Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Nara Shika looked at Yagami Yoruichi and reminded her, "The power plants in the Land of Fire are all owned by a few powerful noble families. If you offend them, you might run into trouble."

"We ninjas, would we be afraid of this?" Yagami Yoruichi smiled. "If they want to use methods outside the rules, they'll have to ask the Konoha ninjas if they agree to it first."

Upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words, Nara Shikato gave Yagami Yoruichi a deep look.

From Yagami Yoruichi's reply, he could tell that Yagami Yoruichi didn't care about daimyo or nobles.

They don't even care about the 'order' that has been passed down in the ninja world for thousands of years.

"Even if the village is disguised in establishing this... power company, with the abilities of those nobles, they will definitely be able to find out that Konoha is behind it."

Hiashi Hyuga suddenly asked with some concern, "What if they manage to persuade the daimyo to reduce the funding allocated to the village?"

"It's just a reduction of a few billion ryo in funding," Yagami Yoruichi shrugged and said, "but once the power company is up and running, the annual income it provides to the village won't be much less than that, and it will also allow the village to reduce its dependence on the daimyo's funding to some extent. If a few more similar projects come along, we won't need to rely on the daimyo's funding at all."

Konoha's annual expenses are not low.

One chakra-generating project alone is not enough.

But if two or three more similar projects come along, there will be no need to rely on Da Ming's funding to sustain them.

At that time, Konoha will be able to have complete independence and autonomy.

It's unlikely that they would directly overthrow the daimyo and the aristocratic class.

But at least it allows Konoha to consider external influences less when dealing with many problems.

Everyone could hear the ambition in Yagami Yoruichi's words.

In fact, Yagami Yoruichi has never hidden her attitude toward the daimyo and the aristocratic class, and everyone present knows this to some extent.

"If you're going to do something, don't rush things, and don't take too big a step," Nara Shikato didn't openly object, but only offered a subtle reminder.

“Haste makes waste, I understand that principle.” Yagami Yoruichi nodded and said, “In any case, it’s a good thing if the village and the ninjas in it can make some money. Once this power company is up and running, it will also bring more missions to the village. Missions like selling chakra and protecting the core equipment of the power grid are all tasks that can be repeated over a long period of time.”

Sakumo Hatake still felt that the initial investment of 3 billion ryo was a bit too high, but he was eventually persuaded by Yoruichi Yagami and asked, "What about equity and capital contribution?"

After thinking for a moment, Yagami Yoruichi suggested, "The village will contribute 1 billion ryo, accounting for 51%, and the remaining 2 billion ryo can be distributed to the village's ninja clans and meritorious Jonin."

Chapter 209 Quest Series: World Runes

After some discussion, the final investment ratio was changed to 1.2 billion ryo from the village, with the remaining 1.8 billion ryo raised from Konoha's ninja clans and civilian ninjas.

To demonstrate their loyalty, the Uchiha clan, known for their immense wealth, invested a full 500 million ryo, essentially putting up most of their fortune.

They might even need to sell a small portion of their assets to raise this large sum of cash.

The conservative Hyuga clan originally didn't want to contribute too much, but seeing that their arch-rivals, the Uchiha, had contributed 500 million ryo, they gritted their teeth and contributed 300 million ryo in order not to embarrass themselves.

Yoruichi Yagami also invested 200 million ryo, acquiring a little over 5% of the shares.

This money came from the 'missions' completed in the previous wars against Cloud Village and Sand Village.

With just a few battles, Yoruichi Yagami accumulated over two hundred S-rank missions, plus nearly a thousand missions ranging from C-rank to A-rank, based on relatively intact corpses and confirmed enemy identities.

Even though the reward for each mission was paid according to the lowest standard among those of the same level, Yagami Yoruichi still had nearly 300 million ryo in savings.

Even the poorer ninja clans don't have as much wealth as Yagami Yoruichi alone.

The reason for only contributing 200 million is that if we take a larger share, the other ninja clans will divide it up, leaving little for the commoner ninjas.

The final distribution plan was as follows: 500 million ryo for the Uchiha clan, 300 million ryo for the Hyuga clan, 400 million ryo for the Ino-Shika-Cho clans combined, and 100 million ryo for the Yagami clan.

