The defense line on the northern border of the Fire Country, outside the Chinese army camp.
Uchiha Makoto stood in the middle of the field, surrounded by a group of ninjas.
Hundreds of Jonin stood in the inner circle, while there were even more people in the outer circle, hundreds of Chuunin.
Although there were many people, there was no noise at all.
Because everyone's attention is focused on a transport vehicle in the center.
This low wooden cart is very common and can be seen everywhere even in the village.
They are usually used by villagers to transport goods or farmers to load grain during the autumn harvest.
This kind of cart can also be used to transport large amounts of materials during war.
After all, precious medical supplies and strategic resources can be transported a little more luxuriously using storage scrolls.
But grain, vegetables, meat and livestock can only be transported to the front line slowly.
Although ninjas can temporarily consume Bingliang Pills to increase their physical strength, they cannot completely replace their meals with Bingliang Pills.
When the war lasts for a long time, it is still necessary to ensure a normal diet.
There is nothing unusual about this kind of cart, but the things on it are different.
I saw Kumogakure's Jounin Dodai, with four ninjas, constantly taking out cash with a denomination of 1,000 taels from the storage scroll.
After not seeing each other for a few days, Tutai, who was in his forties, had red bloodshot eyes in his eyes and looked extremely haggard. His original black hair turned gray and he looked twenty years older.
Beside Dodai and the others, five Konoha intelligence ninjas with extremely fast hands were counting money quickly while placing stacks of bills on the cart.
The cart, which is about two meters long and one meter wide, is covered with three layers of cash.
The ninjas of Kumogakure kept taking money out of the storage scrolls, and the ninjas of Konoha were not slow at all in counting.
The leader of the Konoha Jonin is named Tajima Takuya. His hand speed is top-notch and he can count money continuously and at high speed.
But at this time, he also felt that his fingers were a little sore, but his movements did not slow down at all, but became faster and faster!
Because seeing the expressions of Yunyin's people cutting flesh, he felt extremely relieved.
He was counting the money and smiling, not hiding his excitement at the moment.
If laughter hadn't affected his speed in counting money, he might have imitated Makoto Uchiha who laughed to the sky that day on the battlefield!
Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at the man standing behind him.
If it weren't for him, maybe it would be Kumogakure's ninjas who were counting the money today.
The Chuunin who were watching looked at the stacks of bills, and their eyes were all wide-eyed.
'One hundred thousand, one million, ten million, hundreds of millions...'
They subconsciously counted the total amount of banknotes on the cart.
I have never seen so much money in my life.
Even ninjas from wealthy families have never seen so much cash.
Especially counting billions of taels in public, the visual impact is really strong!
Just by watching the ninjas counting their money and watching the Kumogakure ninjas feeling aggrieved, they could eat three more bowls for dinner.
They also studied "Konoha Chronicles" in ninja school
In all the ninja wars, Konoha was always the winner, but after winning, it was very 'generous' and 'forgave' the other villages.
The military expenses compensated by the defeated side are basically symbolic.
During the Third War, the Konoha side also suffered heavy losses in the Kannabi War, but the Third Hokage exempted Iwagakure from compensation for the defeat.
Considering it from the perspective of the Third Hokage, everyone can understand.
Although this approach is somewhat inappropriate, it is understandable.
Depending on the height you are at, your perspective on the problem will also be different.
As for reducing Iwagakure's compensation for the defeat, the Third Generation's consideration was to end the war as soon as possible and at the same time promote the alliance between the two countries.
However, many times, people can understand something, but they may not be able to accept it.
Even ninjas have an emotional side and cannot think rationally at all times.
A person without emotions is a tool, a ninja at his core.
Relatives, lovers, friends, teachers...
Many of these people who were closely related to them stayed in the Shenwubi War forever.
As ninjas, they are indeed aware.
Once a village decides to negotiate peace and form alliances with other villages, even if the enemy who killed their father is hanging out in front of them, they must not take action.
If a jounin is killed in battle, the pension, if used normally, will at least be enough for the descendants to survive until they graduate from the ninja school.
If a chuunin is killed in battle, the pension will be relatively small.
After a big battle, even if the village wins, productivity will drop, and there will be no extra money to take care of everyone.
At this time, with a wave of the senior management's hand, several pieces of meat would be missing from the orphans' bowls every day.
