Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

He wanted to accelerate the process of capital accumulation for ordinary people in the ninja world.

Social reform still requires large-scale changes and alterations to the existing social structure.

The establishment of factories can employ a large number of civilians, especially orphans who have suffered trauma in war, providing them with an opportunity to make a living.

Konoha is improving every single day!

This information spread like wildfire throughout the ninja world.

The news that Beiliuhu had made a fortune selling salt spread like wildfire.

For the hot-tempered Fourth Raikage, this news was like a heavy hammer blow, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.

They simply couldn't believe that the prosthetic scientist from Konoha was actually making nearly 18 billion taels of extra income every month by selling salt.

More than 18 billion is no small sum.

Although some in the staff analyzed that this income level might only be able to remain at such a high level for a short period of time.

Because ordinary people realized that salt was not so scarce, they would only buy it in small, continuous amounts and would no longer hoard it in large quantities.

However, regardless of the circumstances, this has already had a serious impact on the current war situation.

Some people in Kumogakure were secretly relieved that they hadn't directly broken with Konoha yet, and that they still had the excuse of an exercise to cover up the matter.

The Fourth Raikage couldn't resist giving that idiot a good beating when he heard that.

What a joke!

If they really back down like this, not to mention the loss of face they would have to lose.

From the perspective of competition between nations, this is also highly inappropriate.

Konoha was already powerful, and now with so many more lucrative projects, the gap between the two sides will widen further.

If Konoha isn't dragged into an endless war and its resources depleted, they will undoubtedly be defeated.

However, starting a war now is giving A, the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure, an even bigger headache.

Although he had a somewhat volatile temper, the Fourth Raikage was at least able to think from a strategic perspective.

She is definitely a qualified actress.

He then grabbed the obese official from the Land of Lightning in front of him and shouted, "What did you just tell me? What do you mean by 'the Land of Lightning has its own national conditions, and what Konoha can do but the Land of Lightning can never do'?"

The Fourth Raikage, A, is quite similar to the Third Raikage. Their moves are wide and sweeping, and when they get angry, they are like a raging storm, clearly a hot-tempered guy.

On the battlefield, he is an absolute vanguard and initiator; now, dealing with an ordinary civil official from the Land of Lightning is naturally a piece of cake.

The official from the Land of Lightning was also very tough at this moment. Even though he was being scolded mercilessly, he stubbornly retreated step by step.

He muttered to himself, "The adults will take care of the salt; Lord Raikage need not worry about it."

The Fourth Raikage's forehead veins bulged with rage as he roared, "What do you mean, 'I don't need to worry about it'?"

"Are you guys trying to betray your own people?"

"If Kumogakure loses to Konoha, will you bastards still have a good life? Tell those guys behind you to use their brains!"

The plump, youthful-looking official in front of him guiltily looked away.

Even he himself knew that the Fourth Raikage was right. If Kumogakure was so eager to compete with Konoha, it would soon expand its military again.

But the big shots, after fighting for so many years, also wanted to replenish their coffers, since the wars of the past few years had drained them too much.

In particular, the Third Shinobi World War nearly emptied the territories of all the major shinobi nations.

Moving those nobles' and daimyo's money now is like moving their heads.

These days, even big shots have a tough time, you know.

The pace at which he took in twenty-eight concubines slowed down.

As for ordinary people, they felt they couldn't survive.

Did you actually work hard at farming, and then buy a Japanese-style room in the capital of the Land of Lightning?

The price has remained the same for so many years!

So many law-abiding citizens have bought in the capital of the Land of Lightning, isn't it your own problem that you can't buy?

Think more about your own reasons, work hard and don't always blame the Land of Lightning!

It's not because your Cloud Ninja are bad. If you had accepted more missions, even low-priced ones, you would have surpassed Konoha long ago.

Don't always focus on the price of the task; that will alienate you. Focus on hard work!

Ideals are the most important thing!

Everything for the Land of Lightning.

In short, this fat official from the Land of Lightning rambled on and on about a bunch of things the Fourth Raikage couldn't understand.

Then... I...!

Chapter 46 Yecang's Disciple

Then the official was hit hard by Raikage.

They beat him so badly that his head was bleeding profusely.

As the most powerful and populous nation, the Land of Fire also possesses the strongest capacity to digest salt.

Because Konoha possessed the technology to mass-produce salt, it directly began dumping salt into the Land of Fire.

