Senju Tobirama was really tired now.
Every time he finally found an opportunity to counterattack Uchiha Makoto and get a little advantage over him, his brother would always jump out to spoil the situation.
Uchiha Makoto's thoughts were simply too obvious in his eyes.
Last time, taking advantage of his absence, he tricked his brother into agreeing to let his granddaughter marry Uchiha Makoto's son, taking a huge advantage.
This time it was similar.
He still wanted to take advantage of his absence to find a way to get Konoha's Seven-Tails for free.
Therefore, Senju Tobirama strongly opposed this matter, but his efforts were completely ineffective.
..... Madara, you bastard!
Did you f*cking secretly use genjutsu on my brother!
Senju Tobirama couldn't help but mutter in his heart, and then could only painfully pack his luggage, preparing to return to the village.
In the next few days.
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire also started to act according to the final compromise result, and the investigation result of the assassination of the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire was officially announced to the outside world.
—Bandits causing trouble, Lord Elder assassinated!
Such an investigation result naturally caused a lot of discussion.
"Where in this ninja world are there such bold bandits who dare to assassinate the Lord Elder's whole family?"
"Where is Konoha? Where is the Akatsuki Ninja Village?! Are the two major ninja villages just freeloaders?"
"Can't ninjas even protect their masters?"
Many nobles and wealthy merchants who felt the same way couldn't help but point their fingers at the two major ninja villages.
Even many people began to question whether Konoha and the Akatsuki Ninja Village had the ability to protect the Land of Fire..... However, due to the public opinion hedge prepared by Uchiha Makoto and Senju Tobirama in advance, the impact of the investigation result was minimized, so it did not cause particularly bad effects.
The negative losses brought by this matter were all within their acceptable range.
Along with the investigation result of the Lord Elder of the Land of Fire, a bandit suppression notice issued by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was also announced.
—The Land of Fire will soon let Konoha and the Akatsuki Ninja Village organize a huge nationwide clearing mission.
The bandit suppression notice was hundreds of words long, but the core purpose was only one—send money!
Letting ninjas clear bandits and work for the Land of Fire requires money!
In the fundraising meeting...
The Daimyo of the Land of Fire personally took the lead in paying a large sum of money.
The Lord Elder of the Land of Fire did the same.
He tearfully accused the bandits of being shameless and obscene, performed hard, revealed true feelings, and finally paid a large sum of money with tears.
Since the big shots paid, the little brothers had to perform no matter what and pay along.
Nobles and wealthy merchants with keen senses and active brains noticed some wrong details that made them think carefully and terrified, so they paid extremely decisively, with huge amounts.
After going around in circles a few times, part of the fundraising was quickly in place.
Uchiha Makoto and Senju Tobirama got the account book at the first moment.
Just glancing at the amount in the account book, Senju Tobirama felt short of breath and difficult to calm down. This money was almost close to Konoha's entire annual financial budget.
This was just part of the fundraising, and fundraising work was still continuously advancing throughout the Land of Fire.
Of course, what Konoha actually got was much less.
After all, this bandit suppression fundraising had to be redistributed afterwards.
The Akatsuki Ninja Village would take fifty percent, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Lord Elder's group would take thirty percent, and Konoha could only take twenty percent in the end.
Although this was still a huge sum for Konoha, and an unexpected huge sum, enough to make Konoha's finances extremely ample for this whole year, allowing Senju Tobirama to free up his hands to rectify many reform matters within Konoha, and even the loan from the Akatsuki Ninja Village was not so urgent.
But Senju Tobirama was still unhappy in his heart!
Because Uchiha Makoto earned much more than him, a full thirty percent more!
Compared to Senju Tobirama's gloomy face, the smile on Uchiha Makoto's face was very sincere.
He was not greedy at all, content with what he had... The Akatsuki Ninja Village could take a full fifty percent, what was there to be unhappy about?
"Tobirama, we should do this kind of thing often in the future."
"This group of nobles and wealthy merchants in the Land of Fire are indeed rich. Ninja villages are poor compared to them."
Uchiha Makoto couldn't help sighing in excitement.
"Uchiha Makoto, damn it, why do I take the biggest risk and get the least share!"
"Forget it this time."
"Next time, I firmly won't allow Konoha to take so little!"
