Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 74 Who's afraid of who!

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi open his mouth and then close it again, Tobirama Senju understood.

He sighed, then waved his hand at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Never mind, let's not talk about that. You came here because of what Yua did, right?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated for a moment and then said, "He is too unreasonable and unscrupulous in his actions. He even sells weapons to both sides in the war!"

Hidden Mist Village, Hidden Sunagakure Village, Hidden Hot Spring Village, Hidden Waterfall Village, Hidden Stone Village, and... Uzushio Village...

He sold weapons to both sides in the conflict, which greatly damaged Konoha's reputation. Merchants from the Sarutobi clan said that other villages were very dissatisfied with Konoha's actions this time..."

Tobirama Senju sat opposite Hiruzen Sarutobi, quietly watching him.

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi finished recounting Yua's story, Tobirama Senju slowly shook his head and said, "Do you know why I came to the Sarutobi clan's territory to find you instead of having you go to the Hokage's office to find me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback: "I don't know."

Tobirama Senju: "It's because I don't want a third person to know this, and I especially don't want Yua to know, otherwise! You! Your entire Sarutobi clan! Will all be removed from the list of Konoha clans! In less than thirty years, Konoha will no longer have a clan named Sarutobi with nearly a thousand ninjas!"

There will only be villagers of Konoha with the surname Sarutobi, living in the inner city of Konoha and serving Konoha, not working for your worthless clan! Do you understand?!

Hiruzen Sarutobi lowered his head, lost in thought.

Tobirama Senju took a deep breath, then opened his blood-red eyes and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, saying, "Monkey, I not only don't blame you for your dissatisfaction with the Uchiha clan leaving Konoha to take orders from Yua, but I even support you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at Tobirama Senju in surprise.

Tobirama Senju calmly said, "The Uchiha clan has the most evil thoughts. This clan is evil from the root. Yua doesn't know this. When he is in power in Konoha, the Uchiha clan will not have any rash thoughts. But once he dies, the Uchiha clan will definitely cause great chaos."

Therefore, Konoha cannot allow the Uchiha clan to develop. I know Yua's abilities, so I came to you not to blame you for targeting another clan in Konoha and taking over my authority, but to formally remind you that you did the right thing by targeting the Uchiha clan!

A light immediately appeared in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

Tobirama Senju's next words followed immediately: "But! You can't target Yua! It's not that I'm biased towards him, it's because of you! All of you combined can't beat him! Understand?!"

If you target the Uchiha, I'll protect you; you'll be fine! But if you target Yua... I can't protect you.

Listen to your teacher, don't be so stubborn. If he really wants to, your clan will be torn apart and disintegrated sooner or later. At that time, the only thing Konoha will be able to use against the Uchiha is the Hyuga clan!

What Tobirama Senju didn't say was that the Hyuga clan is a fence-sitter, siding with whoever has the advantage. If Yua were to lose power one day, the Hyuga would definitely be the first to distance themselves.

Unless that old bastard Hyuga Nichiyo falls and a less outrageous clan leader comes up, it won't work.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gritted his teeth, raised his head and said to Tobirama Senju, "I can agree to your conditions, but... but we need Yua's apology!"

"Teacher! As long as Yua apologizes to our Sarutobi clan, I'm willing to fully support him! I'll support him taking the Hokage position!"

When Tobirama Senju saw Hiruzen Sarutobi's anxious expression, he felt as if a thunderbolt had flashed through his mind.

He got it.

He understood everything.

The claims about having designs on the Hokage position, the bullshit about accountability, and the idea of ​​uniting with other clans to prevent ninjas from helping Yua achieve his goals are all nonsense.

The Sarutobi clan...

He held a grudge because he was tricked by Youya before.

Mito Uzumaki knew that Yua had already shown mercy; otherwise, if Yua had acted the way he did, he wouldn't have only captured thirteen members of the Sarutobi clan.

Tobirama Senju had people monitoring and protecting Mito Uzumaki 24 hours a day, so he also knew what methods Yua would use to kill the Sarutobi clan.

However, the Sarutobi clan did not know this.

Konoha has been established for twenty years, and even Hashirama Senju hasn't captured a member of our Sarutobi clan! What makes you think you can?!

This is slapping the Sarutobi clan in front of the entire village.

Yes, we misappropriated funds from the savings bank, but it's not like we, the Sarutobi clan, are not going to refuse to pay it back!

