Chapter 242 Following in Konoha's footsteps, let's divide up this Ninja world!
next day
Five Kage Summit Continue
Uchiha Nan delivered a speech, initiating the meeting that would determine the future direction of the Ninja world.
Why is there so much conflict in the world, causing countless lives to wander in suffering?
"We ninjas, strangers to each other, yet we hurt each other—what is the point of all this?"
"It's time for us ninjas to make a change."
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The four shadows listened silently, their minds racing with thoughts.
They were all ninjas, and they were used to seeing the world from a ninja's perspective, just like their predecessors.
If Uchiha Nan hadn't appeared, this process would have continued for a much longer time.
Before the meeting even began... oh no, even earlier.
The Kage present also read through Uchiha Nan's new version of The Will of Fire several times.
"Productive forces and relations of production."
" Daimyo backward entity like the Daimyo should not continue to exist."
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Uchiha Nan started the new Will of Fire by talking about economics, but the more you read, the more profound it becomes.
Is this what you call economics?
This is fucking philosophy.
Uchiha Nan was attempting to use his own worldview and methodology to dialectically describe the entire world, and he directly targeted the Daimyo and nobles.
It's hard to imagine that an Uchiha could write such brilliant and insightful words.
The Daimyo immediately banned the book throughout the Ninja world.
However, the four Kage still managed to get their hands on the book, and after reading it several times, they all felt that Uchiha Nan said made a lot of sense.
Of course, I didn't choose to believe everything.
Because, after all, Konoha is the enemy.
Moreover, due to various factors such as the ninja village's own insufficient financial resources and the traditions of the ninja world, even if they wanted to do something...
But the thought of the obstacles ahead made them hesitate and stop in their tracks.
After all, they were all Third, and they all suddenly succeeded to the position, taking over a village that had been ravaged by the First Shinobi World War.
It is already quite an achievement that you, the Shadows, have been able to secure your positions and rescue the village from the quagmire of war.
He also wanted to do something like Konoha, to implement sweeping reforms in the village.
That's practically delusional.
They didn't have the initial wealth that Konoha had extracted from the nobles of the Land of Fire.
There's no nuclear-powered donkey Tobirama Senju to uproot the high-tech tree.
But now.
As Konoha grew increasingly inward-looking, this problem became more and more acute and obvious.
Before
The elephant in the room isn't invisible to everyone; they just pretend not to see it.
Now, everyone is realizing that they can no longer pretend to be stupid.
We clearly have the power, so why can't we decide everything?
The most important thing is
Konoha has embarked on the right path and is moving further and further ahead.
Take a look.
While they struggled to drink cold water and eat Soldier Pill, Konoha had already grown powerful enough to support a group of pampered young master ninjas!
Out fighting in winter, and they still need to eat ice cream?
How absurd this is!
Being weak is not terrible; everyone has moments of weakness. But if you are already weak and refuse to emulate and learn from the strong, then you are only courting death.
Everyone was happy to listen to the Lord Hokage's teachings.
As Uchiha Nan continued speaking, the topic of Amegakure (the Amegakure) came up.
Although Hanzo the Salamander's behavior was rather crude and aggressive, it was just like...
It was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
It's the Boxers!
This is the roar of ninjas, a final act of defiance against the existing rules of the world, a roar born from their utter desperation!
This is undoubtedly a positive and correct thing for the entire Ninja world world.
"Are we going to slaughter all the Daimyo and nobles like Hanzo the Salamander? We have the capability to do so if we unite."
"It doesn't come to that."
Things haven't escalated to that point yet.
" The Daimyo was originally well-intentioned, but there were treacherous officials in the court."
" Lord Hokage, you flatter me."
As expected
Uchiha Nan sighed inwardly.
That's just human nature.
The thought of Daimyo and nobles living a life of luxury while ninjas endured a miserable existence was unbearable.
The four shadows were filled with resentment about this.
But if you really get them up to sharpen their knives in the dark, they'll just back out again.
This feeling of being completely stopped is extremely uncomfortable.
But at least there has been some progress, and everyone's perspective has broadened.
The four Kage before them became ambiguous in their attitude towards Amegakure, no longer standing with the Daimyo behind them.
At least at this moment, the interests of the Ninja world are completely aligned.
" Lord Hokage, the matter of Sky Ninja Village is settled, and we have no interest in Amegakure. However, as you know, the Daimyo are not so easy to deal with. Unlike Konoha, we don't have to rely on the Daimyo."
