Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

"Minato... help, help me..." Mitokado Yan managed to squeeze out a plea for help from his throat, his eyes filled with an unprecedented fervor as he looked at Minato.

"Your Excellency, please spare their lives."

Minato stood beside Yue, pleading earnestly, "Konoha has just undergone a power transition and is in dire need of rebuilding. Although advisors Koharu and Homura have made many mistakes in their decisions, they still control Konoha's logistics, resource allocation, and financial liaison with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. If we kill them now and replace them with White Zetsu, many complex financial accounts and interpersonal relationships will easily be exposed."

This is a classic example of "one playing the good cop and the other playing the bad cop".

Uchiha Tsukuyomi naturally understood.

"Since the Fourth Hokage has personally spoken up to protect you..."

Yue snorted coldly and let go of her hand as if throwing away trash.

"boom!"

Mitokado slammed heavily to the ground, clutching her neck and coughing violently, greedily inhaling the fresh air.

Xiaochun, who was standing next to her, was also covered in cold sweat and panting heavily.

The two survivors looked at Minato Namikaze with eyes full of gratitude.

If it weren't for Minato's plea, Uchiha Tsuki would have definitely killed them.

"Thank you so much, Fourth Master, for saving my life!"

Mitokado Homura and Koharu quickly declared, "We...we will do our utmost to assist the Fourth Hokage! There will be absolutely no mistakes in Konoha's finances and logistics!"

"All of you, step back." Minato waved his hand. "Lord Hiruzen, Advisor Danzo, you two take Koharu and Homura and go out first to keep the Anbu and Root in check. No one is to divulge a single word about what happened today."

"Yes, Fourth Master!"

The brainwashed Hiruzen and Danzo respectfully accepted the order and, along with the two still-shaken advisors, quickly left the office, closing the door behind them.

When only these few "core members" remained in the office once again.

Minato Namikaze let out a long sigh of relief, then turned his head and looked at Uchiha Tsuki with some confusion.

"Your Excellency Yue, I've actually had a question for a long time."

Minato asked in a deep voice, "With the support I gained from persuading the various ninja clans last night, plus Shisui's Kotoamatsukami, we could have successfully seized power without bloodshed. Why did you go to such lengths to personally bring the First Hokage and Madara down here?"

Hashirama Senju, standing to the side, scratched his head and said, "Yeah, Brother Yue, I think Minato handled things quite well. There's no need for this old man like me to step in and keep things under control."

Uchiha Tsuki walked behind the desk and sat down casually.

"First,."

Yue pointed at Minato: "I want all the high-ranking officials and ninja clans of Konoha to see clearly that behind you, Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, stands me, the [Roran]! From now on, Konoha will no longer be a closed ninja village, but the most solid link in my [Heaven's Will Plan]."

"Your next task is to completely reverse the prejudice of the people of Konoha and the ninjas against Loulan!"

I want you to establish diplomatic relations with Loulan legitimately and fully introduce Loulan's industrial production lines, chakra metal weapons, and birth subsidy policies.

If there is any resistance... these two ancestors standing behind you are the absolute legitimacy to silence the dissent!

Minato's heart skipped a beat: "I understand."

"As for the second reason..."

Yue stroked her chin: "I need Konoha's intelligence network to help me find someone, or more precisely, a woman who is constantly on the run from debt collectors all over the world."

"Looking for someone?" Minato was taken aback. "Who?"

"Tsunade Senju, and her little sidekick Shizune."

"Tsunade? Little Tsunade?"

Upon hearing the name, Hashirama Senju's eyes lit up, and he even leaned closer excitedly. "Brother Yue, what do you want with my granddaughter? How is she doing? Is she still gambling everywhere?"

"Not only does he gamble, but he always loses, earning him the nickname 'the legendary fat sheep.'" Yue mercilessly exposed Hashirama's shortcomings.

Hashirama was instantly struck dumb, his entire being darkening once more. He crouched in the corner, drawing circles on the wall: "My fault... I didn't teach her well... I passed on my bad habits to her..."

Madara Uchiha sneered repeatedly, his face full of disdain.

As for using the eight meanings together?

It's definitely possible to find it, but currently, most of the computing power of the Eight Meanings is being used for the construction of the Chakra Psionic Network. It feels like a waste to spend unnecessary computing power here.

"Yes, I will report to you immediately as soon as I have any news about Lady Tsunade."

Chapter 193 Shall we gamble, Tsunade?

After this bloodless coup ended, Konoha Village ushered in an extremely bizarre power transfer.

On the surface, Hiruzen Sarutobi remains the kind-hearted Third Hokage, Danzo Shimura remains the awe-inspiring "Darkness of Konoha," and Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado continue to control Konoha's logistics and finances.

Everything seemed unchanged, perfectly matching the course of the "fate script".

But behind the scenes, the true leader of the Hokage Building has been completely replaced by Minato Namikaze.

This is precisely the core logic of the "Divine Will Project": as long as the "appearance" of history does not collapse, the corrective force will not bring down divine punishment.

Hiruzen and Danzo, along with other high-ranking officials who had been thoroughly brainwashed by Kotoamatsukami, became Minato's perfect political "white gloves."

They sat on the stage, blocking all outside suspicions, while Minato hid behind the scenes, acting as the "Shadow Hokage," weaving the future of Konoha with invisible threads.

