Chapter 402 Extra: Interlude 1

This happened in the year when the unbreakable ninja empire was just established.

This year, Naruto and Sasuke were just born, Tsunade and Mei Terumi were not pregnant yet, and the Iwagakure, which had been ravaged by Madara, had not yet completed its reconstruction.

It was the end of another year, and the emperor of the empire, Uchiha Mai, was sitting in his office, dealing with the accumulated government affairs.

The palace had been built. Although its size was far from comparable to that of the Forbidden City, it was at most larger than a presidential palace or the White House, and it was more than enough to accommodate dozens or hundreds of people and set aside a few rooms for office use.

According to the customs of ancient China and modern Blue Star, the place where the leader of a country works is basically where he lives.

But Uchiha Mai did not respect this tradition. He did not want to confuse work and life. The built palace would only be occupied by his family in the future.

For office work, the original Hokage office could be modified. From here, you can see the Hokage Rock through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the view is very good.

Several major ninja villages have been integrated, and the empire has been established. It stands to reason that the "feudal remnants" of the old era, such as the Hokage Rock, should be demolished.

However, Uchiha Mai showed great respect to the previous Hokage and did not demolish the Hokage Rock. His strength was already comparable to that of nature, and nothing could affect his rule over the empire.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and others also reciprocated the favor. Before Uchiha Mai was officially crowned as the emperor of the Ninja Empire, they held a ceremony for him to take office as the fifth Hokage of Konoha.

In other words, Uchiha Mai unified the ninja world as the fifth Hokage of Konoha and the fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure.

Naturally, Uchiha Mai's head must be engraved on the Hokage Rock.

But I am the first great emperor of the Ninja Empire. It is too undignified to just be on par with other Hokages, right?

Then Uchiha Mai sent a ninja of earth escape to create a boulder more than 300 meters high on the Hokage Rock.

Then he personally took action and used sword energy to carve a personal statue. This is the good thing about the extraordinary world. There is no saying that wonders will ruin the country.

This statue is 330 meters high and is a copy of the famous painting "Napoleon Crossing the Alps at the Saint Bernard Pass" collected in the Palace of Versailles.

The tall and strong white horse with slender limbs raised its two fronts and was eager to try, showing extraordinary vitality.

Wearing the Phoenix Cloth, he sat on the horse's back, holding the reins in his left hand and pointing forward with his right hand, facing the Konoha Square with his face sideways, majestic and solemn.

The four phoenix tail feathers and cloak fluttering behind him made the statue more sharp and dynamic.

This copycat version of "Uchiha Mai Crossing the Alps" received unanimous praise from the Ninja Empire, and the people praised it.

Don't say that ninjas basically don't ride horses, being handsome is enough, being cool is enough.

This statue carved by Uchiha Mai once again established his position as the leader of the Ninja World's literary and artistic circles. At the same time, he added another title in the first edition of the Ninja Empire's first set of Ninja School textbooks "History of the Ninja World".

Uchiha Mai, a famous ninja, military strategist, politician, artist, musician, dancer, singer, sculptor in the ninja world, was once the fifth Hokage, the fifth Mizukage...

As for titles, the more the better.

Looking at the statue outside the window, Uchiha Mai calmly sipped his coffee and continued to handle official business.

As far as the current empire is concerned, there are two things that need to be dealt with as soon as possible. The first is the historical legacy of the major ninja villages after the fusion of the empire.

Should people like Ohnoki, Yeyue Ai, and Luosha continue to stay in their original villages to garrison one side, or put them in Konoha?

Uchiha Mai tends to the latter.

The system of the empire is very similar to the centralized feudal system of ancient China, which helps the emperor to better rule the ninja world.

After the establishment of the empire, the former high-level officials of the major ninja villages in the ninja world, such as Yeyue Ai and Ohnoki, will go to the central government to serve, and their place of residence must be Konoha.

The middle-level managers of various departments of the former major ninja villages can stay in the local area, but they must also wait for the dispatch and instructions of the empire.

The family of Ohnoki and his family can come to Konoha or stay in their hometown. Family members with less close relationship, such as the Yeyue clan, are better to stay in the local area.

Personnel transfers, the running-in of various institutions and departments, the reorganization of the permanent ninja corps, the selection of leaders of local security departments, etc., will be the main issues that need to be dealt with in the next period of time.

