The ninja world's methods of passing messages were slow.
By the time news from the Hyuga clan reached others, a whole month had passed.
The succession of the Uzumaki clan head went smoothly.
When Ren assumed the position, everyone recognized him, including his ambition to establish a nation.
The elders gradually gave up power, preferring to live leisurely lives, so Ren's process of building a country went almost without obstacle.
The Hyuga branch family became the first ninja clan to join the Uzumaki Nation.
In the land of the Senju clan, as partners of the Uzumaki through marriage, they were the first to hear that Ren had become the clan head and founded a nation.
Senju Hashirama was extremely excited.
This was the kind of multi-clan village he had always wanted—peaceful and united.
Madara shared the same ideal.
He was determined to convince Hashirama to join him and establish a village together.
In the Uchiha territory, those present fell silent upon learning that the Hyuga clan had been defeated by Ren Uzumaki.
Although their enemies were the Senju, no one wished for a powerful adversary lurking behind the scenes.
"Lord Madara, the intelligence squad reports that Uzumaki Ren has announced the founding of the Uzumaki Nation, and the Hyuga branch is its first foreign member," the squad hurriedly relayed the information.
"It seems that Ren intends to break the limits of the ninja clans."
"What should we do?"
At that moment, more intelligence arrived.
"Lord Madara, the Senju are coming."
"What!" Everyone present immediately stood up.
Although Ren was a looming threat, their main enemy remained the Senju.
"Their party is only two people—Hashirama and Tobirama."
"In that case, brother, I'll join you," Uchiha Izuna stood up.
"Mm."
The two sides met quickly.
Tobirama kept a serious expression but did not make a move.
"Madara, Ren has already founded a new nation. We can also create our own village and achieve our dream," Hashirama said without hesitation, extending his hand for Madara to accept.
Madara hesitated as he looked at his old friend reaching out.
Izuna spoke bluntly, "We have nothing to discuss with the Senju. If it's just words, please leave. Or do you intend to stay?"
"Wait, Madara. I want to hear your opinion," Hashirama said.
"Heh, Senju ninja, came and still want to run?" The Uchiha clan leader launched his attack directly, and Tobirama quickly met him. Soon, they were locked in battle.
This time, it was only Hashirama and Tobirama, a perfect opportunity. As for winning dishonorably, does it really matter?
"Wait." Madara spoke, wanting to stop his clansman.
However, soon, the Uchiha leader's attempt to ambush Tobirama was thwarted as Hashirama's wooden dragon struck, causing severe injury.
"Lord Tajima."
"Hmph, has the young Senju already surpassed his father?" Uchiha Tajima stood up.
"We're not here to fight today." Hashirama controlled the wooden dragon to defend.
"Brother, we should go." Tobirama said, and with Hashirama, he used Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique is really troublesome." Uchiha Tajima turned back to the clan territory.
For the Uchiha clan to win, it would depend on his son, Madara. But Madara clearly didn't want to fight with full effort, which was unacceptable.
Tajima began thinking of a plan.
...
Land of Whirlpools.
Houses rose one after another, and farmland was expanding on a large scale. The road to prosperity was taking shape, and wells appeared one after another. Most of these were constructed using Ren's ninjutsu.
It was a time of rebuilding. In the central area, besides the Uzumaki clan, there were also the Hyuga clan, who had now become independent.
Hyuga squads patrolled the area, and combined with Ren's massive barrier sensing, not even spies could infiltrate—let alone a fly.
Detective Ren's knowledge also came in handy at this moment. Even if Ren didn't know farming, he could learn and experiment. Failing once didn't matter; he could try again.
That day, the former clan leader, Ashina, came to see Ren. "Ahem, Ren, how old are you now?"
"23, why?"
"Isn't it time to think about marriage?" Ashina had fully retired and now hoped Ren would settle down. More importantly, Ren's powerful bloodline needed to continue.
"Ahem, still early, no rush." Ren waved his hands repeatedly.
"Still too early? When I was your age, you could already learn ninjutsu." Ashina said angrily.
"That's because you married early." Ren rolled his eyes, but at this moment, he felt he really should start thinking about life's big matters.
In other worlds, his many selves might be single, but everyone wanted to find a partner quickly and there were signs of success.
Only he had no sign of it at all.
Ren didn't understand why, out of all people, only he didn't have a beautiful girl by his side.
"Ren, don't you even like the women from the Uzumaki clan?"
"That's not it."
Ashina sighed in relief. Marrying someone from another ninja clan could dilute the bloodline too much. Then he asked, "Have you been busy these past few days?"
"Not for now." Ren thought about the development of the Land of Whirlpools; things were currently in a stable growth phase.
"Perfect. I've spread the word about marriage for you. Tomorrow, come with me to meet some women. Don't worry—they'll definitely match your taste." Ashina and a group of elders were truly worried about Ren.
"I just remembered, tomorrow the Ninja Academy opens. I have to go, and I even have classes." Ren quickly said. He never expected that, even as the strongest figure of the Naruto world, he would have to rely on matchmaking to find a partner. So he quickly made an excuse to leave.
"Could it be that he likes that Hyuga woman?" Ashina thought of Hyuga Akie, the woman who had been with Ren for nearly a year.
She had long black hair, fair skin, and even her Byakugan didn't diminish her charm—it somehow added to it.
But if Ren married a Hyuga, Ashina worried the bloodline would be diluted.
Right now, he didn't care about clan matters anymore. He was planning to carefully find a partner for Ren.
Honestly, as long as Ren showed interest, every woman in the clan would be willing to marry him.
The matchmaking discussion was overheard clearly by the nearby Hyuga siblings. Hyuga Akie clenched her hands, her expression bitter.
"Big sis, Ren is a blockhead. If you don't tell him, he won't know." Hyuga Akisuke sighed.
"I'm afraid I won't even have the right to stand by his side." Hyuga Akie smiled self-deprecatingly.
Ren's strength was too overwhelming. He didn't inspire jealousy, but he created a distance—a suffocating feeling that made him impossible to catch up to.
"Sis, should I help test the waters? It's normal for men to talk about the women they like." Akisuke decided to take action for his sister's happiness.
"Sure." Hyuga Akie's eyes lit up.
"Sure what?" Ren stepped out of the door, looking at the siblings.
"Brother Ren, it's nothing, you go ahead and handle your stuff." Hyuga Akie quickly slipped away.
"Brother Ren, did you hear that?" Akisuke asked tentatively.
"Hmph, you don't even think about my strength." Ren rolled his eyes. Well, he really was clueless, failing to notice that the girl who had been following him for over half a year actually liked him.
"So, brother, what do you think? Do you only want to marry women with Uzumaki blood?" Akisuke was nervous too. Both sides were important to him, and he felt stuck in the middle.
"Not really. I don't think that way. It depends on the two people." As a transmigrator, Ren could never be bound by the Uzumaki's traditional views.
"So, what about my sister…"
"I'll give your sister an answer." Ren patted Akisuke on the shoulder and spoke earnestly.
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