The ninjas in the village respected the Third Hokage, and the Third Hokage finally took the blame and abdicated due to some mistakes in decision-making during the three wars.
So no one would hold on to such a 'little thing'.
The newly appointed fourth generation is very capable, has done many practical things, and has excellent diplomatic methods. Konoha has basically not suffered any losses in recent years.
However, Kumogakure's sudden attack and Iwagakure's backstab made everyone realize the reality.
Konoha treated Iwagakure with grace and magnanimity and exempted them from war compensation, but Iwagakure was not grateful at all.
Whenever I get the chance, while Konoha is 'weak', I want Konoha to die!
In the ninja world, strength speaks for itself!
But now, there is a saying spread throughout Konoha.
Just like the Fourth Hokage's proposition of 'maintaining peace through war', Uchiha Makoto's 'weak country has no diplomacy' is also remembered by everyone.
Compared to the third and fourth generations, Uchiha Makoto was tougher. He mercilessly lifted off the last fig leaf of Kumogakure and told everyone with the bloody truth that Konoha would not give Kumogakure any face!
The impact of the Third Ninja War continues to this day. Everyone is tired of the war and longs for peace.
But if the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki were let go so painlessly, everyone would be unwilling to do so.
Because in a few years, today's Kumogakure will be Iwagakure before. When they regain their strength, sooner or later there will be another battle.
The chuunin learned from the jounin that Uchiha Makoto had directly asked Kumogakure to demand five billion in compensation. They were shocked, but also looked forward to, admired, and worshiped.
Only Uchiha Makoto dared to say such things and propose such conditions.
They really regret that they did not work hard enough and did not become jounin, otherwise they would be qualified to participate in high-level meetings, be able to see this scene with their own eyes, and hear such domineering words from Uchiha Makoto with their own ears.
Is five billion too much?
Not too much!
Is it too much to cut off the Fourth Raikage's arm?
Not too much!
Nothing is too much!
Incredibly suitable!
Many relatives and friends of Konoha ninja died in this battle, and their hatred made them suffer terribly.
They asked themselves, if they were the ones to do it themselves, they would wish they had killed the Fourth Raikage alive.
Uchiha Makoto did not directly kill the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki. In the minds of everyone, his treatment was very reasonable.
After all, although Kumogakure is not Konoha's opponent now, it is not in Konoha's own interests to continue fighting.
Now Uchiha Makoto wants Kumogakure to pay five billion taels, do they dare to say no?
Although they don't want to fight, the ninjas of Konoha will not give in.
If you don’t give it, you’ll continue to fight!
They are the first to go to battle!
The few people who questioned and disagreed with Uchiha Makoto's approach were also drowned in the enthusiasm of the crowd.
Few people like people who only use absolute rationality to think about problems.
When they learned that Uchiha Makoto said in an understatement in front of the Jonin, 'If you don't give it, go to Kumogakure Village', many people's emotions reached a climax!
Uchiha Makoto has a kind of "in today's world, who else would you rather me" temperament.
As he said, Yunyin was not qualified to negotiate terms.
And the facts prove everything.
Yunyin obediently apologized and paid compensation, and delivered the compensation on time.
The more painful the expressions of these Kumogakure ninjas, the happier the Konoha ninjas felt.
All this was brought about by Uchiha Makoto.
The banknotes can only arouse their curiosity and attract their attention for a moment, but the figure standing in front of everyone can be remembered forever.
There is Uchiha Makoto and the Fourth Hokage in Konoha, and this feeling is extremely reassuring.
Compared to the excitement of the chuunin, the onlookers' jounin could at least maintain a superficial calmness.
Nara Shikaku was secretly stunned. According to his original discussion with everyone, he decided to ask for 500 million compensation. Unexpectedly, Uchiha Makoto directly raised it ten times.
Five billion in compensation can prevent Kumogakure from turning around for ten years, but at the same time it can accelerate the development of Konoha. The losses in the three wars can be fully recovered soon, and at the same time, it can grow rapidly and become stronger.
As the saying goes, this is exactly the case.
Yunyin naturally knew, but they had no choice.
Just like when Kumogakure forced the Hyuga clan to hand over the clan leader, it seemed that there were two choices, but in fact, Konoha was not given a chance to choose.
With these resources, Konoha has ninjas like Uchiha Makoto and the Fourth Generation.
