Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 67 Must Submit

Yuya knew, of course, that the envoys from the vortex were in a hurry, but you shouldn't rush.

Let me take you to see the steel plant first.

Youya led the delegation to the steel plant, which had expanded to 15 factories and should now be called a steel industrial park.

Fifteen steel plants put together is quite a sight.

At least the vortex messengers stared wide-eyed.

Afterwards, You Ya took these people to the food processing plant's industrial park.

There's a canning factory inside, as well as a dedicated snack factory, producing all kinds of biscuits, fructose, and other snacks...

There's also a livestock farm, but that's quite far away, several kilometers away from the mountains north of Konoha Village.

However, cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep were all available.

The only problem is that the number is a bit small. Youya plans to breed more than 100,000 of them before starting to sell meat and drive down the price.

Meat is now almost a hundred times more expensive than vegetables.

That definitely won't work; at most, it'll be twenty times.

Even if those vegetables are strictly speaking wild vegetables now, and only cost a pound or two, it still won't do...

We will definitely plan to cultivate leafy vegetables in the future.

However, Konoha's industrialization is not yet complete. Although it is already very good compared to other major countries that are still playing in the mud (the roads are all muddy), it is not enough for Yuya, far from enough.

At least we should first establish an industrial base, that is, produce the two basic human needs: clothing and transportation.

They don't get tired of walking on two legs all day long.

Afterwards, Yuya led the Uzumaki delegation to visit Konoha's beverage factory, and then planned to take them to the textile factory and the brewery under construction...

As for the secondary processing plant of the steel mill, which is also a secondary processing plant that turns steel into various agricultural tools, pots, pans and other daily necessities, no messengers were sent there.

Because the level 3 processing plant is used to smelt iron blocks into steel and then forge weapons, the technological gap between level 2 and level 3 is not significant.

In the Naruto world, there might be some super geniuses who can remember everything they see or even reverse-engineer information; it's best to keep them hidden.

"Agent!" Although Yua hadn't yet taken the delegation to many places, the ninja leading the delegation finally couldn't hold back any longer. He took a deep breath and politely asked Yua, "We, guests from a small country, have fully grasped the industries of Konoha. Now..."

"Could you please introduce us to the Hokage?"

Yuya blinked and then laughed: "Oh, you want to see the Hokage, huh? Hahaha, you should have said so earlier~"

The envoys from the vortex breathed a sigh of relief; they didn't have that much time to waste.

However, since they are here to ask for a favor, we still need to be humble.

You Ya and the others could only smile sheepishly in response.

"Hahahaha" XN

As a result, the air here was filled with joy.

"I won't see you." Youya, who had been smiling, suddenly turned serious and gave the messenger only two words.

"Hahaha, huh?!"

The vortex messenger's face was instantly filled with horror: "Wh-what?!"

Yuya squinted and repeated, "The Hokage doesn't want to see you."

The Uzumaki Messenger immediately panicked: "Why is the Hokage refusing to see us?!"

Konoha and Uzumaki have been friendly neighbors for generations! This was acknowledged by the First Hokage himself when he founded the village, pulling the head of our Uzumaki clan aside to admit it!

The Second Hokage was the First Hokage's younger brother! How could he possibly break the First Hokage's promise?!

After saying that, the Uzumaki Messenger glared at Yua: "It's you! It must be you! You must have lied! You must have deliberately tricked us! Take us to see the Hokage right now!"

As he spoke, the Whirlpool Messenger tried to pounce on him.

With a swift movement, Uchiha Kagami pressed the kunai in his hand against the neck of the Uzumaki Messenger.

The vortex messenger immediately froze, not daring to move.

Yuya patted Uchiha Kagami on the shoulder. Uchiha Kagami put away his weapon, took a step back, and stood behind Yuya.

As Uchiha Kagami said before, the Uchiha clan did not choose Yua, but they were willing to trust Tobirama Senju and choose Yua.

Yuya looked at the Uzumaki envoy in front of him, who was full of dissatisfaction and resentment, and shook his head with his hands on his hips: "Konoha and Uzumaki, friends for generations~ Hahaha, what you're saying is really..."

Suddenly, Youya grabbed the Whirlpool Messenger by the collar and pulled his body down to his waist.

The ninjas of the Uzumaki Envoy Group were immediately surprised and drew their weapons. Uchiha Kagami's eyes also suddenly turned into three-tomoe jade, ready to strike at any moment.

"Don't you find what you're saying ridiculous?!" Yu Ya roared at the Uzumaki envoy. "Generational friendship? Your Uzumaki clan's generational friendship is just taking tolls from my Konoha merchants without offering even the slightest support? My Konoha merchants pass through your Uzushiogakure country, and it's not like you didn't pay. If you had taken the money, you could have at least symbolically sent one or two teams of ninja to escort them. I would have considered that you did something practical, but did you?!"

Did you do it?!

tell me!

The waters near your Land of Whirlpools are turbulent with undercurrents and whirlpools. Every year, Konoha loses a few cargo ships. Although the losses are not significant, such incidents can be avoided if your Land of Whirlpools diligently protects them.

But you didn't.

That's bad enough, but not only did you take the toll from Konoha, you also asked Kirigakure for tolls. Now they don't want to pay anymore and want to wipe you out, and never collect tolls again. Oh, so now you've suddenly remembered that Uzushiogakure and Konoha are on friendly terms?!

Where are your faces?! Tell me! Where are your faces?!

Did your Land of Whirlpools give Konoha even the slightest bit of benefit? No! Not a single penny! Then why should Konoha send ninjas to risk their lives for your Land of Whirlpools? Tell me!

Often, being loud doesn't necessarily help.

But now, Youya was certain that his loud voice would definitely subdue the vortex messenger.

There is actually a very obvious flaw in Yua's words. That is, the relationship between the Land of Whirlpools and Konoha under Hashirama Senju was not one of master and servant, but an equal alliance and cooperation.

In other words, the Land of Whirlpools is not Konoha's subordinate; the two are allies.

This relationship is much more enjoyable than being a subordinate.

Both sides are equal and have the same status.

Yuya's argument that "you haven't given Konoha any benefits, so why should we help you?" is just robber logic.

They are from another country. If another country gives you money for no reason, wouldn't that be like paying tribute?

But their status is equal to yours.

Of course, this was because of the time when Hashirama Senju was alive.

But that won't work for Yuya.

This relationship won't work.

It's not that your Land of Whirlpools must become a vassal state of Konoha, or that Konoha must become your overlord and make you pay tribute year after year. But you can no longer maintain a policy of never interacting with Konoha in ordinary times, and then immediately think of Konoha when something happens.

You have to give Konoha some benefits.

Of course, this benefit doesn't refer to the amount of money involved, but rather that the Land of Whirlpools has to provide Konoha with the responsibility of guarding its gates.

In other words, if Kirigakure wants to attack Konoha in the future, they can't enter the coastal areas of the Land of Fire from your Uzushiogakure; they'll have to take a long detour.

At the same time, if war really breaks out, your Land of Whirlpools must be the site of the war, and it cannot be fought on Konoha's home turf.

To accomplish these two things, you need to make the Land of Whirlpools a de facto vassal state of Konoha. Apart from not having to pay tribute and being nominally equal, you must fulfill your duties as a subordinate.

This is Youya's true purpose.

He didn't care about the small amount of a few hundred or tens of millions of taels of silver from the Land of Whirlpools.

(End of this chapter)