Trees Chapter 291 The Inherently Kind Uchiha Kid, Itachi!

One week later...

Naruto had set up two construction companies and a railway company for his father-in-law, with Cult Mechanicus providing the technical support.

As for Neji, he was naturally assigned to handle the affairs in the Land of Fire.

Of course, this is definitely not because a certain young man can't stand seeing his brother-in-law being so affectionate with his girlfriend in the village.

Instead, he and his father-in-law believed that someone of Neji’s age needed proper experience in the world.

In any case, Neji left Konoha grumbling all the way.

Naruto had no idea what he was complaining about, and all he knew was that Hinata had beaten him up again...

As for the village’s reconstruction, thanks to the combined efforts of Hashirama, Yamato, and Uzumaki Group, two-thirds of the village had already been rebuilt.

"Naruto!"

"Come with me to the Hokage's Office."

Just as Naruto was enjoying some quality time with his girlfriend, a certain old hag suddenly barged in and shouted at them.

"Damn it!"

"Auntie! Didn’t you say you were done with the village’s affairs?!"

Naruto was very angry because his fun time was disturbed. He glared at Tsunade, who stood there with her hands on her hips, the anger in his eyes almost bursting out.

"Yes! Officially, village’s matters aren’t my responsibility anymore..."

When Tsunade said this, she kept rubbing her temples with both hands, inadvertently revealing the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

Naruto estimated that those wrinkles were deep enough to trap mosquitoes.

It would have been fine if Naruto didn't say anything, but as soon as he said it, Tsunade became angry.

Originally, she had thought that after dumping the Hokage’s position onto her two elders, she could finally focus on running the Konoha Entertainment Company.

But when Tobirama found out that the village had no money, he immediately went to Tsunade and dumped the fundraising responsibilities onto her.

Tsunade's mentality collapsed at that time...

‘The village was out of money when I was in power, and I have been trying to find ways to make money for several years.’

‘Now that I’ve finally stepped down...’

‘Why the hell do I still need me to make money for you?!’

Of course, this wasn’t too big of a problem for her now.

After all, the Sannin idol group and the Uchiha Sinner are still bringing in cash.

But...

Ever since Kumogakure started their livestreaming trend, Tsunade noticed her profits were plummeting.

Every time Tsunade saw the money she earned getting less, she felt physically ill.

Making her lose money is worse than killing her!

If it weren’t for the potential backlash...

She might’ve even sent Team 7 to pay a visit to Kumogakure.

"It’s all that damn Raikage’s fault..."

Tsunade sighed and explained the recent developments with Kumogakure’s livestreaming.

It turns out that since Kumogakure made a lot of money from the first livestream, the entire Kumogakure had started copying Killer B.

Now, those burly Kumogakure’s Shinobi opened their mouths with ‘Hey, brothers!’ and closed them with ‘Thanks for the support’.

Even Yondaime Raikage was now hosting livestreams, teaching people how to build perfect muscles through Taijutsu.

Compared to his previous restrained appearance, his current enthusiasm was downright laughable.

The Yondaime Raikage...

Has completely thrown his dignity away for money!

"That... that’s just beyond ridiculous."

It took Naruto a long time to process this.

Remembering how Sasuke had been giving gifts to Yondaime Raikage not long ago, he realized the situation was indeed serious.

"Come on."

"Let’s go to the Hokage’s Office."

Tsunade slung an arm around Naruto’s shoulders and started dragging him toward the new Hokage Tower.

"Wait..."

"I can walk on my own! Let go!!"

Naruto was squeezed so hard that he could hardly breathe, and his girlfriend was still watching from behind. Fearing that Hinata would be angry, he quickly pried Tsunade’s arm.

Tsunade continued speaking as they walked away.

"All these years, you’ve been nothing but trouble for me..."

"And when good things happen, you never think to include me."

Tsunade glanced at the grand Hyuga Clan’s compound behind her and immediately thought of the two companies that the Hyuga Clan had just established, and her tone carried a hint of jealousy.

