area51novel Chapter 439 Daimyo of the Land of Wind: What?! One naan bread costs 52,000?!
Chapter 439 Daimyo of the Land of Wind: What?! One naan bread costs 52,000?!
Just as Fukasaku and Shima were speechless, not knowing what to say.
The sky above Mount Myoboku cracked open once more, and two powerful auras appeared.
Jiraiya couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. What kind of day was this? These powerful figures were appearing here one after another.
However, the two powerful auras quickly subsided, and two white figures descended from the sky, arriving in front of Jiraiya.
"I'm sorry, we may have startled you. We meant no harm."
When Hagoromo saw the shocked and frightened expressions of the toads on Mount Myōboku, he knew that he must have arrived too late. It seemed that his mother had already been there.
"You are! The Sage of Six Paths!"
Fukasaku stared wide-eyed at the white figure before him, his mouth agape in disbelief.
The figure before me looked exactly like the Sage of Six Paths depicted in the murals of Mount Myōboku, and the person beside him looked very familiar—wasn't that the Sage of Six Paths' younger brother?!
"Just call me Hagoromo. The Sage of Six Paths is a thing of the past."
Hagoromo shook his head. Since the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Hagoromo had re-examined himself and suddenly realized that he seemed to have never done anything truly beneficial to the entire shinobi world in his entire life.
What he truly wanted was to create a world without war, where everyone could live and work in peace and contentment.
But the war never seemed to end.
If it were in the past, as a soul, he couldn't change anything, so he could just be a person from the past.
But things are different now. She and her brother have both been resurrected, and they are fully capable of creating a new era. Therefore, Yu Yi made a decision.
Let go of the past and start afresh.
Yu Yi looked in the direction of the temple and suddenly frowned.
"Hamura?"
He looked at his younger brother.
Hamura sighed as well. Through his white eyes, he saw—he saw the corpse of his old friend.
"Brother, we're too late. Toad Pill is already gone."
A look of grief appeared on Hagoromo's face, but he quickly composed himself and solemnly addressed Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima.
"I apologize to everyone at Mount Myoboku. Our mother has done something very wrong."
Fukasaku and Shima exchanged a glance. They understood. It seemed that the Sage of Six Paths believed that the Goddess of the Rabbit had killed the Great Toad Sage.
This put them in a dilemma. If they could make the Sage of Six Paths feel guilty towards Mount Myōboku, it might not be a bad thing for Mount Myōboku, which had lost the Great Toad Sage.
The problem is that the Great Toad Sage's passing was not directly related to the Goddess of the Rabbit. Long before the Goddess of the Rabbit appeared at Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage had already left behind his last words and passed away.
However, the Sage of Six Paths did not know that perhaps just one lie was enough to make him feel guilty towards Mount Myōboku.
"No, Sage of Six Paths, none of this has any direct connection with the Goddess of the Rabbit."
Fukasaku finally made a decision.
“Long before the goddess of the rabbit arrived at Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage had already left behind his final prophecy and then passed away.”
After some internal struggle, Fukasaku made his choice.
The lie will eventually be exposed, and the later that day comes, the greater the danger for Mount Myoboku.
Rather than living in fear of the wilderness being exposed in the future, it's better to prevent it from happening in the first place.
"I see."
Yu Yi sighed, and then said one last thing.
"However, I still want to apologize. I know Gamamaru's abilities; he probably foresaw our mother's appearance."
He made this choice in the end to avoid certain things from happening.
While Kaguya and her family were having a family gathering at Mount Myōboku, a major event occurred in the ninja world.
Although Tetsuya said he would launch a world war that would sweep across the entire ninja world, he did not directly send a large army to invade.
Although the five major powers no longer have much ability to resist, even a rabbit will bite when cornered.
Since I've already waited this long, I'm not afraid to wait a few more days.
Before launching a world war, let these old, rigid feudal ruling classes experience the power of economic warfare.
As orders were relayed from the presidential palace, prices in the five major powers began to rise steadily.
Initially, the lords of various countries did not pay attention to the increase in prices.
In their view, the reason for the price increase is simply because the impact of the Fourth Shinobi World War has begun to spread.
After all, prices tend to rise for a period of time before and after the outbreak of previous Shinobi World Wars.
Once the ninja village is stabilized again, the farmers at the grassroots level start cultivating the land again, and a new batch of crops grows from the ground, everything will return to normal.
However, as time went on, prices actually rose higher and higher.
Many people saw a different meaning and began hoarding various supplies.
Especially grain; the price of grain changes almost daily these days.
Some people began hoarding food, preparing to make a fortune.
Of the five great nations, the Land of Wind was the most severely impacted.
Although the Land of Wind has a vast territory, most of its land is desert, which is not suitable for growing crops.
Without a food supply, the Land of Wind was virtually defenseless against such an attack.
"My lord, something terrible has happened!"
An aide rushed into the palace of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, shouting that something terrible had happened.
"What's all the noise about? What's all the noise about!"
The daimyo of the Land of Wind, who was already extremely agitated by the food problem, suddenly became even more upset.
"If you have something to say, just say it. What kind of talk is this, yelling and shouting?"
The aide took a deep breath, composed himself, and then spoke.
"My lord, grain prices outside have gone crazy!"
"Didn't we already report this? I'm trying to figure out a solution now. What's the point of all this arguing? I'm asking you, what's the point of all this arguing?"
"No, Lord Daimyo!"
Faced with the daimyo's questioning, the aide shrank back and said...
"The rate of increase in grain prices has exceeded our expectations."
"Then kill them! Kill a few unscrupulous merchants who hoard grain. They dare to hoard grain at a time like this, inflate prices, and create panic. Let their heads serve as a warning to the world!"
"This tactic didn't work, Your Excellency! The grain merchants in the country have already fled."
The aide said with a miserable expression.
"It's precisely because there are no grain merchants that grain prices have become even more insane. Now, a single naan bread can sell for 500,000 taels!"
"what?"
The great figures of the Wind Kingdom were all dumbfounded.
"What did you say? How much is a naan bread? Five hundred thousand taels? If that were converted to coins, it wouldn't even fit in a carriage!"