Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 233 Nagato: I've got Black Zetsu!

The other ninja villages are now taking the matter of Black Zetsu very seriously.

There's no way around it, who could have known that the Uchiha this guy was controlling would be so powerful? He can even pilot a Gundam?

Moreover, they directly killed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and even shattered the Eight-Tails.

This fighting power is definitely enough to destroy some small ninja villages.

In this way, it seems that Konoha Village's fighting strength has, in some ways, refreshed the understanding of other ninja villages in the ninja world.

The Eight-Tails were all taken down, and you guys seem pretty relaxed about it...

Where can I go to seek justice?!

Doesn't this make us other villages, who treat the Tailed Beasts as ultimate weapons, look incredibly foolish?!

Forget it, could you make that chakra cannon from Konoha Village a little cheaper? One hundred million is definitely too expensive.

Regarding the matter of other villages coming to him to buy weapons.

Before Yuya could say much, Nagato and Konan, who were traveling in the main universe's ninja world, sent a message.

And they were using a mobile phone.

I have to say, they accepted it pretty quickly.

You've all learned how to use a mobile phone.

Nagato stated that they were aware of the chakra cannon, and that Konoha should not sell such a weapon of war to other villages, as it would only bring war.

Upon seeing this, Youya was certain that the naive content, which he found unbearable to look at, was indeed written by Nagato.

After all, he's a psychopath who, for his so-called ideal of peace, would kill off the entire village, then be persuaded by Naruto's talk-no-jutsu to revive them.

Youya wasn't going to go against his wishes; with this kind of person, you just had to go along with him.

If you go against his wishes in the slightest, he might turn against you.

Nagato and Konan still have some use to them.

Putting aside other things...

Wouldn't it be perfect to let him and Obito, the two Black Zetsu, fight like dogs?

Therefore, You Ya directly wrote the famous article "On Peace" for later generations.

This article mainly discusses in the letter whether war weapons are a destroyer or a defender of peace.

There is no doubt that the appearance of such a weapon on the battlefield would be a major blow to both sides.

So here's the question: if the consequences of war are unbearable for both sides, can the war still break out?

In short, Yua was just trying to fool Nagato.

People like Nagato are highly receptive to fallacies.

After all, he himself is a staunch supporter of carrying several floors.

So this alternative approach, which puts both sides under equal threat, can be considered a variation of the "carrying a multi-story building" scenario.

Of course, Yuya selectively forgot the fact that these weapons were all sold by Konoha, and the price was not low. One hundred million for a cannon is a huge profit.

Furthermore, Yuya selectively ignored the fact that Konoha's chakra cannons are always more powerful and effective than those exported to other countries, with performance at least three generations higher.

Anyway, I was just saying this casually, and you said I couldn't say it out loud for fear of starting a war, but actually, the ninja world is pretty peaceful right now, isn't it?

Don't deny it. Compared to your own world, tell me if my world is peaceful or not.

Of course, if that were all, this article would not have been able to become a classic.

The reason it is revered by later generations is that Yua, with just this one letter, got Nagato, the strongest guest in Konoha's history, and Black Zetsu, the most treacherous villain in the ninja world—well, it's hard to say whether he can even be called human—to start a deadly battle.

Later in the article, Yuya stated that without him and Konoha, the peace in the ninja world would probably have been disrupted by war long ago, given the constant friction between different countries in the world.

Not to mention there's also a treacherous villain secretly plotting against you—Black Zetsu.

In this letter, Yuya expressed that Black Zetsu was an absolutely wicked bastard who kidnapped a member of the Uchiha clan in Konoha, causing his family to spend their days in tears (don't worry about who this family member is, I'm just writing it like this). He cursed Black Zetsu.

If that were all, it would be one thing, but it's still a pervert.

There was an incident in Konoha Village before where someone stalked and followed the children of Konoha Village, and there is no doubt that it was this Black Zetsu!

That Uchiha clansman has lived in Konoha for over thirty years. When did he ever stalk the little girl? He started following her as soon as he was taken control of by this dark-skinned guy. And we didn't falsely accuse him; the Uchiha clan head himself admitted it!

