Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 525 Request

[Cover story, Despairing Onoki:]

Kurotsuchi arrived at Saturn's office and, upon hearing her grandfather Onoki's question, spoke frankly: "There's no way we can participate. At least, there aren't any particularly outstanding figures in Iwagakure."

Onoki was puzzled: That can't be right. There should be some good prospects at the Ninja Academy, like, um... like Atum and the others.

Heitu remained expressionless: Because their families often made them go back to help with farming, over time they had far less time to cultivate than others, causing them to fall behind in their progress.

Onoki was furious: "Didn't we already import the latest harvesters and rice transplanters from Konoha? Why are we still sending these kids to help?"

Heitu remained expressionless: "Because it's impossible to guarantee one harvester and one rice transplanter per person, although we can ensure that all fields can be finished during the busy farming season, there will always be a sequence."

Ohnoki understood. Someone was too lazy to wait in line and simply had their school-aged child drop out of school for a week or two to come home and help harvest wheat.

These children take a week off when planting rice and another week off when harvesting. In contrast, the rice in Iwagakure is harvested twice a year, so they have to take at least a month off each year. The three years at the Ninja Academy are at least three months less than others. While others are working hard, you are harvesting wheat, so don't blame yourself for being overtaken.

Onoki was completely dumbfounded.

How did things turn out like this?!

Inside the ancestral home of the Akimichi clan in Konoha Village:

Both Akimichi Choza and Akimichi Choji were crying their eyes out.

Today, Akimichi Torifu passed away at the age of sixty-nine, just before he turned seventy.

Yuya sighed helplessly as she watched her juniors, including Akimichi Choji, weeping uncontrollably inside the mourning hall.

Finally, after offering incense and bowing in mourning, You Ya waited with the guests in the reception room.

"To be honest, that old man Akimichi Torifu is really clueless," Nara Shika retorted speechlessly. "Who eats and drinks like crazy when they're sick? Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

As the deer from the previous generation of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Nara deer certainly has the right to be criticized.

After all, he and Akimichi Torifu were indeed good friends.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head: "Old comrades are passing away one by one, alas, it's truly..."

Yuya looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi speechlessly and said, "You're lucky. Look at these guys, aren't they all sick? Only you are in great shape. I don't know why you're so healthy."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled smugly: "That's naturally because I train regularly and never slack off..."

"What are you kidding me? Everyone knows you often use your telescope skills to spy on girls taking a bath," Yuya said, rolling her eyes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately panicked: "What did you say? Don't talk nonsense! You're slandering me! He's slandering me! Did you hear that?! He's slandering me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi excitedly pointed at Yua.

However, he was met with the same disapproving looks from Nara Shikaya and the others who were treating him like trash.

"Do you really think we don't know whether it's true or not?" Mitokado Homura rolled his eyes.

"In some ways... it really has been a constant training of chakra." Koharu Utatane remarked.

You Ya couldn't help but laugh, and everyone else couldn't help but laugh too.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly.

He had no idea why things had turned out this way.

but……

Let him be laughed at, he's come to terms with it anyway.

if only……

As long as no more people die.

Yuya wasn't worried about Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu anymore; those two were still alive even after Naruto became Hokage.

All I can say is that it has an incredibly long battery life.

However, Yuya knew how resilient these two were, but the others didn't.

So, after the funeral, Mitokado Homura found Yua.

"Third Hokage," Mitokado Homura asked Yua with a serious expression, "Could you allow me to meet with Namikaze Minato?"

Yuya looked at Mitokado Yan with a puzzled expression: "Why are you looking for him?"

Mitokado Homura said with a serious expression, "The matter of taking the wind made me realize that life can be too sudden sometimes. I don't know how much longer I can live, so there are some things I have to plan for early."

"In the Land of Whirlpools, I want Minato Namikaze to succeed me."

Yuya watched as Mitokado Homura stroked his chin and then asked, "I heard that a genius emerged from the Mito clan named Mito Renka. Why not let her succeed you?"

Mitomon Homura was taken aback, then sighed: "Renka is indeed a very good child, but she is still too young, only 12 years old, and her strength is not enough to suppress the people of Uzushiogakure. To be honest, I have experienced at least a hundred assassination attempts over the years. Without basic abilities, sitting in this position in Uzushiogakure will only lead to death."

Lianhua... shouldn't be under so much pressure at such a young age.

Yuya: "Why not let her come to Konoha to receive her education?"

After Yuya said that, Mitokado Yan's expression instantly turned strange.

You Ya immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire has always been wary of him; how could he possibly allow a genius from the Mito family to come to Konoha?

"Okay, I know why, but that's not right... If Renka can't take over your position, would the Daimyo be willing to let you give it to Minato?"

Mitokado Yan shook his head: "Of course I don't want to, and that's why I'm looking for Namikaze Minato."

You Ya crossed his arms to indicate that he was all ears.

Mitomon Homura explained to Yua, "The Daimyo naturally doesn't want me to give the position of Governor of the Land of Whirlpools to Minato Namikaze, and they don't even want to give it to that girl Renka."

This is what I'm most worried about.

The reason I approached Minato Namikaze is because I trust his character. I want to ask him to temporarily assume the position of Governor of the Land of Whirlpools until Renka is able to stand on her own.

After Lianhua is capable of handling things independently, then let him return the position of governor to Lianhua.

Yuya's eyelids twitched uncontrollably, and he couldn't help but ask Mitokado Yan, "You trust Minato that much? What if, uh, I mean, what if, what if Minato takes the governorship and then doesn't give it back?"

Mitomon Yan laughed upon hearing Yuya's words.

For some reason, Yuya sensed a hint of sadness in that smile: "If you take it and don't want to give it back, then so be it. At least that way... Lianhua can still live, live forever."

Yuya looked at Mitokado Yan, opened his mouth as if to speak, but in the end, he said nothing.

Some things really don't need to be explained in such detail.

Daming Prefecture, huh...?

Tsk, they really don't treat ninjas like human beings.

Never mind, it's none of my business anyway...

My job is just to take care of getting Konoha Village in good shape.

Thinking of this, Yuya nodded to Mitokado Homura: "I understand. I will arrange for you to meet with Namikaze Minato."

Mitokado Homura smiled: "Thank you."

(End of this chapter)