Chương 31: Contract
"Was it really necessary Naruto? We are in the middle of a mission." Kurenai glanced at him and asked with some annoyance. Team Seven was a bit behind them and they weren't talking to them at all.
"It was necessary. I need to test something in this mission and I hope they will be ready for it. Sometimes you have to accept the truth." Naruto showed no remorse for revealing such a major.
He doubted that Uchiha Obito was the one who caused the Nine Tails outbreak.
But, because he was presumed dead and also a best friend to Kakashi, he wanted to make sure that Kakashi and Sasuke would accept the truth much sooner.
One had a clan reputation behind him while the other hand had his best friend's legacy.
"Naruto-kun!" Hinata looked at him and suddenly held his hand tightly. She gave a serious look and said.
"We will always be there for you."
Naruto smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
"I know. I am not doing anything major. It's just that sometimes the truth will be a harder pill to swallow. I just want them to accept it. I could be wrong."
"But in case you are right, we can start planning properly. Knowing who our enemy might be will give us a huge advantage in the battle." Shikamaru spoke.
Hearing his words, Naruto smiled and nudged him.
"Look at you, Shika! Thinking like a truth strategist. When I become the Hokage, you will be my advisor. That's the perfect position for you."
"Can I decline? It's just a drag." Shikamaru looked almost as if he had eaten a fly.
"Nope, can't do. You can be prepared for it though." Naruto shrugged his shoulders and answered.
"You are such a drag." Shikamaru rolled his eyes and put his hands behind his head.
Soon, Team Seven caught up and the atmosphere was a bit cold until Kakashi spoke.
"So, Kurenai, are we continuing the mission?"
Kurenai rolled her eyes and said.
"We have been walking for quite a while despite knowing the truth. What do you think we are doing?"
Kakashi gave an eye smile and said.
"I was just trying to cheer the mood."
"Well, you can pull down your mask and let us your true face." Naruto chuckled as he watched Kakashi.
"No, can not do." Kakashi shook his head.
"Naruto, even we haven't managed to see his face. What made you think you can." Kurenai giggled and asked.
"Seriously? You weren't born with that mark, were you?" Naruto's eyes widened as he asked.
"Nope! I started wearing this when I was four. And, from then on, it just stuck with me." Kakashi answered while shrugging his shoulders.
Naruto almost dropped his jaw and shook his head.
"Even I changed from complete orange to a portion of orange in my clothes and I love the Orange most."
"When you completely remove the orange, I might show you my face." Kakashi gave him an eye smile and said.
Naruto thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Nope!"
"Man, you should just do it. We want to see what's beneath his mask." Kiba quickly ran next to him and nudged him.
"Nope, I am not going to abandon orange for the sake of something else. Even if I remove some of the orange, I won't remove all of it." Naruto spoke with a stubborn expression.
Kiba almost fell head first on the ground. At the same time, Naruto turned to Tazuna and asked.
"Mr. Tazuna, is this bridge really that invincible? I mean if Gato can hire ninjas to kill us, why can't he buy explosion notes to destroy it after you finish it?"
Hearing his question, they suddenly paused for a moment. Even Tazuna was confused and shocked. His eyes changed slightly as he asked.
"Is it really possible to destroy the bridge with explosions? This bridge is going to be big though."
"It depends. Let's say if he has a lot of money, then he can definitely buy a lot of explosion tags. And knowing his business, I believe he does have a lot of money." Kakashi spoke.
Tazuna's face looked bleak. Now, even if they succeeded in finishing the bridge, Gato could still destroy it.
"Why don't we just kill Gato and be done with it?" Sasuke asked with a cold tone.
"Because Sasuke, we can't attack civilians even if that civilian is a scum," Kakashi said.
"We can if the Daimyo allows it." Naruto said which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"But, Daimyo is on their side, Naruto." Sakura reminded.
"I am not talking about a dead person. I am talking about real Daimyo." Naruto turned his eyes to Tazuna and smiled.
"Mr. Tazuna, I have a proposition for you. And, I believe you are going to like it."
Kakashi's eyes straightened up as he asked.
"Naruto, you can't simply just change missions in the middle. The Hokage must agree upon all of our missions."
Naruto looked at him with cold eyes and said.
"And, you are forgetting something. I am a Genin, meaning I can also take individual missions as long as they don't threaten the village's safety. More importantly, it's a tradition, not a rule."
Hearing his words, Kakashi narrowed his eyes and said.
"I can't let you take a mission that doesn't have Hokage's Sign."
"Then, consider this mission Time-Bomb. It will only explode when the time comes until then, it will remain unused. So, what do you think Mr. Tazuna?"
Tazuna stared at him for a moment and asked.
"What are the conditions of this proposition?"
"Mr. Tazuna, are you seriously considering this? Naruto is a Genin. You can't take his words for it." Kakashi's eyes widened when he saw Tazuna asking.
Kurenai also widened her eyes and asked.
"Are you sure you know what you are doing Naruto?"
Naruto raised his hand and said.
"Every terms and conditions, benefits, and requirements will only be implemented when I become the Hokage. Since I am still young and Old Man is already Old, there would be at least two more Hokage before."
"Until then, none of the conditions in the contract will be politically accepted. Do you really think I am doing this for myself, Mr. Hatake?"
"Naruto, you are playing a big game here." Kakashi spoke with some anger in his tone.
"Nope! I am playing a simple game. In this game, Mr. Tazuna will become the Daimyo of the Land of Waves but the selection will be different. Unlike other countries where the title of Daimyo is inherited, he must be selected from the voting."
"And because Tazuna is trying to help Waves by building a bridge surely puts him high on the popularity list. Not to mention, the morale of Waves is all-time low right now, if he can act like a leader, he will certainly get this position."
"The condition of the contract will be a little large but in short, Konoha will give Waves military support while Waves will give Konoha monetary. And, I know right now Wave is in no condition to do so."
"But once we defeat Gato, Wave can take his business and turn the fortune wheel. And, as I said before, it will only be implemented after I become a Hokage. So, in case I die early, this contract will be void."
"So, what do you think Mr. Tazuna?" Naruto explained.
Hearing his words, Tazuna contemplated for a moment and asked.
"You said we will have military support. But, would we need it, especially after Gato's death?"
Naruto chuckled and asked.
"Warring State Period, First Great Ninja War, Second Great Ninja War, Third Great Ninja War, what made you think that there won't be the Fourth Great Ninja War?"
"Humans are inherently greedy. Do you think other countries attack Konoha because of hatred?"
Naruto snorted and continued.
"That's just a low-level reason for a Kage to start a war. There is no such thing as Eternal Enemy, only eternal benefits. They attacked Konoha because we have the biggest resources in the world."
"If your country's economy improves, what made you believe that other big countries won't take your country during the War? More importantly, what made you believe there won't be a second Gato?"
"Of course, I am also thinking of Konoha. During the war, the most important resources are food and money. And if we get Waves by our side, Konoha will get both during the war."
"And, you will get the protection from the war."
Hearing his words, Kakashi didn't know how to respond. It was true that Naruto was stepping out of his boundary but he was definitely doing this for the Konoha.
Kurenai smiled after hearing his reasoning. She knew that war would one day occur. So, hearing the fact that their village could get support from another village with this treaty, she was certainly happy.
Tazuna was also surprised by his thinking but he had some other thoughts about this contract.
"What if we after getting our country back decided to erase the contract or not follow its conditions?"
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