Senju Clan Land
A joyous and lively atmosphere filled the Uchiha Nan. Uchiha Nan's arrival attracted the attention of many children, and even members of the Senju Clan rushed out of their rooms to greet him.
Although in the eyes of some "petty people," Uchiha Nan was a despicable Hokage, morally bankrupt and without integrity.
But in the eyes of the general public, especially children, Uchiha Nan was a great person and an extremely outstanding Hokage.
Uchiha Nan was surrounded by children, who were clamoring for New Year's money.
Uchiha Nan was prepared for this; he took out dozens of red envelopes from his pocket and distributed them to the children present one by one.
"Long live the Lord Hokage!!"
"Long live!!!"
The children eagerly opened the red envelopes, and the thick stack of bills made them cheer with excitement.
"Keep this safe, and remember not to let your parents trick you out of your New Year's money."
With a smile on his face, Uchiha Nan reminded the Senju Clan children to keep their New Year's money safe and not to be tricked by adults.
"Um!!"
"I'm spending it all today!"
"I've already figured out how to spend the money!!"
Hmm. It seems I was overthinking it. Uchiha Nan smiled, took out the remaining few red envelopes from his pocket, and began randomly selecting lucky winners to receive this year's double red envelopes.
During the Chinese New Year, having fun is the most important thing. Since we're going to seek excitement, let's go all the way!
Uchiha Nan was handing out double red envelopes, and the children cheered, surrounding him tightly. At this moment Uchiha Nan Mito Uzumaki all alone; not a single child was around her.
After all, without any rice in hand, you can't even attract the chickens that Mito Uzumaki is in such a hurry to leave, and you don't even have a red envelope in your pocket.
"Just because you're rich doesn't mean you can do anything!"
Mito Uzumaki muttered to herself, her eyes glancing at the New Year's money in the red envelope, mentally calculating for a moment.
Dozens of red envelopes combined are enough to complete a large-scale A-level task!
We can't afford it, we can't afford it.
Uzumaki Luwei stood next to Mito Uzumaki, trying his best to be invisible. He had actually prepared a red envelope, but after seeing the New Year's money that Uchiha Nan had given out, he suddenly felt that he shouldn't give his red envelope along with the Lord Hokage's.
Give it to me next time.
Uzumaki Luwei, who was trying to remain invisible, quickly turned his attention to the Senju Clan Land, which had been renovated.
The Senju Clan's territory didn't look like this last time I came!
Uzumaki Luwei couldn't help but show an envious expression. Such a large project must have cost a lot of money. It's really good to have Konoha as a backer. The Uzumaki Clan is ultimately lacking in influence.
For the sake of the Uzumaki Clan's future, Uchiha Nan must become the Uzumaki Clan's son-in-law!
The benefits of giving him plenty of money along the way began to show. Uchiha Nan became very popular even within the Senju Clan, and wherever he went, he was met with cheers and jubilation. Mito Uzumaki was reduced to a mere background figure.
The journey from the Senju Clan's territory to Mito Uzumaki Mito Uzumaki's courtyard wasn't far, but it took Uchiha Nan more than half an hour to reach it.
" Lord Hokage, you are very popular in Konoha."
As Uzumaki Luwei walked, she marveled at Uchiha Nan's popularity within the Senju Clan. It was one thing for children to be drawn to him because of the New Year's money, but even adults from the Senju Clan were all circling around him, which was enough to show Uchiha Nan Uchiha Nan's extraordinary status in Konoha. This was not a treatment that could be enjoyed simply by holding the title of Hokage.
"This shows that I am an exceptionally outstanding Hokage, and that I am loved and respected by the entire Konoha."
"Aren't you right, Mito-sama?"
"Uchiha Nan said casually, glancing at Mito Uzumaki Mito Uzumaki, whose expression, which had been Uchiha Nan's background figure the whole time, wasn't very pleasant."
"To the Lord Hokage."
Although Mito Uzumaki was dissatisfied, she readily admitted the truth.
Uchiha Nan received a satisfactory answer, couldn't help but hum a smug smile, and walked into Mito Uzumaki's courtyard.
Tsunade was complaining to Uzumaki Yangyue that she had lost to Uchiha Hikari for a whole week and couldn't show up in front of Uchiha Nan on her own initiative. She could only make lunch boxes on time every day and ask her father, Toma Senju, to deliver them to Uchiha Nan.
"Two more days until I see the Lord Hokage."
Uzumaki Yangyue listened to Tsunade's complaints, a slight ripple stirred in his heart.
Their troubles didn't last long; just as they were about to speak, their troubles came to pass.
Tsunade seeing Uchiha Nan, Uchiha Nan immediately rushed towards him.
He couldn't show up by Uchiha Nan's side on his own initiative, but this time it was Uchiha Nan who took the initiative to come to him!
