Chapter 201: Could Uzumaki Naruto Have Fallen for Me?

"As long as a village pledges its allegiance to Naruto Uzumaki, he'll spare no effort to help it grow and develop."

"Kusagakure was once weak. Since pledging allegiance to Naruto Uzumaki, it has risen to become second only to the Five Great Shinobi Villages in the Shinobi World."

Natsuhi explained.

Every Ninja Village that had pledged allegiance to Naruto Uzumaki had surpassed its former peak.

Natsuhi had long wanted Hoshigakure to follow their example and pledge allegiance to Naruto Uzumaki. She simply had never found the chance.

Now,

she could finally say what was on her mind.

"If Hoshigakure joins Konoha, it'll soar!"

"Lord Hoshikage, do you want to hand the village over to someone who destroys other people's villages on a whim?"

"Or... do you want all the village's Ninja to die for nothing?"

Seeing that the Third Hoshikage was still hesitating, Natsuhi pressed on.

"I understand."

"Natsuhi, I'll leave this to you."

The Third Hoshikage nodded, accepting Natsuhi's proposal.

He had no better option.

"You've made the right decision."

"Back then, you asked me to secretly take Hoshi out of the village. That kept its power from harming our Ninja, but it also cut off their path to training."

"The village barely has any techniques, even low-level C-rank ones."

"At this rate, by the time the next generation grows up, Hoshigakure will exist in name only."

"But if we join Konoha, even something they consider trivial would be invaluable to us."

Seeing her proposal accepted, Natsuhi smiled.

"Natsuhi, where did you put Hoshi?"

"When people from Konoha arrive... I want to give it to them in exchange for more resources."

The Third Hoshikage spoke softly.

Natsuhi's persuasion, along with the examples set by Kusagakure and the Land of Iron, had won him over.

If joining Konoha brought so