Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 119 Emptying My Wallet!

The next day, as expected, a group of matchmakers came to visit Musashi Umino's house one after another.

The reason is simple: Konoha's ninja newspaper this morning released the first batch of 100 names selected for the inner city.

After their identities are verified, each person here can bring their family members into the inner city.

Of course, this only includes the kind of relationship between close relatives.

Things like godchildren or godfathers are definitely not acceptable.

A wife or fiancée can only be brought along.

That's about it.

The people outside the city immediately brightened up when they saw the list.

These 100 people are definitely a high-quality choice.

Moreover, this window of opportunity is only one week long—giving the people on the list time to prepare to move into the inner city. Of course, they can put aside their work for this week, which will be considered a holiday, and their wages will be paid as usual—those in the outer city should hurry up!

Yuya described these 100 people in the Ninja News as hardworking and conscientious. The person who had taken the most leave during his years working in Konoha was only on the list three times.

Over the years, he has only taken three days off at most, which can be considered as working very hard and contributing to Konoha.

As for Musashi Umino, he never asked for leave even once, and often voluntarily worked overtime.

This is the kind of worker that every factory likes best.

Yuya also liked it. In order to make him work harder in the future and to set an example for the people in the outer city, it was necessary to give Umino Musashi a spot in the inner city.

In the Ninja News, Yuya also stated that every two to three years, another list of 100 people would be released, hoping that the people of the outer city would continue their efforts and contribute to Konoha.

In the article, Yuya also pointed out that the outer city is also part of Konoha, and the outer city should also have its own entertainment. Therefore, Yuya decided to send people to build an amusement park in the outer city.

After seeing Hinata's actions, Yua realized that the people in this world were still unsophisticated, enjoying even a shoddy version of an amusement park.

There's no reason why Hyuga can make money while I can't.

So Youya decided to set one up in the outer city as well.

Make money, not shabby.

At the same time, Yuya also pointed out that the children in the outer city of Konoha should also receive an education.

As a result, schools and kindergartens were also established in the outer city.

The main purpose is not to make money. Controlling education is equivalent to controlling the next generation. Although this may sound a bit dark, no village or country can treat education as something dispensable.

Similarly, all schools, kindergartens, and even private tutoring institutions in Konoha must be controlled by the Hokage, the first leader of Konoha.

This organization cannot allow any other family to participate; no one is allowed.

No form of profit sharing will work.

Getting back to the main point, Musashi Umino, along with a hundred others, became a star in the outer city overnight.

However, Musashi Umino wasn't stupid. Now that he was qualified to go to the inner city, there was no need for him to stay in the outer city any longer.

So he took his family and prepared to pack his bags immediately, as for those guys who came to propose marriage...

He didn't even bother to glance at it.

Musashi Umino's son was somewhat dazzled. At his age, most men in Konoha would already be married or even have children.

Well, this is true throughout the entire ninja world.

Although Musashi Unno's son was already feeling the heat of passion, Musashi Unno wouldn't allow his son to just pick anyone to take to the inner city at this time.

They quickly packed their things, the whole family carrying bags and packages on their backs and in their hands, and headed towards the inner gate of Konoha.

The Uchiha clan security personnel guarding the area carefully checked his identity, nodded, and handed him the paper identification document. Then they looked behind him at a middle-aged woman, presumably his wife, a young woman around twenty years old.

"Is it only three people from your family going?"

Musashi Umino nodded, indicating that he only had these two family members.

The guard raised an eyebrow; he really hadn't expected anyone to actually bring only their family into the inner city...

Well, since it didn't violate any rules, the Uchiha clansman nodded and opened the side gate next to the Konoha city gate.

Konoha's super gate is usually closed under Yua's reforms; it has only been opened twice during Yua's many years in power.

One instance was when Tobirama Senju returned to Konoha with his troops.

One instance was when the other four Kage agreed to come to Konoha together. They held several meetings intermittently, but the purpose was always to welcome the four Kage, so all of them count as one.

At other times, we usually use the side door.

The side gate is left open 24 hours a day, but it is also guarded 24 hours a day.

Musashi Umino was chatting and laughing with his family as they walked into the inner city of Konoha. They had only gone a few steps when they heard the sound of a carriage.

Traveling by bus is not allowed within Konoha's inner city; the only mode of transportation is Konoha's ring bus, which runs every 15 minutes.

The next one will be the Konoha subway. Yuya is speeding up the construction, and it is expected to take at least five more years to complete.

There is no such restriction in the outer city, but generally no one would specifically buy a carriage.

