Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Merchants and nobles, angered yet dared not speak, could only watch as Haruno Sakura led their painstakingly collected "slaves" away from the arena.

"Sakura, that scene just now was really too cool!" Naruto imitated Sakura's manner, mockingly said, "Now, does anyone still wish to oppose?"

"It was really so cool!"

"Those fat ones and fat pigs alike didn't dare to make a sound."

At this moment, Haruno Sakura and her companions had already embarked on their journey back, followed by a large number of Kekkei Genkai ninjas who also knew Kasixi's true identity by then.

A Jonin of Konoha.

However, for them, it didn't matter who they followed.

Moreover, compared to Kakashi, they admired Haruno Sakura who had defeated them all even more, and were even more willing to heed Haruno Sakura's words.

"Is that so? I didn't feel that way at the time." What Haruno Sakura had thought about at the time was not about being cool but questioning the nobles, but she understood that her own strength was still a bit lacking.

"Kakashi-sensei, are we just going to leave like this?" Sasuke asked, "The arena here will continue to exist, and those merchants and nobles will continue to search for orphans with Kekkei Genkai to train them into tools for entertainment."

"There's nothing that can be done about that." Kakashi spread his hands, although the secret letter passed down to him by the Third Hokage implicitly suggested that he could take more drastic measures.

But he didn't want to invite trouble.

The existence of Kosaburo was already troublesome enough.

"Don't worry, I have already arranged everything." Haruno Sakura clapped her hands, and countless Shadow Clones appeared, each holding boxes of varying sizes containing treasures from various nobles and merchants.

"Sakura, you stole their money!?" Kakashi looked solemn, then righteously said, "Then, shouldn't you give me some hush money?"

"Here, one million ryō." Haruno Sakura was very generous.

"Thank you, Boss!" Kakashi grinned, and though he wore a mask, everyone present could see the flattery beneath his mask.

"Kakashi-sensei, I despise you," Naruto grimaced.

"You two are included as well." Then, Sakura also gave Naruto and Sasuke each one million ryō, since they had also contributed in the fight. This сhаptеr is frоm thе соllесtiоn аt М-VL-ЕМ-РYR.

"Thank you, Sakura!" x2

The two said in unison.

One million ryō!

That was an amount of wealth they hadn't even dared to dream of!

Afterward, Haruno Sakura also gave each of the ninjas behind her five hundred thousand ryō, saying, "Now, you are free. If you wish to leave, you can use this five hundred thousand ryō to live the life you want. Find a village, get a wife, or marry a husband, and lead a peaceful life, or settle in a town and do business."

They weren't regular ninjas, and although they had powers that made them look down on ordinary people, they also longed for recognition by others.

Yet, most were lost.

"Please don't abandon us, we are willing to do anything!"

Seeing their determined eyes, Haruno Sakura didn't hesitate, "Alright, then come back to Konoha with me. By then, you will be the ninjas of Konoha."

"Kakashi-sensei, the Hokage will agree, right?"

Kakashi, having accepted the one million ryō, said, "This group will likely be incorporated into the Anbu by the Hokage and follow the Hokage's orders."

"Did you hear that?" Haruno Sakura commanded, "Once you accompany me to Konoha, besides me, you will follow the orders of the Hokage! Understood?"

"Understood!" xN

Only one voice.

Only one master.

Though they weren't normally developed ninjas, they understood that if in the future there was a conflict between orders from the Hokage and those from Sakura, Sakura's orders would take precedence!

Kakashi understood this too, but he didn't have much of a reaction.

In his view, Sakura was merely preparing her own base for the future when she would become Hokage, a perfectly normal thing that wasn't a big deal.

"Then let's set off."

Haruno Sakura said indifferently, leading them onto a large ship, leaving the small island behind. Looking back, the ships docked at the shore were on fire.

"This is the second step. I took away all their treasures and burned their ships. They won't be able to leave here in a short time," Haruno Sakura said.

"I don't think it should be just a short time." Chino spoke up, "Red Sakura, this island's location was already secluded and isolated. Even the Land of Lightning and Land of Water did not discover it. Hidden in the shadows, they all came here for secret gatherings, and without ships, they can never leave the island."

"Don't they have someone who knows how to build ships?" Sasuke asked.

"They do, but they only have shipwrights, and they can't build a large ship. Building a ship requires more than just a designer; it requires many workers," Chino said calmly, "and the most lacking profession on that island is that of workers."

"Sakura, what about your third step?" Kakashi felt that Sakura must have considered this, so he asked curiously.

