Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 109 Unless I see it with my own eyes

"Speaking of which, wasn't that guy already a Chunin? Why did he come here with us to receive his brother's medal?" Jiraiya asked Tsunade in a low voice.

Tsunade glared at Jiraiya: "I don't know and I don't want to know. Hurry up, it's your turn soon!"

Jiraiya pursed his lips. Why the rush? It'll be his turn eventually.

Orochimaru then spoke up: "You've only qualified before, but to officially receive the title of Chunin, you still need to be awarded a medal."

Jiraiya: "Huh? I see?"

Orochimaru nodded: "Moreover, because only the first batch has special significance, only the Third Hokage will come in person for the first batch, and there probably won't be any more after that."

Jiraiya was somewhat surprised: "Really? Orochimaru, where did you hear this from?"

Orochimaru: "I deduced it myself, and it should be pretty close to the truth."

Tsunade listened from the side, feeling a heavy sense of relief. If she had missed today because she overslept, Yuya might not be around next time.

Tsunade felt a surge of relief when she thought about this.

Soon, the group arrived at Jiraiya's location.

Yuya placed the headbands symbolizing the Chunin of Konoha—the headbands with dark blue straps, similarly green for Genin and black for Jonin—into Jiraiya's hand, and then congratulated him with a smile:

"From today onwards, you are a Chunin of Konoha. In the future, I hope you can make more contributions to Konoha, become a Jonin as soon as possible, make Konoha even greater, and also allow your family and friends to live a better life."

Jiraiya's expression immediately became excited. He grabbed his headband and put it on instantly, then saluted Yua: "I definitely will!"

Enraged, Tsunade kicked him directly, yelling, "Are you done yet? If you're done, get lost!"

After kicking Jiraiya away, Tsunade, her face slightly flushed, approached Yua, her two fingers interlacing.

Yuya chuckled and placed the headband he was holding on Tsunade's forehead.

When they got close, Tsunade could smell Yua's scent...

After placing the headband on Tsunade's forehead, Yuya looked at Tsunade, whose face was flushed, with some confusion: "What's wrong?"

"No, no, it's nothing..."

Yuya continued with the same words he had just said to Jiraiya. Although it sounded like a cliché, Yuya couldn't possibly come up with a special encouraging line for everyone, could he?

Youya doesn't have that much time to waste.

Tsunade walked away, dazed and confused, clutching her head. Orochimaru was next.

Meanwhile, Jiraiya, exasperated, said to Tsunade, "Tsunade! How could you just leave like that? Today was your precious chance to see Yua-nii! Didn't you say you'd already rehearsed what you were going to say to him?!"

Tsunade stared coldly at Jiraiya, saying nothing and just watching.

Jiraiya's expression gradually changed from anger at his lack of ambition to a look of utter cowardice.

Tsunade snorted coldly, too lazy to pay any attention to Jiraiya.

However, Tsunade was actually regretting not saying more...

"It is indeed a bit of a pity." Orochimaru walked over and added insult to injury for Tsunade.

Tsunade was secretly in tears...

After offering encouragement to each of them, Yuya was preparing to give a collective speech to these little guys, and then urge them to work hard and contribute to Konoha like beasts of burden.

Just then, Uchiha Kagami appeared behind Yua and said respectfully in a low voice, "Third Hokage, the Konoha caravan has run into trouble on the border of Iwagakure."

The business-like smile on You Ya's face vanished instantly.

Looking at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old children before him, Yuya took a deep breath and spoke earnestly to these pillars of Konoha's next generation:

"The peace of Konoha Village did not come easily, and I hope you can all remember this fact."

The peace of Konoha Village does not represent the peace of the world.

In places we cannot see, there are people who are working hard and suffering for the peace and future of Konoha.

I'm not saying this to glorify suffering; it's just that some things always have to be done by someone.

And what I hope for is...

We should all remember the dedication and sacrifice of these people.

You are Konoha's hope, Konoha's future, ten years from now...

I hope you can go further and become Jonin. At that time, you will be able to do even more...

……

After saying these words, Youya left immediately. There was supposed to be a handshake session afterwards, but it was now clear that it could not continue.

These words weren't written on impulse, but rather were prepared long ago. It's just that due to this unexpected event, they seem like they came to You Ya on the spot.

However, this makes the effect even better.

After all, the image of someone standing on a stage reciting this content to these people just looked perfunctory. The unexpected incident actually allowed Yuya to take it a step further... in deceiving people.

Yuya was taken to the Hokage's office by Uchiha Kagami, and Nara Shikaya immediately stood up, looking anxious: "Third Hokage..."

You Ya waved his hand: "Don't waste time, just tell me what happened."

"Yes." Nara Shika nodded and handed a scroll to Yua.

"One of our caravans went missing on its way to Iwagakure. It was only discovered because the head of the Hyuga clan sent someone to say that the Hyuga clan's Birdcage had been triggered. After that, we sent a letter to Iwagakure, and they said that the person was not there, but they were willing to help investigate. Then they found out that the person was in the Land of Grass..."

Yuya took a look, and her face immediately turned cold: "The Land of Grass?! Have they gone mad?!"

There's only one possible way to trigger Hyuga's birdcage: the Byakugan has been brought out.

Nara Shika slowly began, "The leaders of the Land of Grass are very eager for bloodline limits. They even attacked the Iwagakure ninjas who possessed Dust Release before, but they were killed instead..."

As Yuya looked at the report on the scroll, he also remembered the country of the Grass Country.

In the original history, after the Uzumaki clan was wiped out, Karin and her mother went to the Land of Grass, where they were used as blood packs by the people. The ninjas of the Land of Grass were basically injured and on the road every day because their leader was a bastard who coveted secret techniques and bloodline limits.

In the original story, these bastards were supposed to be dealt with by Orochimaru, but now...

Yuya casually tossed the scroll onto the table, then looked at Nara Shikaya: "Go and get the head of the Hyuga clan to come see me."

"Yes."

After Nara Shika left, Yua spoke softly, "Uncle Kagami."

Uchiha Kagami emerged from the shadows.

"Could you please go and call my martial uncle? It's a bit of a waste to use the Chakra Cannon only for demonstrations; we need to see its effectiveness in actual combat."

Regarding the Chakra Cannon, Yua adheres to the principle of researching one generation, hiding one generation, implementing one generation, and announcing one generation.

There is basically a three-generation gap in weaponry.

But as the saying goes, you have to see a weapon in person to know how powerful it is.

Is that nuclear bomb thing, which is touted as being incredibly powerful, really real?

Unless you drop two more nuclear bombs on my home planet, I won't believe you until I see it with my own eyes.

Similarly, representatives from the other four countries witnessed the chakra cannon being demonstrated in Konoha.

But how effective it will be in actual combat... who knows?

So let's take it out and see the actual results, so everyone can have a clear understanding of the situation.

Today, my mentor asked me if I wanted to do a side job, like taking on freelance work. I was stunned. I explained why he always seemed so busy despite only having 200,000 to 300,000 RMB in orders a month – it turns out he's always taking on freelance work… Our company's factory only makes circuit boards, not IC component surface mount technology (SMT). My mentor suggested I take on some SMT orders, saying he could teach me… To be honest, I was tempted… but I didn't agree immediately. I told him I'd think about it for a few days before getting back to him. It's so frustrating… If I agree to take on freelance work, this mentor said he can guarantee my salary will double.

Tsk, this is really...

(End of this chapter)