Naruto, aspiring to become a well-known figure in the ninja world

Volume 87: Why are you so skilled?

"Jie Yuejun, I don't understand..."

"Calling yourself on the job while working!"

"Counselor Gojo, I don't understand."

"What don't you understand?"

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Namikaze Minato was amazed at Gojo Jieyue's political sensitivity. It took time to get from Konoha Hospital to the Hokage Building. In other words, he probably only heard a few words of the conversation between himself and Sunagakure Secret Envoy Maki.

Therefore, the treaties just proposed are most likely just policies that were temporarily thought up to be most beneficial to Konoha.

What a terrible on-the-spot judgment.

Having said that, Minato Namikaze still couldn't understand some of the terms that sounded completely disadvantageous to Konoha.

But out of absolute trust in Gojo Kegetsu, at the scene of the signing of the treaty, Namikaze Minato did not ask Gojo Kegetsu about the relevant terms.

Now, it's time.

"Sending ambassadors and technicians to stay in Sand Village permanently... I can understand that. Advisor Gojo, you probably want to leave spies to monitor the impact of the "Ojiki" in the Sand Village so that you can make targeted changes, right?"

"Smart, as expected of you, Minato."

"As for using our Fire Country's cash for settlement and allowing Sand Village students to study in our Konoha, although I don't understand the mystery, I think it will not have a negative impact on Konoha."

"It's that last bit that strikes me as odd."

Minato Namikaze raised his hand and pointed at the road construction clause.

"Why should Konoha bear all the costs of road construction? If we rely on collecting tolls, we may not be able to recover the cost in 30 years, right?"

"Also, sending out guards on missions in the name of the village is an additional expense. I don't understand."

Tariffs are tariffs, which will be carefully negotiated with the Sand Village delegation next time, and are not considered for the time being. The current ninja world is still a simple ninja world, and road construction is also seen as a troublesome job with huge losses and difficulty in recovering costs.

If the toll is too high, merchants and civilians will be reluctant to pass through. If the toll is too low, it may not even cover the maintenance costs.

So all along, ninjas used ninja running to shuttle through forests, mountains, and rivers. The presence of roads did not affect them much. As for ordinary people, they would take detours if necessary. There were roads built by the daimyo's treasury, so they would take them if necessary.

There are very few precedents of villages taking the initiative to build roads in order to increase trade, let alone a village taking the full cost of the project.

It's just like a task assigned by the big village to the small village. It's one-sided village bullying!

"You don't understand this, Minato~ We need to take a long-term view."

"It is a recognized fact that there are a large amount of chakra metal buried in the desert of Sand Village, and in the future, perhaps other scarce resources will be dug out."

"Now is the turbulent period of chaos in the ninja world. Because of external pressure, the resources of Sunagakure cannot be fully developed. But let's look at the future a little bit, five, ten, or twenty years?"

Gojo Jieyue drew a straight line between Konoha and Sunagakure on the map of the Ninja World: "If Sunagakure wants to get rich, the easiest way is to sell the village's resources to the entire Ninja World. This is almost a business with no investment and huge profits. Chakra metal is something that will always be sold well. The more advanced the technology in the Ninja World is, the more popular the chakra metal will be."

"And apart from Iwagakure, if Sunagakure wants to sell things to the east, going through Konoha is the fastest, most convenient, and most cost-effective way!"

"Suppose it is a completely peaceful ninja world, where ninjas no longer make a living by taking on missions and earning bounties, and villages no longer blindly engage in an arms race, but instead invest money in infrastructure, scientific research, and enjoyment."

"The Sand Village with a small population and abundant natural resources is undoubtedly the easiest village to become rich. Their money comes too easily. In terms of economic development speed, it can even surpass our Konoha."

"In addition to the Sand Village route, we can also build a road between Konoha and Kirigakure, along with the Ninja World stuff."

"The Konoha-Sunagakure trade route that we are responsible for building will have an incredible amount of traffic. We will set up a service station every few miles. We will put all kinds of shops in the service stations. The shops can be directly operated by Konoha or sold to other merchants..."

