"This is really difficult!"
Uchiha Nan looked embarrassed. But to Tobirama Senju, his acting was exceptionally clumsy.
Uchiha Nan Tobirama Senju knew exactly what kind of person Uchiha Nan was. High moral standards? Did Uchiha Nan even possess those?
This guy is clearly doing it on purpose!
I really want to punch him!
However, the thought of Toma Senju forced Tobirama Senju to suppress his resentment. He had no choice but to submit to Uchiha Nan if he wanted to protect Toma Senju.
For the sake of Toma Senju, it wouldn't be unreasonable to say a few conciliatory words to Uchiha Nan. His so-called face and dignity were practically nonexistent with Uchiha Nan; he had a little left, but not much, so losing a little more wouldn't matter much.
But there's still Uchiha Tomita!
Losing face in front of Uchiha Nan is acceptable, since it's happened more than once or twice, but losing face in front of Uchiha Tomita is unacceptable!
There are too many people here, I need to find a quiet place!
"Uchiha Nan, there are outsiders here. Uchiha, come inside with me!"
Tobirama Senju glanced at Uchiha Tomita, then grabbed Uchiha Nan and headed towards a room further inside.
"I'm Hokage with professional ethics. Even if you, the Second Hokage, begged me, I wouldn't allow it!"
Uchiha Nan drew out the last syllable of his name, his expression smug, as if his face was written all over with the words "beg me," making Tobirama Senju really want to give Uchiha Nan a Flying Thunder God Slash!
But... sigh.
"Uchiha Nan, I'm begging you this time!"
You know, Toma is my older brother's son, and my older brother was the First Hokage. Even if Toma made a mistake, you, the Third Hokage, still have to help him."
"Stop, stop."
"Now that you acknowledge me as the Third Hokage, I remember someone always calling me a usurper, and wouldn't even call me ' Lord Hokage ' when they saw me."
"You have absolutely no respect for me, the Hokage!"
Uchiha Nan spoke sarcastically, watching Tobirama Senju suppress his anger while maintaining a smile.
Hey!
This is so much fun!!
"Uchiha- Lord Hokage, is that alright with you? Toma is the eldest brother."
Tobirama Senju gritted his teeth and vowed in his heart that one day he would regain his dignity!!
"Since you've asked me so sincerely, I'll mercifully grant your request."
Uchiha Nan should know when to stop. If he really pushes Tobirama Senju, it will definitely not do him any good.
"You're smart to know what's good for you!"
Upon receiving Uchiha Nan's assurance, Tobirama Senju Senju's attitude instantly changed. He went from being obsequious to arrogant. It's laughable to think about.
"Tch! How hypocritical!"
Uchiha Nan waved his hand dismissively, not at all surprised by Tobirama Senju's rapid change of expression.
"Snort!"
Tobirama Senju snorted softly, ignoring Uchiha Nan's words. This naturally evil Uchiha brat just wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
That's truly evil!
"I plan to arrange for a raid on Toma Senju's laboratory tomorrow and wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"According to intelligence, one or two of the Senju Clan's experiment subjects are already on their deathbeds."
When Uchiha Nan brought up serious matters, Tobirama Senju's expression immediately turned serious, as this involved members of the Senju Clan.
"Yes, this should be done as soon as possible."
"After injecting Hashirama Cells, the body's cells will gradually be eroded by the Hashirama Cells. If they can't withstand this erosive force, and the cells linger too long, even if I have the latest Hashirama Cells solution, I'm afraid I won't be able to save them."
Uchiha Nan nodded, discussed the details with Tobirama Senju for a while, and finalized the specifics.
Because Tobirama Senju's existence was kept hidden, Uchiha Nan had to use a special instrument to record the physical data of Toma Senju and the other Senju Clan Members, and then have Tobirama Senju prepare targeted medicines and solutions to resolve the side effects of injecting Hashirama Cells.
This process is rather troublesome, Tobirama Senju really wants to go see Toma Senju directly. While treating Toma Senju, he also wants to let Toma Senju experience the "care" from an elder.
That brat, he's already dead, and we still have to clean up his mess, groveling and begging that inherently evil Uchiha brat Uchiha Nan!
This is truly a humiliating disgrace!
Once Toma Senju recovers from his injuries, we'll beat him senseless; otherwise, we'll consider it a clean slate!
However, Uchiha Nan decisively rejected Tobirama Senju's suggestion. It was better for Tobirama Senju to stay in the underground laboratory. If he came into contact with the Senju Clan, he would definitely cause trouble for himself!
