Akatsuki Village.
Uchiha Makoto arrived at a research institute in the Innovation Park. The person in charge, Itagi, personally came out to receive him.
"Lord Light Shadow, I have not slacked off for a moment on the matter you entrusted to me. I have been diligently researching, and now I have achieved some small results..."
As Itagi spoke, he quickly displayed the research results.
Ever since Uchiha Makoto had set his sights on the bird dropping islands, the research on fertilizer technology had begun without a moment's rest.
Now, there was some small progress.
Although the current process technology was still not perfect, with the support of high-purity phosphate ore, they could barely produce a product like fertilizer.
Uchiha Makoto had always wanted to dig up the foundation of the Land of Fire's nobles.
And their foundation was the land in their hands. With land, they could grow grain.
If people don't eat grain, they will starve to death.
This is a very simple truth.
The last time Akatsuki Village promoted the change from rice to mulberry, and got a little bit of land, it had already caused a huge commotion in the Land of Fire. Due to the pressure of reality, Uchiha Makoto currently had no way to directly use military force to liquidate them and seize the land in their hands.
So he could only take a roundabout way.
Now, with this thing called fertilizer, he could really wrestle with that group of big landlords in the Land of Fire.
"I have to learn the essence of the Japanese... If I can't seize the land, I can play the agricultural association game... If operated properly, this is also a monopoly business."
"A soft knife is sometimes more terrifying than cutting flesh directly with a knife."
"The fertilizer business is the bait... and in the end, manipulating the grain price..."
Uchiha Makoto looked at the research results before him, a smile couldn't help but appear on his lips, and a prototype of a plan appeared in his mind.
"How is the research and development of high-yield crop seeds going? This is also a core part of the plan."
"Lord Light Shadow, we are already in the screening process... but this takes time... seedlings can't grow up overnight."
"I understand."
Uchiha Makoto nodded. This was indeed a very realistic problem.
The seeds obtained from breeding seedlings need time to grow.
It is difficult to get results quickly.
But... it's not impossible.
"Lord Hashirama seems to have never been to Akatsuki Village."
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After a period of travel, Senju Tobirama finally returned to the long-awaited Konoha.
And it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
After seeing the prosperity of the big city in Akatsuki Village, and then returning to the small town of Konoha, as soon as he approached the village, Senju Tobirama felt a sense of being in a different world, even though... he had only been in Akatsuki Village for less than ten days.
With this sense of loss.
After returning to Konoha, Senju Tobirama did not, as usual, immediately go to review and check the documents that had been processed during his absence. Instead, he planned to find his big brother, Senju Hashirama, first—to promote internal reform in Konoha, he needed a big shot with enough weight to hold the fort for him.
The identity of the First Hokage is really much more useful than the Shadow Hokage!
"Big brother, you can't go on being so idle."
"What future can there be in hanging out with that guy Uchiha Madara every day? He should also bear some of the burden of the Hokage."
Senju Tobirama thought to himself as he wandered around Konoha.
He had searched all the places where Senju Hashirama usually liked to hang out, and even went to the gambling dens in the end, but he still couldn't find any trace of him.
There was no other way.
Senju Tobirama could only return to the Hokage's office first and use a special method to contact a Konoha ANBU ninja.
This ANBU ninja was under his direct command, and the mission Senju Tobirama had given him was to closely monitor Senju Hashirama's whereabouts during this period.
This kind of mission was very life-threatening.
—The Shadow Hokage spying on the official Hokage. If an ordinary person got involved in this kind of thing, they could easily disappear from the face of the earth.
But... a higher rank crushes a lower one.
What was sent back was a series of ANBU-specific codes.
Senju Tobirama quickly scanned these codes and soon analyzed their true meaning in his mind. Only then did he know Senju Hashirama's recent activities.
"Going to the Valley of the End every day?"
"What are big brother and Uchiha Madara doing going all the way to the Valley of the End every day?"
The Valley of the End, as the ANBU ninja called it, was on the very outskirts of Konoha. It would take more than half a day to go there and back. Konoha ninjas usually wouldn't go that far to such a desolate and uninhabited place.
Senju Tobirama suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and quickly asked for more details.
