Naruto: Yes, Uchiha-sama.

Chapter 68: How can you, the stinking Konoha, be worthy of me? I have awakened and opened my eyes to see the world!

"Marriage?"

Uchiha Makoto repeated loudly.

Marriage is not uncommon in the Naruto world, and it can even be said to be commonplace.

Daimyo and nobles love to use marriage to strengthen ties, mediate conflicts, and form a community of interests. Even ninjas are the same. The current close relationship between the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan is the product of marriage.

Although Uzumaki Mito lives like a victim every day, it is undeniable that she is the legitimate wife of the Senju clan's head and the legitimate wife of Konoha's Hokage.

从目前的形势来看。

If you want the Uzumaki clan to sincerely form a close alliance with the Akatsuki Village similar to that of the Konoha Village, the best way is actually marriage.

It is a win-win situation for both parties.

"If Lord Guangying can agree to a marriage alliance with my Uzumaki clan, our Uzumaki clan is willing to form a blood alliance with the Akatsuki Village and share life and death together."

Uzumaki Shinji's words carry a lot of weight.

Although the Uzumaki Village is currently in a weak position, a rotten ship still has three thousand nails. The power of the Uzumaki clan cannot be underestimated after all. Uchiha Makoto also believes that the Uzumaki clan can really help the Akatsuki Village at a critical moment. This has been confirmed in the original Naruto.

"In that case, I have no reason to refuse. I thank the Uzumaki clan for their kindness. I will invite the Fire Nation Daimyo to personally officiate the wedding. I will send someone to prepare the betrothal gifts right away. I will definitely not let you down. This will be a grand wedding."

Uchiha Makoto readily accepted this political marriage. As the leader of a village, this was both an obligation and a responsibility for the future of the entire village.

“This is really great”

The joy on Uzumaki Shinji's face was beyond words. He then looked lovingly at Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku beside him and finally pushed her to the side of Uchiha Makoto.

"Tsubaki Shizuku, from now on you are Master Koukage's wife. Do not do anything that will bring shame to the Uzumaki clan."

The little girl who had just shown her little fangs and was aggressive towards Uchiha Makoto nodded silently, as if she had known about this matter for a long time. Uchiha Makoto looked up and down at Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku in front of him.

Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku has fair skin, youthful beauty, and her red hair in a high ponytail is very eye-catching. She also noticed Uchiha Makoto's gaze at this time, and immediately began to look around nervously. Even if this is a political marriage without any feelings, she is not at a big disadvantage.

After the gaze stayed for a while.

Uchiha Makoto thought so, and then brought the topic back.

He began to talk to Uzumaki Shinji about the issue of betrothal gifts, which was actually financial assistance, just a different way of saying it. However, Uchiha Makoto naturally could not be stingy on this issue. He had to let the Uzumaki clan know who was the ninja village that their Uzumaki clan could trust.

The simplest and quickest way to test sincerity is to see whether a person is willing to spend money. If he is not even willing to spend money, how can he be considered sincere?
It sounds a bit like a fallacy.

But from a practical point of view, it is very meaningful for reference.

We must make the Uzumaki clan think that Konoha is just a superficial ally!

Moreover, in the original storyline of Naruto, Konoha was indeed only a superficial ally of the Uzumaki clan. It truly lived up to the saying "When friendly forces are in trouble, remain as still as a mountain". Afterwards, it took away all the heritage of the Uzumaki clan, and did not even spend energy to search for the orphans of the Uzumaki clan who were stranded in the ninja world.

Nagato Uzumaki was stranded in the Rain Village with no one to take care of him. Jiraiya, the Toad Sage, was afraid that once Nagato's Rinnegan was exposed, the evil people in Konoha would know about it and start to have evil thoughts, bringing disaster upon themselves.

But Uzumaki Karin, she followed the ninjas of Kusagakure to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Exam. With such obvious red hair and name, Konoha obviously knew about it, but Konoha did nothing.

There are even more Uzumaki clan members who did not appear in the anime.

From beginning to end, Konoha only left one Uzumaki clan member, Kushina Uzumaki, and that was in order to make her the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. However, in the eyes of Konoha's top leaders, Kushina Uzumaki was not a person, but a weapon of war.

