Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 438 Some things must be done!

I called Hinata's roommate, and she rushed over immediately.

However, Hinata had already woken up when she arrived.

Hinata shared a dormitory with Sakura Haruno, a commoner ninja.

This wasn't something Yuya arranged on purpose. Generally speaking, if you're a descendant of a large clan like the Hyuga, Uchiha, Shimura, or Sarutobi, you won't be matched with a ninja from that clan.

Take Sasuke and Naruto for example. Can you say that Naruto is a commoner ninja? Although his parents are technically considered to be upper-class people in Konoha, he doesn't have a clan behind him, so he is a commoner ninja.

Of course, if there are too many people, some minor adjustments will be made, since there aren't actually that many people with real ninja talent.

Yes, at least by Yuya's standards, that's certainly the case.

Sakura arrived in a huff, thinking that Naruto had bullied Hinata.

But when he arrived and saw Sasuke, he immediately changed his attitude.

Of course, Hinata may have already woken up as well.

In the end, what was originally just a casual breakfast gathering inexplicably turned into a classmate reunion.

Of course, the students here don't dislike it either.

……

"...We will spend three years of our studies at the school, and we will contribute all our abilities to the school..."

"Quick, quick, honey, where's your camera? Where's your camera?"

On the rooftop of a building in the distance, Kushina excitedly patted Minato Namikaze on the shoulder and looked over with binoculars.

The two were the same people who were originally vacationing in Kumogakure.

However, after receiving news that Naruto had been chosen as the representative of the new students, the two immediately returned without delay.

The direct flight from Kumogakure to Konoha took six hours for the two of them to return.

Not long after I came back, that's now.

Fortunately, the two of them didn't miss Naruto's speech for any other reason, otherwise they would definitely have regretted it.

Just ...

"Why is this brat so listless?" Kushina muttered.

Although the two were happy to be chosen as representatives of the new students, Naruto's impatient expression when he went up to read the speech greatly diminished its effectiveness.

Kushina even doubted whether Naruto had actually written the manuscript.

How should I put it? This isn't like her son's style at all, writing articles.

"Achoo!" Iruka couldn't help but sneeze.

Hmm, who's talking about themselves?

……

At the end of the freshman representative assembly, You Ya took the stage to give a speech.

Although this happens every year, this year is indeed a bit different.

Unlike last year or previous years, Yuya didn't launch into a long speech. He simply picked up the microphone, smiled slightly, and said, "I hope that the next Hokage will be chosen from among you."

Then Youya indicated that he had finished his speech.

The teachers were completely bewildered, while Naruto, Sasuke, and the other students applauded wildly.

Who doesn't like a speech that ends abruptly and without unnecessary details?

As Yua stepped off the stage, Nara Shika approached and whispered to him, "A message has come from the Land of Whirlpools."

Yuya paused slightly, glancing at Nara Shikaya's expression, which wasn't serious, indicating that the matter wasn't significant.

If that's the case, then why the rush?

So, Yuya continued to shake hands with the school's teachers according to procedure before finally leaving the ninja school.

After leaving the school, Nara Shika followed and whispered, "It's about submarine development. Nagato, the head of the research department of the Land of Whirlpools, and Yahiko, the leader of the Land of Rain, have already started the first round of launching the submarine."

Yuya frowned and looked at Nara Shikaya: "You should have told me about something this important directly!"

Nara Shika also looked bewildered: I don't think this is a big deal.

Well, most people in this world think that submarines are not very useful.

After all, of the five major ninja villages in this world, four are located on the mainland.

What use would submarines be if a war really broke out?

Can this submarine directly cross the land and strike the mainland? No? If not, then what's there to be afraid of?!

Therefore, when other countries in this world saw Yuya developing the Land of Rain and the Land of Whirlpools and getting involved in some inexplicable submarine development, most people's first reaction was that Yuya was wasting money again.

Of course, these people are not wrong.

However, what Yuya needs is not the submarine's offensive capabilities, but only its escort capabilities.

Once the submarine is developed, its sole purpose is to protect the cities along the coast of the Land of Fire and the various landing points along the coastline.

Simply put, Yuya values ​​the submarine's escort capabilities more than its so-called offensive capabilities.

However, most people in this world still think in terms of war as a decisive battle. They don't have the mindset of localized conflicts or doing business while fighting.

Of course, if they were to completely abandon the coastline, it wouldn't mean the country would die; it would simply mean a significant increase in transportation costs.

After all, when transporting goods from Kumogakure to Konoha, aside from the direct rail transport between the two villages, the lowest cost and highest capacity is sea transport.

If we disregard the target being Konoha Village, and instead focus on the coastal areas of the Land of Fire, or even the Land of Bears, the Land of Hot Springs, or the Land of Whirlpools near Konoha Village, then sea transport is the only viable option.

However, the combined GDP of these three countries is less than one-third of Konoha's.

Therefore, the Hidden Cloud Village has never paid much attention to it.

But as I said before, others may not take it seriously, but Yuya is the Hokage, so he cannot afford to ignore him.

As a result, the next Hokage was even busier.

The Nara deer were also dumbfounded.

No, it's just a submarine, is it really that important?

Yuya ignored Nara Shikaya. After all, strictly speaking, Nara Shikaya's considerations made some sense. From a practical point of view, sea transport was indeed not as convenient and fast as land transport, at least when doing business with Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure.

Therefore, the role of submarines becomes very niche.

You Ya knew he couldn't explain the cost calculation problem here, since some things can't be avoided just because the profit is low.

For example, Yuya did not abandon some remote mountainous areas in the Land of Fire. Why?

Because public opinion is something that can't be seen or touched, but people do see what you actually do.

When the time comes in the future, and Konoha raises its banner, the people of the Land of Fire, if not fighting Konoha to the death, will at least give up somewhat; that's very possible!

This is exactly the effect Yuya wanted, so some things that weren't profitable but were necessary...

It has to be done!

(End of this chapter)