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

Chapter 56 If the direction of the flow of people is the direction of civilization—the Akatsuki Village is undoubtedly civilization!

Everything in Akatsuki Village was developing smoothly according to Makoto Uchiha's plan.

As soon as the merchants arrived, they could feel the atmosphere of Akatsuki Village – vitality, a state that could be described as teeming with life and everything flourishing!

With massive amounts of capital poured into it, Xiaoren Village is a huge consumer market, and profitable places attract a lot of people.

Where people gather, that's where life is!

Recently, Uchiha Makoto has been trying to attract investment, aiming to draw in as many merchants as possible from the ninja world, not only from the Land of Fire but also from the other four major nations.

The more active the merchants are in a place.

The more developed the economy, the better!

The benefits of this for Akatsuki Village are self-evident.

The GDP of a ninja village is really important!

My system bell is ringing nonstop, and my prosperity level is rising rapidly!

"According to Lord Light and Shadow's plan, this area will become the largest commercial district in the entire ninja world, while the land opposite will be a technology park, with laboratories alone occupying a significant area."

Kazuma Sato was introducing Makoto Uchiha's business plan to a large group of investors. They had found a group of nobles and wealthy merchants from the Land of Fire through their connection with Darkness's father.

A while ago.

This place is actually still a wasteland.

However, the construction team and the Akatsuki ninjas were working day and night. For ninjas, building a large number of habitable houses was extremely easy. With a few earth-style stacking techniques, the basic shape of a house would appear.

The ninja clans didn't want to get involved in these things. They wanted to work like ordinary people. That's not what ninjas should be doing!

Furthermore, the ninja clan, who had fought wars their entire lives, couldn't quite understand the purpose of Uchiha Makoto's fancy commercial promotion policies. It was simply too difficult to get them to quickly understand new things and immediately put them into practice.

Moreover, the old-school ninjas are quite stubborn in some ways, but Makoto Uchiha doesn't intend to argue or explain to them.

It's okay if you don't understand.

All they need to do is get things done.

Obey orders, be loyal!

Don't you know how?

Just stick to the ninja tool theory!

You enjoy carrying out missions, right?

Uchiha Makoto issued a large number of D-rank missions at once. It's not like he didn't pay them. These simple C-rank Earth Release missions could be handled by those elite Jonin. They were just a piece of cake for them, and it just required a little more chakra.

By creating more shadow clones, you can complete several D-level missions at once.

You can earn money without leaving home, although there are fewer individual tasks.

But the quantity is just too large!

Over time, this amounted to a considerable sum. Under Makoto Uchiha's arrangement, the first ninja to take the plunge quickly appeared, followed by more and more ninjas skilled in Earth Release joining in.

Making a small fortune easily and working alongside ordinary people isn't unacceptable—the "it's so good" principle never goes out of style!

The wasteland quickly disappeared, replaced by rows of shops available for rent, some of which had already been occupied by merchants.

The ninjas of Akatsuki Village would occasionally make purchases at the shops and quickly began to enjoy the convenience they offered.

Who wouldn't want a convenience store right at their doorstep?

He introduced himself to Zhen one by one.

The wealthy businessmen showed expressions of extreme excitement.

Ninjas are always out there braving wind and rain, risking their lives on missions, and they're never stingy with money. Coming to this ninja village to do business is definitely a sure way to make a profit.

And more importantly...

Safety!

The ninja world does a very good job of environmental protection. It can be said that the forests are everywhere, the roads are rugged, and the transportation is quite inconvenient. When caravans go out to do business, they often encounter wild animals and step on some brightly colored little cuties.

To ensure safety.

The trade routes that wealthy merchants opened up at great expense were basically fixed.

But what about the security of the ninja world?

Along the trade routes, there were countless destitute people who couldn't survive, and bandits awaited these caravans.

If a caravan is wealthy and powerful, it can hire ninjas as guards. Although the price is high, it is well worth the money. If the caravan is poor and powerless, it can only rely on luck. If it is unlucky, it will lose both people and goods.

But things are different now.

To promote the development of commerce in Akatsuki Village, Makoto Uchiha issued licenses and flags to every business that set up shop in the village. Businesses could openly hang up their flags without worrying about roaming ninjas or bandits along the way.

The ninja and bandits might rob merchants, but would they dare to rob the ninja village?

They're doing business with no initial investment, not directly running a crematorium. Anyone with a healthy cerebellum would know which people's things they can steal and which they can't.

