Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

Chapter 88 I captured a bounty hunter with five hearts.

"I choose 500,000!"

"Uchiha Kusunoki, this time I've done my homework. I won't let you get the better of me again. The highest-grossing film in the Land of Fire only has over 50 million yen in box office revenue, and I heard it was made by a relative of the Daimyo."

"Then let's sign the contract."

Uchiha Nan and Uzumaki Mito signed a confidentiality agreement, stipulating that the fact that Tsunade received 500,000 ryo in compensation could not be revealed.

If it gets leaked, the consequences could be dire.

Mito Uzumaki got a number that satisfied her, and she felt that Uchiha Nan, that shrewd businessman, would definitely not take advantage of her this time.

She didn't expect to get so much money, even though it was only 500,000 taels. This was actually quite a lot. It was a reward for an A-level mission. Originally, Mito Uzumaki only wanted to ask for a few hundred thousand more taels, but she didn't expect Uchiha Nan to be so generous.

The extra 450,000 taels was Uchiha Nan giving Uzumaki Mito face. Last time he swindled so much money from Uzumaki Mito, he didn't even let her find an excuse to vent and find some balance in her heart.

She'll probably make excuses the next time she tries to extract Nine-Tails chakra.

This is not something that can be easily solved with a mere 500,000 taels of silver; this is about accomplishing great things with a small amount of money.

Moreover, the money wasn't wasted; using 500,000 taels to cultivate a relationship with Tsunade was a very worthwhile deal. Uchiha Nan was quite interested in Tsunade, not in a physical way, but in her talents.

In the future, Tsunade will be a top-tier medical ninja in the ninja world, so spending this 0 won't be a loss for her!

Uchiha Nan watched as Mito Uzumaki, who seemed to have won a great victory, left her office in high spirits.

Pshaw, no taste!

Uchiha Nan felt a bit resentful. How could Uzumaki Mito have so little faith in his ability to direct a movie! He had given Uzumaki Mito the opportunity to take advantage of him. If it were him, he would definitely have chosen the one percent total profit!

Mito Uzumaki had no idea how many connections Uchiha Kumi had pulled in order to make a movie that could launch his brand!

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire is responsible for managing the channels between nations. He is the Kage of the strongest of the five great ninja villages in the ninja world, but his influence between nations is not as strong as that of the Daimyo.

But in the ninja world, that was Uchiha Nan's domain.

Uchiha Kusanagi wrote letters to the Kage of all the other four major ninja villages, except for Kumogakure (who are the villains in the movie), as well as other smaller ninja villages in the ninja world, promoting his movie and asking them to support him.

The ninja world's gold exchange shops, gambling dens, and the Yakuza organization Uchiha Nan were all notified.

After all, none of the above costs money; they're just boosting the reputation of Uchiha Nan and Konoha. It would be a waste not to use them.

An excellent film can still fail if it is not properly promoted. It's like a piece of gold being covered by a rag. If no one removes the rag, it will never shine.

Uchiha Nan's debut work, even before its release, has already topped the trending charts in the Naruto world, with a promotional campaign comparable to a certain hot and spicy food.

The next day, on the filming set

"Get out of my way! I'm playing a Konoha ninja, don't steal my headband. Your dark appearance makes you look like you're from Kumogakure!"

"You piece of trash, do you want to fight?!"

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Before Uchiha Nan even arrived on set, the extras almost got into a fight over the roles of Konoha ninjas. As the villains of the movie, Kumogakure had been relentlessly attacking Konoha throughout the Fourth Shinobi World War, making them universally hated in Konoha.

They only stopped when Uchiha Nan arrived. In the end, Uchiha Nan decided to draw lots to choose identities, and the scene was like a large-scale murder mystery game.

Since it was Uchiha Nan's first time directing a movie, he wasn't very familiar with the process. In order to avoid any accidents during filming, Uchiha Nan hired two famous directors who had directed high-grossing films as his assistant directors, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Scene 5, sixth shot

This scene depicts the three-person team's first encounter with the enemy on the battlefield. The inexperienced trio, fresh out of the ninja academy, nearly get wiped out, but are saved by the arrival of a Jonin.

"Phew, that scared me to death! I thought I was really going to die!"

Jiraiya started yelling and screaming, his whole body covered in dust and dirt, his clothes tattered, and he had wounds on his arms and back.

The actors who acted opposite Jiraiya and his trio were all Chunin who had retired from the battlefield. Uchiha Nan had instructed them to pursue realism and fight according to the script. There was no need to worry about getting hurt, as the crew had the best medical ninja in the ninja world. These minor injuries would only take half a day to heal.

