The year is drawing to a close.
Uchiha Nan lay lazily on the sofa. He had been busy for almost a whole year, and now he finally had time to catch his breath and rest.
Same as every year.
At this time, his house is always filled with a group of people, all of whom are Uchiha Nan's relatives and friends. This year, there are even more people visiting Uchiha Nan, after all, Uchiha Nan's current identity is no longer Hokage, but the President of the Ninja world.
Many people want to meet Uchiha Nan for various reasons.
For example, Mosa, who is in charge of the Land of Land of Wind region, really wants to find an opportunity to discuss the afforestation project in the Land of Wind with Uchiha Nan. He was born in the Land of Wind and has a special affection for this arid and barren land... (The last sentence is a proverb and doesn't directly relate to the preceding text.)
Even if it's not as good as your own doghouse... the Land of Wind can eventually become fertile land!
There's also Ōnoki, who's in charge of the Land of Earth region. He's very grateful to Uchiha Nan for sending him a strong laborer— Deidara. The new era is bound to be an era of large-scale infrastructure construction. Being an earth-man is really a lucrative profession. The old ninjas of Iwagakure have established a construction company. It has to be said that the ninjas of their village are really suited to be construction workers; they are best at Earth Release.
Deidara is the demolition expert for the construction team... The young man is really capable, and he is very skilled at calculating the explosive yield. He is truly a rare talent!
Of course, many people also completely overlooked Uchiha Nan.
Hyuga Takuma: "Little girl... so cute."
Mito Uzumaki: "This little guy is much cuter than that bastard Uchiha Nan."
Toma Senju: "Agreed!"
Uchiha Nan's family members from his harem all came today.
Tsunade and Uzumaki Yangyue's bellies were already slightly protruding. Uchiha Nan had longed for this scene for a long time, and couldn't wait to pull the two of them to meet Mito Uzumaki Toma Senju.
Indeed.
Mito Uzumaki was naturally overjoyed that Tsunade and Uzumaki Yangyue were pregnant.
However, due to the many grudges between Uchiha Nan and Mito Uchiha Nan was so outstanding, Mito Uzumaki still didn't give her a good look... especially seeing Uchiha Nan Uchiha Nan's smug expression... the aura of the blond-haired Mito was just too strong.
The Land of Fire Daimyo was overjoyed to learn of his daughter's pregnancy, constantly hovering around Land of Fire little princess and offering her various words of advice, appearing every bit the doting father. Rina, however, was unimpressed, maintaining only basic courtesy. Nobles have no kinship; even a biological daughter is merely a tool for political marriage in the Land of Fire Daimyo's eyes. She had been raised by Uchiha Nan for several years, and now the Ninja world world was in a period of anti-feudalism... everyone was cutting ties.
You can't only realize you're a father to your daughter when she's useful to you.
A father's love that comes too late is worth less than grass.
As more and more people arrived, the room became increasingly lively, and Uchiha Nan had no choice but to get up from the sofa to greet some of them... Well... actually Uchiha Nan was worried that these guys would start fighting in his own home.
Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha were the number one troublemakers. The two of them got into another argument over some trivial matter, which was actually quite important.
The main issue is the surname of Uchiha Nan and Tsunade's unborn child. In fact, regardless of Uchiha Nan's current status or according to the customs of the Ninja world, the child born to Tsunade should have the surname Uchiha, and Tsunade should even change her surname to Uchiha. Of course, considering Tsunade's status in the Mikite clan, the matter of her changing her surname is naturally avoided.
But regarding Tsunade's child...:
Tobirama still held onto a grudge and insisted on keeping the Senju surname.
This debate is essentially over: the surname must be Uchiha Tobirama Senju is currently just in a state of impotent rage... Uchiha Nan can hardly imagine the scene where Tsunade holds her child's hand and greets Tobirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju will blurt out, "You inherently evil Uchiha brat..."
Of course... except for those two guys who were arguing so much they were almost about to fight.
And there's also Hatake Sakumo...
He happened to run into A, the Third Ai, a former ninja from Kumogakure, and a group of Kumogakure behind him when he came to offer New Year's greetings.
The scene suddenly became even more lively.
"There are quite a few historical issues..."
" Sakumo, be careful where you walk from now on."
