Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

Now that Naruto has arrived, they should naturally stop discussing the secrets of Sunagakure.

"Ahem, now that the Hokage has arrived, let's begin discussing the details of the transaction," said a high-ranking member of the Sand Village.

"Wait a minute."

What are you waiting for?

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Naruto walked up to another high-ranking member of the Sand Village.

This person is called Yura, and he was recently promoted to a higher position.

"W-What's wrong, Hokage-sama?" Yura asked, feeling uneasy as Naruto walked towards him.

Just then, Naruto suddenly made his move, a sealing technique appeared on his hand, and he grabbed at Yura's head!

"Lord Hokage, what are you doing?!"

The other high-ranking members of Sunagakure were stunned. What deep-seated grudge could there be? Without saying a word, they immediately began to attack.

But some people were secretly delighted: although they didn't know what personal grudge the two had, the fact that they dared to attack the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure in front of everyone meant they could easily negotiate a lower price later.

However, everyone soon discovered that Yura was fine, but Naruto had a small ball of light in his hand.

"The Sand Village's defenses are far too lax; they didn't even realize their own people had been hit by the jutsu." Naruto casually tossed the small dot of light to a Sand Village leader.

Some of the bolder people present took the small dot of light, and their expressions immediately changed.

"Yura... was actually an undercover agent!"

It turns out that this little light is Yura's sealed memories. He was an undercover agent placed by someone outside Sunagakure, but his related memories were sealed. He was waiting for the other party to start their operation so that he could recover his memories and then cooperate with them from the inside.

The other party was doing these things right under the noses of Sunagakure, and these high-ranking officials didn't even notice!

Alright, now it's the aliens' turn to attack and defend.

They originally wanted to use Naruto's actions against the Sand Village's higher-ups to pressure them into lowering the price, but the reality is that Naruto helped them uncover the mole, and the Sand Village now owes him a favor.

Yura had regained his memories and knew that the plan had failed. He gritted his teeth and looked at Naruto.

"Take Yura away."

Now that things have come to this, the Sunagakure leadership is afraid that Yura will resort to desperate measures and attack Naruto, making Sunagakure even more embarrassed.

"Alright everyone, let's begin our discussion." Naruto smiled and sat down in the main seat, and no one dared to say no.

"After internal discussions within Konoha, we will return Gaara, Kankuro, Temari, and other Sunagakure ninjas. In return, Sunagakure should cede border territory to Konoha and pay compensation in the form of the amount of gold mined by Sunagakure within one year."

Naruto tossed out a map showing which territories Konoha wanted.

The expressions of the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure changed after reading the document.

Konoha is asking for the moon in a really outrageous way!

"Lord Hokage, the Kazekage was previously misled by Orochimaru and took it upon himself to invade Konoha. We sincerely apologize to you and Konoha. Fortunately, the culprits have all been brought to justice, and we believe that the friendly relations between Konoha and Sunagakure will not be damaged as a result."

These words immediately shifted all the blame onto the deceased Fourth Kazekage, completely absolving Sunagakure of any responsibility.

But Naruto now is not so easily fooled.

"Don't just blame Orochimaru, everyone. If it were all Orochimaru's fault, why would Gaara and the others have ended up being captured?"

Upon hearing him mention Gaara, a high-ranking official from Sunagakure immediately said, "The invasion of Konoha involved the One-Tailed Jinchuriki. Why not let him make up for Konoha's losses himself and assist Konoha in future missions as a mercenary?"

While it's not quite like losing the One-Tailed Beast, it's not a big problem for Gaara to work for Konoha. In fact, the Sunagakure leaders were worried about what to do if the One-Tailed Beast went berserk again now that the Fourth Kazekage was dead.

"But Konoha is not short of manpower right now. Otherwise, if you returned the One-Tailed Beast to Konoha, you wouldn't need to cede land or pay reparations."

"Lord Hokage, you jest. We still need to rely on the One-Tailed Beast to guard against a possible war."

Upon hearing this, Naruto deliberately put on a thoughtful expression.

"How about this? I've actually gotten along quite well with my friends, Ara and the others, and we have a good relationship. Let's give them face and just let me stay in Sunagakure to research the One-Tailed Beast. All the compensation items mentioned above can be reduced by half."

The Sand Village leaders were secretly delighted upon hearing this, but they didn't show it on their faces and continued to bargain with Naruto.

The final agreement was that Naruto would stay in Sunagakure for two months to study the One-Tailed Beast. In return, Sunagakure would cede border territory and pay gold as compensation, but the territory ceded was half the amount previously agreed upon, and the gold was two-thirds less.

Anyway, they only gave him poor places, and Konoha had to go through the trouble of conquering the Land of Rivers first.

The high-ranking officials of Sunagakure thought to themselves with delight.

Gaara's interests are not their interests, nor are the interests of the poor. The only thing they can hold onto is the gold left behind by the Fourth Kazekage, so of course they want to lose as little as possible.

"Then it's settled. I'll go and study One-Tail first."

"Yes, yes, this way please, Hokage."

Naruto shook his head inwardly as he walked out.

There really aren't many people left in Sunagakure.

