Lord of Yuho City

Konoha

Military Police Building

Naraku the captain's office, looking at the letter from Uchiha Akabi.

The Land of Tea is doing well, and a treaty has been signed with the Daimyo of the Land of Tea. The Daimyo Land of Tea provide 1.5 billion ryo annually to strongly support the construction of the Tea Hidden Village.

Naraku originally only intended to build a Chagakure, but the Daimyo of the Land of Tea did not allocate a piece of land to Chiho; instead, he gave them the Yuho City in the northern part of the Land of Tea.

The intention to hand over the management and control to Chiho and others, and to guard against the Land of Fire, is crystal clear.

Naraku hadn't expected that this small Land of Tea would be so wary of the Land of Fire, but this was actually a good thing for Naraku.

Ninja villages were originally established by ninjas and alliances of various ninja clans. Most of the people living in ninja villages were ninjas or their descendants.

For generations, they have been mercenaries, not engaged in production, but solely engaged in accepting employment and earning wages. The more chaotic the world, the more wars, and the more bandits and thieves there are, the better business the ninja village does.

The villagers of Konohagakure are mostly ninjas. Although Konoha's population is not the largest in the Land of Fire, it is the elite of the country and the strongest military force in the Land of Fire.

Most of the well-known ninja clans are concentrated in Konoha. The Daimyo of the Land of Fire also has his own ninja force, the Guardian Shinobi Twelve.

Although they are called the Twelve Warriors, those who don't know the details might think there are only twelve ninjas. In reality, there are hundreds of ninjas, and the Twelve Warriors are the most outstanding among them. However, for Konoha, they are only a medium-sized ninja clan and pose no threat whatsoever.

If there are any ninja forces within the Land of Fire that pose a threat to Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō will not stand idly by.

If there's a threat, the only outcome is leaving work; even Daimyo name won't help. It's precisely because there's no threat that we've survived until now.

Yuho City in the Land of Tea is a town with many ordinary residents, as well as samurai and officials. Its population is larger than that of Konoha, but it lacks military forces and ninja units.

If Chiho and his group establish Ninja Academy, hospitals, Police Department, and Anbu police units in Yuho City, and cooperate with various Administrative Department for management, they still have some potential.

Without the participation of ninja clans, ordinary ninjas are no match for them, let alone powerful clans like the Uchiha.

"The Yuho City is quite large, with many ordinary villagers who live by farming. Our ninja village is essentially a mercenary village; we live off mercenaries. By grouping these two types of residents together, the Daimyo of the Land of Tea has acted somewhat hastily."

Naraku read the letter and pondered deeply.

The purpose of Chiho's letter, besides reporting the successful expansion of the Land of Tea and receiving strong support from the Daimyo of the Land of Tea, was also to request Naraku to allocate some medical-nin to establish Medical Corps.

They also dispatched skilled ninja teachers to establish Ninja Academy and develop military equipment.

Naraku was having a bit of a headache dealing with this so-called Yuho City.

Having lived in Konoha for so long, I've never seen anyone in the village go farming or doing business. Everyone just fights and kills, using knives and Ninjutsu to communicate.

This Yuho City is quite different from Naraku's long-term living environment. The Land of Tea is a vassal state of the Land of Fire, and it is somewhat remote. I haven't heard of any unrest or anything like that.

Given that their country has enjoyed peace for so long, I wonder if Chiho and his crew could recruit enough people to set up Ninja Academy there.

Naraku made his decision and, standing in the empty office of the Military Police Building, said:

"Inabi, go and invite Fugaku, Yakumi, and Yashiro."

"Hi!"

A voice replied from the empty room, followed by a puff of smoke rising from a corner and quickly disappearing.

Uchiha Inabi was ten years old and had good talent. Naraku took him under his wing and trained him. In addition to being his bodyguard, he had more time to study Ninjutsu and develop his own path in Ninjutsu.

Currently, Inabi's main tasks in Naraku are conveying orders and delivering messages.

