Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 249 The Deal and It's All About You!

"How many of those white, freakish cannon fodder are there in your world?" Yuya asked Sasuke.

Beside Sasuke stood a person with long, drooping hair and a pale face.

It was Orochimaru from that world.

Sasuke didn't speak, because he didn't know either.

After his Mangekyou Sharingan was activated, he kept looking for Orochimaru, hoping that Orochimaru would resurrect the Third Hokage using Edo Tensei to ask him what was going on with the Uchiha clan and where he could go to the front lines.

Later, when these Hokage from past generations were resurrected using Edo Tensei, they no longer had time to go to the front lines to help.

Or rather, the Allied Shinobi Forces are currently in a standoff with the White Zetsu army.

Neither side had fully explored the other's capabilities.

"The exact number is unclear, but there is no doubt that it exceeds one hundred thousand," Orochimaru suddenly said in a hoarse voice.

Yuya nodded, but he couldn't be 100% certain whether that other world was the original Naruto world from the manga.

But one thing is certain.

The timeline of that other world is about twenty years ahead of ours.

The other world he caused last year did not have a significant impact.

In other words, Kakuzu and Hidan failed to kill Sarutobi Asuma and were captured beforehand, Nagato sent Pain to fight the rice ahead of time, and Danzo was killed beforehand.

Hmm... at least it has nothing to do with Kaguya Otsutsuki, right?

So, it should, possibly, probably, maybe...

The plot should follow roughly the same progression as before?

Forget it, why bother with that other world? What reason does Youya have to help that other world?

"One hundred thousand...that's quite a lot..." Youya sighed and shook his head.

Edo Tensei Minato Namikaze stepped forward and said to Yua, "While that is true, if we don't stop those white monsters, the entire ninja world will suffer immense devastation and countless lives will be lost."

Youya shook his head: "Even so, that's your world, not ours."

The aged Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, looked at Yua and said, "If our world can't withstand their attacks, then your world will probably be their next target."

Yuya knew that what Hiruzen Sarutobi, now in Edo Tensei form, said was correct.

But the key point is, I'm cheating! You guys don't know the plot, but I do!

With Naruto and Sasuke around, what's there to be afraid of?!

What if I send people to your world to provide support, but they don't get any benefits and the people are killed?

The person I send there definitely can't be the main character.

I would be heartbroken if they died.

After all, Konoha Village is either short of manpower or on the verge of becoming short of manpower.

Everyone who travels to Asia values ​​this highly.

"If you are willing to send your ninja army to support us, we will give you appropriate compensation." Edo Tobirama stepped forward and looked at Yua calmly with his zombie face.

You Ya smiled.

Although this Tobirama Senju is not the Tobirama Senju of his world.

But how should I put it...

My senior uncle truly lives up to his name!

You really understand me!

"Then I'd like to ask, how many people do you want?" Youya immediately changed his tune.

Just now, Edo Tensei Hiruzen Sarutobi and Edo Tensei Minato Namikaze told Yua that their world was in imminent danger, but Yua didn't even lift his eyelids.

But now he's smiling...

This is really...

That's a bit too realistic...

Edo Tensei Hashirama was speechless. Before he came, he had heard that this Yua was a disciple he had taken in this world.

To be honest, he was quite shocked when he first arrived at the Hokage Rock in Konoha.

Or rather, when he was resurrected and went to Konoha Village in their world, he was very satisfied to see the modern metropolis, a steel jungle, that had been born from ruins under the hands of Hokage Tsunade.

I did a good job.

But once you get here, the difference becomes very obvious.

To put it in comparison, it's roughly equivalent to the difference between a second-tier county city and an international metropolis.

The area difference may only be four or five times, but the level of prosperity is simply incomparable.

Therefore, his first impression was actually very good.

And now...

Doesn't this guy have even a shred of responsibility for the common people?

Although... it's their world.

Edo Tensei Tobirama looked at Sasuke, who pursed his lips and turned his head away: "I've already left Konoha, I have no right to interfere."

