Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

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There's a saying that goes, "In this world, there are only interests between nations."

Yuya crossed his legs and looked at the newspaper in his hand. The photo on it was of a press conference, where Nagato Uzumaki was wearing a suit and answering reporters' questions with a serious expression.

You Ya smiled.

To be honest, Nagato's eyes are much more beautiful than the Rinnegan.

only……

Ultimately, they cannot be used by me.

Yuya put the newspaper aside and smiled at Nara Shikaya and Nara Shikaku, "Pass on my order: no Konoha ninja are allowed to express their opinions on this matter. Oh, and by the way, help me contact that old bastard Mitokado Homura."

That old man must be furious right now.

……

Indeed, as Yuya said, a lot of things had been smashed in Mitokado En's office.

The reason is actually very simple.

It's clear to everyone that Nagato Uzumaki's decision not to invite anyone from Konoha Village in the Land of Fire to participate in the bidding for the construction of the railway in the Land of Whirlpools sends a very clear signal.

Mitokado Homura, who considered himself the retired emperor of the Land of Whirlpools, could not possibly accept this fact.

Therefore, he is very angry now.

He was even thinking about making things difficult for Nagato, and he was even delirious about whether to deal with Nagato's entire family.

Just then, the phone on his desk rang.

Mitokado Hō cleaned up everything in her room, but there was a reason why she didn't smash the phone and even avoided it.

Because this phone call was how the Hokage contacted him.

Mitokado Homura was certainly not a staunch supporter of the Hokage. If the Hokage were Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura might have offered some assistance.

However, if it were Yua, then Mitokado Homura would not be able to go to great lengths to help her.

Of course, later events proved that Yuya was able to establish himself in Konoha without his help and manage the village very well.

Now, the situation has reversed.

It's no longer a matter of Youya needing him, but rather that he needs Youya.

The phone rang three times, and Mitokado Hōgen answered it immediately.

"Old man, you're not going to smash up your own office, are you?" You Ya's teasing voice came from the phone.

Mitomon Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the smile in Yua's tone.

Okay, okay, as long as Youya isn't in a hurry, he doesn't need to be.

after all……

Yua was also aware of how much Yua valued the Land of Whirlpools.

The reason Yua went to such great lengths to bring Kushina's clan to Konoha, and at the same time used the death and funeral of his highly respected teacher's wife to suppress the Uzumaki clan to the point where they are now unable to even contend with the representative sent by Konoha—himself—was for one purpose only:

Yua is determined to take over the Land of Whirlpools; no one is allowed to take this territory.

Now, the new generation of the Land of Whirlpools, led by Nagato Uzumaki, wants to fight against Konoha and reclaim some of the Land of Whirlpools' autonomy. Homura Mitokado believes that Yua will definitely not stand idly by.

Fortunately, his judgment was correct; You Ya called right away.

Well, that means Yua values ​​it a lot. So he's not in a hurry. What else does he need to think about after Yua takes action? He can just wait for Yua to carry him to victory.

"Stop teasing me. Tell me, what should we do this time?" Mitokado Homura's tone was much more relaxed.

Yuya laughed on the phone: "Don't worry about it. Just listen to me. Don't get involved in this matter. Also, you can stay in the Land of Whirlpools as before. You don't need to make any changes. Hehe, that brat Nagato's methods this time are indeed quite good. He has some ability. Unfortunately, he overlooked one problem, which is that there is a fundamental gap in national strength between the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Fire."

Mitokado Homura listened to Yua's voice and thought for a moment before asking, "If that's the case, then why did the Hokage tell me to do nothing?"

You Ya laughed and said, "You'll understand in a year. Although you don't have much time left, you still have a year, right?"

Mitokado Homura's face immediately darkened: "What are you saying? Even at my worst, I can still live for another ten years!"

"Haha, if that's really the case, that would be perfect. That's settled then, don't be angry, kid. A year from now, you'll see a real show."

After saying that, You Ya hung up the phone.

After thinking for a moment, Mitokado Homura still picked up the phone and dialed a number, saying, "Cancel all operations and return to your posts."

A response came from the other end of the line. Mitokado Homura hung up the phone, sat down, tapped the table with his finger, and muttered to himself, "A year... Fine! I've believed it for so many years, there's no reason not to believe it now!"

After saying that, Mitokado Homura pressed a button and ordered someone to come into the office and tidy up the desk.

What he didn't realize was...

Outside the window, a man and a woman were watching.

"Nagato, in this world, you seem to be quite resentful of that Hokage-sama~"

Having already removed the Akatsuki's black robe and red cloud attire, Konan looked at the slender Nagato beside her with a mocking expression.

It's worth mentioning that one of Nagato's eyes was covered by his bangs, while the other one that was visible was the Rinnegan.

Yes, this is Nagato and Konan from the parallel world opposite the ancient Loulan spacetime rift.

It can also be understood as the two people in the original work.

However, after arriving in this world, both of them were shocked by the anticlimactic end of the First Shinobi World War and the fact that neither the Second nor the Third Shinobi World War broke out. They both believed that the so-called peace in this world was fake, untenable, and a bubble that would burst at the slightest touch.

Then, this bubble has lasted for more than 30 years and still hasn't burst.

Nagato and Konan's initial attitude of "watching you build a tall building, watching you entertain guests, and watching your building collapse" has now changed to a genuine feeling that world peace is hard-won.

After comparing the two worlds, the two realized that the only variable was the Hokage.

After he came to power, even when war broke out in other villages, he would profit from both sides by selling weapons to both. The end result was that the two sides found themselves getting poorer and poorer as they fought, while the other side had Konoha Village backing them up, so they simply stopped fighting.

The most typical example is Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village).

The internal war in Kirigakure once lasted for five whole years.

For the first three years, both sides accepted Konoha's aid, but the price was that even today, Kirigakure and the Land of Water still have more than a dozen mines in Konoha's hands, and they only have the right to mine and the right to use them first.

Later, Kirigakure simply stopped providing aid, which ended the village's civil war.

After that, there were basically no more signs of internal strife in Kirigakure.

There's no way around it. Kirigakure was originally only slightly inferior to Konoha and Kumogakure, but now it's at the bottom of the five ninja villages. How can the economy survive like this?

Afterwards, the Third Mizukage was brought in to clean up the mess, and upon seeing the situation, he was completely dumbfounded.

It wasn't long before it was given to Yagura Karatachi. That guy was really unlucky. Even though he was a Jinchūriki, what did economic development have to do with him? Why did he lock himself up and perform a Tailed Beast Cloak to generate revenue for Kirigakure?

Well, that's not impossible. Youya would definitely be willing to pay to watch it.

In short, Yagura Karatachi is now in a state of stagnation, and he is already considering passing the leadership to Mei Terumi.

Putting everything else aside, with Kirigakure in this state, how can other villages dare to start internal strife?

If they can't fight internal strife, and if they fight external wars, at best they'll just be bullying other small countries?

Then Konoha came to sell weapons again, damn it.

Are you fucking desperate for money?

You Ya, however, said: "Making money is nothing to be ashamed of."

This infuriated the other shadows, but they had no good solutions.

Mainly...

Shamelessness is truly invincible.

After that, what wars were there on this continent?

Or rather, where is there still a war that sweeps across the entire ninja world?

If there's no profit to be made, who the hell would fight? Why would anyone have nothing better to do?

(End of this chapter)