Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 523 The Infiltration of Travelogues

Chapter 523 The Infiltration of Travelogues (Part 2)

"This batch basically meets my standards. The sweetness and moisture are definitely enough, but there are too many watermelon seeds."

The travelogue writer took a bite of a watermelon seed and shook his head.

The Fourth Raikage didn't care about any of that; he thought this watermelon was already very good.

"That's enough, that's enough." The Fourth Raikage was indeed happy.

Since its founding, Yunyin Village has faced numerous small-scale food crises, and even two major food crises.

At least half of the people in Kumogakure starved to death in one incident. At that time, it had been shortly after the First Shinobi World War, and Kumogakure wanted to start another war to divert internal conflicts. However, Yua had just come to power in Konoha and was mainly engaged in trade with other villages.

The Third Raikage, the father of the Fourth Raikage, felt that going to war with Konoha at that time would result in greater losses, so he abandoned the idea of war with Konoha and instead targeted domestic merchants.

A series of actions that fattened up the village for consumption put Cloud Village on the fast track of development.

What followed was the food crisis caused by the financial crisis.

Fortunately, the village had foreign exchange reserves at that time, and by using all of them, along with loans, to buy grain, the crisis was finally resolved.

After that incident, his father, the Third Raikage, told him that no matter what else he did after taking power, he had to solve the problem of food self-sufficiency!

The Fourth Raikage originally thought this problem would be very difficult to solve.

Unexpectedly, a travelogue solved most of the problem.

Although, in the travelogue, the grain produced by those dryland rice plants was hard and astringent, with no taste at all, it wasn't until the fourth installment that it began to resemble grain.

However, according to the Fourth Raikage, he did see the old people of Kumogakure eating grass, trees, and soil when he was a child, and in the end, they still had nothing to eat and starved to death.

In this situation, if you put this "substandard" dryland rice in front of them, they would even be willing to sell their lives to you.

The Fourth Raikage originally looked down on this guy who came to Kumogakure from Konoha Village supposedly in pursuit of true love.

True love? How much is that thing worth? Can you even eat it?

Then the travelogue proved to him with its own strength that it was indeed edible and could feed everyone in the Hidden Cloud Village.

It doesn't matter that the Fourth Raikage was proven wrong.

He didn't mind being slapped in the face like that at all.

Although the Fourth Raikage had some reservations about the fact that Yuki's prestige in Kumogakure was now higher than his own, he understood that Yuki deserved it.

In the Hidden Cloud Village now, which middle-aged person didn't go hungry when they were a child?

The Fourth Raikage didn't care about this reputation; if you're so capable, take it all.

Later, the travelogue began to establish experimental fields for dryland rice.

At the beginning, the entire Hidden Cloud Village was a joke, but now everyone in the Hidden Cloud Village except for the travelogue is a joke.

His ability to write travelogues is evident to all.

The Fourth Raikage was no exception.

A few years ago, however, he suddenly had a brain fart and said that rice alone was not enough without vegetables, so he started growing vegetables, and later he started growing fruit.

To put it simply, if things continue like this, the Hidden Cloud Village feels that within ten years, it will probably go from being a food importer to a food exporter.

The Fourth Raikage trembled with excitement at the sight.

However, one must take things one step at a time.

The Fourth Raikage isn't in a hurry.

He's only in his fifties, what's the rush?

He had been worried ever since his father passed away, fearing he wouldn't be able to do a good job, but now...

He was confident that he could easily greet the Third Raikage and say, "Dad, you're no good. Your son is way better than you."

That's quite an achievement.

(Incidentally, there is a concept similar to the underworld in the Naruto world; Kakashi and his father, Sakumo Hatake, met after their deaths.)

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage found the travelogue more and more appealing the more he read it.

If it weren't for the fact that Yuki and his wife were always so loving, the Fourth Raikage would have wanted Mabui to warm Yuki's bed.

After all, given Mabuyi's personality, anyone would know that this young lady has feelings for her brother-in-law.

Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity~

If Mabui and Yuki are together, then he would have the best candidate to keep an eye on Yuki.

This doesn't mean the Fourth Raikage has a dark side; it's just his normal thought process as a Kage.

"By the way, Lord Raikage."

While eating watermelon, Yuji said to the Fourth Raikage, "I won't be going to the Chunin Exams in Konoha next year."

Let Killer Bee lead the team.

The Fourth Raikage was taken aback and looked at Yuki's face.

Yugi's face remained completely calm. The Fourth Raikage glanced at Killer Bee, then looked at Yugi with a speechless expression: "Could it be that this bastard Bee asked you to do this?"

Yuki gave an awkward laugh: "How could that be? I just think that Killer Bee is quite strong and a perfect Jinchuriki. This Chunin Exams are open to the entire ninja world, so there's definitely no need to worry about his safety. In that case, why not give it a try? Being stuck in Kumogakure and unable to go out and explore must be quite frustrating for Killer Bee."

The Fourth Raikage listened, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Alright, since it was you who suggested it, Mr. Yuki, I'll have him lead the team then. Anyway, I'll be going too."

Yuki looked at the Fourth Raikage with some surprise: "Eh? Lord Raikage is going too?"

The Fourth Raikage grinned, his face radiating boundless pride: "Of course! The first place in next year's Chunin Exams is mine, Kumogakure!"

Yuki looked at the Fourth Raikage speechlessly. He really didn't think that his father had created the Chunin Exams to give others a freebie.

The people from Konoha Village who will take the exam next year must be incredibly strong.

This is certainly true, at least among people of the same age.

but……

Seeing the Fourth Raikage's happy expression, Yuki sighed. He couldn't be bothered to tell him this information.

After devouring all the watermelons in the experimental field, Yuki took a watermelon vine and began explaining the various requirements for watermelon cultivation to several elderly agriculturalists sent by the Fourth Raikage to learn from him. He also mentioned that he would write a book about watermelon cultivation later, and asked everyone to study hard when it was published.

Everyone nodded in unison, promising that they would definitely learn it.

The travelogue was very satisfactory. After giving some more instructions, the experimental field, which originally had about 5,000 watermelons, was tidied up, leaving only a little over 1,000 watermelons. The extra 1,000 watermelons were given to the Hidden Cloud Village.

Anyway, he kept all the seeds.

The fifth experimental field is underway!

When the Fourth Raikage arrived, he was accompanied by a large group of unarmed people.

When they left, almost everyone was carrying several watermelons.

The Fourth Raikage was happy, and everyone was happy.

I was also very happy with the travelogue.

after all……

He completed the infiltration mission assigned to him by his father very well...

He doesn't get close to the power center of Kumogakure, so the Fourth Raikage can trust him.

but……

He also demonstrated his relevant abilities, which made the Fourth Raikage have no choice but to rely on him.

In that case...