Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 141 Konoha Year 32 X God Gold Travelogue X Reform

In January of the 32nd year of Konoha, the Konoha Ninja News reported that the village's GDP had officially exceeded 110 billion ryo.

Most people in Konoha Village did not show much excitement about this exciting news.

The reason was simple: the Third Hokage's wife, Tsunade, gave birth to a healthy baby boy weighing a full nine pounds at Konoha General Hospital.

Yu Ya immediately announced a three-day paid holiday for the entire village of Konoha. Yu Ya directly distributed more than 10 billion ryo as subsidies. Although there were definitely some people who inflated the losses of the three days of idle time, it didn't matter. Yu Ya was in a good mood and didn't care for the time being. He would just write it down in his little notebook and settle accounts with them later.

Of course, if they are obedient, it's not impossible to let it go.

Let's see how these people react in the future.

Everyone in Konoha Village was overjoyed. It was a pity it wasn't like this every year, otherwise, having an extra three days of holiday would be fantastic.

The two elders, Tobirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki, were also very excited; they had been waiting for this day for far too long.

Moreover, this is the result of the union between Hashirama Senju's disciple and granddaughter.

This further represents the hopes and aspirations of the Thousand Hands Clan.

This is also why many villagers in Konoha are very happy; among these people, there are probably villagers from the Senju clan who have changed their names.

Youya was rather unhappy.

Because he wanted a daughter.

Daughters are like warm cotton-padded jackets, but when sons go through their rebellious phase, you just want to slap them a few times.

How did Youya know?

Because that's how he himself got here...

As for the name, I finally chose the title of a travelogue.

The name needs no further explanation.

"记" means to record.

Yuya wants this child to record his life in the Naruto world.

Yuya didn't expect him to become Hokage like himself; in fact, that position was not easy to hold.

Yuya didn't even want him to become a ninja.

The probability of Pain directly attacking Konoha's home territory is extremely small.

Moreover, to be honest, if the reconnaissance is done well, it would be very difficult for a ninja of Pain's caliber to enter Konoha.

Therefore, being an ordinary villager in Konoha is, strictly speaking, better than being a ninja.

The salary is a bit low, but we'll still get by as usual.

In February of Konoha Year 32, Yuya held a full moon celebration. People came to offer their congratulations in an endless stream. Even Shimura Danzo crawled out from some unknown corner to offer his blessings.

When Yuya and Tsunade got married last time, Danzo only sent members of the Shimura clan to give gifts.

However, Yuya was already very happy that he came, and she wouldn't target Danzo at this time.

Nara Shika was also unlucky; Yua was busy with family matters, so the Hokage's duties naturally fell to him.

In the past, when Yua was in trouble, Tobirama Senju would come and take care of her for a few days.

Now that Tobirama Senju is busy with his travelogue all day, the office affairs are naturally handled by Shikaya Nara.

Although it was only a few days, the Nara deer looked visibly haggard.

It's impossible to finish, there's simply no way to finish it.

You Ya can finish his business in half a day, but he can't.

A little over a month after Yugi's birth, Yua returned to the Hokage's office, and his first order was to refine the job positions.

If we divide Konoha Village into four regions—east, west, south, and north—then we will appoint four region chiefs.

Each region should be further divided into streets, and each street should have an office. Each office is responsible for the affairs of each street. Normally, these things are done by the Uchiha clan. Many people have complaints that the Uchiha clan is not doing a good job. Yuya directly announced a reform. If you think the Uchiha clan is not managing well, then you vote and nominate a representative. I want to see if he can do a better job.

As it turned out, the person who was elected did not want to offend the people of the neighborhood, and was hesitant to act. He couldn't even collect the sanitation fee properly, and the water and electricity bills were delayed for more than a month.

In Konoha these days, who doesn't have some spare cash?

They're just taking advantage of your easygoing nature.

A month later, Yuya dismissed all these people and replaced them with Uchiha clan ninjas. Guess what? The very next day, they collected all the water, electricity, and gas bills, not to mention the sanitation fees.

Youya didn't pocket this money.

Those sanitation workers who get up at 2 AM every day to clean the streets where you live, push the trash cans at the street corners to empty the garbage, and bring back the empty ones, don't they deserve a little more pay?

You Ya was too lazy to collect the sanitation fees, so he directly distributed them to the sanitation workers.