"In my plan, Kirigakure in the east is a seaside resort, and Sunagakure in the west is the most luxurious place for spending money in the ninja world. The rich people in the ninja world will be happy to run between the two places."

"As long as we in Konoha can command the ninjas with the highest combat power and master the most advanced ninja technology, we can reap the benefits. Sand Village and Mist Village cannot have any complaints."

"Even now, there is money to be made by setting up service stations. There are a lot of businessmen in Konoha who want to expand their business territory and develop in the Sand Village. Minato, do you still think that you can't make money with the management rights for 30 years?"

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Namikaze Minato was deeply shocked by Gojo Kegetsu's wild imagination.

No, he is still competing with Maki, analyzing the possibility of a ninja war breaking out, and how they should respond to each other after it breaks out. By the time of Jie Yuejun, has the version reached the point where "the ninja world is unified and the world is restored to its original state"?

This progress... is too fast. Minato is not ready to be the Great Master of Wood!

"It turns out that Jieyue-kun didn't take Kirigakure and Sandagakure seriously from the beginning to the end... He just treated them as dishes on the table. They don't even have the qualifications to be on the table."

Gojo Kegetsu seemed to see what Namikaze Minato was thinking, and he understood his thoughts: "In the ninja world, it's either on the table or on the plate. Obviously, Kirigakure and Sunagakure have already been on our Konoha's plate."

Minato Namikaze took a deep breath and returned to reality.

"If we can do that, no matter how much Kirigakure and Sand Village develop, they will only provide us Konoha with a steady supply of blood, and Konoha will just suck their blood. The ninja world's economy will form a closed loop, and in the end the money will still flow into our Konoha's pockets."

"It's such a dreamy idea. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil."

"There is also a service station... During the period when the relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure is normal, it can provide Konoha with a steady stream of income. And during the war when the relationship deteriorates, it can serve as a military outpost for Konoha..."

Namikaze Minato looked at Gojo Kegetsu more and more strangely: "Sometimes I really want to open Kegetsu-kun's brain to see why he has so many genius ideas."

"Ichiraku Ninja Tools, Ichiraku Ramen, Green Card Honey, Akimichi BBQ, Nara's Kakuno Hot Springs... Let these wealthy Konoha people who are so poor that they only have money left take the lead in paying and move into the Shanglu Service Station!"

"Although the trade route has not yet started construction, we can bring forward the business invitation."

Gojo Jieyue raised the "Musha Regulations" in his hand, as if what he held was not a piece of light paper, but a scroll that sealed thousands of cash.

It's really strange... The road hasn't even been built yet, but they use the "Musha Ordinance" to make promises to the rich people in Konoha, using the money from attracting investment to build the road, and then sucking the cash from the small wealthy after the road is built. It's like building the road at zero cost and making a lot of money, just paying the coercive power of Konoha Village...

"Damn it, why am I so skilled?"

"... Isn't this a bit too cruel... not good? Elder Danzo wouldn't do such a thing, right? Will those rich people agree to it?"

Namikaze Minato hesitated. Anyone could see that this was a pitfall. They hadn't even seen the shadow of Shanglu yet, and they were expected to take the lead in paying to move into the Shanglu service station?

The money of the rich people didn't come from the wind.

If he tries to get something for nothing like this, the bourgeoisie in Konoha might unite and oppose him.

"Don't agree? Do you mean you don't give face to Consultant Gojo?" Gojo Jieyue said with a smile.

He is not unreasonable, he will try his best to make the cake look better. The cake is already drawn, will the rich people in Konoha not give face? It's just a matter of spending some money to give face to the five consultants, I think the rich people in Konoha are still very happy to pay.

Otherwise... the money lost from a minor policy change might not be comparable to the money spent on giving face to the five consultants.

The good thing about the Ninja Village era is that the village has infinite coercive power internally, and in theory any government order can be issued and implemented.

Anyone who dares to disobey will have a bad day. Even a strong man like Uchiha can do it without any hesitation.

"So... about sending ninjas on missions in the name of the village?"