Hearing Uchiha Makoto's voice, Senju Tobirama's indignant words almost blurted out.
And the next second after Senju Tobirama spoke...
He regretted it.
"Not good! Next time?"
Senju Tobirama keenly sensed the change in his mentality. He couldn't believe that such a thought actively popped up in his mind.
Has Uchiha Makoto's evil thinking polluted me to this extent?
Such treasonous and disgusting things.... how can there be a next time!
Impossible, absolutely impossible!!
—Robbing money is addictive.
Nobles are like piggy banks; hit them once, and gold coins will explode.
Now Uchiha Makoto couldn't completely extend his hand to Konoha, so he could only lower Senju Tobirama's bottom line bit by bit through this method.
Otherwise, if the Akatsuki Ninja Village was always stared at by Konoha, doing things would always be constrained.
Fake capital expansion is doing business properly and earning excess profits; real capital expansion is cutting weeds and digging up roots, killing your whole family, and robbing your family property.
"Don't worry, next time I will definitely split fifty-fifty with you. As long as we cooperate, this business is simply a huge profit."
"Go to hell, who wants to cooperate with you again!"
Uchiha Makoto was very willing to continue cooperating with Senju Tobirama, and fifty-fifty wasn't impossible either. Anyway, the cost involved was negligible.
However, Senju Tobirama immediately refused rudely.
A maiden's mood is always elusive.
Fortunately, Senju Tobirama is not a maiden, and Uchiha Makoto knows him well enough.
Facing Senju Tobirama's inconsistent attitude, Uchiha Makoto knew he was just being tsundere.
—Tsundere, this outdated personality, is really annoying!
"Then I'll act alone next time. This kind of thing isn't difficult to operate actually."
"Stop dreaming."
"I will watch you closely!"
"Then let's perish together. Anyway, you are not clean either!"
In the past, when Senju Tobirama didn't carry any such stains, Uchiha Makoto would indeed be wary of his threat..
But now Senju Tobirama himself is not clean, so what is there to be afraid of.
So... Uchiha Makoto behaved fearlessly.
"I knew the assassination of the Lord Elder wasn't that simple. You f*cking have been plotting against me all along. Do you really think I dare not perish together with you?"
"Don't you want to be Hokage anymore?"
"And you don't want Lord Hashirama to know that his dear brother once did those treasonous things in secret, right?"
"Now, do you still want to perish together with me?"
"....."
Senju Tobirama still wanted to act tougher.
However, Uchiha Makoto was not afraid of Senju Tobirama's threat at all, and his voice began to become more arrogant.
Senju Tobirama's weaknesses are obvious.
One is the position of Hokage, and the other is his brother's trust all along. Neither is something he can easily abandon.
No!
Absolutely cannot abandon.
If Senju Tobirama could let go of his obsession with the position of Hokage, he wouldn't have chosen to cooperate with Uchiha Makoto from the beginning.
To some extent, Senju Tobirama is really another Shimura Danzō.
It's just that he has better luck, stronger ability, and a good brother to back him up.
Shimura Danzō had a harder life, the five-and-a-half Hokage died midway!
Finally, Uchiha Makoto even began to laugh presumptuously.
And Senju Tobirama's reaction was silence.
Because he really dared not perish together with Uchiha Makoto. His ambition had not been realized yet!
And if he followed Uchiha Makoto's wish now and perished together with him, Uchiha Makoto might not necessarily die, and might even be safe and sound.
After all, he is the Kōkage, the number one in the ninja village.
And his own end would definitely be miserable.
So, endure, must endure!
Senju Tobirama silently did psychological construction for himself in his heart.
"Tobirama, really unwilling to cooperate with me?"
"Look at this white silver, leaving it in the hands of that group of nobles is a sin!"
"Our ninja village will use this money to develop productivity and drive the progress of the entire ninja world! You have seen what the Akatsuki Ninja Village is doing. Countless ordinary people will benefit from it!"
The demonic voice sounded in Senju Tobirama's ears again.
Uchiha Makoto didn't want to eat alone, but if Konoha also participated, the meaning represented would be very different in the eyes of the Land of Fire.
Senju Tobirama's eyes couldn't help glancing at the account book on the table.
Fragrant, too fragrant.
No one hates money.
Ninjas risk their lives to execute missions, for what?
For the ninja way?
