Chapter 35: The Self-Proclaimed Führer

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Some time passed, and Uchiha Madara pulled off another major feat in the Land of Rain.

Dissatisfied with having a daimyo above him in the Land of Rain constantly interfering, one day, when Madara was in an inexplicably foul mood, he stormed directly into the daimyo’s castle. Without even fabricating a pretext, he slaughtered the entire family of the daimyo—all blood relatives wiped out in one fell swoop!

With this, Madara felt a great sense of relief. At least within the Land of Rain, there was no longer anyone who could cause him trouble.

In his elation, Madara also took control of some of the deceased daimyo's ninja subordinates and seized all the resources stored in the Land of Rain—enough to cover five years' worth of taxes. Feeling refreshed, he brought these spoils back to the Hidden Rain Village.

From that day forward, Uchiha Madara assumed absolute control over both the political and military power of the Land of Rain. Abandoning the titles of "Rain Shadow" and "daimyo," he renamed the Land of Rain to the Land of Universe and the Hidden Rain Village to the Hidden Universe Village. Imitating a certain warmonger, he declared himself the Führer of the Land of Universe!

Ah, right—since the name had been changed from "Rain" to "Universe," the old symbol on the forehead protectors of the Hidden Rain Village, which featured four vertical lines representing rain, was discarded. It was replaced with a minimalist six-pointed star.

When news of this spread throughout the ninja world, it caused yet another small wave of unrest among the Five Great Nations and their respective Hidden Villages.

The Five Great Hidden Villages naturally viewed Uchiha Madara as outrageously arrogant.

As for the daimyos of the Five Great Nations, aside from despising Madara as a madman even more, they also harbored a growing sense of unease.

They couldn’t help but wonder: the Hidden Villages and Kage within their own countries wield such immense ninja power—what if, one day, they followed Madara’s example and overthrew them to seize ultimate authority over the nation?

With these doubts festering, the daimyos no longer blindly trusted their Hidden Villages. They began secretly building up their own military forces and plotting how to weaken the Hidden Villages after the war ended.

Once again, Uchiha Madara had inadvertently stirred the pot!

Because of Madara’s antics, the ninja world had been shaken repeatedly. His sudden rise during the ongoing Ninja World War had triggered even greater turmoil. The Five Great Nations and their Hidden Villages were now living in constant anxiety, unable to rest easy.

However, the man at the center of it all, Uchiha Madara, remained utterly relaxed.

After thoroughly ransacking the daimyo’s castle, Madara had finally uncovered a number of capable administrative talents.

This meant that Madara no longer had to bury himself under piles of paperwork day and night. He simply appointed these newfound administrative talents as advisors, handed over stacks of documents to them, and let them handle the bureaucratic work.

Of course, important decisions still required Madara’s personal approval.

As for whether these so-called advisors might secretly defy him? Hmph, Madara had just killed their daimyo right in front of them not long ago. Did he really need to worry about a bunch of bureaucrats causing trouble?

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On this particular day, the Hidden Universe Village held its regular internal meeting.

This routine meeting bore a striking resemblance to the Qing Dynasty emperor’s Military Council. The emperor would listen to reports from his ministers below and issue direct orders without allowing any room for interruption—a perfect embodiment of absolute centralized authority.

Madara’s setup was similar.

In his office, bathed in the warm sunlight streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows, Uchiha Madara lounged lazily in a reclining chair, basking in the sun. A secretary with quite a pleasing appearance stood nearby, serving tea and water.

What a decadent bourgeois scene!

But far from feeling ashamed, Madara reveled in it. Lying comfortably in his recliner, he spoke with evident satisfaction:

"Having spent half my life waging wars and enduring hardships, isn’t it only fitting that I, Uchiha Madara, take some time to rest and enjoy myself? Don’t you agree?"

"Yes, yes, absolutely!"

Several advisors and jonin standing behind Madara hastily echoed their agreement.

"Alright then, let’s begin our weekly routine meeting. Report on your activities from the past period. Advisors, you go first!"

The advisors quickly opened their folders and began reporting methodically to Madara:

"Lord Madara, the reparations provided by the Hidden Rock Village and the Land of Earth have already been securely stored in our warehouses. Following your orders, we distributed the supplies accordingly.

Due to the previous destruction of the Hidden Universe Village, we distributed a portion of the grain reserves to the civilians. As a result, the people are deeply grateful to Lord Madara!

Additionally, although you restored the terrain of the Hidden Universe Village and rebuilt the houses, our internal losses were still significant. In accordance with your instructions, we allocated a substantial portion of our funds toward the reconstruction of the village.

At present, both our ninja and civilian populations have fully returned to their previous standard of living. The losses of the Hidden Universe Village have been compensated, and the economy is once again functioning smoothly.

Furthermore, in response to requests from the ninja and with your permission, we withdrew a significant amount of precious metals like copper and iron from storage to forge new weapons for our ninja. Now, every single ninja in the Hidden Universe Village has been equipped with new weaponry.

Previously, the reparations from the Hidden Rock Village, combined with the reserves of the former Hidden Rain Village and… the spoils you obtained from the late daimyo, left us with a surplus of 2 billion ryō in finances and 500,000 tons of food supplies. After these expenditures, we currently have a remaining balance of 1.6 billion ryō and 400,000 tons of food supplies.

That concludes my report, Lord Madara!"

While reclining in his chair, seemingly asleep in the sun, Madara had actually been carefully calculating the figures in his mind. Finding no discrepancies, he nodded in satisfaction:

"Mm, good. I understand. Submit last quarter’s financial reports to me tomorrow for signing. Now, you jonin—report on the state of the ninja forces."

The senior jonin of the Hidden Universe Village immediately stepped forward to deliver their reports on the current status of the village’s military operations:

Chapter end