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"Now you are satisfied!"
Senju Tobirama looked at Uchiha Nan with a sullen expression. He had been reduced to calling an Uchiha brat "Hokage-sama"! It felt like a tiger being bullied by a dog.
But time will tell. Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Let's see what happens!
"Quite satisfied."
Uchiha Nan nodded, pleased with Senju Tobirama's submission. Hearing Tobirama call him Hokage-sama was as refreshing as drinking ice water on a scorching summer day.
After all his years in the ninja world, Uchiha Nan was the only one who could make Tobirama compromise to such an extent.
Cool!
"Enough with the nonsense. What do you want me to research?"
"Do you want a forbidden technique that can kill hundreds instantly? A technique to transform and strengthen your body? Or perhaps a technique that desecrates souls like Impure World Reincarnation?"
Senju Tobirama introduced his repertoire of forbidden arts to Uchiha Nan. With extensive experience in developing such arts, he assured that, given sufficient funds, he could deliver whatever Uchiha Nan desired.
Tobirama could easily deduce that Uchiha Nan's elaborate efforts to revive him were to develop powerful forbidden techniques.
If Uchiha Nan sought thrill, then Tobirama would oblige. He had many ideas for forbidden techniques during his lifetime but never had the chance to develop them.
What a shame.
Uchiha Nan frowned as he listened to Tobirama's enthusiastic pitch. Tobirama called him an evil Uchiha brat, yet he seemed obsessed with creating deadly forbidden techniques.
Tobirama, why not apply your scientific prowess to improve the ninja world's productivity and benefit its people?
"You evil old ghost of the Senju family!"
"Who wants you to develop these futile killing techniques!"
Uchiha Nan couldn't help but curse, leaving Tobirama momentarily stunned.
Those were his words!
"What do you mean?"
Tobirama was puzzled by Uchiha Nan's intentions. The purpose of scientific research was to develop forbidden techniques. If ninjas didn't create them for combat, what else were they supposed to do?
"Tobirama, I'm disappointed in you."
"But it's not entirely your fault. Although you were once Hokage, at heart, you're still a ninja."
"A ninja's focus is on killing, but a Hokage has broader responsibilities."
Uchiha Nan shook his head. As Hokage, he had to request funds and assistance from the daimyo, which felt quite degrading.
"What do you mean?"
"Are you suggesting I'm not qualified to be Hokage?"
Tobirama looked at Uchiha Nan with a hard gaze. He had built Konoha from the ground up.
His brother Hashirama provided the muscle, indulging in leisure, while Uchiha Madara was up to who-knows-what, often swindling him out of money to gamble.
It was Tobirama who founded Konoha. How dare anyone question his qualifications as Hokage?
"Of course not. You're certainly qualified, but there's room for improvement."
"Starting with funding."
Uchiha Nan hinted that the presence of so many daimyos was redundant.
A daimyo isn't just a person but a system entrenched in the ninja world for millennia. Uchiha Nan was dissatisfied with its distorted technological development and outdated productivity.
"Snort!"
"The funding from the Fire Nation Daimyo to Konoha is the highest in the ninja world!"
"I secured billions more this year!"
"I'll tell you, based on my calculations, the budget for Sunagakure in the Land of Wind will likely be cut!" Tobirama felt Uchiha Nan was nitpicking. During his tenure as Hokage, he had to overspend to win wars.
But isn't overspending in war normal?
Which ninja village isn't in debt?
Konoha's finances were already in good shape, and they had a generous benefactor willing to help restore Konoha's health.
Oh?
Tobirama, are you proud of yourself?
Boasting about your achievements. This tradition of one-upmanship seems universal!
"Tobirama, we need to think bigger. Why rely on daimyo money?"
"We must learn to be self-sufficient!"
Uchiha Nan decided to enlighten Tobirama.
"Do you mean earning from ninja missions?"
Tobirama looked at Uchiha Nan, thinking he was delusional.
A ninja village's self-sufficiency isn't just sending ninjas on missions and taking a commission. That only covers a fraction of expenses.
Most of the earnings must remain with the ninjas. If Tobirama tried to funnel more into Konoha, he'd risk being attacked by his own ninjas.
Such earnings are a drop in the bucket for war expenses, gone within months.
Without national support, ninja villages can manage during peacetime but struggle in war.
Who doesn't want to be self-reliant and stand tall? Even completing S-rank missions wouldn't match the funds provided by daimyos.
"Of course not. I mean engaging in production and establishing our own methods, making daimyos obsolete."
Uchiha Nan clarified. While ninjas may not need daimyos in the future, daimyo power in the ninja world is significant, though not in a martial sense.
Ninjas are powerful, but their numbers are small.
A ninja world war involves only tens of thousands, and Konoha's current ninja count is under five digits.
However, the ordinary population is vast, in the hundreds of millions, and public perception of ninjas isn't favorable—viewed as tools and executioners.
Daimyos represent the interests of ordinary people and conservative classes.
Ninjas are a new breed, brought by the Otsutsuki family. In the past, samurai prevailed, possessing considerable strength.
Initially, except for Otsutsuki descendants, ninjas were weak and shunned by samurai.
But as the ninjutsu system evolved, ninjas grew stronger, capable of defeating samurai.
Daimyos recognized this shift and began courting ninjas with money, women, and food.
Over time, ninjas served daimyos, completing tasks in exchange for generous rewards. This became routine, and everyone benefited.
Except for the general populace.
The pen remained in daimyo hands, and the ninja-as-tools theory persisted. It was a flawed world.
These factors hindered ninjas from becoming true rulers.
Uchiha Nan pondered, awaiting Tobirama's response.
Let's make some adjustments. It's unreasonable for daimyos to hold such sway over ninjas. I'll rely on my logic to improve the world view. If readers find the explanation lacking...
Blame Kishimoto!
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