Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 644 Chaos! Utter chaos!

Hokage selection.

This event was an extremely important occasion for Konoha Village and even for the entire ninja world.

Konoha Village is now the undisputed leader of the entire ninja world.

And just now, there was the incident where Otsutsuki Isshiki was beaten to death by the unsportsmanlike ninjas of Konoha, and even the Ten-Tails he released was dealt with by Konoha. Yua then said that he had reached the end of his reign as the Third Hokage and wanted to retire. Now he wants to select the Fourth Hokage.

What do the other villages think?

The Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure called immediately, and his opening line was a blunt interrogation: "You old geezer, you really know how to make things up! I'd believe you if you said you quit Hokage for some other reason, but do you think I'd believe you if you said you couldn't continue because of health issues? Our Kumogakure think tank has already assessed your physique; not only is it amazing, but you're probably still able to find several women every day!"

Yuya, who was watching TV at home, said to the Fourth Raikage on the other end of the phone, speechless: "Seriously, you're supposed to be the Raikage, can't you stop talking so disgustingly?"

Can't you be a little more civilized?

Tsunade, who was in the kitchen, looked over and shook her head with a smile.

Yes, the Fourth Raikage was right about that; Yua's body is indeed very healthy, with absolutely no problems, and he even...

Tsunade coughed lightly, then carried the cut fruit to the sofa to watch TV with Yua.

The Fourth Raikage curled his lip: "Civilization my foot! If it weren't for you being the Hokage, don't blame us for teaming up to test you again!"

The Fourth Raikage was referring to the incident when Yua first came to power, when several other major ninja villages conspired to cause trouble.

However, Yuya easily resolved the situation at that time.

They signed trade contracts directly with Sunagakure, fishery contracts with Kirigakure, grain contracts with Iwagakure, and contracts with Kumogakure...

He simply waved to the Hidden Cloud Village: Come here!

And so the crisis was overcome.

Tsunade became somewhat nervous. If the other villages really joined forces against Konoha again, Konoha would truly be in trouble.

Yuya, however, was not intimidated at all: "Come on, bring it on. You have so many satellites in the sky, I don't believe you don't know about our battle with the Otsutsuki clan."

"Go ahead and do whatever you want. I think one drone swarm is enough to deal with your village; any more would be a waste."

The Fourth Raikage was speechless.

His grandmother Yuya was right; they really did have a video recording of the battle between Konoha Village and Otsutsuki Isshiki.

It's super high definition, the kind that's incredibly high-definition.

Yes, they bought it at a high price from some fearless ninja merchants in Konoha who had recorded the battlefield at that time.

Yuya never intended to hide the war technology of their Konoha Village.

It's impossible to hide it anyway.

Don't let his seemingly weak performance fool you. If there were fewer people, if Konoha's technical skills were lower, or if they simply didn't have Hinata's Jōgan, do you think Otsutsuki Isshiki could have escaped?

If Isshiki Otsutsuki were to escape, it would pose a devastating threat to Konoha.

Therefore, no matter how big the commotion, Youya would not let him escape.

Then it would be even more impossible to hide it.

So Yua gave up on wasting time talking to the Fourth Raikage and directly told him his trump card.

"You just wait! Our Hidden Cloud Village will have its own drone swarm sooner or later!"

Yua found the Fourth Raikage's exasperated voice amusing: "Ah, right, right, keep it up! By the time you guys have your drone swarms, we'll be several generations behind."

The Fourth Raikage clicked his tongue, then remained silent for a moment before asking, "Are you selling your drone swarm?"

You Ya burst out laughing: "Goodness, so that's why you called today. You were just waiting for me here, weren't you?"

"Yes, as you know, this drone swarm is high-tech, so it's definitely very valuable. Moreover, the production capacity of these drones is limited, and the core materials are extremely scarce. We..."