"The third step is to simultaneously inform both the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water about this island," Sakura said, "My clones found maps to the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village on various nobles' merchant ships and informed the two ninja villages about this place."

"Even though geographically, that small island is within the territory of the Land of Lightning, various nobles have set up arenas there, proving that it hasn't been discovered by the Land of Lightning yet, and it is also very close to the Land of Water."

"The maritime boundary between the two isn't especially clear, and it's obvious that they would fight over the ownership of this island."

"Of course, with the short-sightedness of the ninja, they might not care about the ownership of the island, but for those rich merchants and nobles who can't leave the island for the time being, their interests are very real. Every merchant can extort a large sum, and every noble could be kidnapped, then demand a ransom from the lords of all other countries except their own."

"The interests of those merchants and nobles on the island are the most direct, the kind you can see with your own eyes."

"However, there's one precondition—"

"That is, the history I learned in ninja school is true, and the relations between the countries are indeed very poor."

Kakashi sighed, "That's indeed true, and what's more, the so-called peace treaties are just paper; they can be torn up at any time if the interests are big enough."

Clearly, the stakes for the nobles and merchants on the island were very high.

Just look, Sakura took away all their finances, and was able to give herself, Naruto, and Sasuke one million taels each, distribute fifty taels to more than forty ninjas each, and still have nearly thirty billion taels left over, didn't she?

Kakashi even harbored crooked thoughts deep down.

S-rank missions were so dangerous, and ninjas had to fight tooth and nail to earn a reward of more than one million taels. Yet now, Sakura had just participated in a C-rank mission, robbed the merchants, and obtained nearly thirty billion taels in personal assets.

How could he not be tempted?

One could imagine how much interest lay behind those merchants and nobles on the island.

Even Hidden Cloud Village and Hidden Mist Village might start a war over this.

On the small island.

After discovering that all the boats had been burned, Miyagi Castle En calmed the other nobles and merchants, then returned to his mansion and set the library ablaze.

"It's better to burn the history of the Blood Pond Clan, lest Chino finds out and misunderstands," Miyagi Castle En muttered to himself, watching the flames with a suddenly sharp gaze, "Wait, where's the historical book that records the history of the Blood Pond Clan?"

On the burning bookshelf, that history book was still missing!

"It seems we have a thief!"

Miyagi Castle En took off his sunglasses, and his eyes turned into the Blood Dragon Eyes with a red base and black pupil line pattern, instantly extinguishing the flames with his powerful chakra.

"It seems I can't die just yet, this old bag of bones," he murmured.

At once, he commanded his subordinates to follow him to the basement and enter a passage.

There was an underground river here, with a submarine, like a shuttle, quietly moored at the bank.

Miyagi Castle En led his subordinates aboard and silently departed.

Three hours later, ninja from Hidden Mist Village and Hidden Cloud Village, upon receiving a secret message, took boats to this small island to survey the situation. They immediately returned to report to their respective Kage.

The Raikage and Mizukage acted immediately, dispatching a large number of ninja with strict orders to bring back everyone on the island alive, without exception.

That represented a significant amount of interest!

Although one arrived shortly before the other, during their initial reconnaissance, both sides believed they were the first to discover it and neither would give in.

For the sake of profit!

War!

In this way, the two villages secretly clashed. Eventually, ninja from Hidden Cloud Village realized the island was at sea, and that the ninja from Hidden Mist Village could exert much more power, leading to their gradual retreat.

Finally, both sides had no choice but to open negotiations.

The ninja from Hidden Mist Village did not dare to go too far because the rough men from Hidden Cloud Village, if pushed too hard, would truly become reckless and attack all the way to the Hidden Mist's main base.

Therefore, during negotiations, it was decided that the merchants and nobles on the island would be split fifty-fifty between them.

"Are you treating us like goods?"

"Bastards!"

"I shall send our nation's ninja to assassinate you!"

"You rebels!"

"Low lives!"

Slap! Slap! Slap!

The ninja from both great ninja villages did not indulge them; apart from treating the merchants and nobles from their own countries with a bit more courtesy, those from other countries were handled roughly, as long as they weren't killed. After all, each merchant and noble represented a hefty sum of money, how could they let them die?

That would be too much of a waste.

When the Raikage received the news, he snorted coldly, "Pity to Hidden Mist Village, if it weren't for their advantage at sea, I'd make them pay dearly!"

The Mizukage of Hidden Mist Village, however, was much more composed, thought to himself, "The Raikage won't attack Hidden Mist forcefully; that's the best scenario for now. But next, we must consider how to maximize our village's benefits from this. Those merchants and nobles must fetch a good price!"