Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 29 Wind Shadow: I've Made a Fortune

After returning home, Tsunade poured out her grievances to her mother, complaining and crying.

Her mother laughed as she listened.

I don't think You Ya's actions are excessive.

To be honest, they also treated us to barbecue.

After Tsunade finished speaking, she talked about some other things.

After listening to Tsunade's complaints about Yua, his mother solemnly instructed Tsunade, "Don't think of your brother Yua like that! He's already doing his best for the Hokage."

Although your mother is just an ordinary woman, Tsunade, you must remember this: anyone can say those things to Yua, anyone can criticize him, but you can't, because your surname is Senju, and your grandfather was Hashirama Senju.

Tsunade pouted, still somewhat dissatisfied. Since she was full, she didn't want to eat dinner, so she simply ran to Hashirama Senju's house. Anyway, she could scold Yua, that bad guy, to her grandmother Mito Uzumaki.

However, Mito Uzumaki did not agree with her after hearing this. Instead, he hugged her with a loving look in his eyes and said softly, "The fact that you think this way shows that you love this village and that you want the ordinary people in the village to live a better life."

But you can't blame Youya. He's only a few years older than you, but he's already carrying a lot on his shoulders...

Mito Uzumaki looked at Tsunade and suddenly laughed, "Your grandfather used to want you to marry him when you grew up."

Tsunade panicked upon hearing this: "What?! My grandfather?! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could that big bad guy Yua do this?! How could my grandfather do this?!"

Mito Uzumaki sighed and pulled Tsunade down to sit: "It was just talk... just talk..."

I felt somewhat helpless.

Hashirama Senju had a good plan before he died: if Yua could be with Tsunade, Yua would get all of the Senju clan's hidden and explicit political legacy.

but……

Hashirama probably never imagined that his disciple might not need his so-called political legacy at all...

Whether it's Hashirama or Tobirama...

The greatest benefit it can bring to Yuya is that it allows this eleven-year-old brat to fully unleash his abilities.

Mito Uzumaki found it hard to imagine what Konoha would be like when Yua grew up. At that time…

How many of the families in the village wanted to win You Ya over?

The success story of the Uzumaki clan is right before our eyes; who wouldn't want to be the next member of the Uzumaki clan?

……

Autumn lasts for three months, which is neither long nor short.

During these three months, the Land of Wind was not far from Konoha in terms of land distance.

It's easy for the two sides to connect via a highway within the territory of the River Country.

Compared to the Land of Water, which had to take various detours to avoid whirlpools and ocean currents, the Land of Wind, despite signing an agreement with Konoha later, enjoyed the "benefits" of signing the treaty with Konoha first.

What are the specific "benefits"? Let me briefly mention a few.

First, Konoha built a steel plant directly in the northeastern part of the Land of Wind.

Feng Ying laughed until her eyes went numb. Was this a free gift? It must be a free gift, right?

Because the Land of Wind has its own mineral resources, this steel mill uses iron ore from the Land of Wind. However, according to the contract, one-fifth of the output for the first three years must be sent to Konoha.

There's not much to say about that; the Wind Shadow doesn't care about such things.

The second point is that both sides abolished the entrance tax for caravans, meaning that money was not required upon entering the village; only a transaction tax was levied.

Fengying didn't care; this little bit of money was nothing to him.

Then the Kazekage suddenly realized that after this regulation was implemented, more of their Sunagakure caravans went out to trade, and everyone was willing to go to Konoha to trade.

While there's not much to say about the things in Sunagakure, there are plenty of good things in Konoha!

Buying goods from Konoha and selling them in Sunagakure... that's profitable too!

Kazekage thought it was pretty good; Konoha had a lot of products, some of which the children from Sunagakure had never seen before.

For example, they've never seen or tasted the drinks produced by that cola factory that was built in Konoha in the last three months.

However, ever since the two sides opened up to each other, these things have been flowing into Sunagakure in a steady stream.

What is the most precious thing in the desert?

Water!

The villagers were incredibly envious of Konoha's ability to turn water into a beverage.

However, after trying it, I found that it really works, and this cola formula has a relatively low sugar content and almost no chemical ingredients, so it can quench thirst.

It sold out immediately in Sunagakure.

It's a pity that Sunagakure doesn't have its own water source, otherwise it could have given Konoha a small, shocking experience.

Of course, these are not the main points. The most, most, most important point is...

The food that Konoha exported to them.

Yes, Konoha exported food to them, and the price was even restricted due to regulations, so the Kazekage was completely dumbfounded by the price of the food.

No, you Konoha people are serious?!

Are we really going to follow the regulations exactly?!

You're really giving your brother too much face. Well, your brother has to give you face too. Send over a few dozen tons of grain first.

Konoha replied, "Okay, here's the money."

Sunagakure: "..."

Fengying was also helpless. What a great thing this was! Such cheap food! But he had no money! He couldn't buy it!

What should we do now?!

Just then, Yuya sent someone to find the Kazekage: "Hey, Sunagakure, interested in a loan? Given our family ties, I'll lend you 100 million ryo, and you can pay me back 110 million next year."

Fengying was tempted; this interest rate was practically free, but...

They, the Hidden Sand Village, really didn't have any money.

Yuya continued to send people to persuade him: "Although your Sunagakure village is all sand and you can't grow crops, you can grow other things... like chili peppers. If you grow them, you can sell them to us next year and use the money to pay off your debts from this year. Doesn't that make sense?"

Fengying pondered it for a moment and realized that this was indeed the case.

If we borrow money from Konoha this year, we can buy food, water, and everything else they need.

All he needs to do is vigorously promote the planting of crops like chili peppers and cacti in Sunagakure and even the Land of Wind, and sell them to Konoha next year for money. Isn't that the same as getting next year's money in advance to use this year?

Fengying had considered the risks, but upon closer examination, the only risk was that the chili peppers, cacti, and other produce might not sell.

But is it possible that they won't be able to sell them?

The regulations stipulate that Konoha must purchase 3,000 kilograms of crops from the Kazekage every year.

Just like the one signed with Kirigakure.

Kazekage wasn't afraid of Konoha defaulting on the debt at all. In fact, if Konoha refused to accept it, he would default on the debt and not repay the 100 million he borrowed. You'll see who loses more in the end.

Kazekage thought this with a smug grin, unaware that his village of Sunagakure's industrial structure was gradually becoming increasingly homogeneous.

Although the desert used to produce little grain, it could still eventually bear some fruit.

But after he vigorously promoted the planting of chili peppers and cacti, the people of Sunagakure and the Land of Wind saw that they could indeed make money. Would they still plant those things with low yields, but that could indeed fill their stomachs?

No, they wouldn't abandon the profitable chili peppers to grow something with low yields that wouldn't feed many people.

(End of this chapter)