Country Bumpkin

Naruto thought Rasa was a little stupid, so he shot Sasuke a look brimming with superiority.

(Trained nephews... he actually believed that? What's wrong with Uncle Kazekage's brain? Can't he see the Konoha headbands on our foreheads?)

Sasuke couldn't bear to look at his IQ and instantly responded.

(Shut up, idiot! You only noticed now? No one in all of Sunagakure sees us as Konoha ninja!)

"Tch... Why are you being so mean?"

Naruto muttered a complaint under his breath and made a face at him.

Sakura, who had been watching the two interact, wore a mysterious smile. Everything was peaceful and serene.

"Virtual Reality?"

Rasa's expression went blank, and the imposing aura around him instantly crumbled.

He suddenly felt like a country bumpkin.

He knew every word Wang Yan had said, but when they were put together, he couldn't understand them at all.

"What is that?"

As the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa might have had many bad habits. He was dictatorial, stubborn, arrogant, and self-willed, but he would never pretend to understand something he didn't.

Wang Yan smiled, his tone like that of a shady merchant peddling goods. "A Virtual Reality game that lets you experience a brand-new, wonderful life."

"It's just a game?" Rasa looked somewhat disappointed.

As the leader of Sunagakure, after the Third Hokage—hailed as the strongest Kazekage—died, he had resolutely shouldered the burden, stabilized the precarious situation, and maintained peace throughout Sunagakure.

It could be said that his own life was a legend. He was confident that he had lived more brilliantly than anyone else and did not care about Wang Yan's pitch at all.

Wang Yan gave Rasa a faintly smiling look. Rather than dwell on that, he changed the subject directly. "Let's put that aside for now and not discuss it yet."

"I came at the commission of the Ninja World Peace Council. The first matter is to provide Sunagakure with humanitarian aid."

Although some of the terms he used made Rasa's head ache, he could still understand them.

"Aid?"

The Fourth Kazekage's expression became much friendlier. "What kind of aid?"

Wang Yan did not disappoint him and answered plainly, "Material support. You know it too—Sunagakure is simply too poor. It can't even compare to that shabby Konoha. From the little things, one can see the big picture. I thought the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire was already a stingy pauper, but I never expected the Feudal Lord of the Land of Wind to be even worse."

His undisguised contempt made Rasa somewhat embarrassed.

As for flying into a rage from humiliation and teaching this reckless merchant a lesson?

The Fourth Kazekage had never even considered it!

Their professions were different. The other party was a merchant, not a ninja. If he resorted to force, not only would he fail to obtain the material assistance that was practically already secured, but merchants might never come here again.

Merchants might not be particularly united. For double the profit, they would take desperate risks and even sell their dignity, but clearly, Sunagakure did not have the conditions for that.

The Land of Wind's geographical conditions were simply too harsh! Sunagakure in particular had almost no resources worth selling elsewhere at a high price. Were those merchants, who cared only about money, supposed to haul crates of jujubes to other countries to sell?

If that bad reputation spread, Sunagakure's foreign trade would be completely finished!

In fact, the Kazekage was not the only one made uncomfortable by Wang Yan's words.

As a native-born Konoha resident, Sakura's mouth felt a little bitter. It felt like she had been hit in the face by a map-wide attack. "Konoha... shabby?"

Naruto pursed his lips and silently complained, "Big Sister Ayame and Uncle Teuchi's Ichiraku Ramen is delicious..."

Sasuke, however, did not feel much attachment to Konoha.

Don't even mention pride to him. That thing had vanished from his heart when the Uchiha Clan was exterminated.

After becoming a Reincarnator, he had even resolved that once he gained enough power, he would definitely drag out the true culprits behind the Uchiha Clan's destruction and let them learn what it meant to be worse than death!

Of course, deep in Sasuke's consciousness, he had already automatically removed the direct killer from his list of revenge targets.

What could he do?

He was desperate too!

If he considered Itachi the chief culprit, then wasn't he himself an accomplice as well?

After all, Itachi had agreed to Konoha's higher-ups' conditions in order to protect him, joining forces with Obito, who had impersonated Uchiha Madara, to slaughter the entire clan.

"Just how strong is Instructor Wang Yan? It's... too terrifying..."

Sasuke's thoughts were completely different from those of his two companions.

As he looked at Fourth Kazekage Rasa, whose expression remained normal and who had not noticed anything strange, a monstrous storm rose in his heart.

Details he had never noticed before surfaced one by one before his eyes.

A few days ago, Naruto's true identity had been exposed. Rumors had filled the streets, painting the Third Hokage and the Elder Council as sinister villains and despicable politicians.

Sasuke did not believe those rumors had failed to reach Konoha's higher-ups—the Anbu were not useless.

Yet Konoha's higher-ups had stubbornly given no response at all!

They had not taken a single countermeasure!

Sasuke refused to believe Wang Yan had not meddled in this.

"Strength far beyond the Kage! This is what I seek!"

Sasuke's Spiritual Power fluctuated violently. Unable to control his emotions, traces of a Two Tomoe Sharingan appeared in his eyes.

Deep in his heart, he had already concluded that Wang Yan possessed such unfathomable strength because he had exchanged for a large number of special abilities through the Main God Exchange List.

Sasuke felt that he had found the right path.

Taking in all of his thoughts, Wang Yan rubbed his chin and half-closed his eyes.

"At a time like this, it feels like something's missing without a notification prompt..."

He spent three seconds constructing an interesting Spiritual Power plug-in.

It was called the Loyalty Detector.

By combining every thought, idea, and emotion of the target, it could determine a Reincarnator's loyalty to the Main God.

Wang Yan swept his gaze over Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke.

Their Loyalty Index values were 60, 63, and 85 respectively.

Sakura and Naruto were at normal levels, while Sasuke's was somewhat absurdly high.

At any time, Wang Yan could modify this Loyalty Detector into an Affection Detector or a Hostility Detector.

It was merely a little toy to exercise the versatility of his abilities, but it had turned out quite successfully.

As for the Sharingan Sasuke had displayed, Fourth Kazekage Rasa seemed as though pork belly had been draped over his eyes, showing no reaction at all.

He politely asked, "Then, may I ask, Mr. Wang Yan... when will your material assistance arrive?"

Wang Yan smiled meaningfully. "Now."

"Now?" Rasa frowned deeply.

He had not seen any trace of sealing scrolls on Wang Yan's group of four.

Could the other party be toying with him?

Before Rasa could develop any more negative emotions or pointless thoughts, Wang Yan waved one hand.

Clatter, clatter, clatter...

Jewels piled up like a small mountain, filling half the conference hall!

Their dazzling light flashed brilliantly, looking so beautiful.

Rasa opened his mouth, yet could not utter a single word.

He randomly picked up several pieces. His pupils slightly constricted, and his breathing grew heavy. "These..."

"They're all real!"

Sakura blinked with starry eyes. "That's so much money!"

No wonder Wang Yan said Konoha was shabby...

So this was where his confidence came from.

Naruto wiped away his drool, his face full of envy. "How many bowls of ramen could that buy..."

As a man who had inherited the Uchiha Clan's estate, Sasuke performed slightly better than his two embarrassing friends.

He was initially somewhat shaken, but quickly regained his cold expression. "What a fuss. It's just stuff one Reward Point can buy hundreds of. There's nothing to be surprised about."

Although Second Young Master Zuo did not currently have even one Reward Point, that did not stop him from feeling superior.

The next update will be before one o'clock.