Naruto: Start by eating the golden fruit.

Jiraiya and Himiko have been traveling in the Ninja World over the years.

The biggest change between the two is...

It might be because Himiko grew her hair long, and Jiraiya was not as unkempt as before.

Although this guy wanted to go to places like the women's bathhouse to "collect materials" from time to time, he was always stopped by Himiko.

However, when Himiko was pregnant and giving birth, this guy was extremely honest during that period.

Forget about peeking at others taking a bath. He actually enjoys running back and forth between the hospital and home every day.

After giving birth to the child, Himiko and Jiraiya stayed in Konoha for more than a year and then left again.

The two children were taken care of by Himiko's tribe members in Konoha.

In fact, Yuya had asked to help Jiraiya and Himiko take care of the child, but Jiraiya felt that Yuya had already helped a lot and it would be too much to ask for more, so he refused.

After that, the two of them continued to travel around the world.

And this time, the two of them basically went into the deep mountains and forests every day, going to wherever was more remote.

In short, the reason why the two came to the Land of Whirlpools this time was simply because they were traveling around the world and got here.

But I'm afraid neither of them thought that as time goes by, people will always grow up.

And Nagato is no longer the little kid who used to pester Jiraiya to teach him ninjutsu when he was a child.

Another day passed.

Jiraiya woke up on the bed in the hotel, turned his head and saw that his wife Himiko was still sleeping. Jiraiya stretched, took the air conditioner remote control and turned off the air conditioner.

Air conditioning is indeed a good thing, but the Land of Whirlpools is strictly speaking surrounded by the sea, so the temperature difference between day and night is actually quite large.

Therefore, generally speaking, people here usually don't turn on the air conditioner at night.

Jiraiya just reacted.

However, he and Himiko are both ninjas and have strong physical fitness, so they should not catch a cold because of such things.

"Knock knock" there was knock on the door.

"Hello, room service."

Jiraiya walked over and opened the door, then said to the waiter outside: "It's still early, please come back after noon to clean up."

The waiter pushing the dining cart nodded: "OK, sir, would you like breakfast?"

"Oh, of course." Jiraiya thought about it, picked up a newspaper, and then casually took out a 500 tael coin and handed it to the waiter: "No need for change, thank you."

"Thank you for your generosity." The waiter smiled at Jiraiya and took the money.

A newspaper usually costs 100 taels, and as for breakfast...

That must be provided by the accommodation.

Therefore, the extra 400 taels is a tip.

Not much though.

Jiraiya took two breakfasts and woke Himiko up to have breakfast together.

Himiko walked into the bathroom in a daze, and while brushing her teeth, she asked Jiraiya in a vague voice: "Jiraiya, how long are you going to stay here?"

Jiraiya thought about his plan, and then thought about Nagato whom he saw yesterday...

Jiraiya sighed and said helplessly: "Stay a few more days, that kid... I always feel like he is hiding something from me."

Himiya hummed and continued brushing her teeth.

Jiraiya picked up the newspaper and began to read.

As he watched, Jiraiya spat out a mouthful of soy milk.

Because the headlines in the newspapers clearly showed:

[Breaking news: Uzumaki Nagato, the Minister of Construction of the Land of Whirlpools, sincerely invites representatives from the three countries of Earth, Wind, and Rain to bid for the first phase of the railway construction in the Land of Whirlpools]

Even a political idiot like Jiraiya knew that the meaning behind this news must be extraordinary.

But the crux of the matter is...

Why would Nagato do such a thing?!

At the same time, why does he think this kind of thing can succeed? !

……

Fire Country, Konoha Village, Hokage Office:

"What's going on in the Land of Whirlpools?!" Nara Shikaya looked at Youya angrily with a newspaper in his hand, "I remember that Mito Kado En didn't report this to us!"

Youya waved his hand and said to Nara Shikaya with a smile: "Don't worry, Shikaya, you're getting old, so it's better not to get angry easily. It's easy to get wrinkles."

Nara Shikaya: "..."

Damn it, who am I so angry about? !

"There is indeed something wrong this time." Nara Shikaku touched his chin and frowned.

You Ya smiled: "What could be wrong? I would say you are just thinking too much."

Nara Shika also frowned and looked at Youya. After thinking for a while, Nara Shika also asked: "Could it be that... this matter was also expected by you?"

Nara Shikaku looked at Youya in surprise.

You Ya was speechless: "No, what kind of image do I have in your mind?

I'm not a god, how can I know what will happen in advance? I mean, we don't need to get involved in this matter at all."

Nara Shika was also a little puzzled: "Why? This is obvious. The Whirlpool Country is testing whether it can get rid of Konoha's control, right?"

Nara Deer is also right.

The fact that Uzumaki Nagato was able to be introduced in the newspapers has already explained a lot of facts.

First, Uzumaki Nagato was pushed out.

Why did the newspaper specifically mention Nagato's name?

It's very simple. If something happens in the end, all the responsibility will be Nagato's, and the other people in the Land of Whirlpools will be described as "never having any contact with Nagato" and "always being loyal subjects of Konoha."

It would be too easy for these people to just kneel down at that time.

Second, Nagato volunteered.

Don't worry about why Nagato agreed to be the first to speak out, it has become a fact anyway.

In this case, Youya needs to look at this matter based on this.

So what is Nagato’s ultimate goal in this matter?

Ok……

To be honest, Youya really doesn't know what Nagato's ultimate goal is.

On the surface, Nagato’s goal is to invite other villages to come to Whirlpool Country to build railways, but does anyone really think that this is Nagato’s ultimate goal?

It’s not that simple.

However, Yuya and the current Konoha Village have already developed the ability to respond to ever-changing situations by remaining unchanged.

Why could the big country where Youya lived in his previous life ignore the monkeys jumping around?

It's very simple, the strength of both sides is not at the same level at all.

And since the strength levels of both sides are not at the same level, what will other countries think if you respond to him or deal with him?

At that time...will you still be doing business?

In other words, they want to use this wave of failure to leverage your interests in the entire world.