Konoha: Rebuild the glory of the Uchiha

Chapter 96 The Whirlpool Clan: Poor Relatives Have Arrived.

"I'm innocent!"

"Let me go, you lowly people!!"

"I'm going to take this to the magistrate's office! I'm going to take this to the magistrate's office!!"

A high-ranking figure from the Land of Fire had his clothes torn by the guards, and he was screaming and yelling wildly. Before he could even understand what was happening, he was already being dragged onto a prison cart.

Teams of servants began to come and go from his house, each pushing a small cart, and each time the cart was filled with all kinds of gold and silver treasures.

Konoha ninjas mingled among the constables, assisting them in raiding homes.

Uchiha Nan originally wanted to take over the entire raiding operation and send Konoha ninjas to carry out a large-scale raid, but unfortunately the daimyo absolutely refused.

Konoha has crossed the line between the Land of Fire and Konoha, and the Daimyo cannot continue to allow Konoha to interfere in the Land of Fire's internal affairs.

However, Uchiha Nan did not trust the Daimyo, and he was even more worried about the people under the Daimyo's command.

In the past, the information gathered by Konoha was not comprehensive, especially regarding the property of the insects. It was possible that they underestimated it, but not overestimated it.

The insects' wealth must be much greater than 60 billion taels, and Uchiha Nan would never allow himself to suffer any loss.

Moreover, when the house was ransacked, piles of silver were stacked up like small mountains. Even the most upright person would be tempted by greed, let alone these filthy creatures whose hands were already dirty.

Seventy percent of this money comes from Konoha!

After some "friendly negotiations," the Daimyo agreed to Uchiha Nan's request to allow Konoha to participate in the raid.

The raid lasted for three whole days, and those few insects were executed along with their entire families. This massive political upheaval shook the entire political arena of the Fire Kingdom's capital.

By this time, no one was paying any more attention to those trivial matters from Konoha's past.

The rabbit mourns the fox's death.

In the past, powerful figures who were once just as arrogant as them lost their families and fortunes in just three days, with their hard-earned wealth accumulated over generations being completely plundered.

It wasn't that no one had tried to plead with the daimyo, but when these nobles and ministers pleaded for mercy, the daimyo simply presented them with all the evidence of Konoha's crimes.

With witnesses and physical evidence, there was no way to deny it. The lord's cold gaze and warning words made the remaining insects tremble. It seemed that the lord still held a lot of charges against them.

They can't be saved, they can't be saved. They'd better pray for themselves.

Before long, the clever ones among the insects were horrified to discover that the important figures who had been executed were all those who had been most active in impeaching Konoha in recent days.

The truth has come out. Konoha has made its move. Their methods of concealing their dirty secrets might work on ordinary people, but against ninjas, it's like showing off their skills in front of an expert. A simple genjutsu can make them vomit everything up.

The Fire Country's nobles, who had been indulging in pleasure, finally remembered that they were ordinary people. They all actively ignored Konoha's various overstepping actions and became obedient children.

They had secretly sent people to apologize to Konoha, each offering valuable gifts as a token of their remorse.

Konoha

"What a bunch of scoundrels."

"Why do they have to cause trouble for Konoha when they could just live a peaceful life?"

Uchiha Nan sat in his office, facing a retainer of a powerful figure from the Land of Fire.

Despite Uchiha Nan's undisguised mockery of his master in front of him, he dared not show the slightest dissatisfaction. The recent political upheaval in the capital had terrified them all.

The blood of the beheaded bigwigs was still flowing in the market. Their status was even higher than that of his master. They were all executed along with their entire families. How could he and his master dare to show the slightest temper? They were lucky to have survived.

Uchiha Nan chatted with these people for a few minutes and then told them to get lost. If it weren't for the gifts, Uchiha Nan really wouldn't have even seen them once.

However, this group of people were really generous. In just a few days, Konoha had received compensation worth more than one billion ryo, and this did not even include the gifts that the insects had given him privately.

These insects are really rich!

Uchiha Nan sighed inwardly, the class stratification in the ninja world was outrageous. They hadn't just been in business for three generations; it had been in business and politics for over a dozen generations, making money off of each other.

Compared to these insects, Konoha is a penniless pauper, and a penniless pauper at that, possessing the most powerful military force in the Land of Fire.

What kind of impoverished life did we live before?

Suddenly, Uchiha Nan's door was pushed open, and Kakuzu barged in, his eyes gleaming like a hungry wolf that hadn't eaten for months.

"Hokage-sama, don't hesitate! Take Konoha's forces and kill all those nobles! I, Kakuzu, will lead the charge!"

"Kill them!!"

"With this talisman in hand, follow me!"

Kakuzu has been sorting out the accounts these days, and the continuous flow of money has made him very excited.

He knew those nobles were wealthy, but he didn't expect them to be this wealthy. After following Uchiha Nan for so long, his previously rigid way of thinking was suddenly broken.

Why bother with tasks? It's much faster to make money by exploiting the wealthy!

"Don't worry, their money will belong to Konoha sooner or later."

