"What is this thing?!"
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!!"
"Has the Third Hokage gone mad?"
Uchiha Nan's decree was quickly relayed to the insects of the Land of Fire.
Obviously...
These conditions are practically pushing them to the brink of despair.
Even the Daimyo of the Land of Fire wouldn't dare issue such an order... unless he resembled someone else.
In order to protect their family property...
They really have the guts to make the Land of Fire Daimyo experience the feeling of dissolving in water again.
only.
This time, they are facing Konoha.
Following the issuance of Uchiha Nan's decree...
The once relatively stable Land of Fire began to descend into turmoil. Anyone could see Uchiha Nan's "malicious intentions." Everything that the nobles had built up over generations would be reduced to ashes due to Uchiha Nan's decrees.
That's fine.
Even those nobles who intended to submit to Konoha and obey Uchiha Nan's orders to move their entire families to the vicinity of Konoha.
They also faced extremely harsh treatment; Uchiha Nan wouldn't spare them a scythe just because they knelt down voluntarily.
Not only must all assets under your name be reported to Konoha, but you also need to pay one-third of your personal assets as a relocation tax, and pay a late fee for each day of delayed relocation... You also need to pay one-sixth of your property funds to Konoha to ensure that you can create enough value for Konoha... Konoha doesn't need useless people who only know how to enjoy themselves but can't create value.
Upon entering the Konoha Asset Audit Office, Kakuzu, the Finance Minister with gleaming green eyes, embodied the spirit of carrying out the Lord Hokage's orders, showing no mercy whatsoever. Like a starving wolf eyeing a nobleman reporting for duty, the ticking of his calculator was like the whisper of a demon. In just a few minutes, all your assets would be investigated by Konoha, then rapidly shrink, slashed left and right, until not even half remained.
"It has to be the Lord Hokage."
"These nobles are indeed richer than I imagined..."
"Little White Hair, aren't you right?"
Kakuzu worked, he clicked his tongue in amazement. He had spent his entire life as a bounty hunter, earning only a pittance. Then he met Uchiha Nan, a benefactor in his life, and only then did he begin to become wealthy. But even today... compared to these real insects, Kakuzu was still a penniless pauper.
"Yeah yeah.""
"How many chives would that take to harvest..."
Hatake Sakumo chimed in from the side, saying that even after risking his life countless times to harvest resources for Miyo, he hadn't harvested as much as the Lord Hokage in one go. Harvesting resources was nowhere near as fast as raiding someone's house...
Legal and legitimate house raids... I'm so envious!
Of course, these assets were just incidental.
The real prize lies in the vast amount of land. The saying "the poor have no place to stand" is not an exaggeration. The land that nobles have accumulated over generations and regarded as their lifeblood will be sold to Konoha at an extremely low price.
certainly:
Even with the most stringent measures, this sum of money is still astronomical. Konoha certainly can't afford it, nor does it intend to. Konoha has issued them IOUs, promising to repay the full amount if they have no criminal record within twenty years... (Yeah, right, they'll just take advantage of their next generation later).
This kind of exploitative practice naturally sparked countless protests.
The nobles of the Land of Fire are protesting in various ways, and impeachment petitions are piling up in front of Daimyo Land of Fire's desk like snowflakes, but it's all to no avail.
Uchiha Nan this time is to harvest a huge amount of wealth to replenish Konoha's finances. With this large sum of money and without the obstacles posed by the insects, Konoha's expansion will accelerate even further.
Starting this year, tens of thousands of students will graduate from the Konoha Ninja Academy, and this number will continue to grow. These fresh graduates are Uchiha Nan, the strongest killers in this distorted ninja world.
They will gradually occupy the ecological niche of the nobles, subtly transferring the power of grassroots management to Miyo's hands. The nobles' so-called right to speak comes from this. Uchiha Nan doesn't want to be mixed in with these insects in the future.
The increasing education budget in Konoha year after year is all for this day. It would be too extravagant to send so many civilian ninjas to work in factories or carry bricks on construction sites. We must make the most of the students' abilities and squeeze every last drop of value out of them.
Every penny spent by the Lord Hokage must be used wisely.
