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As soon as the meeting ended, someone was immediately sent to invite Hatake Sakumo, the CEO of Blue Sky Project Co. Ltd.., to Kumogakure to discuss cooperation.
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Konoha
" Tomita, Konoha's security measures must be absolutely in place!"
" The Konoha Police Force and all members of the Anbu must be on duty and working overtime on time. For this year's village gala, I've invited the Daimyo, nobles, large merchant groups, and even foreign businessmen from the Land of Fire."
"This time, Konoha needs to present Konoha most perfect image to the outside world, promoting Konoha business environment and infrastructure Konoha 'Konoha business orders next year, so we can't afford to be careless!"
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"By the way, all members of the Military Police Force and the Anbu who work overtime will receive triple pay, and their New Year's bonus will be doubled!"
Uchiha Nan emphasized to Uchiha Tomita the importance of this village gala event, which was to amplify Konoha's influence in the Land of Fire and even in the entire Ninja world.
"Yes, Lord Hokage!" Uchiha Tomita nodded.
Although working overtime during the Lunar New Year is a real headache, the Lord Hokage is really willing to pay extra. As long as the pay is right, his subordinates won't complain.
" Lord Hokage, Uzumaki Luwei has arrived in Konoha, bringing several carloads of relatives and friends. Would you like to see Uzumaki Luwei?"
Nara Luyuan pushed open the door and came in. His dark circles had deepened, and his voice was full of fatigue.
He was no longer looking forward to the vacation that Uchiha Nan had mentioned.
He was responsible for coordinating and handling every aspect of the village gala event, from the large number of high-profile guests invited to their food, accommodation, transportation, and banquet arrangements.
Especially for Daimyo, there are hundreds of servants accompanying him, and he has to handle all sorts of travel etiquette and familiarize people with those tedious and exasperating formalities Nara Luyuan felt that he had lost a lot of hair.
Have a holiday?
At such a critical juncture, who would dare to mention taking a holiday?
However, being treated like a beast of burden isn't without its advantages; at least the overtime pay is substantial, it's just that I don't have time to spend it.
Uchiha Nan had already figured out what to do with the money. Working overtime and staying up all night would definitely give him a lot of health problems. Now that he had earned so much money, he could use it to treat his illnesses.
Konoha's hospital is sure to be rolling in money!
"Alright, let's go see him then."
Uchiha Nan had always kept this little brother from the Uzumaki Clan in his heart.
Uchiha Nan took the initiative to invite Uzumaki Luwei to Konoha for the New Year, and also asked Uzumaki Luwei to bring the parents of the Uzumaki Clan exchange students to Konoha so they could celebrate the Konoha Year together.
In this way, the exchange students of the Uzumaki Clan won't have to go back to the small Uzushio to celebrate the New Year.
" Lord Hokage, it's been a long time. I'm so sorry to have brought so many people to Konoha for the New Year..."
"Ashigi-kun, what are you saying? Konoha and the Uzumaki Clan are like family. You could bring the entire Uzumaki Clan to Konoha, and that would be fine too."
Uchiha Nan waved his hand, indicating that it was no big deal.
If they like, they can stay in Konoha for a longer period of time; Konoha will prepare special rooms for them.
There are still quite a few empty houses in the Uzumaki Clan's exclusive residential area!
"Children living in Konoha inevitably miss their parents. Having a mother or father in Konoha to accompany them during their studies is actually beneficial to their physical and mental health."
"Reed-kun, your child's studies are important, but their physical and mental health shouldn't be neglected either. I think it's very necessary for parents to accompany their children in Konoha. Don't worry about the cost; Konoha has plenty of money right now!"
"If you're short of money, Konoha will make it up to you!"
Uchiha Nan's wealthy and generous demeanor, and his apparent concern for the next generation of the Uzumaki Clan, warmed Uzumaki Luwei's heart, making her realize from the bottom of her heart that she had truly misunderstood the Uchiha before.
The Uchiha are truly the best brothers to the Uzumaki Clan; even the Senju Clan Uzumaki Clan took such good care of them.
" Lord Hokage, I need to think about this matter further."
Uzumaki Luwei was filled with concern. If so many members of the Uzumaki Clan came to Konoha, who would do missions for the Uzumaki Clan to earn money and support the village next year?
Last year's 5 billion ryo, after filling the hole left by the First Shinobi World War, still had a considerable amount of surplus funds, which Uzumaki Luwei used to train Uzumaki Clan ninjas.
Forehead.
In fact, a lot of money was spent to improve the infrastructure of Uzushio and to purchase goods produced in Konoha to improve the living standards of the Uzumaki Clan.
Having witnessed the high standard of living in Konoha, Uzumaki Luwei returned to the Uzumaki Clan's dilapidated island. He felt utterly out of place, but at least he had money. Money is meant to be spent!
