Land of Mountains, Land of Demons
"Sign it. Once you sign, Konoha will help you overcome this predicament."
The leader of Land of Demons looked at the agreement in front of him with a very grim expression. He knew that his next choice would determine his own fate, and even the fate of the entire ninja village.
Konoha is taking advantage of our misfortune!
But the village really needs this loan from Konoha!
Such exorbitant interest rates, coupled with a series of harsh conditions, are clearly Konoha's response to the recent actions of Kagerou Village.
Offending Konoha will not end well!
After much deliberation, the leader of Land of Demons signed the agreement with Konoha. The internal conflicts within the village no longer allowed him to hesitate any longer.
A person engulfed in flames and desperately needing to extinguish the fire won't care if others splash water or urine on them, as long as the fire is put out!
The same scene played out time and time again in the Ninja world.
Sunagakure
The blazing sun releases its heat from the sky.
Mosa sat high up in the Gold Dust, wiping the sweat from his brow. The ground was piled with Gold Dust -rich ore, which, with just a little processing, could be hauled out and sold for money. Looking at the fruits of his morning's labor, Mosa smiled with satisfaction.
Soon, Mosa found a shady spot, opened his water bottle and the bento box his wife had prepared for him. It was time to enjoy the food and replenish his energy and Chakra.
But before he could even take a few bites of his meal, Mosa received a message from Anbu ninja.
Konoha has blown up the Exploding Tag market in the Ninja world!
"I understand, you may leave."
After reading the intelligence, Mosa waved his hand expressionlessly, indicating that the Anbu ninja could leave.
After the Anbu ninja left, Mosa punched a nearby rock.
He was envious, jealous, and hateful!
The Exploding Tag business in the Ninja world is dominated by Konoha.
This time, Konoha is going to make a fortune. Even if I worked myself to the bone panning for gold in the desert, day and night, I wouldn't make as much as Konoha has made this time!
The market for Exploding Tag was swallowed whole by Konoha, who chewed it repeatedly, their mouths greasy with oil. Mosa watched with great envy, but there was nothing he could do.
Sunagakure lacks the core technology and the industrial and logistics systems that Konoha has built over several years with countless funds and resources. If Sunagakure forcibly gets involved in this business, the cost of its grenades will always be higher than Konoha's, making it impossible for them to compete with Konoha. They will also incur Konoha's resentment, ultimately resulting in more harm than good.
Iwagakure
Ōnoki was also looking at the information about Konoha. After reading it, Ōnoki's spirits visibly weakened.
Konoha received another large sum of funding, but he remained stuck in the same place, reading books written by Uchiha Nan and trying to understand Uchiha Nan's thoughts.
One of the most important ideas was to leverage the ninjas' superiority in Ninjutsu and technology to drive productivity growth, specifically by doing business, establishing factories, and selling industrial products, just like Konoha did.
Looking at the accumulated Ninjutsu and technological achievements of Iwagakure, Ōnoki had a clue: he could try to do some small business like Konoha did, making some money-making gadgets.
But the village's funds are insufficient!
A significant portion of the funds was misappropriated for the initial investment in a Ponzi scheme, further straining the already impoverished Iwagakure. Even the village's higher-ups began to question whether Ōnoki had embezzled the funds.
Why did a large sum of money disappear from the village?
Even if it's a top-secret project, Ōnoki still needs to disclose the project's progress to these higher-ups.
However Uchiha Nan and Ōnoki, Mosa, made a three-point agreement: this matter must be kept absolutely secret.
Ōnoki could only remain silent and use his power as the Tsuchikage to forcefully suppress these doubts.
These high-ranking officials are already dissatisfied with Ōnoki. If Ōnoki were to divert the village's meager remaining funds to invest, do business, or engage in activities unrelated to ninjas, it would be disastrous.
Then the high-ranking members of Iwagakure will really launch a collective attack and force Ōnoki to resign!
Ōnoki is troubled.
But the path to redemption lies within it; Uchiha Nan's new version of the Will of Fire had already provided Ōnoki with a solution.
Those seductive words constantly tempted Ōnoki to look at the nobles. It's hard to earn money from the poor, but they are ninjas. Yes, as long as he had even the slightest thought that shouldn't have been there in the past.
That was simply a vast expanse of heaven and earth!
Pick up your Ninja Blade, for only it can help the poor pour out their grievances and earn their respect!
