The Wealthy Uchiha

Natsuki looked up at the massive gate of the prison.

In a loud voice, he called out, "Kurama!"

The Nine-Tails originally didn't want to pay attention to Natsuki, but he didn't expect Natsuki to call out his real name!

Boom! The surging chakra slammed against the gate, making a violent noise. "How do you know my name?"

Natsuki replied calmly, "Because I have seen the future."

"Seen the future?" The Nine-Tails' first reaction was disbelief, but the fact that Natsuki called out his name was undeniable.

"Do you want to know when you'll be able to get out of here?" Natsuki's lips curved into a smirk.

Seeing Natsuki's somewhat malicious expression, the Nine-Tails couldn't help but be curious. "When!?"

"Talking takes too long. Let me show you through a genjutsu."

Thanks to his upgrade to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Natsuki could now transmit some images to others through genjutsu.

Immediately, Natsuki showed the Nine-Tails the scene from the Fourth Great Ninja War, where he was dragged out of Naruto's body and devoured by the Gedo Statue.

"The Ten-Tails!" Kurama roared, his voice filled with unwillingness, anger, and fear.

Being trapped inside a Jinchuriki only meant a loss of freedom, but being absorbed by the Ten-Tails would mean complete erasure from this world.

"Are you saying there will be a Fourth Great Ninja War in ten years?"

Natsuki nodded. "Remember the person who controlled you to destroy Konoha back then?"

Huff... Kurama exhaled a massive breath, expressing his anger.

"That Uchiha!"

"Yes, that Uchiha clansman will be the main culprit of the future Fourth Great Ninja War."

"The ultimate goal of the Fourth Great Ninja War is to feed all the Tailed Beasts to the Ten-Tails, then cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, spawn the God Tree, and destroy the world."

Natsuki sat cross-legged and explained some of the causes and consequences of the Fourth Great Ninja War to Kurama.

Kurama listened intently, not doubting its authenticity at all, because as a fragment of the Ten-Tails, he knew its nature.

These were secrets from thousands of years ago, known to no one.

Yet, Uchiha Natsuki before him could accurately recount them.

"And Naruto is the reincarnation of Ashura, destined to save the world. The earlier you cooperate with him, the stronger he becomes, and the safer you will be. Isn't that right?"

"Hmph, what about the Fourth Hokage sealing me away?" Kurama was still resentful. After all, when the Fourth Hokage sealed him, he even split Kurama's chakra in half.

As a result, Kurama now had only half of his chakra.

Natsuki rolled his eyes. "The Fourth Hokage sealed you as part of his duty. Now, you and Naruto share a common destiny. Think about it."

With that, Natsuki slowly disappeared.

In the shadows, the Nine-Tails muttered, "Ten-Tails..."

...

In the inner world, no matter how long one stays, only an instant passes outside.

Naruto had just opened his eyes when Natsuki also opened his.

Naruto's eyes now held many things that were not there before.

In Sasuke's view, it seemed like Teacher Natsuki had told Naruto to think it over.

Naruto just closed his eyes for a moment, and it was as if he had become a different person.

"Have you decided, Naruto?" Natsuki smiled. As long as the fox didn't cause trouble, Naruto would be able to improve quickly.

Naruto looked at Natsuki and then gave a big smile. "I've decided, Senior Natsuki."

Sasuke looked back and forth between Natsuki and Naruto, feeling like they were hiding something from him.

Afterward, Natsuki took Naruto and Sasuke for a stroll through the streets before sending Sasuke home.

Finally, he walked Naruto to his door, ruffled his hair, and sent him inside.

The Anbu watching them relaxed, seeing that Natsuki didn't make any suspicious moves or say anything unusual, and watched him leave.

Naruto walked in, immediately pulling out a piece of paper from his head.

It was a note from Natsuki, explaining that the mental world couldn't be entered at will as it consumed a lot of mental energy. Entering and exiting too much would be too much for Naruto.

Naruto read it carefully and then, with a loud "ah," swallowed the note.

...

When Natsuki returned to the Uchiha compound, dinner time had already passed.

But Natsuki had already eaten, so he didn't have to worry about that.

As soon as Natsuki returned, Fugaku came to find him.

"Natsuki, the car you requested has been completed."

Natsuki perked up immediately. "Take me to see it."

He was quickly led to a yard where a low-slung car sat quietly.