This system will likely be retained in the future, since adhering to tradition is a very important topic.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some people are blinded by greed and deduct money from sanitation workers' wages.

There are scoundrels everywhere, and You Ya expressed support for sanitation workers' rights protection.

The reason for dividing the power in Konoha Village was not to reduce the pressure on himself.

Rather, it was to further consolidate the Hokage's rule.

The power to appoint personnel is one of the important powers of a senior leader to direct subordinates to follow their lead.

The fact that the Hokage holds this power basically means that he can appoint his own people to various positions in Konoha. With his own people holding the main positions, what can anyone else do to fight the Hokage?

The reason why Kirigakure and Sunagakure are in such a state is because the division of power is not clear and the various clans are too powerful.

Of course, Konoha Village had just undergone restructuring, and those positions had to be allocated to the families of Konoha Village, a point that Yua understood.

Therefore, even in the East District, where there is a local Uchiha clan, Yuya asked Shimura Danzo to recommend someone to serve as the district head.

The Saikyo district was naturally chosen by the Sarutobi clan.

In the northern district, the Hyuga clan will nominate one person.

The southern district was managed by the Nara clan.

As for the Uchiha clan, Yua followed Tobirama Senju's teachings, letting Kagami Uchiha lead the Anbu, the Hokage lead one branch, and a highly respected high-ranking Jonin who had risen from the bottom led another branch.

The positions of general officers in the Konoha Ninja Army have also been officially launched. More than ten years ago, when Yua first took office, he only proposed a subdivision of titles.

Now, these newly established titles are claiming their own power.

The entire ninja army underwent an assessment. Konoha's ninja army has a total of over 30,000 ninjas, of whom over 3,000 are Jonin or higher, and over 200 are high-ranking Jonin.

Yuya needs to select three generals with real power from among these two hundred-plus high-ranking Jonin. At the same time, the Hokage will also serve as the Grand Marshal of the Konoha Ninja Army, in charge of all military power.

The three generals only have administrative authority; the power to deploy troops rests with the Hokage. At the same time, each general has the authority to command an army of ten thousand men.

In an army of ten thousand men, there is one general, three lieutenant generals, nine major generals, twenty-seven colonels, eighty-one lieutenant colonels, and two hundred and forty-three majors. Starting from the majors, there are squads of dozens of men.

The purpose of dividing the military into smaller, more detailed sections is also to facilitate management.

At the same time, Yuya introduced a system of separation of military and government, which was naturally copied from the system of his previous life's country. There was a series of stories behind the introduction of this system, which will not be detailed here. In short, the annual salaries of these soldiers and the maintenance of the army were directly subsidized by the Hokage's finances.

Even members of ninja clans receive a subsidy.

Previously, Konoha paid these ninjas over 5 billion ryo in wages every year. Now, with this new system, the wages should soar to at least 8 billion ryo.

This is just the salary; there are also maintenance costs for the increasing number of cannons and even aircraft in the future. Not to mention that the military itself also has its own needs. The living conditions can be a bit harsh, but they can't be too bad. The training grounds certainly can't be built with substandard materials.

Based on this calculation, the military expenditure in the first year will probably soar to 20 billion.

Once military spending gets going, it's hard for it to come down.

But it's something that absolutely has to be done.

No country can cut back on military spending; at most, they can only give more or less.

The reason why Youya directly introduced a series of policies in that year was because of this.

There are two reasons, or rather, there is one reason.

Tobirama Senju is finished.

Consequently, the current or former patriarchs of other families are also nearing their appointed time.

Ultimately, it means that the old era is about to completely exit the stage of history.

If these old fogies were still in power, they would never agree to Yuya's radical reforms. Although it seems that their family's power has increased, don't forget that the ability to manage various regions and the army are all in the hands of the Hokage.

Once the reform is successful, these families will basically never be able to recover.

Unless they can nominate a Hokage who serves the various ninja clans.

But that's impossible.

No matter how well they talked before, once they take power, they'll definitely ignore their own families and focus on dealing with troublesome families like yours.

How could the Hokage, who holds military power and the authority to appoint personnel, possibly be no match for these clans?

After the reform, the Hokage's power visibly expanded significantly. Although it seemed that the various positions had been subdivided, as long as the Hokage firmly grasped two points—military power and personnel appointments—he could remain invincible.

