Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 548 Minato Namikaze X Nagato X Decision

[Cover page story: The Fourth Raikage looked at the newspaper in his hand, which contained an article about a genius ninja boy who had appeared in Konoha Village.]

The Fourth Raikage scoffed: "Fake news, definitely fake news. These days, with the development of technology, there are more and more of these attention-grabbing news stories, and these people are becoming more and more shameless."

Hmph, do you think I'd be fooled?!

Aren't there only a few genius ninjas in Konoha? Who are these Nara Shikamaru and Aburame Shino mentioned here? I've never even heard of them! What else could this be but fake news?!

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Konoha Village Inner Castle, Hokage's Office:

Today, Youya is still lounging around in the office.

Nara Shikaku is still working diligently for Yua.

While eating snacks and drinking tea, Yuya flipped through the report that Minato Namikaze had sent him.

Strictly speaking, the governor of the Land of Whirlpools only needs to report once a month. For example, when that old bastard Mitokado Homura was in charge, he would report to Yuuki once a month.

Where else would someone like Minato Namikaze report to Yua every few days?

However, it seems that this is how it should be.

You Ya thought to himself.

Mitokado Homura probably wanted to completely lock the position of governor of Uzushiogakure into his family, but when the old man went back and took a look, he thought, "Damn, what kind of valuable things are all these in my house?"

Are these people really members of my Mitokado clan?! To call them all trash is an insult to trash!

These ugly and deformed people were made governors and were killed by the people of the Land of Whirlpools without even knowing how.

It's been over a month since Minato Namikaze took power in the Land of Whirlpools, and his subordinates haven't had a single day of peace.

If you send those Mitomon Yan clansmen here, they'll be driven away by these people in less than three days.

Of course, the most likely scenario is that the elders of the Uzumaki clan in the Land of Whirlpools might discover that the governor is a useless person, then join forces to kill him, gradually seize power from him, and eventually treat him as a mere mascot.

This is entirely possible.

If the governor is a useless person, then let him sit there. What's the rush?

It's a pity that if it really was someone from Mitokado Homura's family recommended by him, Yua wouldn't have approved it.

After all, Yua would never choose to let a good-for-nothing inherit the position of governor of the Land of Whirlpools.

That location is too important. Putting aside everything else, the geographical location of the Land of Whirlpools is extremely important. It can be used for both offense and defense at sea, and if necessary, it can be used as a military base. Not to mention, it also plays a role in the development of the economy and agriculture.

Yuya's idea was excellent; Minato Namikaze also did quite well in the Land of Whirlpools.

If there's anything good about it, it's that Minato Namikaze is now firmly in control.

As for who's risking their lives...

hold head high……

Recently, Nagato and the elders of his clan have been fighting tooth and nail.

Fortunately, Nagato has no wife or children, otherwise he would have suffered several accidents by now.

Nagato truly couldn't understand why these clan elders were so determined to stop him when he was wholeheartedly devoted to the Uzumaki clan!

Do they really not know that the new policy is extremely beneficial to the Vortex Clan?

It can only be said that Nagato mostly learned theoretical knowledge in Konoha, which was acquired at university. Although he read many books in the library, theory is theory, and practice is practice. When it comes to actually doing things, you still have to look at the actual situation.

Nagato initially suspected it was due to the influence of interest groups.

It was only later that we discovered that those clan elders weren't acting out of self-interest.

They also thought it was for power.

As it turns out, his investigation revealed that the clan elders' reluctance to prevent farmers from paying taxes wasn't about power.

What power could these peasants possibly have?

The elders of the Changmen clan are bewildered. If it's not for profit or power, then what are these clan elders after?!

Yua glanced at the report on the current state of the Land of Whirlpools that Minato Namikaze had given him and curled his lip.

What's there to think about?

These elders of the Vortex Clan are here for stability.

For the stability of the Land of Whirlpools.

Why do I say that?

Farmers no longer need to pay taxes or deliver grain, so they must be able to live very comfortably in the Land of Whirlpools.

They may not be very wealthy, but they won't be under much pressure, or even any pressure at all. During the off-season, they can relax and play whenever they want.

Can some cattle and horses in the Land of Whirlpools tolerate this?

Isn't this kind of life much more comfortable than being a beast of burden?

Why bother being a beast of burden? Go home and farm!

As a result, these people's resentment will only grow stronger.

Why did they move from the countryside to the city?

Naturally, it's all for a better life.

Now you're telling me I work so hard in the city, only to find out in the end that I'm not doing as well as I did back home...

What else is there to say? I'm quitting. I'm going home.

This poses a significant threat to the stability of a city.

Of course, Nagato didn't see this, but Minato Namikaze did.

Therefore, he actually has another move in mind.

That means a raise.

These people are simply feeling that their hard work is completely mismatched with the standards of their hometown, but if they think about it carefully, big cities are definitely much better than their hometowns.

Putting everything else aside, the level of convenience is on a completely different level.

Under these circumstances, what would happen if salaries were generally increased by one-third?

At least half of the people would hesitate and think they should wait and see.

I used to have very little money a month, but now I have a third more, so I can make a living.

It must be said that Minato Namikaze's political acumen was truly astute.

However, I certainly can't reveal this second method right now.

If those elders were told that they would truly be locked in a life-or-death struggle with Minato Namikaze, then they would be at odds with him forever.

After all, this salary increase...

It should have gone into their pockets.

Minato Namikaze is using their money to become this generous politician; it would be a miracle if the elders of the Uzumaki clan were willing to accept that.

With a light laugh, Yuya tossed Minato Namikaze's report onto the table, deciding not to pay any more attention to it.

Let Minato Namikaze practice whenever he wants; with his strength, he can definitely run away if he wants.

So Youya continued to drink tea, eat snacks, and laze around.

Nara Shikaku continued his miserable work.

Yuya looked at Nara Shikaku and suddenly remembered something, asking, "By the way, Shikaku, how's your old man's health? He doesn't seem to have much time left, does he?"

Nara Shikaku's face darkened, and then he said speechlessly, "My father only had surgery, how could he not have many years left to live?"

It doesn't exist.

Upon hearing this, You Ya immediately laughed and said, "That's a real pity. I was originally looking forward to attending his banquet."

Nara Shikaku's face darkened even more.

(End of this chapter)