The Throne of Heroes

Chapter 325 Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize

Today's night is lively. Colorful lights and thousands of lights illuminate the entire Konoha, which is not much different from the daytime. The streets that should have fallen asleep are full of laughter and laughter.

At the beginning, Minato and the others did participate in the celebration with everyone, but after letting everyone see their existence, they quietly left and gathered in the Hokage office.

Except Minato, Ai, Onoki, Chiyo, and Kuju Yakura, each of them brought two confidantes to participate.

"Hokage, can we talk now?" Ai Gang asked bluntly after sitting down.

"Naturally, I hope that the five major ninja villages can unite and form an alliance to jointly manage the ninja world."

"Well, is this really the case?" The other four were silent, they had guessed this result from the beginning.

"The idea is good, but it is unrealistic. First of all, the five major ninja villages hate each other, and it is difficult to solve the problems left over from history. Furthermore, I am afraid the daimyo will not agree, right?" Onoki said.

"The hatred between the villages will be smoothed over time. This competition in the Five Ninja Villages has also played a great role in dissolving the hatred, especially the final survival challenge. I believe that most people now Everyone will support our decision, and the remaining few we can slowly assimilate.

As for the daimyo..."

Although the Five Great Ninja Villages have the absolute strength to overthrow the Daming Mansion, it is a pity that their lifeblood has always been in the hands of the Daming, money, food, etc., so the ninjas are indeed powerful, but they are still tools in the hands of the Daming.

But now, this situation should change. The strong should control their own destiny.

"...This is the information I have sorted out, everyone, please take a look first." Receiving Minato's gaze, Shikahisa Nara handed four identical documents to Ai and the other four.

The four of them were a little puzzled, but from the first page, the more they read, the more dignified their expressions became, and the more surprises they revealed in their eyes.

After seeing about half of it, they almost couldn't help themselves and fled back to their respective ninja villages with this information.

What's this?This is the future of Ninja Village!

The content recorded in this document is nothing else but the various development policies that Muye Village has secretly implemented since the past few years, and it is now completely self-sufficient.

Self-sufficiency means that they are no longer controlled by the daimyo, and they can overthrow the daimyo's rule at any time.

Minato had a clear view of every move they made, but he did not urge them or be on guard. He believed that the four of them were smart people. There were many policies that could not be implemented by a shinobi village alone, such as trade.

After a long time, the four people closed the document, and it was hard to say for a long time.

"Is this what Adam-sama proposed?" Chiyo asked first.

"Yes, if it weren't for Mr. Adam, we wouldn't be able to get to where we are now." Minato admitted directly without hiding anything.

The four of them nodded. This document is not just a fake big picture, but also the actual data of Konoha Village in recent years as evidence, so they have no doubts about the feasibility of these policies.

"Hokage, what do you want?"

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and they all know that Minato will not be able to selflessly hand over these documents to them for free. After all, as long as they keep it secret, Konoha Village will have the power to dominate the ninja world in less than ten years.

Although they are unwilling to pay the price, they are reluctant to give up these policies. As the saying goes, "One step slow, every step slow." Now Konoha has widened the gap with them. If they continue to stick to the old rules, the gap between them and Konoha will only be It is getting bigger and bigger, and a little price is not worth mentioning compared with the future of the village.

"My request is very simple, and I hope everyone will support my proposal..." Minato said, seeing the four people's expressions of embarrassment, he immediately added, "...Please rest assured, I will not suppress you for my own self-interest. I guarantee that my decisions are all for the development and growth of the ninja world."

Hearing this, the four people's faces became a little better, but they still did not agree immediately. This has nothing to do with private friendship. Since they are shadows, they must look at everything from the perspective of the whole village.

Seeing this, Minato was a little depressed, but he also understood, because he himself is the Hokage of Konoha Village, and he knew that their way of thinking had not been fully adjusted, so he decided to throw out a heavyweight proposal: "Everyone, let me first say Let me make my first proposal, I hope Yunyin, Wuyin and Yanyin can cooperate with Konoha to support Sandy, and improve the current living environment of Sandy as much as possible."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was stunned, Chiyo was very excited, and almost immediately agreed to Minato's request.

Why is Sand Hidden Village always the bottom of the Five Ninja Villages?Sometimes even the nearby Yuren Village is not enough?Because of the harsh environment, it is very difficult to live in the desert all year round, let alone vigorously develop the village.

Now Minato directly proposes to gather the power of the four major ninja villages to support Sakai, and even improve the living environment. This is something that generations of Kazekage have dreamed of.

"Hehe, it's really a big deal."

"Support Sand Hidden?"

"Indeed, the living environment of Hidden Sand Village is really harsh, but how much do we have to pay to meet the needs of Hidden Sand Village? And what can we gain?"