"It seems they are practicing some kind of combination ninjutsu."
"????"
Senju Tobirama's mind was full of question marks.
Uchiha Madara and his big brother practicing a combination ninjutsu together—what a strange combination of words.
But he soon understood. It must be for capturing the Two-Tails... These past few days, Senju Tobirama had been thinking about the internal reform of Konoha, and he had almost forgotten about this matter.
For a moment.
Senju Tobirama couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity.
Originally, he had planned to go back to work if he couldn't find his big brother for a while.
But... although he didn't know how powerful the Tailed Beasts were, he was absolutely clear about the strength of his big brother and Uchiha Madara. And the power of the ninjutsu they performed together... he had to see it!
After giving some instructions, Senju Tobirama immediately set off for the Valley of the End.
And then... he almost died there.
It wasn't that some thugs wanted to deliberately murder him.
It was just that when gods fight, mortals suffer. A huge, high-density chakra mass from two miles away almost hit him.
Only when he actually arrived at the Valley of the End.
Did Senju Tobirama see what a terrifying power it was.
A towering wood golem that stretched as far as the eye could see, clad in blue Tengu armor, casually punched and blew up a mountain top, and a sword thrust towards the sky even punched a hole in the sky.
"Hahahaha!!!"
"I knew it, our powers can be combined... it's too powerful!"
"A mere Tailed Beast, how can it possibly stand against the two of us."
Uchiha Madara began to laugh wildly as usual.
Ever since he had read the contents of the clan's stone tablet, he had been longing to verify them.
And the result was just as the stone tablet had described.
His and Senju Hashirama's chakra had an amazing compatibility. The power of the Susanoo could easily be added to Senju Hashirama's wood golem.
The combination of their two powers was not as simple as one plus one.
Uchiha Madara could feel a very mysterious chakra being born under the blessing of their two powers.
And it was fleeting.
Although it was very subtle, almost negligible, and would not have been noticed if not for deliberate perception, it was real—since this chakra was real, then the contents of the stone tablet could be confirmed as true.
After his wild laughter, Uchiha Madara, as if a side quest had been triggered, began to fall into thought.
But fortunately, Senju Hashirama quickly interrupted him.
"Madara, don't be careless."
"The power of the Tailed Beasts is too great, we can't let our guard down."
"I know, I know. So now it's my turn to take control. You were the one in control just now."
"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry. I want to play a little more."
"No, Hashirama, you're cheating again!"
"..."
The two of them fought for control like children, unintentionally throwing out a few more "inconspicuous" attacks.
And Senju Tobirama on the ground...
"But just now, I felt like I heard Tobirama's voice... it sounded like he was calling for help."
"Ah?"
"An illusion. It must be your illusion. Didn't he go to Akatsuki Village?"
"Alright... then let's continue."
Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama played for another ten minutes or so before they released the jutsu and returned to the ground.
"Big brother..."
"Tobirama?!!"
"Were you trying to kill me?!!"
"Uchiha Madara, did you do that on purpose!!!"
Senju Tobirama looked very disheveled, his hair and face were dirty, and his clothes were torn in several places.
He had been cautious enough.
But... Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara had specifically come to this uninhabited Valley of the End, so the two of them were testing their ninjutsu in a playful manner, without considering that there might be someone else around—the explosion radius had almost turned the surrounding area into a white ground.
By the time Senju Tobirama realized something was wrong, it was already too late. But he was also lucky. He had managed to run back desperately in time and saved his life, not dying here for no reason.
"Ahem, Tobirama, calm down first. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't expect you to come to this place."
"Tch~~ who knew you would be nearby. The aftershock of the attack just now could have... killed you... then you would be too pathetic."
Senju Hashirama quickly apologized to Senju Tobirama in a flattering manner—so the cry for help he had heard just now was not an auditory hallucination!
But Uchiha Madara was more direct.
His words directly hit Senju Tobirama where it hurt.
Senju Tobirama looked at Uchiha Madara with hatred, and then... there was nothing more—the truth really hurts.
But fortunately, he was used to it.
And seeing the ninjutsu his big brother and Uchiha Madara were currently practicing.
Senju Tobirama was completely at ease about capturing the Two-Tails.
