The Great Hero Uchiha

The last time he negotiated with himself was ridiculous enough, but to negotiate with himself again as the Mizukage and Hokage, with their respective village's 'Kage Guards' nearby, yet he's constantly at odds with himself, even getting into fights when his temper flares up—this scene is just too absurd!

And he really can't be in two places at once!

If you become the Mizukage, how can you become the Hokage?

Never mind, let's experience being the Fifth Mizukage for now, and we'll deal with the rest later.

Under the remote command of Uchiha Miyuki, Namikaze Minato had been collecting various kinds of knowledge, editing encyclopedias, researching various kinds of knowledge, and promoting the upgrading of various industries in the Land of Fire.

Much of the seemingly useless knowledge came in handy at this moment. Konoha completed Kirigakure's request almost the next day, finding timber suitable for Kirigakure's shipbuilding needs, and even listing timber of better quality. Kirigakure, with its deep pockets, directly chose the top-grade timber.

Uchiha Miyuki silently added two zeros to the price list provided by Konoha, raising the price by completely exceeding the bottom line of the Hidden Mist Village's higher-ups.

There is indeed a lot of this kind of wood in the Land of Fire, and it can be mass-produced by Yamato using Wood Release. Minato Namikaze simply did not take into account the time cost. This kind of tree takes several years to grow. If the price is set according to the standards of ninjas, he did not consider the issue of developing the supply of this wood into an industry.

Once this type of timber is developed into an industry, it can spawn various supporting industries that can support even more people.

Afterwards, the report was sent back to Konoha using the toads of Mount Myōboku. A few days later, Uchiha Miyuki's embellished report appeared at the high-level meeting of Kirigakure through Konoha ninjas.

"???? Konoha is so greedy!? It's just some trees, isn't it? This price is outrageous!"

Faced with the Fourth Mizukage's surprise and doubt, Uchiha Miyuki explained.

“I also inquired with Konoha. Their higher-ups said that the quantity we purchased was too large, and this kind of tree is difficult to collect and transport. In addition, this kind of wood is also very scarce in the Land of Fire and is relatively scattered, requiring a large number of ninjas to search for it. Moreover, after collecting this batch, they will have to plant it artificially, and the growth cycle will be at least ten years for the saplings to grow into usable large trees.”

This is not a lie.

Just now, Uchiha Miyuki did indeed ask Hozuki Mizuki, who represented Konoha's high-level advisors, in his mind on behalf of Kirigakure's high-level advisors.

Upon hearing Uchiha Miyuki's explanation, the expressions of the Kirigakure leaders softened considerably.

Before anyone could speak, Uchiha Miyuki continued.

"Even so, the price is still a bit high. I'll continue to negotiate with the Konoha ninja after the meeting to see if we can lower the price a bit."

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you, Water Mist Consultant."

"Ah."

After the meeting, Uchiha Miyuki and he discussed it again and managed to lower the price by 10%.

Although the price is still a bit high, it is still within Kirigakure's budget.

After making arrangements in Kirigakure, Uchiha Miyuki established contact with Minato Namikaze through Mount Myōboku, conveying information about the timber industry chain. Before the emergence of steel giants in the ninja world, this type of wood would be the best wood for building ocean-going ships, bar none, because even ships made of ordinary steel are not as sturdy as those made of this type of wood!

Moreover, this type of wood is lighter than steel, has greater buoyancy, and is more resilient than steel.

Not only that, other types of wood can also be studied to make some solid wood furniture, fabricate a story of a century-old family of craftsmen, and harvest the profits from Kirigakure once again.

P.S.: The technological development in the ninja world is a complete mess. Konoha has refrigerators, computers, televisions, walkie-talkies, boxed milk, and a whole host of other modern goods. They even use reinforced concrete to build a bridge across the sea.

Before Naruto was born, communication was mostly done by shouting.

Technology is virtually nonexistent.

I can only interpret it as a major explosion in [Chakra technology] over the past ten years or so, so let's not analyze the industrial level of Shippuden, otherwise I really can't understand this messy mix of technologies.

186. I'm too lazy to explain anything to myself in this state.

Kirigakure relied on fishing boats and Ice Release to exploit the entire ninja world. Konoha followed suit, gradually reaping the benefits from Kirigakure's resources, creating more industries and jobs, and slowly upgrading its own industries. As new industries emerged, Konoha also conducted various researches based on the knowledge it collected, and transformed advanced technologies into civilian technologies, thus promoting the industrialization of the entire Land of Fire.

Konoha then entered a period of rapid development, changing almost every day.

Various chakra technologies were developed.

one year later.

Through concerted efforts of the entire village in research and development, Konoha achieved electricity access for the entire village.

However! All of these things can only be applied in ninja villages. They rely on advanced technology that uses ninjas to provide chakra support, and cannot be widely adopted.

Although the people outside the village do not have the same conveniences as those in Konoha, they still enjoy various benefits.

Increased grain production freed up more labor to work in various emerging industries. If this pace of development continues, within two years, driven by the chakra black technology accumulated over hundreds of years in the ninja world, the people of the Land of Fire will have largely escaped the predicament of relying on nature for sustenance. Moreover, this development is also radiating to the surrounding smaller countries...

Even the entire ninja world!

However, apart from the Land of Earth, which is in a better situation, other major countries do not have as many resources as the Land of Fire, nor can they develop as many industries as Konoha.

and!

The Land of Fire is already far ahead, making it even more difficult for other countries to establish their industries.

……

In the 50th year of Konoha, Uchiha Miyuki was already sixteen years old.