Naraku's expansion into the Land of Tea was known to some important figures in the Uchiha.

Although the purpose of Naraku establishing overseas bases was unclear, no word of it leaked out due to the secrecy clauses Naraku stipulated.

A ninja who doesn't know how to keep secrets will soon become a corpse.

Naraku held the letter, lost in thought. Naraku only snapped out of his reverie when the person pushed open the door.

"Naraku" X3

Uchiha Fugaku, Yakumi, and the Yashiro Hokage arrived together.

These three were all important figures in the Uchiha and the Police Force in the original timeline, and they still hold power now, only with Naraku as a formidable obstacle above them.

Please sit down.

Naraku up, went to the sofa and coffee table, and handed the letter to Fugaku.

After examining the letter carefully for a while, Fugaku frowned slightly and handed it to Yashiro. After reading Yashiro, Yashiro nodded and handed the letter to Yakumi.

"Naraku, why bother with this? We Uchiha hold a very high position in Konoha. Why do things that would displease the Lord Hokage?"

After smelling the Yakumi, he folded the letter and placed it back on the tea table.

Although the Third Sarutobi Hiruzen, did not allow the Uchiha to participate in battles, his budget was reduced and never increased again.

Funding for other departments was restored to its original levels after the war. Only the Police Force was reduced and would never be increased.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen was mostly gentle and mild-mannered, and even many members of the Uchiha clan admired the Third.

"For a clan as ancient as ours, having more strongholds is always a good thing. If that's the case, then we should just close down Granny Cat's stronghold too."

Naraku glanced at the Yakumi and said seriously.

Regarding Naraku's expansion of overseas bases, some members of the clan supported it, believing that one should have multiple burrows. Others opposed it, feeling it was unnecessary and that things were fine as they were in Konoha.

Uchiha Yakumi was criticized by Naraku, but he didn't argue and remained silent.

"Clan leader, are you worried that something might happen to Konoha?"

Naraku's confidant, the Uchiha Yashiro, asked softly, "In recent years, the Uchiha has been developing well. They have missions to take on, money to earn, and they even control the Police Department. It seems like they have a bright future ahead of them."

"We have no way of knowing whether there will be any changes in Konoha, but the existence of ninja villages is no longer the same as the ninja clans of the Warring States period. During the Warring States period, it was just ninja clans fighting against each other."

"Larger clans like our Uchiha only ever fought a war between our Uchiha and the Senju, with a scale of about a thousand ninjas on each side. But in the current Shinobi World War, First Shinobi World War and Second Shinobi World War, tens of thousands of ninjas clashed at a time."

"Even someone as strong as the Uchiha cannot guarantee their safety. As the clan head, it is my inescapable responsibility to ensure the Uchiha's survival."

Upon hearing Naraku's words, the three fell silent.

"Fugaku, send three of your clansmen trained at Konoha Hospital to the Yuho City in the Land of Tea to establish the Yuho City Medical Department."

"Yashiro, arrange for the Chunin and Jonin instructors from the clan's Ninjutsu Academy to go to the Land of Tea's Yuho City to establish Ninja Academy and cultivate our covert forces."

"The Yakumi... You need to pay close attention to the Police Force's work during Fugaku's trip."

Uchiha Fugaku held a position as an assistant in the Clan Affairs Hall Advisory Institute also served as the captain's secretary in the Military Police Force, a relatively high-ranking position. He was nominally the second-in-command of the Uchiha.

Uchiha Yakumi served as the assistant captain of the Police Force, making him the third-in-command. Uchiha Yashiro served as the director of the Administration Institute of the Clan Affairs Hall, and was the actual executor of Uchiha affairs, nominally the third-in-command after Naraku and Fugaku.

But in reality, he was the second-in-command. Fugaku couldn't control his affairs, Yashiro only listened to Naraku.

"Hi!"

Upon hearing Naraku's words, everyone nodded.