The atmosphere became a bit awkward for a moment.
Uzumaki Shinji felt that if he continued to press, he would surely hear a very unpleasant answer.
And in order to quickly skip over this topic, Uzumaki Shinji decided to talk about something light to ease the atmosphere in the room.
"Makoto, how has Tsubaki Shizuku been feeling lately?"
"Mm, pretty good. Since she got pregnant, she hasn't been training much. Now she gets up on time every day, sunbathes, and occasionally exercises. She can still prepare dinner every day and wait for me to come back."
Hearing Uchiha Makoto say this.
The joy on Uzumaki Shinji's face was palpable.
The Hokage of Konoha is elected by the votes of the ninja clans, but there is no rule that the next Lord Light Shadow of Akatsuki Village must be produced by election. According to the current mainstream tradition, bloodline inheritance is the undisputed legitimacy!
The chances of Uchiha Makoto's child becoming the next Lord Light Shadow are the greatest.
Therefore, in order to maintain the alliance between the Uzumaki clan and Akatsuki Village, the issue of Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku's offspring is of the utmost importance.
Only when Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku gives birth to a child with Uzumaki blood for Uchiha Makoto can a crucial guarantee be added to the alliance between the two sides.
In the past, this matter had weighed on Uzumaki Shinji's mind like a great stone.
Now, Uzumaki Tsubaki Shizuku was finally pregnant.
He had finally settled a major concern.
"That's really great."
"Ha, I almost forgot. There's one more thing I haven't told you. Through a secret technique, we've found out that Tsubaki Shizuku's child is a boy. And during the New Year last year, Lord Hashirama and I already agreed. Our family will have an arranged marriage with his granddaughter. In the future, we'll be even closer."
Uchiha Makoto was in a good mood at this moment.
Following this topic, he told Uzumaki Shinji about the marriage alliance between Konoha and Akatsuki—his son had already been betrothed to Senju Hashirama's granddaughter. If nothing unexpected happens, no "breaking off the engagement," no "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river" kind of melodramatic scenes, then the alliance between Konoha and Akatsuki Village will be further strengthened, achieving a closer bond.
"Makoto, you've really given me a surprise today!"
Uzumaki Shinji was so happy he couldn't close his mouth.
He naturally knew the great political significance of the arranged marriage between Uchiha Makoto's and Senju Hashirama's families.
The Hokage's granddaughter and the Lord Light Shadow's son, the child born from their union could inherit the glory of the Lord Light Shadow, and with a little effort, could also inherit the glory of the Hokage.
—A child with the blood of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Makoto becoming the legitimate heir of both villages is simply a matter of course.
As long as there is a will to push for it, it is not impossible for Akatsuki Village and Konoha to merge in the future.
Although the matter of unification has little to do with the Uzumaki clan.
But... in the future, the heirs of the two villages.
The Lord Light Shadow's son will still be the Lord Light Shadow, and the Hokage's granddaughter will still be the Hokage. Now that they are even closer, they can just pass down the two foundations laid by the Uchiha and Senju clans for generations.
And they are all related to the Uzumaki clan... everyone is a relative.
The Uzumaki clan can also rely on the relationship between the two sides to be passed down for generations.
Uzumaki Shinji was so happy and invigorated that much of the fatigue from his days of travel disappeared.
But how could the unification of Konoha and Akatsuki Village be so simple? Senju Tobirama was like a roadblock in the way. To unite Konoha, he must be dealt with!
To this, Uchiha Makoto of course only reported the good news and not the bad.
He didn't mention a word about the wrangling between him and Senju Tobirama.
—As long as the two sides can maintain a minimum of tacit understanding, there is no need to create extra trouble.
"Let's not announce this matter for now. We'll talk about it after the child is born."
"Don't worry, I understand."
Uzumaki Shinji chuckled and nodded repeatedly.
Uchiha Makoto said no more.
After giving Uzumaki Shinji a shot of adrenaline, he had to increase the intensity—Uzumaki and Akatsuki, friendship without limits. To fight for Akatsuki Village is to fight for the Uzumaki clan.
"Regarding the Tailed Beast sealing technique, we still need the Uzumaki clan to put in a lot of effort. The remuneration can be discussed."
"Makoto, what are you talking about? What's money? It's not like my Uzumaki clan is short on this little bit of money!"
Uzumaki Shinji rolled his eyes, his tone full of magnanimity.
But that was the truth.
The cannery business had made the Uzumaki clan's finances unprecedentedly abundant, propping up half of their financial sky.