"It's just a substitute for those low-level missions of looking for cats and dogs. The reward can be moderately increased, and it can be deducted from the service station's revenue." Gojo Jieyue explained: "Let the low-level ninjas have more money in their wallets, and also let them practice their fighting skills."

"There's one bad thing about us Konoha ninjas: we're too comfortable."

Konoha's policy of strengthening the military must be implemented step by step. In addition to cultivating top-level combat power, Gojo Jieyue also wants to raise Konoha's lower limit.

It's not that he has any prejudice against Genin, but the fact is that when Genin conflicts break out in the big village, they use more living tools of Ninja Tools. The power of releasing two inferior Ninjutsu may not be as meaningful as a detonating tag.

Putting aside the top combat power of each village, and just talking about the basic combat power such as Genin, Konoha's "ordinary" Genin are not as good as the Genin of Kirigakure and Sand Village who were selected from a cruel system.

As for Kumogakure and Iwagakure, Gojo Jieyue is unable to make a judgment for the time being because he has never had any contact with them.

So his plan was to throw even the most ordinary Genin who had just graduated from the Ninja School into the cruel Ninja world for training.

The "Musha Trade Route" dungeon is now open. Located in the southernmost part of the Ninja World, this trade route has certain risks for Genin, but it is not that dangerous, so it is perfect for training.

If you can't do it, then just stop here after graduating from the Ninja School and use the skills you learned in the Ninja School to find another job in the village.

"Only when grassroots ninjas have money in their hands can they have the ability to spend, and only then can they promote the development of all walks of life in Konoha. Instead of standing at the lowest counter of the ninja tool store, hesitating for a long time to choose two of the cheapest kunai and then having their wallets emptied."

"Only after seeing the prosperity of the Musha Trade Route will they be confident about the future of Konoha and spend boldly! They won't worry about not getting missions that can earn relatively high commissions in the future and save money. Anyway, they can still make more money on the next trip."

Gojo Kegetsu came all the way from being a Genin, and he knew clearly what the lower-level ninjas were worried about.

With no hope of being promoted to a Chunin, he is just like the great god Hiruzen, rushing to do the task of finding cats and dogs for rich families. After finishing the task, he wanders around the village, picking only food that can sustain the minimum living needs... He is afraid that he will not have the chance to receive such a task with little work and high pay next time.

Such a Genin can provide neither military value nor commercial value to the village, and only makes the numbers look better when counting the number of ninjas. If all Genin have this kind of attitude and thoughts, how can Konoha still be the leader of the ninja world in terms of commercial prosperity?

Exciting! It must be very exciting! But it won't work without money, so Gojo Jieyue chose to take over the escort mission that should have been jointly undertaken by the two villages, and the mission was assigned by the Konoha official. Spend more cash and send the village's great god ninjas out to open their eyes to the ninja world.

It is almost foreseeable that after the trade route is opened, the crowds of great god ninjas will gather in front of the Bosu Direct Recruitment Fence in the Hokage Building.

"Ketsuki-kun, you really care about Konoha... As the Hokage, I must thank you on behalf of the ordinary Genin of the village." Namikaze Minato said solemnly.

If he were asked to do this kind of thing, I'm afraid he would never notice this problem in his life.

Although Minato was born as a civilian ninja, as a genius, he almost skipped the Genin stage. Just by doing some difficult tasks, he jumped out of the upper limit of ordinary ninja income.

Not to mention the more expensive ninja tools like detonating tags, at least he had never hesitated in front of the window of a ninja tool store. Such a Minato naturally could not understand the economic predicament of the lower-level ninjas.

It is indeed not easy for the village to directly subsidize these low-level Genin, but issuing the "Protect the Trade Route" mission to subsidize these Genin can not only train their professional qualities as ninjas but also indirectly promote Konoha's economy.

Konoha's economy has already become a closed loop, and the extra money given out will eventually return to Konoha's pocket.

It is really a good plan that kills two birds with one stone.

Namikaze Minato took a deep breath, and the fog in his heart was cleared away: "I have one last question, Jieyue-kun, what do you think...how should Ye Cang be dealt with?"

