Naruto: The rise of Uzumaki Kingdom

I have contributed to the organization, shed blood for it, and yet you still want me to keep working??

When Uzumaki Jun heard that Uchiha Madara intended to hand over his eyes to him, he immediately felt a pang of frustration. These eyes...

He glanced at the expressionless Zetsu beside him. Uzumaki Jun was certain that if he inherited these eyes, this Zetsu would be scheming ways to kill him so that Madara-sama could be revived, all to save his mother!

So...

"Sorry," Uzumaki Jun shook his head and said, "I don't need them."

"Power that belongs to oneself is the strongest!"

"..."

Uchiha Madara narrowed his eyes upon hearing the red-haired brat's refusal. He stared at him intently before finally...

"Hah, not bad," Uchiha Madara laughed and nodded. "Power that belongs to oneself is indeed the strongest."

"In that case, these eyes..."

"I will find a suitable person for them."

Though he felt some regret that the brat had refused—after all, judging by his appearance, his massive chakra reserves, and astonishing vitality, he seemed perfectly suited for the Rinnegan—it was fine. This outcome wasn't entirely bad. He needed someone who would devote their life to his cause, someone who would sacrifice themselves to perform the Rinne Rebirth technique. Not...

A disobedient subordinate.

If the Rinnegan fell into this brat's hands, the future would become too unpredictable. There was no guarantee he would revive Madara later.

So...

While he felt some disappointment, the refusal wasn't entirely unwelcome.

"I'm tired," Madara closed his eyes and said indifferently. "I hope you don't forget our goal!"

To ignite a world war!!

Only with enough deaths could their plan succeed...

"I will complete the mission!" Uzumaki Jun declared. It seemed Madara wouldn't force him to inherit those eerie eyes anymore.

Not only did he have a system—through which he could exchange for Mangekyō, Rinnegan, Tenseigan, or any other bloodline limit—but acquiring those cursed eyes would only lead to trouble. He wouldn't even know how he got screwed over.

The only downside was the high cost of exchanging with the system. A basic pair of Mangekyō—with only enhanced genjutsu aptitude and resistance, and no additional abilities like Kamui, Amaterasu, or Susano'o—would cost ten million reputation points.

Each special skill would require at least another ten million. Even Susano'o was sold piecemeal by the greedy system: initial form, skeletal form, half-bodied form, half-armored form...

The only advantage was that if you were rich enough, you could collect all the abilities.

But right now, Uzumaki Jun had no intention of exchanging for Sharingan or Wood Release!!

Because...

Being too powerful would make him a target!!

If he suddenly revealed Wood Release, the five great villages would likely attack the next day. Forget about the Land of Whirlpools being destroyed and him having no attachments left, allowing him to conquer the villages one by one...

He was just one person!!

The Land of Whirlpools still had many loved ones and cherished people. He couldn't bring himself to abandon them...

So, developing the nation's strength was his primary goal.

Only with a larger population, where everyone believed in and admired him, could he become stronger.

This was a sustainable strategy. If everyone else perished, his own growth would likely stagnate.

...

"You can leave on your own," Zetsu said coldly after leading Uzumaki Jun out of Madara's cave. "Don't leave any seals here."

Uzumaki Jun scoffed but didn't respond. He had originally planned to ask Madara if he could take Tobi with him for a few days. He quite liked the little creature—it was amusing, pure white, didn't need to eat or relieve itself, and even boosted his stats...

He really liked it!

But Madara's Rinnegan had startled him, making him forget such an important matter.

Glancing at the carefree Tobi playing by himself, he sighed inwardly.

"It seems he won't belong to me."

Then, he teleported away using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Achoo! Achoo!" Tobi suddenly shivered for no reason. He looked around and muttered, "Did I catch a cold?"

"This idiot!!" Zetsu beside him facepalmed. They were tools—how could they possibly catch a cold? He said helplessly, "Hurry up and go take care of Madara-sama!"

"Oh, okay," Tobi hopped up and asked curiously, "You're back? Where's that red-haired kid?"

"He left," Zetsu frowned. "What do you want?"

"Really?" Tobi lowered his head in disappointment. "What a shame. I wanted to go out and see the world with him."

"It's the first time in so many years I've met someone who recognizes my outstanding qualities."

"..."

Calm down, calm down!!

Zetsu took a deep breath, reminding himself that this was a mutant, a defective one with a broken brain. There was no point arguing with him. Through gritted teeth, he said, "Get inside now!"

...

To plunge the shinobi world into chaos, he couldn't abandon his Uchiha Shin. Moreover...

This blame had to be pinned on one of the five great villages!

Uzumaki Jun stroked his chin, deep in thought. The best candidate was Konoha—they were the most suitable!

"It seems I'll have to send Zetsu to scout Konoha," Uzumaki Jun muttered with a frown. "See how the Uchiha clan is doing these days."

Likely, neither the Senju nor Uchiha clans would join the Land of Whirlpools anytime soon.

So, to strengthen the Land of Whirlpools, he needed to recruit more people!!

"Which clan hasn't been noticed yet but could be useful to the Land of Whirlpools?" Uzumaki Jun sighed.

Both the Land of Whirlpools and Uzushiogakure originally had only one clan—the Uzumaki. But...

Recently, the Kamizuru clan had joined. Heard they were doing quite well selling honey, which wasn't ordinary honey but a special kind that boosted immunity and strengthened the body.

Many families bought it to ensure their children didn't fall behind from the start.

Especially now, with the Land of Whirlpools...

Having abolished small-scale farming and self-sufficient economies, they had instead launched an industrial revolution. With no exploitative factories—since most factories in the Land of Whirlpools were state-owned—and his own deterrence preventing subordinates from slacking off, the citizens were gradually growing wealthier.

A jar or two of honey was well within their budget!

"I wonder how Gato's mission is progressing?"

For a nation to prosper, commerce was indispensable.

And how was the livestock research going?

Uzumaki Jun rubbed his chin, frowning. "Talented people!!"

Talented individuals were the most crucial right now.

"Lord Jun."

At that moment, an Uzu-nin entered and reported, "Two suspicious individuals have entered the Land of Whirlpools."

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