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

Chapter 490 The Uchiha are the Love Clan, so what is the Senju Clan?

After traveling for some time, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju finally arrived at Akatsuki Village.

To be precise.

They must have arrived at the outer perimeter of the Third Ring Road of Xiaoren Village.

Today, Akatsuki Village is like a black hole that can never be filled, frantically devouring the population, money, food, and resources pouring in from the entire Land of Fire and even most of the ninja world. It has long since transcended the scope of a village and expanded into a leading city in the ninja world.

No matter how prescient Uchiha Makoto was, or how grand his plans were, they all seemed petty in the face of this rampant, weed-like expansion.

The original plan to expand the second ring road has been successfully completed. Now, the only option is to expand outwards again and again to build a third ring urban area.

This near-barbaric expansion could be described as a golden age for civil engineers.

A large number of genin who graduated from the Ninja Academy in Akatsuki Village seized the opportunity of the times, specializing in Earth Release and then working in the construction industry. The work was a bit rustic, with their mouths full of mud and ash every day on construction sites, and their chakra exhausted to the point of being like dead dogs, but the demand for construction projects far exceeded the supply, and the wages were generous.

After work, she can splash some cold water on her face and then casually stroll into the "Succubus One-Day House" run by the Kurama clan nearby.

The Kurama clan's illusion magic, which allows them to manipulate the five senses at will, is enough to create the ultimate in eroticism. They can create whatever they want, and the price is indeed a bit high, so high that ordinary people simply cannot afford it, but it's worth the money.

Money comes in like flowing water, and goes out like flowing water.

They were living a very comfortable and prosperous life.

As Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju stepped into the still-under-construction Third Ring Road area, before they could even see the outlines of the tall buildings in the distance, they were suddenly confronted by a bustling and enormous market.

This place was never officially planned as a commercial street by the Akatsuki Village.

no way.

Because of the rapid development of Xiaoren Village, the rents for regular shops in the first and second ring roads had long been driven up. The ordinary people who fled here from all over the Land of Fire with their families were already penniless and could not afford the rent in the inner ring road. In order to make a living, these low-level vendors simply set up densely packed open-air stalls along the edges of the construction site in the third ring road, along both sides of the dug dirt road.

The place is dilapidated; there isn't even a decent road yet.

However, the construction workers working on the Third Ring Road construction site in the surrounding area have supported the consumption in this region.

Uchiha Makoto naturally didn't have time to deal with these trivial matters. The patrol team wearing Akatsuki headbands nearby saw that these small vendors were honestly doing business, so they turned a blind eye to it.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju wandered around the market, stopping and starting, and eventually lingered there.

Since they had already reached the vicinity of Akatsuki Village's headquarters, they were not in a great hurry to continue their journey.

More importantly, how to secretly infiltrate the Akatsuki village's headquarters and blend in without being discovered by the patrolling ninjas is no easy task.

Previously, when they came to Akatsuki Village, they could easily pass through Akatsuki Village's inspection by claiming to be high-ranking officials of Konoha.

But this time the situation was completely different. To enter Akatsuki Village, they had to undergo an extremely thorough search by the guarding ninjas. The Akatsuki's checks were particularly meticulous on ninjas exhibiting chakra fluctuations.

To prevent outside ninjas from entering, Akatsuki Village not only set up a set of identity recognition illusions at checkpoints, but also required corresponding documents and procedures.

Originally, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju only intended to sneak in here for a short while and then find an opportunity to infiltrate the Akatsuki headquarters. They didn't care about the wild market outside the Akatsuki headquarters, but the scenery along the way to the market unexpectedly broadened their horizons.

This somewhat chaotic market, in terms of foot traffic, is definitely one of the more bustling commercial streets in Konoha.

Especially Tobirama Senju.

As a wicked old man who considered Akatsuki the Village's greatest enemy, he never ceased gathering intelligence on Akatsuki. This also made it easier for Konoha to secretly copy... well... borrow Akatsuki's development model.

However, all the data and information about Akatsuki Village ultimately remained only on paper.

What you see on paper and what you actually see in person are two completely different things.

Tobirama Senju merely inquired about the construction progress of Akatsuki Village from nearby small merchants. Combining this with the information he already knew by heart, he did a simple calculation in his mind... Tobirama Senju was ambitious, but the more he wanted to catch up with Akatsuki Village, the more he discovered the huge, almost insurmountable economic gap between them.

When will Konoha catch up with Akatsuki?

With all these thoughts in mind, Tobirama Senju's expression grew increasingly grim.

Unlike Tobirama Senju, who was preoccupied with scheming against him, Hashirama Senju, walking beside him, didn't seem to be thinking that much. He simply put his hands in his pockets and looked around at the small vendors and shacks along the way with great interest.

