Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 101 This is just the beginning

This matter really shouldn't be blown out of proportion.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that this thing was given to us by the Third Raikage tells you that this guy definitely has ulterior motives.

Just like the Third Raikage's first reaction upon seeing something from Konoha was, "This Hokage is trying to harm me."

When Tobirama Senju saw the Third Raikage give him this thing, he knew in his heart that the Raikage was definitely up to no good.

And that was indeed the case.

Perfect, he can use this as an excuse to make a fuss.

Unexpectedly, You Ya made the right choice after only a short period of thought.

However, Tobirama Senju certainly couldn't say that openly.

So he asked with a stern face, "Why? Doesn't the person who did this deserve to die?!"

The patriarchs of the various families present felt their hearts skip a beat.

Would Tobirama Senju dare to kill someone?

Why don't you go ask those Cloud Hermits on the battlefield?

Yu Ya spoke righteously, "Lord Hokage, you understand the cruelty of the battlefield better than I do. No one wants to die. Although what this Sarutobi clansman did was indeed excessive, it was also in order to survive."

We should stick to the facts.

If his actions result in losses to our troops, we should apprehend him and execute him on the spot, even in the street.

If it doesn't cause too much damage, it would be good to let him reform in prison or work in the mines to contribute to Konoha.

As for Youya himself, he really hates the death penalty.

Of course, for some heinous criminals, the death penalty is the only way to appease their hatred.

If circumstances allow, Yuya should even have him cut in half at the waist in the street to give the world a little bit of torture and shock.

However, under normal circumstances, Youya felt that sending this person to prison to work like an animal, making him work 12 hours a day for 365 days a year, would be the punishment for him.

You can also make a contribution along the way.

In the country where Youya lived in her previous life, prison workers were paid. In this world, would Youya be so kind as to pay criminals? That's impossible!

I'd rather throw that money on the ground than give it to you!

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion."

From the perspective of Konoha as a whole, the Third Raikage's actions were intended to create a rift between the various clans of Konoha and the Hokage.

"If you kill all these people here..."

Yuya fell silent, and the other family members held their breath, watching Senju Tobirama cautiously.

Tobirama Senju tapped the table with his fingers.

After a long while, he calmly said to Youya, "Let's do as you say. You can take these things or keep them."

As for you...

"Get out of here, all of you. Don't let me see you for the next few days."

(Uchiha clan leader: Meow meow meow? I didn't do anything wrong!)

Oh, Tobirama Senju, then it's alright.

After all, as long as you have the surname Uchiha, does Tobirama Senju have any reason to target you?

No need.

……

Yua carried the box out the door, and Hiruzen Sarutobi called out to him, then thanked him in person. Yua then invited him to go watch the box being burned.

Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated for a moment, intending to refuse, but Akimichi Torifu and the others came over looking embarrassed.

It was obvious that he was instructed by his own family to come and check if Youya had burned it.

You Ya chuckled, not angry at all, and promptly invited everyone to join in the fun.

Afterwards, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Youya had actually burned it.

You Ya chuckled inwardly, thinking that his martial uncle had left this so that he could target them.

Are you kidding me? I was thinking of targeting you guys who need these things?

I could easily destroy you all.

Hiruzen Sarutobi awkwardly expressed his gratitude, and Yua laughed, telling him that if he was truly grateful, then he should properly teach Tsunade and the other two kids.

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately made a serious face and promised that he would do his best.

……

After that, February was peaceful and uneventful.

Youya's life then returned to its usual busy routine.

As for the Shimura family...

Youya did keep his promise and didn't mess with them.

But do you really think opening a factory is that easy?

Yuya withdrew all the leadership, leaving only one-third of the frontline staff. If the Shimura clan needed to take over in a short time, they had to quickly build up the management team.

Otherwise, the frontline workers are only responsible for a part of the assembly line, and they don't understand the specific processes at all.

Their primary task is to recruit people, especially management.

Yuya kept his promise and didn't even leave the hundreds of millions of yen in cash on the beverage factory's books to Shimura Danzo, even though he could have taken it.

To put it bluntly, Shimura Danzo's situation was infinitely better than when he was penniless and had to rely on bartering for everything. For the first few months, his wages were paid in vouchers, which he had to personally go to other factories to exchange for goods.

