Naruto: The spiritual leader of the Uchiha clan

"It's not Mr. Owl, I..." Uchiha Owl gave Sarutobi Hiruzen a look, and Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped talking. He just quietly observed Uchiha Owl negotiating with the other side.

Tsunade was also stunned. Although she didn't understand why the Owl King asked for such a high price, she was very confident in the Owl King. As long as he raised the price, it meant that there was still profit here and she could exploit it!

The Kumogakure envoy was stunned. What the hell, three hundred million? Tripled? He suddenly felt dizzy. His hand touched the Hokage's desk, and he tried hard to keep his legs from weakening.

"Three hundred million? Elder Xiao, you're going too far! You're robbing me!" The Cloud Hidden Emissary was furious. He didn't care who Uchiha Xiao was. "You're going to kill me! I don't care who you are."

"Envoy, please remember that it is you who want to form an alliance. If you are not satisfied with my offer, you can raise your price and we can negotiate." Uchiha Xiao understood from this test that 300 million was already more than the maximum profit that could be obtained this time. He was afraid that the talks would break down, so he winked at the Hokage.

After receiving the signal, Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly said, "Lord Xiao, they have come from afar and are guests. You are going too far! Don't worry, envoy, what you said just now does not count."

The Cloud Village envoy's expression softened and he said, "One hundred and twenty million cannot be more. The money of my Cloud Village did not come from the wind!" He looked at Uchiha Xiao.

Uchiha Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Two hundred and fifty million!" He looked at the Cloud Hidden Village messenger with eyes like a poisonous snake.

The Kumogakure envoy slammed the table, and Sarutobi Hiruzen shuddered. "Oh my goodness, is slamming the table the way you negotiate these days? I don't know if this old mahogany table can handle it!"

"One hundred and fifty million! I have tried my best. Elder Xiao, please don't make things difficult for me. If we fall out, it will be embarrassing for everyone." The Yunyin envoy's face turned pale.

Uchiha Xiao frowned. Two hundred and fifty million was still too high. Moreover, the Cloud Hidden Village envoy didn't seem anxious when he mentioned one hundred and fifty million, which meant that it hadn't reached the limit yet. So, the limit should be...

"Two hundred million, envoy, if the Hidden Cloud Village is willing to pay two hundred million as compensation and fund the development of our Konoha Village, I, Uchiha Owl, and the Hokage can make the decision and sign the treaty immediately."

"From now on, Konoha and Kumogakure are one family. You will be able to complete your mission and leave a mark in the history of the ninja world."

The Yunyin envoy was taken aback by the deception. Two hundred million should be enough, right? It should meet the minimum required by Master Ai. Although the hope of being recorded in history was very tempting, he still wanted to fight for it.

"One hundred and eighty million, Lord Owl..." The Cloud Hidden Village messenger no longer called him elder. As a result, Uchiha Owl didn't even look at him, but was whispering with Tsunade.

The Cloud Hidden Envoy gritted his teeth and said, "Alright! Two hundred million is two hundred million. Elder Uchiha Xiao, please sign your name as well, so that I can give our Master Ai an explanation!"

"Of course!" Uchiha Xiao smiled and motioned Sarutobi Hiruzen to sign. Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned, and only realized it after Uchiha Xiao knocked on the table. One hundred million became two hundred million, and he made a fortune!

After Sarutobi Hiruzen signed, the Cloud Village envoy looked at Uchiha Owl. Uchiha Owl wrote a cursive signature behind Sarutobi Hiruzen. The Cloud Village envoy breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "From now on, the two villages will be brother villages!"

"Of course!" Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and shook hands with the messenger.

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I wish you all a Happy New Year!

Chapter 115 Konoha Village

The envoy from the Hidden Cloud Village looked at the alliance treaty and felt that he had made a profit. After all, at this point in time, Konoha was invincible, and their foundation was enough to look down on the other four countries.

Establishing diplomatic relations with Konoha would bring huge benefits to the Hidden Cloud Village. After exchanging greetings with Uchiha Owl and Sarutobi Hiruzen, he left with a smile.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Uchiha Owl and said, "Owl Lord, it seems we've made a fortune? The Rain Ninjas have 300 million ryo, the Sand Village has 100 million ryo, and the yak jade from the previous Thunder Earth War is worth over 200 million, plus the alliance treaty with the Land of Lightning, 200 million ryo!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen swallowed his saliva. The income of nearly 800 million taels from this war made him a little crazy.

Eight hundred million taels! That's equivalent to ten years of Konoha Village's income plus the Daimyo's support! Don't underestimate this war reparations.

Uchiha Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, that's the case. This doesn't even include the transfer of Rain Ninja and Sand Village's missions. The minimum guarantee this time is 1 billion taels of silver."