Ai, Onoki, and Yakura Kudachi said one after another.

"It seems that just this is not enough to make you take action, anyway, I will bring it up later anyway, why not tell you now, Lu Jiu."

After receiving Minato's instruction, Lu Jiu handed over a document to the four of them respectively.

"This is!"

"This is the first phase of the ninja world development plan that I made in advance. I originally planned to propose it at the first official meeting, but it doesn't matter if it is brought out in advance. I trust everyone's judgment." Minato said.

Now the four of them were completely fooled. They thought that Minato, like them, wanted to form a ninja alliance on a temporary basis, but now it seems that the other party has already thought of this step a long time ago. The first stage of development in hand The plan involves all aspects of the Five Ninja Villages. For example, the land of water is surrounded by the sea, and a large port needs to be built to facilitate the communication between the two sides of the sea; A large number of tunnels; the country of thunder is located on a high mountain, so the mountain road needs to be repaired.

It also mentioned various large-scale plans such as the vigorous development of tourism according to the characteristics of each country, the five-village inter-trade trade, and so on.

And they all noticed a problem.

This first phase of the plan did not mention Muye Village at all. Muye Village has always been in a position to support them. It can be said that there is only effort but no gain.

"Hokage, now I doubt if you are a spy sent by our village." Ai teased.

"Coincidentally, that's what I thought too, but I'm sure it wasn't Iwain." Onoki joked.

Although Chiyo and Kutachi Yagura didn't speak, their expressions can confirm that they also have such thoughts, which makes Minato embarrassed.

"Everyone, I'm really not a spy, I'm a native of Konoha."

"Pfft~" Looking at Minato's embarrassment, Nara Shikahisa, Hinata Hizuru, and Uchiha Fugaku behind him almost couldn't hold back their laughter.

But when they first heard about the plan, they subconsciously had the same idea.

After all, the first-stage plan proposed by Watergate.As the initiator, Konoha didn't benefit at all, and was giving without any consideration for return. They once wondered whether Minato intended to weaken Konoha's strength while supporting the enemy.

But after hearing Minato's explanation, they were shocked, and then bowed down.

"Four, your thinking still hasn't completely changed. To be honest, on the surface, it seems that Konoha has been giving, but in fact, Konoha has gained the most." Minato explained with a wry smile.

"are you kidding me?"

"Are you kidding? There's nothing written in it."

"Is there still something to hide?"

"Hokage, please tell me in detail what Konoha has gained?"

The four of them were puzzled.

Minato took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and explained: "First, to help you open up the communication channel, Konoha's trade has been greatly promoted. After preliminary estimates, Konoha's economic development speed is at least Increase by [-]%, to be more specific, our support to everyone can be fully earned within three years, and then it will be pure income..."

As soon as this remark came out, the four of them stopped laughing and gradually became surprised.

"...Second, by taking this opportunity, Konoha can establish good credit and reputation in Shikoku."

"This!"

If they were just surprised before, now they can't sit still, they are not fools, they didn't think ahead, it's just that they didn't have enough vision.

Credit and prestige are intangible and invisible things, but it is precisely this emptiness that makes them extraordinarily precious, because it cannot be measured by anything.

And how important is it?
Before becoming a movie star, a very important criterion is fame, whether the villagers agree with it.

Just imagine what would happen if Konoha established good credit and reputation in the other four countries?
In business competition, if the strengths of both parties are similar, then customers will naturally choose the party with better credit and reputation; in bilateral diplomacy, the other four countries have accepted Konoha's feelings, and they will naturally sell them on some proposals that do not touch the bottom line. Konoha was trying to save face by supporting him, but if they turned against Konoha, even their citizens might question their decision.

This should have been a secret among secrets, why did Minato say it directly?
Because Minato considered that even if he kept it secret, wouldn't he be noticed in the future?Instead of causing conflicts between the two parties when it is discovered at that time, it is better to say it in advance. After all, the ninja alliance is not established for the benefit of a certain village or a certain person, but for the harmonious development of the entire ninja world. of.

"Hehe, it's really dangerous."

"It's almost on your path."

"But this vision is indeed far beyond ours."

"Be willing to bow down."

The four said one after another.

"Master Yang Yuhuan once told me that when she was still alive, a sage said a word, which was regarded as a famous saying for governing the world." Shuimen said.

"What?" The four waited with their ears pricked up. They all knew more or less who Yang Yuhuan was. If they could be called "famous words for governing the world", they would definitely not be empty talk.

"The emperor is like a boat, and the people are like water; water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize it."

Hearing this, the four of them froze for a moment, then fell silent, pondering carefully, their faces becoming more and more horrified.

(End of this chapter)