Every morning, factories would send people with horse-drawn carriages or donkey carts to pick up workers and take them to work, and then return them after get off work.

Generally speaking, there is no need to purchase it.

However, after seeing who it was, Musashi Umino understood.

Akita Ono, a workaholic famous in the outer city.

He works like a madman, and after finishing his daytime job, he comes home and runs another shop to supplement his family's income.

The reason he works so hard is simple: this guy is a stud, he's really prolific. In the seven or eight years he and his wife have been in Konoha, they've had five children. Adding to the one they already had, he has six children.

To feed his family, this guy, like Haiye, was never late and often worked overtime.

It can be said that their main strategy is to fight to the death if they can't kill the opponent.

but……

Musashi Umino remembered that this guy only had him, his wife, and six children at home...

Why would you need a horse-drawn carriage?

You are not allowed to drive into the inner city of Konoha.

However, when the carriage stopped and figures jumped down from it, Musashi Umino's lips twitched.

Because those figures were more than eight people.

There were more than a dozen people!

Moreover, the extra people included both men and women, and were between fifteen and sixteen years old.

The Uchiha clan members frowned and stepped forward to stop Akita Ono: "You brought so many people? Are they all your family?"

Akita Ono bowed respectfully with an embarrassed smile: "Yes, yes, these are all my children's fiancés and fiancés..."

The Uchiha clan members' foreheads bulged with rage: "Didn't you read the announcement?! Even if you want to bring someone, at least do it properly! You're practically a baby! He can't possibly have a fiancée?! Do you think we're all idiots?!"

Akita Ono looked helpless: "Please, have mercy and let us in."

The Uchiha clansman snorted coldly and glanced around: "Only two are over ten years old. As for the others, you can send them back yourself. You're using the Hokage's announcement as a tool for your own personal gain. You've got some nerve."

Akita Ono quickly apologized, but in fact he hadn't received any money at all; these people were all forced in by his "friends".

He didn't want to bring it either!

But there was nothing he could do; they were "friends," so all he could say was, "Let's give it a try."

The Uchiha clan members may be stubborn, but they're not stupid. Who wouldn't see something so obvious?!

In fact, he only had one child who was over ten years old, and the oldest of his other children was only eight years old. However, because he had plenty of food, his children had grown taller and looked like they were ten years old before.

From this perspective, I still managed to gain one person's spot.

But the other four people...

It will take him a lot of effort to figure out which four to remove.

Watching Akita Ono rush in and then rush back to prepare to kick someone, Umino Musashi shook his head and sighed, "What a talent."

Fortunately, he hasn't had much contact with people from outside the city in recent years. He goes home after get off work to read books and goes to work on time the next day. He doesn't have many "friends".

Otherwise, he might have been embarrassed by Akita Ono's experience today.

"Alright, stop looking, let's go." Musashi Umino led his wife and children into the inner city.

The two times the gate to Konoha opened, people outside the city could see the scene inside Konoha.

But after it was turned off again, I couldn't see it anymore.

But because of this, he doesn't know what state Konoha is in now.

As he led his wife and children through the door of that passage, what came into view were rows of houses of various styles.

He wasn't too surprised by this, because he had seen a similar scene a few years ago.

And there are already people waiting here.

"Hello, you're someone who came from the outer city to the inner city, right?" A young woman wearing a ninja headband looked at Umino Musashi and his companions in a friendly manner.

Well, you can't be unfriendly; in the eyes of this young lady, this is like walking mission points.

Only after accumulating a certain number of mission points can one qualify for the assessment of intermediate Chunin and advanced Chunin.

Unfortunately, the young lady's skills weren't up to par. After the system was reformed, she was only rated as a junior Chunin. Although her salary was about the same as before, some of the Chunin who were the same as her before became senior Chunin, and some even had the qualifications to become Jonin but just didn't pass the test.

That salary was half again as high as hers.

She can only buy three pretty bags a month from those shops on the shopping street now, but she really loves those cute and adorable bags.

So she's currently focusing on doing some high-paying, low-stress jobs.

Yeah, she actually managed to catch her.

The task of guiding people from the outer city to register for inner city ID cards is rewarded with 100,000 taels per person, so for these three people, it would be 300,000 taels!

These three people are already one bag!

Thinking of this, the young lady's smile became even brighter.

She brought Umino Musashi to the Population Management Bureau in the southern part of Konoha.

This is where the population is managed, newborns are registered, and deceased persons are deregistered.

Only by registering newborns can newborn children have Konoha Inner City ID cards, and only by canceling the registration of deceased individuals can funerals be held at their homes.