Then, the reanimated Tobirama looked at Orochimaru again.

Orochimaru licked his lips and smiled. "I don't mind making the decision for Tsunade, but I'm considered a rogue ninja by Konoha. Is it really okay for me, a rogue ninja, to make this decision?"

Edo Tobirama slapped his forehead with his hand.

What kind of mess is this...?

Edo Tensei Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed, stepped forward, and looked at Yua, saying, "We can provide you with mineral resources..."

"Not interested," You Ya said casually.

Edo Tensei Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment and spoke again: "Konoha Village has many ninjutsu scrolls, I can..."

"Not interested, next one."

"..." Edo Tensei Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat bewildered, then after thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "The wealth that Konoha Village has accumulated over the years..."

"Ah... I'm a little sleepy. Uncle Jing, how about I go home first today? It's too tiring to wake someone up at two or three in the morning."

Uchiha Kagami nodded in understanding.

Edo Tobirama's face twitched; this charade couldn't be more obvious.

Just ...

The mirror of this world didn't die young, but why did it end up working for such a shameless guy?

Resigned, Edo Tobirama could only step forward again: "Just tell me what you want, but don't make any outrageous requests."

You Ya chuckled and grinned as he made a condition: "Population. I'll send ninja troops over: ten able-bodied men for each genin (lower-ranking ninja), men and women are both fine; one hundred able-bodied men for each chunin (middle-ranking ninja); and one thousand able-bodied men for each jonin (high-ranking ninja).

"Hiss..." Edo Tobirama's fist hardened. What on earth was wrong with this bastard? How could he say something like that so bluntly?!

If you want a large population, then you fucking develop it yourself!

How can you just take someone else's population?!

Thinking this, Edo Tobirama glared at Edo Hashirama beside him, his eyes conveying a clear message: Look at the good disciple you've trained, daring to steal people right off the bat! You actually trained this kind of trash?!

Edo Tensei Hashirama ignored it, because he had discovered a blind spot: "You can send Jonin too?"

Yuya: "Ah, after all, our village already has more than a thousand Jonin."

"Hiss..." Edo Tobirama's fist hardened again.

Basically, in this alternate world, which is the world in the original Naruto manga, the number of ninjas in each village is not very large.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, the combined ninja army of multiple villages did not exceed 100,000 people. It is possible that each village maintained its own ninjas for emergencies, to protect the village, or for other purposes.

Even if we include those who exceed 100,000, each village still only has a little over 20,000 ninjas.

Even if you manage to gather a total of 30,000, it's impossible to say that a village with 30,000 ninjas has 1,000 Jonin.

The majority of them are genin and chunin.

After Yuya finished speaking, he added, "Of course, these only count the number of people in the Konoha Village ninja army."

If we include the Uchiha's security detail, and the private soldiers of the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, the number of Jonin should exceed two thousand. If we also include those who meet the required strength and give them the title of Special Jonin, the number would definitely be around two thousand five hundred.

"How about this: if you can give me two million able-bodied men, I'll give you two thousand Jonin. That's a force that can decide a war."

"..."

Sasuke felt a chill run down his spine at Yuya's smiling words.

Others could only remain silent.

They even suspected that Youya was trying to establish his authority.

Without a doubt, the deployment of two thousand Jonin to the Allied Shinobi Forces in their war against the White Zetsu would play a decisive role.

The key issue is...

Just for this one time... and we have to sacrifice such a large population?

Konoha doesn't even have two million people...

Although we can definitely raise the money by including other villages.

but……

Let's just forget about it...

Edo Tobirama sighed, having gained a general impression of the power of the Konoha Village under Yua's control.

No wonder this guy dared to come see them in the middle of the night.

They probably knew in their hearts that if they launched an attack, they wouldn't be able to leave the village at all...

but……

Edo Tobirama narrowed his eyes at Yua: "You just said... a clan's private army? Do the Sarutobi and Shimura clans still have private armies? Aren't you afraid they... might have other ideas about you?"

