Naruto, I will reveal the truth Chapter 159

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Ling Yue –

Uchiha Fugaku –

Setsuna –

Jiraiya –

Nara Shikaku –

Ling Yue’s words silenced the four people present!

Uchiha Fugaku and Setsuna had vaguely sensed a bit of this.

Recently, as the Uchiha’s industries slowly started to operate, the clan’s income began to recover rapidly.

The clan’s ninjas rarely took on missions, but they all seemed to be living well.

At least, the clan members they encountered during this time all had smiles on their faces.

But Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku were stunned!

Ninjas not doing ninja missions, supporting themselves in other ways?

No!

“If ninjas don’t train through ninja missions, their combat power will greatly decrease. What if other villages invade?”

Nara Shikaku’s mind worked quickly, and he immediately caught the loophole in Ling Yue’s words.

“Invasion?”

“Then let me ask you, do you mean invading the Land of Fire or invading Konoha?”

“Of course, it’s invading the Land of Fire!”

Ling Yue stared at Nara Shikaku: “So you’re still planning to be the Daimyo’s dog, helping him defend against enemy invasions?”

“This…”

Nara Shikaku also realized.

If ninja villages could break free from the Daimyo’s economic support and support themselves, then they wouldn’t have to care whether other ninja villages invaded the Land of Fire.

Anyway, it would be the Daimyo’s land that was lost, and the Daimyo’s people who were robbed.

Without worrying about losing missions, whether an enemy village invaded seemed to have no impact on Konoha.

Just like other ninja villages invading the Land of Fire, at most they would just rob some money and some people. Even if Konoha didn’t resist, they would at most carve out a territory in the Land of Fire and stay there.

As for attacking Konoha, as long as Konoha’s strength remained, they wouldn’t dare to do such a thing!

Once the benefits were in hand, why attack Konoha?

Just to die in vain?

If they were to fight, it would be later, after they had digested what they had seized now!

Furthermore, if the enemy really attacked Konoha, then the Konoha ninjas, with no way to retreat, would probably be able to exert two hundred percent of their power to protect their loved ones!

But if things developed in a good direction, and other ninja villages also learned from Konoha, breaking free from the need for ninja missions and finding their own suitable ways of survival.

Then would there still be large-scale wars like the Second and Third Great Ninja Wars that affected the entire ninja world?

For a moment, all four of them thought of the vast prospects Ling Yue had mentioned.

But…

Nara Shikaku shook his head: “What you’re saying is simply unrealistic. Konoha simply can’t break free from ninja missions right now.”

D-rank missions are a few thousand Ryo, C-rank missions are tens of thousands of Ryo, B-rank missions are over a hundred thousand Ryo, A-rank missions are hundreds of thousands to millions of Ryo. An S-rank mission alone is several million Ryo.

Konoha’s annual income from ninja missions exceeds one billion Ryo, half of which is taken by Konoha ninjas, and the rest is invested in Konoha’s daily expenses, as well as for issuing intelligence missions, guard missions, and daily patrol missions.

The village’s money is not enough every year, otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to do without the Daimyo’s financial support.

Now you’re saying you want to break free from reliance on ninja missions?

Then how will such a large financial gap be filled?

Ling Yue chuckled, his eyes once again revealing the Mangekyo Sharingan as he stared at the two:

“Konoha can’t do it because your abilities are insufficient. Anyway, my Uchiha clan has done it!”

As soon as Ling Yue said this, Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku were stunned.

If you weren’t showing your Mangekyo Sharingan, do you believe I’d flip the table and fight you right here?

How many people are in the Uchiha clan?

How many people are in all of Konoha?

You’re messing with me here! Is this the real reason why the Uchiha don’t want to be Hokage?

……

On the way out of the Uchiha compound, Nara Shikaku asked Jiraiya:

“How much of what Uchiha Ling Yue said just now do you believe?”

Jiraiya was puzzled by the question: “Huh? Wasn’t what he said true?”

Nara Shikaku shook his head and said, “I can’t see through this young man either, but I’m certain he didn’t reveal the Uchiha’s true intentions! Because this doesn’t explain why he would reveal the secrets of various ninja villages in the ninja world!”

“Then did we come here for nothing today?”

“Not entirely for nothing. Although the Uchiha clan does want to create an economic system independent of Konoha, at least we’ve clarified that the Uchiha probably won’t do anything to harm Konoha in the short term!”

This was why Jiraiya didn’t want to be Hokage; politics was much more brain-consuming than gathering intelligence!

Today’s trip to the Uchiha compound was just a pointless scolding, and there was no way to fight back.

Indeed, this Hokage position was just for being pushed around!

“Shikaku, is what that Uchiha brat said about Konoha really impossible to achieve?”

Jiraiya was actually tired of being a tool for hire.

If ninjas didn’t have to do missions, then Konoha would probably have many fewer deaths each year, right?

Jiraiya hoped that everyone would understand each other, put down their hatred, and thus achieve peace in the ninja world!

And Ling Yue’s words were practically a concrete implementation plan for this ideal. By dividing interests, everyone would reduce conflict!

It should be known that the most ninja deaths were not from wars, but from ninjas who died in ninja missions competing with other ninja villages over the years!

“Jiraiya, ninja missions are not just about Konoha’s financial source.

If Konoha gives up ninja missions, that money will flow to other villages, and we will also lose the Daimyo’s financial support. With the ebb and flow, Konoha’s strength will quickly be caught up by other ninja villages.

I don’t need to say what will happen then, do I?”

“Then the Uchiha…”

Jiraiya wanted to say more, but Nara Shikaku directly interrupted him.

“The Uchiha don’t represent Konoha! And in this ninja world, the most important thing for a better life isn’t money, but military strength!

As the number one noble clan in the ninja world, the Uchiha have the confidence to say such things, especially now that there are two Mangekyo Sharingan users in the Uchiha clan!

On the contrary, Konoha has lost too many strong individuals after being ravaged by the Third Hokage!”

Jiraiya lowered his head, once again hearing his sensei being dragged out and scourged.

The two walked silently towards the Hokage’s office.

Suddenly, Nara Shikaku slapped his forehead: “Damn it, Ling Yue distracted me, I forgot to ask him how to deal with the Iwagakure envoys!”

Nara Shikaku didn’t really mean to ask how to treat the Iwa ninjas who came to demand accountability, but rather wanted to tell the Uchiha that if the Uchiha caused any more trouble in the future, Konoha wouldn’t take the blame!

Otherwise, even if Konoha stopped the Iwa ninjas this time, what if Suna, Kiri, or Kumo ninjas appeared later?

But now…

Nara Shikaku turned his head to look in the direction of the Uchiha compound behind him.

“Sigh~ Forget it, Konoha can’t be so clear-cut with the Uchiha anymore! Let’s just consider it compensation for the Uchiha being suppressed by the Third Hokage in the past!”