Naruto's Review : First Viewer is Senju Tobirama?

If Konoha were only competing in a price war with either the Cloud or Rock villages, Konoha would definitely win.

Why?

Because Konoha has a better economy than either of those two villages.

A price war, in simple terms, is when you sacrifice your own profits to benefit the person posting the mission.

In the short term, doing this against one village is something Konoha can handle.

But to face off against two big ninja villages at once, that would be a bit difficult.

One village's wealth doesn't compare to Konoha's, but combined, the two villages have more money than Konoha.

In this situation, if a price war happens, the chances of Konoha losing are quite high.

Additionally, the aftereffects would be very serious.

It's like when a person goes to buy fruit. Normally, fruit costs one dollar per pound, and everything's fine. But then someone comes in and disrupts the market, starting a price war and dropping the price to fifty cents per pound.

After a while, when the price war ends, the fruit goes back to costing one dollar per pound. But by then, the customers are used to paying fifty cents, and suddenly raising the price back to one dollar will definitely make them unhappy.

It's even possible that the customers will stop buying fruit from your store and go to another store instead.

Jiraiya might not know much about economics, but after traveling so much over the years, he understands human nature quite well.

So, Jiraiya definitely doesn't want to get involved in a price war with the other villages.

"Any other suggestions?"

"The second suggestion is that we can send several elite teams to specifically sabotage the missions of the two villages. Once their mission failure rates are too high or they suffer losses, the customers who were going to those two villages for missions will eventually come back to us for safety and profit."

Among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, there is both competition and cooperation.

However, there aren't any specialized teams specifically created to sabotage the missions of others. Most of the time, teams just happen to run into each other during missions. If they can sabotage, they will, and if they can't, they'll at least cause some trouble.

If there really were teams created just to disrupt others' missions, the entire ninja world would be in chaos.

"If I agree to this suggestion and we're found out, I'm afraid the entire ninja world might come after us."

"Hmm, there is a possibility of that."

"Then why did you even say it?"

"Let's shift our thinking. We can go to the Bounty Station, find rogue ninjas and wandering ninjas. Even if we get caught, it won't be related to Konoha."

"This... isn't that a bit immoral?"

Shikaku looked deeply at Jiraiya and said seriously, "It definitely is immoral, but you are the Hokage of Konoha."

Shikaku was reminding Jiraiya that, as Hokage, he shouldn't be concerned with morality.

Why was Danzo never dealt with by the Third Hokage?

Aside from their decades-long friendship, the Third Hokage also needed a "black glove."

You do all the bad things, and I'll handle the good ones.

This way, the Hokage's reputation remains intact.

However, the Third Hokage miscalculated. Before he could handle Danzo, he died, leaving Tsunade with a big problem.

"Alright, we can keep that suggestion for now. Any other suggestions?"

"Yes."

"Then go ahead."

"The last suggestion is to negotiate with the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Stone."

"Negotiate? Negotiate what?"

"Of course, it's about the Resurrection Jutsu."

"You don't expect me to give them the Resurrection Jutsu, do you? Wouldn't Konoha be left in a weak position?"

"Of course not."

Shikaku shook his head and continued, "I don't know the specifics of the Resurrection Jutsu, but I believe such a forbidden technique must come with a heavy price. So instead of giving them the jutsu, we sell them the opportunity."

"Sell them the opportunity?"

"Yes. We can say that the Resurrection Jutsu requires a great deal of preparation and resources, and we can only offer one opportunity for a short time. Heh heh, Hokage-sama, do you think they'll fight over that chance?"

Jiraiya heard this and stared at Shikaku for a long time, making Shikaku feel embarrassed. After a while, Jiraiya said, "Shikaku, you're still young. For the sake of the next generation, don't walk down the path of crime."

Shikaku: ???

What is he even talking about?

"Uh, I'll follow Lord Hokage's teachings."

"Mhm."

Jiraiya thought for a moment and said, "Let's try your second suggestion first. If it doesn't work, we can try the third."

"Alright, I'll go arrange things now."

"Hokage-sama, we have new intelligence."

Just as Shikaku was about to head down to arrange for people to go to Bounty Station, his friend, Yamanaka Inoichi, walked in holding a document.

"What happened?"

Jiraiya picked up the document, glanced at it, and immediately frowned.

"According to the intelligence, several of our teams that went out on missions have inexplicably been attacked by some wandering ninjas and rogue ninjas, nearly causing their missions to fail."

There are many types of missions.

Assassinations, intelligence gathering, and sabotage of certain facilities.

But more often, it's about protecting someone or some goods to a designated location.

This time, the person being escorted was injured during the mission, and the goods suffered varying degrees of damage.

Fortunately, no one died in the end, and the goods weren't completely destroyed. The mission was barely completed.

But earning any praise was impossible.

"Bang~"

After reading the intelligence, Jiraiya angrily slammed the document onto the table.

"Damn it!"

"We were just about to go to the Bounty Station, and they've already set everything up."

"They're really going too far."

The strength of wandering ninjas and rogue ninjas varies.

Some, like the members of the Akatsuki organization, are like monsters.

But for some, it's so low-level that even a newly graduated genin from the Leaf Village might be able to defeat them.

It's just a mission to rob and destroy, so Cloud and Stone Village wouldn't hire those Akatsuki monsters.

However, just dealing with regular wandering ninjas and rogue ninjas is already annoying enough.

"Lord Hokage, should we just start negotiations with them directly?"

"No, doing that would make it seem like we're afraid of them."

Hearing this, Shikaku couldn't help but mumble to himself: It's not about being afraid or not, it's about face and reputation.

To Shikaku, throwing out a position for them to fight over would be best. At the same time, it would be great if he could break apart their alliance and make them fight each other. If they could even bash some sense into each other, that would be even better.

"You all can leave. I need to think this through."

"Yes, Lord Hokage." X2

Sitting in his chair, Jiraiya thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution that worked perfectly for both sides.

He stood up, looked out the window at the village, and sighed. He felt like he was failing as a Hokage.

The village was in trouble, and he couldn't think of a single solution.

"At least I'm not alone."

"Should I go ask the old man, or should I go to Minato?"

While Jiraiya was pondering who to turn to for help, an Anbu ninja appeared in front of him.

"Lord Hokage, there's someone downstairs looking for you. Should I let him come up?"

"Who's looking for me?"

Jiraiya was confused. Those who knew him well knew that he didn't stand on ceremony. If someone wanted to see him, they could just come to his office. There was no need to announce it.

"He said his name is Nagato."

"What did you say?"

Jiraiya: Σ(⊙▽⊙"a

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