But could Danzo Shimura understand it?

He doesn't understand a damn thing!

If he had even a basic understanding of management, he wouldn't have turned the organization into a pyramid scheme.

It's specifically designed to scam kids.

Brainwashing is always the lowest level of manipulation, because once you brainwash someone, they lose their own ability to think—why would someone with the ability to think be brainwashed? —Such people have very poor initiative and cannot create any value.

You Ya prefers to be driven by profit.

You can do whatever you want, but those who have worked hard deserve to live a good life.

In this era, Konoha is a place where as long as you work hard, you can live a good life.

It's not the kind of era where you can't see the end of the road, and you work hard all year round without knowing what you've accomplished.

Therefore, everyone worked very hard.

If Danzo wanted to recruit people under these circumstances, there was only one way—poaching them.

I said a long time ago that Konoha is currently facing a severe labor shortage.

Although the return of the main ninja force has alleviated the situation considerably, the lack of workers at the lowest levels remains a major issue.

Previously, when the beverage factory was in You Ya's hands, people here would definitely be the first to be filled.

But now that's gone, Danzo, if you want it, go recruit people.

Do you really think hiring people is as simple as just putting up a GG number and they'll all come running?

That was an era of population explosion.

The entire village of Konoha, including the refugees in the outer city, only has a population of over 800,000. Where are you going to find so many people to use?

Danzo's first problem was that he couldn't recruit people.

It's okay if we can't find a management team; the Shimura family can fill in themselves!

Anyway, Danzo would never let anyone else be in management.

Throughout February, there was no progress in the recruitment process.

Finally, Danzo used his ultimate move: raising wages.

Oh wow, this condition has made the workers in Gan unhappy. What do you mean by that?

Raise wages and hire new employees?

What about us?

We want a raise too!

If you're not willing, then we won't do it!

Danzo had no choice but to agree to the wage increase.

He had already cursed these civilians a thousand times in his heart.

Can't you think about us?

You are all so selfish.

Afterwards, the workers were poached at a high price, which upset other factories. They complained, "What do you mean? You're ruining the market environment!"

If everyone is paying the same price, and you raise your price, aren't you forcing us to raise our prices too?

Danzo didn't care about any of that; now that everyone was here, he got to work.

Then, Danzo, one of the newly recruited men, discovered that he didn't know how to use the beverage factory's equipment.

Danzo suppressed his anger and had other frontline workers teach them.

However, some people won't either, since only a portion of them will remain.

Danzo loudly questioned what had happened before.

Then the frontline employees told Danzo that they were taught by a certain leader.

Otherwise, why would they willingly work under XX?

They all learned their skills to make a living from others.

However, they also kept something secret: they only taught you the area you were responsible for, and didn't teach you the other areas.

Danzo had no choice but to spend a lot of money to hire someone to teach him again.

February has passed just like that.

They paid out tens of millions in wages, but the factory still hasn't started operating.

Then in March, the factory experienced management chaos.

Let's take the simplest example.

Do I need to ask permission to use the restroom, and how long should I stay in the restroom at a time?

There used to be regulations.

Now that Danzo is in charge, is he willing to spend the effort to make regulations one by one?

He said he would solve it himself.

Then something happened.

Some people go into the toilet and never come out. You have no idea what they do in the toilet. They go to the toilet when work starts and then come out of the factory when it's time to leave.

Others work themselves to the bone while you have it easy, and some people feel resentful and complain, which leads to conflict.

They immediately started fighting and brawling.

Youya used to be managed like a military, which was very strict but effective.

In fact, all the factories owned by Youya are built according to this standard.

Fighting was a serious matter. Danzo was furious and came over to hurl insults. He really wanted to fight, but he held back.

If he takes action, things will get really bad.

And since he had to rely on these people to do the work, he had no choice but to endure it.

Then in March, many people were slacking off, and the number of people hired was actually less than before. The production line slowed down considerably. Some people worked more, and some worked less, but when salaries were paid in March, oh wow, everyone was in the same boat.

This completely blew things up.

Many people resigned directly.

Anyway, there's a shortage of people everywhere right now. If this place is so bad, can't I go somewhere else?

Danzo was exhausted.

However, this was only the beginning...

Then it was April...

(End of this chapter)