Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 107 The Third Hokage - Shinkin Yua [6100]

For the people from the other four countries, this trip to Konoha was truly an eye-opening experience.

As usual, various buildings were under construction outside Konoha Village, and the numerous construction sites indicated that the area was bustling with activity.

Although the inner city was not as bustling as the outer city, its prosperity far surpassed that of the outer city.

Especially the children from the other four countries who came this time.

As young geniuses from a great nation, they naturally possessed a sense of pride.

However, after arriving in Konoha, they discovered that the ordinary people in the village dressed similarly to them, and they instantly lost their arrogant attitude.

In particular, there are many things in Konoha Village that they don't have.

There were also those huge projection screens with giant images projected onto them (actually GG drawings), and wide roads, and trams outside the inner city carrying workers to and from get off work...

These scenes were constantly stimulating their emotions.

Especially after visiting a shopping street and seeing zeros on the price tags of those goods, these children from other countries almost became withdrawn.

They had seen electric fans and phonographs before, but they certainly didn't have any in their own homes.

After all, Youya's focus in recent years has not been on exporting phonographs or electric fans.

If you want to export these things, you first need to make sure that every household in Konoha has them before you can talk about anything else.

Konoha hasn't even finished its own expansion yet, so what's the point of talking about an export?

For the children in the other four countries, it was like the rabbit from the 1990s in the world where Youya lived in her previous life went to the home of the bald eagle across the ocean.

The difference is indeed visible to the naked eye.

These children had been in Konoha for more than half a month, and they were all holding back a lot of energy.

They wanted to teach these Konoha genin a good lesson.

Against this backdrop, the opening ceremony was held.

At the opening ceremony, Yuya delivered a speech, welcoming the other four countries to Konoha to participate in the first Chunin Exams.

After a long string of official statements, they finally announced that the Chunin Exams would officially begin tomorrow, and asked participants from all countries to get some rest.

Afterwards, Yuya cheerfully invited the representatives from the other four countries to visit a new achievement of Konoha.

In fact, when Yuya saw that the other four countries' leaders did not come in person but sent representatives, he knew that the other countries were still wary of Konoha.

But that's normal.

It would be strange if other countries weren't wary of Konoha.

Therefore, Yuya was not particularly surprised.

He took representatives from four countries to the undeveloped forest area in the west.

Yuya had the chakra cannon brought up, and then, with a loud "boom," it was unleashed.

The representatives from the four countries instantly turned extremely ugly.

Yuya chuckled and told the people from several countries that the power of this chakra cannon could affect a radius of 100 meters with a single shot. The power was indeed not very great, and any Jonin who was proficient in the Body Flicker Technique could easily dodge it.

Moreover, this thing is too heavy, making it inconvenient to transport. Sigh, strictly speaking, this thing is a failure. Please excuse my poor quality.

The people from the other four countries twitched their lips. If it really was a failure, why did you even bother showing it to us? Are you out of your mind?

Yes, strictly speaking, this thing isn't that powerful.

Its excessive weight makes it unsuitable for transportation, and the blast radius is only a little over a hundred meters. Strictly speaking, any Jonin with proper training in Body Flicker Technique and quick reflexes can dodge it.

But the key issue is that any normal person could tell at a glance that this thing can be mass-produced!

Moreover, the inconvenience of transportation only means that it is inconvenient for attacking.

But if you use it for defense or positional warfare, wouldn't this thing be a deadly weapon?!

If there are too many people charging forward, a few rounds of artillery fire will wipe them out.

It's impossible to form a square formation entirely composed of Jonin, right?

That would require at least several hundred Jonin.

Do you have that many Jonin?

And all these Jonin are just used as cannon fodder to charge into battle?

Are you kidding me!

No normal person would make that choice!

The representative of Yunyin could only be grateful in his heart that this thing had only recently been developed.

Otherwise, if they figured it out six or seven years ago and brought it to Konoha's defensive formation, then Kumogakure would really have no chance of fighting.

Having figured this out, the representatives from the four countries immediately became very enthusiastic towards Youya.

Furthermore, the people from Iwagakure and Kirigakure immediately asked if they would sell this thing. As long as they sold it, the price was not a problem. Although it was a bit heavy, Konoha wouldn't have to worry about the transportation. Of course, if Konoha was willing to help with the transportation, that would be great, and they could pay for it.

Yu Ya chuckled and said that this thing was a failure, and how could a failure be sold to a neighboring village?

We'll refine it in a few years, and then we'll sell it to you all. We hope you'll all support us then!

The delegates instantly understood that this young man was quite cunning!

He's practically betting on us! To elaborate, he's implying that Konoha will continue research and development, and only sell these outdated weapons when they reach the next generation…

The representatives gritted their teeth; Konoha was simply going too far!

