Believe It! Trump Says '80% Tariff on China Seems Right!'... Dattebayo!

Rasengan... I Mean Tariff Reduction!

Believe it! It's Naruto Uzumaki here your future Hokage reporting live! I heard that President Trump is talking about lowering tariffs on China to 80%. Eighty percent! That's like... almost as high as my number of ramen bowls I can eat in one sitting! He even said '80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B.' on Truth Social. What's Truth Social? Sounds like a jutsu for finding the truth... but less cool. I'm getting the hang of this Journalism stuff its way easier than mastering the Rasengan.

Shadow Clone Jutsu... Of Trade Deals!

Apparently Scott Bessent is going to talk to the Chinese folks in Switzerland. I wonder if they have good ramen there? An 80% tariff is still pretty high even though it's less than the 145% they have now. It's like... going from a super sized bowl of ramen to a regular one but still paying the super sized price! And what's this about a 10% tariff with the U.K.? Talk about a power imbalance like when I faced Neji in the Chunin Exams except maybe this time around Trump has a plan. Trump also mentioned 'Many Trade Deals in the hopper all good (GREAT!) ones!' Sounds like he's been using Shadow Clone Jutsu to make all these deals.

Opening Up Like the Eight Gates!

China's a big deal like a super sized boss in a video game. Everyone thought Trump's tariffs were gonna stop but then things got even more intense and they ended up slapping each other with tariffs over 100%! It's like when Sasuke and I fight – always a clash of titans dattebayo! He even said "CHINA SHOULD OPEN UP ITS MARKET TO USA — WOULD BE SO GOOD FOR THEM!!! CLOSED MARKETS DON'T WORK ANYMORE!!!" Sounds like someone's trying to use Talk no Jutsu.

The U.S.A and China Trade: A Love Hate Relationship

So last year the U.S. sold about $143.5 billion worth of stuff to China but we bought like $438.9 billion from them. That's a lot of ramen... I mean stuff! U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wants "stability" from these Switzerland talks. Stability? Sounds boring. Where's the action? The adventure? The ramen! "A foundation for something more"? So... is this the start of a great partnership or is this just a flimsy bridge over a deep chasm? We just don't know!

Trouble on the High Seas!

Word on the street is that less stuff is being shipped from China to the U.S. That means things might get more expensive or even disappear from the shelves! Like when they ran out of ramen at Ichiraku's! The horror! Luckily I'm still able to afford ramen but this is a SERIOUS matter. As a future Hokage I'll need to find a solution.

Talk no Jutsu or Just Plain Negotiation?

This whole tariff thing is a bit of a surprise because Trump said he wouldn't lower tariffs to get China to the table. Maybe he changed his mind? Maybe he finally realized the power of friendship and ramen! Okay maybe not ramen. But who knows maybe these trade talks will actually bring some peace to the world. I can only hope! After all that's my ninja way dattebayo!