Cola War

There was civil war in the Land of Tea.

This news spread all over the world in the shortest possible time. Because it circulated so quickly, that there wasn't even a chance for Makoto to try to cover it up.

-The television station that -reported- this incident vaguely pointed out that it was related to Konoha.

Although the TV station didn't know what Konoha was doing in the Land of Tea, after all, the two parties could really be said to be inimical to each other, but according to the information from a mailbag that had been thrown into the doorway of the TV station.. it was related to Konoha anyway.

That kind of unsourced intel would be hard for even the courts to entertain - Konoha could always fake a whole bunch of it if they needed to.

But what the TV station needed wasn't to convince the viewers either, it was simply enough to tell the crowd that Konoha had this suspicion.

This TV station was owned by the Land of Water, and there was nothing Konoha could do to stop it.

As a matter of fact, the Land of Tea was indeed very calm before. But as soon as Shisui arrived, the Land of Tea immediately had a problem.

This has nothing to do with you. Do other people believe that?

Anyway, those powerful merchants who cooperated with Makoto don't believe it.

However, they will not speak out just... after all they are a gang. They don't care what Makoto did, as long as they can achieve their goal.

Truly speaking, it was also Makoto's own fault-whoever made him work hard to promote the popularization of television in recent months.

Before, if you wanted to spread information, you still needed to go through newspapers, through ninjas, and through word of mouth. There was naturally no need to say how tragic its efficiency really was.

No matter how hard one tried to spread the word, if one wanted to get to the current level, it wouldn't be possible without a few days.

Now it's different.

There was television.

Gai could do what Top Stream in Netflix did, and the world would know about it overnight. The matter of civil warin the Land of Tea is naturally also...

Now that the Angel of PEace had completed the first stage, the second stage was more than half complete. That is to say, at the very least, in the Land of Fire, there are already close to one-fifth of the people who know about this matter.

It would have been civil unrest within the Land of Tea, after all, the past two years had been difficult for the small country. Coupled with the existence of the kind of people called ambitious people, it was normal for chaos to occur.

-Such as the brothers Kazehana Sosetsu and Kazehana Doto not too long ago.

Normally, if Makoto knew this kind of information, he would at most take a look at it casually... But this time, it was just after Shisui had passed, the Land of Tea was in turmoil...

Those who don't care will say that it is just a coincidence.

And the so-called will say... Godaime Hokage, are you damn well doing it again!

This is really a great injustice in the sky!

Only this time, he really didn't want to do anything, it's a real serious business ah.

He brought a group of people to the country of tea to invest money, the country of tea's lord is also very welcome, everyone mutually beneficial, this is not a perfect transaction?

How could it just...

From Makoto's point of view, the Lord of the Land of Tea had no reason to screw him over. Then that meant that the occurrence and even the spread of this matter was planned by others.

The three great nations?

Very possible indeed.

However, considering that he had recently been organizing the Land of Water , it was hard to say whether or not there was a part of Black Zetsu's work in it.

After all, if you really want to talk about investigating intelligence, the Black Zetsu is really powerful.

Shisui's operation, Makoto was still relatively relieved. He certainly will not easily let people find out, Land of Tea side will obviously also block the news.

But the news was still leaked... If it is Obito's deliberate plan to come out, it is not quite like it... Could it be that it just happened to happen... This is also too much bad luck, isn't it?

Makoto sat on his plastic chair, he crossed his arms and tried to think about how to crisis public relations.

This time the matter does not seem to be big, but really if it is not handled properly...

As he fretted, Shikaku came running over, panting.

"Hokage-sama!"

"Well, Shikaku... you know about that incident too, right?"

"Yes! Hokage-sama, the situation in Konoha is very dangerous right now. We must start crisis communications immediately!"

Since coming to this world, there were really all sorts of bad things going on. But fortunately, Makoto's continued transformation of this world had also had a bit of an effect.

Take Shikaku for example, he had already transformed from a mere wise guy into a paparazzi Big Boss who specialized in turning black and white upside down...

"Shikaku, you're right, I'll leave this aspect to you."

"Yes, Hokage-sama!" No one in all of Konoha currently knew the power of public opinion better than Shikaku. It might not be able to kill, but it could make the most powerful ninja's life worse than death.

This was true of Hakuga, and it was true of Konoha.

"But there are a few things I'd like to confirm one last time."

"Go ahead."

"Is it true that you told Shisui to go to the Land of Tea..."

Hey, hey, hey, hey, Shikaku, in your eyes, am I really that kind of person!

"I think that I should be more trustworthy."

"Ah, that indeed... I often talk about this topic with my foreign colleagues, and they have very interesting comments about you. I think you are honest and reliable, but I know that I am a minority."

Shikaku's work these days had long since been limited to the Land of Fire, and he certainly had foreign coworkers.

But this reply...

"This is no time for jokes... We need to get serious."

"Okay, Hokage-sama, let's get right to the point then - please tell me, what was the plan you had originally prepared?"

"What else could it be, of course it's to unite with the Lord of the Land of Tea and sell cola together."

"Coke? The one I know?"

"Yes, and it's Coca, not Pepsi. I dare to conclude that it's one hundred percent profitable... just might have to wait a few years first."

Because there was already a Coca-Cola formula, the hardest problem had actually been solved. However, how the various raw materials are co-ordinated still needs a little time for experimentation.

The Coca-Cola Company's quality control and cost control is completely textbook, even Makoto can't learn the essence at once, and can only slowly try to progress through mistakes.