Is this how you do business?!

We already said you can name your price!

Although that's what I thought, I turned my head and glanced at the gleaming cannon barrel...

None of the four representatives wisely raised any objections.

Yu Ya happily led the four delegations back to Konoha Village, saying that they would be hosting a banquet for everyone that evening and asked them to do him the honor of attending.

The four representatives quickly assured each other that they would.

You Ya felt relieved, knowing that the purpose of this deterrence had been achieved.

Next, all we have to do is go through the motions at the banquet, then the Chunin Exams will be held, and Jiraiya and his two friends can show off a bit. Ah, that's it!

You Ya had high hopes for the future, but a sudden accident left him completely bewildered.

The genin from Kumogakure who came to participate in the Chunin Exams were attacked.

Youya was completely dumbfounded.

But Uchiha Kagami told him that it was the villagers of Konoha who were bullying the children of Kumogakure...

Youya was even more confused now.

But he knew even more that this kind of thing had to be handled properly.

If not handled properly, it could truly cause the next generation of Kumogakure to hate Konoha.

When hatred reaches a certain point, war will break out again.

Youya didn't understand that artillery and the economy were merely means to suppress war.

If things really come to a point where it's a fight to the death, then even if their technology is inferior, their equipment is outdated, and their economy is only a fraction of yours, they'll still be willing to fight you to the death.

It is quite obvious that the next generation from Kumogakure who came to participate in the Konoha Chunin Exams this time have this ability.

After all, they will become the next generation of pillars of Kumogakure when they grow up, and they can truly influence more of the next generation of Kumogakure.

You Ya understood this deeply, and therefore knew that this matter had to be handled well.

He arrived at the scene almost as quickly as possible.

Upon arriving at the scene, they found two Uchiha guards blocking the three Kumogakure children and preventing more than a dozen Konoha villagers who wanted to fight from clashing with the Kumogakure children.

Yuya instantly understood that it was Uchiha Kagami's order.

"Well done, Mirror."

Yuya sighed and immediately walked over there. The two Uchiha ninjas breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Yuya coming.

They were under immense pressure when the villagers of Konoha pointed their fingers at them and called them "Kumakuna lackeys" and "useless trash who dare not go to the battlefield but only bully their own people."

When Youya arrived, he understood what was going on almost immediately.

After quickly going over how to handle the problem in his mind, Yuya dismissed the two Uchiha ninjas and stood between the Konoha villagers.

Then, Yuya angrily roared at the Konoha villagers in front of him, "What are you doing?! What kind of skill is it to bully a few children?!"

"Your children went to the battlefield and fought desperately against the ninjas of Kumogakure. The peace they won with their lives is what you get to bully these children?"

Yuya directly used a fallacy of shifting the blame, attributing the intractable war between Konoha and Kumogakure to the Konoha ninjas who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.

Of course, this statement is not entirely wrong to some extent.

The Konoha villagers in front of Yua, their faces contorted with rage, echoed his words, saying that their children had sacrificed their lives for Konoha, that they had lost their children, and that they would face a life of loneliness and hardship, all because of the Kumogakure ninja! "Why?! Why?! It was Kumogakure who attacked Konoha! Konoha was the one who was injured, so why are you stopping them now that they want revenge against Kumogakure?!"

These words were met with applause from the Konoha villagers who were watching the spectacle.

Yuya stood in front of the person who had spoken, and then he slowly looked around. His gaze lingered for a moment on the three children from Kumogakure behind him. Seeing them gritting their teeth, lowering their heads, and clenching their fists, Yuya knew that these children were very angry about what had happened to them.

You Ya knew that if today's events were not handled properly, it could truly become a diplomatic incident.

Many diplomatic incidents are caused by trivial matters.

For example, the diplomat from the Qing Dynasty was mocked and ridiculed by American civilians on the street because of his braid. To the American civilians, this was just normal racial discrimination (which was indeed normal for America), but to that diplomat, it was a great humiliation.

This incident was ultimately classified as a diplomatic incident.

Oh, by the way, there was no follow-up. That trashy old woman didn't care about such things at all.

However, Yuya's current situation is different; Kumogakure is not a country led by that useless old woman.

The Hidden Cloud Village is truly capable of taking action against the Hidden Leaf Village.

Having figured this out, You Ya raised his head, looked at the middle-aged man in the lead, and asked in a steady yet magnetic voice, "Is that what you think?"

"What?!" The middle-aged man felt a little uneasy under You Ya's serious, earnest, and stern gaze, but he still raised his hand and shouted at You Ya, "Isn't that right?! Am I wrong?!"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, You Ya understood that the man was already nervous.

He then looked at the others around him: "Do you... think so too?"

