NOVEL WEB Chapter 262: Want to Make a Bet?
Not only Naruto was hungry, but everyone else was as well; fighting was quite exhausting.
Kakashi and Sasuke were the ones who started making lunch. Sasuke had recently learned to cook by cheating, and his movements were methodical, much like his mother's. One should be glad he didn't copy the action of flipping his hair along the way.
"Sasuke is so amazing." Sakura watched Sasuke's skillful movements with her hands on her cheeks, feeling a sense of frustration.
"He's really amazing, I wonder how it tastes." Naruto sat next to Sakura, also acting as a spectator. He was worried that if Sasuke made dark cuisine, the two of them would suffer.
Tsunade and Jiraiya had already been sent back to Konoha by Naruto, not staying to join in the fun.
Jiraiya was concerned about the information obtained by the Interrogation Unit from Hidan, while Tsunade wanted to study the principle behind these two 'immortal' creatures.
Kakuzu aside, Hidan's research value was quite high. If he could really be immortal, perhaps he could be used as an infinitely reusable cadaver?
Just imagine, a dissected person with all their organs still functioning normally. What a great contribution this would make to Konoha's medical field!
"It smells so good!" Sakura happily enjoyed the fruits of Sasuke's labor, suddenly feeling that it wouldn't matter if she never entered the kitchen again in the future.
Kakashi took a bite and his eyes curved into a smile: "It's really great."
Naruto nervously watched his teammates test for poison before daring to taste Sasuke's cooking, and then couldn't help but make big brother's sound:
"Five Ants!"
Unexpectedly, Sasuke was quite talented and suitable for learning to cook.
Sasuke, having received recognition, curled the corner of his mouth, thinking that he could try making it for his brother next time.
After a satisfying meal, the four of them embarked on their return journey, not forgetting to give Chiriku a message when passing by the Fire Temple.
Naruto was in a good mood, not because he had eaten a meal made by Sasuke himself, but because he had solved two more enemies.
"Speaking of which, is the Akatsuki going bankrupt?" Naruto suddenly realized that Kakuzu, the treasurer, had been killed. How would the Akatsuki manage its finances in the future?
Were there other people in the organization besides Kakuzu who were good at managing money?
Naruto counted on his fingers, first excluding Nan Jie, the spendthrift.
Then exclude Deidara, it would be a blessing if he didn't ruin the infrastructure of the Rain Country.
Nagato was only focused on carrying rice, so he probably wasn't good at it either.
Then there was Kisame, Tobi, and Black Zetsu...
Naruto suddenly realized that the Akatsuki seemed to be running out of people? What a sad story, hopefully no fresh blood would join.
He wondered how their plan to capture the Tailed Beasts was progressing. Naruto sincerely wished the Akatsuki an early bankruptcy and closure.
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The journey was peaceful, and they didn't even encounter cats and dogs fighting.
It was the same after returning to the village, spending several days in peace and quiet.
Until an explosive piece of news came.
"What? Cloud Village was bombed flat?" Naruto stared wide-eyed in disbelief at Minato.
Kushina had the same expression as him.
As for Tsunade and Jiraiya, they both received the information immediately, and their expressions were very serious at this time.
"The information is accurate, here are the photos from the scene." Minato's expression was equally serious, as he pushed a stack of photos forward, "I believe it won't be long before this matter spreads throughout the entire Shinobi World."
The Land of Lightning is almost surrounded by sea on all sides, with only a small portion in the southwest bordering the Land of Frost.
And Cloud Village is built in the mountains, with a steep terrain that is difficult to invade.
During the Shinobi World War, if they hadn't taken the initiative to provoke trouble, perhaps other countries wouldn't have bothered to find trouble with them.
In the ninja school, there were courses on Shinobi World geography, including introductions to Cloud Village, but now, Naruto couldn't see any semblance of what Cloud Village should look like in the photos.
Where the village should have been, there was only a deep pit, with the eye only catching mountain peaks that had been cut in half, and the ground covered with ruins, with almost all the buildings crushed.
Some people with sorrowful faces were clearing the rubble, presumably preparing to rebuild.
There were no scenes of battle or enemy figures, it seemed that these photos were taken after the incident.
"The intruder should be Pain, right? Well done... cough, simply insane!" Meeting everyone's gaze, Naruto quickly changed his words, he couldn't just say what he was thinking.
Kushina put her hand on Naruto's head, signaling him not to speak nonsense. She hated Cloud Village, but she never thought of directly destroying the village and killing so many people.
Minato said heavily, "In this attack, Cloud Village ninjas suffered heavy casualties, the Eight Tails Jinchuriki was captured, the Raikage was seriously injured, and the civilians... even if they organized evacuation in time, they were still affected."
Although Minato didn't have much affection for Cloud Village, he couldn't help but feel some sympathy in the face of such a disaster-like scene.
In addition, Minato was also thinking about how he would protect the village if he faced such a terrifying attack.
Tsunade was also considering how many people she could save with her Medical Ninjutsu in the face of such a disaster.
The most uncomfortable was Jiraiya. His student had made such a mistake, making him feel that it was because he had not fulfilled his responsibility as a teacher. He couldn't wait to go and stop Nagato immediately.
Minato seemed to be able to see through Jiraiya's thoughts, and said, "Jiraiya-sensei, I can understand your thoughts. I also have a disciple who has gone astray, and I also want to stop him from continuing to make mistakes.
But I hope you can understand that if the Shinobi World continues to be like this, even if we stop one Pain, there will be a second and a third Pain.
Not because of Madara, or even because of Black Zetsu, but because the countries are relatively peaceful on the surface, but there are still many secret struggles.
Perhaps it is because the greed of the Five Great Nations prevents the interests of the small countries from being guaranteed, or perhaps it is because the existing resources of the Shinobi World are not properly distributed.
Only by solving these problems can we truly achieve peace and ensure that Pain will not appear again.
And the upcoming Five Kage Summit is the best starting point for strengthening the exchange between the Five Great Shinobi Villages, I hope you can be patient for a while!"
Naruto looked at Minato in shock, was he actually starting to think about the issue of productivity and relations of production?
Jiraiya frowned and clenched his fists tightly, without saying a word.
"Don't make that kind of expression, Minato's ideas are much more mature than yours, we just need to support him." Tsunade patted Jiraiya on the shoulder and advised, "Didn't you decide to trust your disciple a long time ago? The 'Child of Prophecy' that you used to talk about all the time, maybe it's Minato?"
Perhaps feeling that it was not convincing enough, Tsunade added with a forced smile, "If you're still not confident, do you want to make a bet with me? Let's bet on whether Minato is that 'Child of Prophecy'!"
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?Recommendation ticket??Monthly ticket?
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