"Let's wait a little longer. Once the massive scam is fully completed, everything will be alright."
Unable to make up his mind, Ōnoki pinned his hopes on a Ponzi scheme.
Kumogakure
After reading the intelligence report about Konoha, the Third Ai, A, angrily smashed the table in front of him with a punch.
" Konoha has made money again!!"
" Lord Raikage, please don't be angry!"
"Our Kumogakure is no worse than Konoha. Mr. Pangzi notified us yesterday to collect our profits. This time, the profits, plus the commission earned from recruiting new members, exceed one billion!"
The Finance Minister, standing nearby, promptly calmed down Third Ai, explaining that the meeting room tables were being replaced more and more frequently; previously, Third Ai would smash the table when angry, and now he would smash it when happy.
The reason is that the Kumogakure is making a lot of money, so they don't need to worry about the cost of a table!
"Do we still want interest to compound, interest, and more interest?"
The Minister of Finance asked the Third Ai whether they wanted to reinvest the profits from this investment. As the interest compounded, Kumogakure made two or three more investments.
Why not?
"Next year, once the Daimyo's budget arrives, we'll need to regularly add funds. Konoha's total budget has already far surpassed that of Kumogakure. We can't just focus on short-term gains; Kumogakure must make big money and surpass Konoha!"
The Third Ai, was ambitious, envisioning a bright future and determined to surpass Konoha's budget.
"Yes, Lord Raikage!"
Time flies, and another month has passed in the blink of an eye.
The Konoha is thriving, and everything is developing in a positive direction.
Uchiha Clan Underground Laboratory
" Tobirama, are you sure this Sealing Jutsu can really seal Black Zetsu?"
"We only have one chance. If we fail to catch it, Black Zetsu will probably flee Konoha in terror and hide somewhere in the Ninja world until I die."
Uchiha Nan looked at the Chunin and couldn't help but mutter a few words.
"Hmph, this is Sealing Jutsu I painstakingly researched over several months, incorporating the essence of the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu. Rather than worrying about whether this Sealing Jutsu Sealing Jutsu will work, I'm more concerned about whether you, with your talent, can learn it. The threshold for this technique is not low."
Tobirama Senju snorted coldly, very confident in the Sealing Jutsu he had invented, and even questioned Uchiha Nan's talent in his words.
"Tch, who do you think you are?"
Uchiha Nan glanced at the Sealing Jutsu. The complex Sealing Jutsu Cursed Seal him a headache. He wasn't good at Sealing Jutsu, but Tobirama Senju Uchiha Nan already put it this way.
Uchiha Nan definitely can't back down!
It just means that this period will be a bit tough, and we'll need to focus our energy on the Sealing Jutsu.
"Hmph, I hope so. But if you can't learn it by then, just ask me, and I'll gladly teach you."
Tobirama Senju maintained his cold expression, but his tone was full of anticipation. Ever since he was resurrected by Uchiha Nan using the Impure World Impure World Reincarnation, he had always suffered setbacks and never gained any advantage. This extremely difficult Sealing Jutsu might just allow him to finally get his revenge.
"Tch, wishful thinking."
Uchiha Nan rolled her eyes at Tobirama Senju; that naturally evil old devil Senju was still as restless as ever.
However, Uchiha Nan didn't come this time to argue with Tobirama Senju, although they always inexplicably started arguing during their conversations.
The Anbu ninjas who went to the Land of Demons have returned. They successfully helped the current Miko reseal Moryo, and also brought Uchiha Nan a small gift—a fragment of Moryo's soul.
" Tobirama, come and see this. It's a fragment of the soul of Moryo from the Land of Demons."
Uchiha Nan carefully opened the sealing scroll. The sealing scroll emitted light, forming a protective shield. Inside, a sticky thing kept hitting the sealing barrier, but the sealing scroll was affixed with a talisman given by the current Miko, so that every time the Moryo touched it, it was burned.
" Moryo sealed away by the Miko of the Land of Demons for generations?"
Where did you get this?
"This monster is dangerous."
Tobirama Senju recalled the legends about the Moryo, a monster whose existence was unknown, which once nearly destroyed the world in a very distant era with an army of countless puppets.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. This is just a fragment of the Moryo. Its true form has been sealed away by the current Miko. I had the Anbu ninja cut this fragment off using a secret technique of the Yamanaka Clan."