The Uzumaki Clan Uzumaki Clan has indeed been living a very frugal life these past few years. Now that they have money, it's time to let them enjoy life!
But it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!
Konoha is releasing more and more new products; we can't just stop buying them, can we?
To maintain their current quality of life as much as possible, the Uzumaki Clan has to work hard to earn money!!
Uchiha Nan sensed that Uzumaki Luwei was rejecting him. But it didn't matter. He had a very useful method to persuade Uzumaki Luwei.
"Sigh, what's there to consider? I told you not to be afraid to spend money. Konoha has always been very generous to its good brothers. Is your Uzumaki Clan's finances tight?"
"Just let me know if you need money, Konoha has plenty!"
Uchiha Nan immediately chose to pay more!!
" Lord Hokage, I'm so sorry, the Uzumaki Clan's finances are actually a little tight."
How much difference?
"Actually, it's not that much, just... a little over a billion."
The Uzumaki Luwei didn't dare to ask for an exorbitant price. With fewer clan members coming to Konoha, although there were fewer people making money, the Uzumaki Clan also had to spend less money.
However, the tribespeople are used to spending lavishly, and consumerism is rampant. The quality of their food and drink has gone up.
That's fine then!
The clansmen, however, still wanted to align themselves with Konoha. Whenever Konoha released a new product, they would organize groups to buy it in bulk. Konoha's new products were always bestsellers and had no trouble selling.
It's really too difficult to buy so many new products at once.
At first, you could use the Uzumaki Clan's influence to get favors from Konoha, but after a while, you'd have to pay extra to buy them.
But Konoha's new products are coming out way too fast; it's a bottomless pit!!
The clansmen all insist on buying more. It's a real headache. To maintain the same lifestyle as last year, we'll need at least a billion taels of silver.
"Two billion taels!"
Uchiha Nan held up two fingers and announced a number that Uzumaki Luwei couldn't possibly refuse.
" Lord Hokage, is this truly the truth?"
Uzumaki Luwei's legs suddenly went weak, and her voice trembled. The Lord Hokage is truly as generous as ever!
"That's definitely true!"
Uchiha Nan revealed a bright smile. He knew everything that had happened to the Uzumaki Clan, and the infrastructure construction on Uzushio was even carried out by Konoha's construction team.
The prevailing consumerist trend was only slightly fueled by Uchiha Nan. Just a tiny bit.
The Uzumaki Clan should just focus on helping Konoha build Uzushio. They'll be incorporated into Konoha sooner or later anyway, and the Uzumaki Clan, which relies on Konoha for financial support, can no longer cause any trouble.
If Konoha ever finds an excuse to cut off aid, the Uzumaki Clan will probably take the initiative to request to be incorporated into Konoha.
"Then I'll do as the Lord Hokage commands."
Without the slightest Uzumaki Luwei, Uchiha Nan agreed to her suggestion.
These clansmen must have had incredibly lucky ancestors to be able to live in Konoha. They're truly blessed.
Uzumaki Luwei looked at the Uzumaki Clan members walking behind, who looked like they'd never seen anything like it before and were shouting excitedly, and inwardly marveled at their good fortune.
After Uchiha Nan had his men settle the Uzumaki Clan, he saw Mito Uzumaki rushing over.
"Brother Reed, you're finally here!"
Mito Uzumaki's face lit up with joy. She had long heard that many members of the Uzumaki Clan would be coming to Konoha for the New Year. The last time such an event happened was when Hashirama was still alive.
"Yes, I came to Konoha specifically to see you."
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It was another touching moment of family reunion.
"Yang Yue, how is that girl?"
"Yangyue is a good child. She's living well in Konoha and has been training with me in Sealing Jutsu. She has great talent and is progressing very quickly in her Sealing Jutsu training."
Oh dear, who asked you that!
Uzumaki Luwei doesn't care about these things. Of course, Uzumaki Yangyue will live a very good life in Konoha. How could life in Konoha not be good?
As for Uzumaki Yangyue's talent in Sealing Jutsu, if her talent in Sealing Jutsu were not good, he would not have sent her to Konoha to take over Mito Uzumaki's mission and become a candidate for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Uzumaki Luwei pulled Mito Uzumaki aside and asked quietly.
"I mean, did Yang Yue and the Lord Hokage actually get together?"
"The best place for Yangyue is the Lord Hokage!"
Mito Uzumaki's face was visibly flushed. Why bring up this upsetting matter again? Uzumaki Yangyue had been well protected and hadn't been bothered by that bastard Uchiha Nan at all.
But his own granddaughter Tsunade, was murdered!
For a while, Tsunade made lunchboxes for Uchiha Nan every day, but she completely ignored the one for her own father, Toma Senju.