Tobirama Senju snorted coldly and offered no objection.
"Oh, Tobirama, Tobirama, later inject Uchiha Tomita with Hashirama Cells solution. This is his reward for finding out that Toma Senju secretly restarted the Hashirama Cells experiment."
"Knew."
Tobirama Senju his deadpan expression, agreed. How annoying! Uchiha Tomita stepped on Toma Senju's foot and even got a reward for it. How irritating!
A while later, Uchiha Tomita sat contentedly in the laboratory chair and injected himself with the Hashirama Cells solution he had been longing for.
Uchiha Nan watched from the side, taking the opportunity to exchange views with Tobirama Senju on the recent developments in Konoha.
The production of penicillin requires time to prepare, including building entirely new production lines and corresponding factories for raw materials, but it should be completed soon. Then, it can generate huge profits; this life-saving drug has a market spanning the entire Hokage world. Unfortunately, the piracy problem is very difficult to solve. It's essential to capture as much market share as possible, expand production lines, and then reduce costs.
Expecting those shady ninja villages to respect patents is impossible; none of them have the morals to negotiate with. But success is not guaranteed.
The best way is to attract the market with low prices. It's better to buy than to manufacture; then those ninja villages will obediently pay up.
Electric three-wheeled vehicles have already entered production and have even received orders. Their transportation capacity is undoubtedly crucial for commercial development. Not only does Uchiha Nan value them highly, but merchants from the Land of Fire have also shown great interest upon learning that Konoha is developing such a lightweight vehicle capable of transporting hundreds of kilograms.
For short-distance transportation, developing electric three-wheeled vehicles is simply the best choice.
It can also indirectly promote the development of the power grid, since electric tricycles always need to be charged!
The importance of large-scale power plants has become apparent. The Daimyo has already sent representatives to Konoha to discuss building a large power plant near the capital of the Land of Fire. Not only the Daimyo, but also some nobles from major cities in the Land of Fire have recognized the importance of electricity and sent representatives to Konoha.
This is a completely new way of utilizing energy!
The seeds of industry in the Land of Fire had already been sown long before Uchiha Nan appeared; in fact, they had already sprouted leaves. Uchiha Nan's arrival merely accelerated industrial development, especially in terms of technological innovation.
This world actually has internal combustion engines!
Upon seeing Konoha's electric three-wheeled motorcycles, the nobles revealed to Uchiha Nan the latest research progress of their researchers, expressing their anticipation for deeper cooperation with Konoha.
What a bizarre and bizarre world.
However, Uchiha Nan quickly came to terms with it. In the original story, over a few decades, the Land of Fire was able to develop from a backward agricultural country into an industrial country, and in some aspects, its technological strength was even more advanced than in Uchiha Nan's previous life.
This is typical of Hokage, but it's a good thing!
Uchiha Nan saw hope in this— Tobirama Senju was not irreplaceable. He had fallen into a misconception: Hokage was a story about family tragedies disguised as ninjas, with too many things glossed over.
For example, those unsung yet brilliant scientific geniuses in the Hokage world—even without my appearance, the technology of this world would still advance like a mudslide, albeit with some strange twists and turns.
Moreover, nobles are not all insects; they too can possess ambition and a desire to change the world, though the vast majority are a motley crew.
Technological advancements promote productivity and thus alter production relations; industrial development is the inevitable trend. Currently, a considerable number of nobles are establishing factories, and they call themselves industrialists.
We scorn those stubborn, backward individuals who live a life of idleness and complacency, clinging to the land for their livelihood.
At the same time, he was very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Land of Fire, feeling that there were a group of incompetent officials in the court who were seriously hindering the development of the Land of Fire.
However, the nobles who were willing to be proactive were a minority compared to the total number of nobles. They occupied a weak position in the power arena and could only join forces with the second-rate "merchants" in an attempt to overtake them by taking a shortcut.
Konoha's "outrageous" actions in the past year or two have given these industrialists a glimmer of hope. Apart from the opportunistic nobles, representatives of the industrialists are optimistic about Konoha's development philosophy and have extended "invitations" to Konoha.
There is no future in constantly toiling in the land.
Uchiha Nan showed them goodwill, suggesting they could cooperate and make a lot of money together!
To think you can make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible, and to change the world with just one ninja village like Konoha, is simply wishful thinking. Konoha's size is still very small compared to the entire Land of Fire, not to mention the entire Ninja world. It's just that it has the biggest fist. (laughs)
Uchiha Nan withheld things from Tobirama Senju that he shouldn't have said, such as recruiting outstanding scientific research talents in the Ninja world and forming a brand-new scientific research team.
