Clan Head, Your Words Are Profound!

After a busy afternoon, Uchiha Nan and Uchiha Tomita finally stamped all kinds of fake receipts in advance, leaving them only to wait for the money to arrive.

Afterward, Uchiha Nan rested his chin in his hands and discussed Konoha's future development with Uchiha Tomita. He wanted to hear Uchiha Tomita's thoughts.

After all, Uchiha Nan currently had no one else he could rely on. His only foundation was the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Tomita could be considered an outstanding talent of the Uchiha Clan. He was highly gifted in both combat and managing the clan; otherwise, he could never have shouldered the entire Uchiha Clan after Uchiha Madara left.

After Uchiha Nan took office, Uchiha Tomita had also wholeheartedly taught him how to become an outstanding Clan Head, so Uchiha Nan held Uchiha Tomita in high regard.

"I think the most important thing now is to recuperate and rebuild. The priority is shinobi. And missions."

"..."

Uchiha Nan listened seriously.

Hmm, very traditional. It was still the same old approach: train as many shinobi as possible, strengthen Konoha, and ask the daimyo for more funding.

Being controlled by others!

Typical shinobi thinking. Still, he could not blame him. In this damned worldview, shinobi were supposed to temper themselves, grow strong, and then take missions to support themselves.

Another victim poisoned by Ninja Tool Theory.

What Uchiha Nan wanted to do was far more than that. Industry, agriculture, commerce, entertainment—he wanted a hand in every field, turning Konoha into a massive trust that monopolized resources and seized profits.

With formidable economic power and cultural influence, they could continuously export Konoha's universal values.

If Konoha grew powerful, the other four shinobi villages would inevitably unite to attack it.

Since their own strength could not crush the entire world, they would use another method to rule it. They could not seriously wait for Naruto Uzumaki and Second Pillar to suddenly appear, could they?

Of course, the most important issue was ideology.

The First Hokage's pure and simple ideas were far too outdated. They could not serve as Konoha's guiding ideology at all. He should go study Rabbit Country's Nine-Year Compulsory Education, with special emphasis on politics and history.

"An outstanding organization must have a lofty pursuit. Konoha's pursuit is naturally Ninja World Peace."

"On that basis, we need to develop our military, politics, economy, and culture. Konoha's military strength is naturally beyond question, but Konoha's influence in politics, economics, and culture lags far behind."

"The first problem Konoha must solve is the economy. To overtake on a bend, shinobi and daimyo fighting over land is a dead end. They have already been ahead for thousands of years.

"So we must establish industry, develop technology, and develop productive capacity."

Uchiha Nan spoke at length. Armchair politics was a basic skill for people from Rabbit Country; every night, any college boys' dormitory could randomly produce great reformers, great politicians, great military strategists, and the like.

Unfortunately, they could only point at the world and speak with fiery passion in their dorm rooms, unable to fulfill the ambitions in their hearts.

Of course, Uchiha Nan was not a professional. But he only needed to make a start; Konoha's elites would naturally forge the rest of the road themselves.

Uchiha Tomita sat there listening, sweat appearing on his forehead. At first, he could understand a little, but later on, he had no idea what Uchiha Nan was talking about.

"Industry must develop steel. Steel is the blood of industry.

"If you want to get rich, build roads first. Konoha's roads really need to be improved. In the future, we will also develop trains."

"..."

Uchiha Tomita unconsciously opened his mouth, nearly reduced to babbling. Although he could not understand Uchiha Nan's words, he felt they were all profound truths, carrying an air of great sophistication.

He only needed to nod!

"Tomita, Konoha's future should be grand. It should not merely exist as a shinobi village. Do you understand what I mean?"

Uchiha Tomita swallowed. Saying he did not understand at a time like this would be far too embarrassing.

"I roughly understand, but Uchiha Nan-sama, aren't you considering things too far ahead?"

Uchiha Tomita carefully chose his words. The First Shinobi World War had not even completely ended yet. Konoha's battles with the Hidden Mist Village and Iwagakure had not been decided; they had merely entered a temporary truce. No one knew what the future would bring.