Although this Konoha Village wasn't his own, the Second Hokage, who had spent his life trying to resolve the issues between his clan and the village, was deeply moved when Yua mentioned that some clans in his village still had private armies...

That's terrifying...

The family's private army, that's...

Is this guy just all show and no substance, and the village is so prosperous because everyone else is capable?

You Ya shrugged: "So what? I control every aspect of their families' lives, from food and clothing to housing and transportation. What's there to be afraid of with private soldiers? If I wanted to, they wouldn't even be able to buy an egg tomorrow morning. Why should I be afraid under these circumstances?"

Edo Tobirama scoffed, "Impossible."

He said those words subconsciously.

He knew it was inappropriate as soon as he said it, and sure enough, Yuya chuckled and added, "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't, you know, Tobirama-san from that other world~"

Edo Tobirama snorted coldly, too lazy to speak.

Edo Tensei Hashirama laughed twice, walked up to Yua, and extended his hand to her: "You did a great job. You must have put in a lot of effort to make this village so prosperous."

Yuya blinked, shook hands with the reanimated Hashirama, and smiled, saying, "I didn't put in much effort; it just naturally came to this point."

Tsunade covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

She knew that Yua's words were a trick by Hashirama.

As expected, the reanimated Hashirama had a dark expression on his face.

But then he laughed: "Seriously, let's forget about the population proposal. We can't treat villagers as commodities to be traded."

The impure Hashirama's expression was very sincere.

Yuya inwardly scoffed. You may think that way, but that Second Hokage of Edo Tensei over there must have already been thinking about how to gather two million people.

Forget it, there's really no need to waste any more time.

When Yuya arrived here and learned that Sasuke had brought these people, resurrected through Edo Tensei, to ask him for help, he knew that the ensuing conversation was all about making a deal to get his help.

Since you know that this is the bottom line, it's impossible for Youya to show any respect to the people in front of you.

It's like you know the other person is very beautiful, and you like them at first sight, but then they tell you to buy insurance.

If you foolishly declare that you're going to buy, buy, buy, then you really deserve it.

The first to appear were the Edo Tensei Third Hokage and Fourth Hokage, who tried to morally blackmail Yua into sending troops without any cost.

You Ya, of course, wasn't buying it.

Next up is the Edo Tensei Second Hokage, who immediately asks you to name your price. That's perfectly normal; that's how business should be conducted.

Finally, the reanimated First Hokage made his appearance.

It's actually quite easy to understand. At first, they tried to use moral blackmail to get something for free, but Youya didn't fall for it.

Then came the normal negotiation.

Now the other party wants Youya to lower the price.

In other words, they won't allocate population.

That's such a pity...

Yuya sighed, looking at the reanimated First Hokage, hmm...

To be honest, it had been a long time since I had seen the person who had saved my life.

Even though the other person is from another world...

"Since you don't want to provide population, then I won't send any more ninja troops."

Edo Tensei Hashirama grew anxious: "Wait, you..."

Yuya raised his hand to interrupt the Edo Tensei Hashirama: "Don't rush, although I really won't give you people, but... I can give you something else."

"Something else?" Edo Tensei Hashirama was somewhat bewildered.

……

Next... well, not the next day, but the morning of that day, Yuya and Tsunade brought a large group of people from another world to the outskirts of Konoha Village.

There is a special military restricted area here.

It's not that there's any special research or anything here; this is the testing ground for the power of the Chakra Cannon.

If this place isn't designated as a military restricted area, and someone trespasses and gets blown up, there will be endless disputes about it.

Youya was too lazy to deal with these trivial matters and simply cut them off.

If they break in again, they'll be spies.

When Sasuke from the other world and the reanimated Hokage saw those strange cannons being pushed forward, they were completely bewildered.

When the cannon shot was fired and exploded in the distance, creating a huge crater, they were even more bewildered...

Do you guys use this thing when you fight here?!

Edo Tensei Hashirama looked at Yua with shining eyes: "Good stuff! Give me 100!"

You Ya nodded with a smile: "One billion for each cannon, one hundred cannons would cost one hundred billion taels."