Shit, is war so profitable? Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed, he laughed like a child, he had never seen so much money in his life, haha!

It's no wonder that Sarutobi Hiruzen lost his composure. Other Kages would behave the same way when faced with such a large sum of money. As the saying goes, money is not everything, but without money, you can do nothing.

With this money, Konoha's military expenditure, people's living standards, and scientific research level can all be greatly enhanced and improved.

"Mr. Xiao, you are simply amazing. Our losses in these wars were so small that they were almost negligible, yet we achieved such great results. You should be credited with the greatest credit!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said sincerely.

Uchiha Xiao smiled and said, "Thanks to the guidance of Hokage-sama and the joint efforts of the entire village ninja, we can achieve such a result. I just played a guiding role, which is nothing."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was becoming more and more satisfied, and murmured, "I wish you were my son."

Uchiha Xiao was stunned. "Hokage-sama, what did you say?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen reacted and shook his head, "Nothing. Mr. Owl, how do you think we should spend this money?" He felt that Uchiha Owl would give a correct suggestion.

Uchiha Xiao pondered for a moment, then said, "Here are my humble suggestions. First, we should increase the compensation for the families of deceased ninjas. We should take out 100 million from it to ensure that their wives and descendants can have a relatively prosperous life. We shouldn't let heroes bleed and cry."

"Then we will develop the economy and encourage entrepreneurship. We will allocate 200 million yuan to provide opportunities for villagers to start businesses and create jobs for ordinary villagers in our village. Money is only money when it is in circulation. If you just keep it, it won't increase. But if it circulates, it will grow bigger and bigger."

"Spend two hundred million to purchase war supplies, including kunai, senbon, shurikens, ninja swords, long swords, and other strategic materials. Make sure the ninjas are well-equipped for future battles."

"Finally, allocate 500 million yuan for scientific research. Science and technology are the primary productive forces. Through scientific research, we can strengthen our weapons, improve people's livelihoods, enhance people's physical fitness, and so on."

After Uchiha Xiao finished speaking, he took a sip of water. Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned. "No, buddy, how can you know so much? So quickly, these ten billion were spent?"

"Well, isn't it too much to spend on scientific research... Mr. Owl?" Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little painful.

Uchiha Xiao shook his head. "Respected Hokage, it's not much at all. When it comes to scientific research, no matter how much money you spend, it's all about whether you can produce results. If you can, then at the latest, you'll recoup your costs within a year, and you'll be making a net profit the year after that."

"Don't give up on the path of scientific research just because of the limitations of your vision!" Uchiha Xiao Xiao persuaded him with both emotion and reason.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind raced. After the research was completed, would the investment be recovered within a year? The rest would be profit? If that was the case, then the money was well spent.

"But, does my Konoha Village have such talents to organize scientific research activities?" After saying this, a memory flashed through Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind.

"Old man, I want to study cell activity. Maybe I can regenerate severed limbs. Can you give me some funding?" Orochimaru's voice was filled with excitement.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not Hokage at that time and did not have that much money, so he shook his head and refused. He still remembered Orochimaru's loss at that time.

"You mean, Orochimaru?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes lit up. It seemed that his disciple had a lot of creative ideas.

Uchiha Owl nodded. "In terms of scientific research knowledge and inquiring spirit, no one is more suitable for this kind of work than Lord Orochimaru."

"Just think about it, if we in Konoha possess the technology to regenerate severed limbs, it will be a great advancement in the fields of medicine and scientific research. There are quite a few ninjas who are injured in missions every year. If this technology is broken through, just think about it, as long as our Konoha ninjas don't die, we can keep fighting!" Uchiha Xiao's eyes were filled with heat.

"Also, if there were a communication device that covered the entire ninja world, how convenient would it be to just use it to pass on instructions or talk to your family?"

"Take the most common thing, the lighter, for example. Currently, all of them are fuel-powered and expensive. If there were a lighter that used gas to ignite and was also windproof, wouldn't it be a great convenience for smokers?" Uchiha Xiao looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with amusement.

Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed twice and said, "Okay, I, Sarutobi Hiruzen, have invested in the Owl Lord project! I'll write you a fund transfer order right now, and I'll take the trouble to execute it."

After saying that, Sarutobi Hiruzen began to write about the allocation of funds, while Uchiha Owl was waiting beside him.

As for Tsunade, she was now looking at Uchiha Owl with careful eyes. If his advice just now was implemented, the future of Konoha Village would definitely be bright and beautiful.

My future husband is so capable!

After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished writing the warrant, he instructed, "Sir, I leave this matter to you. I am at ease. But you understand how to put it."