What will happen to Konoha in ten years?
An astonishing idea could not help but arise in the minds of many jounin.
They were not born in the same era as the first Hokage, but in their era, Konoha had Uchiha Makoto.
Maybe, they can witness history with their own eyes.
True peace may one day come.
"The counting is complete! The total is 3.11264 million taels!"
Tajima Takuya of the 'Counting Team' finally finished counting the funds and said respectfully to Uchiha Makoto on the side.
His voice was loud and full of energy, and everyone in the audience could hear it clearly.
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Makoto stepped forward and patted Tajima Takuya on the shoulder, smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, Takuya-kun."
As he said that, he looked at the other four chuunin and smiled.
"Makoto-sama, you are serious! It's not hard at all!" Tajima Takuya, who is also a jounin, subconsciously used honorifics.
Uchiha Makoto walked up to Todai and others, smiled and said:
"Tutai-kun, you also said that Yunyin can't get three billion taels in cash at one time.
As a result, there is now 100 million more cash.
So, people are forced out!
You are right. "
With the same smile, Tajima Takuya and others felt like they were in the spring breeze.
Tutai, on the other hand, felt like a basin of ice water was pouring down from head to toe in the cold winter, and it was bone-chilling.
A smile uglier than crying appeared on his pale face, and he did not dare to answer casually.
He really had tried every way he could to get funding.
He had wiped out all the funds in the village. The ninjas had 'donated' all the money except for the money they had left to maintain their basic living.
Most of the funds came from jounin, who spent all their savings over the years.
Some family members of jonin who died in battle not only failed to receive pensions, but also had to pay back to the village.
If Uchiha Makoto knew what Todai was doing, he would probably call him an expert. This is called 'power generation for love'!
Yunyin is now on the verge of 'collapse'.
But they absolutely cannot give up on Raikage-sama and Hi-sama.
Even so, Tutai did not save enough money.
In the end, he also 'advanced' nearly one billion funds to the Daimyo of the Land of Thunder.
Originally the daimyo disagreed, but Dodai told him that if he couldn't come up with the money, not only would the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki die, but Kumogakure would also be destroyed.
When the time comes that Yunyin Village is lost, the status of the five major kingdoms in the Land of Thunder will be second to none, and they may be directly destroyed.
The Daimyo of the Land of Thunder analyzed the pros and cons before agreeing, but he also made many 'excessive' requests.
The relationship between the great powers and the Ninja Village seems to be superior and subordinate, but in fact it is a relatively independent and equal cooperative relationship, and they generally remain consistent with the outside world.
The daimyo has the right to vote on the shadows of the Ninja Village, but has no decision-making power.
The state provides funding and the village provides force.
So once the Ninja Village is destroyed, this country will not last long.
Those small countries without Ninja Villages are also ravaged by big countries at will.
The Kingdom of Thunder is a powerful country second only to the Kingdom of Fire among the five major countries. Without Yunyin Village, it will directly decline or even be destroyed.
"Currently all the funds that the village can raise are here!"
Tudai said respectfully, and then took out a dozen scrolls from his arms, "These are Kumogakure's advanced thunder escape ninjutsu and some sealing techniques."
"Very good, I like people who know their faces." Uchiha Makoto smiled faintly, took the scroll in Dodai's hand, and started checking it on the spot.
Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, returned six of the scrolls to Tutai, and said:
“These thunder escape ninjutsu are also available in Konoha, and they cannot be offset against the compensation.
And the sealing techniques here are not very advanced.
You're not fooling me, are you? "
"No, no, no! How dare I?!" Tutai shook his arm holding the scroll and shook his head in denial.
Uchiha said sincerely: "I don't dare to be the best. You have to prepare some ninjutsu and sealing techniques again as soon as possible."
"Yes! Yes!" Tutai breathed a sigh of relief and said solemnly.
Uchiha Makoto looked at him without saying a word.
Tutai suddenly broke into a cold sweat and quickly explained:
"The ore and some precious metals you want are still in the process of being transported. Please wait for a few more days and they will be delivered soon!"
Seeing Dodai's pleading expression, Uchiha Makoto curled his lips, feeling a little bored, and said to the ninja beside him:
"Go and bring Raikage and Kirabi over!"
Tutai felt relieved, and his whole person seemed to have suddenly become much older.
