Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 133 Konoha Year 29 and First Kiss

Yua had originally planned to gradually expand out of Konoha and have Konoha merchants undertake the infrastructure construction of the Land of Fire.

Because the Land of Fire is very large, there are many other villages besides Konoha.

Yuya plans to gradually expand outwards as Konoha develops, building roads so that the economy can naturally develop once the roads are built.

However, road construction is a profitable business.

Furthermore, since it's about helping the Land of Fire build roads, the Daimyo should contribute financially.

This was Yuya's original plan; it was a five-year plan for the year to come.

However, the problem now is that if we wait five years to open up the transportation routes to the Land of Fire, there's no guarantee that the Sand Village and the Stone Village won't cause trouble by then.

Iwagakure probably wouldn't, after all, Onoki is currently in a mess in the village, and the struggle between the various factions has become more and more public. The profits from that power plant are enough to make Iwagakure fight amongst themselves to the death.

Continuing to do business with Iwagakure five years later would be enough to appease Onoki of Iwagakure.

The problem is the Third Kazekage.

The reconciliation between Sunagakure and the Land of Rain directly disrupted Yua's plans.

Yuya never expected that Hanzo, who was so famous in his previous life, would make peace with Sunagakure after fighting for a year.

He thought Hanzo could hold out for at least four or five years.

Even if things don't go well, three years should be enough to hold out.

During the Second Shinobi World War, Hanzo arrogantly declared war on all the villages that entered the Land of Rain.

So what you've done is completely ineffective.

Yuya was helpless. After Sunagakure and the Land of Rain reconciled, they would definitely focus on developing that canal. If Konoha continued to develop leisurely and methodically, it was very likely that Sunagakure would be able to travel north by boat from the Land of Rain to Konoha in five years.

Yuya started talking nonsense the moment he thought about it: Sunagakure, by boat...

This world is crazy; even mice are serving as bridesmaids for cats.

Konoha's chakra cannon is excellent for defensive battles, but it's completely useless in mobile warfare.

Even if this thing can be disassembled, it's impossible to guarantee that every point on the border will be guarded by a cannon even with five years of full-fledged military development.

That's simply impossible.

Therefore, Yuya decided to use the method he had read in a book to develop the villages of the Land of Fire, build defensive fortifications between villages, and construct signal towers so that rescue could be provided immediately if attacked.

So here's the question.

How do I fix it?

So, we come back to the root of the problem: how can we build a road if there is no road?

The supplies couldn't be transported over.

This isn't like war, where ninjas can just push cannons around. This is about building fortifications, where materials are being transported there by the ton. If the ninjas were to carry everything, they wouldn't be able to move much even if they worked themselves to death.

We still need to build roads, or better yet, railways, to get things done in one go.

However, relying solely on Konoha is definitely not enough.

So Youya found Xiaochun, who was taking turns sleeping with him.

Like Mitokado Homura, Koharu Utatane's family is located in the Daimyo Prefecture.

After You Ya found Xiao Chun, who was transferring dorms, and explained his purpose, Xiao Chun was overjoyed.

Konoha's current development is evident to all. If Yua is willing to help the Daimyo build roads throughout the Land of Fire, although he will definitely only build the most important main roads, it will be enough.

If those main roads were connected to Konoha, how much money could her clan make from that!

She could both develop the Land of Fire and benefit her own family. Why would she hesitate about such a good opportunity? She readily agreed to Yua's request and represented Konoha in negotiations with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Daming Prefecture naturally couldn't refuse such a good offer.

From the perspective of national development, this matter benefits the country and its people. From the perspective of personal gain, the road can make more money. For the families under the daimyo of the Daimyo Prefecture, the fact that the roads in the Land of Fire radiate outwards from Konoha means that they can connect with Konoha and bring Konoha's model to the Daimyo Prefecture, which would surely make them a fortune.

This path benefits everyone, so naturally no one will stand in its way. If anyone is truly determined to obstruct it, they will kill them to show them what the iron fist of feudalism is all about.

At the end of the 28th year of Konoha, the village continued its stable development.

The villagers of Konoha are unaware that the world order has quietly changed, and Yua will not let them know.

The newspapers only briefly mentioned that Sunagakure, the Land of Rain, and the liberation were all located in an inconspicuous little place.

This is normal in the eyes of many Konoha villagers.

In their minds, Sunagakure was at least one of the five great ninja villages on par with Konoha, and even if it wasn't as strong as Konoha, it was still beyond the reach of the Land of Rain.

And the final result was exactly as they expected.

As a result, in various bars, you can see groups of men holding up their glasses and chatting about what they think about the world situation, their eloquent discussions making everyone who listens exclaim with delight.

This can be considered an early military blogger.

On New Year's Eve of Konoha Year 29, Konoha's television station held a New Year's Eve gala.

The female celebrity who rose to fame in Konoha 28 years ago, along with many ordinary people, stood on the New Year's Eve stage and became an instant sensation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi once again became the most sought-after character by various merchants.

Even though Hiruzen Sarutobi explicitly stated that the program was ordered by the Third Hokage himself, no businessman turned around and went to Yua.

Last year, Youya took down 47 super-rich businessmen in one fell swoop, many of whom had worked for Youya for many years.

They worked tirelessly for Youya, but Youya turned around and sent them to prison.

This made it impossible for these people not to have opinions about Youya.

However, the reason why You Ya dared to target these merchants was quite simple.

