Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 117 Konoha Year 27

Yuya laughed when he heard the news brought by Uchiha Kagami.

His purpose in sending Uchiha Kagami on this trip was quite clear: to cooperate with Hanzo of the Salamander.

The Land of Rain is very poor, and because it rains all year round, the entire country is basically submerged in water, and sunshine is a luxury.

Therefore, basically no one in this country would have any designs on it.

But Yuya is different.

He wasn't looking at the present, he was looking at the future.

The Land of Rain is upstream of the canal in Sunagakure. Yua will not build a dam upstream of the Land of Rain, at least not now, as their relationship is good.

But the future will be different.

The power plants in the Land of Grass and the Land of Rivers are used to restrain the Villages of Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

This is a gift from Youya to her future heir.

Those who do not plan for the long term are not fit to plan for the short term. You Ya could not see that far ahead. He was satisfied with laying a perfect foundation for his successor while he was still in office.

Therefore, he absolutely must obtain this position in the Land of Rain.

As for what methods to use...

Yuya chuckled. Since he knew that Hanzo was preparing to seize power and that the Rain Kingdom was facing internal strife, the answer was quite simple.

The arms trade is a good business.

The next day, Youya summoned the person in charge of the steel plant to the Hokage's office and told him to gather his men, put aside the production of civilian goods, and focus all his efforts on developing the military industry.

Anyway, these civilian products are sold to other small villages, because the large villages have ironworks and therefore don't make much profit.

Making kunai, shuriken, and ninja swords is still more profitable.

Later, at the end of Konoha 26, while Konoha was conducting its year-end review, in the Land of Rain, Hanzo of the Salamander raised an army and launched a coup.

Meanwhile, the daimyo of the Land of Rain fled to the Land of Wind, seeking help from the daimyo there.

It's unclear what kind of deal was reached between the two sides, but the final result was that the newly appointed Third Kazekage of Sunagakure was forced to send troops to the Land of Rain to fight Hanzo.

Well, now the canal project in Sunagakure will have to be put on hold again.

It was originally expected to be completed in ten years, but now seven years have passed and it's not even half finished.

However, it's also possible that the Third Kazekage's plan is to solve the problem once and for all. If he can defeat the Land of Rain, the Third Kazekage can use that as leverage to demand that the Land of Rain give Sunagakure the management rights of that river.

Or simply build a bridgehead there and send people to guard it every day.

Both options can ensure that Sunagakure will not be controlled by others in the future.

The Third Kazekage had a good plan, but he overlooked one thing.

Hanzo was not without supporters.

In January of the 27th year of Konoha, the other four great nations, as usual, came to Konoha Village to discuss cooperation for the new year.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuya summoned the representatives of Sunagakure to his office and gave them a severe dressing-down. The gist of his reprimand was that the current peace in the ninja world was hard-won, and what was their Kazekage doing? Was he trying to reignite the war?!

The representative from Sunagakure performed well, neither humble nor arrogant, but it was all for naught. Although he represented Sunagakure, with the ninja world currently at peace, Sunagakure's invasion of the Land of Rain was already a disadvantageous move.

As Hanzo of the Land of Rain sent a representative to Konoha seeking help, the representatives of the Land of Rain and the Sand Village engaged in a debate of the century.

Both men represented their respective countries, so naturally they could not back down.

The representative from Sunagakure said that their leader, Hanzo, had gone too far by daring to expel a daimyo.

The representative of the Land of Rain was furious, saying that the bastard daimyo lived a life of debauchery while the people of the Land of Rain couldn't even afford to eat their fill. Was it wrong to expel such a daimyo?!

And ultimately, this is an internal matter for the Land of Rain, what does it have to do with your Sand Village?! You guys are really acting like you're all that, putting on airs!

The representative from Sunagakure was furious and wanted to challenge the opposing imperial city to a duel.

However, they were stopped by the people of Konoha.

Yuya coldly stated that the people of Sunagakure had better leave the Land of Rain as soon as possible, as this was a matter for their own country and they shouldn't interfere.

The people of Sunagakure were dissatisfied, but they dared not argue with Yua.

At the end of January, the people from the Land of Iron arrived; it was Mifune, who had a fierce battle with Hanzo.

Mifune stated that both the Land of Iron and the Land of Rain are small countries and cannot contend with a large ninja village like the Sand Village. However, if the Sand Village insists on going its own way, the Land of Iron should support the Land of Rain, which is also a small country.

The representative from Sunagakure was dumbfounded. "What the hell are you doing getting involved between the Land of Iron and the Land of Rain, which are miles apart?!"

The Land of Iron is northeast of Konoha, and the Land of Rain is southwest of Konoha. The fact that they can get involved just shows that the Land of Iron is really trying to force its presence here.

Of course, that's true for others, but for Yuya, it's perfectly normal.

Hanzo's previous trip to the Land of Iron was to establish some kind of cooperation.

It's likely that the terms of the negotiations were that the Land of Iron would provide support after Hanzo successfully seized power.

Now that Hanzo the Salamander has taken over as leader of the Land of Rain, it makes sense that the Land of Iron would offer him support.

In fact, Yuya thought so too.

Even aid for Hanzo is on its way, but it hasn't entered the Land of Rain yet, only at the border of the Land of Fire.

The representative from Sunagakure had no choice but to leave Konoha with the words, "We cannot give up."

Of course, the conflict between Sunagakure and the Land of Rain does not mean that Sunagakure and Konoha will stop doing business together.

Although the Second Kazekage has been looking for a replacement for the Desert Pepper, a market of Konoha's caliber is not something that can be found easily.

There is demand in Iwagakure, but Iwagakure itself grows chili peppers, so desert chili peppers have no advantage at all, and will probably be resisted by the local farmers in Iwagakure.

Needless to say, the other small countries are still stuck in the chaotic era of decades ago, with their daimyo all thinking that these ninjas are just there to work for them.

In reality, if all the ninja villages in the ninja world acted independently, the daimyo could indeed be replaced.

However, this does not conform to the mainstream ideology of today. For example, in the Land of Iron, there is a group of samurai who are truly willing to die for their lord.

Moreover, the ninja villages themselves are not monolithic; any daimyo with a brain knows to support their own clans and oppose the village leaders.

This is how the five major elemental powers operate.

Do you really think that the Daimyo of the Land of Water wasn't involved behind the Blood Mist Village?

How could that be?

However, the rise of the Ninja Village is a future trend. The fact that the timing is not right now does not mean that it will never be right. What Yuya needs to do now is to lay a solid foundation.

The more secure, the better.

Therefore, in February of the 27th year of Konoha, the first batch of aid weapons provided by Konoha entered the Land of Rain, and Hanzo publicly expressed his gratitude to Konoha.

The war between Sunagakure and the Land of Rain has entered a fierce stage.

I'm so annoyed! The water stopped halfway through my shower! Luckily, I hadn't put on any shower gel, or I would have had to use cold water. I immediately called the landlord, who said he hadn't received any notification of a water outage. When he came over, he said the owner of the barbecue restaurant on the first floor had mistakenly turned off the main water valve, thinking it was his own. I'm so disgusted! My shower was ruined by this, taking over an hour on and off...

(End of this chapter)