Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 33 We won, time to go back and get the money.

After Konoha and Kumogakure finished harvesting their crops last year, they began to confront each other again.

However, since Iwagakure and Kirigakure were engaged in a conflict, both sides decided to temporarily set aside their dispute and see how things went.

Tobirama knew perfectly well what the Hidden Cloud Village was thinking; these muscle-bound idiots definitely wanted the Hidden Iwagakure to win so they could continue attacking Konoha together.

Tobirama wasn't worried at all. He wasn't afraid of the three of you joining forces before, but now, even if Iwagakure wins, I'll be afraid if the two of you join forces.

Then, as summer drew to a close, the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Leaf Village started their verbal sparring again.

Kumogakure: "You Konoha brat! Your father's wheat is ripe, and he's gone home to harvest it. Once he's done harvesting, he'll come and kill you."

Konoha: "You muscle-bound idiots from Kumogakure! Your grandpa's rice is ripe, he's gone home to harvest it, you just wait! We'll kill you when we're done!"

Then both sides prepared to temporarily retreat.

However, at this moment, the outcome of the war between Kirigakure and Iwagakure was announced.

The Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage perished together, and now both sides have retreated. It is clear that it is imperative to quickly select the Third Hokage to stabilize the situation.

Upon learning this news, Tobirama Senju immediately ordered all Konoha ninja to halt their retreat and launch a full-scale attack.

This is a golden opportunity.

With the Second Tsuchikage of Iwagakure gone, it's impossible for Iwagakure to help Kumogakure in battle until a Third Tsuchikage is chosen.

Even if a third Tsuchikage is chosen, there may still be a period of internal strife.

It would be truly inexcusable if Tobirama missed such a great opportunity.

The Hidden Cloud Village was naturally aware of this, so when the people of Konoha went to fight, the people of Hidden Cloud Village were already prepared.

However, being well-prepared does not guarantee victory.

Thus, after more than a year of war, Konoha finally achieved its first substantial victory.

However, since the ninjas of Kumogakure retreated to the Land of Iron, which borders Konoha to the northeast, this country had no ninjas and all its combatants were samurai with strong fighting power. Tobirama Senju would not be foolish enough to offend the general of the Land of Iron by taking action there. He could only greet the general of the Land of Iron in a friendly manner and then leave.

Although the Land of Iron knew that it had been used by the Hidden Cloud Village, it was impossible for the Land of Iron to allow the Hidden Leaf Village to launch a war within its borders.

Therefore, the Land of Iron could only record this in its notebook, and would definitely give the Hidden Cloud Village a big reward later.

Konoha had won its first major victory, a fact that Yuya learned of that very day.

So he decisively launched a media offensive, making no mention of the fact that Konoha had been brutally defeated by Iwagakure and Kumogakure the previous year, and that Kirigakure had also stabbed him in the back.

Let's just say we won this time.

The next day, the Ninja Newspaper sold out again, and the entire village of Konoha was filled with excitement.

Yuya also took this opportunity to announce that all shops in Konoha Village under Konoha's management would be 20% off.

And so, another wave of happy spending ensued. You Ya was grinning from ear to ear. He wasn't worried about you not spending money; he was just afraid that you would all hoard your money like hamsters.

Spending money is good! Spending money can boost Konoha's GDP. Spending money can increase economic circulation. Yuya knows all too well the consequences of economic stagnation.

The party lasted for a week.

This week, not only were the villagers of Konoha celebrating, but the people of Kirigakure and Sunagakure were also buying in droves. (Of course, strategic supplies like food and ninja tools wouldn't be discounted.)

After all, this discount from Youya is a real discount, unlike those Double Eleven and Double Twelve sales in my previous life, where they would raise prices before offering discounts, and in the end, it would be more expensive than usual!

What kind of discount is this? They think this will boost consumption? They're treating ordinary people like fools.

Youya won't treat these ordinary people like fools. The prices are clearly marked, and they will be raised back to the original price after a week. Whether you buy or not is up to you.

Thus, a shopping frenzy ensued.

You Ya was filled with regret for not thinking of opening a department store.

However, after taking a closer look at the current map of Konoha, Yua fell into deep thought.

There's no space left.

Or rather, if we don't count the settlements of those large clans, Konoha's land is already very scarce.

To be on the safe side, Youya had previously converted the single-story houses in the city into three- or four-story buildings. Although each house was still only one story high, in terms of usage standards and land prices, the residents definitely made a profit.

Moreover, this would free up at least two-thirds of the houses for habitation.

This gave Youya the confidence to recruit people from outside.

Now, looking at the land in front of him, which couldn't even support the construction of a large shopping mall, You Ya sighed.

Your thoughts may seem reasonable, but reality often slaps you in the face unexpectedly, reminding you that you were being too rational.

It seems we'll have to wait for our martial uncle to return and discuss this matter with him.

……

Now, let's turn to Tobirama Senju.

Of course, the frontline troops still cannot withdraw those ninjas.

After all, before a ceasefire agreement is signed, you can't expect the other side not to launch a sneak attack on you.

But Tobirama Senju can still return.

He only brought two people with him on this trip: Uchiha Kagami and Sarutobi Hiruzen.

To be fair, as the only man in the Uchiha clan trusted by Tobirama Senju, Tobirama Senju did indeed value Kagami Uchiha highly.

Well, thinking about it, Uchiha Kagami was the key to Tobirama Senju solving the Uchiha clan problem.

How could I not value it?

The three of them headed towards Konoha together. To be honest, Tobirama Senju's return this time had only one important purpose.

ask for money.

It was one thing if they didn't pay before, but now that we've won such a big victory, it wouldn't be right not to pay us.

Tobirama Senju had a good plan, but before even reaching Konoha, while still outside, he stopped.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha also stopped.

Then the three of them saw a caravan, a convoy of dozens of carriages heading towards the gates of Konoha.

Although the gates of Konoha are very long, it's impossible for so many carriages to pass through at once.

Not to mention, there are ninjas guarding the gates of Konoha and checking identities.

Therefore, what Tobirama Senju and his companions saw was the spectacular sight of dozens of carriages parked at the gates of Konoha.

"What are these people doing in Konoha?" Tobirama Senju frowned. Although these people looked like merchants, what if they were ninjas from another country dressed up?

No, I need to talk to You Ya about this.

Tobirama Senju, along with two others, prepared to enter Konoha.

However, before they could cross the high walls surrounding Konoha Village, they heard a series of sharp and urgent warnings.

Then, in a flash, four figures appeared in front of them.

"Halt! Who dares to trespass into Konoha?! Hmm, the Hokage?!"

The four ninjas that suddenly appeared all had a fan-shaped symbol on their backs.

"Ahem, put it away, put it away." The Uchiha clan squad leader said awkwardly to Tobirama Senju, "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, we're so nervous because we've been getting a lot of spies and ninjas from other countries trying to infiltrate our village lately."

The squad put away their weapons and spoke to Tobirama Senju.

Tobirama Senju became interested: "Spies and ninjas from other countries... um... tell me more about them."

(End of this chapter)