Most of the participants in the Science Department's 'Chakra Power Generation Project' also chose to exchange their bonuses for shares in the 'Power Company,' totaling nearly 100 million.

The other minor ninja clans combined contributed another 220 million taels.

The last remaining amount, less than 90 million taels, was raised through a targeted fundraising effort among all Jonin and Special Jonin of commoner origin, and the fundraising was completed smoothly.

After that, Yagami Yoruichi did not interfere much with the establishment of the power company, but simply chose a businessman of commoner origin named 'Nishimura'.

He was the younger brother of a commoner ninja who, lacking the talent of a ninja, chose to go into business.

With the several million taels of capital accumulated by his brother in completing missions, he multiplied the capital more than tenfold in just a few years, earning a fortune of over 100 million taels. Now he is one of the biggest 'landlords' in Konoha, and he receives so much rent every year that his hands are sore from collecting it.

After careful consideration, Yagami Yoruichi handed over the power company to Nishimura Eiji, allowing him to fully utilize his outstanding business acumen.

Of course, the necessary oversight measures will not be lacking in the slightest.

Involving billions of taels of silver, there would not only be a normal regulatory system, but Yagami Yoruichi even directly dispatched two ANBU squads to specifically monitor this matter.

Both internally and externally, there are extremely strict defense measures to fully ensure safety.

Especially crucial is the security of funds.

If something goes wrong with billions of taels of silver, it would be a serious blow to Konoha right now.

After all, the entire Konoha Village's 'financial savings' is only a little over 10 billion yen, which must be used to cover all unexpected expenses of the village.

However, after providing a general direction for development, Yoruichi Yagami did not further interfere with the power company's operations.

Aside from security, which was entrusted to the Anbu, everything else was given to Nishimura.

Not long after the power company was established, the second-generation chakra storage and power generation equipment was successfully developed.

The reason it was done so quickly is because there weren't many changes.

One major change is that the 'chakra storage tank' and 'generator', which were originally fixed as one unit, are now separated into modular, connectable components.

In addition, all other energy conversion functions were removed, leaving only the effect of converting chakra into electrical energy.

The last one is the crucial aspect of 'technology confidentiality'.

Orochimaru's research team developed various methods of secrecy to ensure that even if the enemy disassembled the equipment into parts, they would not be able to easily reverse engineer the core technology.

Moreover, dismantling it is not so easy.

Some fragile key components are equipped with a self-destruct function to prevent disassembly. If someone tries to disassemble them, they will immediately self-destruct, turning the delicate parts into a pile of unidentifiable scrap.

With these improvements, the cost of the second-generation equipment was actually lower.

However, the total investment of up to 3 billion taels remained unchanged.

Having more funds in the power company's account allows them to better cope with any unexpected events that may occur.

On the day the power company opened, it immediately replaced Konoha's original power station.

The power grid, built to new standards, has already been established. The electricity cost is so low that it only costs two ounces per kilowatt-hour, which has led almost all Konoha villagers with electrical appliances to vote with their feet and choose the cheaper option.

Even some people who were originally reluctant to use electrical appliances hired workers to come to their homes to connect wires and install light bulbs.

At the headquarters of the power company, ninjas lined up to 'sell' their chakra to the power company, which would then store it in chakra storage tanks.

The price quoted by the power company was eighty ryo for every point of chakra.

With current technology, after accounting for losses, the cost is roughly one ounce per kilowatt-hour.

Even the weakest genin can earn 800 ryo by selling chakra once.

Although it yields less income than performing the most basic D-level missions, the advantage is that it costs almost nothing.

A big meal at home will help you recover quickly.

Not all ninjas frequently go on missions or maintain a high level of training.

Many ninjas who have reached their peak strength and whose abilities are difficult to improve further do not mind selling their chakra during their rest periods to earn some income to improve their lives.

Although the amount of money wasn't much, it was extra income, and since it didn't have to be shared with teammates, it was actually more worthwhile than carrying out missions.

Moreover, the power company cleverly set the acquisition of chakra as a 'mission'.

The missions were set to different levels, ranging from a minimum of one point of chakra to a maximum of ten thousand points of chakra, and were distributed to the ninjas who accepted the missions.

