Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 100: Burn it!

The Third Raikage, accompanied by several of his close associates, walked through the streets of Konoha with an extremely grim expression.

It wasn't because the villagers of Konoha saw the dissatisfaction and hostility expressed by the Cloud Village headbands on their heads.

It's not because Konoha Village developed too quickly.

It wasn't so obvious in the outer city, but once he got to the inner city, seeing these four- or five-story buildings made his heart skip a beat.

Then look at the blue brick road on the street, and even the clothes worn by the villagers of Konoha on both sides of the road, their plump figures...

If it's just one or two people, it might not be so obvious, but if almost everyone looks energetic, healthy, and has a rosy complexion, that's enough to tell a lot.

Konoha is at least a whole level stronger than Kumogakure.

The Third Raikage walked down the road with a grim expression. Because he looked so intimidating, some Konoha villagers, despite their deep hatred for the Kumogakure ninjas, hesitated when they saw the Third Raikage…

Forget it, I'll just have to be a coward.

When the Third Raikage and his group entered the shopping street, they were completely embarrassed.

The previous one could be said to be a level higher than Kumogakure, and the bustling commerce of that commercial street was enough to dazzle the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage, with a gloomy expression, was taken directly to the Hokage's office building.

Fortunately, the Hokage's office building has remained unchanged, and Tobirama Senju has never allowed Yua to renovate or alter it.

This relieved the Third Raikage.

Fortunately, it wasn't outdone in this aspect.

Afterwards, the Third Raikage was taken to the conference room.

Here, he will discuss matters related to postwar reparations with Tobirama Senju.

The Third Raikage walked into the conference room with a cold face and saw Tobirama Senju and a young boy sitting inside.

Yes, it is Yuya.

If the Third Raikage were to suddenly attack at this moment, Tobirama Senju would definitely be caught in a fierce battle protecting Yua. (Yua: So, I'm the burden?!)

Fortunately, the Third Raikage had no intention of causing trouble; he simply sat down with a cold expression.

His guards were right behind him.

Tobirama Senju said calmly, "Don't be so tense. Relax a little. You can let your guards sit down too."

"Bang"

The Third Raikage slammed his fist on the table.

You Ya was startled; this big guy was really that fierce?!

Fortunately, the Third Raikage's response was: "Stop with the nonsense! Tell me! What are the specific terms? If they're too much, I definitely won't sign!"

Tobirama Senju remained expressionless, while Yua, standing to the side, smiled.

He actually quite likes this straightforward approach.

The Third Raikage gritted his teeth: "Speak! What are your conditions?!"

Tobirama Senju closed his eyes, and Yua, seeing this, took out a scroll and handed it to him.

The Third Raikage took it and was instantly dazzled by a long string of text.

He immediately flew into a rage: "You Konoha have gone too far! How dare you impose so many conditions on our Kumogakure?!"

You Ya was momentarily stunned, then he tentatively asked, "Um, the conditions here aren't excessive, in fact, they're quite generous. Why don't you read it carefully?"

It's no wonder Yuya is a coward; he's genuinely afraid that this idiot, who looks like he has no brains, might suddenly attack him at any moment.

The Third Raikage wasn't truly brainless; he simply subconsciously assumed that Konoha wouldn't let this opportunity to make exorbitant demands slip by, so his current toughness was merely an act.

In negotiations, bluffing is also a very important part.

The Third Raikage frowned.

He then gestured to one of the guards behind him.

The guard nodded and then began to read through the list one by one.

The more I looked, the more horrified I became.

As Youya said, the terms and conditions are not harsh; in fact, they can be described as generous.

Although the compensation demanded that Kumogakure pay 2 billion taels, it was specifically noted that Kumogakure's paper money could be accepted.

Now, Yunyin's paper currency is facing a major crisis; the money is practically worthless.

Can you believe that a pound of rice can sell for tens of thousands of taels in Yunyin Village?

If this were in Konoha, Yuya would dare to kill people for this price, the more the better.

Aside from this condition, the rest—such as a public apology or a public declaration that they will no longer be enemies with Konoha—are all empty words, just a matter of saving face. The Third Raikage had already arranged for the Fourth Raikage before he arrived—the current Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure—why would he be afraid of losing face when he was willing to risk his life?

As for other things...

To be honest, the guard didn't quite understand.

He was very familiar with the other rules and regulations.

Ah, I remember now. Konoha has signed this agreement with Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure, and now they're doing business like crazy in all four directions.

but……

Can Konoha and Kumogakure really cooperate?

Didn't they fight to the death before?

Although there was cooperation between the two businesses, they were businessmen; there was no cooperation between the government and the government...

The guard fell silent, unsure of what to do.

The Third Raikage saw through it too, so he snorted coldly, "There are too many of these rules. Can we take them back and review them?"

He was prepared to be rejected, but to his surprise, Tobirama Senju only paused for a moment before calmly saying, "Of course."