Uchiha Makoto looked at him and said calmly:
“You can take people away, and the follow-up supplies must not be missing at all.
You wouldn’t want me to go to Yunyin in person to ask for it, would you? "
"No, no, no! It will definitely be no less! It must be delivered on time!" Tutai's mood that had just relaxed suddenly tightened.
"Go." Uchiha Makoto waved his hand.
As long as the funds are available, he doesn't really care about iron ore and secret techniques.
In the past few days, through genjutsu, the fourth Raikage and Kirabi even had their underwear taken off by him.
He already knew the training methods of the 'Thunder Chakra Mode' and the accompanying Cloud Hidden Fluid Technique.
Kirabi's Tailed Beast Chakra usage techniques and the armor seal on his body were all memorized by him, and the rest was just practice.
In terms of stability and safety, the Iron Armor Seal's restriction on tailed beasts is greater than that of the Bagua Seal.
Although the Eight-Tails was able to help Kirabi break free from the control of the illusion, under the warning of the Nine-Tails, it wisely chose to sleep.
Since Uchiha Makoto's physique exceeded the 40 mark and could withstand more tailed beast chakra, he extracted another third of the eight tails' chakra, allowing the tailed beast chakra capacity in his body to reach the upper limit.
Now he has half of the two-tails, a whole three-tails, 40% of the chakra of the eight-tails, and half of the nine-tails in his body.
Through this period of observation, Uchiha Makoto discovered the essential difference between the Nine-Tails and other tailed beasts.
If the total amount of chakra of the two tails is 400,000, the half tail is 200,000.
When Uchiha Makoto tried to control the two-tailed chakra, after he used up part of the two-tailed chakra, half of the two-tailed chakra would recover after a while, but the peak value was 200,000, which was almost no difference.
The chakra of a whole three-tail is about three times that of half a two-tail, calculated at 600,000.
No matter how you use the three-tailed chakra, the peak value is only 600,000.
As the Eight-Tails is second only to the Nine-Tails in terms of chakra content and strength, the gap between the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails is also very large.
One-tenth of the eight-tailed chakra is more than the entire three-tailed one, calculated at 700,000.
Uchiha Makoto discovered that the same was true for the Eight-Tails. After one-tenth of the chakra was used up, the peak value restored was around 700,000.
But there is a qualitative difference between Kyuubi.
Half of the Nine-Tails, just the chakra that Uchiha Makoto can feel, it feels like it costs at least 30 million.
And he made a new discovery!
Every time after using a large amount of Kyuubi's chakra, after a while, he would find an obvious increase in the total chakra of half a Kyuubi.
The feeling that Kyuubi gave him was unfathomable!
He felt that the chakra of the Nine-Tails at its peak was conservatively estimated to be 100 million.
According to his previous predictions and the comparison during this period, it was only a matter of time before half of the Nine-Tails recovered to its full size.
In other words, theoretically speaking, the Kyuubi can continue to be divided evenly.
Of course, Uchiha Makoto knew that this was impossible. First of all, Kyuubi himself would definitely not agree!
Besides, besides the Six Paths Sage, he is the only one who can truly use the Nine-Tails ability.
The previous Uchiha Madara, Uzumaki Mito, and Uzumaki Kushina all forced the Nine-Tails, and the actual combat power of the Nine-Tails that they could exert was not at the same level as Uchiha Makoto.
Uchiha Makoto said without exaggeration, and even boldly concluded that he would call the Nine-Tails the '0.99 Ten-Tails'.
After all, in the original work, only the perfect Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi will have the magatama pattern of the Sage of Six Paths.
Itachi can beat seven with one, and eight with the complete Nine-Tails is probably not a problem.
Therefore, Uchiha Makoto decided to temporarily stop collecting the tailed beast chakra, but still concentrate on the Nine-Tails, and mastering its power skillfully is the first priority.
As for the other tailed beasts, Uchiha Makoto was ready to wait for the Akatsuki organization to help him finish the work, and then harvest them all at once.
...
The ninjas of Kumogakure finally met their Raikage-sama and Kirabi-sama again.
The two were so weak that they didn't even have the strength to speak. Four jounin took the lead in helping them leave.
"Sir Makoto! We bid farewell. Kumogakure will replenish the remaining supplies as soon as possible."