They are not irreplaceable.

47 merchants have fallen. Guess how many merchants pledged their loyalty to Youya in an attempt to fill these 47 holes?

Therefore, Youya always dealt ruthlessly with merchants because he was not afraid of them causing any trouble.

In fact, many merchants are probably waiting for Youya to seize this opportunity and squeeze out the other 47 merchants to take their place.

This is the nature of capitalists; they only care about immediate gains and never consider gains, losses, or the future.

Youya didn't treat these merchants as human beings at all. If they were obedient, Youya would keep them as pets.

If they disobey, then beating them to death is just beating a beast to death; Youya has absolutely no psychological burden about it.

Yuya came over to watch the New Year's Eve party with Mito Uzumaki, but she didn't expect Tsunade to be there too.

Tsunade was also surprised and blushed as she explained that she came to keep Mito Uzumaki company because she was afraid she would be lonely.

You Ya laughed; he and this girl had the same idea.

While watching the New Year's Eve gala, Mito Uzumaki and Tsunade reminisced about the funny stories Tsunade and Yua had when they were kids.

When she heard that she should have addressed Yua as her senior uncle, but Tsunade cried and said that Yua wasn't much older than her and should be her older brother, Tsunade blushed even more.

She had long forgotten these things from her childhood.

but……

Now think about it...

Did I have feelings for him when I was a child?

Otherwise, why would she absolutely refuse to call him "Uncle-Master"...

Tsunade stole a few glances at Yuya, then quickly lowered her head again, afraid of being discovered.

After watching the New Year's Eve gala, Mito Uzumaki said that she couldn't let the two of them stay overnight, so she threw them out.

In the early hours of the morning, Yuya and Tsunade were thrown onto the road, looking at each other in bewilderment.

After a long pause, You Yacai said, "Then let's all go back."

Tsunade nodded, and the two walked side by side on the road. In the early morning, there were still a few lights in Konoha. Some bars and barbecue restaurants that never closed were still open. Since electricity was cheap, the owners of these shops did not have the pressure of annual rent, so they simply continued to stay open.

The two walked together for a while until they reached a fork in the road. Yuya turned to Tsunade and said, "Let's part ways here. Hmm, speaking of which, we used to part ways here when we ate barbecue together with you, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru."

Yuya turned to look at Tsunade, whose head was down and whose expression was unreadable.

You Ya scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Well then, I'll be going now. See you another time."

"Snap"

Youya turned around, and a hand reached out.

"?"

Turning his head in confusion, he saw Tsunade, her face flushed red in the moonlight, softly asking, "Can...can you take me back?"

Yuya stood there stunned for a moment, then stopped and took Tsunade's hand: "Of course."

The two remained silent for a long time on the way, until they were almost at their residence on East Second Street, when Tsunade suddenly spoke up: "That's really impressive..."

You Ya turned his head in confusion.

Tsunade raised her head, her blush gone, replaced by a faint smile: "If Grandpa could see Konoha like this, he would be very happy."

You Ya scratched his head: "Uh, it's alright, actually..."

Tsunade leaned closer, stood on tiptoe, and wrapped her arms around Yua's neck. Yua lowered his head under her weight and felt something very soft...

She touched it and immediately turned away, her face flushed as she ran. While opening the door, she frantically said, "That's all for today, thank you, thank you for bringing me back..."

With a thud, Tsunade ran home, rushed into her bedroom, covered herself with the blanket, and let out a series of giggles.

Yuya looked at Tsunade's flustered movements and the closed door, a question mark popped into his head, then he chuckled and shook his head.

This girl...

I raised my hand and gently touched my lips, recalling the sensation from that touch...

Yuya smiled and turned his head, deciding not to go to the Hokage's office tonight and instead go home.

Yuya's properties in Konoha are naturally well-known, as many of them are intended for opening restaurants and later entertainment venues such as internet cafes.

Barbecue restaurants are a typical example.

However, since the internet hasn't been fully developed yet, many spaces are still empty.

It's fine to make do for one night.

……

In the spring of Konoha Year 29, before various countries sent delegations to Konoha as was customary, Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled off a major operation.

Because of Yuya's suggestion, he took the initiative and did something big, creating Konoha's first talent show.

The inspiration clearly came from the ordinary people at the Youya New Year's Eve Gala.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi had clearly figured things out, Yua stopped hinting and made it clear directly:

Your idea is great, but there's only one problem.

Hiruzen Sarutobi humbly sought instruction.

Yuya grinned and said, "The level is too low. What kind of thing is it to only hold a talent show in Konoha?"

If we're going to do something big, let's go big. Other villages are coming to Konoha soon, so I'm planning to publicly solicit opinions from them on the talent show. If anyone recommends me…

"Then let's create a talent show that spans the entire ninja world."

Hiruzen Sarutobi: ...

Hiruzen Sarutobi was dumbfounded. Is this the difference in perspective?

He thought it was at most the area of ​​the Land of Fire, but Yuya directly said, "What's the Land of Fire? I'll just put out a public tender in the entire ninja world!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a premonition that his show would probably make history.

You Ya smiled slightly, not caring whether he made history or not.

The real goal is to use this program to completely open up television sales channels in other countries.

Almost everyone in Konoha who could afford a TV has already bought one; if they want to sell more, they'll have to export them.

not to mention……

Do you know what's the hardest thing to defend against?

Cultural export and invasion.

(End of this chapter)