—Fugaku Uchiha didn't want to speak against his conscience.

However, with the little girl being followed by his own people, or even by Black Zetsu, Fugaku Uchiha ultimately succumbed.

For the sake of the Uchiha clan's reputation, Fugaku thought this way—

After that, it went to Kumogakure and killed the Eight-Tails!

They killed him outright!

What a huge loss this caused to the Hidden Cloud Village!

If the Eight-Tails hadn't been reborn in the Land of Lightning and captured by the Third Raikage and his men, wouldn't the Eight-Tails of Kumogakure have been stolen?

Of course, Konoha would never do such a thing. Even if the Eight-Tails were to be reborn in our Land of Fire, we would capture it and send it to Kumogakure to demonstrate the friendly relations between our two villages.

The Third Raikage, upon seeing the open letter, slammed his fist on the table in fury: "He's lying! He's lying! Konoha has already mobilized ninja to patrol the Land of Fire! And he dares to say he's preparing to give this to us? He's kidding me!"

Then, prompted by his secretary, the Third Raikage could only grit his teeth and say, "Oh yes, yes, I'll definitely ask Konoha for help next time. After all, we've been friends for generations." He had already cursed Yua countless times in his heart.

But ultimately, without Black Zetsu, none of this would have happened!

Therefore, this Black Zetsu is the real culprit behind the potential chaos in the ninja world!

The open letter was written with heartfelt sincerity, but it was basically completely unrelated to the facts, if not diametrically opposed.

In any case, Nagato believed it.

Moreover, he set off for the Land of Iron the day after receiving the letter.

He's going to cause trouble for Black Zetsu.

The reason this letter had such a huge impact in the future is quite simple...

Because Nagato really found it, and fought an epic battle with Black Zetsu, directly destroying a third of a mountain range in the Land of Iron. The mountain range disappeared, leaving only three enormous spheres...

Unfortunately, due to Black Zetsu's ability to integrate with the five elements, and Obito's decision to gouge out his right eye and replace it with his own to escape to another dimension when he sensed the danger, Nagato ultimately failed to defeat Black Zetsu and Obito.

Otherwise, this book could have ended here.

With Obito and Black Zetsu gone, Yuya can finally relax and focus entirely on economic development without worrying about those causing trouble in the shadows.

Of course, the people of Konoha only heard about the epic battle between Nagato and Black Zetsu.

What made the other villages even more isolated was that this guy, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, actually claimed to be a guest retainer of Konoha...

This power was enough to flatten a third of the mountain range...

Some old fogies have seen this kind of thing before...

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju... seemed to be at this level?

Well, although we can't catch up, the impact is almost the same.

However, this guy is still a guest retainer of Konoha...

Konoha! Konoha! Konoha!

Why is it always you?!

Helpless, I had no choice but to continue to back down.

As for Youya, after receiving the news, he was completely baffled.

To be honest, he only came to Nagato with the intention of using him!

But who the hell could have imagined...

Are you really that brave, Nagato?!

You've put in so much effort, it makes me feel a little embarrassed.

Yuya then sent a letter of condolence, and Nagato replied that it was what he should do, and that he wanted the world to always be at peace.

At least, while he was alive, he didn't want to see war.

Tsk tsk tsk, look at their awareness.

Even You Ya felt somewhat inferior.

Then Yuya turned around and signed a deal to export twenty cannons to the Land of Iron.

There was nothing they could do; the fact that Black Zetsu was actually in their own country terrified the rulers of the Land of Iron.

The death of their leader in the Land of Iron was suspicious. Now that I think about it, the samurai who cried and said that he was manipulated into killing the lord of the Land of Iron might not have been lying.

Unfortunately, the person is already dead; at most, they can only be exonerated, not brought back to life.

Against this backdrop, Konoha 43 gradually came to an end.

As is customary, after summarizing everything at the end of the year, Yuya also began discussing things privately with Nara Shika.

Regarding the selection of moral exemplars in Konoha Village next year.

Simply put, it's a program similar to "Touching Konoha".

However, after thinking about it, Nara Shika also said that it would be best not to hold this program.