The village will also take a cut of this money, which will bring in some income.

As for the ninjas, they wouldn't have any objections.

In their minds, it is only natural for the village to take a cut of the rewards for completing tasks.

In addition to the considerable income, many ninjas chose to sell chakra every day, or even several times a day.

Of course, those who do this are usually ninjas with relatively weak strength.

The greater the amount of chakra, the longer it takes to fully recover.

Unless a large amount of energy can be replenished in a short period of time.

After all, chakra doesn't just appear out of thin air; it comes from the energy within the human body itself.

An ordinary ninja can recover from depleted chakra by eating a big meal and resting for a few hours.

For ninjas with a large amount of chakra, it is not so easy to recover after exhausting their energy.

If Yagami Yoruichi were to exhaust all her chakra and rely solely on normal food, it would probably take her ten days to half a month to fully recover.

Even if you eat soldier pills as a meal, it will still take one or two days.

Only a 'secret medicine'-level supplement could allow Yoruichi Yagami to recover all her chakra within a few hours.

With Yagami Yoruichi's chakra reserves, she could earn a considerable income by selling chakra to power companies.

However, Yagami Yoruichi prefers to use her chakra for daily training.

Maintaining thousands of shadow clones for high-intensity training every day already consumes a lot of chakra.

If she were to sell chakra to an electricity company, Yoruichi Yagami's training time would inevitably decrease, leading to a slowdown in her power enhancement.

This is something that Yagami Yoichi is unwilling to accept.

Kushina Uzumaki, on the other hand, after learning about the power company, enthusiastically went to sell her chakra.

It wasn't hers, but the Nine-Tailed Fox's.

It drained all of the Nine-Tails' chakra in one go, amounting to a full two million points of chakra.

After learning of this news, Yagami Yoruichi made a special trip to meet with Uzumaki Kushina.

After learning that the Nine-Tails could only recover its chakra by absorbing natural energy, he didn't say much.

Tailed beasts are different from humans after all.

The Nine-Tails exhausted its chakra in one go and needed to absorb several months of natural energy to fully recover.

Of course, this is under the condition that it is sealed inside the Jinchūriki's body.

With the presence of a Jinchuriki's body and the obstruction of sealing techniques, the efficiency of a Tailed Beast in absorbing natural energy will be greatly reduced.

If it's a 'release' in the wild, it will be much faster. If it's in a place with abundant natural energy, it would probably only take a few days.

However, Konoha would never release Kushina Uzumaki's chakra just to squeeze it dry a few more times.

For Kushina Uzumaki herself, selling the Nine-Tails' chakra wasn't entirely about making money; it was mainly for fun, driven by her curiosity about new things.

After playing it once, my curiosity was satisfied, but whether I'll play it again is still uncertain.

But it doesn't matter.

Although the Nine-Tails has a lot of chakra, it can only provide it once every few months.

In terms of the total amount of chakra provided, it is actually less than the amount of chakra provided by thousands of ordinary ninjas in Konoha.

"So why did Kaguya completely drain the chakra of ordinary people to turn them into White Zetsu? Wouldn't it have been better to drain it periodically, providing a continuous supply of chakra?"

A thought suddenly popped into Yagami Yoruichi's mind: "Is there something wrong with Kaguya's brain? Or is there some special secret hidden in this?"

Both possibilities exist.

Judging from Kaguya Otsutsuki's behavior in the original work, she is indeed not smart at all, and is even a complete naive and innocent person.

However, her understanding of chakra is unparalleled in the ninja world, and perhaps her act of reclaiming 'all chakra' is related to some deep-seated secrets of chakra.

However, this question cannot be answered in a short time.

Without reaching the Six Paths level, one cannot even reach the threshold of touching the deep secrets of chakra, and is simply not qualified to study these issues.

Yoruichi Yagami kept this question in mind, intending to study it more carefully when she reached a certain level of strength.

At this stage, the most important thing is...

First, improve your own strength and find a way to break through the bottleneck of the sixth level.

Secondly, it is to promote the development of Konoha and reduce its dependence on the Daimyo of the Land of Fire as much as possible.

Even after the complete industrialization reforms are completed in the future, the daimyo and noble classes will be overthrown.

However, this will definitely not be short.