The former clan leaders of these ninja clans wanted to resist Yuya's reforms, but they found that they were gradually losing their voice in their own clans.

The current leaders of each family are all former students of Tobirama Senju.

For these students, Tobirama Senju, who didn't take them out to have fun but ended up losing his own life, was an inviolable figure.

For them, there was nothing wrong with this reform.

Strictly speaking, these families can at least manage a few streets, not to mention managing an entire district.

These were things that these families originally did not have.

You say that Yuya is trying to consolidate the power of our families, but I would like to ask if he hadn't done this, would the future Hokage of Konoha be someone from our family?

It's still from Sarutobi, Shimura, Hyuga, Uchiha—oh, sorry, Uchiha is impossible—it's still from these big clans.

What does this have to do with us?!

This is a real, immediate benefit.

To put it bluntly, Youya is using current benefits to exchange for the future of these families.

Sarutobi Shimura was naturally unwilling, because they were already large in size, but would other small and medium-sized ninja clans be willing?

You're talking to me about the future? Who knows if the Sarutobi and Shimura clans will become even stronger? What will we use to compete then?!

It's better to seize the moment and take control of the power you've acquired first.

Not to mention...

Tobirama Senju is my teacher, and he would never harm me.

The foreshadowing that Tobirama Senju, who did not die by chance, planted decades ago finally played its most crucial role at this moment.

The reforms, which should have caused great upheaval, were successfully implemented because of the lack of resistance from Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, and others.

Oh, by the way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi truly trusted Tobirama Senju, while Danzo Shimura...

That means they really dare not move.

after all……

Tobirama Senju is not dead yet.

……

"I'm back."

"You're back? Go wash your hands first, the food will be ready soon."

"Haha, I'll go check out the travelogue first."

He'll cry if you don't wash your hands.

"How could that be? You won't get sick if you're not clean."

"Wow!"

"..."

After washing his hands and coming to the dining table, Yuya picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. Just then, Tsunade gently asked, "I'd like to ask, when can I go back to the hospital?"

Yuya looked at Tsunade with suspicion: "Hospital? Wasn't it supposed to be three months? It's only been a little over a month. Besides, who will take care of Yuki if you leave? I'm not going to take him to the Hokage's office."

Tsunade chuckled awkwardly, "But staying at home is so boring. As for Yuki, my parents would love to come and help me take care of her..."

Yuya understood; they wanted Tsunade's parents to help take care of the child.

This is really...

It can only be said that all parents are the same, and all grandparents seem to be pretty much the same.

Fortunately, she got pregnant in the second year after getting married, so she wasn't pressured too much.

"Hmm... Are you alright? I personally think you should get some rest."

Tsunade patted her right biceps with her left hand: "I'm completely fine now, and I can't wait to get back to studying."

Since Tsunade thought so, Yua had no choice but to agree.

……

In March of the 32nd year of Konoha, Mito Uzumaki summoned Yua to the Senju residence.

Mito Uzumaki called Yua over for one purpose only.

To secure a future for the Uzumaki clan.

The elders of the Uzumaki clan were all itching to kill Mito Uzumaki, but in the end, Mito Uzumaki was still a member of the Uzumaki clan.

If possible, she still wants to secure a better future for the Uzumaki clan.

She's still alive, so it's impossible for Yua to do anything bad to the Land of Whirlpools.

However, once she passes away, Yua's attitude towards the Land of Whirlpools will certainly not be the same as it is now, giving money and supplies whenever needed, and even directly providing technology for some low-end industries.

Therefore, she summoned Yuya this time in order to find a new pledge of allegiance for the Uzumaki clan.

The bargaining chip was the nine-tailed fox in her belly.

Of course, Mito Uzumaki knew that the Nine-Tails belonged to Konoha, and she didn't dare to show any intention of taking the Nine-Tails for herself.

However, the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan and the robust physique resulting from the clan members' vigorous vitality make them the perfect candidates for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

You Ya laughed and asked cheerfully, "I'd like to know, did you come up with this idea yourself, or...?"

Mito Uzumaki's face showed an embarrassed expression. It was obvious that the elder of the Uzumaki clan was trying to play the victim again.

Yuya scoffed dismissively: "With over a million people in Konoha, I really don't believe we can't find another Jinchuriki."

