Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 112 The Third Hokage, I really... I'm crying my eyes out... (4200)

Yuya chuckled and reassured the representative from Iwagakure, "Hey, this is such a big deal. How can a representative from Konoha possibly represent Iwagakure?"

You should go report to the Earth Shadow first.

And so, the Third Tsuchikage, Ono Kito, was paralyzed.

This is defamation!

This is absolutely filth!

Then one of his advisors suggested a possibility: Is it possible that the families of Iwagakure did it behind your back?

Onoki: "..."

Damn it, those bastards might actually be...

Basically, the shadows of the five nations of wind, fire, earth, thunder, and water, and the families in their respective villages, exist in a contradictory relationship of mutual dependence and mutual opposition.

There are countless examples of families secretly causing trouble behind the scenes.

Leaving aside Iwagakure, in Kumogakure, those clans, disregarding the Third Raikage's objections, hoarded resources and nearly ruined Kumogakure's economy.

In Kirigakure, some families initially engaged in private trade with Konoha. Later, the Second Mizukage saw the business opportunities and potential for making big money and decided to establish official cooperation.

Of course, the final results were taken by the Third Mizukage because the Second Mizukage had already gained fame and prestige.

The Second Mizukage was truly pitiful.

The families in the Land of Wind are constantly pressuring the Second Kazekage to stop thinking about that land that doesn't produce much food. Wouldn't it be better to use it to grow chili peppers?

In Konoha, they previously competed with Yua for the Hokage position...

Which village doesn't have these families causing trouble?

If you're not causing trouble, it's probably because your family's influence is too small to be capable.

Of course, Onoki knew this, but there was nothing he could do. He was the Tsuchikage, and even if the clans in his village made contact with the Grass Ninja Village without his permission, he would still have to clean up the mess in the end.

Who told him to be the Tsuchikage?

So, in April of Konoha year 26, Onoki arrived in Konoha.

They immediately sought out Youya, wanting to explain things clearly.

Yuya, however, was not in a hurry. He took Onoki, who was still quite young and in his thirties, and wandered around Konoha with him, occasionally giving Onoki pointers to help him understand things better.

Onoki was a little confused. What kind of approach was Yua, the newly appointed Third Hokage, taking?

To be honest, when Onoki learned that Yua had bombarded Kusagakure, his first reaction was that this newly appointed guy was another Tobirama Senju.

But now, as Yua drags him around Konoha, Onoki is genuinely puzzled.

What kind of plane is this?

Why are you showing me these things?

show off?

Are you out of your mind? What business is it of mine if you show off?

Yua didn't linger. After visiting the power plant and the lights and wires in Konoha, Yua smiled and asked Onoki if he wanted Iwagakure to have electricity too.

Onoki was stunned and swallowed hard, wondering if this was really possible.

Yuya smiled and said, "Of course, it's fine. We, Konoha, can build a power plant in your Iwagakure village. But the annual profits belong to Konoha, and Iwagakure cannot get a share."

Onoki immediately began a brainstorming session.

He was calculating, weighing the gains and losses.

In the end, he gave up because without a sample, he couldn't possibly know. However, if he wanted the people of Iwagakure to have electricity and electric lights at night, he had to seize this opportunity to cooperate with Konoha.

Ōnoki thought for a moment, then looked at Yua with a hint of doubt: "Konoha... is it really willing to cooperate with us?"

You Ya chuckled: "Of course, I guarantee honesty and fair dealings."

After pondering for a long time, Onoki decided to give a reply the next day.

You Ya nodded in agreement, seemingly unconcerned.

So, even though Onoki came to talk to Konoha about the Grass Village, Yua didn't ask about the Grass Village at all in the end.

Yuya didn't ask Onoki, so naturally he wouldn't bring up this topic unnecessarily.

Onoki returned to the state guesthouse, which now had many more things than the state guesthouse of previous years.

Leaving aside the phonograph and such, there was also a large radio inside.

This radio is about the size of a typical 20-inch television.

This radio can't pick up many channels now.

More often, it's used for testing.

It is expected to be implemented in the second half of this year.

Onoki spent the night at the state guesthouse, discussing the details with his staff.

The next day, Onoki went to the conference room in the Hokage's office building, where he told Yua that the power plant could be built, but not in Iwagakure. As for where to build it...

Isn't there a great spot that just became available?

Yuya smiled, acknowledging that Onoki's caution was justified.

However, Yuya wouldn't care about that at all.

He agreed to Onoki's condition.

The power plant was built in the Land of Grass.

Onoki put forward a second condition: Iwagakure Village could forgo the profits from the power plant, but the tax revenue from the power plant had to be given to Iwagakure Village.

You Ya sat up straight and began to bargain.

This power plant is in the Land of Grass, and we built it. You, the Hidden Stone Village, want to collect taxes without contributing anything? There's no such thing as a free lunch.