Uchiha Nan was quite helpless about these issues. Hatake Sakumo had swindled them out of their fortunes, so it was understandable that they wanted to kill Hatake Sakumo... Of course, on the surface, Uchiha Nan would definitely side with Hatake Sakumo, but secretly, they pooled their money to buy Hatake Sakumo's head. Even Uchiha Nan couldn't do anything about this.
There are too many victims; right and wrong, darkness and light—it's all a muddled mess.
" Lord Hokage... Naruto naruto..."
Hatake Sakumo was on the verge of tears, only able to sigh repeatedly. Kakashi, who had been following behind them, also began to sigh. Just Hatake Sakumo clashed with the former members of Kumogakure, Kakashi had been implicated and inexplicably sensed several intense killing intents.
He never imagined that his father in this world had accomplished so many great things. No wonder... Uchiha Nan said he was very rich.
"Little white-haired guy, what's there to be afraid of!"
"This money may be tempting, but it's a lot of money!"
"At worst, we can pool our resources with the ninjas of Kumogakure and wreak havoc throughout the Ninja world. We'll have an endless supply of Ninja world to exploit."
They'll keep growing out, one batch after another; anyway, we'll all be colleagues in the future.
Kakuzu remained as carefree as ever; he always valued money over life.
" Kakashi, from now on you'll stick with your godfather. I guarantee you'll make a fortune... And that guy named Obito Uchiha, stop staring at Rin Nohara. You like her but don't dare confess, you're such a coward..."
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"Damn... never mind... I'm not short of money."
Kakashi still can't bring himself to call Kakuzu his godfather.
Obito Uchiha.
My secret crush was exposed in public... Was it because I didn't want to confess? If I weren't already dead... I would have confessed to Lin long ago.
That's really harsh...
"Legislation must be enacted, and legislation must be expedited!"
Uchiha Nan didn't want to continue discussing the "harvesting" of resources with Kakuzu. While Kakuzu was right— the Ninja world was only partially unified, Konoha lacked control over the outlying areas—they needed the assistance of other ninja villages. As long as they pooled resources and information from all sides, how could they not make money?
But times have changed!
The past is the past, the present is the present. The Ninja world has been unified, and now they are all on our side.
After calming the commotion, Uchiha Nan returned to his seat and looked around the bustling room, people coming and going, clinking glasses... If you get used to this atmosphere, it's actually not a bad feeling. Although they used to regard each other as bandits, now they can sit down calmly to discuss the division of interests in the Ninja world.
This is already a great improvement.
Even the Tailed Beast can now coexist peacefully with humans.
Since the Tailed Beast are nuclear-level weapons, they can no longer be scattered throughout the Ninja world as before. Nine Tailed Beasts are now under the unified management of Konoha by Uchiha Nan. Instead of sealing them away, Uchiha Nan chose to let them roam freely, just like the Sage of Six Paths. Only Uchiha Nan could offer them such conditions in the Ninja world. Of course, there is a price to pay... The Tailed Beast only need to pay Chakra Konoha month.
However, some Tailed Beast are unlucky, such as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, One-Tailed, and Kokuō... They have already been sealed into the bodies of Jinchuriki. Uchiha Nan naturally couldn't just extract the Tailed Beast and kill the Jinchuriki, so he could only temporarily put them in a difficult position for a while.
Nine-Tailed Demon Fox grumbled and cursed for a long time because of this. Most of the Tailed Beast brothers were freed in Konoha, but Kurama, as the eldest of the Tailed Beast, was still locked in a small cage and had to pay the most Chakra to Konoha every month. This was simply... too much bullying.
Thankfully... the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox still has One-Tailed to keep it company.
This was the only thing Nine-Tailed Demon Fox could be thankful for. If that foul-mouthed One-Tailed Tanuki had also gained its freedom, who knows how it would have been showing off in front of it.
"It's so lively here!"
There are so many people.
Uchiha Nan heard a familiar voice. The First Hokage, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, had arrived. Ever since Uchiha Nan Impure World Reincarnation from the Pure Land, he had gone to find Madara Uchiha again... These two guys are really like magnets, they can't be separated at all.
If it appears Hashirama...
That Madara Uchiha...
"Lord Madara, First Hokage, it's been a long time."
Uchiha Nan greeted Madara Uchiha Hashirama Senju, who had come to Konoha for a gathering at Uchiha Nan's invitation.
