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Chương 94: Chapter 94

Chapter 94

**The next morning.**

Haneda woke up early and joined Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato as they set out. Their destination was Kawaraishi Village, located about ten kilometers away from where Yahiko and his companions lived.

Accompanying them were Yahiko's loyal follower, Jiu, and a few other weaker ninjas.

On the way, Haneda curiously asked, "Yahiko, what are you planning to do there? Are you building bridges and roads or constructing houses for the refugees?"

"Huh?" Yahiko was confused by Haneda's words. Building houses he could understand, but building bridges and roads?

However, Yahiko didn't dwell on it too much and explained, "We're just going to buy some food and give it to the women and children who beg. Sometimes, we pick herbs and make medicinal soups to help the sick."

"I see..." Haneda pondered. Yahiko's mindset at this stage was still focused on helping people with immediate needs—using the money they earned from missions to buy food and distribute it to women and children, while also trying to prevent war and promote peace.

Haneda could tell from the details, combined with what he knew from the original story, that this was where Yahiko's thoughts lay.

Jiu, noticing Haneda's lack of full support for Yahiko's ideals, was displeased and asked bluntly, "Hey, kid, who do you think you are, judging Yahiko like that? Show some respect!"

"Haneda, medical ninja," Haneda responded calmly, unfazed.

"Medical ninja? You don't look familiar. Are you from another village?" Jiu's tone softened upon hearing that Haneda was a medical ninja, but he still regarded him with suspicion, as he could be from another hidden village.

"Yes, from Konoha," Haneda nodded.

He didn't mind revealing his identity since, out of the entire group, only Nagato posed a real threat to him.

Jiu took another long look at Haneda and fell silent, already deciding to keep an eye on this outsider for Yahiko's sake.

At that moment, the usually quiet Nagato suddenly spoke up, "Haneda, what did you mean by building bridges and roads? Could that help people?"

"Well... it involves a complex understanding of economics. Let's talk about it later," Haneda replied, uncertain of the full situation in the Land of Rain. He wanted to gather more information before discussing theory.

Still, this casual comment seemed to pique Nagato's interest.

"Is that so?" Nagato glanced at Haneda and then fell silent again.

...

The Land of Rain was perpetually wet, with muddy, swamp-like ground and dense rainforests. This slowed Haneda and the others on their journey.

After about half an hour, they arrived at Kawaraishi Village. Despite being called a village, it didn't look backward. Its houses were similar to those in Kamiki Town, with a functioning drainage system, though on a much smaller scale.

Once they entered the village, Yahiko and his group headed straight to the bakery in the marketplace.

"How much for this loaf?" Yahiko pointed to a long loaf of bread.

"One hundred and forty ryō. I can slice it for you if you want," the shopkeeper responded.

"So expensive? Yesterday it was one hundred and twenty!" Yahiko protested.

"It's all imported from the Land of Fire, and the roads are blocked now, so of course, the price went up. In a few days, it'll probably go up even more."

Hearing this, Yahiko understood. Konoha was currently in a standoff with Sunagakure, blocking some trade routes. The Land of Rain, which had little arable land due to constant rain, relied heavily on imported goods like bread. With the trade routes blocked, prices naturally soared.

With a pained expression, Yahiko pulled out his frog-shaped wallet and reluctantly bought two baskets of bread. He and Nagato each carried a basket as they left the bakery.

Seeing Haneda waiting outside for them, Yahiko forced a smile and said, "Haneda, why don't you find a place to sit down and rest? Or take a walk around—just standing there must be boring."

"No need, watching you guys shop is interesting enough," Haneda replied with a smile.

"Alright... We're heading to the fish market now. If you start feeling unwell, find a place to rest."

"Okay," Haneda nodded, glancing at Jiu, who had been silently following him all along. "Aren't you going to help them carry the baskets?"

Jiu smirked, pointing at the bakery without saying a word, his mocking expression saying it all.

"Childish," Haneda muttered, ignoring Jiu and quickening his pace to catch up with Yahiko's group.

As for Konoha's decision to block trade routes, Haneda didn't see anything wrong with it. After all, it wasn't feasible to allow disguised Suna shinobi to pose as merchants and buy supplies, only to use those supplies to attack Konoha later, right? Jiu's misplaced blame was uncalled for, and Haneda was caught in the crossfire for no reason. Being from Konoha, he was used to such misplaced resentment being directed his way.

...

The fish market was much quieter than the bakery but still bustling enough. Despite the Land of Rain's abundance of lakes, fish was still more expensive than bread.