" Lord Hokage!!"
"Hey, Tsunade, you're getting too excited."
Uchiha Nan touched Tsunade's blonde hair. He knew that Uchiha Hikari had killed Tsunade in the arcade game and made a bet with her.
But the only thing I didn't expect was that the daily bento boxes still arrived on time.
Every day, Toma Senju wears a grumpy face. First, he runs home from the Hokage Building to get his bento box, then delivers it to Uchiha Nan. Finally, he runs home to eat lunch.
God knows how Tsunade convinced her father, Toma Senju, to do this.
"Ahem, Tsunade, mind your manners."
Mito Uzumaki's face was quite pale, and she coughed repeatedly. The feeling of having her base raided by Uchiha Nan was truly frustrating.
Of course, Mito Uzumaki wasn't the only one whose face looked bad; it seems Uzumaki Luwei's home was also stolen!
You, Mito Uzumaki with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, no wonder you didn't want Yotsuki to marry the Lord Hokage.
Turns out, she'd been keeping something really big to herself!
She wanted her granddaughter to marry the Hokage, a Lord Hokage bachelor.
As expected, once a woman gets married, she turns her back on her family and doesn't care about her maternal relatives— the Uzumaki Clan —at all.
I won't let you succeed!
In a strange atmosphere, Uchiha Nan sat down in Mito Uzumaki's courtyard, intending to have lunch there before leaving, since he was already there.
While waiting for their meal, a few people sat there chatting.
During this time, Uzumaki Luwei acted as the atmosphere-maker, talking about the Uzumaki Clan, then Konoha, then their respective clans Konoha, and finally, inevitably, the Hokage's wife.
Through a series of indirect inquiries and the intelligence he had specifically gathered, Uzumaki Luwei discovered that the current situation was more serious than he had imagined.
Aside from Mito Uzumaki's betrayal, Hyuga Takuma has been relentlessly striving to produce a Hokage's wife from the Hyuga Clan.
The Hyuga Clan is powerless to Hokage's throne. In this vast Konoha, the Hokage is nominally elected, but all the Konoha ninja clans know that this is nothing more than a way to fool children.
Konoha has always been dominated by the Uchiha and Senju, with the Senju initially having the upper Senju. Now it's just that the Uchiha have taken over, but in a few decades, the Senju might take over again.
These two families have been in a state of ebb and flow for thousands of years. The ninja clans with a long history are very clear about this.
The Hyuga Clan may not produce a Hokage, but producing a Hokage's wife would be quite nice!
As for the so-called " Caged Bird its blood flowing out," what is that?
The Hyuga Clan's intended marriage partner is the Clan Head of the Uchiha, the Hokage of Konoha. That's not called bloodline loss, that's called a clan alliance marriage.
The Hyuga Clan, whose knees aren't particularly strong, are quite stubborn in some ways, so stubborn that Uchiha Nan doesn't want to touch their family's messy affairs. But in other ways, they are incredibly flexible, to the point that Uchiha Nan sometimes feels like his own morals have been picked up again.
Whenever Hyuga Takuma organizes an important business dinner that requires the Hokage's involvement, Hyuga Asuka always appears on time at the table, frequently urging Uchiha Nan to drink.
A pale yellow kimono, a white undershirt highlighting her collarbone, and an occasional, unintentional downward glance at her head. Her loose hair always carried a peculiar fragrance. Once or twice would be fine, but it happened every time.
Old Man Hyuga has ulterior motives; he's resorting to such despicable tactics.
Recently, another Uchiha Hikari has appeared. He is Uchiha was lost and was said to have been brought back by the Lord Hokage himself.
The relationship is specified as unusual.
The Lord Hokage is quite the ladies' man, but that's not important; he's a man, after all. This kind of thing is quite common in the ninja clan; most young prodigies have several female companions.
Even if we're talking about the First Hokage... Madara Uchiha isn't the Second, is he? Hmm... Rumor has it he was bisexual, and several of his Disciple were his harem. Especially that Hiruzen Sarutobi... tsk... his tastes were quite unique.
But regardless of the circumstances, for the ninja clan, only a woman who is formally engaged and whose engagement is completed according to the clan's fixed procedures is considered Uchiha Nan's rightful wife and the wife of the Hokage of Konoha.
Uzumaki Luwei's thoughts drifted far away, her mind racing as she pieced together the available information, trying to lead Uzumaki Yangyue to fight her way out.
After chatting for a long time, it was finally time to eat.
Speaking of which, this is the second time Uchiha Nan has eaten at the Senju Clan's restaurant. The last time he ate at the Senju Clan's restaurant, he was eating at Tobirama Senju's grand banquet.
"Mother, I'm back."
Toma Senju returned from the Hokage Building on time, his face grumpy. He was about to deliver the bento box his daughter had made to Uchiha Nan.
