Chapter 48: Clan Head, Your Words Are Profound!
After a busy afternoon, Uchiha Nan and Uchiha Tomita finally finished stamping all the falsified receipts in advance, waiting for the money to arrive.
Afterward, Uchiha Nan, with his chin resting on his hands, discussed the future development of Konoha with Uchiha Tomita. He wanted to hear Uchiha Tomita's views.
After all, Uchiha Nan currently had no one to rely on, and his only team was the Uchiha clan.
Uchiha Tomita was a talented member of the Uchiha clan, highly skilled in both combat and clan management. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to lead the entire Uchiha clan after Uchiha Madara left.
After Uchiha Nan took office, Uchiha Tomita had also diligently taught him how to be an excellent clan head, so Uchiha Nan respected him greatly.
"I believe the most important thing now is to recuperate and build up strength, primarily focusing on ninjas. And missions..."
Uchiha Nan listened attentively.
Hmm, very traditional, still the old approach—cultivating as many ninjas as possible, strengthening Konoha, and asking the Daimyo for more funds.
Being dependent on others!
Standard ninja thinking, but he couldn't blame him. In this twisted worldview, ninjas should hone their skills, become stronger, and then take missions to support themselves.
Another victim of the "ninjas as tools" mentality.
Uchiha Nan's plans were much more ambitious. He wanted to dabble in various industries—industrial, agricultural, commercial, and entertainment—to turn Konoha into a massive trust, monopolizing resources and extracting profits.
Leveraging strong economic power, combined with cultural influence, he wanted to continuously promote Konoha's universal values.
If Konoha became powerful, it would inevitably face a joint attack from the other four ninja villages.
Since he couldn't achieve world domination through sheer strength, he would have to find another way to rule the world. He couldn't just wait for Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha to appear.
Of course, the most important thing was ideology.
The First Hokage's simplistic ideas were too outdated and couldn't serve as Konoha's guiding principles. He should have taken the Rabbit's (Earth's) nine-year compulsory education, with a focus on politics and history.
"An excellent organization must have a noble pursuit. Konoha's pursuit is naturally peace in the ninja world."
"Based on this, we need to develop military, political, economic, and cultural aspects. Konoha's military strength is undoubtedly strong, but its influence in politics, economy, and culture is far behind..."
"Konoha's first priority is to solve the economic problem. Competing with the Daimyo for land is a dead end. They've been ahead for thousands of years."
"Therefore, we must establish industries, develop technology, and boost productivity..."
Uchiha Nan spoke eloquently. Keyboarding politics was a basic skill for the Rabbit's people. Every night in university dormitories, great reformers, great politicians, and great military strategists would randomly appear.
Unfortunately, they could only talk about these things in the dormitory and couldn't put their ambitions into practice.
Of course, Uchiha Nan wasn't a professional, but he only needed to give them a starting point. The elites of Konoha would naturally find their own way.
Uchiha Tomita sat there listening, sweat beading on his forehead. He could understand a little at the beginning, but later he had no idea what Uchiha Nan was talking about.
"Industry needs to develop steel. Steel is the blood of industry."
"If you want to get rich, build roads first. Konoha's roads need to be repaired. In the future, we'll develop trains..."
"..."
Uchiha Tomita's mouth hung open, almost babbling. Although he didn't understand Uchiha Nan's words, he felt they were profound truths, giving off a very advanced feeling.
He just needed to nod!
"Tomita, Konoha's future should be grand. It shouldn't just exist as a ninja village. Do you understand what I mean?"
Uchiha Tomita swallowed. Saying he didn't understand would be too embarrassing.
"I roughly understand, but Uchiha Nan-sama, aren't you thinking too far ahead..."
Uchiha Tomita chose his words carefully. The First Shinobi World War wasn't completely over yet. The battles between Konoha and the Hidden Mist and Hidden Stone villages hadn't been decided, only temporarily paused. No one knew what the future held.
"If you don't think far ahead, you'll have trouble at hand. There's no harm in thinking more."
"Those who don't plan for the overall situation can't plan for a part. Those who don't plan for eternity can't plan for the moment."
Uchiha Nan spoke earnestly.
"Those who don't plan for eternity can't plan for the moment. Clan head, your words are profound!"
Uchiha Tomita praised him, feeling that he was too shallow. He thought that only Uchiha Nan could lead Konoha to a future.
"Alright, let's end it here for today!"
"Notify the clan heads to hold a meeting tomorrow. Now that the funds have arrived, it's time to distribute them. They've probably been waiting anxiously since I was away."
Uchiha Nan felt that he couldn't get anything out of discussing with Uchiha Tomita. They weren't on the same wavelength.
It was also time to recruit a Hokage assistant. Uchiha Nan thought of the pineapple-headed shape.
Nara Shikaku should be a good choice. The Nara clan members were naturally intelligent.
He should have a fruitful conversation with him.
"Yes, Clan Head!"
Uchiha Tomita nodded. The other clan heads had been asking him about the Daimyo's funds.
Uchiha Tomita naturally wouldn't say. He was always enthusiastic, polite, and clueless.
In the evening, Uchiha Nan returned home. The originally messy house had been cleaned thoroughly.
"Master, you're back!"
"Yes, I'm back."
Fene and Lin stood together at the door, waiting for Uchiha Nan. Uchiha Nan patted their heads. Their hair was smooth and comfortable to touch, like petting a cat.
"Nan, are they the massage therapists you hired?"
"Their skills are satisfactory to this cat!"
Manji walked out of the room with cat-like steps, clearly not understanding the relationship between Uchiha Nan, Fene, and Ling.
"No, they'll be living here from now on. I'm no longer single, little virgin cat!"
Uchiha Nan felt relaxed seeing Manji at home and teased him.
"What?"
"You traitor!"
Manji's eyes widened. They had agreed to be brothers for life, and whoever got a partner first would be a dog.
Uchiha Nan and Manji played around for a while, while Fene and Ling prepared dinner. Uchiha Tomita had sent over a lot of ingredients.
Soon, dinner was ready on the table.
Four dishes and a soup!
Uchiha Nan sat there, while the two sisters stood by to serve him. This made Uchiha Nan uncomfortable. He wasn't a baby, why did he need someone to help him pick up food?
"Sit down!"
"Since you're following me, don't be so restrained. This is your home now."
Uchiha Nan waved his hand, telling them to get bowls of rice and eat with him.
Uchiha Nan had wanted to change the "master" address to their names, but the two sisters refused, so he didn't insist.
At night, Uchiha Nan lay on Fene's lap, enjoying an ear cleaning, while Manji lay on Ling's lap, enjoying a fur grooming.
"Nan, I approve of you and them. As long as they give me massages like this every day."
Manji squinted, looking very comfortable, smoothly accepting the new family members.
"Oh? That's good!"
"Don't go back on your word!"
Uchiha Nan said, then took Fene and Ling to the bathroom. He had always wanted to try a shared bath.
After bathing, Uchiha Nan couldn't wait to return to the bedroom.
Tomita was so thoughtful. The bed was bigger and softer than he had imagined.
Fene and Ling, wearing bath towels, said with slightly flushed cheeks:
"Master, please be gentle."
Outside the room, Manji covered his ears, listening to the sounds inside.
"Damn it, I was too hasty!"
"My nest has been taken!!!"
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