"So do you have any good ideas on how we can deal with the Daimyo?"
"Our five great ninja villages can no longer waste their energy on such meaningless matters."
Mosa spoke first.
Sunagakure had the weakest foundation, despite being constantly supported by Konoha and even receiving a large sum of money from the Land of Lightning.
But Sunagakure lives in a desert, and money is like water in the desert—it's never enough for anything.
This doesn't mean that Sunagakure, after its current period of recuperation, is unable to withstand a large-scale war with Amegakure.
But the question is—what's the point of doing this?
Winning was only natural.
Losing means you're all worthless idiots!
And what happens after we win this war?
In the hearts of Daimyo and nobles, what matters most is always their own authority and interests.
Even if the four great ninja villages spare no effort to forcibly suppress Amegakure, what awaits them will not be flowers and smiles, but various forms of suppression and weakening.
Don't say that the wealthy can't do it; they absolutely will.
After the First Shinobi World War, Sunagakure's budget was cut by the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, and the village has been barely surviving thanks to the Third Kazekage as a gold miner in the desert.
Kazekage needs to work as a gold miner to keep the village afloat.
This... this is incredibly frustrating!
Even the leaders of some small ninja villages live better lives than the Third Kazekage!
Even in the future, every generation of Kazekage will have to be a gold miner.
It wasn't until Konoha's poverty alleviation program was implemented that the situation in Sunagakure improved somewhat.
Of course, things are only getting a little better.
Compared to Konoha, it doesn't even reach a passing grade.
Mosa finished speaking.
Ōnoki, Suitō, and the Third Ai all nodded in agreement.
The Kumogakure, Kumogakure by the Third Ai, is still in ruins, and the ninjas and villagers are eagerly awaiting its reconstruction.
He didn't want to focus his energy on Amegakure.
Suitō, on the other hand, wanted to quickly eliminate the bloodline clans in Kirigakure. The principle of "pacifying the internal before resisting the external" was unchangeable.
What is the relationship between Amegakure) and Kirigakure)?
Looking at the increasingly powerful Konoha, Ōnoki had been thinking about emulating Konoha for two or three years, but he had been delayed by various things and had not taken any action until now.
My heart was filled with deep regret, but it also ignited a burning desire for change.
Although the three had different thoughts, they had already reached a consensus on their attitude towards Amegakure.
Uchiha Nan could sense that the four Kage present truly did not want to fight anymore.
So Uchiha Nan scratched his head and said with some regret.
"Back then, we clearly had a better solution regarding Amegakure."
"In the first phase, we declared that nothing had happened."
"In the second phase, we said that something might happen, but we shouldn't take any action."
The third phase says, "Perhaps we should take action, but there's nothing we can do."
"In the fourth phase, perhaps we could have done something back then, but now it's too late."
The four Kage exchanged glances, then involuntarily gave Uchiha Nan a thumbs-up.
The Lord Hokage truly lives up to his Lord Hokage!
They still have a lot to learn!
"So what should we do now?"
"Sometimes, it's good to play the role of a villain to maintain one's own prestige."
Let's all farm Daimyo gold coins together!
After Uchiha Nan finished speaking, everyone laughed.
The four Kage wanted to hear Uchiha Nan's words: Amegakure is backed by Konoha.
When you're acting, you have to go all the way!
The actors need to be notified!
We, the four great ninja villages, are just putting on a show. If your Amegakure were to actually fight, who could stand it? ( Izuna Uchiha laments)
Soon, the atmosphere in the camp became lively.
Uchiha Nan clapped his hands and had hot pot brought over. The Kage happily discussed how much military funding they should ask the Daimyo for while enjoying the hot pot.
After all, he is the most powerful and evil enemy in the world!
The enemy is tough, and our brothers have suffered heavy losses. It's only fair that we ask for more military funding.
Our ninja village is risking our lives for your Daimyo!
Why don't you make more gold coins?
Even before the ninja army clashed with Amegakure, everyone was already discussing how many people should die each day, how many should be wounded, and how many Exploding Tag, Kunai, Shuriken should be used.
What should have been a very heavy matter has now become unusually light.
The five shadows exchanged opinions with great enthusiasm.
The happiest person was of course Uchiha Nan.
At the dinner table, he finalized several more arms deals.
Everyone knows that Konoha has always been involved in the arms trade.
After all, the entire Ninja world has always been at war, just on different levels and scales.