The Third Raikage: "???"

What exactly are you up to, Tobirama Senju?

You didn't go through all this trouble when you fought me on the battlefield before!

Ugh, my head hurts so much, it feels like my brain is growing out!

The Third Raikage, too lazy to think any further, snorted coldly, took out a scroll, and then formed a few hand seals. The scroll produced a burst of white mist with a "bang," and then a box appeared.

He pushed it towards Tobirama Senju with a wicked grin: "This is all my greeting gift for Konoha~ Remember, it's best to call all the Konoha clans over to watch together~ Hehehehe~"

After saying that, the Third Raikage really left.

He was prepared to be called back, but he wasn't.

Only when he was almost out the door did he turn back and ask, "Aren't you going to stop me?"

Tobirama Senju asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you stopping me? Weren't you going back to carefully review the regulations?"

The Third Raikage: "..."

Pshaw, all that pretense.

The Third Raikage was puzzled, but still believed that Tobirama Senju harbored ill intentions.

So he simply turned around and left.

Since you're not stopping me, then goodbye!

Tobirama Senju looked at the box in front of him with an uncertain expression.

Youya was also curious about what was in the box.

……

The mystery was soon solved.

Many family patriarchs were summoned to this office.

Of course, their next head of the family also came here.

Just as they were wondering why Tobirama Senju had summoned him, Tobirama nodded to Hiruzen Sarutobi beside him and said to the box in front of him, "Open it."

The box's seal hadn't been broken, so we can be sure that Tobirama Senju and Yua hadn't seen it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, puzzled, stepped forward and opened the package; inside were sheets of paper.

You Ya tilted his head. What is this thing?

Tobirama Senju nodded his chin. "Take a look."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, but his face turned deathly pale the moment he took the first card.

Tobirama Senju ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi and instead looked at the heads of the other clans present.

"This is a gift that the Third Raikage gave me today..."

As you can see, the seal has not been broken, so I have no idea what's inside.

"So, monkey, tell everyone what's on this piece of paper you see?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, his face deathly pale, dared not utter a word. Tobirama Senju, his expression grim, turned to look, then roared, "Nen!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi trembled, his lips quivered, and he uttered a trembling "Mmm":

"Respectfully addressing the Commander of the Third Army of Kumogakure, I am Sarutobi Sakama, the captain of the Third Detachment of the Sarutobi Squadron on the Konoha Front. I am here to contact you to inform you of..."

This is a letter that betrays one's own side's information in exchange for the other side not attacking the position defended by the Sarutobi clan...

You Ya closed his eyes.

It would be a load of nonsense for my own uncle to say he didn't know what was inside.

They probably knew all along.

And the reason for doing this...

Perhaps it's to make an example of someone...

Wait, my uncle is already the Hokage, why is he killing a chicken...?

"Alright, stop reading." Tobirama Senju raised his hand to stop Hiruzen Sarutobi from continuing. Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately stopped, but judging from his sweaty appearance, he was clearly quite frightened.

Tobirama Senju looked around and calmly said, "Here's a box of letters..."

I suspect... there must be other families involved as well?"

Apart from the Uchiha clan leader, who looked completely bewildered, everyone else present had rather grim expressions.

In war, tacit understanding often occurs.

We are all human beings, we are all afraid of death, and it was the era of cold weapons.

So the two teams that were about to make contact agreed to fake a fight, and that would be the end of it.

There are also people in Kumogakure who sell out their own information in exchange for the enemy not attacking their positions.

Moreover, this kind of information is a mix of truth and falsehood, and may even be designed to deceive you. Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to you.

So this situation is actually quite normal.

Everyone wants to survive the war.

only……

They will inevitably face retribution later.

Unexpectedly, Tobirama Senju turned to Yua beside him and asked, "Yua, what do you think...?"

How should this matter be handled?

Yuya was taken aback, and then almost instantly, he understood why Tobirama Senju had staged this whole scene.

Oh, so it wasn't to make an example of someone, but for his own benefit...

You Ya was moved, but he didn't show it on his face, and just pretended to ponder.

While he was deep in thought, none of the clan leaders present dared to breathe too heavily.

Especially Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose back was probably completely soaked with sweat.

"Burn it." Yuya finished his pretense and then looked at Tobirama Senju with a resolute expression.

Tobirama Senju was slightly taken aback; this was no feigned reaction.

He and You Ya had not discussed it beforehand.

However, after "contemplating," Youya still made the answer that satisfied him the most.

Senju Tobirama felt a surge of relief.

The beginning of Bilibili's New Year's Eve show was indeed a bit awkward and not very entertaining; I just wanted to laugh. However, I was quite satisfied with the performances of lesser-known singers like Sister Yanzi and Brother Song. Then came Ava, and to be honest, I stood up straight when she appeared. I liked the final electronic music performance by the leader, although the song itself was honestly a bit awful.

(End of this chapter)