Time passed slowly.
Two years later.
The new Konoha had long been completed, and everyone in the Uchiha camp had moved into the new village.
The entire new village was thriving!
After Uchiha Jin's new regulations were issued, all ninjas burst out with great enthusiasm, and within just two years, the various departments of the village were established.
During this period.
Tsunade personally went to the Daimyo's mansion, asked for a full 5 billion funds at once, and received a promise of 2 billion every year in the future.
Everyone cheered.
After all, in the old Konoha, the annual allocation from the Daimyo was only 1.2 billion.
Moreover, because of the establishment of the new Konoha and the endorsement of the Daimyo, in less than two years, countless civilians chose to join one after another.
Also because of the Daimyo's endorsement and the existence of major ninja clans like the Uchiha, they naturally gained the trust of countless nobles and merchants, and countless mission commissions were sent over one after another.
The Daimyo's allocation and mission commissions were the financial sources of the new Konoha.
Of course.
Uchiha Jin implemented the support policy for ninjas very well. Even though there were major departments like the hospital, the Administration Department, and the Ninja Academy to support, there was still a surplus of several hundred million ryo every year.
This made everyone happy, while also hating the old Konoha even more.
Yes!
The new Konoha gave so many benefits to ninjas, and still had a surplus of so much money every year. The financial allocation of the old Konoha was not small either, so why did they ninjas not get much money, and the village seemed to be short of money every day...
Where did the money go?
On the other side.
The situation in the old Konoha was completely opposite to that of the new Konoha.
In the past two years, the old Konoha had been living quite a tight life.
In the beginning.
Uchiha Jin asked Tsunade to compile statistics on the major ninja clans, calculate how much pension and war commission money the old Konoha owed them during the Third War, and then sent the bill directly to Jiraiya, the Fifth Hokage.
Jiraiya cared about his reputation, so after arguing with Sarutobi Hiruzen, he made the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mitokado families pay together to barely solve this matter.
However.
The ninjas of the old Konoha were not so lucky; almost all their salaries were temporarily owed.
There was no helping it!
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen and other Konoha higher-ups embezzled a lot, they converted it into various resources every year to cultivate their own ninjas!
In this situation...
Even if you forced Sarutobi Hiruzen to death, he couldn't conjure up so much money for you.
Being able to pay the back pay of the major ninja clans had already drained the liquid funds of their three families, and this was under Jiraiya's strong demand; otherwise, according to Sarutobi Hiruzen's idea, he wouldn't pay a penny.
So, sigh!
It was precisely because of this reason that the atmosphere in the old Konoha became worse and worse. Although Jiraiya staked his reputation as Hokage and asked everyone to endure for a while longer.
But, damn it.
We need to eat!
Especially later, with the exposure of the treatment of ninjas in the new Konoha, more and more civilian ninjas, in a fit of anger, also began to secretly choose to join the new Konoha side.
In response to this.
Uchiha Jin welcomed all comers!
Of course.
Seeing that ignoring it wouldn't work, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally made the decision to forcibly restrict all ninjas from leaving. Unless they had a mission, ninjas were absolutely not allowed to leave the village.
Even if ninjas wanted to execute missions, they had to ensure that their families stayed in Konoha.
As for ninjas without families?
Hehe!
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't say anything on the surface, secretly, they had long been quietly taken into Root by Danzo, who had 'returned as a king'.
Of course, on the surface.
These ninjas all went missing during missions!
Jiraiya might have vaguely sensed something was wrong, but he couldn't produce any evidence, so this kind of thing naturally ended up unresolved.
But...
The civilians might not have access to high-level information, but they weren't really fools. Even though they dared not speak much due to the oppressive power now, everyone was actually holding back anger in their hearts.
As long as there was a chance, they would explode!
For a time.
The entire old Konoha was filled with tension in the air.
Everyone was living numbly, like walking corpses.
...
New Konoha.
The atmosphere here was completely different from the old Konoha. Everyone on the street had a happy smile on their face.
Kakashi sat on the rooftop of a teahouse, looking at the bright smiles full of vigor on the faces of people coming and going, and a faint smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth.
He suddenly discovered...
The decision to defect to the Uchiha back then didn't seem bad!
Just as he was enjoying the sunshine and chatting with Might Guy, an Anbu came directly to Kakashi's side.
He knelt on one knee and took out a scroll: "Department Head, intelligence has come from the old Konoha."
"Okay, understood!" Kakashi nodded.
Because he had experience in the Konoha Anbu, after the establishment of the new Konoha, he was naturally directly pulled to be the Head of the Anbu.
At this moment.
After taking the scroll, he waved his hand to let the Anbu leave.
Immediately after.
He didn't open the scroll directly, but said to Might Guy beside him: "Guy, you avoid this for a moment."
"Okay, let's chat after work!" Might Guy didn't dwell on it.
He also knew that Kakashi had work, so naturally, he couldn't continue chatting with him.
After speaking.
He went directly to train!
Wearing the new Konoha forehead protector, Kakashi glanced briefly at the content of the scroll, and then went to the newly built Hokage Building with a serious expression.
Now, he felt relaxed.
Clearly.
Because Hatake Sakumo's case was overturned, he was no longer the walking corpse he used to be.
After arriving at the Hokage's office, Kakashi knelt on one knee.
"Hokage-sama, Tsunade-sama!"
"News came from the old Konoha that the envoy from the Cloud Village has arrived and is preparing to sign a peace treaty with the old Konoha."
In response to this.
Uchiha Jin took the scroll and then let Kakashi stand up and speak.
On the other side.
Not far from the Hokage's office was Tsunade's desk.
The current Tsunade didn't have much real power; her job was to help Uchiha Jin handle government affairs.
Simply put—secretary!
After all, she was the Hokage in the original story. How could Uchiha Jin easily let go of such a useful natural beast of burden?
So.
Apart from training some medical ninjas for the new Konoha Hospital, Tsunade came here to work for Uchiha Jin.
Idle?
Impossible!
Although Uchiha Jin paid readily, no beast of burden should think about being idle.
"The Cloud Village came to sign a peace treaty?"
"I really don't understand why you care about this matter?"
"Also..."
"Clearly you could have killed Sarutobi Hiruzen and those old things two years ago, but you didn't do it, and instead insisted on coming out to create some new Konoha?"
"I really can't figure out what exactly you are thinking?"
"Can you tell me?"
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