Their lives were much better than in the past when they relied purely on missions for their source of funds.
According to the current expansion trend of the cannery, the Uzumaki clan will earn even more in the future.
The Uzumaki clan is not some ungrateful white-eyed wolf. It was Uchiha Makoto who had pulled the Uzumaki clan into this big business in the first place. The Uzumaki clan remembered all this in their hearts. Otherwise, Uzumaki Shinji would not have rushed to Akatsuki Village overnight to help as soon as he received Uchiha Makoto's letter.
"Oh my, how can I accept this."
"Even blood brothers settle accounts clearly. The labor fee cannot be short."
"Makoto, you are still so considerate."
Between their pulling and pushing, Uchiha Makoto led Uzumaki Shinji out of the Lord Light Shadow's office.
Soon, the two arrived at a heavily guarded research base.
Uchiha Makoto gave Uzumaki Shinji a brief tour of this secret research base. This would be the long-term workplace of the Uzumaki clan's sealing masters in the future.
While he was at it, Uchiha Makoto also described his ambitions to Uzumaki Shinji.
Chakra is too useful as a source of energy.
In the original story, the Sky Ninja Village, using the power of the Zero-Tails, could maintain a floating fortress for a long time with just the pain and despair of a few dozen people converted into chakra.
One can imagine how absurd the energy density and usability of chakra are.
Otherwise, the Otsutsuki clan would not have scoured the entire universe for chakra to refine into pills to enhance their strength.
This is far more efficient than the so-called electricity.
So Uchiha Makoto wants to use this high-density energy source, chakra, to drive various large-scale production equipment.
Such research projects had already begun in Akatsuki Village long ago.
The technical problems can currently be overcome bit by bit, and considerable results have already been achieved.
But there is one problem that has never been solved, which has prevented the technology from being applied—the inability to find a large source of usable chakra.
The Zero-Tails technology... is indeed useful.
Harvesting dark emotions and life force can be converted into a large amount of chakra.
The ninja world really has a low human rights advantage right now. It's just that Uchiha Makoto is kind-hearted and has managed Akatsuki Village into a fertile land. Other places don't treat people as people at all. Dark emotions are everywhere in the ninja world. As for life force... the ninja world doesn't even treat people as people, so what's a little bit of life force?
At the very least, for the sake of extracting chakra, they still have the value of being alive... What's to be feared is that the vermin will think that even their living is a waste of food.
This technology could be used to build chakra extraction centers in major cities.
First the big cities, then the small cities, and finally the rural areas, building a large number of chakra extraction centers to form a complete chakra energy extraction system in the Land of Fire.
But... the Zero-Tails technology, Akatsuki Village has only just begun.
Uchiha Makoto made a request to the Akatsuki Village researchers based on the effects and abilities of the Zero-Tails in the original story, but... using human dark emotions combined with life force to convert into a huge amount of chakra.
—This kind of nonsensical ninjutsu research.
Who knows how the researchers of the Sky Ninja Village in the original story overcame the technical difficulties one by one.
Anyway, when the original research team of the Sky Ninja Village heard this research request, if it weren't for the fact that Uchiha Makoto was the Lord Light Shadow, they would have almost cursed him out.
But... Uchiha Makoto was the client, so they still started the Zero-Tails research according to his request.
However, if they want to truly develop it to the level of the original story, the development time will surely be in years.
Anyway, for the next few years, don't even think about it.
Unless a heaven-sent master suddenly joins the research team and helps them overcome the difficulties—that's right, I'm talking about Senju Tobirama.
But unfortunately... this is not realistic at all.
It is impossible for Senju Tobirama to spend a large amount of time in the Akatsuki Village laboratory as a research workhorse.
For the next period of time, he will be busy with the internal reform of Konoha.
Not only that, he himself has a large number of ninjutsu research projects to solve.
—The absurdity of the Reanimation Jutsu is no less than that of the Zero-Tails technology.
So using the Zero-Tails to solve the problem of chakra source is currently impossible.
Besides the Zero-Tails method.
Itagi once mentioned to Uchiha Makoto the Gelel Stone. This kind of ore contains a large amount of chakra and can also solve the problem of chakra source.
But the whereabouts of this vein, Uchiha Makoto only knows that it is roughly in the Land of Wind.
The Land of Wind is a desert area!
Even if Akatsuki Village sends ninjas to search, it will be extremely difficult to find the Gelel Stone vein... and they have to find a way to avoid the attention of the Sunagakure ninjas.
So Akatsuki Village still has no clue.