Of course, this matter cannot be too urgent. There are too many people and transfers involved, even Uchiha Mai cannot be comprehensive. He can only give a general outline first, and then revise and micro-manage at any time according to the limited time feedback during implementation.

Compared with this matter, the second matter can be considered imminent.

That is to hold a grand and grand Spring Festival Gala that can soothe the uneasy hearts of all the people and ninjas in the empire.

Cultural industries, songs, and dances have always had extraordinary influence. Perhaps soothing everyone's heart is a very empty talk.

But it can still be done to make people feel a little relieved.

For example, when Hong Kong just returned, La Yin and Faye Wong sang "Meet in 1998" on the Spring Festival Gala, which produced an extraordinary effect.

Similarly, the well-known ninjas from various ninja villages performed on stage, creating a happy scene of a big family, which can also promote the subsequent policies of the empire and reduce a lot of resistance.

Uchiha Mai has already made a rough decision on the performances that each ninja village needs to perform.

First, the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Rain Village, which were destroyed by Madara once. These two villages can be said to be the two worst villages in the ninja world.

Uchiha Mai intended to let the returning Madara cholera the ninja world, forcing other ninja villages to surrender to him unconditionally, and take over the ninja world without bloodshed and hatred.

The several major ninja villages naturally refused to surrender obediently. You can't just dig a trap and we jump in. You have to give us time to react and think.

The Hidden Rock Village became the price of "thinking time".

The returning Madara attacked the Hidden Rain Village with lightning speed, killed Nagato and took back the Samsara Eye, and destroyed the Hidden Rock Village two days later, swallowing the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails.

With the previous lessons of the Hidden Rock Village and the Hidden Rain Village, the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Sand Village were forced to give up resistance and accept Uchiha Mai's surrender.

Although Uchiha Mai had killed Madara at the ruins of the ancient country of Loulan not long ago, and avenged the fallen people and ninjas of the Hidden Rock Village, it was hard to reverse the situation.

Those who have died cannot be resurrected, and the survivors are still immersed in grief.

The song that Uchiha Mai prepared for the two villages is called "Don't Give Up".

This is a song released in 1993 by the Blue Star Island singer Izumi Sakai. The lyrics of this song are positive and have extraordinary significance for the island country.

Even if it cannot be compared with "Katyusha" for Maozi Country, it is not far behind. It was once called the "second national anthem" of the island country.

In the 1990s, the island country was raised by the ugly country and entered the bubble economy period. Everyone treated money as money. Students from the University of Tokyo could get a lot of "travel expenses" just to attend the company's interview.

In the years when the bubble economy was at its peak, Tokyo's housing prices soared several times, and the exchange rate of the yen against the US dollar doubled. Some people even shouted the slogan "Sell Tokyo and you can buy the ugly country."

Everything will decline after prosperity. In 1993, the economic bubble burst and the beginning of the "lost thirty years".

The bubble economy burst almost in an instant, and the economic situation of the island nation deteriorated suddenly. Countless people lost their jobs and went bankrupt overnight.

The stock market was sluggish, and the people were burdened with huge mortgages. They had no extra money for large-scale consumption. The economic market was dead, and Tokyo's housing prices fell by 60% in a year, returning to the pre-liberation period overnight.

Under such circumstances, the warm and positive lyrics of "Don't Give Up" gave warm comfort to the people of the island.

Uchiha Mai believed that this song "Don't Give Up" would definitely warm the people of Iwagakure and Amegakure who were in the post-disaster reconstruction stage.

The only drawback was that Uchiha Mai originally planned to let one person from Amegakure and Iwagakure sing this song.

On the Amegakure side, Xiaonan was naturally the best choice. Her voice, temperament, and appearance were comparable to those of Izumi Sakai, like a lonely snow lotus blooming on the edge of a cliff.

However, there was no one on the Iwagakure side who could compete with Xiaonan. The only well-known female ninja in Iwagakure, Kurotsuchi, was just a baby who had just learned to walk.

We can't let Onoki sing with Konan himself. Onoki's status is indeed enough, but this old man's voice and appearance... It's really hard to describe.

Song Xiaobao and Kate Westlet performed "Titanic" together and sang "My Heart Will Go On", but it was not as eye-catching as Onoki and Konan's duet.

There was no way, Uchiha Mai could only reluctantly replace Onoki and Konan to comfort the hearts of the people in Yugakure and Iwagakure.