It's just that Uzumaki Kushina was "lucky" enough to meet the little sun, Namikaze Minato, and the higher-ups were happy to help him pursue Uzumaki Kushina. (I have a bit of a conspiracy theory. The story of Namikaze Minato heroically saving Kushina is ridiculous. The Kumo ninja carefully planned the kidnapping operation, successfully bypassing Uzumaki Mito and the Konoha Anbu ninjas. But Namikaze Minato rushed in alone. It was too coincidental, too much like fishing. This is just one person's opinion, for fun only, don't take it too seriously.)
It’s better not to have such superficial allies!
"36.8 billion taels!"

“I think this number sounds great!”

"Let's choose this number as the betrothal gift for Tsubaki Shizuku."

Uchiha Makoto sat there and pondered for a while, and decided to give a sky-high betrothal gift to win people's hearts.

"really?!"

Shinji Uzumaki's voice trembled and he felt his knees go weak. Fortunately, he was sitting on a chair, otherwise he would have knelt down directly, which would have been very embarrassing.

However, he did not expect that Uchiha Makoto could give so much money at one time. At the beginning, Uzumaki Shinji thought that raising 500 million, 600 million or even 1 billion would be considered a sky-high aid, but he did not expect that Uchiha Makoto would be so open-minded. He really treated the Uzumaki clan as a true ally.

Shinji Uzumaki had a very happy look on his face, thinking that this son-in-law of the Uzumaki clan was so kind!

Compared to the Senju clan.

It’s shabby, really too shabby.

Shinji Uzumaki is still brooding over the "betrayal" of the Senju clan when they established Konoha. People are just like that. They are always easily moved by the sudden kindness of strangers, and this kindness is worth 36.8 billion taels.

Who wouldn't be confused?

Having money is really a competition!

Tsubaki Uzumaki, who was standing by, covered her mouth with her hands in surprise, and then she started counting seriously with her hands: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, one hundred thousand, one million, ten million, one billion, and one billion. She had counted all the fingers on both hands before she got to one billion.

Her eyes suddenly emitted a dazzling light, staring brightly at Uchiha Makoto beside her. She was originally nervous about this political marriage between her and Uchiha Makoto. After all, they had never even met before, let alone any emotional foundation.

What if Uchiha Makoto is a bad man?
I heard about the Uchiha clan.
They have bad tempers.

Men are afraid of choosing the wrong career and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. This is a major matter that concerns Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku's lifelong happiness, but for the future of the Uzumaki clan, she can only make sacrifices.

But now Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku feels much more relieved.

Although this is assistance to the Uzumaki clan, it is assistance given in the name of a betrothal gift to marry myself. Girls are always sentimental and have fantasies. Maybe Uchiha Makoto does this simply for me?

Is it love at first sight?
Even though Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku knew in her heart that such an idea was naive, she found it really hard to help but think so.

after all
What if.
好感度+3+3+3+3+3
"Of course it's true."

"A word from light and shadow cannot be taken back!"

"This not only represents the sincerity of the blood alliance between my Akatsuki Village and the Uzumaki clan, but also my determination to marry Uzumaki Tsubakishizu."

Uchiha Makoto said this while glancing at Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku out of the corner of his eye.

The effect was truly remarkable! Silent flirting—it's terrifying!
"It's so clear!"

"It's a pity there's no wine here, Master Guangying, so we can only use tea instead!"

"The Uzumaki clan and the Akatsuki Village share life and death!"

Shinji Uzumaki excitedly drank the bowl of tea in front of him, and then he still felt unsatisfied, so he poured another cup for Uchiha Makoto and Uzumaki Tsubakishizuku.

"Let's drink from each other's cups!"

"Tsubaki Shizuku, take the initiative. This is your future husband, why are you shy?"

Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku's face flushed and she looked shy, but she still picked up the teacup. Seeing this, Uchiha Makoto had no choice but to pick up the teacup at the same time. He just felt that Uzumaki Shinji really didn't care about his face for money, and he was really extravagant.

He drank the tea in one gulp.

Uchiha Makoto then thought of something, and then said to Uzumaki Shinji:
"It's just the figure of 36.8 billion ryo. I hope that within the Akatsuki Village and your Uzumaki clan, you can keep a low profile on this matter for the time being, but you must make a grand announcement to Konoha!"

Just now, a bad idea came to Uchiha Makoto's mind.

Just a few minutes.

He had already thought of a short essay with rich meaning.

Konoha exclusive version of "New Ninja"!
Regarding the sky-high bride price and women's independence!

"The Warring States era, when female kunoichi were timid and confined to their families, is a thing of the past. Now is the era of the ninja village. Sisters, we must be independent, learn to wake up, and open our eyes to the world!"

