Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 310 Yuya: I Want to See the Raikage (Part 1)

The location of Kumogakure is not considered good.

Village roads are formed by connecting the roads between various mountain ranges halfway up the mountainside with iron chains.

And on each mountain peak, whether halfway up or at the summit, there will be buildings standing there.

The reason they didn't move their residence from here to the plains—yes, the Land of Lightning does have plains—is said to be because the First Raikage chose to live on the various mountain peaks, which were difficult to traverse, to represent the spirit of the villagers of Kumogakure who were not afraid of hardship and persevered.

Due to geographical factors, many ninjas in Kumogakure train directly under the sun, resulting in many of them having a wheat-colored complexion or even being tanned.

As a result, most girls in Kumogakure are disliked by many people.

It's not that they disliked her, but generally speaking, they wouldn't choose a girl from Kumogakure if she were a potential marriage partner.

When Youya arrived at a place about ten miles away from Kumogakure, a Kumogakure team of more than ten people was already waiting there.

Don't misunderstand, this isn't about the people of Kumogakure welcoming Yua from ten miles away; it's simply that from this point onward, it becomes Kumogakure's territory.

These people are wearing headbands from Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village), and are indeed ninjas from Kumogakure.

One of them, wearing sunglasses and a mask, was Killer Bee, the next candidate for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

Killer Bee also studied in Konoha.

However, instead of learning the good things, this guy's interest in rap has grown stronger under the "influence" of Konoha Village's music.

Many young people in Kumogakure have even started to get involved in music because of his influence.

As is widely known, the most popular queen of the Land of Snow is the biggest star in the entire ninja world.

The money the Queen of the Snow Kingdom makes from making one movie is enough to cover the entire Snow Kingdom's tax revenue for a year.

Of course, this also applies to the fact that the only city in the entire Land of Snow that can be considered a city is the capital.

In other words, you can understand the Land of Snow as a country with only one city.

Last year, the Queen of the Snow Country received a salary of one billion taels for a movie, while the Snow Country collected eight hundred million taels from sailors last year.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Queen of the Snow Country is worth an entire country.

As for whether there's anything fishy about this number...

Those who know, know.

In short, Yua became somewhat interested upon seeing Killer Bee.

This kid is only 16 years old, yet he's already capable of taking on the responsibility of welcoming the Hokage of Konoha. And judging from his position, he's likely in a central role.

In other words, they must have already reached the level of a Jonin.

Tsk tsk tsk, this is really...

The future is boundless.

"Hello, welcome to Kumogakure."

Regardless of whether there is any conflict between Kumogakure and Konoha, these people must show basic courtesy to Yua and her group.

After all, we are all from a major ninja village, so we have to put on a good show.

Killer Bee looked at Yuya with some excitement, but unfortunately his mouth was gagged.

Yes, the purpose of his mask is to prevent him from speaking.

I don't know what this little brat was thinking, his catchphrase has become "Baka yarou" and "Kono yarou". It's fine to say these things occasionally, but if he says them at such an important moment as welcoming Yuya, it's a diplomatic incident.

Of course, Killer Bee wasn't stupid; he knew when to say what.

He wasn't planning to speak this time anyway.

Some people might ask...

Since Killer Bee is so reckless, why did we even let him come to greet us?

Well, the reason is simple: even the Third Raikage dislikes him. Having him come over is a way to avoid seeing him and getting annoyed.

As for sending Killer Bee to other locations in Kumogakure...

This is the confirmed next Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, so the protective power will definitely be at the highest level.

Not to mention that the Eight-Tails and Killer Bee have a very high compatibility, so there's no need to let Killer Bee act alone.

Yuya shook hands with the other party and smiled, "I've wanted to come to Kumogakure for a long time, and today I finally have the opportunity."

This wasn't an exaggeration; other villages were also interested in it.

It's just that kind of interest in travel.

Yuya was eager to learn about the customs and culture of other villages and to see scenery different from Konoha.

However, it was clear that the other party was not interested in Yua's words, and simply replied indifferently, "The Hokage will have time to stroll around Kumogakure."

You Ya smiled slightly, not annoyed by the other party's disdain.

After all, if the other party were in Konoha, given the hatred those villagers harbored for Kumogakure, they certainly wouldn't give them a friendly look.

Although Yuya's words came from the bottom of her heart.

Yuya led two small teams into the territory of Kumogakure. During the journey, the villagers asked Yuya, "Does the Hokage only bring two small teams?"

You Ya looked at the other party with amusement: "Wasn't I invited here by your side? If I'm a guest, why bring so many people?"

These words made the other party look at You Ya with newfound respect.

Putting everything else aside, he admired You Ya's courage in bringing only six people with him and having no other guards in the shadows.

From childhood, the people of Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) are taught to train and become stronger, and not to complain about the harsh environment. Therefore, the ninjas of Kumogakure have great respect for anyone who can remain steadfast in their beliefs regardless of external circumstances.

Of course, if You Ya knew, he would definitely just smile and say nothing.

What gave you the misconception that the six people I brought were noobs?

Although they are indeed quite young, but...

A ninja's strength is not determined by age.

Don't you see the difference between Naruto at seventeen or eighteen and Naruto in his thirties...?

To be honest, younger people seem to be stronger?

In short, if Kumogakure really wants to harm Yua, Yua can guarantee that he can bring these two teams back to Konoha.

but……

It shouldn't come to that.

You Ya followed the team, passing through mountain peaks and floating bridges.

On the floating bridge between the two mountain peaks, You Ya remained calm and showed no sign of tension whatsoever.

This made the leader of the Cloud Village ninja nod even more in approval.

Indeed, only someone like that is qualified to lead Konoha against their Hidden Cloud Village.

Or rather, only someone like that is qualified to become Hokage.

With the ninja leading the way, Yuya looked left and right along the way and found that there were more or less some ninjas on guard on almost every mountain peak.

This made You Ya nod inwardly.

Not bad, the defenses of Kumogakure are quite strong.

Strictly speaking, the location of Kumogakure is extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack, after all, the mountain peaks that rise from the riverbed are not connected.

In other words, if any one mountain peak cannot be defended, one can retreat to other peaks to continue the defense.

(End of this chapter)