Before Dodai left, he returned to Uchiha Makoto and bowed respectfully, showing off his skills.
"Yeah." Uchiha Makoto nodded.
Just as Dodai was about to leave, Uchiha Makoto suddenly stopped him, "Wait!"
Tutai's eyes changed slightly and his body turned stiffly.
Uchiha Makoto smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, I just wanted to ask a question.
I used the Four Elements Seal and the Five Elements Seal to seal the chakra of your Raikage and Jinchuuriki.
My seal cannot be broken easily.
Do you need my help to unlock the seal? "
Dodai's pupils shrank, he didn't expect Uchiha Makoto to say such words.
He didn't think Uchiha Makoto would be so kind.
Sure enough, Uchiha Makoto stretched out his right hand and shook it with a smile, and said: "Just five hundred million taels will be enough."
Hearing this, Tutai felt his blood surge and his chest tumbled. He squeezed out the words through his teeth, "Thank you, Lord Cheng, for your kindness. No need!"
With that said, he bowed respectfully, turned around and left.
He was afraid that if he didn't leave, he would burst out, and he might be angry to death!
"Hey~ don't leave in a hurry! We can still discuss it!"
Seeing Dodai turning around and leaving without hesitation, Uchiha Makoto immediately changed his words:
"Three hundred million taels! No! Two hundred million taels, one hundred million taels!
Fifty million taels is really not enough! "
Tutai was so angry that he was shaking all over, and he immediately quickened his pace to leave. Fortunately, he let the others go first.
Just as Dodai was about to leave the camp, Uchiha Makoto shouted to him:
"Tutai-kun! Go back and discuss it with the senior management!
The Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki is three billion! Raikage Two Billion!
Konoha suffers something! If you bring out another 1.5 billion, I will send Yumu Ren back!
Otherwise, it would mean that Kumogakure had given up on her.
If you don’t want it, then I won’t be polite!
She will be from Konoha from now on! "
Dodai stiffened when he heard this, and turned around to look at Uchiha Makoto.
He was shaking all over and raised his hand tremblingly, as if he wanted to say something to Uchiha Makoto.
However, he felt a tightness in his chest and suddenly felt his vision go dark.
He fell straight on his back.
Plop!
The dignified Kumogakure strategist, Kumogakure elite jounin, was so angry that he fainted!
For four days and nights in a row, he spent most of the time trying to raise money, and he was always in high spirits.
Finally, at this last moment, Uchiha Makoto broke through his defense!
Uchiha Makoto put his hand on his forehead, "Why did you faint? Medical Ninja, please carry him away!"
"Yes!" The two medical ninjas took the order, and then carried the platform out with disgust.
The Konoha ninjas who were watching showed no sympathy at all, and only felt a hearty feeling in their hearts.
Changing places, Yunyin will probably do even better!
It's just that they didn't expect that in addition to his top-notch appearance and top-notch strength, Master Cheng could also be so humorous. Even if he was rude, he was invincible in the ninja world!
Uchiha Makoto curled up his lips and stopped looking at the platform.
Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to one's own people!
Konoha and Kumogakure now have a life-or-death relationship. How could the murderous intention hidden in the eyes of Kumogakure ninja be able to deceive him.
The next step is to fight for growth, which is his favorite part again.
When Uchiha Makoto's development is over, a one-time push will save many people in the ninja world from dying.
Even when facing enemies, he never liked to torture them, because he would just stab them to death with his sword.
But there are exceptions to everything.
Killing these people now is not in line with the principle of maximizing interests.
Since we don't want to kill these people, it would still be nice to give them a harsh slap in the face.
It's a bit of his bad taste.
"Kakashi-senpai, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Shisui looked at Kakashi beside him curiously.
Under Kakashi's mask, his mouth was trembling.
"Uh-huh...cough cough cough!"
It was okay if Shisui didn't ask, but when he asked Kakashi, he couldn't hold it in anymore. He suddenly made a strange sound, then coughed violently, and after a while he said:
"I'm a little on fire, my throat hurts! I'm going to drink some water."
With that said, Kakashi turned around and left.
Shisui looked at Kakashi's speeding away figure with confusion, something was wrong.
My throat hurts, does my mouth keep moving?
Shisui didn't think much, and his attention quickly returned to Uchiha Makoto, because he came to stand in front of the cart full of banknotes, as if he had something to say.