This decision was also questioned by Tsunade and Mei Terumi, who suspected that Uchiha Mai was not interested in wine and planned to get the moon first by being close to the water.

But the clear is clear and the bright is clear. I, Uchiha Mai, am bright and clear, how could I have any evil intentions?

Then it was the Hidden Cloud Village.

The main programs of the Hidden Cloud Village are "BELIEVE IN NEXUS" sung by two wooden people and the song "バブル" sung by Yeyue Ai.

The song "BELIEVE IN NEXUS" is the interlude of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'S. It is passionate and full of enthusiasm. It is the background music when Yusei Fudo summons the ace monster Meteor Dragon.

It is worth mentioning that the voice actor of Yukito Nii, Sonozaki Mie, is the same voice actor as Shikuin Sora in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V.

So even though the voice characteristics of Yukito Nii are far from the original singer Endo Masaaki, Uchiha Mai still resolutely gave this song to Yukito Nii.

The quality of the song is here. Yukito Nii has a good voice and looks very pretty. Isn't it possible that this level can't satisfy the group of barbarians in the Hidden Cloud Village?

Look at the beauties and join in the fun.

"Vaburu" sung by Yeyue Ai is an unexpected product.

This song is the theme song of the game "Yakuza 0", with a fast and violent rhythm. As the theme song of the Yakuza game, the lyrics can be imagined, and it has nothing to do with positivity.

I had no choice but to assign this song to Yeyue Ai.

Uchiha Mai and Obito led the group [Boys' Generation], which held 60 concerts a year and released dozens of high-quality singles, becoming a mountain weighing on the heads of all literary and artistic practitioners and music lovers in the ninja world.

Countless musicians, or those who claim to be musicians, regard Uchiha Mai as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh, including Kirabi.

Kirabi has always been very dissatisfied with Uchiha Mai. Why is it that his appearance, talent, popularity, and voice conditions are not as good as mine, but his concerts are often popular?

After some reflection, Kirabi thought that maybe his talent was too deep and connotative for ordinary people to understand.

Kirabi was determined to transform.

When the empire was established and he learned that Mai Uchiha was interested in holding a Spring Festival Gala, Kirabi immediately approached Mai Uchiha, sat down with him, and lowered his arrogant head.

"Please, Your Majesty, please compose a song for me that can be accepted and liked by the public. This is my lifelong request!"

When he lowered his head, two lines of tears fell from Kirabi's eyes. He told himself that lowering his head was only temporary.

I didn't betray rap, I just had to temporarily succumb to others in terms of art in order to let more people appreciate my content.

When I become popular one day, I will release a rap single and save the country through curves.

After all, Chirabido had already sat down. Seeing how sincere he was, Mai Uchiha copied a song called "バブル" and gave it to him with slightly modified lyrics.

"Those bastards on Saturday night

Dancing the Lombada

Isn't it vulgar?

Don't like to flatter others

I'm the gangster leader in this city

Just like the tiniest and smallest unit

Serving the VIPs in Kabukicho

Beaten with bundles of banknotes

The profile of the group of geishas

Enjoying that miniskirt

On a night filled with champagne rain

The world seems like candy

Sweet taste..."

This is a Yakuza song, a nightclub song.

Regardless of her voice, Kirabi's tall physique, dark skin, bulging muscles, and it... Yakuza look are a perfect match for this song.

Unfortunately, the opposite happened.

When Kirabi was recording songs, he could never get rid of his weird grunge rap accent. It seemed that speaking like that had become an instinct.

Hopeless, this is what Mai Uchiha said about Kirabi.

A song cannot be wasted like this, so Uchiha Mai held a small audition. After an interview, the final candidates included Kakashi's ninja dog Benjamin Parker, Mikigakaki Kisame, and two supporting actors.

Uchiha Dance is almost ready to be sung by Benjamin Parker. The voice of this dog is really good, Gossamer Kirabi.

Kirabi couldn't bear the humiliation of losing to a dog, so he returned home and moved in as a rescuer - his eldest brother Ye Yuueai, who had a different father and mother.

After singing a few words casually, Mai Uchiha was surprised to find that Yozuki Ai's voice condition and singing talent were not inferior to Benjamin Parker's, and her appearance was more in line with Yakuza's character.

In the end, the song fell on Yeyue Ai, and Kirabi saved the last bit of face.