Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 541 Hyuga and Uchiha

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Sunagakure, Kazekage's office:

Luo Sha looked at his three children and pondered for a long time. He still wanted to ask his three children for their opinions.

Rasa: Next year, Konoha Village is going to hold a Chunin Exam that will sweep the entire ninja world. Should we participate?

Temari was the first to answer: I'm going!

Kankuro immediately raised his hand: I want to go too!

Gaara blinked, looked at his older brother and sister, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll pass, I don't want to go."

Rasa looked at Gaara and asked, "Why? Gaara, you are the strongest of my three children."

Gaara: I want to take care of my mother. If I leave Sunagakure, I'm afraid no one will take care of her.

"..."

Looking at this sensible child from a young age, Luo Sha and his two children fell silent.

Why do I always feel...?

Gaara outshone me...

……

The policy on land tax reform in the Land of Whirlpools was finally settled by Nagato agreeing to serve as Minister of Agriculture, which put Minato Namikaze's mind at ease.

As for why Nagato agreed, was it because he still had some desire to do something for the people of the Land of Whirlpools, or was he truly forced to jump off a cliff by Kushina Uzumaki, which Minato Namikaze didn't care about at all?

One of the most important things he learned from following Youya for so many years is that, often, as long as the final result is good, the process can be considered.

Yua is a staunch results-oriented person, which makes Minato Namikaze also feel that results are the most important thing.

Later, after he became a member of the secret service, he continued to handle affairs with this mindset. And you know what? After all these years, he's really gotten used to it.

After that, Minato Namikaze took Kushina Uzumaki on a tour of the Land of Whirlpools.

Of course, this wasn't just a casual stroll; the two of them essentially spread the word throughout the entire country that Minato Namikaze's wife, Kushina Uzumaki, had come to the Land of Whirlpools.

This has led to a lot of discussion about this matter in the Land of Whirlpools in recent days.

Many people say that Kushina Uzumaki came here this time to make their lives better.

Well, that's how it turned out, but the process...

Uh-oh, it's not important.

In short, after pushing Nagato away, the two of them managed to gain a foothold in the Land of Whirlpools for a short time.

Whether they can hold their ground for long depends on how well Nagato performs.

Of course, if Nagato doesn't work out, then Minato Namikaze will find someone else to challenge these guys.

Having control over personnel matters has its advantages.

Minato Namikaze could easily put forward a "minister" of the same rank as those clan elders to challenge them, divide their interests, and seize their power.

However, these people were unable to turn the tables on Minato Namikaze.

After all, Yua is not dead yet, and Konoha Village is not destroyed yet.

It's true that Minato Namikaze was chosen as Mitokado Homura's successor, but if Yua doesn't agree, Minato won't be able to come.

So ultimately, this is still a struggle between two countries.

And the time involved is definitely not short.

No political struggle can be decided in the short term.

Unless one of them does something stupid.

Or one party might resort to despicable and inhumane tactics.

Oh, don't get me wrong, it's not the kind of thing where you're photographed entering and leaving a club or having your arm around a young model. It's something more serious and serious, like abusing power for personal gain, and there's concrete evidence of it.

Even if it's fabricated, it can cause a huge uproar.

However, no one would resort to such methods unless it's a situation where both sides have to fight to the death.

After all, once you do something like this, it's a fight to the death.

Strictly speaking, in political struggles, if the losing side has any sense of shame and doesn't resort to a fight to the death, then the victor won't cause the other side to suffer utter destruction.

This has become an unspoken rule.

At least that's how it is now.

In short, the situation in the Land of Whirlpools has basically stabilized.

The next time Nagato is pushed out by Minato Namikaze, that's when Nagato will do something big.

Now...

Let's take a look at Konoha instead.

……

Since the last time Hashirama Senju was summoned from the underworld specifically to be used as an experimental subject for the mass production of Six Paths Chakra, Konoha Village has finally completed the first stage of mass production.

Of course, it's only the first stage. The true Six Paths Chakra isn't something that can be completely replicated so easily.

However, even this low-end version of Six Paths Chakra is enough for many clans in Konoha to study first.

The insects of the Aburame clan were the first to be used as test subjects by Yua, and the sparring between Shino Aburame and Sasuke also demonstrated the value of this chakra.

Now, the news that the Hyuga clan's Byakugan has evolved because of this chakra has finally been exposed.

Or perhaps, there's a reason behind this: Hiashi Hyuga deliberately sent someone to leak the information.

The fact that the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan can evolve is shocking enough in itself.

After all, the Hyuga clan used to say that the Byakugan was comparable to the Uchiha clan, but the Uchiha clan's Mangekyou Sharingan truly appeared in history, and Madara Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan even suppressed half an era.

Why only half? Because half of it is being suppressed by Hashirama Senju.

Many members of the Uchiha clan actually look down on the Hyuga clan.

My Uchiha clan has the Mangekyou Sharingan, what does your Byakugan clan have?

Your so-called "Gentle Fist"? That's laughable.

Then suddenly someone said that the Byakugan could also evolve...

What effect will that have?

Yes, the morale of the Hyuga clan will be boosted like never before.

Although it's unknown whether a fight could actually defeat the Mangekyou Sharingan, just giving the Hyuga clan a glimmer of hope for evolution would be enough to make Hiashi Hyuga happy.

After all, the Hyuga clan had been suppressed by the Uchiha clan for far too long.

Of course, Hiashi Hyuga wasn't stupid; he would definitely keep the abilities brought by the Tenseigan, which evolved from the Byakugan, a secret.

For example, Shisui didn't tell anyone about Kotoamatsukami. He only said that his Mangekyou Sharingan's ability was genjutsu enhancement, the kind of super genjutsu that was strong enough for someone stronger than him to use genjutsu.

No one in the Uchiha clan doubted Shisui's words. Perhaps to them, the Mangekyou Sharingan was enough to make them envious, let alone knowing which specific ability it was.

Well, it's also possible that they have no interest in genjutsu at all; if we're really talking about it, Susanoo is the Uchiha clan's favorite.

Who doesn't like a Gundam that can fight and resist beating?

In short, the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan have recently had some friction in their attitudes towards each other, but the Fifth Hokage is not going to stop it.

After all, only a struggle between equals can promote development.

And it is against this backdrop that...

Neji Hyuga has challenged Sasuke...

(End of this chapter)