, and in that instant, he felt as if a layer of his membrane had been torn apart.

What does moral integrity matter? Strength is what matters most!

You need to broaden your horizons. True strong people don't care about these things. Even Snake Uncle can become Snake Aunt!

"Okay, okay, okay!!!"

Daming was visibly happier, and he pondered to himself.

The Uchiha seem easier to communicate with than the Senju. None of us are good people, so why pretend to be virtuous gentlemen?

The atmosphere instantly became even more lively. The daimyo stood up from his chair, went to Uchiha Nan's side, and ate at the same table with him.

After a few rounds of drinks, Uchiha Nan felt that they couldn't continue like this any longer; it was time to get down to business.

I need money!

We must first empty the pockets of the daimyo!

"Daimyo, Konoha's funds are already stretched thin."

Uchiha Nan rubbed his fingers together, based on his experience, this was probably the easiest time to talk about money with a sugar daddy.

"Haha, Hokage, rest assured, the 31 billion ryo will be delivered to Konoha's account on time."

Uchiha Nan looked around at the magnificent, golden hall and shook his head.

"It's not three hundred and eleven billion taels, it's four hundred and eleven billion taels!"

"What?!"

The daimyo was instantly stunned, amazed by Uchiha Nan's appetite; this amount of money was already quite substantial.

If Konoha hadn't fought so hard for the Land of Fire for so long, even resorting to using up all its resources, let alone 31 billion, the Daimyo would have been planning to restore the budget of 20 billion ryo from a few years ago.

Do you really think money falls from the sky?

It wasn't just Konoha that suffered heavy losses; the Land of Fire was also thrown into chaos by this war, with refugees everywhere and bandits rampant.

The people under his command are becoming increasingly unruly, occupying more and more land, and they're all finding ways to avoid paying taxes. It's already close to the limit that he can scrape together 31 billion taels to feed these ninjas.

The subsequent years involved gathering refugees and reclaiming wasteland, each of which required a large sum of money. We couldn't possibly use our own treasury to cover the costs.

"Hokage, you're joking."

Da Ming forced a smile and waved his hand.

The noisy music stopped abruptly, and all the people tactfully withdrew, as the two important figures were about to discuss serious matters.

"Do you know that Konoha has the most funding in the entire ninja world? The Land of Fire has also been struggling these past few years, with constant natural and man-made disasters, and taxes have been hard to collect year after year."

"Do you know why Sunagakure remained obedient for so long after being defeated by Konoha?"

Uchiha Nan shook his head. In the First Shinobi World War, Sunagakure was the first to withdraw. Uchiha Nan didn't care much about the specific reasons. At that time, he was focused on improving his strength and busy killing people on the battlefield.

"The Daimyo of the Land of Wind cut Sunagakure's budget by more than half."

Uchiha Nan was stunned for a moment, not expecting the Daimyo of the Land of Wind to be so ruthless, even daring to cut back on the money of the ninja village like this.

Although the entire ninja world promotes the idea that ninjas are tools and that ninjas need to learn to endure, no matter what, ninjas are still human beings after all.

They are all flesh-and-blood human beings, not to mention that each of these ninjas is a skilled killer.

"This isn't suicide."

Uchiha Nan didn't continue speaking. Following the daimyo of the Land of Wind was truly a terrible misfortune; even the wages of ninjas were being cut.

Uchiha Nan knew all too well how much it cost to become an excellent ninja; he had certainly poured a lot of money into it.

He spent hundreds of thousands of taels just on his own ninja sword, not counting the secret medicines, ninja tools, and all sorts of other expenses used for training.

For an ordinary ninja, every penny you spend on him will become a fighting force.

"But so what? The Land of Wind is so poor that all it has left is sand. If the funding for Sunagakure isn't cut, even ordinary people won't be able to survive."

"If ordinary people weren't risking their lives there, who would support you ninjas?"

Daimyo picked up where Uchiha Nan left off, a cold smile playing on his lips. He had made it very clear what Uchiha Nan's exorbitant demands meant.

The Sand Village's funding has been cut, while Konoha's funding has actually increased compared to previous years. They should be content.

Want more money?

Sorry, not a single cent!

"Three hundred and fifty billion taels!"

Uchiha Nan decided to back down, after all, the person in front of him was Konoha's big spender, the client, so he had to give him some face.

With no word from the daimyo, Uchiha Nan had no choice but to continue lowering the price.

"Three hundred and forty billion taels!"

"Three hundred and thirty billion taels!"

"Three hundred and twenty billion taels!"

After three consecutive times, Uchiha Nan's expression had already turned somewhat unpleasant. "I'm giving you face, but you're not giving me face?"

Then I'm going to go berserk and chop people up!

(End of this chapter)