"Alright, alright, who doesn't know what kind of person the other party is? If you're willing to sell, it means your drones are at least second-generation, and you're probably even developing third-generation ones. First-generation drones aren't exactly outdated, but they certainly aren't that valuable. I won't let you lose out; if you double the cost, I'll accept it, how about it?"

You Ya smacked his lips: "Oh dear, this matter, this matter, it's not easy to handle, you know that, on my end..."

"three times."

"Oh, look at what you're saying. Our Konoha Village and Kumogakure Village have such a good relationship, I'd definitely think of you guys if I get anything good..." Yuya immediately started rambling on with a cheerful smile.

"Alright, I'm not without conditions for this price." The Fourth Raikage said seriously.

You Ya nodded: "Yes, of course. The customer is king, you say."

"You can't buy it from other villages for less than this price."

You Ya laughed immediately. "You really have the style of harming others without benefiting yourself."

"No problem~"

After finalizing the business deal, the Fourth Raikage brought up the more serious matter of the Hokage selection: "Hey, all these years, we've been coughing and trembling all the time. Tell me the truth, do you really not have anyone in mind for this Fourth Hokage selection?"

Yuya curled his lip: "It's no use having someone else in mind. If you ask me, Nara Shikamaru is quite capable, but it depends on whether he gets selected."

The Fourth Raikage scoffed, "The Nara clan has always been the Hokage's secretaries. Are you going to officially put them in charge?"

"Well, who knows~" Yuya's smile deepened.

"Alright, enough of this nonsense. Send me a list later, and I'll start with a bee colony."

"Alright~ Welcome back again, boss~"

The call finally ended, and Tsunade, who was standing nearby, quickly picked up an orange and handed it to Yu Xi.

You Xi took it, chewed it, and dialed the number.

A moment later, the call was answered.

"Lord Hokage? What is it?" Nara Shikaku's voice came.

"Lu Jiu, get me a list of drone swarms. I don't care how you fill in the data, but you have to change the final cost estimate to three times the actual cost."

Nara Shikaku took a deep breath: "Hokage-sama, who are you trying to trick this time?"

You Ya retorted, "What do you mean 'again'? When have I ever cheated anyone? If someone doesn't have the skills, then they deserve to spend so much more money."

"...Okay, I understand." Nara Shikaku sighed helplessly.

Yuya said smugly, "Look at Shikaku, that's the only bad thing about your Nara clan."

The heart is not dirty.

Otherwise, the Hokage position would have already belonged to your clan.

Nara Shikaku: "No way, I don't want to go to hell in the future. I still think it's good to have some principles. I'm going to get back to work now. Contact me if anything comes up."

Then Nara Shikaku hung up the phone without waiting.

Tsunade couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Cost, three times, then sell it to Kumogakure for three times that... hahahaha!"

You Ya chuckled: "Even so, they still have to thank us~"

Tsunade laughed so hard she nearly fell over, but after a moment, her eyes gradually became hazy.

Youya finally has some time to rest, so she should spend more time nurturing their relationship...

Isn't that perfect?

……

Besides the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure calling, other villages also began contacting Yua one after another.

Youya does indeed treat everyone equally.

If you want to buy a drone, then pay up. If you don't want to buy one, then let's just chat.

The Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure, Rasa, was the stingiest. He didn't want to pay but still wanted a drone. Unfortunately for him, Yuya was a step ahead and completely ignored his demands.

After that, the influence of the Hokage selection gradually became apparent.

Although he will not officially begin assuming actual power in a region until next year.

But now that the list has been announced, a lot of preparations need to begin.

For example, Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze.

This couple has recently practically raped every single horse in Mitokado Kenjiro's household.

Why?

Youya didn't inform them about this!

In reality, although Yuya gave these candidates several months to prepare, if they were to prepare for this selection according to the standards of the Hokage, several months would really not be enough.

Did Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki not want their son Naruto Uzumaki to become Hokage?

I dream about that!

