Naruto: From the capture of the main family to the behind-the-scenes mastermind

Chapter 113 Minato's Hesitation

In the conference room, Lu Jiu looked at the various gold, silver and treasures marked on the statistics sheet, rubbed his brows, and said helplessly:
"This amount, isn't it all?"

"There are a lot more."

Hinata Yu took a sip of tea and said, "There are 20,000 personnel alone."

In addition to wealthy businessmen, nobles, and ninjas, there were also many servants and slaves, all of whom were used for the enjoyment of the nobles and businessmen.

"Twenty thousand?"

This number made Lu Jiu frown and sigh helplessly, "The major countries openly prohibit human trafficking, but unfortunately the implementation is difficult..."

I can only say no.

There are many ninjas in the underground black market. Except for the five major countries, other countries that dare to touch them will seek death.

But who among the five major countries cares?

Shaking his head secretly, Lu Jiu continued:

"With such a large number, Konoha cannot take over, and we also have to consider the Daimyo's opinion."

Minato, who had not spoken before, nodded and said, "Let's disperse the personnel to various places in the Land of Fire. I will discuss this with the Daimyo."

"Why don't we swallow it?" Hinata Yu suddenly spoke, and the two of them froze in place. "If we directly eat this part of the essence of the underground black market, we can completely get rid of the control of the Fire Nation."

Shikaku suddenly stood up and looked at Hinata Yu with a frown, "Yu, what do you mean? If we do this, we will..."

Hinata Yu glanced at him, and Shikaku froze, stopping his words abruptly.

After Hinata Yu looked away, Shikaku sat down with lingering fear.

He finally understood how the Fourth Kazekage felt at that time.

That feeling of oppression... How much has Yu's strength grown now?

Ignoring Shikaku, Hinata looked at Minato, "Are you hesitating?"

"...That's right."

Minato was silent for a moment before responding, "The one country, one village system was something the first generation found as a way to make the Warring States era disappear. I don't know if destroying it is the right approach."

He did not hide anything and directly brought out the core of the topic.

Hinata Yu stared at him, "But if we don't take this harvest, we will be passive later."

They destroyed all the gold exchange offices of the underground black market in the small country and took the things from the isolated island. Next, they need to be vigilant against the revenge of the underground black market.

Naturally, other countries will not just sit there and watch, even if Konoha obviously does not want to take it now, but for other countries, handing the harvest to the Fire Nation is the same as handing it to Konoha.

But it's different for Konoha.

If the Daimyo of the Land of Fire obtains the foundation of the underground black market, he will be able to strengthen his own power and once again reach a balance with Konoha.

At that time, the relationship between Konoha and the Fire Nation will gradually return to the past.

Minato understood this, and so did Shikaku.

Seeing that Minato didn't say anything, Shikaku slowed down and said:
"Why don't we wait a little longer? Konoha's current situation is very good. If we continue to develop, that person won't be able to restrict us."

"Development takes time. It is impossible for a daimyo to train a strong ninja force in an instant, but our Konoha's outstanding successors are constantly being born."

"Wouldn't it be better to wait until we have the strength to abolish the system without being taken advantage of by the enemy? "

As he said this, Lu Jiu sighed in his heart.

He was wrong from the beginning. Hinata Yu was a staunch reformer. Why did he think that he was the same as himself?

Change...it's not that he can't accept it, but Konoha is not ready yet.

Hinata Yu narrowed his eyes and asked, "Minato, is this your answer as well?"

"We are ninjas. Using our own thinking to manage the country will definitely lead to various problems. Let's wait a little longer." Minato walked down the steps given by Shikaku.

He knew it was an excuse, but he really wasn't ready.

As the Fourth Hokage, he didn't know whether it was better to inherit the system and will of his predecessors or to follow his own humble opinion.

How different will it be if the ninja village and the country are completely integrated, no longer in an employment relationship, but truly become a country's military force? How many new rules will need to be added?
At that time, will ninjas no longer be able to accept missions from other countries? As a military force cultivated by the country, will their activities be restricted and not as lax as they were during the Konoha period?
Can the ninjas accept this change?

Everything is unknown, and countless questions linger in Minato's mind.

Different from his past dream of becoming a Hokage, destroying the one country, one village system is a road full of unknowns for him. The various uncertainties ahead turned into pressure, making him never dare to take this step.

But many things are telling him that without taking this step, there will be no qualitative change in the ninja world.

Hinata Yu sighed: "If we don't advance, we will retreat. If we don't advance, some people may take action first."

Minato's expression changed slightly, but he remained silent.

The room fell silent for a moment.

After a moment, Minato spoke, abruptly changing the subject:

"Konoha can still accept some more people. I heard that some children want to follow you. Do you want to send them to school first?"

"Chino is already 12 years old. I'm afraid she doesn't want to go to school. I will make arrangements."

"Yeah, that's right."

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two had eased, Shikaku was visibly relieved.

He was really afraid that the two of them would have a conversation like "You will regret this" and "I am the Hokage" like the Sandaime and Danzo.

Fortunately, both of them were rational and the situation didn't become so awkward.

……

"Is this Konoha? It's not bad, better than most places in the ninja world I've seen, although not as good as that island built with money."

Chino looked left and right in Konoha, and uttered a sigh that sounded mature to Uchiha Itachi, who couldn't help but frown slightly.

"You don't look that old, do you? Have you been to many places?"

Chino glanced at Itachi and said proudly, "I'm much older than you, little brother."

"..."

Giving her a surprised look, Itachi secretly compared their heights and felt that there was not much difference. He nodded thoughtfully, "I see. I was rude just now."

"It's okay." Qianno waved her hand and asked with a hint of curiosity: "You are a ninja from the Uchiha clan, do you have the Sharingan?"

"I haven't opened my eyes yet, and I'm not a ninja now. According to the school teacher, we can't call ourselves ninjas before graduation."

Itachi shook his head.

"School? Ninja school?"

Isn't it strange that a ninja school doesn't allow students to call themselves ninjas?
Chino thought secretly.

"No, it's another school."

Itachi explained, "It was Assistant Hata who proposed to establish a new school. It is different from what is taught in the Ninja School."

Hearing that it was founded by Hinata Yu, Chino's expression changed slightly, and she pretended to be confused and asked: "If you can't call yourself a ninja, then what do you teach in school? And you don't have to go to class?"

"Today, all the students in the school have received a special mission. We are going to take those who have just entered Konoha to familiarize themselves with Konoha and complete a series of assignments."

As he spoke, Itachi took out a stack of papers from somewhere, showed them to Chinano, and then put them away, "So don't worry, taking you to familiarize yourself with Konoha can be said to be my practical course."

"As for what the school teaches..."

(End of this chapter)