The other villagers exchanged glances, feeling a little uneasy.

After all, these children from Hidden Cloud Village were only thirteen or fourteen years old.

They knew their behavior was somewhat excessive, but...

But they dared not tolerate the ninja leading the group from Kumogakure!

The tall ninja leading the group was a Jonin from Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village), and they were afraid he would suddenly attack and kill them!

These kids are easier to bully...

Looking at the villagers whose eyes were darting around, You Ya felt relieved, already knowing how to resolve the conflict.

He spread his arms and stood in front of the three genin children from Kumogakure, looking at the villagers of Konoha with a serious expression, and said, "If that's really what you think, then hit me before you hit them."

These Konoha villagers were already unsure of themselves, and now that Yua had said that, with Uchiha Kagami standing by, ready to subdue them at any moment, they instantly became timid.

Youya knew that these Konoha villagers were basically bullies who preyed on the weak.

Although they were dissatisfied with the people of Kumogakure, they dared not provoke the Jonin who led the group.

That's all they can do here, bully the kids.

"I know you harbor resentment towards the people of Kumogakure because of their attack on Konoha, and I understand that..."

"However, you cannot retaliate against the children of Kumogakure."

So many Konoha ninja sacrificed themselves for peace; their sacrifice made peace possible today. If you continue to harbor malice towards Kumogakure, how are you any different from the Second Raikage who launched the attack on Konoha back then?

"The Second Raikage attacked Konoha for his own selfish interests, causing us to suffer so much pain. Do you want to continue like this?"

Your attacks on these children will only fuel the spread of hatred, ultimately pushing the once peaceful world back towards war...

I don't want to see any more Konoha ninjas die in front of me, and I don't want to see a war caused by our Konoha.

That would be a desecration of the heroes of Konoha who had already sacrificed their lives.

After You Ya finished speaking, the villagers in front of him were already sobbing uncontrollably.

Regardless, their child did indeed sacrifice his life for Konoha. Yuya's words affirmed their child's sacrifice and also affirmed how hard-won peace was.

This further illustrates that their current suffering is a result of the peace achieved through the sacrifice of their children.

You Ya's eyes softened as she stepped forward to comfort the uncles and aunts who had lost their children.

Furthermore, Yua stated that Konoha would continue to compensate them until they had new children or until the day they passed away, and Konoha would continue to take care of them.

This was his promise to Youya.

Thus, Youya nipped the potential diplomatic incident in the bud.

Although Yuya's original intention was to deal with the villagers of Konoha, he did not notice that the children of Kumogakure behind him were almost overflowing with emotion.

The lesson they learned from Kumogakure was that Kumogakure would eventually fight back against Konoha.

However, the children in the Naruto world are very precocious.

Moreover, children naturally go through a rebellious phase, during which they consider the opposite of what adults say.

Today, these three children have gained a new understanding.

They believed that the education they received from the Hidden Cloud Village was wrong.

That was a path that would lead Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) further into war.

And the path that their Hidden Cloud Village should take...

Didn't this young man already tell them...?

Peaceful coexistence is the mainstream of the future.

This understanding may not necessarily be the final one they form, but as long as they have the courage to question, they will no longer be brainwashed by the idea that Konoha is the enemy of Kumogakure.

Of course, I don't know about this Youya.

The next day, the Chunin Exams officially began. Yuya had no time to pay attention to these things, but instead wrote an article entitled "On War and Peace," which was published on the front page of the newspaper.

The villagers of Konoha read Yua's analysis, especially his point that the pain caused by war needs to be faced squarely. This doesn't mean you should completely forgive the other side, but rather you need to figure out who our real enemy is and who are the victims like us.

In the article, Yuya points out that those who died on the battlefield in the war between Kumogakure and Konoha ninja were all victims because of the Second Raikage's selfish desires. The real instigators were the Second Raikage and the major clans of Kumogakure.

Konoha needs to figure out its enemies.

Instead of hating every person from Kumogakure to the core.

This article made many people in Konoha slap their thighs in disbelief, realizing that they had been blinded by hatred before.

Think carefully about what the difference is between the ordinary people in Kumogakure and the ordinary people in Konoha in the past.

Isn't everyone just trying to have enough to eat?

Not to mention that most ordinary people in Hidden Cloud Village still don't have enough to eat.

This resonated even more with the villagers of Konoha.

Furthermore, the soul-searching question posed by some people—that Yua's hatred would only bring about new wars, and that in those new wars, other people's children would be killed and injured, and that's what you want—gave Yua widespread approval from the villagers of Konoha.

If a conciliator like Hiruzen Sarutobi can gain the approval of the villagers of Konoha, there's no reason why a pacifist like Yua shouldn't.

