The Enormous Cost That Forged a Chessboard of Strangulation

The following day, Uchiha Makoto arrived at his older sister's place.

He's fishing for weasels now.

Yes, he's trying to hook up with Uchiha Itachi!

Uchiha Makoto is currently holding a fishing rod, with an unopened lollipop tied to the original hook.

After opening the package, he tied it up, fed Uchiha Itachi a little while, and then swung his fishing rod to pull it away!

After tasting the sweetness, Uchiha Itachi followed the "bait" and crawled all over the house.

It's already mid-January, and Uchiha Itachi, who was born in May, is already eight months old, just learning to crawl.

Uchiha Makoto was having a great time, while Uchiha Mikoto, who was enjoying some rare leisure time, was practically rolling her Byakugan to the sky.

As she watched Uchiha Makoto fish for Itachi, the more she looked, the more the lollipop seemed to resemble a carrot!

Her son is like that stupid donkey in the fable!

However, Uchiha Mikoto is also enjoying her time now, since her family is all around her, and they are getting along very well.

Watching the uncle and nephew playing happily, Uchiha Mikoto lowered her head and sipped her tea, feeling even more comfortable!

Just then, Uchiha Fugaku, dressed in casual clothes, arrived carrying trays of tea and refreshments.

The couple enjoyed their afternoon tea to the fullest.

The uncle and nephew were acting out a scene of "it tries to escape, he chases, it can't get away."

The atmosphere in the room was harmonious, comfortable, and beautiful, making one unconsciously want to make this moment last forever!

Just then, a figure arrived outside the room partition.

"Master, everything is ready!"

Sanjie knelt on one knee, holding a stack of documents in his hand.

"Um."

Uchiha Makoto gave a nonchalant reply, without turning his head, and simply spoke softly.

"Brother-in-law, look!"

"Okay!"

Uchiha Fugaku was originally eating sunflower seeds, nodded, got up, took the document, and began to read it.

"This is..."

Uchiha Fugaku frowned at just one glance.

"What's wrong?"

Uchiha Mikoto also curiously peeked over to look at the contents of the document.

"How do the powerful figures of various countries suppress different sectors of commerce throughout the year?"

Uchiha Mikoto read it aloud. She glanced at the stack of documents and was momentarily bewildered.

"So much?"

Uchiha Fugaku remained silent, his head bowed, as he flipped through the documents.

The documents, numbering overt and covert, detailed the various actions of powerful figures from different countries, ranging from extortion and harassment to outright robbery!

"These are mostly our various industries Land of Fire, which are almost certainly doomed to fail. Now I want to let them make the most of their remaining energy."

Uchiha Makoto, holding Uchiha Itachi, explained to them.

"Anyway, these industries won't be able to continue during the later ninja wars. Now, there are some things I have to do, and these will come in handy!"

Uchiha Fugaku pondered for a moment, then asked, "What is it?"

Uchiha Makoto looked at him and spoke carefully.

"I will impose commercial sanctions on the Land of Wind!"

Uchiha Fugaku's already stern face grew even more serious.

"But we have absolutely no need to sanction the Land of Wind!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Makoto shook his head.

"The powerful figures of various countries have already set their sights on our conglomerates. Rather than being swallowed up by them through various means, we might as well make some minor mistakes and cede these industries that we are destined to fail to sustain to them!"

Furthermore...

Uchiha Makoto paused for a moment, then carefully chose his words.

"The ninja wars between various countries are already developing in an unpredictable direction. We should intervene to ensure the course of the war!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Makoto handed Uchiha Itachi over to Uchiha Mikoto.

Then he turned to Uchiha Fugaku and said.

"In my vision, by sanctioning the Land of Wind, we will not only alleviate the war pressure on Konoha, but also provide assistance to the countries damaged by the Ninja War, enabling them to unleash even greater war potential."

"Everything they gain will boost their morale and strengthen their resolve to fight!"

"Moreover, we can use this opportunity to infiltrate various forces!"

"The current stalemate has already caused too much damage. They need a powerful force of sufficient size to provide them with benefits and give them a break."

"That's not even enough. We also need to relinquish the benefits of sanctioning the Land of Wind and drag those who have swallowed those benefits down with us!"

As Uchiha Makoto was speaking, Uchiha Fugaku raised a question.

"But Hiruzen Sarutobi would never let you do that!"

"You're just throwing money away! Hiruzen Sarutobi will only try to keep these things in Konoha!"

"Yes! The Lord Hokage would never allow us to do that!"

Uchiha Mikoto in.

"But he has already approved the relevant documents for me!"

Uchiha Makoto nodded calmly and threw out a bomb.

"Therefore, after we use Hiruzen Sarutobi's name to punish the Land of Wind, as long as the Shinobi World is thrown into turmoil, the huge public opinion will make it difficult for him to remain Hokage!"

Uchiha Makoto glanced at Uchiha Fugaku and reassured him, "While all of this is happening, it will have almost no impact on our income!"

For a moment, Uchiha Fugaku wife looked at each other in bewilderment.

This profit seems quite substantial!

It's still a scheme targeting Hokage!

"But then, the countries will probably really descend into chaos!"

Uchiha Mikoto said with some concern.

"This was unavoidable!"

This is also why Uchiha Makoto relinquished his businesses Land of Fire; he wanted to withdraw!

He wanted to completely extricate himself from the various disturbances of the future Land of Rain!

With his various industries currently controlling prices, the prices in various small countries are relatively stable, but this is definitely not what Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu want to see!

Rather than letting the Land of Rain suffer all sorts of horrific tragedies within its commercial sphere of influence, potentially causing Nagato to resent it, it's better to do a few favors!

You agree, right?

Danzo? Hanzo?

If I give you the industry but you can't manage it well, then you can't blame me!

As for the envy of various factions over commercial profits that followed, resulting in each faction's business teams being ripped off and exploited...

All eyes turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi!

This is the culprit!

"So, brother-in-law, are you in or not?"

Uchiha Makoto turned to look at Uchiha Fugaku, awaiting his response.

"You've prepared everything so thoroughly, of course we'll do it!"

Uchiha Fugaku gave a wry smile; he was moved by the prospects that Uchiha Makoto had described!

Uchiha Makoto nodded in satisfaction.

All of this was him clearing away everything irrelevant, setting the stage for the subsequent plot developments.

He will never appear in any future storylines, but his shadow will always be present!

As for his own actions... the master is kind-hearted and can't bear to see others suffer!

Moreover, the Rock Ninja front cannot collapse!

He also wants Kamui!