This is too illusory, and the ninja way can't be eaten as food!
Isn't risking life just to make money to eat!
Greed rose suddenly.
But the remaining rationality made Senju Tobirama maintain restraint.
He knew too well what Uchiha Makoto wanted to do, just wanted to take him down the dark path!
Doing something wrong once in the past has already made him controlled by Uchiha Makoto here.
If he makes mistakes again and again in his heart, in the future, Konoha might be completely infiltrated by Uchiha Makoto helplessly.
... But, this white money!
Konoha needs more funds to catch up with the Akatsuki Ninja Village.
If it continues to lag behind, sooner or later, Konoha will still...
One-track mind, blocked at both ends, making it difficult for Senju Tobirama to choose.
In the end, he chose to give in.
"Konoha will absolutely not participate in such things anymore."
"In the future, I can turn a blind eye to the actions of the Akatsuki Ninja Village, and even cooperate to a certain extent, such as in intelligence..."
"But as a reward, the final share, Konoha must take it!"
Senju Tobirama lowered his bottom line again.
He knew that he could no longer control Uchiha Makoto's actions completely now. Since this was the case, he might as well give up completely and turn a blind eye.
As long as things don't get big, Uchiha Makoto can handle it himself.
Then let him "do whatever he wants."
As long as Konoha can get a share when dividing the spoils afterwards.
Anyway, Senju Tobirama absolutely doesn't want to continue to be deeply involved in these things.
Not only will Uchiha Makoto, this naturally evil Uchiha brat, always dig pits for him in it.... even his own conscience will be tortured.
—Lord Elder... I'm sorry to you!
Senju Tobirama's behavior is actually playing the ostrich, wanting both ways!
Uchiha Makoto despised this behavior extremely.
Can't be a pure "good person," and can't continue doing "bad person" deeds, then can only be a useless "waste."
However, Uchiha Makoto was actually very happy about this in his heart.
Because with Senju Tobirama's mentality, Konoha will sooner or later be ruined in his hands. By the time it is passed to the Third Hokage, it will probably be about time.
Don't know which unlucky guy will be Konoha's "Gorbachev."
In the future, the shackles on the Akatsuki Ninja Village will finally be reduced by more than half, and the village's expansion speed next year will be faster than this year!
Subsequently, Uchiha Makoto held up a finger to Senju Tobirama.
"For your sake, if Konoha is needed in the future..."
"And afterwards, I can give you a ten percent share."
"Uchiha Makoto, don't you think you are too excessive?"
"I sold my conscience to compromise with you, I want at least thirty percent!"
Senju Tobirama frowned and held up three fingers.
Ten percent is simply dismissing a beggar.
However... in Uchiha Makoto's eyes, Senju Tobirama is begging now.
And he is kneeling!
"Conscience? Do you have that thing? And how much is your conscience worth!"
"At most give you ten percent, and it can not enter Konoha's public account, all into your private small treasury. If you want to buy people's hearts in Konoha, you always need money to pave the way."
Uchiha Makoto looked disdainful.
Now the advantage is with him!
After a good person goes into the water, can they still be innocent?
He doesn't need to care about Senju Tobirama's opinion at all now. Giving Konoha ten percent is considered polite.
Even so, Uchiha Makoto showed mercy and chose to give Senju Tobirama a little support.
The profit share afterwards will be cleaned for him and put into Senju Tobirama's private small treasury.
If a fortune of ninja village level belongs to an individual, it is really extremely terrifying.
Although Senju Tobirama has no pursuit of money personally, his hobbies are extremely money-burning.
And he also has to cultivate private soldiers. Without money, brothers won't sell their lives sincerely.
—Without rice in hand, really can't even coax chickens.
"You win!"
"I will watch you closely. If I get one penny less, I will never let you go."
In the end, Senju Tobirama chose to compromise again.
Uchiha Makoto's proposal really moved Senju Tobirama.
His private small treasury has always been saved from various parts of Konoha's finances.
Things that could be done with one hundred dollars, he did with ninety-five dollars, and the remaining five dollars were "embezzled" by him.
Of course, this is also reasonable.
Now if the private small treasury has another large income, Senju Tobirama can do some things he couldn't do before.
For example, his new experiment that he has been thinking about recently.
Brother, I want you to help me cultivate!
I do all this for Konoha!!
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