"Jiraiya, your crotch is all wet, did you pee your pants in fear...?"

Tsunade, oblivious to the danger, mocked Jiraiya. Her performance hadn't been much better than Jiraiya's. To make the trio forget they were filming, Uchiha Nan even cast a little genjutsu on them.

All three were students who hadn't even graduated and had never seen blood before; they were all on the verge of wetting themselves in fear. Of course, Jiraiya might actually have wet himself in fear.

"How...how is this possible? This is water that got stuck to my skin during a water-style escape technique in the story!"

Jiraiya insisted he hadn't peed, but if he admitted to his beloved Tsunade that he'd peed his pants in fear, he felt he'd never win her heart.

Orochimaru chimed in beside Tsunade, saying he would never miss something this interesting!

"Director, isn't this going too far?"

Uchiha Nan was enjoying the scene he had just witnessed when the assistant director beside him spoke with a worried expression. He had also filmed action sequences before, and the movements and fighting techniques were strictly controlled; the blood in the scenes were just props.

Unlike Uchiha Nan, whose fight scenes were all large-scale, the destructive power of his ninjutsu left them speechless. It truly opened his eyes.

The scene of the kunai slicing through his skin and spurting blood had just left the assistant director terrified.

After all, he's just an ordinary person who makes money by acting. Even if he hires ninjas to perform ninjutsu, he's always very careful. If it leads to a murder or lawsuit, then it would be a huge loss.

"They are students at the Ninja Academy, and they all aspire to become real ninjas. The stories in the plot will be commonplace for them in the future."

Uchiha Nan said slowly, while the assistant director was somewhat incredulous. As an ordinary person, he was far removed from life in the ninja world and naively thought that fighting was something only adults did.

"Those three are still children, are they really going to the battlefield so early?"

The assistant director sympathized with him; he also had children, about the same age as Jiraiya and the others, and they complained about their studies every day.

Is that strange?

"In the ninja wars, it was common for children this age to go to the battlefield."

Uchiha Nan's tone was solemn as he thought about the future of the original anime. In the late Second Shinobi World War and even the Third Shinobi World War, it would truly become a reality for children of that age to go to the battlefield in Konoha.

Kakashi went to the battlefield at the age of six, Shisui at around seven, and Itachi Uchiha went to the battlefield to kill people at the age of four.

Konoha isn't that pathetic yet; it's still a large and prosperous place.

Tobirama Senju did a good job in this regard; even when the situation was at its most critical, he never went so far as to throw children into the battlefield to fill the gaps.

After graduation, they were given a buffer period to do some ordinary tasks and get some bloodshed, and then they were put in charge of logistics, which were far from the battlefield and had low risks.

The other four major ninja villages, the smaller ninja villages in the ninja world, and various other ninja forces don't care about these things, nor do they have the ability to attend to them.

"That's really cruel."

The assistant director clicked his tongue in amazement, and Uchiha Nan patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Konoha dislikes war. As the Hokage, I personally made this movie to show the future ambitious figures of the ninja world the cruelty of war, hoping they can curb their belligerent hearts."

"The Hokage truly has good intentions."

The assistant director was moved by Uchiha Nan's words. He knew a fair bit about Konoha's reputation in the Land of Fire; it was always known for its benevolence and righteousness.

The other four ninja villages deserve to die!

Filming continues.

Scene 68, Shot 7

This scene depicts the situation where the ANBU ninjas of Kumogakure are on a secret mission in the Land of Fire when their tracks are accidentally discovered by ordinary people. In order to ensure the mission goes smoothly, Kumogakure decides to kill the entire family, sparing even the children.

Konoha's reconnaissance team arrived in time, protecting the family and driving away the Cloud Village members who wanted to kill them to silence them.

This was, of course, Uchiha Nan's own doing. Such dirty tricks occasionally happen on the battlefield. The five great ninja villages are no different in this regard. It is inevitable that innocent people will be harmed in order to carry out missions.

However, this is a movie made by Uchiha Nan when he was the Hokage. Konoha should be a savior descended from heaven, defeating the Cloud Village that wanted to kill him and save the people of the Land of Fire. Isn't that a matter of course?

"Don't be afraid, child, you're safe now!"

"Click!"

"Let's try again!"

Uchiha Nan walked up to Uchiha Inahi, looked at her with a disgraceful expression, and then began to scold:

"Inari, do you even know what a gentle smile is?!"