Logically speaking, the Land of Fire should have the highest income.

However, because Konoha gained the upper hand and took away 50% of the profits, they can only silently swallow this loss.

Originally, the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the daimyo of several other countries didn't even care about this income. Everyone was watching Hiruko and Minato Namikaze make fools of themselves.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire didn't mind letting Konoha get involved in this industry, since this industry couldn't compare to the amount of money Konoha spent during the war.

To everyone's surprise, those aristocratic parasites dared to deceive the emperor in such a way.

The other four great daimyo wouldn't make the same mistake as the Konoha daimyo; they simply sent a few obese financial officials to block the way.

The Fourth Raikage is not allowed to interfere with the salt industry.

"Fourth Raikage, please mind your manners!"

"Gulp!" The obese official swallowed hard, completely ignoring the blood on his head.

At that moment, the obese official felt he was only 0.1 seconds away from death.

But in the end, the Fourth Raikage was pulled away by his subordinates.

Although the Fourth Raikage was forcibly pulled away by his subordinates, he finally made up his mind.

It's a done deal now, and I...

The Fourth Raikage looked at his hands; he had to go.

This war must be fought.

He originally didn't want to fight; he just wanted to coerce Konoha into ceding some of its interests. But now he had no choice but to fight Konoha and wear them down.

On the Sunagakure side, Granny Chiyo could only shake her head and sigh inwardly upon hearing the news.

Seeing the old woman's pained expression, the Jonin standing beside Granny Chiyo quickly comforted her, saying, "Please don't worry too much, everything will be alright."

However, Granny Chiyo sighed helplessly and said, "The Land of Wind is really too poor. There is nothing on this land except for strong winds and sand."

"We had no choice but to ask the Wind Kingdom for support in a protracted war. Now that the Wind Kingdom has cut our funding, what else can we do?"

Among the five great nations, the Land of Fire is the strongest, while the Land of Wind is the weakest.

This land seems to have never existed for the purpose of human reproduction.

During the First Five Kage Summit, the First Kazekage even voluntarily gave up the distribution of Tailed Beasts in order to increase his country's strength and expand his territory and sphere of influence.

Such a move can only be described as far-sighted and well-thought-out.

However, the Kingdom of Wind was too weak, causing them to fall behind from the start and fall further and further behind.

In the previous war, the Land of Wind had exhausted its resources and was now completely unable to hold on. The Sand Village was also on the verge of collapse.

Konoha's rise to power is exceptionally strong right now, and political factors are probably of little concern to the ninjas.

But those veteran ninjas who had fought their whole lives were very clear about the relationship between money and combat power.

Even Granny Chiyo couldn't help but start thinking about other options.

She then realized that Hiruko's affection for Yekura was undisguised.

Perhaps we can find a breakthrough through Yekura and see if we can secure some opportunities for Sunagakure.

Karyuro has already become partners with Rosa.

Otherwise, given Hiruko's reputation as a female ninja known for her love of the battlefield, Chiyo would definitely have used her as a pawn to plant in her game.

However, Yecang's little apprentice, Juan, is a rare beauty, so we can bring her along.

“We need to survive!” Chiyo said with a sigh.

"You mean we need to associate with the strong, and that blindly fighting and brute force is the path to death?" The Jonin beside him showed a hint of disappointment.

Grandma Chiyo was old and her eyes were cloudy, but at this moment her eyes shone with a sharp light.

"Let's form an alliance with Konoha, focus on survival first, and then think about other things."

In the past, such an idea would have been impossible to realize. Everyone knew that the so-called alliance was nothing more than a disguised pleas for mercy.

But no matter what, after the alliance is formed, the dominant position will never fall into the hands of the Sand Ninja.

"Even so, as one of the Sand Village's inhabitants, I will never easily submit or willingly become a vassal of others," the Jonin said firmly.

Granny Chiyo did not answer this question, but simply looked away and said calmly, "I will go to Konoha myself and weigh the matter carefully."

On the Land of Water's side, the Mizukage, Yagura, stared at the intelligence report in his hand and fell silent.

Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage of the Land of Earth, stared in astonishment at the scroll before him and exclaimed, "Wow! The Land of Fire's national strength is truly profound. A mere salt industry has enabled Konoha's war potential to rise continuously."

Perhaps due to advanced age, actions that were once easy have become difficult to perform.

However, the elderly Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, stubbornly relied on his own strength to complete those difficult movements and straighten his old back.