However, people like Umino Musashi who come from the outer city can register here and receive their own ID cards.

After completing the process, Musashi Umino squeezed his ID card; the quality was many times better than the piece of paper from the outer city.

"This identification is the most needed thing in the inner city. You'll understand later. Also, don't lose it. It's a huge hassle to get it replaced. They'll ask you so many questions that it'll drive you crazy."

Even if you have a guarantor, you still need to go through this stage.

Even with a guarantor, you still need to ask some things that only the other party knows, in order to prevent someone from impersonating him/her and coming to Konoha claiming that their ID card is lost or something.

It's better to be stricter during the replacement process than in this situation.

As for things like going out on a mission and having your identity taken over, I'm not worried about that.

Because a ninja's companions are all ninjas, only someone of Madara Uchiha or Hashirama Senju's caliber could infiltrate Konoha and wreak havoc.

otherwise……

Even a Jonin of the same rank in Konoha could give the opponent a hard time.

However, if these two levels want to appear again, they will have to wait until Erzhuzi and Taiziye are born.

Hey, guess what? They're still from Konoha!

After Umino Musashi finished his business, the young lady asked him if he had a place to stay, and if not, she could arrange temporary accommodation.

Nowadays, almost every household in Konoha owns two houses, one for their own residence and the other for rent.

However, there are no outsiders in Konoha's inner city, so generally the other house is used more as a storage room.

Musashi Umino: "Oh, no need, my older brother will come to pick me up."

"Big brother?" the young lady asked, somewhat puzzled.

Not long after, Kenjiro Umino arrived.

The young woman recognized him and greeted him, "Good evening, Uncle Kenshiro."

Kenjiro Umino also greeted her: "Good evening, Xiaoya."

"So you're someone Kenshiro-nii knows. Well then, I'll say goodbye now. Let me see if anyone else can come in tonight."

Musashi Umino thought for a moment and then told the young lady what he had just witnessed.

The young woman's eyes lit up instantly.

A couple, six children, and two other people with them...

How many bags are there?!

I thanked the young lady and quickly left.

Musashi Umino then went to a house with Kenjiro Umino.

"This is another house that the Hokage assigned to me. You can stay here as long as you want, but there's one thing: you can't touch anything in my side room."

Musashi Umino quickly spoke up: "Big brother, I want to ask what I should do if I want to buy a house?"

Kenjiro Umino was taken aback: "Buy a house? You want to buy a house?"

Musashi Umino nodded repeatedly.

"Buying is very expensive, you might as well rent."

Musashi Umino said he was going to buy a house.

Helpless, Kenjiro Umino could only bring his unlucky younger brother to the sales office in the East City the next day.

Kenjiro Umino was a native of Konoha and had lived there since the village's founding, so he was allocated a house in a very good location.

He subconsciously felt that his younger brother could also buy a house in Dongcheng.

When they went over and asked, wow. The worst floors, the first and second, cost over fifteen million taels.

Kenjiro Umino was astonished. "Are houses in our area really that valuable?!"

Musashi Unno was speechless. Over ten million...

He worked himself to the bone to save 30,000 taels every month, and now he can't even afford a third of a house?!

The saleswoman at the sales office smiled and said they could provide mortgage services.

You pay three million taels upfront, and then pay back a little bit each month for forty years.

Musashi Unno quickly shook his head. He didn't want to take on so much debt, especially with a 40-year term. He would be long dead by then. Was he going to let his son bear this debt?

The saleswoman then suggested that since I couldn't afford a place in Dongcheng District, I could check out Nancheng District.

Musashi Umino then rushed to the southern city and found that it was indeed much cheaper there.

The prices on the first and second floors have increased to between nine million and ten million.

I calculated that I can save about 360 yuan a year, and 36 million yuan in ten years...

In the end, I still have to carry a 20-year debt?!

Unfortunately, this is the only way to buy a house.

Fortunately, Musashi Umino's wife said she could open a craft workshop here and make some handicrafts to supplement the family income.

Musashi Umino was moved, and his son said that he also had a monthly salary of 30,000 ryo, which he could give all of it to the family, thus halving the repayment speed.

Musashi Umino was even more moved.

However, on their way home, they saw a flyer floating by the roadside...

Latest research from our institute! Brand new black and white televisions are now on sale! Bring home the latest black and white television for only 150000 taels! What are you waiting for? Grab yours now!

Musashi Umino: "..."

What's going on with this Konoha inner city?!

Why do I feel like they're trying to empty my wallet in various ways?

Dear readers, please don't stay up late! Staying up late is bad for your health.

(End of this chapter)