"Hmm? Ye Cang? Beautiful back? What's wrong?"

Because he arrived late, Gojo Kegetsu was not aware of the conditions that initially caused Minato to waver.

"Beautiful back?" Minato muttered, thinking that Gojo Kegetsu was just talking nonsense again. "Just now, Maki from Sunagakure took the initiative to propose to send the heroes of Sunagakure to Konoha for a secret mission."

"Her whereabouts will be completely exposed to us, and the Sand Village will not provide her with any reinforcements."

Gojo Jieyue reacted quickly and immediately realized what this meant: "So... you want to use our Konoha to kill Ye Cang as a symbol of peace between our two villages?"

"…This is something that Sunagakure can do."

If I remember correctly, Ye Cang should have died at the hands of Kirigakure, but because of my existence, Ye Cang was spared from death at the hands of Kirigakure and instead became a sacrifice to form a business partnership with Konoha.

A ninja's personal destiny has never been changed by his personal will.

Gojo Jieyue sighed: "Minato, no matter what happens in the future, please don't call me a hero."

Minato was full of black lines: "Let's talk business, how to deal with it."

"What do you think?"

"Kill Ye Cang the moment he steps into the ambush circle."

After all, Minato was a ninja who had fought his way through the Ninja Wars. He would never be soft-hearted when it came to weakening the enemy village. Elite jonin, no matter which village they were in, were the backbone of the strongest Konoha, not to mention the relatively weak Sunagakure.

"If I remember correctly, Ye Cang is an elite jonin who can use Scorch Release."

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Minato, training an elite jonin from Konoha is a long and complex process. Resources need to be invested from the time of the ninja school, and after graduation, a suitable teacher needs to be arranged to teach him carefully. You also have to worry about the possibility of him dying in the course of his mission... But taming an elite jonin from another village is much easier. There are only two steps: capture him and make him submit."

"Do you want to... keep Ye Cang alive and let her work for us Konoha?"

Minato's expression immediately turned serious: "Excuse me, Jieyue-kun, it's better not to be soft-hearted in this matter. The other party is a ninja who bears the name of the hero of Sunagakure. There is almost no possibility that he will surrender to Konoha."

"No matter what attitude she shows, her heart is definitely on the side of Sunagakure. If she stays in the village, there will only be the possibility of information being stolen and willful destruction. As long as she shows up in our Konoha, it may have an unpredictable impact on the current situation in the entire ninja world. The three villages of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure will all have concerns. If we don't get rid of her immediately, there will be endless troubles."

"Of course I know this."

Gojo Jieyue said calmly: "If Ye Cang is uncontrollable, he must be eliminated immediately. As for whether he can be controlled or not, trust my judgment, Minato."

"They say the enemy of my enemy is my friend. After confirming that Ye Cang is controllable, I'm sure she'll be happy to let her put on the mask and target Iwagakure."

Gojo Jieyue was naturally not panicked. He guessed that this might be a trick of the Sand Village to inflict self-torture.

After all, Ye Cang is an elite jonin, a hero who has emerged from the cruel system of Sand Village. No matter how stupid he is, he should have realized that first it was "Kirigakure's secret mission" and then "Konoha's secret mission". Such a task arrangement is too unreasonable.

It's possible that he voluntarily went to Konoha to die, or it's possible that he was really as stupid as a pig...but it doesn't matter anymore.

After capturing Ye Cang, Gojo Jieyue had his own judgment on Ye Cang. Even if it was a self-torture trick, he wanted to stay in Konoha and secretly pass on information, but he couldn't hide it from his six eyes.

Bloodline ninjas are rare and have better combat power than ninjas. If Ye Cang uses them well, he might become the most powerful ninja under his command! Become the vanguard against Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Akatsuki.

If it is uncontrollable... naturally, he would pull out Minato's Flying Thunder God Kunai and summon Minato to grab it and refine it in an instant.

"This...Okay, I trust Jie Yuejun's judgment. But if you find that Ye Cang is uncontrollable, please kill him immediately without mercy."

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