While they may not be as powerful as the Uzumaki clan, I doubt they're too far behind.

Mito Uzumaki looked helpless, while the Nine-Tails inside her womb started stirring things up: "If you seal me into Yua's body, I promise I will never resist."

His place is much more interesting than yours.

Mito Uzumaki's forehead veins bulged, but she still suppressed her intention to fight Kurama.

Because the Nine-Tails' attitude is very clear: it is impossible for him to break the seal, and to be honest, he doesn't even want to go out now.

Why go out? If we go out, won't other people covet the power of the Tailed Beasts?

Who knows if there's another Hashirama Senju out there?

To be honest, the Uchiha clan's eye techniques are a natural counter to tailed beasts.

Eating and drinking well in the womb, watching fun activities, having more and more fun every day, and watching more and more exciting TV programs—it's such a wonderful place to live.

But...

It would be even better if we could choose our own Jinchūriki.

Mito Uzumaki roughly knew Kurama's thoughts, which can be summarized in one sentence: Since there's no way to escape, then just lie down and give up.

But that's not the problem. The problem is...

She wanted the Uzumaki clan to come as the Jinchūriki.

This way, even after her death, Konoha and the Uzumaki clan will still have some connection. If the Jinchuriki is not from the Uzumaki clan, Konoha will definitely still protect the Land of Whirlpools, but it will only protect that land. What does the Uzumaki clan have that makes Konoha spend so much money to protect you?

You're overthinking it.

This is the real reason why Mito Uzumaki sought help from Yua.

Mito Uzumaki knew that she probably couldn't persuade Yua to agree to let the Uzumaki clan choose the next Jinchuriki on her own.

Mito Uzumaki asked Yua helplessly, "What conditions do you want to propose?"

Youya laughed: "That's more like it. If you hadn't been dragged down by those whirlpool clan guys, you would definitely be a great leader."

Yuya immediately showered him with compliments, but Mito Uzumaki rolled her eyes and let it go in one ear and out the other.

You Ya then presented his conditions.

The Land of Whirlpools will cooperate with Konoha to establish a storage base, and will also hand over the operation and management rights of all related enterprises such as power plants, television stations, and newspapers in the country to Konoha. Of course, Konoha will also contribute labor and effort to help with the construction. The main point is that the Land of Whirlpools will have everything that Konoha has.

Then comes the last condition.

Konoha has stationed a 3,000-strong ninja army in the Land of Whirlpools.

Other conditions can be discussed further, but the stationing of troops is a must and cannot be compromised.

Mito Uzumaki felt dizzy when she saw these conditions. If these conditions were signed, would the Land of Whirlpools still be the country of the Uzumaki clan?

Yuya chuckled and said that we could put aside the other conditions for now, but we absolutely had to have troops stationed there, so that we could provide immediate support should Kirigakure attack.

Mito Uzumaki fell silent, and finally asked Yua a question: When did you come up with these conditions?

Youya smiled and said that every time someone from the Uzumaki clan came to see you, Master's wife, I would make a note of it. After all these years, I'm only making this request because of you.

If it weren't for you, these conditions wouldn't be negotiable; they would be issued as orders by the Hokage.

Who are the Uzumaki clan? They've used you time and time again to force me to give them concessions. Don't they know their own worth and whether they can handle such a big pie?

However, we should also thank them. They developed the Land of Whirlpools well, so it's good for us to go and govern it directly.

Mito Uzumaki felt dizzy and could only plead with Yua to retract some of her conditions.

Yuya, feeling helpless and out of respect for Mito Uzumaki, said that apart from the garrison being unchangeable, everything else could be discussed between Yuya and the elders of her clan. Finally, she would agree, again out of respect for Yuya, but…

This should be the last time.

Mito Uzumaki fell silent and nodded in agreement with Yua's statement.

After that, Mito Uzumaki contacted those damned elders of the Uzumaki clan, gave them a thorough dressing-down, and finally laid out her conditions, stating that the next Jinchuriki candidate should be sent to Konoha as soon as possible. This was not a discussion, but an order!

In May of Konoha Year 32, the Uzumaki clan sent over a new Jinchuriki to succeed Mito Uzumaki.

At only five years old...

Uzumaki Kushina.

(End of this chapter)