After thinking for a moment, Ohnoki said that they could provide the resources needed for power generation, but the power plant would have to pay a corresponding price.

You Ya smiled and agreed to the condition.

As for the last condition, Onoki stated that the first contract would only be for three years, and he would proceed if the agreement was reached.

You Ya held back his laughter and agreed to the condition.

When Onoki and his men left Konoha, Yua couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Ohnoki thought he was clever, but Yua's real purpose was not the power plant at all.

Frankly speaking, this power plant could be given to Iwagakure without any problems.

Because the radio station frequencies are performing very well in the experimental phase, the next step will definitely be to roll them out.

Of course, Yuya had no intention of spreading the radios to Iwagakure.

However, he will definitely extend television and signal coverage to Iwagakure Village in the future.

Imagine a future where television programs from Konoha appear on Iwagakure's television channels.

What an easy opportunity to brainwash the next generation of Iwagakure!

If the other villages agree, Youya wouldn't even mind helping to build power plants in other villages as well.

Then everyone will be watching Konoha's TV shows and listening to Konoha's songs!

And all it takes to do is help build a power plant?!

Sometimes, Youya really feels like she's bullying a child.

Well, Onoki and his group aren't stupid; they just never had any information about this before.

Furthermore, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Ohnoki only signed a three-year contract.

However, in many cases, whether or not to renew a contract is not up to Onoki's personal will.

Will the residents of Iwagakure, who are used to electricity, allow you, Onoki, to break your agreement with Konoha?

impossible.

As for the so-called Grass Shadow of Grass Ninja Village...

Youya waved his hand dismissively and told him to go dig potatoes.

This grass shadow is strange. Is Konoha admitting defeat to Iwagakure? I already said it was Iwagakure who did this, so why are you only targeting me and not Iwagakure?

You Ya didn't bother to answer his questions.

This is a classic example of someone who has no self-awareness.

Friction between major powers is quite normal.

Iwagakure asked you to attack Konoha's caravan, and you actually did?

Is Iwagakure your father? He's so obedient.

You're the one who did the deed, and you're the one who betrayed Iwagakure. If you can continue to get away with it, Konoha will let you go, but Iwagakure won't.

If it weren't for the fact that Konoha is currently in dire need of manpower, Yuya would have long wanted to show the world the shock of being cut in half.

But now even a piece of toilet paper is useful in Konoha, and a grown man... it would be better to let him do some work.

As for whether the Hyuga clan will have any objections...

Yua from the Grass Ninja Village destroyed it, so what objection could the Hyuga have?

Even the old head of the Hyuga clan came to thank Yua, saying that the Hyuga clan hadn't felt this good in so many years, having directly destroyed a country, all because of the death of a member of a branch family of the Hyuga. He was truly grateful to the Third Hokage.

Yuya pretended to speak politely to the Hyuga family, exchanging a lot of pleasantries before the Hyuga clan elder said that Kusagakure had now been destroyed and wondered what the Third Hokage planned to do with it.

You Ya sneered inwardly; the old man was indeed up to no good.

So Yuya said that the people of Kusagakure are suffering now, they are not getting enough to eat or wear. He said that he had already signed a cooperation agreement with Iwagakure to rebuild Kusagakure and make the people there live a better life. He said that the old clan chief would not have to worry about this.

The old clan chief's face turned green; everyone could see that You Ya's words were a clear warning, both overt and covert.

The old Hyuga clan patriarch could only laugh awkwardly and say that the Hyuga clan would not get involved before going back to his seclusion.

You Ya curled his lip; these guys really wanted to take a bite out of any piece of meat they saw.

The location of Kusagakure is so important, how could it possibly be given to your Hyuga clan?

It's definitely under its direct jurisdiction.

Of course, helping the people of the Land of Grass while directly governing is nothing wrong with that, right?

What? They even used cannons to bombard it before?

I didn't do it, I didn't. I attacked the ninjas of the Land of Grass. If you don't believe me, go ask the dead ones.

The cooperation between Konoha and Iwagakure received strong support from the Land of Grass as soon as it was made public.

The reason is simple: with the loss of Kusagakure, the other people in the Land of Grass are afraid that Konoha and Iwagakure will take the opportunity to divide up the Land of Grass. Now, the two countries have publicly announced that they will build a factory in the Land of Grass.

That means there is no risk of the country being destroyed.

The people of the Grass Country are naturally happy.

Meanwhile, Yuya also started the propaganda machine, telling the people of Konoha that although the people of the Land of Grass had provoked Konoha, Konoha had fought back. Now, those ordinary people were suffering from hunger and cold, and they had to help them.

As for building a factory in the Land of Grass, Yua promoted it like this: In order to ensure that the people of the Land of Grass have a job that allows them to have enough to eat, Konoha has announced that it will build a large-scale factory in the Land of Grass and recruit local employees!

