Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 576 The Moonlight Clan

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Takigakure Village:

A man carrying a flute sat pretentiously by a lake, gazing at the shimmering surface with a melancholy expression.

At this moment, a companion came over and asked him: "You've been looking here for so long, what have you figured out?"

The speaker was a warm and enthusiastic girl who appeared very youthful.

She is none other than Fu, the Jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails.

The man glanced at it and calmly said, "Your senior brother is thinking about what to do for dinner tonight."

Fu panicked immediately: "Hey? Senior brother hasn't finished preparing dinner yet?!"

The man sneered: With your appetite, I, your senior brother, wouldn't have to do anything else every day. I could spend all my time finding food for you!

Fu pouted and remained silent.

The man sighed, looking at his junior sister, and thought for a moment before saying, "The Chunin Exams in Konoha are in a few months. I'll go ask if you can go to Konoha early. If you can go there... given Konoha's hospitality and wealth, they can feed you well every day."

Fu's eyes lit up immediately: Great! Senior brother, go and contact them right away!

The man nodded, then prepared to contact Konoha.

Where Fu couldn't see, the man revealed a triumphant smile.

I'm sorry, junior sister, but your senior brother is really fed up with this kind of worrying every day.

Let Konoha Village take care of it for a few months, and Konoha Village shouldn't have any problems.

after all……

Who says you guys are the richest?

……

Konoha Village's inner castle.

Accompanied by Kakashi, Karin's first visit was to the Moonlight Clan of Konoha Village.

Among the Moonlight Clan, the most famous character in the manga is probably Hayate Gekko.

His personal strength wasn't particularly outstanding; what many Naruto fans remember about him is that he had a very remarkable wife.

Hayate Gekko almost always appears with very dark circles under his eyes.

This is actually perfectly normal.

After all, your wife is so amazing, you can't help but exhaust yourself.

Dark circles under the eyes are perfectly normal.

However, Moonlight Gale does not hold a high status within the Moonlight Clan.

Or rather, the entire Moonlight Clan had no status as a ninja clan in Konoha Village at all.

Yua had been suppressing the ninja clans of Konoha Village, and now that their clan territory was gone, the Gekko clan had come to their senses and directly integrated into the inner city of Konoha Village, becoming villagers alongside the other residents.

Anyway, the villagers of Konoha Village have pretty good welfare benefits.

The Moonlight Clan has a population of approximately 800.

This number represents the total population.

If we only count ninjas, excluding the dozen or so children studying at ninja academies, the Moonlight Clan has about a hundred ninjas.

Among them were three Jonin, more than forty people, and the rest were Genin.

It can only be said that the strength of this family is indeed very average.

However, since Kakashi and Karin were the first to interview the Moonlight Clan, they must have something special about them.

What is this extraordinary quality...?

That means having ambition.

The Moonlight Clan once hung out with the Shimura Clan for a while.

Simply put, at that time, Shimura Danzo was still alive. The Moonlight Clan wanted to bet on Danzo, but they couldn't bear to give up Yua's benefits.

So they pulled a crazy stunt, trying to have it both ways.

At that time, the Moonlight Clan had already decided that if all else failed, they would simply split up the clan, just like the Senju Clan did, and integrate the clan into the inner city of Konoha, making the members of the Moonlight Clan residents of the inner city of Konoha.

However, after Shimura Danzo's defeat, the Gekko clan waited anxiously for a long time, but still did not receive any targeted action from Yua.

Yuya certainly wouldn't target the Moonlight Clan.

The Moon Clan's support for Danzo can be described as providing everything except for tangible assistance.

They shouted slogans loudly, saying they supported Shimura Danzo, but when they finally checked, oh dear, they hadn't donated a single penny to Shimura Danzo. In fact, Shimura Danzo had even given a batch of funds to the Moonlight Clan in order to keep this hard-won ally.

If it were an ordinary person in power, they probably would have actually taken action against the Moonlight Clan.

Unfortunately, Youya was not an ordinary ruler.

He still needs a typical example.

A typical example that would show other families what happens if they don't follow in their footsteps.

Of course, the lives of those who live paycheck to paycheck are not bad; at least they never lack food, clothing, shelter, or transportation.

However, everything is subject to comparison.

The Inuzuka, Nara, and Akimichi families are doing very well, while we look at our own side...

Those who live paycheck to paycheck still feel bitter inside.

This also means that those who live paycheck to paycheck desperately want to change their current situation.

The conditions provided by Hana Rin gave the Moonlight Clan such a thought.

As expected, the Moonlight Clan Chief agreed to Hualing's request without much hesitation.

Within the inner city of Konoha, it would be extremely difficult for the Moonlight Clan to develop and thrive.

Since that's the case, why not try a different approach?

There's nothing shameful about learning from others.

That old bastard Mitokado Homura made a fortune in the Land of Whirlpools.

I don't ask for much, but I hope my family can at least gain some specific benefits.

The Moonlight Clan agreed to Karin's request and then began to study the Night Moon Clan of Kumogakure.

The more I studied it, the more alarmed I became.

The Yotsuki clan is to Kumogakure what the Sarutobi clan is to Konoha.

They might not show off normally, but suddenly they'll pull out an army of three thousand ninjas.

Upon closer inspection, the Moonlight Clan realized that their clan was like a small caramel compared to the other side.

But it's so rare for people from a small country to come and offer money and benefits...

I really can't bear not eating it.

The Moonlight Clan ultimately decided to seek out other families.

Yes, they are going to unite.

One family couldn't withstand the Night Moon Clan...

Then there will be two, three, or even more families!

The Moonlight Clan found the three families: Pig, Deer, and Butterfly.

He knew that families that weren't powerful would never agree to their proposal.

The three families of pig, deer, and butterfly are indeed formidable together.

But if we take it out of the box...

Individually, none of these three families are particularly outstanding in strength.

After receiving the terms of the alliance from the Gekko clan, Nara Shikaku, the current head of the Nara clan, did not carefully examine the profit distribution.

Instead, they looked directly at the current situation in Key Village.

Ultimately, Nara Shikaku made his decision: No.

You can't get too close.

At least……

not now.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, Yua, after hearing Kakashi's report, nodded and smiled in praise of Nara Shikaku's decision.

Now is definitely not the best time for Konoha Village to intervene.

(End of this chapter)