"Hey, Toma, you don't need to bother bringing me the Tsunade made today."
asshole!
How did this guy end up in my house?!
Toma Senju learned that Uchiha Nan had skipped his lunchbox and come to his house for lunch instead.
In an instant Toma Senju's expression became even more sour than before, but considering that Uzumaki Luwei was still present, as well as Uchiha Nan's identity Hokage, Toma Senju could only force a smile and urge everyone to eat.
Kumogakure
Hatake Sakumo went alone to the headquarters of Kumogakure.
Just yesterday, several burly, dark-skinned men sneaked into his room in the middle of the night.
He subconsciously thought it was a bounty hunter from the Land of Fire chasing after him, lusting after his body... no, lusting after his bounty. But thankfully, just before Hatake Sakumo was about to fight to the death, the ninja from Kumogakure promptly explained their purpose: they were there on behalf of Kumogakure to discuss cooperation with Blue Sky Project Co. Ltd..
Why can't we come during the day?
"Because we just got here tonight!"
"Are you in such a hurry?"
"Yeah, are you really in such a hurry!"
A large fish actually bit off an ear so easily. Hatake Sakumo was amazed by the efficiency of Kumogakure and their thirst for money.
If someone is so eager to make money quickly, they'll probably end up being exploited like a clam.
"Gentlemen, why don't you find a room to get some sleep first, and then come back to discuss cooperation with me tomorrow?"
Hatake Sakumo was incredibly tired. He'd been running around to three or four different places in one day, holding pyramid scheme meetings, telling stories with great enthusiasm, and clapping to create a lively atmosphere. He really wanted to sleep now.
"No, Mr. Pangzi (the pseudonym given to him by Uchiha Nan ), the Lord Raikage has instructed that he wishes to see you in Kumogakure tomorrow."
"Um?"
"You can pack your things now. I'll help you carry your luggage, and he'll carry you. It will only take one night. We'll be back in Kumogakure."
Bandits?
Hearing these fierce words, Hatake Sakumo subconsciously thought he had encountered bandits, but in the end he nodded in agreement. It was clear that these burly, dark-skinned men did not intend to obtain his consent.
If I hadn't been startled awake, I probably would have been knocked unconscious and taken back to Kumogakure that very night.
"Okay, let me pack my luggage first."
After packing his luggage, Hatake Sakumo was carried to Kumogakure, bag and all Hatake Sakumo was so tired, and the back of the burly, dark-skinned man carrying him was really thick, that he actually fell asleep without realizing it.
It feels like a lifetime ago!
Hatake Sakumo stomped his foot on the ground. How had he, a Konoha ninja, managed to infiltrate Kumogakure like this?
Soon, Hatake Sakumo met Third Ai Raikage of Kumogakure.
The Third Ai was a full half-body taller than Hatake Sakumo, with very prominent, thick muscles. He was a muscular and powerful man. It was said that the Yotsuki Clan's ancestral Lightning Release technique even required training one's body with lightning, but it was unknown whether this was true or not.
Hatake Sakumo recalled information about the Third Ai in his mind.
"Mr. Pang Zi, I am very sorry for any offense I may have caused."
"I understand, I understand."
Hatake Sakumo was dressed in a suit and tie, with a special pair of small glasses over his right eye. His carefully crafted image made him look like a shrewd businessman.
A sense of anticipation welled up within Third Ai.
The CEO of this Blue Sky Project Co. Ltd.. seems quite professional.
"Then I'll be frank. Kumogakure wants to do business, but Kunai, the village lacks business talent. I've heard that your company excels in investment."
The Third Ai didn't waste any words and directly stated his purpose.
"Oh, then you've really come to the right person."
Hatake Sakumo, displaying the acting skills honed through real combat, slowly and methodically took out a specially prepared business plan from his small briefcase. It fabricated several successful business cases for the company. Kakuzu's innate talent for bookkeeping, combined with the shell company in Konoha, made the invoices and operating conditions look flawless, at least on paper.
This is an investment company with a strong background, resources, and capital, operating across the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind.
Hatake Sakumo meticulously explained the data, striving to prove that Blue Sky Project Co. Ltd..'s financial situation could not be described as good; it was excellent, and the industry the company operated in represented the future of the industry.
Wow, that's amazing!
The Third Ai couldn't understand Hatake Sakumo's professional terminology, nor did he understand the data on paper; he only saw that the profits on the line chart were rising steadily.
"Therefore, if Lord Raikage is willing to invest in Blue Sky Project Co. Ltd.., it would be an honor for Blue Sky Project Co. Ltd.., and also an opportunity for Kumogakure to gain immeasurable wealth."
Seductive words... take effect
At that moment, Third Ai admitted that he was truly moved.