Uchiha Kō led his ninja force to the location where he was locked in a stalemate with Uchiha in Iwagakure.
On the way Uchiha Kō suddenly said, "Let's take stock of the supplies. Everyone, please hand over your scrolls. These are the village's common assets and will be used for everyone's medical care, education, and economic purposes. Please do not keep any for yourselves."
Everyone was quite happy with the arrangement, and in the end, they placed all the scrolls with Nara Rokumei. Nara Rokumei then inventoried the inventory and announced in front of everyone, "There are a total of one thousand Storage Scroll, each estimated to be worth about five hundred million taels, for a total of five hundred billion taels."
"Its true value will only be higher than estimated, not lower!" Nara Rokumei swallowed hard, his body trembling. He had never seen so much money in his life!
Uchiha Kō laughed, a very loud laugh, "Hahahahahahahaha!"
"Lu Ming, this money is entrusted to you for safekeeping. Once you arrive in the village, place it in the funds management office. We will hold a meeting later to discuss the use of these funds with all the clan leaders!" Uchiha Kō waved his hand.
"The Lord Hokage is wise!"
"We swear to go through Hokage and water for the Hokage, without hesitation!"
Whether they were ninjas or clan leaders, everyone was filled with excitement at this moment!
"This money will be used for the construction of Konoha. I also ask everyone to supervise each other, including myself. Make sure that every penny is spent wisely!" Uchiha Kō promised.
"Yes!" the group replied, and then headed to the battlefield to join Uchiha.
Uchiha, bored, ate barbecue and drank beer with Ōnoki. "Ōnoki, I didn't expect you to have grown so much."
"Lord Madara is too kind. In your presence, I am no different from an ant." Ōnoki sighed. His interactions over the past two days had made him understand what a true genius was.
Compared to them, I am just an ordinary person.
"Ōnoki, you're quite sensible, secretly informing Konoha. Aren't you afraid your Daimyo will be furious with you?" Uchiha glanced at Ōnoki.
Ōnoki shook his head. "It's better to berate me than to have the village wiped out. Right now, Iwagakure is doomed to die against Konoha. As for me, I am the Tsuchikage. I'm not very capable. I just hope to protect the ninja and villagers of Iwagakure. That would be good enough."
Uchiha sighed. Konoha was indeed a force that Iwagakure could not contend with now. However, he was very proud. The current Hokage of Konoha was his eldest grandson. Konoha's achievements were 80% due to Uchiha Kō.
"Ōnoki, I didn't mind that you couldn't beat me and Hashirama, but now you can't even beat my grandson!" Uchiha's voice was extremely smug at this moment.
Ōnoki knew he was showing off Uchiha Kō, but there was nothing he could do; Uchiha Kō was just that outstanding!
Soon, Uchiha Kō arrived at the battlefield with his troops. Uchiha was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "My grandson is back! We'll have drinks and barbecue again next time!"
"Alright!" Ōnoki smiled and was just about to lead his army to retreat back to the village when Uchiha Kō called out to him.
"Lord Tsuchikage, please wait!" It was Uchiha Kō spoke.
Ōnoki was taken aback. What was he going to do?
Immediately afterward Uchiha Kō gave Lu Ming a wink, and Lu Ming immediately understood. He then took out one hundred scrolls, placed them on a plate, and carefully presented them to him!
Ōnoki was stunned. He opened a scroll, and his head exploded with a "Holy crap!" He then looked up at Uchiha Kō, Uchiha Kō smiled without saying a word.
"Fire, fire, fire, Hokage, you, you, you all..." Ōnoki was a little unsteady on his feet.
Uchiha Kō knew what he wanted to say, so he nodded. "Hehe, it's just as you thought, Lord Tsuchikage. These one hundred scrolls will be given to you, Lord Tsuchikage. It's all thanks to Lord Tsuchikage cooperation that we were able to proceed so smoothly!"
"One scroll is worth about 500 million taels, so 100 scrolls would be 50 billion. The debts from the previous alliance are wiped clean. From now on, Iwagakure and Konoha will be forever allies, sharing weal and woe." Uchiha Kō said, looking into Ōnoki's eyes.
He can't take all the money; it would be pointless for Ōnoki and the others to go back and get criticized.
Although Konoha's strength was enough to suppress everything, Uchiha Kō believed that this was wrong. He argued that it was wrong for only their village to enjoy the benefits while Iwagakure suffered.
Besides, they ate 90% of it, so they only gave 10% to Iwagakure. What more could they ask for?
"This, this is too valuable! This is equivalent to 70 years of income for Iwagakure!" Ōnoki shook his head, reason prevailing.
This earned him a higher opinion of Uchiha Kō, who laughed and said, "Tsuchikage, don't stand on ceremony with me. After this matter is over, the Tsuchikage will inevitably be criticized by the Daimyo. Therefore, this is what you deserve. Develop the village well, and you might be able to escape the Daimyo's economic sanctions in the future!"
Ōnoki glanced at Uchiha Kō, and finally sighed, "Indeed, heroes emerge from among the young. Uchiha Kō, I, Ōnoki, swear that as long as you Uchiha Kō, live, my Iwagakure will never wage war against Konoha."
Uchiha Kō smiled. "Alright, Tsuchikage, I believe you. From now on Konoha and Iwagakure can open up trade and strengthen their relationship!"
Ōnoki nodded, then shouted, "Withdraw!" The Iwagakure ninjas roared, "Yes, sir!" Immediately afterward, Ōnoki stepped on a rock and flew steadily toward the village.
The army followed closely behind. Uchiha Kō looked at Ōnoki's back and smiled.
There's nothing you can do. Whoever earned you over 460 billion, you're still smiling, able to let go of any deep-seated grudges!
The other ninja clans nodded in agreement. Uchiha Kō's methods were quite sophisticated; after all, he couldn't be the only one reaping the rewards while everyone else just watched, could he?
Uchiha Kō turned around and said, "Everyone, back to the village!"
"Yes!"
Uchiha Kō smiled and walked towards the village with the others. Everyone's face was beaming. Konoha was becoming rich and prosperous; wouldn't the first to benefit be the powerful clans and ninja clans?
Therefore, one should not be short-sighted. The words of leaders are carefully considered, especially since they are strong, capable, and powerful leaders.
Along the way, everyone was laughing and talking about their profits and the future. Of course, the vast majority of them praised Uchiha Kō his wisdom and prowess in leading everyone to prosperity!
Soon, the ninja team returned to the village entrance, Senju Hashirama, Tsunade, Uchiha Izuna, and the villagers came out to greet them.
"Welcome home!" Uchiha Izuna said with a smile!
Senju Hashirama was not good with words, but he nodded and smiled.
Tsunade gave Uchiha Kō a sweet smile, then rushed into his Uchiha Kō.
A murmur of surprise rippled through the room. Uchiha Kō chuckled, patted Tsunade's head, and boomed, "All Jonin, clan leader, don't sleep tonight! We'll have meetings for the next three days to determine Konoha's future direction!"
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