Naruto: Getting Stronger by Drinking

Such a setup, such a leap forward—it sent chills down every nation's spine.

If anyone claimed this was the work of Konoha's Third Hokage, the nations would be the first to refuse to believe it!

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was indeed known as the "Shinobi Hero," but that was all.

When it came to schemes, many people in every nation did not believe they were inferior to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Besides, who was Konoha's true ruler? What nation still did not know by now?

Saiki Yuu! This had absolutely been that man's scheme!

The Tailed Beast Arena had been built single-handedly by that man.

But the nations had never imagined that through the Tailed Beast Arena, Saiki Yuu could develop Konoha to such an extent.

Even setting aside Saiki Yuu's overwhelmingly terrifying strength, this scheme alone sent chills down the nations' spines.

Konoha's rise was already an established fact, utterly impossible to change.

The nations could only swallow this bitter pill.

As for refusing to go to the Tailed Beast Arena to watch and place bets? Konoha's attitude was simple: come if you want, don't if you don't.

The Tailed Beast Arena's television broadcasts had long since spread throughout every nation.

The sale of related merchandise brought in enormous fortunes as well.

Compared to those immense profits, the little money earned from spectators attending the Tailed Beast Arena in person was hardly worth mentioning.

And if the nations wanted to boycott the broadcasts and merchandise? The answer was still the same: Konoha's Tailed Beasts might accidentally wander off. As for where they wandered to or what they did, that would have nothing to do with Konoha.

This made every nation feel as sick as if they had swallowed flies.

In the early days of the Tailed Beast Arena, they had