Yahiko bought a basket of fish, leaving his frog wallet completely empty. He sighed for a moment, but when he thought of the children's smiles, he quickly forgot about the money.

"Let's go. They're probably waiting for us."

"Yeah." Konan, Nagato, and even Jiu silently followed behind Yahiko, while Haneda, acting more like an observer, watched them buy food, prepare meals, and distribute it to children displaced by war or abandoned.

Haneda occasionally used medical ninjutsu to treat those who were sick, which eventually softened the attitudes of Jiu and the other Amegakure ninjas toward him.

Standing quietly in the corner of the slums, Haneda watched as the children devoured the bread and drank the fish soup. He couldn't help but think, 'What will happen to them if Yahiko and the others stop helping?'

Would they survive by stealing, just like Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato did when they were children?

But not everyone had the secret support of White Zetsu like Yahiko and his friends did. Otherwise, they might have been killed long ago. The Land of Rain wasn't like the peaceful era Haneda had come from—it was chaotic, and murder was common, with no one around to enforce justice.

This was why Orochimaru had suggested killing Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan back then. In his eyes, it was better to spare them the suffering of trying to survive in such a brutal world.

"What are you thinking about, Haneda?"

Yahiko, having finished distributing food, approached Haneda, hoping to win over this skilled medical ninja.

Hearing Yahiko's voice, Haneda turned his gaze from the children and replied, "How long do you think you can help them?"

"Don't get me wrong. I just think that once they're no longer under your care, it'll be difficult for them to survive in this world."

"Hey, hey, hey, Konoha guy, are you saying we're meddling too much, handing out kindness willy-nilly?" Jiu snapped, glaring at Haneda. He didn't like anyone questioning Yahiko's authority.

"Jiu, calm down. Haneda means well—otherwise, he wouldn't have come here to help us," Yahiko said, pacifying Jiu before turning to Haneda. "As long as I'm alive, I'll help them grow to the point where they can stand on their own."

Seeing Yahiko's determined expression, Haneda couldn't help but feel a certain admiration for him.

"Your intention is good, but there's a different approach you could take," Haneda suggested thoughtfully.

***

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Chương 95: Chapter 95

Chapter 95

""A different approach?""

Yahiko looked at Haneda with a puzzled expression.

Jiu also glanced over, curious to see what brilliant idea Haneda might have.

"In Konoha, a bowl of ramen costs about 60 or 70 ryō, but here in the Land of Rain, a loaf of bread costs 140 ryō."

"It's normal for ramen to be more expensive than bread, but here bread is twice the price of ramen. What do you think the problem is?"

Haneda merely pointed out the price difference between Konoha (the Land of Fire) and the Land of Rain, then posed a question. He preferred guiding people to think for themselves rather than just handing them the answers. This way, they remembered the lesson more deeply.

"What do you mean by that, Konoha guy?"

"Are you trying to say that everyone in the Land of Fire is rich enough to eat ramen while we're stuck with overpriced bread?!" Jiu retorted.

Haneda ignored him. He didn't expect battle-hardened shinobi like them to grasp these concepts easily. Otherwise, the world's politics and economy wouldn't be run by daimyos but by ninjas who held real power.

After thinking for a moment, Yahiko said, "Is it because of the trade routes? Konoha restricted the export of essential goods, causing bread prices to rise?"

"That's part of it," Haneda responded.

"Is it about the roads?" Nagato suddenly chimed in from behind Yahiko.

"That's also part of it, but you're getting close to the answer," Haneda said, glancing at Nagato. He had to admit, Nagato was perceptive, often catching on to things Haneda casually mentioned earlier.

Haneda continued, "Do you remember what the roads were like when we came here?"

"Full of mud, dirty and rough terrain, or no roads at all—just paths made by people walking through," Haneda described. "Transporting food on such roads isn't easy. Merchants incur huge costs to bring goods from the Land of Fire."

"But why do merchants still bother making the trip to sell grain under these conditions?"

Haneda posed another question as he wrapped up his explanation.

Jiu, who had been paying attention to Haneda, found his serious attitude and reasoning quite convincing, but he still didn't fully understand it. It felt confusing, like being lost in a fog.

Konan also seemed to understand parts of it but couldn't grasp the whole picture, looking somewhat perplexed.

As for Nagato... He preferred not to speak until Yahiko or Konan had their say.

After a short pause, Yahiko finally said, "It's because they can earn more money, right? Otherwise, bread wouldn't be so expensive and wouldn't keep getting more expensive."