The first to experience change was the baby with blond hair, blue eyes, and six whiskers on his face.

On a dark and stormy night, the malicious employees in the human-powered isolation zone were secretly "dealt with" by the Root organization on charges of "dereliction of duty."

Instead, Minato and Kushina personally selected ninjas, such as Kakashi.

Although Naruto still cannot immediately be recognized as the "Demon Fox" in order to fit the storyline, he no longer has to worry about being bullied within the high walls.

Whenever the night is still and quiet, Minato and Kushina, having shed their disguises, would always hold that sleeping little life tightly, filling the void of his deprived childhood with the warmest love.

Secondly, there is the Uchiha clan, who are at the center of the storm.

Although the order to relocate to the edge of the village was carried out, Minato, through the behind-the-scenes manipulation of his financial advisor, allocated generous "relocation compensation" to the Uchiha clan.

At the same time, some high-level positions began to be opened to members of the Uchiha clan. Among the Konoha Four, Koharu Utatane became a pawn openly controlled by the Uchiha clan.

Finally, there is the overall national policy of Konoha Village towards the outside world.

Under Minato's secret instruction, the Third Hokage defied all opposition and completely opened the gates of the Land of Fire to Roran.

Loulan's light industrial products, assembly line machine tools, and even rudimentary chakra energy storage arm guards began to flow into Konoha in a steady stream.

At the same time, the "full-coverage birth subsidy policy" that made the four great Kage grit their teeth but could not refuse was also implemented in a mild way throughout the Land of Fire through the decrees of the Konoha leadership.

As for the production line that Danzo had once considered, it was purchased by the Fourth Hokage at a very low price and became his private treasury.

……

Four days later.

The core training ground beneath Loulan.

"Shh!"

With a golden flash, Minato Namikaze appeared in front of Tsuki Uchiha.

To demonstrate his respect for Yue, he personally delivered the intelligence.

Of course, it's also because Flying Thunder God is too convenient.

"Lord Tsukishiro." Minato handed over a scroll. "We found her. Root's intelligence agents spotted Lady Tsunade at a large casino in Tanabata. She was accompanied by Shizune, who was holding a ninja pig. Judging from the situation... she's been losing pretty badly these past few days."

"Tanpaku Town? So it's already back near the Land of Fire?"

Uchiha Yue took the scroll, glanced at it, and smiled with satisfaction. "Well done, Minato."

Yue casually put away the scroll, turned her head, and looked at the other side of the martial arts arena.

There, a boy with short brown hair and a necklace of the First Hokage's minerals around his neck was radiating heat as he punched a specially made chakra metal dummy, denting it.

"Rope Tree, stop! Your mission has begun!" Yue shouted.

Rope Tree immediately withdrew his fist and scurried over to Yue, wiping the sweat from his face with bright, sparkling eyes: "Senior Yue! What's the mission? Who do you want me to beat up?"

"neither."

Uchiha Yue pulled a heavy storage scroll from his sleeve and threw it into Nawaki's arms with a "thud".

"What is this?" Rope Tree was taken aback.

“A chest of gold.” Uchiha Yue’s lips curled into a wicked smile.

"Hiss!" Rope Tree gasped. "Senior Yue, you want me to hire someone to kill someone?!"

"Kill my ass."

Yue flicked Nawaki's forehead with her finger. "I want you to go to the biggest casino in Tanabata Street and find a blonde, big-breasted, fat woman who always loses at gambling."

Rope Tree rubbed his forehead, which was stinging from the flick, looking completely bewildered: "Why are you looking for her?"

"Go and gamble with her."

With her hands in her pockets, Yue spoke with a hint of glee, "Use this gold as a bargaining chip to beat her badly, beat her until she's bankrupt, beat her until she doubts the meaning of life! Then, bring her back to Loulan for me."

……

The next day, in the Land of Fire, in Tanabata Street.

This is the famous entertainment and gambling capital of the ninja world, with taverns and casinos lining both sides of the street, and the air is filled with a frenzied atmosphere of money and alcohol.

Inside the largest luxury casino in Tanabata, called "Golden House," a commotion was erupting.

"Bigger, bigger, bigger! Unleash your ultimate attack!!!"

A woman with dazzling blonde hair and an extremely hot figure was stomping one foot on the gambling table, her hands pounding the table hard, her brown eyes filled with the bloodshot veins typical of a gambler.

"Open! One, two, three, small! The banker wins all!"

The dealer skillfully lifted the dice cup and announced the dice roll loudly.

"Aaaaaahh ...

Tsunade clutched her head in despair, slumped into a chair, and watched as the last stack of banknotes in front of her was ruthlessly snatched away by the dealer. Her whole demeanor instantly darkened.

"Lady Tsunade...we've gambled away all our living expenses for this month..."

Standing behind her, Shizune clutched the pink piglet Tun Tun tightly in her arms, wailing with tears welling up in her eyes, "If we keep losing, we'll be sleeping on the streets tonight!"

"Shut up! I still have a chance to win back my losses!" Tsunade gritted her teeth, slammed her hand on the table, and roared at the dealer opposite her, "I'll use this pig as collateral! Lend me another million taels... just one hundred thousand taels will do."