Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 420 Bidding

Jiraiya and Himiko have been traveling around the ninja world for years.

The biggest change for the two of them...

It's possible that Himiko grew her hair long, and Jiraiya also stopped being as unkempt as before.

Although this guy occasionally wanted to go to places like women's bathhouses to "gather material," Himiko always stopped him.

However, when Himiko was pregnant and giving birth, this guy was incredibly well-behaved during that time.

Forget about peeping at other people showering; he runs between the hospital and home every day and seems to enjoy it immensely.

After giving birth, Himiko and Jiraiya stayed in Konoha for a little over a year before leaving again.

The couple's child was cared for by Himiko's clansmen in Konoha.

In fact, Yua had offered to help Jiraiya and Himiko take care of the child, but Jiraiya felt that Yua had already helped a lot and it would be too much to ask for more, so he refused.

After that, the two continued their journey around the world.

Moreover, this time, the two of them basically went deep into the mountains and forests every day, going wherever was most remote.

In short, the reason the two of them came to the Land of Whirlpools this time was simply because they were traveling around the world and had come here.

However, neither of them probably expected that people will always grow up as time goes by.

Nagato is no longer the same little kid who used to pester Jiraiya to teach him ninjutsu.

Another day has passed.

Jiraiya woke up on his bed in the hotel, turned his head and saw that his wife Himiko was still sleeping. Jiraiya stretched and picked up the air conditioner remote control to turn it off.

Air conditioning is indeed a good thing, but the Land of Whirlpools is surrounded by the sea, so the temperature difference between day and night is actually quite large.

Therefore, people here generally don't turn on the air conditioning at night.

Jiraiya only just realized it.

However, both he and Himiko are ninjas with strong physical abilities, so they shouldn't catch a cold because of something like this.

There was a knock on the door.

"Hello, room service."

Jiraiya walked over, opened the door, and said to the waiter outside, "It's still early. Please come back to clean after noon."

The waiter pushing the food cart nodded: "Yes, sir, would you like breakfast?"

"Oh, of course." Jiraiya thought for a moment, then grabbed a newspaper and casually handed a 500-ryo coin to the waiter: "Keep the change, thank you."

"Thank you for your generosity." The waiter smiled at Jiraiya and accepted the money.

A newspaper usually costs 100 taels, as for breakfast...

Those must be provided by the accommodation itself.

Therefore, the extra 400 taels was the tip.

There aren't that many.

Jiraiya brought two breakfasts and woke Himiko up to eat breakfast together.

Himiko stumbled into the restroom, brushing her teeth as she mumbled to Jiraiya, "Jiraiya, how long are you planning to stay here?"

Jiraiya thought about his plan, and then about Nagato, whom he had seen yesterday...

With a sigh, Jiraiya said helplessly, "Let's stay a few more days. That child... I always feel like he's hiding something from me."

Himi grunted and continued brushing his teeth.

Jiraiya picked up the newspaper and began to read it.

As he watched, Jiraiya suddenly spat out a mouthful of soy milk.

Because the headline of the newspaper clearly showed:

[Breaking News: Nagato Uzumaki, Minister of Construction of the Land of Whirlpools, cordially invites representatives from the Land of Earth, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Rain to submit bids for the first phase of the railway construction project in the Land of Whirlpools]

Even a political idiot like Jiraiya knew that the significance behind this news was definitely extraordinary.

But the key issue is...

Why would Nagato do something like this?!

What makes him think this can succeed?!

……

The Land of Fire, Konoha Village, Hokage's Office:

"What's going on in the Land of Whirlpools?!" Nara Shikaya, holding a newspaper, glared angrily at Yua. "I don't recall Mitokado Homura reporting this to us!"

Yuya waved her hand and smiled at Nara Shika, saying, "Don't rush, Shika. You're getting old, so it's best not to get angry so easily, or you'll get wrinkles."

Nara Shikaya: "..."

Damn it, who the hell am I so angry about?!

"Something's definitely not right about this," Nara Shikaku said, stroking his chin and frowning.

You Ya laughed: "What could be wrong? If you ask me, you guys are just overthinking it."

Nara Shikaya frowned and looked at Yua. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Could it be... that this was also within your expectations?"

Nara Shikaku looked at Yua with some surprise.

You Ya looked speechless: "No, what kind of image do you guys have of me?"

"I'm not a god, how could I possibly know what would happen in advance? What I mean is, we don't need to get involved in this at all."

Nara Shika was also puzzled: "Why? It's obvious that the Land of Whirlpools is testing the limits of whether they can leave Konoha to control them, right?"

Nara Shika is right.

The fact that Nagato Uzumaki was featured in the newspaper already speaks volumes.

First, Nagato Uzumaki was pushed out.

Why did the newspaper specifically mention Nagato's name?

It's very simple. If something goes wrong in the end, then the responsibility will all fall on Nagato, while the other people from the Land of Whirlpools will be portrayed as having "never had any contact with Nagato" and "always being loyal retainers of Konoha."

It would be too easy for these people to just kneel down again.

Second, Nagato did it voluntarily.

Regardless of why Nagato agreed to be the one to stick her neck out, it's a done deal.

Therefore, Youya needs to consider this matter from this perspective.

So what is Nagato's ultimate goal in this matter?

Ok……

To be honest, Yua really didn't know what Nagato's ultimate goal was.

On the surface, Nagato's goal is to invite other villages to build a railway in the Land of Whirlpools, but surprisingly, some people actually think that this is Nagato's ultimate goal.

It's not that simple.

However, Yuya and the current Konoha Village have already developed the ability to adapt to any situation by remaining unchanged.

Why was the great nation where Youya lived in her previous life able to ignore the antics of those monkeys around it?

It's very simple; the two sides are simply not on the same level.

Since the two sides are not on the same level of strength, what will other countries think if you respond to him or deal with him?

At that point... will we still be able to do business?

In other words, they want to use this setback to jeopardize your interests in the world.

(End of this chapter)