Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 565 Damn it...

If we only focus on Konoha Village, then there is no solution to this problem.

As mentioned before, Konoha Village has developed to this point naturally, without any conspiracies or schemes to seize power from Yua. Of course, in reality, the power in Yua's hands has indeed been divided among these ninja clans, but this is a typical problem of treating Yua as one entity and all the other ninja clans as another.

Things are never that simple.

The dozen or so ninja clans present, including their members, numbered over 100,000. How could such a large population possibly be of one mind?

Therefore, from the perspective of the entire village, the Sarutobi clan has a large number of people in the bank, the Hyuga clan has a large number of teachers in various schools, the Shimura clan also has many factories, plus the Uchiha's security department, and the various spheres of power of other clans.

After all that, Yuya was left with no one to command; all other power was in the hands of these ninja clans. Moreover, the commoner ninjas that Yuya promoted had unclear relationships with these clans.

While that is indeed the case in reality, it's impossible to say that Yuya is all alone.

That's not how it works.

Of course, on the other hand, while Youya was around, he could guarantee that he would have absolute control over the power, but what if Youya was gone?

Once Yuya passes away, who can guarantee that these ninja clans won't unite in the future?

So how do we solve this problem?

After much thought, You Ya realized there was only one solution.

Drive all these ninja clans out.

Drive them out of Konoha.

Of course, there are techniques involved in how to get rid of them.

If you were to directly and abruptly abandon these people, not only would they be unhappy, but Youya himself would be extremely dissatisfied.

Where can you find such a waste of resources?

Even a single sheet of toilet paper has its value, let alone so many ninja clans.

Youya pondered for a long time, and then drew upon the history he had learned in his previous life. It seemed that the current situation...

They could have easily gone through the feudal system.

Of course, in practice, policies will need to be adjusted according to the actual situation.

Konoha Village is undoubtedly the top-tier village in the entire ninja world right now.

However, this does not mean that the clan leaders of these ninja clans do not want to wield greater power.

If they really just wanted to slack off, these ninja clans wouldn't have resisted so much when Yua took back the land from them.

Now, due to their development, the power of these ninja clans in Konoha Village has begun to extend, and the commoner ninjas at the bottom level will choose to gravitate towards these ninja clans because of their self-interest.

This is an inevitable trend, and Yuya may not be willing to drive these ninja clans out now by using the benefits of independent village building.

However, since Yuya dared to say that, he must have made the corresponding preparations.

"Uh, okay, I misspoke." Nara Shikaku readily admitted his mistake. He had indeed misspoke, and he couldn't bring himself to say such things out in public, or he would easily become the subject of gossip.

He looked at Yua and then asked, "So, does the Hokage mean for us to go to other villages... and conduct... village guidance, like we did in the Land of Whirlpools?"

You Ya snapped his fingers: "That's right, that's exactly what I meant."

Sarutobi Asuma frowned: "But if that happens, what about Konoha Village..."

Youya waved his hand: "I'm not saying you all have to leave the village, that's unrealistic. There will definitely be some people who have to stay."

Everyone understood that Yuya meant to use Konoha as a backing for these ninja clans, letting them go out and seize territory. If they succeeded, all the better; if not, they would slink back to Konoha and continue being Konoha ninja clans.

but……

is this necessary?

Choza Akimichi frowned and asked, "If that's the case, wouldn't those who don't leave the village at least break even?"

If we're talking about which clan most likes to stay in Konoha and coast along, the Akimichi clan is undoubtedly on the list.

The Akimichi clan, who are responsible for all kinds of food and supplies in Konoha, are already living a life of plenty. Under such circumstances, leaving Konoha holds no appeal for them whatsoever.

You Ya smiled slightly. Is that really the case?

Throughout, You Ya believed that things couldn't be accomplished only if the benefits offered weren't substantial enough.

As long as the benefits are sufficient, any problem can be solved.

"That's true. However, for families who have left the village, I have a form here that allows me to provide three batches of items free of charge as a gesture of goodwill."

As You Ya spoke, he handed out a form to everyone else.

Nara Shikaku took it and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Wow, they're giving away three of the latest Vulture drones for free? That's nine in three batches... This..."

Everyone looked up and examined each other, and without a doubt, they were all thinking of the same question...

The contents of this table by Youya...

It doesn't look like they're going to make a "friendly visit" or offer "kind guidance" to other ninja villages at all.

You Ya raised his head and looked calmly at everyone present: "I will not force you to do anything; it is all voluntary."

But there's one thing I need to make clear first...

Although the resources provided are roughly the same, those who leave early will definitely be able to choose their spots in advance.

Nara Shikaku's expression shifted slightly, but he wisely chose to remain silent.

Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Inoichi exchanged a glance and wisely chose to remain silent.

After that, You Ya chose to adjourn the meeting.

For Youya, there were only two most important objectives in this matter.

One option is to drive the majority of these ninja clans out of Konoha and let them wreak havoc in other villages.

One option is to first clean up the area surrounding Konoha Village.

Of course, this method will certainly draw criticism, but Youya doesn't care.

the reason is simple.

He is definitely not alone.

The other four villages will definitely follow suit.

After all, the Hidden Cloud Village has been eyeing the Land of Iron for quite some time now.

Now that we can achieve "peaceful evolution" and conduct cultural and economic infiltration and control without resorting to war, it is impossible for the other four major powers to criticize Yuya.

Because they themselves must want to do that too.

As long as the five major villages don't undermine each other, this system can definitely be implemented.

As for the specific steps...

Are you blind? You couldn't see how Mitokado Homura was operating in the Land of Whirlpools, and now you can't see how Namikaze Minato is operating in the Land of Whirlpools either?

However, this would likely make the people in those small villages hate Youya to the core, since not everyone likes big villages bullying others and sucking blood from their villages.

But as the saying goes, there's no one who can't be won over by interests.

Once you get there, win over some people, divide others, and share some profits with some people. Wouldn't that solve the problem?

If you still don't understand...

Then you should just stay in Konoha and be a proper Konoha ninja, instead of becoming a governor who governs a region.

……

after that……

Yua stared blankly at Sarutobi Asuma: "Now, Konoha is just your clan left? All three thousand-plus ninja from your Sarutobi clan went to Kuma Country???"

Damn it, you Sarutobi clan really did execute your orders perfectly...

Yuya's lips twitched...

(End of this chapter)