For Naruto, gold was the least important thing, because the financial pressure in Konoha had been greatly reduced after the reforms.

The study of the One-Tailed Beast is related to Naruto's subsequent plan to become stronger.

Land is of paramount importance, because what Naruto wants is the hearts of the people of Sunagakure.

After the land is ceded, Naruto will be able to legitimately reform it. The contrast will be hurtful, and when the people of Sunagakure see that the ceded areas are developing better than theirs, they will definitely feel resentful.

Furthermore, since the Sand Village's higher-ups are still helping the fools, Naruto can use his time in Sand Village to leave a good impression on the people of Sand Village. Maybe when he leaves, the people of Sand Village will be reluctant to let him go.

"Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble? If you ask me, we should just kill those high-ranking officials and annex Sunagakure." Kurama only felt troubled after learning about Naruto and the system's plan.

"No, Kurama, what I want is not for Konoha to become powerful under my rule, but to become a great hero who saves the world, and to bring a new order to the ninja world!"

……

Outside Sunagakure, two men dressed in black robes with red cloud patterns were discussing art when the hunched-over man suddenly stopped. His companion, seeing this, asked, "What's wrong, Sasori-nii?"

The man called Scorpion said with a grim expression, "My spell has been lifted."

"I'm going to Sunagakure in a couple of days to see who's got the guts."

Chapter 65 Naruto Arrives, and the Sun Rises in Sunagakure

On the edge of a pond in Sunagakure, two elderly women were fishing, but one of them did not react even though a fish had taken the bait.

"Sis, are you dead?"

"Ha, just kidding!"

The two were Chiyo and Ebizo, two of the few remaining capable talents in Sunagakure, but they were also two elderly men who had already retired.

"...I heard that the Hokage came here to negotiate, and those high-ranking officials have fallen into his trap without even realizing it."

"What does this have to do with us? This is their era."

"Haha, I just thought it was funny and wanted to share it with my older sister."

"Yes, that certainly deserves a good laugh."

After the joke, the two old men continued fishing silently, motionless, as if they were practicing playing dead.

......

"The key to refining chakra lies in..."

Gaara is explaining the key points of chakra refining to the villagers of Sunagakure.

In fact, Gaara originally wanted to teach them how to produce ninjutsu directly, but the reason why these villagers were just ordinary people and did not become ninjas was that most of them did not have the aptitude for ninjas. The first step, refining chakra, alone was difficult for many people.

Producing ninjutsu isn't difficult; it's roughly at the level of the Three Body Techniques. A genius like Gaara learned it in a day, so he really hadn't expected that promoting the production of ninjutsu would be so difficult.

Some people even questioned his demonstration of the production techniques, arguing that while these methods could increase efficiency, the village would remain poor no matter how much efficiency was increased, as long as the terrain of Sunagakure remained unchanged. They pointed out that Kankuro and Temari had to swallow their pride to find these people.

With a sigh, Gaara, though helpless, had no intention of giving up.

In the past, Gaara was filled with hatred and murderous intent. He often asked himself: What is the meaning of my life?

But I can never find an answer.

But his experiences in Konoha changed him.

He saw Naruto stand up for strangers, saw Baki willingly self-destruct to buy him time, and saw Kankuro and Temari willing to sacrifice themselves to protect him...

Furthermore, the local customs and culture of Konoha are completely different from those of Sunagakure.

Perhaps due to the policies Naruto implemented after becoming Hokage, the villagers of Konoha's hatred for the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki actually lessened, and Gaara faced less discrimination as a result. Momoko Nohara, on the other hand, never cared about such things.

These things, different from the past, changed my heart.

He must forge his own path through hard work, like Naruto, to gain recognition from others, build bonds with them, and have friends with whom he can share joys and sorrows, so that one day he can be needed by others as the Kazekage, rather than a terrifying weapon.

Therefore, no matter how difficult it is, he hopes to improve the lives of the Sunagakure villagers in some way.

Just as he was about to continue explaining the techniques of chakra refining, a familiar figure walked towards him.

"Hey Gaara, how's the ninjutsu promotion going?" Naruto greeted him.

"To be honest, it didn't go very smoothly."

Gaara shook his head and slowly explained the difficulties to Naruto.

“This is normal. When I was promoting it in Konoha, I mainly had genin learn it. It does have some barriers for ordinary people.” Naruto nodded.

Upon hearing this, Gaara couldn't help but feel admiration for Naruto. The other man was always so thoughtful, unlike him. Gaara realized that he still had a lot to learn.

"However, I actually have a way to deal with this."

"What is it?"

Naruto smiled mysteriously and walked up to the Sand Village villager who was studying most diligently.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Teppei Sato."

"Come on, look at me."

Sato Teppei didn't understand, but he obediently did as he was told.

Naruto then injected a stream of chakra into him, trapping him in a genjutsu.

Within the illusion, Sato Teppei felt his body move on its own, and the flow of physical and mental energy became more accurate, gradually transforming into chakra. The sensation of mobilizing chakra was also so clear, as if he had mastered chakra refining techniques without a teacher.

Not only that, he even saw himself forming hand seals, and his chakra was mobilized as a result. In the end, he actually used this newly refined chakra to perform the "Farming Technique"!