It's unacceptable to rely solely on Tobirama Senju work without considering cultivating outstanding research talent. Otherwise, if Tobirama were to Tobirama Senju quit, we wouldn't have any means to counter him, which would be detrimental to Konoha's long-term development.
Konoha's education system, which is crucial for cultivating scientific research talent, also needs further reform. Konoha's future lies in training ordinary people without ninja talent, enabling them to read, learn science, and receive widespread education. However, this requires substantial financial, resource, human, and material resources, which is currently impossible to achieve; it can only be done gradually.
Moreover, this isn't something Konoha should be doing. Konoha is essentially a mercenary organization, and its Ninja Academy is just an assassin's school. Uchiha Nan is trying hard to transform Konoha into a proper warlord, but it also has some capitalist attributes. Alas, Konoha is going to become a strange breed.
They persuaded the Konoha to train low- Genin and loosen the talent restrictions for recruiting students. The upper limit of strength was set at low- Genin; they accepted even the lowest-level trash. This money could have been used to train more ninja clan members. Since it involved the interests of ninja clans, even with Uchiha Nan's high prestige, he still had to hold several Jonin conferences to persuade them and forcefully implement the policy.
Spending money to train ordinary people who have absolutely no combat ability is such a waste of breath, but we have no choice but to do it later!
"That's interesting."
Tobirama Senju crossed his arms, showing great interest in what Uchiha Nan was saying. During his years as Hokage of Konoha, he had never looked beyond the Ninja world world. The two exchanged views for a while.
As the two were talking, Uchiha Nan noticed that the alarm in his laboratory had turned red. Had an outsider broken in?
The laboratory automatically activated its emergency backup plan, entering a state of alert. Sealing Jutsu and barriers were imprinted within the laboratory and activated instantly.
What's going on?
"Someone's mixed up!"
Uchiha Nan's expression was full of vigilance as he sprinted towards the unusual location of the specially designed sensory barrier.
A viscous black shadow was seen rapidly breaking through the barrier. By the time Uchiha Nan arrived at the scene, only a black shadow remained, flashing past.
So it was Black Zetsu.
The moment Uchiha Nan saw that dark figure, he recognized him as the most filial Filial Son in the Ninja world.
Madara Uchiha arrived in Konoha, and this filial Filial Son of the Ninja world, as expected, followed him to Konoha.
Uchiha Nan was prepared for this and had taken some countermeasures—he spent a lot of money to have Mito Uzumaki lead the Sealing Squad and Barrier Team to research the latest Sealing Jutsu and sensory barriers, specifically designed to counter ninjas skilled in Yin-Yang Release, concealment, and escape.
Black Zetsu, this rat that has been hiding for a thousand years, is so skilled in concealment that it would be impossible to find without prior preparation.
If Uchiha Nan hadn't been a transmigrator, he would have already known of Black Zetsu's existence and probably wouldn't have cared. Even if he had set up a special Sealing Jutsu and sensing barrier in advance, he might have thought there was a problem with the sensing barrier in this situation.
"What on earth happened?"
Tobirama Senju arrived late, questioning Uchiha Nan, who had arrived earlier, only to find the scene empty and yielding nothing.
"Hmph, just a rat hiding in the sewers."
Uchiha Nan felt a little disappointed. It seemed that Mito Uzumaki's skill level was not high enough. They still needed to continue to improve the Sealing Jutsu and sensory barriers in the laboratory!
Black Zetsu is a fast coin toss.
Do you know who he is?
"Um"
"Who dares to run rampant in the Uchiha clan's laboratory?"
Tobirama Senju frowned. The intricate web that Uchiha Nan had laid in the laboratory was something even Tobirama himself, in his prime, would have shaken his head in disbelief. Now, with his strength diminished and his body bound by special tracking and Sealing Jutsu, he would have no chance of escaping in this lifetime.
How could someone escape so easily?
"Who is it?" Tobirama Senju asked, full of curiosity.
"The Sage of Sage of Six Paths' younger brother," Uchiha Nan replied with absolute certainty.
"Hmph, if you don't want to talk, you don't have to. Why bother making up such a ridiculous story to fool me?"
Tobirama Senju snorted coldly, too lazy to argue with Uchiha Nan, and left without looking back. He was already in a bad mood today and didn't want to argue with Uchiha Nan anymore. The fact that someone had broken into the laboratory was a problem that Uchiha Nan should solve!
These days, nobody believes the truth anymore. It's really strange!
Uchiha Nan shook his head and followed.