"Those without far-sighted concerns will surely face immediate troubles. Thinking a little further ahead can only do good."

"Those who do not plan for the whole cannot plan for one part; those who do not plan for eternity cannot plan for the moment."

Uchiha Nan spoke earnestly.

"Those who do not plan for eternity cannot plan for the moment. Clan Head, your words are profound!"

Uchiha Tomita praised him. He felt that he had been too shallow. Perhaps only Uchiha Nan could lead Konoha toward a future now.

"Alright, let's leave it at that for today!"

"Notify every clan to attend a meeting tomorrow. The funding has arrived, so it is time to distribute the money. I have been away from Konoha for some time; they are probably getting impatient."

Uchiha Nan felt that he could not discuss anything more with Uchiha Tomita. Their ways of thinking were simply not on the same wavelength.

It was about time to recruit a Hokage assistant as well. The image of a pineapple-shaped head appeared in Uchiha Nan's mind.

Nara Shikaku should be a good candidate. The Nara Clan members were all born with high intelligence.

He should gain something by talking with him.

"Yes, Clan Head!"

Uchiha Tomita nodded. Over the past few days, the Clan Heads of the other clans had repeatedly come to probe him, all wanting to know how much funding the daimyo had allocated.

Naturally, Uchiha Tomita had not told them. He was warm and polite with everyone, yet knew nothing whenever they asked.

That evening, Uchiha Nan returned home to find that the once somewhat messy area outside the house had been cleaned spotless.

"Master, you're back!"

"Mm, I'm back."

Kaede and Suzu stood together at the entrance waiting for Uchiha Nan. He casually patted both their heads. Their hair was smooth and soft, pleasant to touch, giving him the feeling of petting cats.

"Nan, are these two the massage therapists you hired?"

"This cat is very satisfied with their technique!"

Manji strutted out of the room on catwalk steps. Clearly, he had not yet figured out Uchiha Nan's relationship with Kaede and Suzu.

"No. They will be living here from now on. I'm no longer single, little cat."

Seeing Manji after returning home made Uchiha Nan feel thoroughly relaxed, and he teased Manji.

"What?"

"You traitor!"

Manji's feline eyes widened. Had they not agreed to be good brothers for life? Whoever stopped being single first was supposed to be a dog!

Uchiha Nan and Manji frolicked beside each other for a while, while Kaede and Suzu went to prepare dinner. Uchiha Tomita had sent over quite a lot of ingredients.

Before long, dinner had been laid out on the table.

Four dishes and a soup!

Uchiha Nan sat there while the two sisters stood at the side serving him, making him feel a little uncomfortable. He was not a baby—did he really need someone to pick food for him while he ate?

"Sit down, both of you!"

"Since you have followed me, there is no need to be so reserved. This will be your home from now on."

Uchiha Nan waved his hand, telling them to each serve themselves a bowl of rice and eat with him.

Uchiha Nan had originally wanted to change the way they addressed him too, telling them to simply call him by name. But the sisters absolutely refused, so he did not force the matter.

At night, Uchiha Nan lay on Kaede's lap, enjoying a lap pillow and ear-cleaning service. Manji lay sprawled across Suzu's lap, enjoying her fur-stroking service.

"Nan, this cat approves of your relationship with the two of them. As long as they massage me like this every day, that's enough."

Manji narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, smoothly accepting the new members of the household.

"Oh? That's good!"

"Don't you dare regret it!"

After saying that, Uchiha Nan led Kaede and Suzu toward the bathroom. He had wanted to try taking a bath together for a long time.

After bathing, Uchiha Nan eagerly returned to the bedroom.

Tomita was really thoughtful. This bed was even larger and softer than he had imagined.

Kaede and Suzu wore bath towels over their bodies, their cheeks faintly flushed as they spoke in unison:

"Master, please be gentle."

(The remaining 10,000 words have been omitted.)

Outside the room, Manji listened to the sounds coming from within and covered his ears with his paws.

"Bastard, I was too hasty!"

"My nest has been taken!!!"

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