Konoha: Reforge the glory of Uchiha!

Night

After Uchiha Nan and Senju Tobirama reached an agreement, Uchiha Nan promptly selected a suitable sacrifice from the Anbu dungeon and crafted a new body for Senju Tobirama.

Of course, Uchiha Nan imposed a long list of restrictions on Senju Tobirama, ensuring he could only work in the underground laboratory every day.

Although Uchiha Nan wasn't worried about Senju Tobirama opposing him, he wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble.

It wouldn't look good if word got out that he had resurrected a former Hokage and forced him into servitude.

Senju Tobirama reluctantly focused on scientific research, dividing over 60 clones into the strongest research team in the ninja world.

This was the limit of Senju Tobirama's resurrected body. He sacrificed combat ability for more clones; a light punch would turn them into smoke.

Senju Tobirama was indeed a tireless worker. In just three weeks, with vigorous effort, he completed the light bulb, large battery, generator modification plans, and power plant design.

All that remained was to fund and implement the plan. Investing in a power plant was a future-proof business, with Konoha's future electricity consumption being significant.

Perhaps one day, the power plant could sustain Konoha by selling electricity alone. Investing in a power plant was an investment in the future.

Building such a large power plant wasn't cheap, requiring at least a 3 billion budget, excluding research and development costs.

No other ninja village would spend money on such a project.

In the past, this amount would be astronomical for Konoha, but now Konoha's treasury was flush, and it was affordable. However, Uchiha Nan needed to consider his clan.

As the head of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Nan decided to have his clan invest in Konoha's power plant, generously offering to cover half the cost.

Such a significant investment was a major "village-level" project, attracting attention from Konoha's ninja clans. On the same day, Hinata Takuma visited Uchiha Nan with Hinata Asuka and gifts.

Uchiha Nan was now the one to emulate, and Hinata Takuma sought his favor. He might not understand the true value of this venture, but he knew to align with Uchiha Nan.

Hinata Takuma, lacking boundaries, hadn't given up on matchmaking. The girl was only 12, and his two companions, Kaede and Ling, had already worn Uchiha Nan thin. Adding another might be too much.

Next came visits from Nara Shikato and Senju Momoma.

It seemed Uchiha couldn't act alone.

Now, these ninjas had money. Three billion divided among them was manageable. They even quarreled over share proportions. Uchiha Nan was pleased; they were finally thinking strategically.

In the end, Uchiha Nan made the final decision: Konoha contributed 30%, Uchiha 20%, and the Hyuga clan...

As long as the Uchiha clan retained the Hokage position, they would have a veto over future developments at the Konoha power plant.

The remaining issue was worker recruitment. The large-scale power plant project was too big for Konoha's engineering team, requiring external recruitment.

The recruitment notice ignited enthusiasm among war-displaced vagrants near Konoha.

These people survived on Konoha's occasional aid. Konoha wasn't a charity, and Uchiha Nan was kind enough to keep them from starvation.

Now they finally had work to sustain themselves.

Initially, Uchiha Nan planned to pay wages. The project was large, needing many workers. However, these nearly starving refugees fought for jobs, willing to work for food alone.

Uchiha Nan accepted this generous offer with a smile. Emerging capital thrived in this deformed ninja world.

The Konoha engineering team boss complained to Uchiha Nan. His men needed work too. This group built Konoha's first generator.

Recognizing the difference between experienced workers and clueless refugees, the engineering team's wages remained unchanged. Konoha needed to support local skilled labor.

Time flew by, and more than a month passed. Konoha's financial, material, and human resources mobilized for this project surpassed any previous endeavors, boosting Konoha's economic development.

Hokage Office

Progress was gratifying.

Uchiha Nan sat in his office, satisfied. With one hand, he reviewed the power plant's progress report; with the other, he sipped wolfberry tea. He'd been overworked and needed to replenish himself.

The original generator was modified and ready for use. The remaining generators were still at the power plant site. Rows of bottled buildings, nearly ten meters high and long, were built to store tailed beast chakra, ensuring the Nine-Tails could be fully utilized.

A massive circular building connected these chakra storage units, designed to extract tailed beast chakra.

Everything was set, except for the Nine-Tails power bank.

Uchiha Nan summoned Uzumaki Mito to his office.

Surprised by Uchiha Nan's boldness, Uzumaki Mito knew his intentions. The ninja world viewed tailed beasts as weapons.

Uchiha Nan, however, saw the tailed beast as a rechargeable power bank.

"Uchiha Nan, you know the Nine-Tails has a fiery temper."

"Controlling the Nine-Tails and extracting its chakra isn't easy."

Uzumaki Mito expressed her concerns, but Uchiha Nan understood.

He could exploit Senju Tobirama freely, but not Uzumaki Mito.

To have Uzumaki Mito contribute without pay wouldn't work with the ninja clan shareholders. Uchiha Nan couldn't take advantage here.

As Uzumaki Mito was a living being with special status, she had power and position. The shareholders hadn't evolved into shameless capitalists; they still had some dignity.

Besides, offending Uzumaki Mito and the Senju clan wasn't wise.

"500,000 ryo per extraction!"

Uchiha Nan offered a price akin to an A-level mission. Compared to burning coal, it was a bargain. One extraction could last half a year.

If Uzumaki Mito agreed, Uchiha Nan would profit.

