Land of Wind, Sunagakure.
"This is sour plum soup, this is grass jelly, and this is herbal tea."
Shamu handed Rasa one proposal after another.
"These are desserts, peach gum dishes, glutinous rice dishes, cough remedies, poria jelly..."
"These all contain detailed preparation methods."
Rasa held the stack of proposals. As the leader of a village, he naturally possessed strategic vision.
He quickly spotted their commercial value.
"I selected these because they suit the climate of the Land of Wind. Find people you trust to run the businesses yourselves, and we can split the proceeds afterward."
Rasa frowned. "What is your purpose?"
Shamu smiled. "You are the leader of a village. If you promote them, we Uchiha can earn more."
"It can also help us Uchiha find an ally."
Shamu emphasized the words "us Uchiha."
Rasa understood at once. The Uchiha Clan currently dominated Konoha, whether economically or in terms of elite combat power.
But their overall strength still fell slightly short of Konoha's combined major shinobi clans.
What the Uchiha needed most now was development.
Although Fugaku had stepped down as captain of the Military Police Force, as long as the Uchiha had money, they could supply resources to every shinobi clan.
When it came to selecting a Hokage, it did not matter whether you had held power before.
If you could offer enough benefits, then even if you had once been a commoner, you could still become the leader of a village.
Rasa himself had been recommended after earning enough merit during the Third Great Ninja War.
And Fugaku had already demonstrated the strength of a Mangekyō Sharingan wielder. Since the Third Hokage suppressed him politically,
the Uchiha would take an indirect route, develop economically, and compete for the position of Hokage.
Shamu, the Uchiha Deputy Clan Head,