If they still couldn't take down the Two-Tails with this, then right now, immediately, Konoha would have to organize the forces of the six great ninja villages to jointly crusade against the Two-Tails... How could such a powerful force be allowed to roam free in the ninja world!
Naturally.
Senju Tobirama also planned to take this opportunity to talk to Senju Hashirama.
The development of Akatsuki Village had exceeded his expectations, so Konoha had to deeply study every move of Akatsuki Village, to cross the river by feeling the stones of Akatsuki Village, and to use Konoha's foundation to achieve a leapfrog.
And all of this required his big brother's support.
Only with his big brother's full support would Senju Tobirama have the absolute confidence to launch a reform within the village.
"Big brother, I have something to discuss with you. It's very important. For the sake of Konoha, you must support me this time."
"What, is it that serious?"
"Didn't you go to Akatsuki Village to mediate the dispute between Kirigakure and Iwagakure? Did the negotiations break down?"
The first thing that came to Senju Hashirama's mind was the dispute between Kirigakure and Iwagakure. This matter had caused a huge uproar in the ninja world before. Although the public opinion was later suppressed by Uchiha Makoto, as the Hokage, even if he was just a figurehead, he always knew more than ordinary people.
"No, the negotiations went very smoothly."
"The problem has been resolved."
There was no other way.
Senju Tobirama could only roughly recount the events of the past few days.
"The Six Kage Summit... that's a great idea."
"Uchiha Makoto, he's a genius. For the sake of maintaining peace in the ninja world, I actually had a similar idea long ago, but it wasn't as well thought out as his."
"Big brother, you feel that way too... Actually, sometimes, I feel like I've been living in Uchiha Makoto's shadow... but I've come to terms with it now."
—I'm a damn copycat dog!
And speaking of the Six Kage Summit.
Senju Hashirama's eyes clearly lit up.
To maintain peace in the ninja world and resolve the increasing conflicts between ninja villages in the future.
He had wanted to establish an organization specifically to handle this matter. But he had just had a rough framework in his mind, and he didn't expect Uchiha Makoto to have already started implementing it, and had made considerable progress.
Now, Kirigakure and Iwagakure had already agreed to this matter, and there was even an outline for the Six Kage Summit charter.
As long as they got the support of Sunagakure and Kumogakure, the Six Kage Summit would be a success!
Perhaps one day, ninjas could help each other regardless of their country, and unite as one.
Senju Tobirama was noncommittal about this.
No one knew better than him Uchiha Makoto's purpose in establishing the Six Kage Summit, which was to completely subvert the order of the ninja world.
In the future, the Six Kage Summit might become a major base for spreading extreme ideology in the ninja world.
But he couldn't say these words to his big brother, because his big brother wouldn't believe him if he said them, and Uchiha Makoto wouldn't admit it, and might even turn the tables on him!
But putting aside subjective factors.
From an objective point of view, if the Six Kage Summit was used properly, it could indeed maintain peace in the ninja world... it was just that they had to be careful to guard against Uchiha Makoto.
And Uchiha Madara, who had been silent on the side, was not very interested in the Six Kage Summit.
In his opinion...
The so-called Six Kage Summit only delayed the outbreak of a ninja war and could not solve the problem at its root.
Ninjas... hmm... it seems to be called the tool attribute—that's what Uchiha Makoto said last time.
Although Uchiha Madara still couldn't fully understand the theories Uchiha Makoto had once rambled about.
But this did not prevent him from agreeing with some of Uchiha Makoto's views... If some earth-shattering changes did not occur in the ninja world, a large-scale war between ninja villages was only a matter of time.
—Since the contents of the stone tablet are all true, then the Infinite Tsukuyomi must also be true.
Uchiha Madara was still obsessed with the Infinite Tsukuyomi, obsessed with the Rinnegan, obsessed with tattooing Hashirama's face on his chest.
But he was struggling.
Should he confess this to Hashirama or not?
Uchiha Madara knew Hashirama's personality very well. With Hashirama's personality, he probably wouldn't accept this path to achieving peace.
Then, on this path, only he would be left alone.
Even a strong person like Uchiha Madara hoped to have someone walking alongside him—Hashirama... what can I do to convince you
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