Hokage: Unable to persuade Madara, I chose to build my own ninja village.

Chapter 23 The New Era of the Ninja Villages Arrives: The Best of Times, and the Worst of Times!

On the very day that Uchiha Makoto made up his mind to blow up the tulip bubble in the ninja world, he sent Kazuma as an envoy with Darkness toward the capital of the Land of Fire.

As for why Kazuma didn't bring Aqua and Keiko along, well, everyone knows why. Who knows what kind of trouble those two brilliant minds would cause if they went with him?

Meanwhile, Makoto Uchiha remained at the ninja village headquarters, as he had some more important things to do.

For example, recruiting ninjas is one of the key projects at present.

However, the process of implementation was not smooth.

In the ninja world

The Uchiha and Senju clans are both highly sought-after families, and their thousand-year-old feud is well-known among ninjas. Now, these two clans have suddenly joined forces to establish a ninja village, which has attracted great attention from all ninja clans, large and small.

Clan alliances are not uncommon in the ninja world.

For example, the famous three families of pig, deer, and butterfly moved their family territories together in a triangular shape to solidify their alliance.

Furthermore, the three clans of Pig, Deer, and Butterfly have their younger generations live together from a young age to cultivate relationships and develop tacit understanding, and even arrange for members of the three clans to carry out missions together.

But that's all there is to it.

Hashirama Senju's concept of ninja villages was much broader than clan alliances, demonstrating his ambitious vision.

The advantages of ninja clans existing as ninja villages are obvious. The ninja clans' ability to withstand risks is greatly improved. There are many small ninja clans with only a dozen or so members in the ninja world. A single ninja war can lead to a shortage of young members in a clan, eventually resulting in a negative vicious cycle and the complete decline of the clan.

Of course, it's not without its downsides.

Ninjas are known for their discipline and obedience. When a ninja clan joins a ninja village, the clan members face a question: do you obey the clan leader's orders or the village leader's orders?

Joining another ninja village requires the ninja clan to make necessary compromises and will result in a loss of some autonomy.

Moreover, during the Warring States period, the various ninja clans were all competitors for missions. They would fight tooth and nail for high-paying missions. As time went on, big and small feuds accumulated one after another. Who doesn't have a few enemies? The longer a ninja clan existed, the more enemies it had. Living under the same roof as your enemies in the same ninja village, it's hard not to sharpen your knives in the middle of the night.

Now, Hashirama Senju has taken the lead in proposing the concept of ninja villages, attracting the attention of many ninja clans. Among them are some ninja clans with keen senses who have already keenly perceived the changes of the times.

It seems that fighting in this ninja world as a group of ninja clans is not feasible; they must unite as much as possible. After all, in this world, background and power are important.

These two enormous families have already joined forces. Can their respective families still survive in this ninja world by fighting alone?

Can they fight?

What good is being able to fight?

No matter how good you are at fighting, you can't possibly defeat the Uchiha and Senju clans. Besides, they've joined forces!

Although the ninja clans of this era are known for their rigidity and stubbornness, they can become flexible and tactful when faced with matters of great importance, such as the survival of their clan. Pragmatism is something they should not overlook!

The era of the ninja village has begun.

The powerful ninja clans harbored ambitions to emulate the Senju and Uchiha clans by establishing ninja villages and taking the initiative in the future era of ninja villages.

Small ninja clans, lacking the strength to establish ninja villages, wait for the right price to sell themselves, hoping to secure a good future for their clans.

"Rejected again!"

"Hyuga clan, you just wait!"

"Ino-Shika-Cho, you just wait!"

"The Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan, the Mitomon clan, the Utatane clan... the Konoha F4, huh? You just wait!!"

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Uchiha Makoto's recruitment of ninja clans is not going smoothly at present.

With a "let's give it a try" attitude, he sent invitations to all the ninja clans he knew, inviting them to join his ninja village.

To give his ninja village a better image, Makoto Uchiha even gave it a catchy name – Akatsuki!

Xiaoren Village has a wonderful meaning, symbolizing the nascent dawn!

The purpose of Akatsuki Village is to unite the ninja clans, build a community of shared destiny for the ninja clans, and achieve peace in the ninja world through mutual benefit and assistance!

Although all of these were plagiarized and modified by Makoto Uchiha, it is undeniable that Makoto Uchiha was genuinely making grand promises and spreading positive energy throughout the ninja world. For the sake of peace in the ninja world, please join Akatsuki!

However, this group of ninjas are all very pragmatic.

At first, they were incredibly enthusiastic when they heard the name Uchiha Makoto. The Uchiha clan?

Could it be that the Uchiha and Senju clans established ninja villages, and sent someone to write a letter inviting their clan to join their ninja village?

We must seize the opportunity and strive to join the Ninja Village family as soon as possible to make our own contribution to the peace of the Ninja World!

As a family also famous for its eye techniques—yes, the Hyuga clan with the Byakugan—they immediately sent people to Akatsuki Village for on-site investigation.

But

After some investigation...

It turns out that Makoto Uchiha had already broken away from the Uchiha clan and chosen to establish his own ninja village.

"Uchiha Makoto, aren't you lying?"

"I admit that you, Uchiha Makoto, are indeed quite strong. Even three or five Jonin working together might not be a match for you."

"However, our Hyuga clan can add a zero to the number of Jonin like that."

The Hyuga ninja thought this to himself, and then decisively rejected Uchiha Makoto's invitation.

"Chief Cheng, we appreciate your kindness, but we will continue to consider your decision to have our clan join your ninja village for some time."

Of course, his attitude was quite good; at the very least, he was polite and displayed the proper demeanor of a bloodline ninja.

I'll consider it for a while.

The refusal was quite clear: even if a deal falls through, goodwill should remain, and everyone should save face for the other party.

Although Makoto Uchiha was very unhappy with the Hyuga clan's pragmatism, he only verbally expressed his displeasure and could understand the Hyuga clan's situation.

Even if you were to work like a slave in a factory, you still need to consider the factory's hourly wage, whether there are social insurances and housing fund benefits, whether there are weekends off, and whether there is triple pay for working on holidays. Although working like a slave in a factory probably doesn't offer these things, you can choose not to go.

The same applies to the Hyuga clan.

The question of which ninja village the Hyuga clan should settle in is a major event concerning the future of the Hyuga clan for the next hundred years. It cannot be decided casually. They must find a ninja village whose strength and treatment match the status of the Hyuga clan.

There's such a thing as "love makes even water taste sweet."

I guess I can only think about it in my dreams.

(End of this chapter)