Haneda nodded in agreement. "Exactly. They make more money, so they're willing to come sell the grain."

"Think about it: ramen in Konoha costs 60 or 70 ryō, but bread here is 140 ryō. That's a huge profit margin."

"But with such high profits, why are there still so few merchants willing to bring food to the Land of Rain?"

When Haneda asked this, Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato immediately grasped the key issue: ""transportation costs"".

As they thought about the price fluctuations of bread over the years—sometimes rising, sometimes falling—they realized that it was highly unstable.

"Is this why you asked about building bridges and roads earlier?" Yahiko asked, understanding dawning on him. "So, Haneda, your plan was to tackle the problem from its source!"

"Haneda, you're a genius! Why is your brain so sharp?!" Yahiko exclaimed, grabbing Haneda's shoulders and excitedly shaking him.

Konan noticed Haneda's expression and lowered her head, hiding a smile.

Nagato, standing silently behind Yahiko, just smiled a little more than usual.

"Why are you all so excited?" Jiu asked, still confused.

"It's the transportation costs! If we lower those, the price of bread will naturally go down, and more people will be able to afford food and not starve."

"If we fix the roads and lower transport costs, bread prices will drop!" Yahiko explained, smiling.

Haneda's solution was simple, practical, efficient, and sustainable. A properly built road could last for decades, benefiting everyone who used it. It would help more people in the long run.

But then a troubling thought hit Yahiko: the looming war between nations. Conflicts like that couldn't be solved just by fixing roads. However, he quickly regained his resolve.

Bringing peace to the ninja world had always been his dream, and achieving that dream would ultimately solve these issues.

"Alright then! Let's get to it—Konan, Nagato, Jiu, we're going to build some roads!" Yahiko declared with determination.

Turning to Haneda, Yahiko smiled and asked, "Haneda, would you like to join us?"

"Sure. I happen to know some earth-style jutsu, so I can help," Haneda replied.

"Huh? I almost forgot that I specialize in water-style jutsu..." Yahiko muttered, suddenly looking downcast.

"No worries. I can teach you some simple earth-style techniques, like how to make cement and dry it quickly," Haneda said with a smile.

"I can help too, Yahiko," Nagato added. With his natural proficiency in all chakra natures, earth-style jutsu wouldn't be a problem for him.

"Then let's get to it!" Yahiko regained his confidence. He knew a bit about chakra nature transformation, so if he focused, he was sure he could learn.

What mattered most was taking action, not overthinking.

Just then, Jiu approached Haneda and quietly apologized, "Haneda-san, I apologize for my earlier rude behavior."

But before Haneda could respond, he instinctively pushed Jiu aside.

"Watch out, we're under attack!" Haneda shouted.

A kunai embedded with an explosive tag detonated with a loud bang.

Seeing this, Jiu felt even more ashamed. He pulled out his weapon and ordered the nearby Amegakure ninjas, "Protect Haneda-san!"

Yahiko recognized the attackers immediately—they were the same four Suna ninjas from the previous day!

"Yahiko, if you let them go again without fighting back, we're going to end up dead," Konan warned. She knew Yahiko's pacifist nature all too well—he always hesitated to hurt others in these situations.

Suddenly, a flash of red light swept through the air, and the four Suna ninjas collapsed into a genjutsu-induced trance.

Yahiko, Konan, Nagato, and Jiu turned and saw Haneda's three-tomoe Sharingan spinning.

In an instant, they realized Haneda had subdued the enemies with his genjutsu.

"That was incredible, Haneda! I didn't know you were an Uchiha!" Yahiko said, astonished.

"Haneda, you..." Jiu's emotions were complicated. He was the one who had doubted, mocked, and questioned Haneda's loyalty. Yet here he was, saved by the very person he had looked down on.

Jiu didn't know how to face Haneda now.

"Let's save the talk for later. We don't want to scare the kids," Haneda said as he stood on a rock, looking down at the unconscious Suna ninjas.

"Who sent you, and what's your objective?" Haneda asked.

"We are..."

Before the Suna ninja could finish, explosions echoed one after another as they self-destructed.

At that moment, Haneda realized this was another of Madara and Black Zetsu's schemes.

"Let's go. Someone placed seals on them to prevent any information from getting out," Haneda said calmly.

After the explosions subsided, Haneda heard the children's panicked cries, so he cast a genjutsu to soothe them.

Raising a finger to his lips, Haneda smiled and said softly, "Don't worry, kids, those loud booms were just some pretty fireworks."

...

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