Now just in time
The four great ninja villages also need to replenish their supplies. They can place an order with Konoha, which is a way of giving the Hokage face.
Moreover, Konoha's products have always been of good quality and low price, so even if the four major ninja villages bought them, they wouldn't lose out. Many ninjas from those villages are loyal customers of Konoha.
However, when Ōnoki saw the price list, his eyes nearly popped out of his head.
" Hokage, you're selling this bag of screws."
"Isn't this robbery?!"
"Your vision is too narrow!"
"We need to broaden our horizons. We definitely can't let you pay for this. Since we're going to raid the Daimyo's Daimyo for gold coins, let's make it even more exciting."
"We'll split the extra money 50/50, and Konoha will even issue you an invoice."
Uchiha Nan held up five fingers, pointing them at Ōnoki.
They've all become accomplices in order to enhance their own prestige!
If we don't bring out Commissioner Smith, how are we going to make any money?
"What if the Daimyo sends someone to audit the accounts?"
Ōnoki asked, his brow furrowed, looking worried.
"Then write on the death report: died of disease!"
Uchiha Nan said with a grin.
"We want that battle to last as long as possible!"
The Third Ai chimed in, his eyes gleaming with the light of gold coins.
"Wow, Raikage, you have such thick eyebrows and big eyes, and you look so honest, how come you're so wicked at a time like this?"
"I remember you said before that Daimyo is your distant relative, your dearest friend, your brother, right?"
Uchiha Nan listened to the Third Ai's speech
He picked up a slice of beef, rolled it up, and dipped it in the hot pot a few times, all while joking around.
"Haha, one thing at a time, you're not..."
The discussion in Amegakure came to an end.
"I think the Five Kage Summit should be a regular event. We can't continue like in the past, only stepping forward to take charge when major events occur in the Ninja world."
"We must stand up and uphold justice for the entire Ninja world."
"We need to establish a set of rules for everything in this Ninja world —the nations, the villages, the economy, the politics. We can't let this Ninja world continue to be in chaos."
After finishing a bite of shrimp paste, Uchiha Nan took out a tissue to wipe his mouth and solemnly began to speak.
This is a true elevation in political status.
The ninjas have always been in a political vacuum.
While ninjas are powerful, their political and economic influence is far inferior to that of Daimyo, and can even be ignored in the Ninja world.
Even in the early days of Konoha's founding, when they went to do business, they mostly went through the business channels of the Daimyo.
Only by using Daimyo brand can you sell your goods.
no way.
The prejudices of the world are like a mountain!
In the Ninja world, wealthy merchants and ordinary people only recognize Daimyo, not ninjas. What can Konoha do about that?
Doing business is not as simple as killing someone.
Forcing customers to buy or sell is a short-sighted approach; doing business is not a one-off transaction.
Fortunately, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was sensible enough to maintain a respectable appearance.
Even now Uchiha Nan doesn't dislike him, nor does he have any intention of killing him.
After all, what everyone is fighting over is nothing more than interests. If you're offline, naturally no one will bother you anymore.
If retaining the Daimyo of the Land of Fire brings more benefits, more money, and more tax revenue to Konoha...
Then why not keep it?
certainly
There aren't many Daimyo in the Ninja world as respectable as the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. For such an undignified fellow, Uchiha Nan always liked to use his Sharingan and Kunai to make him look respectable.
A physical critique is far more convincing!
Even Naruto Uzumaki, who is fond of using Talk-no-Jutsu, said it was good.
Unfortunately, the group of figures before them remained hesitant and unwilling to employ a more forceful physical attack.
Then Uchiha Nan had no choice but to try a different approach, a roundabout way to achieve his goal.
Only those who possess power are qualified to uphold justice.
In the past, this power belonged to the Daimyo and nobles; now it's time for the ninjas to stand up and uphold justice for the Ninja world.
"I can understand the relationship between ninja villages."
Should we get involved in conflicts between nations?
Of course.
"And then there's the economy. We ninjas don't understand that either."
"It's alright, Konoha understands, they'll teach you little by little."
The four shadows began to discuss amongst themselves.
Hokage always manages to come up with new ideas.
They weren't surprised at all.
only..
They were originally conservative ninjas, but were forced by Konoha to change and move forward with the Konoha.
Although his thoughts were also changing, he began to yearn for change, just like Konoha.
But when change actually arrives...
They then realized that they were not actually fully prepared.
(End of this chapter)