While such honors are nice, in reality, good deeds and good people in the village are all from the same village, and now that we have mobile phones, an event can spread throughout the entire village within a month at most.

If this kind of program is held once or twice, it's fine, but according to You Ya's idea, if it's done every year, in the end many people will deliberately do good deeds, or even more extreme ones will create opportunities for themselves.

For example, setting someone's house on fire first, and then rushing into the fire to rescue people.

If done well, it's just a show, a show that uses other people's lives.

What if the number is bad and all the numbers are gone?

You Ya nodded; that was indeed the case.

Just as Yua was pondering how to improve the moral standards of the Konoha villagers, something gave him an idea.

A merchant from Kumogakure reported to the police that someone had stolen his goods, though not much, and he hoped the police could recover them.

We've already mentioned how busy the Uchiha security forces are many times before, so we won't go into too much detail here.

The merchant from Kumogakure didn't expect the police to recover his stolen goods immediately.

Unfortunately, the next day, some of the goods from Kirigakure were also stolen from the merchants of Kirigakure.

When the people from Kirigakure went to the police headquarters to report the crime, they were very humble and spoke very politely. A small squad from the police headquarters happened to be handling the previous case, so they went to help out. In less than a day, the stolen goods were found and the thief was caught.

The merchants of Kumogakure were dissatisfied.

What do you mean? People from Kirigakure, you're so fast, but people from Kumogakure, you're so slow?

Are you discriminating against our Hidden Cloud Village?!

Afterwards, a merchant from Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) held up a megaphone in Konoha's commercial street and shouted that Konoha was being unfair.

Because it involved the image of Konoha, Fugaku Uchiha had no choice but to apologize to Yua.

Actually, Fugaku has been quite busy lately. He had already set a date for his wedding with Mikoto Uchiha, but then this mess happened.

After listening, Yuya casually asked, "Is this kind of phenomenon common in Konoha Village now?"

In all honesty, Youya was just asking casually.

As it turned out, I learned from Fugaku that most of the people in Konoha Village nowadays have a sense of superiority.

This sense of superiority arose naturally because Yuya's development of Konoha over the past twenty years has made Konoha far surpass other villages.

Simply put, the people of Konoha Village have developed an overwhelming sense of confidence that surpasses that of others.

People in Konoha's inner city look down on those in the outer city, those in Konoha's outer city look down on those from the Land of Fire, and those from the Land of Fire look down on those from other villages.

This completes the entire hierarchy of contempt.

After learning about this, You Ya realized that improving moral standards had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

But he genuinely didn't know what to do.

It's impossible for him to solve this problem by simply mentioning that the people of Konoha should stop discriminating against others.

After pondering the matter without success, Uchiha Kagami, who had not been in contact with Yuya for a long time, found him.

I have some good news to share.

He's going to be a grandfather.

Yuya was shocked. Had things really come to this?!

Yes, at the end of October in the 43rd year of Konoha, Uchiha Shisui was born.

Uchiha Kagami was overjoyed and ready to welcome his grandfather's new identity when Yua pulled him to the Konoha office to work.

What kind of work do I do?

My old profession: intelligence gathering.

This time, however, we are collecting cases of discrimination and looking down on others that have occurred in Konoha Village.

Uchiha Kagami was speechless. He was already a grandfather, yet he was being dragged into doing chores...

Never mind, let's get to work.

While reviewing the data collected by Uchiha Kagami, Yua pondered how to resolve the problems of Konoha Village.

Finally, Yu Ya had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of a work.

In a past life, one of the works that left a deep impression on You Ya was "Green Book". This movie tells the story of a gangster and a musician's journey across America, and the series of stories that happened because of their different skin colors.

This movie is excellent and quite accurate in reflecting the current situation in Konoha Village.

However, some modifications are needed.

Therefore, in early 44 of Konoha, the movie was released during the New Year period and received a tremendous response after its release.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, You Ya announced the launch of a campaign to improve the moral standards of the entire population.

Konoha Village suddenly resembled the bustling scene it had been during the early days of Yua's rule...

(End of this chapter)