Madara Uchiha remained calm, his expression unreadable, whether from resentment at being publicly humiliated by Uchiha Nan that day or simply from anger.
Or perhaps it was because of other things... Madara Uchiha was gradually gaining clarity about the path he would take in the future.
Everyone has their own path.
Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Nan have different paths, and as time goes by, they will inevitably... Even if Madara Uchiha knows that there is a huge gap in strength between himself and Uchiha Nan, and that they might die if they clash head-on in the future...
but...
Madara Uchiha was determined to go down his path to the bitter end; men's thoughts can be so unpredictable sometimes... Uchiha Nan's thinking wasn't so complicated. With a dragon charging right at his face, how could he possibly lose?
The Ninja world needs a lot of manpower to govern it. Using state capitalism to mobilize resources and concentrate production is very efficient. Since Madara Uchiha wants to do it this way, let him do it.
And do you really think I'm Yuan Shao?
Hahaha!! (Smug face!)
"Uncle Ban, you've finally arrived."
"Hikaru... I've come to see you."
Uchiha Hikari walked towards Madara Uchiha and greeted Madara Uchiha warmly. Only then did Madara Uchiha smile. He and Uchiha Hikari had a good relationship. During his time in Konoha, he often played video games with Uchiha Hikari all night long.
Are you pregnant?
Congratulations!
Madara Uchiha congratulated Uchiha Hikari, then Uchiha Hikari pulled him aside for a private conversation.
Just like always, we sat on the sofa and started chatting.
Uchiha Hikari now has a happy family and is no longer alone as she used to be. She's even about to have a child, but... she's a little unwilling to accept it. From the perspective of a woman and a lover, women are exceptionally greedy in this regard.
The harem guy is such a scumbag. He already has me, but he still goes and flirts with so many other girls. Because of this regret, Uchiha Hikari's mood was very low for a while... He regretted not listening to Madara's advice and being deceived by Uchiha Nan's sweet words.
They should have knocked Uchiha Nan to the ground back then... but now... they can't beat him anymore.
"Onii-san... I've finally met you!"
Having just finished fighting Izuna Uchiha Tobirama Senju, Izuna Uchiha immediately spotted Madara Uchiha in the crowd and Madara Uchiha towards him without hesitation.
" Izuna, what are you doing here?"
"I... I even had Tobirama Senju Impure World Reincarnation by Uchiha Nan for the sake of the Ninja world... I will also fight for the Ninja world..."
Waaaaah... I... miss you so much.
Izuna Uchiha let out a mournful cry.
He was threatened by some cunning fellow and couldn't tell Madara Uchiha the truth. He vaguely revealed that he had been Impure World Reincarnation by Edo Tensei, and that he had voluntarily and willingly wanted to be Impure World Reincarnation!
Madara Uchiha inquired with concern about how Izuna Uchiha was doing, Izuna Uchiha.
He recounted how he had tortured Tobirama Senju in the laboratory.
"Actually... Onii-san..."
"They all bully me when you're not around."
"Your younger brother is having a really tough time. He's ostracized by Uchiha Nan Tobirama Senju and subjected to manipulation by Nanami Uchiha. He has to work tirelessly day and night, using hundreds of Shadow Clone every day, and there seems to be no end to it.:. Sigh."
Izuna Uchiha muttered to himself, but he could only keep these thoughts to himself.
"Big brother, please come visit me in Konoha more often."
"Don't worry, Izuna."
"Oh... by the way, I heard that Konoha's Science and Technology Department is producing new technologies very quickly... could you..."
When Madara Uchiha was living a leisurely life in Konoha, he had always heard the legends of Konoha's Science and Technology Department. Now that his younger brother was in the Science and Technology Department... didn't that mean... the source of new technologies was... the development of productivity is inseparable from technological progress!
Madara Uchiha this principle clearly somewhere in the Ninja world...
"The fluctuations of the Tenseigan are getting stronger and stronger."
"After investigating for so long, it turns out this fluctuation originated from the Ninja world."
Ōtsutsuki Tetsuya sensed the throbbing in his bloodline. He led his clansmen to search the moon for over a year, but they found nothing. However, after eliminating all the impossible factors, the only remaining conclusion was that it was the correct answer.
A thousand years ago.
One branch of their clan came to the Ninja world from the moon.