Uchiha Nan gently comforted Kakuzu. This guy's eyes had already turned green, although his eyes were originally green. Now was not the time to turn against the Land of Fire. Just let them calm down for a while.

In the end, Kakuzu left Uchiha Kusanagi's office with great reluctance.

Not long after Kakuzu left, Nara Shikagawa entered the office.

"Lord Hokage, the Uzumaki clan is sending people to Konoha."

"They've probably come seeking aid. The Uzumaki clan helped Konoha a lot during the First Shinobi World War, and their situation isn't looking too good lately."

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Nara Shikato recounted the situation of the Uzumaki clan.

An island nation, small and sparsely populated, lacking money, manpower, food, and everything else.

It is nominally a country with a village called Uzumaki Village, but in reality, there is only one Uzumaki clan on the island. Calling it a country is just a way for them to claim territory and indulge in their own fantasies.

In order to help Konoha win the first Shinobi World War, the Uzumaki clan burned down all the wealth they had accumulated over the years.

It's like poor relatives have come to visit.

A few days later

The Uzumaki clan arrived in Konoha very quickly.

"It's huge and impressive."

"Clan leader, is Konoha this prosperous?"

Yayoi Uzumaki seems like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world.

Konoha's development is like driving a car on a highway; in just a few months, Konoha has changed completely.

The biggest change was naturally in Konoha's transportation. Uchiha Nan ordered all the old walls around the roads to be torn down, and the roads in Konoha to be widened and rebuilt with new cement.

The saying "To get rich, build roads first" was firmly upheld by Uchiha Nan, and facts have proven this truth to be correct.

The widening of the roads greatly accelerated Konoha's commercial trade. The wide and clean cement roads were bustling with merchants from various countries who came to Konoha to conduct business.

The bustling streets were filled with pedestrians, and the constant hawking of vendors could be heard outside the shops.

"Konoha has changed so much."

"Incredible"

The whirlpool reed blinked, seemingly unsure of what to say, and just kept looking around.

"Clan leader, didn't you say that Konoha's current situation is not optimistic?"

Uzumaki Reed ignored Uzumaki Yayoi; he had no idea how Konoha had become like this.

The last time I communicated with the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, Tobirama was complaining about Konoha's financial pressure and was still waiting for the Fire Country Daimyo's financial assistance to save their lives.

Several months ago, Uzumaki Ashi had been thinking of asking Konoha for help. But Tobirama Senju had described Konoha in such a pitiful state in his letter that Uzumaki Ashi was too embarrassed to bring it up.

However, the Uzumaki clan simply couldn't hold on any longer, and even though they didn't want to trouble Konoha, they now had no choice but to come to Konoha for help.

"Grandpa, it smells so good!"

Whirlpool Sun Moon pointed to a tea shop, and the aroma of milk tea instantly attracted the thirteen-year-old girl.

Having traveled across the ocean to Konoha, and exhausted from the journey, with no food in their stomachs, the aroma of milk tea instantly captivated Uzumaki Yotsuki.

"Then let's try it."

Uzumaki Reishi gently stroked Uzumaki Yotsuki's hair, a loving expression on her face. Uzumaki Yotsuki had come to Konoha with a mission; she could only hope that Yotsuki wouldn't meet her demands.

How much is this cup?

The waiter announced a number that made Whirlpool Reed frown.

This milk tea is damn expensive!

"I'll buy a cup."

For the sake of the child, it's okay to pay a little more.

"Chieftain, what about me?"

"You're a grown man, why should I pay for your meals?"

"Buy it yourself!"

Uzumaki Reed glanced at Uzumaki Yayoi with disdain, then took out her money and paid the bill.

What exactly happened in Konoha? The changes were so drastic.

The swirling reeds walked along the street, observing every blade of grass and tree, which was full of vitality from top to bottom.

Meanwhile, Uzushiogakure remained desolate, still mired in the shadow of war.

Whirlpool Reed couldn't understand why Konoha Village had become so prosperous, no matter how hard he tried.

I might as well just stop thinking about it!

The Uzumaki clan is finally going to have a better future!

Now that Konoha has prospered, how could it possibly forget about the Uzumaki clan?

Konoha's good elder brother stood up and began drinking from large bowls and eating meat in large chunks.

It's not as simple as the Whirlpool Clan members sitting at the table with their older brothers and eating a few bites as underlings!

On the way to Konoha, Uzumaki Reed was still worried. If Konoha wasn't wealthy, he thought that providing some food would be enough, and he wouldn't trouble Konoha with anything else.

Even in the best-case scenario, the Whirlpool Reeds would only manage to take back a few billion ryo from Konoha.

"Shut up, you brat!"

"Ugh, you jerk, why did you tear the cup apart and just pry it open with your fingers?"

As they approached the Hokage Building, Uzumaki Ayashi straightened his clothes. He was about to meet the Third Hokage of Konoha. As a poor underling meeting a rich elder, he had to be mindful of etiquette.

Unexpectedly, Yayoi Uzumaki, that brat, was so spineless. She tore the cup open and used her hands to pick out the black beads stuck together inside and eat them.

"Chieftain, this is delicious! This is delicious! I think it's called Black Pearl."