The years of "forbearance" and development have eliminated the need for further negotiations with the nobles. Therefore, even if some turmoil occurs, it has all been worthwhile.
Besides, power struggles never go unpunished.
This is a life-or-death struggle!
Miyo must be covered in blood this time!
But speaking of which...
Konoha's current policies are actually quite benevolent. Amegakure and Madara Uchiha are wreaking havoc throughout the Ninja world, and television is broadcasting daily reports of Madara Uchiha's "atrocities" in the Land of Rivers.
A comparison of the two.::
Looking at the methods of his companions, Uchiha Nan felt that he was kind-hearted. At least Konoha had given them a chance to make a comeback and left them with some initial capital. He knew that the most difficult part of capital accumulation was the initial capital. He thought to himself, "I really am a good person."
snort.
But those insects just wouldn't acknowledge the kindness he had shown them!
They just love to take advantage of others!
We must strike them hard!
" Lord Hokage, please sign."
Nara Luyuan rushed in from outside. Uchiha Nan took the document, which stated that a large-scale rebellion had suddenly broken out in a certain area of Land of Fire, requiring an urgent dispatch of a ninja team to suppress it. Uchiha Nan remained calm and signed his name on the document. He had signed several such orders before.
Getting the insects to surrender obediently and hand over their property and land to Konoha is certainly not a simple matter.
Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone nobles who have lived in aristocracy for generations.
They can hide fields and people, and each insect's manor or fortress has a group of loyal subordinates, including some Missing-nin and even small ninja families.
But this is nothing more than a desperate resistance, an army composed of ordinary people. Hmph... even the Land of Fire's fully-equipped 30,000-strong reserve army...
Miyo only needs to send a few Jonin squads to completely wipe them out.
Even if ninjas did actually appear...
Compared to the ninjas carefully trained by Konoha, the ninjas under the command of those insects were nothing more than a bunch of low-level ninjas.
Konoha's approach to dealing with these low-level ninja was simply a one-sided massacre.
This only adds to the bloodshed...
" Lu Yuan, how's the preparation of the Konoha promotional materials coming along?"
Uchiha Nan didn't care about these so-called rebellions.
Since these insects don't want to eat their loyalty, Konoha has plenty of bullets for them to eat, and they'll all get beaten up!
He was more concerned with the publicity surrounding Konoha's future actions; only major villains would suddenly create some big incidents.
Konoha will inevitably rule the Land of Fire in the future, and even the entire Ninja world. Considering the will of the people and the long-term future, Konoha needs a reliable legal backing that can convince the vast majority of the Ninja world.
We need to give the surrender faction a plausible reason to surrender.
Uchiha Nan thought of the Sage of Six Paths, and of the Ninjutsu Sect. Whether it was the Daimyo or the current Five Great Ninja Villages, in terms of legitimacy and authority, none of them could compare to the Sage of Six Paths... This Ninja world has a special connection with Konoha.
" The Ninjutsu Sect, the Progenitor of Chakra, is the ancestor of the Sage of Six Paths, the Uchiha, and a descendant of Indra, the Sage of Sage of Six Paths ' eldest son. The Senju Clan and Uzumaki Clan clans, on the other hand, are descendants of Asura, the Sage of Sage of Six Paths ' second son..."
"All ninjas originate from the legendary Sage of Six Paths. The future of the Ninja world should not be attributed to... Konoha, but rather..."
Nara Luyuan handed the straw-woven propaganda booklet to Uchiha Nan, his face unable to hide his excitement. "An organization, in its final form, will inevitably become a nation."
Has the Lord Hokage finally been unable to contain his ambition?
Wow... that's wonderful!
The clothes I've been saving at home are finally going to come in handy!
Konoha will unify the Ninja world!
That is the Manifest Mandate of Heaven!!
"Well written..."
Uchiha Nan quickly flipped through a few pages, praising the information. He thought that with Konoha's propaganda channels, these Ninja world secrets would become common knowledge in no time.
At that time, Konoha's outward expansion and aggression will be considered reasonable and legal, a rectification of past wrongs, and a restoration of the original order!
The capital of the Land of Fire...
" Hokage is really..."
"This is difficult..."