—Probably because no side quest has been triggered yet.
The most likely solution to the problem of chakra source at present is the Tailed Beasts.
"Makoto, it seems you've been planning this for a long time."
"For the sake of the village's development, of course, I have to do my best. This time, I'll really have to rely on your Uzumaki clan."
"Mm, leave it to us."
Uzumaki Shinji was shocked by the ambitious blueprint Uchiha Makoto described.
This was just the tip of the iceberg.
Even a traditional ninja like Uzumaki Shinji could realize that if Uchiha Makoto accomplished these things step by step, the entire landscape of the ninja world would change.
As for what kind of change the ninja world would undergo... he couldn't describe it yet.
But Uchiha Makoto knew. This was a damn energy revolution.
If everything goes smoothly, in his lifetime, Uchiha Makoto could lead the ninja world to the moon!
"This will be a revolution, launched by ninjas, led by ninjas, and carried forward by ninjas!"
"The future of the ninja world will be divided into two because of us. Sooner or later, we will leave this planet and march towards the sea of stars."
"The Daimyo's rule of a thousand years has not provided enough food, while the ninja's revolution of a hundred years will lead to the sea of stars."
Uchiha Makoto's tone was indescribable.
"Hiss... Makoto, you can't just say things like that."
"I love to tell the truth."
Uzumaki Shinji keenly sensed the unusual meaning in Uchiha Makoto's tone—Uchiha Makoto's ambitions are far-reaching!
But so what?
With the relationship between the Uzumaki clan and Akatsuki Village... it wouldn't be a problem to pass it down for another thousand years.
He was really glad—technology is in the hands of civilization.
So Uzumaki Shinji and the Uzumaki clansmen he brought with him temporarily settled down in Akatsuki Village and began the research and development of a large-scale multi-layered nested sealing technique, as well as various supporting sealing techniques.
Like Uchiha Makoto, they were busy every day, their feet not touching the ground.
The more deeply they got involved in the internal affairs of Akatsuki Village, the more unfathomable the Uzumaki clansmen felt Akatsuki Village was.
Just the tip of the iceberg of the exaggerated research funding was enough to make them dizzy... so we are still poor!
In addition, seeing the prosperous development of Akatsuki Village every day on their way to and from work, the Uzumaki clansmen felt even more that Akatsuki Village truly had a promising future.
A scene of vibrant life and competitive progress was right before their eyes.
Even though they were just allies of Akatsuki Village, the thought of Akatsuki Village's wealth and power would make them involuntarily puff out their chests—see this thick and strong thigh? Our Uzumaki clan has already held on to it tightly!
...........
Three days later.
Lord Light Shadow's office.
After half a day of hard work, Uchiha Makoto stretched his back and drank a few sips of water. An ANBU ninja appeared in the room, holding several letters in his hand.
—Letters from the big shots of the Land of Fire had arrived.
Uchiha Makoto opened the letters one by one.
As he had expected, these big shots of the Land of Fire were very interested in the agricultural revolution Uchiha Makoto had mentioned and were very willing to find a time to come to Akatsuki Village for a detailed discussion and in-depth cooperation with him.
But... these people's movements were really slow.
It wasn't that they were deliberately giving Uchiha Makoto the cold shoulder, but that these were necessary etiquette.
Communication between ninjas has always been direct and efficient.
But in the tradition of the nobles, inviting someone requires at least three days' notice. Otherwise, it's not an invitation, but an order.
The back and forth of pleasantries would delay things for a week.
A week's time certainly wouldn't affect anything.
But Uchiha Makoto was already so busy every day that his feet didn't touch the ground... these stinking rules should have been swept into the trash heap long ago.
But there was no other way...
These people were the real big shots of the Land of Fire, hereditary nobles, with high positions and great power. What they wanted was decorum.
If the two sides wanted to cooperate, then maintaining the necessary decorum was a matter of course.
Uchiha Makoto wrote back one by one, and in the letters, he set a common time to meet with them in Akatsuki Village.
After dealing with these few letters.
A message from Senju Hashirama happened to arrive right after. After receiving the letter from Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Makoto opened it and his eyes quickly scanned the contents.
Excluding the pleasantries and nonsense.
It can be summed up in one simple sentence—"Ready to capture the Tailed Beast, just waiting for you, come quickly!"
Concise and clear.
After receiving the letter...
Uchiha Makoto immediately planned to set off.
With Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama personally leading the team to capture a Two-Tails, this trip wouldn't take long at all—time to go and watch the show
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