Burning coal for a year would cost hundreds of millions. Uchiha Nan had done a thorough cost analysis, knowing Uzumaki Mito didn't understand the market.

"Besides, the Nine-Tails lives here with me. I've always believed in influencing tailed beasts with love."

"Kyuubi and I have been together so long, you wouldn't understand our relationship. We're close friends, practically family."

Uzumaki Mito spoke with affection, though she used chains to control the Nine-Tails.

Her meaning was clear: the price was too low, Uchiha Nan needed to pay more!

This money wouldn't go to the Senju clan but into Uzumaki Mito's pocket. As the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, she hadn't done missions for years.

While the Senju clan ensured she lacked nothing materially, Uzumaki Mito wanted to save money for little Tsunade. Tsunade was increasingly aggressive in gambling, escalating her losses.

How would she manage as an adult? Wouldn't she risk losing hundreds of thousands or millions?

Those were gambling debts. The Senju clan, though large, couldn't always cover Tsunade's debts.

Unless the Senju clan died out, leaving everything to Tsunade, which was unlikely. The Senju clan had millennia of history.

Loving your child means planning ahead.

Uzumaki Mito saw Tsunade's gambling nature, stronger than her grandfather Hashirama's, beyond correction.

Uzumaki Mito knew Uchiha Nan had money and aimed to get more. She planned to save it for Tsunade, ensuring a decent future.

"One million ryo per extraction. That's an S-level mission fee. Don't push it. An ordinary jonin can only do a few S-level missions annually, risking their life."

Uzumaki Mito decided on a million ryo per extraction. A few times yearly would yield at least two million ryo annually. Her old bones could last another 10-20 years, bringing tens of millions, an astronomical sum for ordinary ninjas. Konoha's jonin death pension maxed at five million ryo.

"Deal!"

"It's settled, let's formalize it in writing!"

Profit was guaranteed. If Uzumaki Mito saw the power plant's profit and coal costs, she'd raise the price.

Uchiha Nan eagerly drafted a contract, signed, and stamped it with Konoha's seal. Shareholders' opinions no longer mattered.

"Sign it!"

Uchiha Nan handed the pen to Uzumaki Mito.

Uzumaki Mito sensed Uchiha Nan's hidden joy despite his efforts to conceal it.

Why was Uchiha Nan so excited?

Was the asking price low?

Uzumaki Mito hesitated before signing.

"You've agreed, don't back out. If you do, I'll call a shareholders' meeting. Mito-sama, you'll earn an S-level mission reward just by sitting there. I'm doing you a favor. If you don't believe it, see how junior ninja clan members criticize your greed."

Uchiha Nan feigned embarrassment, taking back the contract. Uzumaki Mito panicked. The price seemed high to her limited financial understanding. She knew nothing about industrial electricity consumption.

"I'll sign!"

Uzumaki Mito signed, and Uchiha Nan sighed in relief.

At that moment, Uzumaki Mito sensed Uchiha Nan's joy intensifying.

Damn, it's a bargain!

Uzumaki Mito regretted signing but couldn't retract it. She planned to research power plant costs, especially coal substitutes.

She felt she acted too hastily this time.

Uzumaki Mito thought this while following Uchiha Nan to Konoha's power plant.

Konoha Power Plant

Uzumaki Mito entered the circular building, unleashing massive chakra fluctuations.

To prevent Nine Tails resistance damaging the chakra transmission device, Uchiha Nan used chakra to infiltrate Kyuubi's sealed space, monitoring it.

Uzumaki Mito placed her hands on a special instrument, extracting chakra from her body.

This chakra belonged to Nine Tails, a tailed beast composed of chakra.

To use an inappropriate metaphor, extracting Nine Tails' chakra was like draining its life force. Bound tightly in chains, it resisted fiercely.

"Uzumaki Mito, you..."

"You witch."

"Uchiha Nan, you bastard, watching from the sidelines. I helped you win Konoha's Hokage position last time."

Kyuubi felt its chakra draining rapidly. Uzumaki Mito maximized extraction, depleting its chakra in seconds.

"Snow Leopard... uh... shut up, Kyuubi!"

"Kyuubi, you've lived in Uzumaki Mito so long without paying rent. What's wrong with her taking some chakra? You're a polite tailed beast, unlike Ichibi. Understand repaying kindness?"

Kyuubi's eyes widened in disbelief.

Uchiha Nan's words shattered Kyuubi's understanding. He spoke without moral restraint. Kyuubi had once believed Uchiha Nan was good.

"You speak of 'rent' and 'repaying a favor'!"

"Such darkness. Without Uzumaki Mito's seal, I'd have escaped long ago. You're just like Uchiha Madara, disregarding tailed beasts as beings!"

"Uchiha Nan, you're shameless. How will you repay your debt to me?"

"Uchiha Nan, you're Konoha's most shameless person."

"I'll..."

Kyuubi cursed loudly, but Uchiha Nan waved indifferently. His moral compass had already sunk after his affair with Kaede and Ling.

Now, every bit of Kyuubi's chakra smelled like money.

Kyuubi's curses alerted Uchiha Nan. Its loudness indicated ample chakra remained.

"Mito, increase intensity. Kyuubi's still strong enough to scream, drain it dry!"

Uchiha Nan grinned with greedy capitalist delight