This place clearly sells a lot of novelties that I've never seen before in Konoha.

For example, a stall is selling a metal lamp holder. As long as you input a small amount of chakra, it can light up for a period of time. It is not heavy, but the design is extremely ingenious. It is very convenient for walking at night or for lighting mortar at construction sites at night.

There were also plush toys on another stall.

From one tail to two tails, all the way to nine tails.

One through nine, that's it.

In front of the stall, a little girl was clinging tightly to a blue and black two-tailed cat plush toy, refusing to let go. Her father, a construction worker who had just finished work, grinned and happily pulled out some banknotes and threw them into the money box.

The stall owner, an old man, took the money and, noticing Hashirama Senju standing there in a daze, casually remarked, "Out-of-towner, huh? This stuff has suddenly become inexplicably popular. See that? That two-tailed doll on the shelf is selling like hotcakes. When it's payday, we have to restock twice a day."

Why?

The old man rolled his eyes at him, looking at him like he was a country bumpkin: "Don't you understand? The Two-Tails and the Seven-Tails are the tailed beasts of our Akatsuki Village. I've heard that the Two-Tails is often seen in the office of the Shadow Master. Since the higher-ups like it, the people below naturally follow suit. When the Two-Tails sold out, even the other tailed beasts next to it benefited and were able to fetch a higher price."

"Oh, I understand."

Hashirama Senju nodded, his mind involuntarily replaying the true appearance of the nine tailed beasts.

Konoha also has a tailed beast, the Nine-Tails.

However, in Konoha, the Tailed Beasts have always been regarded as weapons with great destructive power, and they are not easily revealed unless it is absolutely necessary. Although Hashirama Senju did not think that the Tailed Beasts could be so harmful, a weapon is still a weapon, and Konoha keeps information about the Tailed Beasts strictly confidential.

It's quite unexpected that Akatsuki would so openly reveal the information about the Tailed Beasts and even make them into toys for sale.

However, Hashirama Senju did not reject this approach; he also hoped that the tailed beasts and humans could live in peace.

Tobirama Senju glanced coldly at his elder brother, thinking that what his brother was staring at was all nonsense and useless stuff. So, he urged Hashirama Senju in a low voice to hurry up and leave, not to waste time on these things.

Having finally made it to the vicinity of the Akatsuki Village's third ring, he wanted to gather more military and political intelligence that would be more useful to Konoha.

The two continued walking along the market.

Before he had gone far, Tobirama Senju turned his attention to the distance.

In the distance is an unfinished construction site, where a huge, still-unbuilt sculpture stands.

The sculpture is extremely tall, surrounded by a circle of wooden scaffolding used for construction. Countless pieces of stone have piled up into a small mountain at the foot of the sculpture, and a dozen stonemasons are suspended in mid-air, constantly hammering away with chisels and hammers.

Although the sculpture's face and clothing folds haven't been fully polished yet, its arrogant and domineering silhouette is already unmistakable.

Tobirama Senju squinted, staring intently at the unfinished statue. Even from just a rough outline, he could recognize it at a glance as Madara Uchiha, that inherently evil old devil.

Following Tobirama Senju's gaze, Hashirama Senju, standing beside him, clearly recognized him at a glance as well.

"That's... a statue of Madara..."

"Wow... I didn't expect... Makoto actually erected a statue for him in Akatsuki Village."

"Actually... I once thought about carving his face onto the Hokage Rock in Konoha as well. After all, Konoha was founded by the two of us..."

Hashirama Senju tilted his head back, his eyes fixed on the broad shoulder outline of the stone sculpture, his voice filled with an indelible melancholy.

Upon hearing these words, Tobirama Senju's face turned green.

Damn it!

Brother, what do you mean you still want to carve Madara Uchiha's face on the Hokage Rock?

The Hokage Rock is a place where only the Hokage of each generation are qualified to reside!

If you carve the face of Madara Uchiha, that inherently evil old Uchiha, on the Hokage Rock, where does that leave Tobirama Senju's face?

When the two arrived near the construction site, Tobirama Senju casually inquired about the reason for building the statue of Madara Uchiha from a few stonemasons who were resting by the roadside and covered in mud.

The result was pretty much as he had imagined; it was Uchiha Makoto deliberately disgusting himself and the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Despite knowing that Konoha had already labeled Madara Uchiha a rogue ninja, Makoto Uchiha still went to great lengths to...

He held an extremely grand funeral. Not only that, but he also took advantage of the occasion of Madara Uchiha's funeral to carry out a large-scale construction project in Akatsuki Village, building the huge landmark sculpture that stands before us.

