Chapter 40: Assuming the Hokage Position and a Massive Debt.
The sun shone brightly in the sky.
Uchiha Nan was still sound asleep in bed, having no idea how much alcohol he had been forced to drink the night before. He had simply drunk until he lost consciousness.
Knock, knock, knock!
Knock, knock, knock!!!
A rapid series of knocks echoed, and Manji, who was sleeping nearby, reluctantly got up to open the door. An aunt hurriedly rushed in. She had come to deliver Uchiha Nan's Hokage robes!
This aunt had made the Hokage robes for the previous two Hokage, and the embroidery for the "Third Hokage" text was extremely demanding. She had started working on it immediately after Tobirama Senju's death, staying up all night. Thankfully, she had finished it ahead of time.
This aunt had indeed lived a long time. Uchiha Nan remembered her; she had lived from the era of Hashirama Senju all the way to when Naruto became Hokage, a veritable living fossil of Konoha!
Uchiha Nan quickly put on his clothes, thanked the aunt, and donned the Hokage robes and hat.
"Little Manji!"
"Do I look good?"
Uchiha Nan admired himself in the mirror, becoming increasingly pleased with his appearance. He was practically the supermen of Konoha!
"Handsome!"
Manji raised his paw, sincerely expressing his true feelings.
Uchiha Nan beckoned to Manji, who skillfully jumped onto his shoulder.
"Let's go, to my inauguration as Hokage!"
Soon, Uchiha Nan arrived at the Konoha Hokage Building. The Hokage Building was located in the very center of Konoha, with the stone statues of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, directly behind it. Uchiha Nan's statue was still being carved!
It was a meticulous task. As the first Uchiha Hokage, Uchiha Tomita personally oversaw the statue's creation, which would likely take some time.
Below the Hokage Building was a massive plaza, filled with Konoha's ninjas and villagers, all eagerly anticipating the new Hokage.
"From today onward, I am the Third Hokage of Konoha. The future of Konoha is in my hands!"
A wave of cheers followed. The loudest cheers naturally came from the Uchiha clan. The Hinata clan also cheered loudly, while the Senju clan looked miserable, reluctantly clapping to show respect for the new Hokage, Uchiha Nan.
The high-ranking members of all the clans were present. Uchiha Nan, standing on the stage, noticed Mito Uzumaki's absence, likely due to the injuries on her face.
The inauguration ceremony took up the entire morning. In the afternoon, Uchiha Nan's first meeting as Hokage officially began!
In the meeting room, Uchiha Nan sat at the center, Uchiha Tomita sat on his left, Senju Momoma sat on his right, and the other clans were seated according to their respective strengths.
"Today is my first day as Hokage. Konoha is in a state of disrepair. I encourage everyone to speak freely and share their views on Konoha's development."
Uchiha Nan decided to open up the discussion and hear the opinions of Konoha's local power players.
"Hokage-sama, let's put the matter of Konoha's reconstruction aside for now and discuss the issue of debt."
Senju Momoma looked serious, not giving Uchiha Nan a smile, and adopted a businesslike demeanor.
He pulled a sheet of paper from his sleeve, detailing Konoha's debts to the Senju clan. They owed 800 million ryo in strategic resources alone, more than double the Uchiha clan's debt.
And that wasn't all. There were also compensations for the Senju clan members who died for Konoha: 312 Genin, 158 Chunin, and 48 Jonin.
According to Konoha's regulations, the compensation for an average Genin ranged from 300,000 to 500,000 ryo, for a Chunin it was 800,000 to 1,000,000 ryo, and a Jonin's life was extremely valuable, ranging from 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 ryo, with variations based on their contributions.
Even at the minimum compensation, it would amount to nearly 300 million ryo. The Senju clan alone was owed 1.5 billion ryo by Konoha's treasury.
Tobirama Senju was the Hokage of Konoha, and as the Hokage's clan, the Senju naturally contributed to Konoha, bearing the greatest cost, almost emptying their coffers.
Konoha's finances were a complete mess, too terrible to even look at. If Tobirama Senju were still the Hokage, the Senju clan could endure it, but now that Uchiha Nan was in charge, not a single ryo of the Senju clan's money could be spared!
"That much?"
Uchiha Nan's head spun at the astronomical figure.
An elite Jonin's starting price for an S-rank mission was 1 million ryo. This debt was equivalent to Uchiha Nan taking on thousands of extremely dangerous S-rank missions.
An astronomical figure!!!
Senju Momoma produced a file containing various IOUs with Tobirama Senju's seal.
"If Hokage-sama doesn't believe it, you can check the accounts!"
Uchiha Nan examined the IOUs, his brows furrowed.
"Hokage-sama, Konoha's treasury also owes the Hinata clan over 800 million ryo. The details are as follows..."
Hinata Takuma, sitting below the stage, felt a bit embarrassed. Since Senju Momoma had brought up the debt,
for the sake of the Hinata clan's interests, Hinata Takuma naturally had to speak up. Friendship was friendship, but money was money!
Not a single ryo could be spared!
With the two top clans of Konoha demanding repayment, the other ninja clans naturally wouldn't be polite. They had initially planned to be coy and discuss it privately with Uchiha Nan.
Since that was the case, there was no need to hide it. With the big clans taking the lead, Uchiha Nan couldn't blame them.
Uchiha Nan's eyes were bloodshot. The total debt was about 11 billion ryo, while Konoha's treasury was in a disastrous state, entirely in the red!
"Enough!"
"I will handle these debts!"
Uchiha Nan gritted his teeth, glaring at Senju Momoma. He had been given a huge problem on his first day.
Senju Momoma kept his eyes down, not looking at Uchiha Nan. He was already planning to start the experiment with his father's Hashirama cells as soon as the money arrived.
"Meeting adjourned!"
Uchiha Nan, unwilling to argue with these money-grubbing bastards, adjourned the meeting. His first meeting had ended in discord, dealing a heavy blow to his ambitions.
Hokage's Office
An exhausted Uchiha Nan lay in his chair.
"What am I going to do!"
"How am I going to repay so much money!"
Uchiha Tomita, standing nearby, noticed Uchiha Nan's distressed appearance and quickly reminded him:
"Uchiha Nan-sama, don't forget the funding assistance promised to Konoha by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. That's a large sum of money!"
"That's right!!!"
Uchiha Nan slapped the table. He had been overwhelmed by the astronomical figures and had forgotten about that.
He had to set out immediately!
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