The atmosphere inside Konoha Village was more enthusiastic than ever before.

Everyone agrees that peace is best and war should be avoided.

The winner of the Chunin Exams also attracted the attention of the villagers of Konoha.

In the final stage of the Chunin Exams, Jiraiya of Konoha was defeated in his internal battle against Orochimaru, while Tsunade, after defeating ninjas from other villages, also faced Orochimaru. In the end, Tsunade's immense strength was broken by Orochimaru's gentle strength, and she was defeated.

Tsunade was very sad at the time.

When Yua personally announced that Orochimaru and Sakumo Hatake, the last ninja to defeat Kumogakure, would fight, Tsunade was even more envious.

She also wanted to be announced by Yuya herself.

Unfortunately, she lost.

In the final battle, Orochimaru summoned his summoning beast, the White Serpent. Orochimaru had not yet formed a contract with the man-eating serpent, and his strength was insufficient.

Hatake Sakumo used the Body Flicker Technique to move infinitely and finally held a short sword to Orochimaru's neck, winning this year's Chunin Exams.

This also made people in other countries aware of the name Sakumo Hatake.

Afterwards, Hatake Sakumo also received his reward, being promoted from a genin to a chunin, and gaining the ability to take on and complete missions independently.

Tsunade and the other three young Sannin have also qualified for graduation, but they will have to wait until next year to graduate.

After the Chunin Exams ended, Tsunade and the others learned that so much had happened during their exams.

When Tsunade read Yua's article on war and peace, she felt enlightened, realizing that the relationship between war and peace was like this.

The reason why Kumogakure attacked Konoha in the first place was entirely due to the decisions made between the Raikage and those clans...

It turns out that the radical mindset she had always held was only good for causing trouble and nothing else.

Having understood this, Tsunade admired Yua even more.

She also became even more infatuated with this person who was theoretically her elder.

Tsunade, however, was still hesitant about whether or not she should confront her own feelings.

until……

In late autumn of Konoha Year 25, the Chunin Exams within the village had concluded, and the harvest was complete. With the two quiet months following the harvest fast approaching, Tobirama Senju announced something.

Konoha Village is going to elect its third Hokage.

Those nominated include Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and...

Shenjin Youya.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire was very satisfied with this. They didn't care whether Hiruzen Sarutobi and Homura Mitokado were selected or not. They only needed to see what Konoha Village's attitude was towards the two candidates he had proposed, and their final attitude satisfied them.

Tobirama Senju did not ignore their suggestions and directly appoint Yua as the successor, which made them feel that Tobirama Senju still valued them.

However, the final outcome is self-evident.

Yu Ya led the other two by a landslide.

With this, Konoha Village officially confirmed its Third Hokage...

The role was played by Shinjin Yuya.

He officially took office on January 1, 26th year of Konoha.

And it was at this moment...

Mito Uzumaki finally revealed Yua's true identity.

The reason Yua didn't allow her to reveal her identity as a disciple of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was because Yua didn't want people to lose their judgment because of Hashirama Senju.

The moment this news was made public, the civilian ninjas and ordinary villagers of Konoha Village were in an uproar.

Tsunade, as Hashirama Senju's granddaughter, did not understand what Hashirama Senju meant to the villagers of Konoha.

However, once this news was announced, the villagers of Konoha immediately had no objections to Yua, and even felt that Yua should become the Third Hokage.

Hmm... okay, this doesn't seem to have much of an impact on Tsunade.

Let's try another way...

Many beautiful young women from Konoha of suitable age volunteered to become maids in the Third Hokage's household, and it would be even better if they could also serve him in bed.

Tsunade...

Tsunade was completely stunned.

Why did things suddenly develop to this point?!

He's just a disciple of his own grandfather...

Where is your dignity as women?!

Okay, let's not talk about these ordinary people. Tsunade knows very well that if she continues to act all high and mighty, Yua might actually marry another woman tomorrow.

After all, Yuya is already 18 years old, which is a suitable age...

Meanwhile, on Yuya's side...

Ok……

Yuya has been hiding in the Hokage's office for a week without going out...

These people are terrifying! Did you even get permission from your family members to send girls over to warm my bed?!

Do you know that this is against the will of women?!

Then the various families said: "We already said that they were so excited about warming your bed all night that they couldn't sleep."

You Ya: "..."

I fucking...

I've cut out the specific details of the Chunin Exams. I originally wanted to write in detail about Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Sakumo Hatake's performance in the Chunin Exams, but some people said that it was too slow-paced before the protagonist became Hokage, and I think that's true, so I'll just gloss over it in one chapter. Strictly speaking, the first volume ends after the protagonist becomes Hokage. I'll go figure out how to make a second volume.

(End of this chapter)