Others: "..."

……

In the end, Yuya gave them a 20% discount, but even so, Konoha in the other world didn't have that much money.

We could only buy ten doors at a time, and even then, we had to sign an agreement to exchange them for various resources.

Edo Tobirama was very dissatisfied, but Yuya happily stuffed the contract into his pocket and said that everyone should take a stroll around Konoha Village for the next two days, as Konoha Village always delivers goods to your door.

However, packing all ten cannons will take two days, so you can all just relax in Konoha Village for two days.

Then Yuya left with Tsunade and Uchiha Kagami.

After Tsunade saw the reanimated Hashirama and Tobirama, she was able to release her longing.

Although they are two grandfathers from another world...

After Yuya left, Edo Tobirama grabbed Edo Hashirama and gave him a good scolding:

"Look at you! What kind of apprentice have you raised!"

He is indeed capable, but how can he have no conscience at all!

Our world is on the verge of collapse, yet he still thinks of taking advantage of the chaos!

That's outrageous! That's outrageous!

You've taught your apprentice well!

The impure Hashirama could only helplessly state that this was his disciple from this world, not him.

Then I got a good scolding.

Unfortunately, I have no choice but to wait here for two days.

They were actually quite curious about what the inside of the village was like.

They haven't had a proper look around the village yet.

As for the ninjas who secretly followed them...

They would only realize something was wrong if there were no ANBU ninjas with them.

After wandering around the village and marveling at its prosperity, Edo Tensei Hashirama found his ideal place: the Konoha Royal Casino.

The place was decorated in a magnificent style, and there was a sign at the entrance that strictly prohibited minors (under 16 years old) from entering.

The impure Hashirama could no longer move, so the others had no choice but to follow him inside to take a look.

Afterwards, while throwing chips on the table, Edo Tensei Hashirama chatted with a few random guys he'd just met about things in the village.

Naturally, Yua was mentioned.

"The current Third Hokage was a student of the First Hokage, right? What do you think of the First Hokage's teaching methods?"

Even though he was reanimated, Hashirama still wanted to know how people in Konoha remembered him.

Even if it were another Konoha village.

The people at the card table exchanged glances, and one of them shook his head: "The First Hokage didn't amount to much except for dying young."

But our current Third Hokage... the First Hokage didn't teach him.

He had always studied under the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

Another person added, "The Third Hokage was such a good person, it's a pity he studied under Tobirama Senju for over ten years, and his personality became much darker."

"That's right, that's right. Let me tell you, my father told me that the third generation was a very well-behaved and cute child when he was young. He was the kind of child who was careful not to step on ants when walking on the road! He also said that ants are living beings and you can't kill them casually."

Unfortunately, after following Tobirama for so long, he stopped caring much about people outside Konoha, and we people from other villages were really taken advantage of.

The middle-aged man was taken aback when Edo Tensei Hashirama used the Transformation Jutsu to transform into him, only realizing what was happening when he looked at the other man's skin.

Konoha Village... indeed, very few people are this dark-skinned...

and so……

"Brother, are you... from Kumogakure?"

The dark-skinned man waved his hand: "Hey, I'm not from Kumogakure, I'm from the Land of Lightning. Your Third Hokage's scheme severely damaged Kumogakure's economy and really hurt us merchants from the Land of Lightning."

However, there's no longer any targeting, so we merchants can still run trade routes and make a little money.

Tsk, if you ask me, if the Third Hokage hadn't been misled by your Second Hokage, Tobirama, he definitely wouldn't have been so ruthless. I've heard that some businessmen commit suicide after going bankrupt!

"Tsk tsk, if he had survived, he would probably have made a comeback by now."

The reanimated Hashirama chatted for a while, his mouth gradually widening, until finally he stopped gambling altogether.

What could stop him from gambling must be something extraordinary.

And this matter is naturally...

Tobirama! You brat! You're the one who corrupted them!

I was wondering why this kid's shamelessness seemed so familiar...

It's all your fault!

(End of this chapter)