"My lord! My lord! Great news!"
In the Land of Earth, formerly the Daimyo Prefecture, now the Central Government Office of the Divine Kingdom, Onodera, the former Minister of Finance and now the First Accountant of the Divine Kingdom Finance Committee, was carrying a thick stack of reports, almost half a person's height, and rushed into Gen'yō's office at a speed completely inconsistent with his obese figure.
His face was flushed red with extreme excitement, and sweat soaked his carefully styled hair. But he was completely unaware of it, immersed in a near-manic state of euphoria.
"My lord, look! This is last month's financial summary report! We made it! We really made it!"
Onodera slammed the report heavily onto the desk in front of Gen'yō, which was made of a single piece of Chakra crystal. The force was so great that even the teacup on the desk jumped.
Gen'yō put down the documents in his hand and glanced with interest at the fat man who had been completely blinded by the magic of money.
"Tell me, let me hear how wealthy our Divine Kingdom is now!"
"Wealthy enough to rival a nation? No! My lord, we're richer than the entire Shinobi World!" Onodera picked up the top report, pointing with a trembling finger at the long string of zeros that almost overflowed the paper. His voice was shaky.
"As of yesterday, the total sales of our 1,200 ' Divine Kingdom Convenience Supermarket ' across the Land of Earth reached an astonishing 30 billion Uchiha Ryō! And that's just for civilian goods!"
"And our 'flagship product'—the ' Blood Judgment ' katana—sold out 200,000 units last month through trade routes around the world! 200,000 units, my lord!" Onodera waved his arms excitedly. "At a price of 30,000 old taels per katana, after deducting all costs and transportation expenses, this alone brought us a net profit of over 6 billion taels! The entire annual fiscal revenue of the Land of Fire is less than one-tenth of that figure!"
"This massive cash flow has completely overwhelmed the monetary systems of all major powers! Now, on the black market, 10,000 old coins can't even buy a brand-new Uchiha Ryō! We... we've truly conquered half the Shinobi World with money!"
Onodera was so excited he was incoherent. He looked at Gen'yō with eyes full of fanatical worship. He had spent his whole life dealing with money and considered himself an expert, but compared to the methods of the lord before him, his little tricks were like child's play.
This isn't doing business; this is clearly printing money and robbing the world!
"This is just regular income. What about 'Xiao'?" Gen'yō was not surprised by the result. He was more concerned about the line in the darkness.
Upon hearing the name "Akatsuki," Onodera's expression instantly turned one of profound awe. He subconsciously lowered his voice, as if the name itself carried some kind of forbidden power.
"My lord... the Akatsuki organization... that can no longer be measured by wealth." Onodera swallowed hard, took out a black scroll made of a special material from his pocket, and respectfully handed it over.
"This is a report personally encrypted and sent back by Obito. Last month, the Akatsuki organization only made three 'small deals'."
"The first transaction involved selling a fragmented research report on 'how to stably control the Tailed Beast Chakra ' to the Kumogakure, which was eager to strengthen its national power, in exchange for a 30-year exclusive mining right to their largest Lightning Release mine."
"The second payment was a paid upgrade to Sunagakure with 'miniaturization of puppet cores' and 'neural link technology,' in exchange for half of the future output from all oil fields within the Land of Wind."
"As for the third item..." Onodera's expression turned somewhat strange. "Our old friend, Lord Orochimaru, after hesitating for half a month, ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of immortality. He used his seventeen secret laboratories located in the Land of Grass, the Land of Waterfalls, and other places, along with all the forbidden techniques and research data he possessed, to exchange from the Akatsuki organization for that... that preliminary report on ' Dragon Vein and Soul Fusion' that you bestowed upon him."
" Lord Orochimaru has now voluntarily applied to become the first chief scientist of the Biotechnology Department under the Akatsuki organization."
Gen'yō simply nodded after listening.
Everything was going according to his plan.
What he wanted was never just money, but to use economics and technology to firmly bind the entire Shinobi World to his war machine. He wanted all nations and all powerful individuals to live and breathe under the rules he set, ultimately becoming a piece of the puzzle in his Divine Kingdom.
"Very good, there's plenty of money." Gen'yō stood up, walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and looked down at the Uchiha Sacred Land, which had been completely renovated.
What was once a barren land has now been transformed into a magnificent metropolis brimming with futuristic technology.
Countless crystal buildings rose from the ground, gleaming in the sunlight. On the wide streets, Chakra hovercars moved silently through the city. In the sky, squads of Uchiha guards, clad in standard armor and carrying wings, conducted routine patrols, their figures leaving dazzling energy trails in the air above the city.
The shops lining the streets echoed with the happy laughter of the villagers. Children, dressed in brand-new, durable clothes, chased and played in the park, shooting each other with toy water guns they had bought with their pocket money from the "convenience store."
The elderly sat leisurely on park benches, sipping tea made from branches of the World Tree, known for its health benefits, while watching the new generation of Uchiha teenagers undergoing intensive training at the Amaterasu Academy in the distance.
Every Uchiha clan member's face radiated an unprecedented confidence and pride.
They no longer had to live under surveillance and suspicion, as they had in Konoha, fighting tooth and nail for meager funds and mission quotas.
Here, they are the children of the Divine Kingdom, the natural rulers.
They enjoy the best resources in the entire Shinobi World, receive the most advanced education, and wield the most powerful strength.
"This... this is what the Uchiha should be like!" Uchiha Fugaku stood not far behind Gen'yō, looking at the prosperous world before him. The former clan leader was so moved that tears streamed down his face.
He seemed to see the long-cherished wish of the Uchiha Clan for thousands of years become a reality in Gen'yō's hands in a way he never dared to dream of.
However, just as everyone was immersed in the joy brought by this prosperous era, Gen'yō's gaze sharpened.
He knew that the brighter the light, the stronger the covetousness and malice lurking in the shadows.
The Divine Kingdom, this piece of fat meat flowing with milk and honey, has already attracted far too many greedy eyes.
"My lord, we have just received urgent intelligence from the border sentries!" Shisui Uchiha suddenly appeared in the office, his expression grave.
"Just half an hour ago, our ' Deep-Sea Sonar Barrier ' deployed in the waters bordering the Land of Water detected an unidentified unit attempting to interfere with our defense system using ultra-high-frequency infrasound waves and infiltrating using a secret technique similar to ' Hydrification Technique '."
"Although the opponent was forced back by the ' High-Voltage Electric Arc Trap ' the moment they made contact with the outer defenses, based on the residual Chakra at the scene, their strength is at least at the Elite Jonin level, and they are from the Kirigakure Anbu, specializing in infiltration and assassination!"
Kirigakure?
Gen'yō's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold glint flashing within them.
Is it the Kirigakure, still in the " Bloody Mist Village " era, under the oppressive rule of the Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura? Do they also want a piece of the pie?
"It seems our gates aren't sturdy enough after all." Gen'yō turned around, looked at Onodera and Fugaku, and a cold smile appeared on his face.
"Issue my order: the Finance Committee shall immediately allocate 100 billion in special funds."
"Since these rats keep trying to get in, I'll build them a true divine barrier that even the soul cannot penetrate!"
Tell them, welcome to a world where once you're in, you'll never get out!