That's because we're having some cash flow problems lately and don't have much cash on hand.

I'll definitely pay you back in the future!

But you acted so quickly and arrested our people...

That's not how you do things!

Besides... if you dare to arrest our people this time, won't you become more and more arrogant in the future? How can our families survive in Konoha then?

And this is the origin of this conflict.

root cause……

It's still the same problem.

You Ya isn't a member of these families, so why should he be allowed to rise to the top in the end?

He's taken over... What benefits will this bring to our families?

So to put it bluntly...

This is still an internal power struggle.

After figuring things out, Tobirama Senju sighed, realizing that he had wasted his breath.

He walked over and patted Hiruzen Sarutobi on the shoulder: "From today onwards, stay indoors. No matter how the Sarutobi clan tries to get you out, you are not allowed to come out. Remember to have someone deliver newspapers to you every day. When you see the results, give half of the remaining Sarutobi clan territory to Yua. That way, you can repair your relationship a little."

otherwise……"

Tobirama Senju said nothing more, turned and left his residence in the Sarutobi clan's territory.

Stepping out of the clan's gates, Tobirama Senju looked up at the rows of signs lining the inner city of Konoha. He saw people coming out at night to enjoy themselves, stroll, and shop. Under the illumination of Konoha's recently installed electric lights, the inner city's nights were like daytime…

No... it's much more lively than during the day, since many people are at work during the day and only have time for entertainment at night.

Then he turned his head and looked at the Sarutobi clan's territory...

Pitch black, utter darkness.

Didn't Yuya install this new thing on the ninja clan...?

That's true, there's no reason why they should be allowed to target Yua but not Yua should be allowed to target them...

Oh well...

So be it.

Ultimately, only Yua can lead Konoha to the future.

If you come to power, then I know perfectly well what the future of Konoha will be like.

I'm sorry, but for me, the village is everything.

……

Three weeks later, Yuya tallied the numbers. In the past month, these guys from Konoha had gone all out and brought back more than 13,000 refugees to Konoha.

Yuya strongly suspected that there might be people from the Land of Fire who were forcibly brought here.

However, since You Ya has no evidence, the only recourse is to presume innocence.

Moreover...

No matter where you're from, once you come to Konoha, you're one of Konoha's own!

"Well..." Youya sighed, somewhat disappointed.

He had fantasized that he was the chosen one, whose imposing presence would make the other ninja clans of Konoha bow down in reverence.

Now it seems that this was really just a fantasy.

Fine, then let's have some fun together.

Three years ago I didn't have that many cards, but now...

Although there aren't many cards, there are enough to play with.

……

That very evening, in the Sarutobi clan's ancestral lands, the current head of the Sarutobi clan received the following message:

The Sarutobi clan's merchants were refused trade by other merchants, and the promised supplies of food, cloth, and other goods to the Sarutobi clan were all cut off...

Even though the Hokage's office had never proactively sought money from the Sarutobi clan or other ninja families, this time they sent someone to find the Sarutobi clan and demand payment.

As for what project...

Water bill and...

Cleaning fee.

The water pipes from Konoha have been laid to your clan. Ordinary people pay their water bills every month, so there's no reason why your Sarutobi clan shouldn't have to pay.

Similarly, you also have to pay the fee for the sanitation worker who cleans up the garbage in front of the Sarutobi clan's territory every day.

Although the total amount is not much, the Sarutobi clan has a large territory and a population of nearly 3,000. Based on the area, the cleaning and water fees would not be much, only 120,000 taels for cleaning and 100,000 taels for water per month.

Considering the size of the Sarutobi clan, this price is indeed not much.

but……

The Sarutobi clan could afford the money.

only……

People from the Hokage's office came to my door demanding payment...

This is the first time in the twenty years since Konoha was founded that such an event has occurred.

Tobirama Senju has not made any statement regarding this matter.

The Sarutobi family understood.

Youya is going to have a go at them...

Hmph, let's play then!

Who's afraid of who!

[Did the earthquake in Gansu kill so many people...? Sigh, I hope their families can find solace. After get off work today, I was scrolling through my phone in bed, browsing Bilibili. I was looking for some Naruto clips, but I got so engrossed in a video by a YouTuber who was discussing the types of weapons in the conflict that I didn't realize it until after 10 pm. I'm speechless...]

(End of this chapter)