Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West—Never Mock a Poor Young Man

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"Hmph, thirty years east of the river, thirty years west—never mock a poor young man!"

"Today you ignore me; tomorrow, I'll make you someone you can't afford to reach!"

Uchiha Makoto frowned, sitting silently in his chair with a frighteningly grim expression.

He was in an extremely irritated mood, and it was not just because recruiting ninja clans had not gone smoothly. Well, it was entirely because recruiting ninja clans had not gone smoothly.

Ever since being repeatedly rejected by the major ninja clans, Uchiha Makoto had begun to recognize this harsh reality.

Akatsuki Ninja Village was still too weak. It simply could not attract ninja clans with Secret Techniques or Bloodline Limits, so he lowered his sights and set his targets on obscure minor ninja clans throughout the Ninja World.

In truth, these small ninja villages were the mainstream ninja families of the Ninja World. Major clans possessing Secret Techniques and bloodlines were ultimately still a minority, but who did not have dreams? Uchiha Makoto's dream had merely been shattered for the time being.

Some minor ninja clans showed great interest in Akatsuki Ninja Village and had already sent people to settle there. If clans of their strength chose to join a major ninja village, they would not even rank among its notable forces. But in a village like Akatsuki Ninja Village, they would become its backbone. Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix!

However, some minor ninja clans had greatly angered Uchiha Makoto.

They were small clans that struggled to gather even one or two jonin, yet they still looked down on him.

Rejection would have been one thing!

But they had even mocked him!

"Your Akatsuki Ninja Village dares to talk about peace in the Ninja World? Peace in the Ninja World rests on—"

He alone could wipe them out!

Uchiha Makoto truly wanted to charge into the homes of those ignorant minor ninja clans by himself and slaughter them all. But—

He held himself back.

At a time like this—

If he flew into a rage and went to kill people in their homes just because they had rejected his recruitment offer, then once that reputation spread, he would have no place left in the Ninja World!

He would endure for now.

There would always be a chance to settle the score later. Uchiha Makoto had already written down the names of every minor ninja clan that mocked him in his diary!

"Ah, starting a business is hard. If only I had money, then I could—"

"Just smash them with money. Smash them hard until they're dizzy. I'll directly offer five billion as a settling-in allowance!"

Uchiha Makoto sighed as he imagined what things would be like once he had money.

His Akatsuki Ninja Village certainly could not compete with Konoha in terms of strength, nor could it attract those major ninja clans. But if he had money, things would be different.

He could build up major ninja clans simply by throwing money at them. After all, major ninja clans went to large ninja villages like Konoha for a better life and a larger share of missions. In the end, that was all money.

"By my calculations, Kazuma and the others should have arrived at the Capital of the Land of Fire by now."

"I hope everything goes smoothly. Once we harvest this batch of leeks, the money will solve so many problems. Problems that money can solve aren't problems!"

Uchiha Makoto muttered to himself, then rose from his chair and stretched. He glanced at Aqua, who was dozing off.

"Aqua, don't slack off!"

"Last night at the banquet, when you got drunk, you already promised me that you'd contribute your Medical Ninjutsu and all your experience with it to the ninja village. Don't worry, the village won't forget your contributions. From now on, you'll be the nominal head of Akatsuki Ninja Village's medical department."

"Your name will spread throughout the Ninja World alongside Akatsuki Ninja Village's rise. Perhaps in the years to come, people may even praise you as a Goddess because of this achievement!"

Uchiha Makoto's empty promises came effortlessly.

"Stop it, that's cheating! This is all my life's work!"

Aqua clung to Uchiha Makoto's leg and cried her eyes out. Such advanced ninjutsu as Medical Ninjutsu had been swindled away by Uchiha Makoto just like that.

But Uchiha Makoto showed her no pity at all. He grabbed her by the ear and dragged her back to her seat. Right now, immediately!

Write a textbook called Three Years to Become a Medical Ninja, Five Years to Become a Medical Master!

That was right!

Even while recruiting ninja clans, Uchiha Makoto had not forgotten to tap into Aqua and Megumin, who had appeared because of the system.

Megumin's inherited Explosion Release was indeed powerful. A single blast rivaled a Tailed Beast Bomb, but due to her lack of chakra, Megumin could only fire it once.

Moreover, according to Megumin, Explosion Release had extraordinarily demanding requirements. No one in the Crimson Demon Clan had mastered this ninjutsu for so long that the clan had already given up on it. Yet Megumin had abandoned the time she could have spent learning other ninjutsu and Taijutsu, devoting an enormous amount of time to forcefully master Explosion Release.

If he could install a Tailed Beast in Megumin... Hmm. With a Tailed Beast, Explosion Release seemed rather redundant. Tailed Beasts could launch Tailed Beast Bombs themselves.

And besides Megumin, there was Aqua. Though she always acted like a useless freeloader who could do nothing but eat, she was a Goddess!

Don't underestimate tofu just because it's cheap!

Aqua used the Resurrection Technique as casually and frequently as drinking water.

Even the heavily nerfed Ninja World version of Aqua possessed Medical Ninjutsu expertise on the level of Tsunade Plus. She simply lacked the Senju Clan physique, so she could not become a violent combat medic like Tsunade, capable of both fighting and healing.

But an Aqua specialized in Medical Ninjutsu was enough to support Akatsuki Ninja Village's future medical ninja system.

Although it was still too early to make such plans, Rabbit Country in his previous life had begun planning great projects such as Two Bombs, One Satellite and High-Speed Rail while it was still impoverished and starting from nothing. Thinking further ahead was not a bad thing.

Capital of the Land of Fire.

Kazuma traveled day and night with Darkness until they arrived at the Capital of the Land of Fire.

After presenting their calling card—

A broad, fat attendant emerged from the palace gates to receive them.

The two were led into the reception hall and seated. After a brief exchange of pleasantries—

Kazuma explained why they had come, then pulled a thick red envelope from his robes and discreetly handed it over.

The King of Hell was easy to deal with, but his underlings were difficult. If money could solve it, then use money directly. It was necessary to maintain good relations with the attendants around the Daimyo.

As everyone knew, the extent of one's personal authority was often closely tied to one's proximity to the person holding the highest power. A boss's personal secretary often held more power than a manager.

Kazuma took this matter in stride. This was how one spent a little money to get big things done!

"This time, we have come on behalf of Akatsuki Ninja Village to discuss an important matter with the Daimyo."

The attendant immediately smiled with narrowed eyes, his gaze becoming even more eager.

"Your Highness has already given instructions. If Lord Makoto's envoy comes to visit, he must be informed immediately."

"Please wait here for a moment, Lord Kazuma. Your Highness will arrive shortly."

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