Even if Naruto isn't very effective, they can still act as a think tank and offer advice!

Why are all the nominees young people?

Nara Shikamaru has the entire Nara clan behind him, and everyone in the clan is incredibly intelligent. In fact, if Shikamaru were to become Hokage, no one in the entire Nara clan would mind being part of his brain trust.

This is different from when Yua, Danzo Shimura, and Hiruzen Sarutobi were vying for the Hokage position.

Although everyone had powerful backers at that time, what really mattered was their individual abilities.

but now……

Everyone in Konoha Village finally understood that it was impossible for one person to compete with Yuya in being the better Hokage.

But if it's a group of people, then it's not a problem.

Times are changing. The traditional Hokage position was determined by an individual. If the next Hokage is not suitable, then a group of think tanks can steadfastly follow the strategy formulated by Yua. It's not a big deal.

Among them, the couple who had the clearest understanding of this selection process were undoubtedly Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze.

You Ya launched the sneak attack without notifying them, but he also failed to notify the other families.

The conditions are all the same, so it depends on...

Isn't it just a matter of whose support team can be assembled in the shortest time, and then launch a three-year assault on the Hokage position starting next year?!

And now...

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki looked at the pile of unfinished government affairs in the Land of Whirlpools, and they felt like killing Homura Mitokado.

No, you said you'd let us watch over things in the Land of Whirlpools for a few years, and it's been several years already?

Three years later, then another three years?

Are you making a movie?!

If my son doesn't become Hokage, I'll make you all pay!

Mitokado Homura was also suffering inwardly. That damned Yuya had no sense of martial ethics! Who launches a surprise attack like that?!

Meanwhile, chaos erupted in the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire.

As I said before, Yua's announcement of the Hokage selection was completely unexpected.

If no one in Konoha Village is prepared, how could the people of the Daimyo's Mansion in the Land of Fire possibly be prepared?

They were even bewildered when Yuya asked them for the list of candidates for the Fourth Hokage.

Huh? What, the Fourth Hokage? Weren't you doing a good job as the Third Hokage? How did you become the Fourth Hokage?

Why are we being asked to nominate them?

Do we, from Daming Prefecture, still qualify for nomination?

Isn't your Konoha Village almost completely independent? Why are you still giving us nomination opportunities?

Regardless of their true feelings, the final result was that the Daming Prefecture hurriedly began preparing to select people, and in the end, having no other choice, they chose a few people who seemed to be controllable in the future as candidates.

The Land of Fire was in chaos. Konoha Village was in chaos, and naturally, the people of other countries were also in chaos.

Of course, the chaos here refers to the mental or spiritual level.

When many people in Konoha heard the news, their first reaction was that Yua wanted to go yo-yo and didn't want to be Hokage anymore.

After careful investigation, it was discovered that the plan was to select a region for governance each year, conduct annual evaluations, and after three years, the person in the best-governed region would become the Hokage, while Yua would step down from the forefront and join the Fourth Hokage's staff.

Oh, so the Third Hokage won't leave completely. That's alright then.

They thought Youya was just going to give up.

If things are like this now, then everything will be fine.

but……

Who will succeed? I can't wait!

Some betting companies even came up with a prediction contest about the next Hokage, but before it even started, Yuya sent someone up to have a heart-to-heart talk with them.

This is a serious matter; how could it be related to spinach?

The selected candidates were also completely bewildered.

After the initial shock, some were happy, and some were sad.

Naruto was the one who was happy at first but then saddened.

He was naturally happy to know that he had been nominated.

After learning about the wisdom required to become a Hokage, Naruto's legs went weak.

No, he only had a general idea of how outstanding the Third Hokage, Yua, really was.

However, now...

His horizons broadened completely after he became one of the candidates...

Politics, economics, culture, science and technology, education, healthcare...

Yuya has expertise in all aspects of the industry, and is able to accurately place the best candidates in the most suitable positions...

How can he compare?