Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 328 The First World Finals

In August of Konoha Year 49, as summer drew to a close, Yua sat in the Hokage's office, looking at the budget Nara Shikaya had handed him regarding Konoha's preparations for hosting the first World Ninja League Finals. Ignoring the eight-figure budget, Yua turned to Nara Shikaya: "Still no movement from those ninja clans?"

Nara Shika shook his head: "Still no movement."

Yuya hissed, frowning as he looked at Nara Shikaya: "This shouldn't be... It was one thing that there was no movement last year, but now there's still no movement?"

There was another reason why Yuya took so few people to Kumogakure last year.

That was to lure out some insects lurking in the shadows.

A typical example is the clan of a certain village.

But that's the crux of the problem.

The Shimura family remained completely silent.

There wasn't even any news of Shimura Danzo holding a family meeting.

This was quite embarrassing for Youya.

If you're so obedient, how can I possibly target you?

Whether it's a past life or this life, well, strictly speaking, Yua and Danzo Shimura didn't have any grudges in their past lives. It's just that when Yua watched Naruto, he felt that Danzo was really unworthy of being human.

However, Yuya in this life truly has a grudge against Danzo!

This is true both from Yua's personal perspective and from the perspective of the Hokage.

And all of this is because of one thing.

Danzo Shimura wanted to become Hokage.

That's the crux of the problem!

It's impossible that Danzo wanted to be a [position/role] in the anime, that he wanted to be a [position/role] twenty years ago, but now he doesn't want to be a [position/role] anymore, right?

You Ya doesn't believe this guy will turn over a new leaf.

Youya even felt that this guy might be up to something bad.

Of course, given Yua's current status, there are other reasons why he specifically targets Danzo.

That is, Yua wants to use Danzo's identity to suppress the various ninja clans.

The problem, however, is that Danzo is the culprit.

Why isn't this thing jumping?!

Ya is very annoying.

In reality, Danzo is also quite troubled right now.

Of course, he couldn't give up the idea of ​​becoming Hokage.

only……

The Shimura clan no longer wants to fight with Yuya.

Even the Shimura clan now needs something from Yua.

Why?

The small factories owned by the Shimura clan, which dealt with various agricultural tools, tableware, and other products, were not technologically advanced to begin with. After merchants from villages such as Kumogakure and Sunagakure came to Konoha, their profits became even thinner.

In particular, Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) has made great strides in glassmaking after it bought some glass products from Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) and reverse-engineered the technology to make glass.

Sunagakure may not have much else, but it definitely has a lot of sand!

Therefore, the largest glass factory in the ninja world is now located in Sunagakure.

Although they lack technical expertise, the only cost they incur when selling glass products to other villages is logistics; the cost of raw materials is negligible.

Who can beat them?!

Yuya was happy to see this happen; with more money in Sunagakure, he could better exploit them.

But the Shimura family and other villages fared much worse.

Looking back now, Danzo Shimura's choice seems incredibly foolish.

More than 20 years ago, Youya's foothold was not yet secure, and he had not yet bound all the families in the village together with interests as he does now.

At that time, Danzo Shimura was unaware of his own limitations and wanted to challenge Yua, so Tobirama Senju put him in charge of a factory.

However, Shimura Danzo failed to manage even one factory properly, which enraged Tobirama Senju, who from then on no longer believed that Shimura Danzo had any management talent.

Because of this, Danzo Shimura lost his chance to compete with Yua for the Hokage position.

However, later, Yua, in order to appease the Shimura clan—and specifically the Shimura clan! Not Shimura Danzo!

As for Yuya, he didn't care where Shimura Danzo died, as long as he didn't get in his way.

To appease the Shimura clan, Yuya allowed them to select some factories as compensation.

Then, the clan chief at the time, Danzo Shimura, made a serious choice regarding the factory, which was indeed profitable at the time but was now on the verge of collapse.

Even when the Shimura family holds meetings now, the final topic always inevitably comes down to where the money comes from.

In fact, if Yuya were to look at the current list of registered residents of Konoha Village's inner city, he would find out.

Many members of the Shimura clan no longer wish to stay in their clan's territory and have moved into the inner castle of Konoha.

Many have already bought houses in the inner city, but because they come from the ninja clan, they get a 50% discount on their first house.

These current circumstances already demonstrate that the Shimura family is on a downward spiral.

Therefore, it is simply impossible for Yuya to expect Shimura Danzo to cause him trouble now.

Even if Danzo Shimura himself wanted to, it would be impossible.

The current situation is roughly as follows:

Danzo Shimura: I want to be the fire...

Shimura clan: Who do you think you are? Get back here!

The head of a family is responsible for the entire family.

For example, the head of the Uchiha clan.

Why did the previous Uchiha clan head refuse to reveal anything about Setsuna Uchiha until his death? Why was the Hyuga clan head so low-key in front of Yua?!

Isn't it all for the sake of the family?

Unfortunately, Danzo Shimura didn't understand.

A person like him only cares about his own family.

That would naturally fall into the lower category.

However, it is precisely because of this personality that it is somewhat unrealistic to expect You Ya to step out now.

He's just selfish, not brain-dead.

Now is not the time.

Yes, that's how it was for Danzo Shimura himself.

pity……

You Ya sighed.

If Shimura Danzo doesn't step forward, what reason will he have to target other ninja clans?

Why is Yuya targeting the ninja clan again after targeting them for so long?

Well, the reason is quite simple.

These ninja clans are threatening the Hokage's position.

Oh, don't misunderstand, it means it threatens the position of the next Hokage and the position of the person after him.

These ninja clans' ninjas ultimately possess a layer of identity that distinguishes them from ordinary people.

This identity gives them a unique advantage from birth.

Although I hate to admit it, the truth is that no matter how hard an ordinary person tries, it is very difficult to train a ninja.

But what about a ninja clan?

Bloodlines are truly a wonderful thing...

Previously, Yuya targeted the entire Ninja Clan.

Now, he has to target these individual ninja clan members.

Simply put, as long as I don't leave your damned clan territory, I'll be targeting your clan's ninjas.

"Tsk."

In the end, Youya decided to take the plunge.

However, this kind of thing can't be made too obvious...

……

In November of Konoha Year 49, the year-end review began, and Konoha Village also welcomed the first World Ninja League Tournament, which was later known as the first S-Series.

Although this year's Ninja World League is much smaller in scale than last year's, the competition is more intense, more exciting, and more professional.

Ultimately, the team that triumphed over all obstacles was the Sand Village representative team led by Sasori.

(End of this chapter)