Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

Of course, the most important thing is still funds. Technology can be solved; Chiyo has that confidence, but they don't have money.

But now it seems the situation is different. If Konoha continues to recognize them as allies and provides some necessary assistance, the political and economic reasons seem to be solvable!

“This plan seems good.”

Koharu and Homura exchanged glances, then hesitantly spoke.

“But, doesn’t Sunagakure seem to be broke?”

“…”

Chiyo and Ebizō's faces immediately darkened. Why are the people of Amegakure so rude?

Yōkai couldn't help but glance at Koharu. Is this woman deliberately bringing up sore points?

“We are indeed short on funds, but Shūiichi raised this issue, presumably to find a solution.”

“That’s right, I do have some ideas.”

Shūiichi didn't hide anything, he said with a smile.

“I can persuade Konoha to provide some financial support, but the price is the small countries controlled by Sunagakure.”

“Small countries under control?”

Chiyo's expression immediately turned unpleasant upon hearing this, while Ebizō, having dealt with Shūiichi before, was more open.

“Does Konoha still care about those meager mission shares? Besides, we've already investigated, and the mineral resources in the small countries we hold aren't much.

To Konoha, it's just a drop in the bucket. What exactly do you want?”

“You don't need to think too much about what we want. Anyway, it's all the same to you. Don't forget that you participated in this operation.”

Shūiichi blinked, nearly infuriating the two old fellows, but they also understood.

This can be considered a way out, but the thought of the losses made them silent.

Too much of a loss.

“Although I'm not sure what your purpose is, this matter can indeed be discussed properly.”

Although Yōkai knew what losing those small countries meant to Sunagakure, she was unwilling to dwell on it at this moment.

Just as Shūiichi said, Sunagakure's participation in this operation had already provided grounds for criticism.

Even future negotiations would result in losses, so it was better to take Shūiichi's 'way out' and exchange it for more tangible benefits for Sunagakure!

“Don't look so gloomy. Although I no longer belong to Danzō, I have experienced Danzō's past actions, and I agree with one thing.”

Shūiichi glanced at Yōkai, spread his hands, and said with a smile.

“I also believe that the current Fourth Kazekage is a person full of adventurous spirit, and having such a spirit is good for a ninja.

But I don't think a qualified Kage should possess such a spirit, especially his attitude towards allies is very insincere.

Yōkai, you are a sincere person, and I, like Danzō, support you.”

Although the words were subtle, Yōkai, Chiyo, and Ebizō all understood the meaning.

Moreover, this operation had indeed made Chiyo and Ebizō more dissatisfied. Shūiichi's actions seemed somewhat fatal to that Kazekage!

The operation was forcibly demanded by the Kazekage, and Yōkai had always firmly opposed it. And Shūiichi's display of power this time had completely proven everything.

If Yōkai brought back a solution to Sunagakure's and even the Land of Wind's water shortage problem, plus Konoha taking away Sunagakure's small countries…

The Fourth Kazekage's situation would only worsen, and Yōkai's prestige would further increase!

Realizing this, their expressions immediately improved a lot.

“I understand. We will maintain communication and contact with Amegakure regarding this matter.”

“Our Amegakure is also willing to cooperate, but when the time comes, we will need even greater support from Konoha in terms of technology.”

Koharu and Nagato would never oppose this plan. If it could really be implemented, it would be an unimaginable blessing for their Amegakure!

That seemingly endless source of water that even annoyed them could be utilized in this way. It was simply a gift from heaven to them.

But that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that someone could coordinate everything and make these resources truly usable.

Shūiichi seemed to have really accomplished all of this!

“Then I look forward to your good news, and I also look forward to my good news.”

Shūiichi nodded, grabbed Kabuto, turned around, and prepared to return to his advancing troops.

Successfully brokering this matter was also of great significance to him.

“Are you crazy?”

Only after leaving here could Kabuto no longer hold back.

“You are indirectly strengthening the power of these two places, and Konoha will suffer great losses. The Hokage will not agree to you!”

“Oh?”

Shūiichi tilted his head and looked at Kabuto. He felt a little amused, but he could also understand what Kabuto meant.

In fact, Shūiichi had never understood why the world's attitude towards small countries was always so simple.

In short, it was purely treating them as a place to obtain mission shares.

At most, it was just plundering raw materials, such as mineral resources, and nothing else.

There was no more progressive thinking, it was completely the most primitive utilization rate.

“Let me ask you a question, why can't these small countries develop?”

“Naturally, it's because they don't have the protection of a ninja village and are sandwiched between great powers, with no opportunity to develop!”

“Putting aside the great powers, why can't ninja villages develop?”

“Why are you asking such a question? Naturally, it's because they don't have enough influence and money. They can't even train ninjas, and without powerful ninjas to hold the fort, they can't gain trust.”

Kabuto didn't understand what Shūiichi meant, but helplessly, he still cooperated with Shūiichi and spoke softly.

“Without trust, there are no missions, without missions, there is no funding, and the small country daimyō don't pay, ultimately forming a vicious cycle.”

“You understand very well. What are our advantages?”