The car was mostly made of wood, with open sides, designed by Natsuki based on a tourist vehicle from his previous life.

While the technological level of the Naruto world wasn't low, vehicles weren't widespread due to the varying national conditions and lack of roads.

Last time, the compensation from the Hidden Cloud Village included an engine, though it was chakra-driven.

Natsuki created this car for Uchiha civilians to travel between the village and the compound conveniently.

It was also part of some of his future plans.

Stepping on it, Natsuki injected chakra into the front, and the vehicle began to move. It had a steering wheel and brakes, and to increase speed, he simply had to release more chakra.

It gave Natsuki a feeling of driving back in the old days.

The person responsible for making this car was Uchiha Kimei, who had a keen interest in such creations.

Though the practicality of this vehicle wasn't high and could only travel between Konoha and the Uchiha compound, it was a start. And with the Uchiha now being wealthy, they could afford to spend.

Although most of the money was going towards Orochimaru's research, even a small portion made Fugaku, who had lived through hard times, uncomfortable.

After inspecting the car, Fugaku quickly took Natsuki to the meeting room.

It turned out that after more than a year since the Uchiha implemented the birth incentive policy, many babies had been born.

Fugaku kept his promise, giving each baby's parents a reward of 200,000 ryo.

However, with the baby boom, the money in Fugaku's treasury was flowing out like water.

Fugaku was getting nervous and sought Natsuki's advice.

"Natsuki, your previous suggestion to encourage childbirth has led to many Uchiha meeting the target."

"Should we continue with the childbirth subsidy? The treasury funds are running low."

Natsuki confidently nodded. "Of course, the clan leader can't go back on his word. Besides the 200,000 ryo, we'll also give an additional 400,000 ryo to each child who graduates from the Ninja Academy and another 500,000 ryo for those who awaken their Sharingan!"

"As for the treasury funds running low, I forgot to tell you about the franchise stores."

"Franchise stores? What franchise stores?" Fugaku was puzzled. Since Itachi and Shisui settled in the Land of Fields, Natsuki's business plan had been a great success, bringing in a lot of money for the Uchiha.

Had it not been for concerns about the Uchiha losing their motivation, Fugaku would have considered giving everyone a salary.

In this situation, with the kind of rewards Natsuki was suggesting, even a vast amount of money would be quickly depleted.

Without much explanation, Natsuki formed hand seals.

"Bang!" Smoke cleared, revealing a storage scroll that opened to reveal boxes upon boxes.

Fugaku was shocked to see these boxes.

"Could it be...?"

Natsuki gestured for Fugaku to open one, and inside, it was full of cash!

Each box contained 50 million ryo.

There were eight boxes! A total of 400 million ryo!

For context, the annual budget of the entire Konoha was about one billion ryo.

"!!!"

"!!!"

"!!!"

Fugaku could only express his shock by gasping, his eyes wide open.

Natsuki gave Fugaku a pat on the back to steady him, fearing he might faint from the shock.

Fugaku, a seasoned warrior, quickly calmed down after seeing so much money. "How did the franchise fees amount to so much?"

"This is just the initial burst. It won't be this much in the future," Natsuki explained in detail about the franchise model.

After hearing Natsuki's explanation, Fugaku was both astonished and slightly helpless. "Natsuki, I don't know how your mind works. Is this business model something from the future?"

"This franchise business model was indeed invented in the future. All successful business groups will use this model."

"Will this franchise model lead to our secret recipes being leaked?" Fugaku saw Natsuki as a money-making machine, with his various food inventions taking the entire ninja world by storm.

Now that the franchise model was implemented, the "Chinese Cuisine" stores were popping up everywhere like mushrooms after rain.

He worried that this proliferation would gradually erode their advantage.

Natsuki reassured him, "Clan Leader, you don't need to worry. First, the franchisees will only be able to offer a limited variety of foods."

"Secondly, the secret recipes will only be given to one person, with a mental seal placed in their mind to prevent leaks."

"Even if there are leaks, it will be a long time before they occur, by which time people will have become accustomed to eating at our stores."

In the previous world, everyone knew how to make fried chicken or french fries, but they still preferred to eat at chain restaurants. The same principle applied here.

Looking at the piles of money, Fugaku felt a surge of confidence. "Then we'll do as you say, Natsuki! The Uchiha will no longer be at the mercy of others."