As the colossal ship, powered by the Fourth Mizukage, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, set sail, it resembled a floating castle more than a regular ship, even more extravagant than an ocean ferry. It was packed with chakra-based advanced technology. Uchiha Miyuki watched the ship sail away and couldn't help but shake his head.

Ninjas are the first to use ninjutsu to solve problems. Even with Uchiha Miyuki's intervention, they still ended up creating something that could never be commercialized.

As Uchiha Miyuki sighed, he silently put on the straw hat that symbolized the Mizukage.

Although he is only the acting Mizukage, he is still entitled to wear the hat representing the Mizukage.

While the chakra black technology behemoth of Kirigakure cannot be commercialized, many aspects of it can be learned from.

Although the shipbuilding industry can operate without middlemen, and the same goes for nautical charts, there is one thing that cannot be stolen from Kirigakure! That is navigational experience. With this advantage, the Land of Water will have a huge advantage on the ocean. However... he never dreamed of letting Konoha dominate or even control the entire ninja world.

What they wanted to do was to give Konoha the ability to keep Kirigakure and other ninja villages in check, so that they wouldn't easily start a war, and the ninja world wouldn't be as cruel and barbaric as it used to be.

As for war?

He could only try to change it into another form, or rather, to make the peace last longer.

Ideally, he should be able to live out the rest of his life in peace.

Leaving the Hozuki clan's residence, they headed towards the Mizukage's office building, but halfway there, they became a little confused.

???

etc--

If I'm not seeing things, isn't that my Wood Release clone, Hozuki Kasui, next to Mei Terumi?

Originally, he planned for his Wood Release clone, Hozuki Hanamichi, to die somewhere, but he had been too busy and there hadn't been a suitable opportunity, so the matter was delayed. Through his research on Yin and Yang, his Wood Release clone could now exist for two or three days after one charge as long as its chakra wasn't exhausted. Therefore, he hadn't paid attention to what his Wood Release clone had been busy with, but he never expected to witness this scene today.

My Wood Release clones wouldn't be so skillful as to win over Mei Terumi, would they?

It probably isn't that intelligent, right?

etc--

Your ages: Terumi Mei is fifteen years old, and Hozuki Hanazui is twelve. Oh, so you're only three years apart. That's fine then.

wrong!

That's not the point at all—

Why is my Wood Release clone shopping with Mei Terumi?!

Even though I am the original form, I am still single!

With this resentment in his heart, Uchiha Miyuki arrived at the Mizukage's office and began to handle various matters.

But when he thought about how he was busy with work all day, and how he had to rely on his Wood Release clones for training, while one of his Wood Release clones, in a smaller form called Hozuki Hana-sui, was actually dating Mei Terumi, shopping, eating, drinking, and having fun, enjoying the life he wanted to enjoy, and what's more! He was enjoying it with a girl, how could he possibly be in the mood to deal with the affairs of Kirigakure?

No!

This out-of-control Wood Release clone needs to be dealt with.

After leaving a contact mark, Uchiha Miyuki waited for Hozuki Kasui in a secret room for a long time that night, but the other party did not appear for a long time. Just when Uchiha Miyuki was about to lose patience, Hozuki Kasui's figure finally appeared.

"Why are you with Mei Terumi today?"

"The Akatsuki members have appeared in Kirigakure."

That's not the point.

Hozuki Hanazuki said somewhat speechlessly, "Just cancel the clone technique. I'm too lazy to explain to me in this state."

Uchiha Miyuki nodded, immediately dispelling the clone jutsu, and a flood of information poured into his mind.

It turned out to be the case.

Having read the memories, he immediately showed a look of sudden realization.

Despite being only fifteen years old, Mei Terumi is already a Jonin in Kirigakure and became Hozuki Hanamichi's team leader a year ago. Today, the two of them were just attending a team dinner together. It's just that the Hozuki clan's territory and Mei Terumi's residence are relatively close, so the two of them went to the dinner restaurant together.

I knew it...

The main body is so diligently working for the peace of the ninja world, how could the Wood Release clone possibly be neglecting its duties and going on a date!?

However, this also made Uchiha Miyuki wary. Hozuki Kasui was only a genin at the moment, and his teammates were all clan ninjas who had come from the ninja academy. Therefore, they did not need to go to sea to fish. Only those civilian genin who had received simple training needed to go to sea to fish, and they would likely have to go to sea to fish in the future.

Genin who graduate from the ninja academy will become regular ninjas, completing various missions instead of going to sea to fish.

Right now, the Wood Release clones are just genin, so it's not a big deal. They can complete missions near the village and return in a day without revealing anything. But if they become chunin and have to carry out missions that require them to travel far from the village, the Wood Release clones will turn into wood because they run out of chakra before they even reach the mission location.

Although placing his other clone next to Mei Terumi as her apprentice was a good move, he currently has no way to deal with the Wood Release clone's endurance.

Moreover, the Wood Release clones are prone to revealing their weaknesses in the event of battle.

It seems we have to make arrangements for Hozuki Kasui.

Setting that issue aside for the time being, Uchiha Miyuki focused his attention on the Akatsuki's information.

During the gathering, the Wood Release clone spotted Konan and Obito on the streets of Kirigakure.

What are these two doing in Kirigakure?

P.S.: Don't worry about these things.

The ninja world has so much advanced technology, yet they still walk when leaving the village to carry out missions. They can build bridges across the sea, but they don't even have highways.

Oops.

Moreover, seeing how convenient things are in other countries, they don't even think about developing them themselves.

Konoha is one thing, it's a vast and resource-rich place, but Sunagakure hasn't changed at all.

That's just how Naruto is set up.

Let's follow my approach.

Over hundreds of years, this technology was transformed into chakra technology used by ninja villages by certain individuals.