Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 431 The Future [End of Volume]

Nagato looked at Nadeshiko Shizuka and began to speak softly, recounting his experiences after returning to the Land of Whirlpools.

When he first returned from Konoha Village, he was loved and respected by the people of his tribe.

Because he was a college student in Konoha ten years ago, and instead of staying in Konoha, he chose to return to the Land of Whirlpools to contribute to its development.

Afterwards, he entered politics and began to distinguish himself. Many of his clansmen were willing to listen to him because he led them and brought the advanced ideas of Konoha Village to them.

For example, when Yua asked Mitokado Homura to build roads in the Land of Whirlpools, Nagato said it was a good thing, and that they could take this opportunity to renovate the village.

Thus, the current situation arose where every household had a small villa to live in.

Later, Yua said that he would vigorously support the tourism and service industries of the Land of Whirlpools. Nagato was dissatisfied, feeling that the Land of Whirlpools could also have an industrial base and that the Land of Whirlpools did have factories. This was the first time he had resisted.

But his people felt that they could easily make money, so why should they make themselves work so hard?

After all, the tourism industry has developed, and it's really profitable.

Nagato finally gave in.

He also figured it out: no matter what, as long as the Land of Whirlpools is located here, even if Yua eventually wants the Land of Whirlpools to be annexed by Konoha, the quality of life of the people of the Land of Whirlpools will not decline too quickly.

Or rather, some officials are already promoting the theory that annexing Konoha would bring more benefits.

Nagato thought these people had really lost their minds. Although the current situation was much better than before, at least they still had some autonomy. If they were really annexed, would the Land of Whirlpools still have a future?

At that point, won't everything depend on Konoha's attitude?

As a result, Nagato fell out with those officials again.

Later, Nagato was assigned to the construction department.

There's not much to gain here, and it's full of trouble. Just look at the railway construction this time; the people of Whirlpool Country really dare to openly ask for money.

Nagato finally managed to solve the problem, but in the end, they discovered...

In fact, those villagers outside the Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools didn't ask for much.

At least... much less than what some people want...

Shizuka Nadeshiko listened silently the whole time.

Once Nagato started talking, he couldn't stop.

He was really tired.

He really needs someone he can trust to listen to his troubles.

And without a doubt, Shizuka Nadeshiko is such a perfect character.

Nagato's mouth was dry, and he kept drinking cup after cup of alcohol. Perhaps it wasn't just because his mouth was dry, but because he couldn't release the frustration in his heart. Drowning his sorrows in alcohol might not be a bad choice.

In the end, Shizuka Nadeshiko reached out and stopped Nagato from pouring her wine.

"Stop drinking."

Nagato stopped what he was doing, put down his wine glass, and sighed.

Nadeshiko Shizuka looked at Nagato and said, "It's been ten years, and you've indeed changed a lot."

Nagato gave a bitter laugh, then looked at Nadeshiko Shizuka and said, "Now you know, it's impossible for me... to be with you. I still have so many things to do, so many things I haven't finished..."

Nagato then gave a bitter laugh, "I'm such a loser, aren't I?"

"...I don't think so." Shizuka Nadeshiko shook her head at Nagato. She looked at Nagato, then suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, after leaving Konoha, I returned to my village."

For the past ten years, I have been practicing bridal training.

Nagato paused, looking at Nadeshiko Shizuka with some surprise: "You mean... Nadeshiko Village? I remember that place..."

Nagato initially wanted to say, "Isn't that place full of women?" But after thinking about it, he changed his words, saying, "Isn't that place far less developed than Konoha?"

Nadeshiko Shizuka smiled slightly: "Even so, since I have made a promise with you, I will definitely wait for you to fulfill it."

Actually, you've already succeeded in my eyes, but...

Shizuka pursed her lips, but still resolutely raised her head and looked earnestly at Nagato, saying, "If you think it's not enough, I can continue to wait! My master waited twenty years for Jiraiya-sama, and I can too, I can spend twenty years waiting!"

Nagato stared blankly at the girl in front of him, lost in thought...

……

Regarding Nagato's experiences in this world, Nagato and Konan in the other world have something they want to express.

But in the end...

The two simply sighed together and then chose to leave the Land of Whirlpools.

At least……

They no longer need to worry about a possible war.

……

Later, Nagato and Nadeshiko Shizuka got married.

Jiraiya was specially invited to the wedding.

When Jiraiya in Konoha heard that his apprentice was getting married, he was overjoyed and immediately took Himiko to the Land of Whirlpools.

Seeing Jiraiya's excited expression, Yua scratched his cheek, thought for a moment, and decided to give his little brother Jiraiya some face.

He decided to invest in the submarine technology that the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Rain had jointly decided to research in the future.

Of course, originally, he planned to invest one billion taels and then take 50% of the shares.

This is utterly absurd. These days, 1 billion taels of silver might not even be enough to develop a high-end residential area, so where do they get the qualifications to participate in this level of research and development?

Isn't that excessive? It is indeed excessive, but from You Ya's perspective, why should he pay more?

Both the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Rain hold sway over Konoha.

But now...

Yuya finally understood that Yahiko was just trying to come up with another plan when one failed.

What he wanted was for Konoha's reputation to decline.

If Yuya really does that, it might not have much of a problem in the short term, but in the long run, it will affect Konoha's reputation.

Many people might say that relations between countries are all about interests, and that valuing reputation too much will only drag you down; reputation is not important at all.

Anyone who says such a thing is either stupid or malicious.

If you really value profit over reputation, where did you get so many excuses to cause trouble for other small countries in your past life?

Why not just act like a hooligan?

Youya had already foreseen the fate of the biggest scoundrel: he would be surrounded by enemies, with his so-called allies constantly trying to stab him in the back.

So in the end, Yua still had Jiraiya send a congratulatory gift to Nagato.

Jiraiya and Himiko had a great time at Nagato's wedding.

Three days after Nagato's wedding, Jiraiya visited and presented Nagato with the gift that Yua had given him.

That was a...

Investing 5 billion ryo in the Land of Whirlpools and 5 billion ryo in the Land of Rain, all they sought was a 10% stake and technology sharing in the submarine cooperation between the two countries.

Honestly, this request isn't unreasonable.

Nagato was quite surprised when he saw it.

Are the conditions really that favorable?

the most important is……

With this document...

Then he can take care of that railway in the Land of Whirlpools.

And with this railway...

The Land of Whirlpools then had a future.

The problem I'd been worrying about was finally solved, that's really...

This gave Nagato a somewhat unreal feeling...

Nagato looked up at the sky above the Land of Whirlpools.

The sky was clear and cloudless.