"Of course I understand. Lord Hokage serves the country and the people, which I really admire." Uchiha Xiao smiled.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said, "One more thing, remember to ask Orochimaru to promote the new lighter. Fuel lighters are too expensive now!"

Uchiha Xiao nodded and said, "No problem!" Then Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, indicating that he should go out and do his work.

"Oh, by the way, teacher, please accept these invitations. You and the elders are requested to come when the time comes." Tsunade handed four invitations to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The current Konoha F4 is still very reliable, serving the village wholeheartedly and having a good reputation, so Tsunade also invited Konoha F4.

Sarutobi Hiruzen opened the invitation and was stunned. "Uchiha Owl and Tsunade will be getting married in February next year."

"Aren't you so quick? You kidnapped my apprentice?" Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed angrily.

Uchiha Owl scratched his head and laughed foolishly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said, "Okay, the elders and I will be there when the time comes. Congratulations, you two are finally together."

"Thank you, Hokage (teacher)." The two bowed, then left hand in hand. Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled, lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath.

Chapter 116 Implementation Plan

Uchiha Owl took Sarutobi Hiruzen's mission and left the Hokage Building with Tsunade.

"Xiaoxiao, go and get busy. Hehe, do the task assigned to you by your teacher. This matter will benefit the country and the people, so you can't be careless. I'll be waiting for you at home and show you my cooking skills!" Tsunade smiled.

Uchiha Xiao smiled and said, "Okay~ Then let me look forward to the cooking skills of our two young ladies."

The two kissed each other on the mouth in front of the secret guards at the entrance of the Hokage Building, then hugged each other for a while before separating.

Secret Guard: ...

After separating, Uchiha Owl went to the Finance Office, which was now under the charge of Mito Kado Yan. Mito Kado Yan quickly stood up after seeing Uchiha Owl.

"What's the news? They invited our Elder Xiao here. Come and sit down. Someone, bring tea!" Mito Menyan's attitude was not bad.

He smiled and pulled Uchiha Xiao over, then pressed him on the leather seat. Uchiha Xiao felt very happy. This old guy really knew how to enjoy himself.

"Ahem, Yan Suo, we got a lot of money from this war, how much has been received now?" Uchiha Xiao said lightly.

Mitomon En said, "About 550 million. The Sand Village is too poor, so they will pay in installments, but the mission will be transferred directly."

"How much deposit is there in the finance office, including these?" Uchiha Xiao asked again.

Mitomon Yan said, "The total is 1.3 billion taels. I wonder why Elder Xiao is asking this?"

Uchiha Xiao took out Sarutobi Hiruzen's warrant and handed it to Mito Kado En. Mito Kado En's heart skipped a beat and he almost fainted after seeing the warrant.

You're going to use one billion all at once. Oh my God, it's only been in your hands for a short time. Are you crazy, Hiruzen?

"Please give me the 1 billion silver notes from Lord Mitomon En, and I will go to carry out Lord Hokage's mission." Uchiha Xiao smiled.

The warrant is here. No matter how unhappy Mito Menyan is, he has to count the banknotes and hand them to Uchiha Xiao.

"Mr. Xiao, has Lord Hokage really agreed?" He was still a little unwilling to give up, but Uchiha Xiao nodded.

Finally, Mitomon En sighed, returned to his seat and looked at the ceiling.

Uchiha Xiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can earn back the money sooner or later."

Mitomon Yan nodded and forced a smile, "Of course I believe you."

After chatting for a while, Uchiha Xiao went to the guard regiment with the silver bills.

As soon as he pushed open the door and walked in, he shouted, "Except for those on duty, everyone please stop what you are doing and have a small meeting."

After saying that, he went to the office and waited for everyone. The office was very large and was used for year-end summaries and could accommodate everyone.

Soon, everyone from secretaries to office police officers arrived and looked at Uchiha Owl sitting on the stage. Next to his desk was a stainless steel cup filled with tea.

"Reporting to the Minister, except for the members who are on duty today, all police officers and leadership teams are here!" The speaker was Nara Qingfeng.

Nara Mingyue sat there alone, took out a notebook and pen to take notes. It must be said that the two secretaries had high comprehension and strong execution ability, which made Uchiha Xiao very satisfied.

Uchiha Xiao nodded, and then began to speak, "I called everyone here today because I have a few things to announce."

"First, in order to implement the Hokage's instructions, we will express our condolences to the ninja who died in the war and increase the post-war pension by 100 million taels of silver. Please inform the families and civilians."

"This time, the pension will be strictly supervised by me, Uchiha Xiao, and all police officers. If there are any cases of failure to pay, corruption, etc., after investigation, if it is confirmed, the status of the guard corps civil servants will be removed and sentenced to death."