Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 422 No Intervention

As for the Land of Rain...

Both Nagato and Konan could see that this country was indeed suffering because it was caught in the middle, but everything must be compared.

Compared to their world, the Land of Rain is plagued by constant war, with people suffering from hunger and cold, and frequently being robbed by ninjas...

The people of the Rain Country in this world at least have enough to eat and wear. They have televisions and electric lights in their homes. Although they can't use air conditioning or afford computers, they definitely have no problem surviving.

This was simply unbelievable for Konan and Nagato.

Even so, Yahiko of this world was still not satisfied.

Of course, the two also understood Yahiko's thoughts in this world.

In this world, Yahiko was summoned by Hanzo the Salamander before his death, and Hanzo entrusted the entire Land of Rain to him.

The two could understand Yahiko's desire to make the people of the Land of Rain a better place.

but……

If the people of the Land of Rain live better than those of Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure...

Then disaster is truly not far off.

Nagato and Konan in the other world were perfectly aware of this.

However, they had already made up their minds. They would not intervene unless war was possible.

Just ...

Now, war could really break out...

"Sigh..." Nagato sighed helplessly.

He wouldn't even bother to refute Xiao Nan's teasing.

After all... that's the truth.

The Hokage did such a good job. It's fine for the Land of Whirlpools to want autonomy, but aren't your methods a bit too forceful? Directly dragging other villages into this is really like inviting a wolf into the house.

Nagato and Konan probably do have some talent in ninjutsu.

However, Jiraiya certainly did not teach the two how to govern.

Therefore, what the two people actually saw was only the surface layer.

However, this alone was enough to frighten the two into discussing whether or not to take action.

after all……

There hasn't been a war in over thirty years; it seems like a fantasy world.

They truly do not want another war in the world.

"Should we go down?" Konan asked Nagato.

The slender Nagato sighed as he watched the figure bustling about in his office.

"Let's postpone it for now. If there's a real possibility of war... then we'll step in then."

"That works too," Xiao Nan said noncommittally.

She really doesn't care about these things.

As long as Nagato can live well, that's more important to her than anything else.

……

After the Land of Whirlpools released its tender information for railway construction, no one contacted the Land of Whirlpools for a short period of time.

Why?

Nagato knew this had touched a nerve in Konoha, but didn't others know it too?

Even the Third Raikage, who hadn't completely retired yet, immediately called Yua.

He opened his mouth with, "Hey! Brat! Need our Hidden Cloud Village to help you this time? The Land of Whirlpools is being so disobedient, we'll take care of it for you. All you need to do is give us a small appearance fee!"

You Ya, his face darkening, cursed into the phone: "I'm over fifty years old this year, and you still call me a kid? You old thing, you're not happy if I don't curse you every day, are you?"

"Besides, this is Konoha's business, what's it to you? You, Kumogakure, are so far away from the Land of Whirlpools, yet you want to meddle? What, are you trying to pull a trick of using my passage to destroy my country?"

"You ungrateful wretch!"

The Third Raikage and Yua argued on the phone for half an hour, and the call ended with the Third Raikage losing the argument.

You Ya was quite satisfied with this.

However, the Third Raikage did indeed get what he wanted.

That's Yuya's attitude towards this matter.

You Ya's attitude is that he has no attitude.

What's your attitude?

Yuya didn't care about Nagato's bidding at all. He said that if it succeeded, it wouldn't matter. If it succeeded, so be it. Could Yuya not tolerate a railway?

That doesn't make sense.

However, people from other villages felt that this was a big deal.

Well, this is indeed a big deal for the Land of Whirlpools.

But for Yuya...

If you fix it, you'll develop even better, and then I can harvest even more of your wealth.

Also good.

In short, after the Third Raikage learned about this, he revealed that Yua was not going to get involved in the matter and was the first to submit a bid to the Land of Whirlpools.

Although Nagato only extended invitations to the three kingdoms of Rain, Earth, and Wind.

But now it seems even better if the Hidden Cloud Village wants to get involved.

The more people join in the fun, the more likely the Land of Whirlpools will be able to accomplish this.

So at this point, we need to talk about where Xiao Nan is in this world.

In this world, Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato were all in the same grade at Konoha Village, and they also took the university entrance exam and studied there for four years.

But how to put it, the three people's choice was both expected and unexpected.

Actually, the three of them had a good relationship at school. However, since Nagato and Yahiko's countries still existed, it was impossible for them to stay in Konoha.

Yahiko returned and inherited the Land of Rain, while Nagato returned and became the Minister of Construction.

What about Xiao Nan?

Yes, Konan is currently a Chunin in Konoha and is preparing for the Konoha Jonin Exams.

Why does Konan need to prepare to become a Jonin?

This brings us to the reforms Yua implemented to the Jonin system after taking power.

At that time, because I didn't have much money, and a Jonin's minimum salary was 800,000 ryo a month, there were two ways to solve this situation.

First, control the number of Jonin and reward them with ninjutsu from the Book of Sealing.

Second, they turned against the ninja clans in Konoha.

You Ya chose to pursue both approaches simultaneously, but both were policies of appeasement.

They control the number of Jonin, but they also pay them salaries and reward them with ninjutsu. For example, Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique was a reward from Yua.

Meanwhile, Jonin Yua is divided into three stages: advanced, intermediate, and beginner.

Each challenge requires a ten-year interval.

In other words, Konan is currently a Chunin. If she applies to become a Jonin, she could potentially become a Senior Jonin in one go. However, if she fails the Senior Jonin exam, she will have to wait another ten years.

Konan didn't want to become a junior Jonin first and then wait ten years to challenge a senior one, so she simply decided to calm herself down and then become a senior Jonin.

In this way, she would have the ability to learn Konoha's forbidden techniques.

And what do you do after learning forbidden techniques...?

That was naturally to avenge their people against the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

It has to be said that in this day and age, there are fewer and fewer ninjas like Konan who follow the traditional path.

(End of this chapter)