Naruto, your uncle is going to be Hokage!

More than ten months of the year are rainy season.

In this country that is perpetually covered by rain, you can't see a single ray of light when you look up.

There was only endless rain and darkness.

It was as if the heavens were weeping.

Pain stood atop a towering building, rain drenching his black robe with red cloud patterns.

"Nagato."

Xiao Nan's gentle voice sounded from behind.

Pain's pale purple eyes, like ripples, looked down from the high-rise building at the kingdom shrouded in rain.

"Konan, I have a feeling that a huge change is about to happen in the ninja world."

"change?"

Xiao Nan frowned.

She didn't understand the meaning of the word "Changmenkou".

"The ninja world is not peaceful. You, me, and Yahiko are all people who have experienced the pain of war, so we yearn for the arrival of peace even more."

"But they do not know the value of peace, and time and time again, they destroy peace with war."

Xiao Nan remained silent.

She knew who they were at the gate.

The five major countries.

Especially the Leaf Village.

"The Fifth Hokage of Konoha is a very ambitious person. I have a feeling that his becoming Hokage will definitely not be a good thing."

Pain's eyes rippled with a deep, unfathomable light.

Recent events seem to confirm this conclusion.

"Is it because of Orochimaru...?"

Xiao Nan pursed her lips, her expression complicated.

Orochimaru's defection was like a thorn stuck in Nagato's heart.

He, who had a very high opinion of himself, could not accept that the Akatsuki members had defected, or that they had defected back to their original ninja villages.

Orochimaru is just a minor character whose importance cannot be emphasized.

Pain shook his head.

"What really bothers me is the Fifth Hokage. His existence will bring suffering to this world."

"Konoha is the greatest obstacle to peace."

Xiao Nan pursed her lips.

Jiraiya-sensei is a ninja of Konoha, and she does not want to go to war with Konoha if necessary.

But, just as Nagato said.

Konoha, the largest military organization in the ninja world, is an obstacle to peace.

"Nagato, no matter what, I will always support you."

Xiao Nan murmured softly.

Throughout the entire process, Pain never turned around, his Rinnegan gazing at the rain-shrouded kingdom with an emotionless expression.

Only God can save this world.

No matter how Konoha changes.

Payne will come.

……

Konoha Village.

Umbrella Research Center.

In the breeding greenhouse, Yamato excitedly spread his palms out to Namikaze Mirai.

"Teacher! Look, I did it! I did it!"

In his palm lay several rice seeds, each one larger than an ordinary rice seed.

Behind them, the breeding greenhouse was also filled with heavy, golden rice ears, exuding an atmosphere of harvest.

Yamato's eyes were filled with joy and excitement.

Combining the theories provided by Mirai Namikaze and using the power of Wood Release to keep experimenting, they finally cultivated a completely new rice variety.

Compared to conventional rice, this specially cultivated rice yields at least 40% higher per acre.

"well done."

Namikaze Mirai smiled in admiration.

"Today is a memorable day."

"In the future, your name will be recorded in the textbooks of the ninja world as: the father of hybrid rice, Yamato!"

Orochimaru watched this scene with surprise in his pale golden vertical pupils.

"Hybrid rice, it's incredible that they actually did it."

As a scientific ninja, he knew all too well the sensation this rice variety would cause once it was widely adopted.

Food is the lifeblood of a country.

Even ninjas.

You will die if you don't eat.

During wartime, food is an even scarcer strategic resource, in addition to the breakthroughs in medical care that had been made earlier.

Namikaze Mirai has already seized control of the two major lifelines of the ninja world.

"Orochimaru, I plan to gather the grain merchants of the Land of Fire."

"Summon the grain merchants?" Orochimaru frowned.

"Future Prince, do you plan to make this achievement public?"

"This is an agricultural revolution. Konoha is not an agricultural ninja village and has limited experience in planting. Only by joining forces with the grain merchants of the Land of Fire can we obtain the greatest benefits."

Namikaze Mirai smiled slightly.

"I've already thought of a name for this new production model."

"Agricultural production cooperatives!"

Chapter 103 The Key to Change! It's in Your Hands!

"Konoha, why would the Fifth Hokage suddenly invite us?"

"I don't know. We're just grain merchants, not ninjas."

"Let's go check it out. It would be a loss if we offended him by standing him up..."

Driven by Namikaze Future, most of the grain merchants in the Land of Fire soon received the news.

The Fifth Hokage of Konoha invited them to Konoha Village to attend a ceremony.

Furthermore, a major announcement is forthcoming!

Most grain merchants expressed doubts about this matter, as Konoha is a military organization and does not participate in production activities.

Aside from occasionally hiring Konoha ninjas to transport food during wartime when food supplies were needed, they had almost no other interaction with Konoha.

What exactly was this major change that the Fifth Hokage spoke of?

Despite the doubts, most merchants still decided to set off for Konoha.

Judging from previous reports, the Fifth Hokage was a rather powerful person.

If you offend him over such a small matter, you'll be in big trouble.

That Hokage could destroy everything they had worked so hard to build over the years simply by putting any hat on them.

The Five Great Ninja Villages are commonly known as the Five Great Thugs.

These businessmen understood this perfectly.

Compared to offending the Hokage, losing some benefits is something worth accepting.

Hokage Building.

Third-floor conference room.

Grain merchants who had traveled from afar sat nervously in their seats, looking at the enclosed environment around them and the Uchiha guards stationed at the exit.

Many people broke out in a cold sweat.