...Luckily the gold master dads who invested are willing to pay.

As long as it does make money in the end.

Shikaku took out a pen and paper and began taking quick notes.

"Are you sure, it's harmless?"

In front of Makoto, Makoto Shikaku certainly didn't need to hide it, so he directly told the truth.

"It is certainly... er, well, it might still cause a little tiny effect on the human body."

"Such as?"

"For example, my allies might add some semi-addictive substances including and not limited to caffeine to it."

"...That's all harmless?"

"...We can make it legally harmless." Makoto scratched his head, "You can't have this and that at the same time, can you? That's too unreasonable. Other than your parents, no one would fulfill such a capricious request."

"The point now is to make money. With money, you're in a position to complain."

Shikaku didn't argue, but continued to ask.

"Then, do you think that your actions will get out of control? Or even eventually polarize?"

"Ha, I'll just sell a coke, how extreme can it be? I can't plunge into a ninja sword and force you to buy it, right? Young people just like new things, what's wrong with that?"

Shikaku hung his dead eyes and looked at Makoto.

Makoto was helpless.

"Well, there's a possibility... I'm just saying there's a possibility. There are some guys with a loss of conscience who would intentionally control the water source, as well as make cola more expensive than water through various means, and then force ordinary people to buy cola in this way for profiteering... -

"But there are many more things that are unconscionable, and there are people who make noodles with their feet... -

"People just respect me, that's why they give me this face and let me be the chief. But now the company has not even begun to build it... this time to start pursuing the guilt of Konoha, is not it a little excessive?"

In order for his son to have chrysanthemums, Makoto did his best.

T/N: 'chrysanthemum' in China normally refers to butthole... I blame Chinese for being weird

But he also knew very well in his heart that he wasn't a god and couldn't stop those capitalists from doing a lot of things... Some things he could stop in a very clever way, and others he could only try to minimize the damage... For example, the overloading problem brought about by the triple trampoline...

Shikaku nodded and made two more quick notes in his notebook before putting it away.

"I probably know what you mean... Obviously, this is a premeditated planting of evidence. -

"Our enemies have certain information and have vilified us. -

"The good news is that because they didn't want to be discovered by us directly, the other side used a more tactful heuristic revelation. This protected themselves, but at the same time gave us room to react and whitewash. -

"The bad news is that the news is spreading really fast, and we're still in the dark about what's really going on over there..."

It couldn't be helped, after all, the Land of Tea was just too marginal.

Although the Land of Snow is small, at least it is a more complete industrial country, and there is even a pillar industry like krill.

As long as the lord of the country has the level of Kazehana Sosetsu, when it is time to wimp, wimp, more accurate positioning of their own, or can be more pleasant to live.

Although less, Konoha does have manpower there.

But a hellhole like the Land of Tea...

The Land of Tea is practically invisible in the canon, and there's no need to fight for it in terms of realistic strategy, so Konoha doesn't even have a contact station there.

If it wasn't for Makoto's recent need for an international division of labor, this country probably wouldn't have even appeared on his desk.

Now that it had suddenly happened, Makoto didn't have much to offer for a while.

"Then we now..."

"Let's cheat on a few random actresses first and see what happens."

"Yes! Hokage-sama!"

Konoha hadn't made any blockbusters this year, but his influence in the entertainment circle had instead become bigger and bigger due to his continued output of mid- to high-grade gems. As long as Konoha asked, I'm sure a lot of cool-headed actresses wouldn't mind having a second spring.

In the current situation where the information is not known, there is no other way but to start with this kind of safe strategy.

After Shikaku left, Makoto had been walking around the office.

But the worst thing didn't happen.

Shortly afterward, he received a secret letter from Shisui.

Through this secret letter, he then realized what was really happening in the Land of Tea.

There was indeed something wrong with that exposer, either the Black Zetsu or the power of a Great Hidden Village. Everything about the other party was so cloudy that it was impossible to tell the difference.

But what was going on in the Land of Tea itself was less complicated.

To put it simply, the young lord of the country was motivated to rule, but never had enough money. Makoto's arrival, however, gave him plenty of backing at once.

-At the end of the secret letter, Makoto clipped a cashier's check from the Bank of the Land of Fire.

It was for the Lord of the Land, personally.

As for the investment, it was a separate contract as well as a check.

Makoto understands that there is a need to separate the internal funds from the national treasury.

These were not much, the money sent into the internal coffers, whether he ate, drank and had fun, or continued to save, it is none of Makoto's business - the fatal thing is that the young lord of the country, decided to rise up.

Not against himself.

It was against the big landowners.

He had long since had enough of those big landowners who forbade this and that, and whose ancestral laws were immutable.

Loyalists have wine.

The traitor has a sword.

The straight ministers wage a war against his mother!

T/N: above- what?

How to say it... from a personal point of view, Makoto is quite like this man is not obsessed with personal enjoyment, but to choose to do great things of the mind and vigor.

But you damn... you might as well be arrogant and extravagant!

You fight it, at least tell me in advance!

You start a fight at this time... I have so many previous convictions, everyone must think that I did it again!

Makoto slammed his fist on the desk.

But things have come to this, there is nothing he can do.

-Shisui didn't stop it at first because Makoto told him not to do anything. But in the face of a steady stream of rebels, he could only choose to protect the Lord of the Land of Tea first, and then send the matter back to wait for Makoto to judge.

"It can't be like this... Come on people, come with me to meet the Land of Fire Daimyo!"