Unless they really don't care about their lives

After a brief introduction.

The wealthy merchants who arrived at Akatsuki Village had already made up their minds to sign a cooperation agreement with the village.

He Zhen saw off a group of wealthy merchants.

He arrived at Uchiha Makoto's office with the signed cooperation agreement in his hand.

Light and Shadow Office.

A red banner sat on Uchiha Makoto's table, and the warm sunlight shone on him, making him feel relaxed.

soon.

He then wrote a row of large characters on the red banner.

"All actions will be subject to the command of Lord Light and Shadow!"

Although there are still many things waiting for Uchiha Makoto to deal with, he is definitely not slacking off now, but imitating advanced experience. He plans to plaster red banners with similar phrases all over Akatsuki Village. Some things must be influenced little by little in a subtle way.

The Ninja Academy is of paramount importance!

Education must start from childhood!

"Master Guangying, the business promotion plan is going smoothly, and more than a hundred shops have already had merchants move in."

Kazuma looked at the room full of red banners. Although each banner had a different message, in his eyes, they were all filled with the word "loyalty"!

"Only over 100 stores? That's a bit slow."

Uchiha Makoto curled his lip.

Although Kazuma felt that the speed was already very fast, he was not actually satisfied with the current speed and needed to make Akatsuki Village's reputation for an excellent business environment as quickly as possible.

It seems we'll have to resort to some extreme measures!

"Kazuma, do you know which newspapers are the most influential in the Land of Fire?"

"Lord Light and Shadow, what do you mean by this??"

Kazuma scratched his head.

As soon as Uchiha Makoto opened his mouth, he felt that the Light and Shadow Lord in front of him was about to cause trouble again.

"I want to write an article for it. I'll contact the newspaper editor and ask them to publish my article in the largest space."

"Yes, no problem."

Kazuma nodded. If that was all there was to it, then this matter would be easy to handle.

But

What does Master Guangying want to write?

"Bring me pen and ink!"

Uchiha Makoto pondered for a moment, then began to write with great speed and precision.

A gold shop in Akatsuki Village suddenly went dark, the interior completely shrouded in darkness.

[A few loud crashes echoed in the darkness—the glass counter shook violently from the shock of the customers. The store manager immediately shouted, "Everyone, hold on! Crouch down to prevent a stampede!" He then added, "Anyone holding gold jewelry, hold it firmly so it doesn't fall and chip."]

Several minutes passed, and the lights still hadn't come back on; the store remained dimly lit. The shop manager took a deep breath and continued, "According to the rules, all transactions were suspended just now. But customers are like sages, and I can't let everyone go home empty-handed—" He paused, then continued, "Please put the gold jewelry you've selected back on the tray. We'll record the weight and price tag. Once the lighting is back on, if you still decide to buy, you'll be charged the original price; if not, we won't force you."

Before the patrolling ninjas who had rushed to the scene could act, the customers spontaneously formed two lines: one line gently placed the gold necklaces, rings, and bracelets back onto the velvet trays and announced their weight; the other line consisted of shop assistants who wrote the customers' surnames on labels with a marker before locking them all in the glass display case. Five minutes later, the shop was brightly lit, and every piece of gold jewelry on the trays was intact, even the scattered gold threads had been twisted into bundles and placed back in their original positions.

The shop owner opened the register: a total of 37 items, priced at a total of 187 million taels. Ultimately, none of the 37 customers left; they all paid the price listed before the lights went out. After paying, the last elderly woman put the 2000 taels of change she received into the "Love and Education Donation Box" next to the counter, smiling and saying, "Gold has a price, but the light of the heart is priceless. Use this money to buy books for the younger generation." The next day, a red paper was posted at the entrance of the gold shop: "Yesterday, 37 pieces of peace of mind were returned, and 2000 taels of warmth were received. Thank you all!"

What a civilized, harmonious, honest, and orderly ninja village this is!

[A prominent figure, who wished to remain anonymous, praised: "The business environment of a ninja village doesn't depend on how many powerful ninjas it has, but rather on the personal qualities of its ordinary people. Clearly, the Akatsuki village possesses an exceptionally excellent business environment. The villagers had opportunities to acquire gold for free, but they all declined, choosing instead to pay honestly."]

If I were a businessman, I would immediately move to Akatsuki Village to do business!

If the ninja world today allowed humans to migrate freely, then the direction of the flow of people would be the direction of civilization—and without a doubt, Akatsuki Village is civilization!

(End of this chapter)