Uchiha Nan waved his hand, ignoring Tobirama Senju's warning. No matter how strong Moryo was, he was just a nobody. If he really had the power to destroy the world, he would have already come out and caused trouble.
So, what are you planning to do now?
Tobirama Senju Uchiha Nan, a sense of unease rising within him; someone seemed about to suffer misfortune.
" Moryo claims to possess an endless number of puppet soldiers, but of course, this is just Moryo embellishing his image. His puppet army is limited in number, but the puppets can be quickly repaired with the help of Moryo's power."
"So, you want me to help you control the puppet army of the Moryo?"
This time, Tobirama Senju followed Uchiha Nan's train of thought and immediately revealed Uchiha Nan's purpose.
You answered correctly, but there's no reward.
Uchiha Nan Teuchi fingers, patted Tobirama Senju the shoulder, and handed over this arduous task to him.
"Also, I need to remind you that fragments of the Moryo can communicate with humans. Its Chakra has the ability to bewitch and brainwash people. Be careful not to fall for it, or I'll have to clean up your mess later."
"Hmph, you're talking nonsense. You should worry about yourself instead; you might have already gotten infected!"
Tobirama Senju Uchiha Nan were truly bewitched by a dangerous demon like the Moryo, not only would Konoha suffer, but the entire Ninja world would be doomed.
"Hmph, those little tricks of the Moryo have no effect whatsoever on my eyes."
Uchiha Nan's black pupils transformed into scythe-shaped patterns, unleashing an incredibly powerful ocular force. The agile fragments of the Moryo instantly shrank into a ball, utterly terrified of this ocular power.
" Tobirama, you see? This guy has experienced the power of the Sharingan firsthand; he's already showing signs of being a PDST (Person of Psychic)."
"Alright, put away that Mangekyō Sharingan, stop showing off."
Looking at the shrunken, mangled fragment of the Moryo Tobirama Senju was instantly filled with rage.
It's just the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, and you're already this scared. I thought you were something else.
What a spineless bastard!
I, Tobirama Senju, despise demons like you the most!
"You just admire the power of the Sharingan!"
Uchiha Nan glanced at Tobirama Senju with disdain and put away his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"I've killed dozens of Uchiha, including one with the Mangekyō Sharingan. You think I envy Sharingan? Nonsense! Let me tell you, the Senju Clan is the natural counter to the Uchiha."
Tobirama Senju, sensing Uchiha Nan's disdainful gaze, directly revealed his battle record, recounting his glorious feat of single-handedly defeating Izuna Uchiha as if it were a treasure, and getting more and more excited as he spoke.
That's going too far!
"If you really have the guts, I'll immediately release you from this control. Madara Uchiha is playing games in the arcade in Konoha right now. Do you dare repeat your glorious achievements in front of him?"
Uchiha Nan directly invoked Madara Uchiha to suppress Tobirama Senju.
Tobirama Senju had always hidden behind his older brother, Hashirama Senju, constantly spouting nonsense at Madara Uchiha, and occasionally throwing a couple of Shuriken with Exploding Tag to disrupt the battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.
Tobirama Senju had done this kind of awful thing more than once, and each time he was reprimanded by Hashirama Senju, but he never learned his lesson!
He claimed, "I want to protect my older brother!"
If Hashirama Senju hadn't been there, and Tobirama Senju had encountered Madara Uchiha alone, he would have used the Flying Thunder God Technique to escape without hesitation.
Madara Uchiha, I'll kill him.
Tobirama Senju, he's dead!
"I"
"Of course I dare! I'll let him taste the power of the Flying Thunder God Slash!"
Tobirama Senju was momentarily speechless, but a few seconds later he realized he couldn't show weakness.
"Hmph."
"Stubbornness is your last act of defiance."
Uchiha Nan chuckled, and as he spoke, he gave Tobirama Senju the middle finger.
Tobirama Senju panicked, but it was no use. Uchiha Nan once again used the Impure World Reincarnation hand seals to calm Tobirama Senju down.
"Alright, alright, you're always in such a rush. It's really pointless. If you envy the power of the Sharingan, just admit it. No one's laughing at you. In this Ninja world, which ninja doesn't covet the power of the Uchiha's Sharingan?"
"Hmph, I don't like them, I'm not envious of them. They are them, I am me."
Tobirama Senju shook his head repeatedly in denial, while Uchiha Nan watched Tobirama Senju with a serious expression, a smile playing on his lips, and a joyful atmosphere filled the air.