This place will be officially named "Uchiha Madara Plaza" in commemoration of Uchiha Madara, who was born into the "Clan of Love," and his great contributions to the ninja world.

"The Love Clan... Ah... You mean the Uchiha?"

Tobirama Senju wondered if he had misheard.

The Uchiha clan is clearly an inherently evil family!

"Yeah, that's right."

"Because the ancestors of the Uchiha clan were descendants of Indra, the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths."

"Before the Sage of Six Paths died, he instructed his eldest son Indra and his second son Ashura to protect the ninja world. Unfortunately, the Sage of Six Paths was ultimately unable to judge people and entrusted the ninja sect to his youngest son Ashura."

"But in reality, Ashura didn't understand the meaning of protection, nor did he understand love. Indra, on the other hand, was the one who truly understood the meaning of love. He tried to use ninjas who had mastered ninjutsu to form a truly law-abiding nation, using ninjutsu to change the ninja world and establish a great country. But Ashura misinterpreted this... Ultimately, due to their differing ideologies, numerous conflicts arose, plunging the ninja world into chaos, and this war has only just ended now..."

"But as time goes by, these past events have long been forgotten, but the Uchiha clan will never forget their mission and is still fighting for it to this day."

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The stonemason who spoke described the origins of the Uchiha "Love Clan" in the official language of Akatsuki Village.

His expression was extremely serious, and his eyes even gleamed with an almost fanatical worship, clearly indicating that he believed the story.

The Light and Shadow Master of Akatsuki Village is a direct descendant of the Uchiha clan, the "Clan of Love".

It was precisely because Uchiha Makoto established Akatsuki Village and inherited the will of his ancestor Indra, using ninja techniques to change the ninja world, that Akatsuki Village became the prosperous village it is today.

While Tobirama Senju nodded calmly, he didn't believe a single word of their rhetoric from beginning to end!

Damn it!

This is just another instance of Makoto Uchiha manipulating public opinion.

He had just started spreading the word in the ninja world that the Uchiha clan was an inherently evil family, and now he was starting to spread the word in Akatsuki Village that the Uchiha were a "clan of love." What a coincidence!

Moreover, Tobirama Senju saw through its deeper meaning.

Tobirama Senju strongly suspected that Makoto Uchiha was planning to take over the entire Land of Fire in the future.

The Sage of Six Paths is undoubtedly the legendary god who created the ninja world.

Then, as a descendant of Indra, the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths, wouldn't it be natural for Makoto Uchiha to rule the entire ninja world?

And the rumors about the Love Clan... the taste is just too strong!

Tobirama Senju was internally ranting, while Hashirama Senju simply sighed softly, "So there are such rumors about the Uchiha clan."

Why didn't I know that?

Akatsuki Village headquarters, Uchiha Makoto's large villa.

Steaming hot food was laid out in the restaurant.

"Lord Madara, please don't ask me again why Hashirama Senju won't come..."

"This is the fourth time you've brought this up today."

"If I were Tobirama Senju, even if Hashirama Senju insisted on attending your funeral, I would try to stop him. If I couldn't stop him, I would try to disguise myself and infiltrate Akatsuki with Hashirama Senju..."

"So, if you're hoping that Hashirama Senju will appear in Akatsuki Village openly as Hokage, that's probably impossible."

matter."

Makoto Uchiha watched as Madara Uchiha, who had once again come to his house to freeload a meal and was subtly trying to find out about Hashirama Senju, came over.

"There weren't four times..."

A hint of annoyance flashed across Madara Uchiha's face, but he quickly continued to ask questions with resentment.

"You mean, Hashirama won't attend my funeral?"

"Who knows? They might participate undercover. With Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju's strength, if they wanted to infiltrate Akatsuki, it would be very difficult for me to detect them..."

"So... Lord Madara, if you really want to... why don't you go find it yourself..."

"I'm really looking forward to it too..."

Uchiha Makoto leaned back in his chair, smiled, and said this.

So far, Akatsuki has achieved more than half of its goal. Although Hashirama Senju cannot openly appear at Madara Uchiha's funeral, many Konoha ninja clans have secretly come, which serves as their pledge of allegiance.

The various negative opinions surrounding Tobirama Senju have once again become a hot topic.

He's been incredibly busy lately. Madara Uchiha's funeral was a spectacle for the living, so naturally, he was involved in every aspect.

The light and shadow were so intense that they had no time to notice Hashirama Senju's whereabouts.

Therefore, the task of finding Hashirama Senju can only be entrusted to Madara Uchiha.

If we can find it...

Then Tobirama Senju would definitely not be able to hide it anymore.

I really look forward to seeing the scene of them catching this mouse.

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