Upon hearing this announcement, the people of Konoha immediately felt that Yuya was truly kind-hearted.

The Third Hokage was willing to repay evil with kindness when the Land of Grass provoked Konoha; it was so touching, I almost cried.

As for Yuya's statement, Iwagakure and the other three great nations scoffed at it. "Are you kind?"

You're so kind, my foot!

You blew up the entire Hidden Grass Village!

Oh, post-disaster reconstruction is indeed much easier.

However, these are just complaints; outwardly, one still has to agree with them.

After all, Konoha is now their biggest trading partner, so making money isn't shameful.

This sudden conflict between the Grass Village and the Hyuga clan ended with the Grass Country becoming a joint territory under the jurisdiction of the Leaf Village and the Iwagakure Village.

This conflict might not seem like much to Konoha and Iwagakure, but for smaller countries like the Land of Rain, the Land of Rivers, and the Land of Bears, it's a devastating blow.

Because they witnessed firsthand the demise of a small country—so sudden, so simple, even so hasty.

Although the Land of Grass is still there, and neither Konoha nor Iwagakure has any intention of turning it into their own territory, it's clear to everyone that this place is currently a buffer zone, a backyard, deliberately left behind by both sides.

It was at this time that Konoha's Chakra Cannon was officially unveiled.

Other countries then truly saw the power of this weapon of war.

Enraged, the Third Raikage slammed his fist on the table again.

He even roared on the spot, "He's kind?! He's peaceful?! That bastard Third Hokage created this kind of weapon of war and you're telling me he's kind?!" This statement, which is now unverifiable and which he has denied saying every time he's asked about it in public.

Looking at the mess in his village and then at the cooperation report between Konoha and Iwagakure that had just been delivered, the Third Raikage held back his urge to smash the table for a long time.

He is, after all, the Raikage, and has to be responsible for the village.

So even though he was very unhappy, he immediately packed his bags and prepared to go to Konoha with his men.

go for what?

Of course, we should talk about cooperation! Otherwise, are we going to kill that hypocritical bastard, the Third Hokage?!

It's also the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, who personally went to Konoha to negotiate.

If they only send one representative, it will seem like they don't value it.

The power plant is too important. After confirming that Konoha was interested in cooperating on the power plant, they had to come over.

In response, You Ya cheerfully instructed people to prepare a welcoming procession for the other film crew members.

Yes, the other shadows.

Upon receiving the news that even the power plant could be sold in Konoha, the Kazekage and Mizukage immediately packed their bags and led their men to Konoha.

You Ya happily accepted everything and met with the three film stars directly in the conference room.

At the meeting, the Third Raikage slammed his fist on the table and declared that all the profits from the Hidden Cloud Village's power plant must go to the Hidden Cloud Village, or they would not stand for it!

You Ya didn't really care, but on the surface, he definitely had to argue his case, implying that everyone else had no objections but he did, so what did he mean by that?!

Then the Kazekage said that the power plant's profits would go to them, but they would have to pay taxes. In addition, Sunagakure Village's resources were relatively scarce, so it could only bear a portion of the resource share.

You Ya thought about it and nodded in agreement.

The Third Raikage was dissatisfied. "Why do you agree to him asking you to contribute money, manpower, and resources, but I disagree? Are you targeting Kumogakure?"

Yuya rolled his eyes and then said that if you were willing to take over all the copper, iron, and coal resources needed for the power plant, Konoha could also give you the profits.

The Third Raikage patted his chest and said, "No problem, it's settled then."

Their Land of Lightning certainly doesn't lack resources.

That leaves only the Third Mizukage.

The Third Mizukage, who was very handsome, made Yua squint his eyes as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Third Hokage, the power plant project in Kirigakure... I can waive your tax requirements, and I only need a portion of the profits, but I hope that I can distribute that portion of the profits."

When the Third Mizukage said this, not only Yua, but also the Second Kazekage and the Third Raikage looked at him.

This request implies that...

The conflict between the Mizukage of Kirigakure and the clans of Kirigakure seems to be...

Is it about to burst?!

This is outrageous! They're swallowing my comments like that. Did I bring up a sensitive topic? Is World War I a sensitive topic? Hmm, let me try posting here first. Some readers said my description of the cannon hitting from hundreds of miles away was a bit far-fetched, probably because they thought cannons couldn't reach that far. I did research on that. During World War I, cannons could hit over 100 kilometers, in kilometers, not miles. And that was only World War I; World War II was even farther. In modern times, our cannons can hit over 300 kilometers, these are all publicly known figures. Then there's the Fourth Raikage's chakra cannon in the Naruto movie that hit from the ninja world to the moon, I don't need to say more about that range... I really didn't cheat, I genuinely researched before writing it like that.

(End of this chapter)