The Land of Fire Daimyo's initial good mood over his daughter's marriage to the Hokage had completely vanished, and he was now frowning, pondering the current situation.
First is Madara Uchiha...
The resurrection of Madara Uchiha is suspicious in every way. How could someone who had been dead for many years suddenly come back to life and now run to the Land of Rivers Land of Rivers, causing chaos and bloodshed?
Konoha has remained silent on this matter, and has not issued any explanation or statement to this day, seemingly intending to hold out to the bitter end.
Even when the Daimyo of the Land of Fire sent an envoy to Konoha to inquire about the situation, Uchiha Nan ignored him. In any case, this involved a scandal in Konoha. Internal strife and fratricide were things that would sound terrible if spoken of.
You want to know the truth?
Why don't you just ask Madara Uchiha?
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire would never do something so foolish; once he went, he might never return.
Madara Uchiha is currently purging the nobles in the Land of Rivers, and through new media such as television, he has made no attempt to conceal his stance to the entire Ninja world: he has returned to wreak havoc... Old world, I've come to kill you!
Although the Land of Fire Daimyo was rebuffed by Uchiha Nan and didn't learn the truth, it was absolutely impossible for this matter to be unrelated to Konoha. Over the years... he knew more inside information than the average person.
The biggest financial backer of Amegakure's backing branch)...
This time, Madara Uchiha...
perhaps.
This is another obedience test from Konoha, isn't it?
They peeled back the layers of paper little by little, slowly removing the mysterious fat from the ninja's body.
certainly:
Aside from Madara Uchiha...
And there's this next thing that's giving the Land of Fire Daimyo headache.
The series of decrees issued by Konoha completely offended the nobles of the Land of Fire. Previously, Konoha had been known to kill and confiscate property.
It was just a business dispute. If they had just cooperated with Miya, they might have been able to make money. But now, Konoha was planning to give up their roots.
The desk in front of him was covered with memorials impeaching Konoha. This time, the nobles of the Land of Fire, had truly united for the first time, determined to oppose Konoha.
Not only are companies from all walks of life boycotting Konoha, but they are also smearing Konoha in the news media. Some have even openly raised an army to attack Konoha.
Damn it!!
Under the guise of purging the court of corrupt officials!
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire was too lazy to even bother reviewing the memorials of these fools who couldn't see the situation clearly and couldn't bring themselves to make drastic decisions.
My Land of Fire has been reduced to zero, so what you lost is nothing.
Let's just buy Wu with the money.
" Konoha's movements are getting faster and faster."
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire muttered to himself, looking at the mountain of memorials piled before him, feeling only more agitated.
He shoved a pile of impeachment memorials against Konoha onto the ground, then took out a memorial bearing the Konoha emblem from his desk drawer. It was a memorial from Konoha produced the day after Inochiha Nan's wedding.
The memorial outlined a joint grassroots management plan between the Land of Fire and Konoha. Konoha wanted to send some talent to the Land of Fire, since the Insects couldn't manage such a large country, so why not let Konoha share their burden?
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire was still hesitant, wondering whether he should agree.
After all, once he signed the agreement, his subordinates would definitely cause an uproar. They would absolutely not want to relinquish their power to Konoha, especially since this was a blatant violation of the one country, one village system. But now, Matsushige didn't need to hesitate any longer.
If Miyabi is already planning to drive those insects to their doom, then Konoha is probably just clinging to the idea.
The Land of Fire Daimyo thought to himself, then signed his name, recalling his last online conversation with Uchiha Nan.
"Is this a monarchical offline system?"
"It's very simple... as the name suggests... the monarch delegates power, entrusting important state affairs to experts..."
The Daimyo could simply enjoy his wealth on his own land, using his accumulated riches to invest in emerging industries, accumulating enough shares for his descendants to enjoy wealth and luxury, spending his days drinking, making merry, and surrounded by beautiful women.
Isn't that wonderful and delightful?
It's time to consider this...
Rather than waiting for Konoha to come knocking on our door, it's better to take the initiative and talk to Inochiha Nan about this matter in a more dignified manner.
Anyway.
He was, after all, Inochiba Nan's father-in-law, so he should at least consider some decorum when dealing with his father-in-law.
I wonder when my daughter will get pregnant...