"Konoha's systematic oppression and discrimination against women is truly disgusting. There are really only men in the place."

"Stand together and speak up for women."

"Don't tell me all this. We're not on the same page. We can't have a conversation or exchange ideas. I'll just say one thing: I will always stand on the side of my own gender and my own interests without any principles or bottom line."

Such ideological arguments must be constantly bombarded on the women of Konoha, so that they can learn high bride prices, freedom and independence, providing emotional value, etc.

A little bit of brewing, a little bit of cultivation, until the First Ninja World War was completely ignited!
By the time of the First Shinobi World War, it was a terrible war like a meat grinder, with the ninja death rate remaining high. Most of the Konoha kunoichi and women who had been brainwashed by the brainless essay hid in the back. In the entire Konoha system, as for the entire ninja world, the number of female kunoichi going to the battlefield was still a minority after all.

There is also a very important custom in this ninja world, which is also an old version custom that has been passed down in the previous version. That is, in the ninja world, women are generally in charge of the home and men are in charge of the outside. Men are required to give their financial income to the women in the family to manage. They will usually receive pocket money, and women will also manage the family finances in an orderly manner.

Even Hashirama Senju is the same.

This is actually a very harmonious way of getting along.

Due to physical reasons, women do not need to endure the hardship of traveling outside, and men can deal with the storms outside wholeheartedly without worrying about other things that make them upset.

But
Now the version has changed!

Those female ninjas of Konoha who have been poisoned by Xiaozuowen's thoughts are hiding in the rear. At this time, Akatsuki Village can start to publicize to Konoha how independent heroines can quickly start their own businesses and launch a ninja version of the White Feather Movement!
War era.

The high death rate of ninjas and the high compensation after death will definitely make people greedy.

So who will spend this money?
It’s really hard to guess!

The Akatsuki Village only needs to continue to use public opinion to publicize the superiority of the Akatsuki Village ninjas, and use its own financial advantages and economic development advantages to launch a dimensionality reduction attack.

"How can you, a bunch of Konoha's lowly ninjas, be qualified to compare with the ninjas of Akatsuki Village!"

"bride price?"

"I'm sorry, there's no such custom in Xiaonin Village. They're free, open, and civilized there. We must learn to adapt to local customs!"

"So what? How can it be the same?"

"The air in Akatsuki Village is so fresh and sweet. Why is that shrimp-headed man starting to stink again? The moon in Akatsuki Village is rounder than the moon in Konoha!"

Uchiha Makoto felt excited and itchy just thinking about it.

Really looking forward to it!

It would be really interesting if such a famous scene happened.

As for the ideological arguments of Akatsuki Village, they have been branded by Uchiha Makoto.

loyalty!

Offer loyalty to Lord Light and Shadow.

Be loyal to Lord Light and Shadow, onboard!

Whether men or women, they are the same. When necessary, they need to dedicate everything to Lord Light and Shadow, both body and soul.

"Of course Konoha will promote it vigorously, but why should Akatsuki Village and our Uzumaki clan keep it low-key for the time being?"

Shinji Uzumaki was a little confused.

Shinji Uzumaki could understand that the 36.8 billion taels of betrothal gift was being heavily publicized in Konoha.

After all, we also hope that the Uzumaki clan can be proud of Konoha. You, the Uzumaki clan, who do not cherish it, can easily get 36.8 billion taels of aid from the Akatsuki Village. Go and regret it!
This is the worth of our Uzumaki clan!

We deserve it!

A feeling of secret joy that is difficult to describe in words emerged in Uzumaki Shinji's heart.

But why did the Uzumaki clan and Akatsuki Village choose to handle this matter in a low-key manner? Logically, the matter must be publicized vigorously to highlight the alliance between the Uzumaki clan and Akatsuki Village.

"First of all, wealth must not be exposed. Konoha is our ally, so it doesn't matter if it's publicized. Konoha won't attack us anyway, but we still need to keep a low profile. This is the caution a ninja village should have."

"Secondly, I don't want outsiders to think that the relationship between Akatsuki Village and the Uzumaki clan is just fair-weather friends because of this money. We are serious allies, a blood alliance that would go through fire and water for an ally at a critical moment."

Uchiha Makoto's words were sincere and righteous.

Actually, he's just talking nonsense.
After all, how could he possibly speak out his true feelings? This kind of thing couldn't even be written in his diary.

(End of this chapter)