The little cotton-padded jacket was already tattered and leaky, but Toma Senju was completely helpless. Since Uchiha Nan was the Hokage, and he still had leverage over Uchiha Nan, he could only focus his attention on his work at the television station.
"I've said it before, the Uzumaki Clan doesn't need to use women to bind Konoha. The relationship between Konoha and the Uzumaki Clan is what it is. No matter who becomes Hokage, they will treat the Uzumaki Clan the same way they did Uchiha Nan."
"A woman's view!"
Uzumaki Luwei said irritably, feeling that Mito Uzumaki had been living in the comfortable environment of Konoha for too long and didn't understand the importance of planning ahead.
What is the identity of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?
The most powerful humanoid weapon in the Ninja world!
Uzumaki Yangyue wants to truly establish herself in Konoha, the best way is to marry Uchiha Nan and become the new Hokage's wife.
In this way, not only would Uzumaki Yangyue find a good home, but it would also greatly benefit the Uzumaki Clan. The Uzumaki Clan could simultaneously be affiliated with two of Konoha's most powerful ninja clans— the Uchiha and Senju Clan.
In Konoha, the Hokage is simply a matter of the Uchiha and Senju Clan taking turns holding it.
Every generation of the Uzumaki Clan's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki marries the Hokage and becomes the Hokage's wife. The Uchiha, the Senju Clan, and the Uzumaki Clan —these powerful clans can maintain their strength for generations by combining their strengths.
The abacus beads of the Uzumaki Luwei clicked away, but unfortunately, Mito Uzumaki was too old to hear a sound, and remained stubbornly in her own opinion.
"Brother Luwei, what's so great about that bastard Uchiha Nan? Is he worth your affection and insisting that Yangyue marry him?"
"Just now, Uchiha Nan transferred another two billion ryo to the Uzumaki Clan's treasury."
"Two billion taels."
"With so much money, shouldn't the Uzumaki Clan cling to Uchiha Nan's coattails?"
Mito Uzumaki immediately became quiet.
Uchiha Nan is really willing to spend so much money!
A thousand words are not as good as a handful of money.
Who would find the luster of a gold coin dazzling?
Mito Uzumaki was powerless against Uchiha Nan's immense wealth and power.
Uchiha Nan is incredibly good at making money. Konoha's financial statements for this year have already been shown at the Jonin Tournament, and that string of zeros... Even if Hashirama Senju be resurrected, he couldn't shake Uchiha Nan's position in Konoha.
Hashirama Senju could only ensure Konoha's safety, but he couldn't make Konoha live the good life it has now. Uchiha Nan could not only ensure Konoha's safety—after all, those Mangekyō Sharingan weren't for nothing—but he could also lead Konoha to prosperity, filling the pockets of the ninja clans with money.
In this vast Ninja world, which ninja village would dare to bare its teeth at the current Konoha?
"Brother Reed, let's not talk about this. Come back to the Senju Clan with me and have a chat."
Mito Uzumaki decisively skipped the topic; the 2 billion Mito Uzumaki could say.
Is Yang Yue Senju Clan?
"Yes, I'm in my room playing with Tsunade."
"Oh, that's good."
Uzumaki Luwei felt that Mito Uzumaki was truly useless and completely misunderstood her good intentions.
It seems I'll have to take matters into my own hands to bring Uchiha Nan and Uzumaki Yangyue together.
Is the Lord Hokage busy right now?
"Would you like to come with me to the Senju Clan for lunch? Yangyue is there too; she wrote to me complaining that the Lord Hokage is too busy to visit her."
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Um?
Has this old man still not given up on pimping for himself?
"This isn't a good idea."
A two-person battleground isn't very powerful. So how powerful would a three-person battleground be?
Uchiha Nan didn't know, but he certainly didn't want to experience it.
The two-person bento box was already quite filling; a three-person portion would be too much for me.
"There's nothing wrong with it, let's go!!"
Uzumaki Luwei grabbed Uchiha Nan and headed towards the Senju Clan's territory.
" Uchiha Nan. You..."
Mito Uzumaki was about to say something.
"Huh? Mito! How can you still have no respect for the Lord Hokage? You insist on addressing Uchiha Nan- sama as Lord Hokage!"
Uzumaki Luwei immediately corrected Mito Uzumaki's name.
As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, how could he show such utter disrespect to the Lord Hokage? It's outrageous!
" Lord Hokage, ignore her, let's go!"
Uchiha Nan was somewhat helplessly led to the Senju Clan Land by Uzumaki Luwei, while Mito Uzumaki followed behind with a resentful expression.
" Mito, why do you look so gloomy on New Year's Day!"
"Don't you want me to bring the Lord Hokage to visit the Senju Clan?"
Sorry I'm late, I've been so tired lately.