"Yang Yue, aren't you right?"

Whirlpool Moon nodded and continued to sip her drink, chewing on the pearls, which were soft, smooth, and sweet.

"You good-for-nothing!"

Reed rolled her eyes at Yayoi Uzumaki and urged her to finish eating quickly and clean her sticky hands.

Hokage Building

"Lord Reed, why didn't you send someone to inform us beforehand that you had arrived? Konoha has prepared a grand welcoming ceremony."

Nara Shikahara looked at Uzumaki Reed and his group with some surprise. How come they arrived two days earlier than the intelligence indicated?

"Lu Yuanjun, Konoha and the Uzumaki clan are one family, so there's no need for any welcoming ceremony. We arrived just in time to catch a favorable wind, which made the ship much faster."

"Lord Ashi, please don't feel that Konoha has been inadequate in its hospitality."

Nara Shikamaru said warmly that the entire Hidden Leaf Village has a very high level of goodwill towards the Uzumaki clan.

This is a younger brother who truly regards Konoha as a good older brother.

When the younger brother arrives, the older brother naturally has to treat him well.

"Lord Hokage, would it be convenient for you to see us now?"

Uzumaki Reishi's smile was somewhat restrained. In the past, the Hokage of Konoha had always been a member of the Senju clan. The Uzumaki and Senju clans had been friendly for generations, and Hashirama Senju was even the son-in-law of the Uzumaki clan, making them even closer relatives.

The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, was Hashirama Senju's younger brother and also related to the Uzumaki clan; they maintained a very pleasant relationship.

But things are different now. The Hokage of Konoha has become a member of the Uchiha clan, and the relationship between the Uchiha and Uzumaki clans is no longer very close.

This was the first time Akechi Uzumaki had met the Third Hokage of Konoha, and he was a little nervous.

"Of course I have time!"

Nara Shikamaru answered with unwavering confidence, saying that Uchiha Nan was a hands-off manager who spent far more time slacking off than working, and was probably still slacking off in the office right now.

"I'm so sorry for not greeting you sooner, Reed!"

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Upon hearing that the Uzumaki clan had arrived, Uchiha Nan quickly had them invited in and also had three sofas brought in.

Uzumaki Reishi, Uzumaki Yayoi, and Uzumaki Yozuki sat somewhat awkwardly on the sofa, surprised by Uchiha Nan's office environment.

That's extravagant, far too extravagant.

The spacious room, decorated in warm colors, with bright lights on the ceiling, felt cozy despite it being winter. Two potted plants sat on the desk.

Milk tea, cola, ice cream, cream puffs, mini cream cakes

The coffee table was filled with all sorts of desserts. Uchiha Nan only liked to drink iced cola, while the two little girls, Kaede and Rin, liked to eat the other desserts, so Uchiha Nan had someone buy them and prepare them every day.

Is this an office setting?

This is clearly a place to enjoy yourself!

It looks delicious.

Yayoi Uzumaki was already starving and was about to grab one to try when she was forced back by Rei Uzumaki's death stare.

Yuuki swallowed hard; girls have absolutely no resistance to beautiful and delicious desserts.

"Here are some snacks for you all to try."

Uchiha Nan noticed their awkwardness and took the initiative to eat an ice cream cone.

The three of them then relaxed a bit and began devouring the desserts on the table.

With the vast ocean, I'm so tired of eating fish every day that even rice balls are considered a decent meal.

Desserts are no longer a treat for them!

"Cough cough cough"

Reishi tried to salvage his image, managing to enjoy his food slowly and methodically. Yayoi, on the other hand, ate cake one bite at a time, stuffing her mouth full until she could barely swallow anymore, then gulped down a mouthful of milk tea.

With the reserve of a little girl, Yukiko ate the cake in small bites.

Uzumaki Reed looked at Uchiha Nan with a bit of embarrassment.

Uchiha Nan simply smiled and didn't seem to care. He was aware of the Uzumaki clan's situation; they were already running out of food. Uchiha Nan was just waiting for the Uzumaki clan to come to Konoha for help.

After exchanging pleasantries, Uchiha Nan and Uzumaki Akechi went to another room to discuss serious matters.

"Lord Hokage, the Uzumaki clan's situation is not good lately."

Whirlpool Reed sighed and recounted the situation of the Whirlpool Clan.

"The Uzumaki clan and Konoha are one family. Konoha will not stand by and watch the Uzumaki clan suffer."

Uchiha Nan thoughtfully continued from where Uzumaki Akechi left off, making it really seem like Akechi had taken the initiative to ask for money.

"Name a number regarding how much support the Uzumaki clan wants from Konoha."

Uchiha Nan said with great pride.

"Five hundred million taels?"

Whirlpool Reed tentatively offered a number, not asking for an exorbitant amount, but enough for the Whirlpool Clan to overcome their difficulties.

"Five hundred million taels?"

Uchiha Nan's voice rose eight octaves, causing Uzumaki Reishi's expression to change.

"Actually, it's four hundred million."

"Reed-kun, are you looking down on Konoha?"

"Fifty billion taels!"

(End of this chapter)