Shūiichi blinked, looked at Kabuto, and asked softly, then, without waiting for Kabuto to speak, he smiled and said.

"We have money. The Fire Country's daimyo is very rich, and Konoha isn't short on cash either. So why don't we do something?"

"For example, with that small country we obtained this time, Konoha can support them with some missions, allowing them to earn money."

"If there are missions, but not enough ninjas, what should we do?"

"It's simple. Send some Jonin over there to teach them some useful knowledge."

"If there isn't a sufficient medical system to support them, that's also not a problem. Konoha has a complete medical system that we can directly share with them."

"That way, there are missions, there are ninjas, and there's a medical system to protect the ninjas' lives. Then, naturally, they can earn even more money."

"Are you doing charity work?!"

Kabuto couldn't hold back any longer. He truly couldn't understand Hideki's imagination.

"This is just small money. How much can we get? The most important thing is, what if they don't listen to us?"

"It is indeed small money. After all, the big money is still in large-scale missions and protecting merchant caravans."

Hideki nodded. He patted Kabuto's shoulder and continued with a smile.

"Besides that, there's also doing some infrastructure projects. However, infrastructure profits are always a slow and steady stream, and it's not necessarily earning money from the current infrastructure."

"We can hire people from the Fire Country to go and build, and we can also hire local people. And building infrastructure naturally requires ninjas to protect it. Isn't that a sum of money?"

"And while working there, wouldn't consumption be stimulated all around? Wouldn't people who earn money become richer when they return to Konoha?"

"With a good transportation network, wouldn't merchant caravans choose to travel in these directions? Can't we earn a good amount from tolls?"

"As for whether they listen to us or not, as long as those dispatched ninjas promote it a little, and help them train ninjas according to our requirements and standards, will they not listen to us?"

"If they still don't listen, what are we even doing?"

"This…"

Kabuto was stunned for a moment, then felt a chill run down his spine. Was this guy trying to establish a satellite ninja village?

He could imagine that after a series of processes, a complete small-scale ninja village would emerge!

Moreover, Konoha would have a profound influence by helping this ninja village establish itself. He could guess what kind of ninjas would be trained in the future!

But he quickly realized that the key problem was still money!

"We don't have money. You wouldn't want to start some side business, would you?"

"That's right."

Hideki nodded. He said very seriously.

"After doing so much, it's naturally time to talk about money."

"Part of these villages' mission fees will naturally have to be given to us. Besides that, they probably don't have enough strategic resources since they're newly established, right?"

"Our village has a lot of those things, whether it's weapons or medical supplies, we can completely sell them directly to them."

"This will not only reduce Konoha's losses, but also allow us to make a fortune!"

"Plus, helping them build infrastructure also stimulates their economy. In the future, we can completely dump more goods into them."

"We can even control their tariffs and extract even more from them!"

Hideki's words made Kabuto unconsciously swallow his saliva. He seemed to be able to see the future already, and Hideki didn't stop. He looked at Kabuto and said earnestly.

"I always believe in one sentence: if you want to make money, you need to put in effort. How much money can a poor ghost give you to scrape? Taxing them for fifty years is useless!"

"Besides, we'll get the money and the influence. We can even take this opportunity to make Lord Hokage realize the importance of Root's external operations."

"Tell me, why would he refuse?"

"…"

Kabuto didn't want to say anything anymore, because he felt that the difference between his thinking and the guy in front of him was too great!

He really wanted to dig open Hideki's brain to see what this guy was thinking, how he could come up with so many messy but seemingly very reasonable plans.

Could this also be Danzo's training?

"Nagato, what do you think of this plan?"

After Hideki left, Konan and Nagato also headed towards their troops. However, her eyes were always on Hideki in the distance. After a while, she suddenly looked up and asked.

"I don't know. I'm not good at these things, but…"

Pein, wearing a mask, was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said seriously.

"I feel like this isn't a bad thing for us. I never really thought that the Rain Country could develop like this, but he seems to have to pay a lot for it."

"Yeah."

Konan nodded. They couldn't hear what Hideki and Kabuto were saying, but according to the inherent way of thinking, it wasn't easy for Hideki to convince the Hokage.

But they also believed that Hideki could do it, which made them feel a little emotional.

"Hideki has really helped us too much, not only this, but also Danzo…"

"Yeah, it's finally a kind of explanation for Yahiko."

Nagato in the distance also sighed softly at this time, but at this time he also couldn't control the excitement in his heart.

Danzo and Hanzo…

They finally killed these two scourges!

They deserved to die!

Everything back then was like a nightmare, tormenting him all the time, pushing him to advance on the path of revenge all the time.

And now, everything has been completed, although he still hasn't achieved the peaceful world that Yahiko longed for.

But looking up ahead, looking at Hideki, this 'Sage Body', he felt that all of this didn't seem as far away as he had imagined.

The union of the 'Sage's Eyes' and the 'Sage's Body' will definitely bring world peace!

"We have to thank Hideki for all of this…"

Nagato controlled Pein and slowly opened his mouth, his eyes also seemed very serious.