Naruto felt that what Tsunade said made some sense.

But...

It's really unreliable to mix together the three Sannin.

Before, when he thought that since Tsunade was in the entertainment industry, Naruto had suggested she try making movies.

And what happened!?

The old white-haired old man actually said he wanted to make Intimate Paradise into a TV series...

He also said that he could devote himself to playing the male lead ‘for the sake of art’.

Then, the furious Tsunade immediately sent the white-haired old man to the Pure Land. In the end, if Naruto had not used the Totem of Undying twice, he would not have been able to pull Jiraiya back from the Pure Land.

After that, Tsunade developed a strong aversion to filmmaking.

As for Orochimaru, he had started the Slug Hospital.

While the long-term profits were decent, being a Medical-nin, Tsunade still had some professional ethics.

Treating injured Shinobi and civilians barely made any money.

Therefore, the current situation of the hospital is that the Sannin have to pay out of their own pockets, with almost no revenue.

As for asking Naruto to provide free potions to the hospital...

No way.

That would essentially strangle the development of Medical Ninjutsu in the Shinobi World.

While it might help in the short term, it’d be very detrimental to the development of the entire Shinobi World in the long run.

Now that Tsunade's entertainment company is losing market share to Kumogakure’s livestreaming boom, she is naturally very anxious.

Naruto sighed, turned to bid farewell to Hinata, and followed Tsunade toward the Hokage Tower...

In the new Hokage's Office…

Konoha's village chief, Senju Tobirama, was hunched over his desk, buried under mountains of paperwork.

Standing in front of him was Uchiha Itachi.

"Inher... cough, Uchiha Itachi."

"I am fully aware of your circumstances."

"Regarding the matter of earning money, do not fret. Wait until I summon Tsunade to discuss this."

Tobirama supported his chin with both hands and spoke in a very gentle tone.

It was as if the person standing in front of him was not an inherently evil Uchiha brat at all.

A lot of things happened in Konoha after Tobirama's death. These days, Tobirama has been staying up all night for several days to adapt to this new era.

However...

Regarding the Uchiha Clan Massacre, he had heard whispers of it even in the Pure Land.

Especially concerning Uchiha Itachi…

In Tobirama’s eyes, Itachi was practically Konoha's greatest hero, accomplishing what Tobirama himself had yearned to do for decades.

‘As expected!’

‘Just as Saru had said…’

‘Uchiha Itachi is truly a Shinobi with the mind of a Hokage!’

In Tobirama’s mind, Itachi is naturally different from those inherently evil Uchiha brats.

But...

When Tobirama learned that Itachi had been dressing in women's clothing, flaunting himself to earn money, the anger in his heart instantly burst out.

And worse...

This ‘kind-hearted Uchiha’ barely took any days off, and he’s working almost nonstop every single month!

‘Tsunade is simply treating people like animals!’

But the most unforgivable part is...

All the money earned by this naturally kind Uchiha was actually given to the prodigal Uchiha Sasuke!

Such injustice was something Tobirama could not tolerate.

Knock, knock, knock…

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

As Tobirama's voice sounded, Tsunade and Naruto pushed the door open and walked in.

When Tsunade saw Itachi, her face was full of surprise. She couldn't understand why this guy came to the Hokage's Office.

"Uchiha Itachi!"

"You're skipping work today!?"

Tsunade pointed at Itachi and a smell of a ruthless capitalist came out of her mouth.

The sheer oppressive aura made even Naruto take an involuntary step back.

"Tsunade-sama... please allow me to explain..."

"There hasn't been much work lately..."

"I came here to ask Nidaime-sama if there were any missions I could undertake."

Itachi lowered his head and kept a very humble attitude.

It can be seen that he had fully embraced his identity as a sinner.

Bang…

Tobirama slammed his hands on the desk, unable to stomach this scene any longer.

"TSUNADE!"

"SHUT YOUR MOUTH!"