"Why is your smile so cold and aloof!"

This kind of plot, which gives people a great deal of goodwill, is something that Uchiha Nan will definitely do for the Uchiha clan. Subtly adding a moral filter to the Uchiha clan is something that he, as the head of the Uchiha clan, should do.

At first, Uchiha Nan was somewhat patient, since it was quite difficult for an Uchiha to manage a warm smile.

It's just that Uchiha Inahi has NG'd more than ten times, making Uchiha Nan even consider replacing him with another Uchiha clansman to play this role.

"Get lost, get lost! You, that Uchiha guy, take over!"

"No, Chieftain!"

"There are too many people here, let's find a less crowded place later."

Uchiha Nan was too lazy to waste words with Inahi. He had given him a chance, but Inahi was useless. Inahi got the role through his own connections, but he didn't even bother to prepare or practice his smile seriously.

"This is the last chance!"

Uchiha Nan returned to his director's seat and gave Uchiha Inahisa one last chance. And surprisingly, this time Uchiha Inahisa's smile actually looked quite convincing, with a touch of warmth.

Uchiha Nan nodded; this one was finally approved.

Just as Uchiha Nan was engrossed in directing, Nara Shikamaru ran to the film set and dragged Uchiha Nan back to the Hokage's office.

"Lord Hokage, the filming will have to be postponed for two days. We received information from Lord Tomita that, apart from the necessary ninjas who will remain behind, the main force will return to Konoha at 10:00 AM tomorrow."

"Konoha is going to hold a grand welcoming ceremony, and you must attend in person!"

Uchiha Nan then remembered that the triumphant return date set by Uchiha Tomita was indeed in the next few days.

The movie's plot includes a scene where the Konoha ninjas win a war and return in triumph. This time, we can film it on location, which will save us some money!

Uchiha Nan shared her thoughts with Nara Shikagami, who had no objections and just wanted Uchiha Nan to be happy.

The next day

Uchiha Nan led the Konoha high-ranking officials to set up a grand welcoming ceremony at the main gate of Konoha, with all the film crew's cameras brought out.

To ensure the best possible presentation, Uchiha Kusunoki had sent someone ahead of time to inform Uchiha Tomita that the welcoming ceremony would be recorded by a special camera, and Konoha's morale must be high!

"Tomita, welcome home!"

"Lord Hokage, I have successfully completed my mission and returned victorious. I have also brought you an interesting prisoner!"

"Who is it? It can't be Onoki, can it?"

"No, a bounty hunter! What's gotten into him?"

"He actually set his sights on Byakugan. He's really strong. I almost got my hands on him. If I hadn't been out for a stroll in the middle of the night because I couldn't sleep..."

"I've never seen his body structure before in my life, especially his heart."

"Let's put that aside for now, let's enjoy the feast!"

Uchiha Nan didn't want to talk about such unlucky things on such a joyous day, so he directly dragged Uchiha Tomita to the hotel for the banquet.

The table was filled with Konoha's high-ranking officials, including Nara Shikamaru, Hyuga Takuma, and Uzumaki Mito.

Amidst the clinking of glasses, everyone drank to their heart's content, and the words of praise made Uchiha Tomita down three large bowls of wine in one go.

He had dreamed of this scenario countless times: becoming a commander on one side of the battlefield and leading Konoha to a great victory over the invading enemy. Unfortunately, when Tobirama Senju was Hokage, he didn't give the Uchiha clan any opportunity to command troops and build their reputation.

"Takuma, you have to toast me. There's a bounty hunter whose strength is no less than mine, and he's got his eye on the Hyuga main family's Byakugan. Your Hyuga main family's Byakugan has a bounty of over 100 million on the black market. Luckily, I..."

Tomita Uchiha recounted how he couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and wandered around, discovering a bounty hunter planning to ambush the Hyuga main family members who were on guard duty far from the camp. He then quietly summoned a team of Uchiha Jonin, and while the Hyuga main family ninjas and their branch family members were entangled with the bounty hunter, they surrounded him and finally captured him alive in a fierce battle.

Hyuga Takuma, who was drunk, was sobered up by the shock and immediately stood up to drink three large bowls of wine to thank Uchiha Tomita. If that reckless bounty hunter had succeeded in his sneak attack, his position as clan leader would have been in jeopardy.

"Let me tell you, that bounty hunter supposedly had five hearts, and we shot four of them out."

Upon hearing the word "five hearts," Uchiha Nan immediately became restless.

(End of this chapter)