Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 167 is coming soon...

While encouragement has been given, it's unlikely to have any immediate effect in the short term.

After all, Konoha Village is only so big, and many things will quickly become known to many people.

The most obvious example is...

Many people will wait and see.

For example, when it comes to having children, those who haven't had children will look at families that have children to see how they are doing, find some examples, and then decide how many children they want to have.

In Konoha Village now, there is a strange phenomenon: those born in the first generation before the founding of Konoha Village, who are now in their forties, hope to have more children.

Those who grew up after the village was built, especially after Youqi took office, and who are now in their early twenties, do not want to have children.

You Ya could only express his helplessness in this situation.

You're not even willing to do this?

You Ya finally understood: if everyone goes to school to study, it's the same as if no one goes to school to study, right?

Setting up a tutoring class at this time can actually motivate some parents who want their children to succeed to work harder.

You Ya was afraid that the pressure on parents would be too great after the emergence of those tutoring classes in her previous life, so they would not want to have children. But now these parents have gone around and found that after having children, they are on the same starting line as other children. How can this be allowed?

If everyone starts on the same footing, then I might as well not have children and put less pressure on them.

Youya sighed. Although he really wanted to give up and just let go of the suppression, he thought about it and decided against it.

It really depends on whether you do it voluntarily.

When these people get older, they will naturally want to have children.

……

Even so, the attitude still needs to be stated.

Yuya wanted to set an example for the people of Konoha, so he worked hard every night during the Spring Festival holiday in Konoha 36.

Then Tsunade looked radiant every day, while Yuya felt his back was getting worse day by day.

No, this can't go on.

Youya chickened out, and since other villages were coming to discuss cooperation, he gave up.

Tsunade understood, of course, but as she was trying to understand, the other countries started giving her work again.

They want to increase the number of students sent abroad for further studies.

Tsunade was numb, so she decisively announced that her common case surgical template, which was also known as the surgical manual, was not yet finished. She would leave the task of teaching these students to old man Katsuragi.

Because of this, Old Master Katsuragi even went to Yua and declared that he would not teach her! Absolutely not! There are plenty of doctors in Konoha who can be taught! If I were to teach her again, I would really get furious!

Yuya had no choice but to agree to Katsuragi's suggestion, and then said that Yuya would take full responsibility and would directly designate someone to teach the students. Only then did Katsuragi leave satisfied.

However, this whole thing ended up making quite a few jokes.

Of course, it's a joke to the villagers of Konoha, but it's a slap in the face to the Kage of each village.

Even Yuya felt somewhat embarrassed.

The matter is actually quite simple: many of the doctors sent from other villages are not skilled enough.

It's not that they're not skilled enough; it's that they're used to seeing patients using their own methods and can't change them in a short time.

During the learning and discussion here, some people thought that the standard template was not as good as their own.

Strictly speaking, that's true, but the problem is...

Your learning method is too costly!

How can you rely solely on intuition in so many places?

For a village, having a doctor like this is certainly ideal, but if it's for promoting teaching...

It would definitely be better to teach medical skills in a simpler way.

Ok……

Of course, this is only a relatively simple one.

That's only one aspect; at least this person has real skills, so no one will think there's anything wrong with it.

The real problem is...

Many people have trouble remembering data...

As anyone who studies medicine knows, calculation results often need to be rounded to two decimal places.

Some more rigorous and demanding ones even have five decimal places.

But aside from the doctors in Konoha Village, where have the doctors in other villages learned these things?!

Numbers have decimal points?

These people are indeed geniuses; they can answer questions like how long it would take to fill a pool if water is being poured in and drained out simultaneously. But that's about it, and their answers aren't even accurate to the decimal point, only to the whole number of seconds.

Other villages don't have any related teaching at all!

Oh dear, here's the problem: does this mean we have to teach math now?

These people definitely wouldn't want to. They'd think, "I'm here to study medicine, why would you make me learn math?" —Mainly because math is too boring.

But there's no other way! In Konoha Village, even if you're just going to fight, you'll have to learn math to avoid buying too many materials or spending too much time fighting.

They were sent from other villages to learn for a month, only to find that math was required everywhere, so they had no choice but to learn it themselves.

Actually, it's not that they can't learn. How could someone who was specifically chosen by the village leaders to come and learn be a fool?

It's just this math...

It's true that learning from a young age and just lazing around in school as an adult are two completely different concepts...

then……

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Today, I'd like to introduce a new batch of students. Let's give them a round of applause!"

People from other villages sent a group of students around ten years old to Konoha. If they're going to study abroad, they might as well go early.

This caused even more people to suffer...

Yes, like the rope tree.

This guy excelled in almost every subject at the ninja academy, but when it came to math, he was lucky to even pass.

Tsunade's parents were extremely worried about this.

After all, their daughter is married and now only Rope Tree is a worry for the old couple.

If you can't even pass math, how can you expect any girl to be interested in you?

Ok……

In response, You Ya said that in many cases, good or bad academic performance has no necessary connection with whether or not one can get a girl.

This year, Nawaki, who should have graduated last year, has to retake the math exam because he scored an unprecedented zero on his final exam last year.

You Ya was puzzled, saying that a multiple-choice question with 20 options is worth 40 points. Even if you randomly picked eight, you should be able to get one or two right, right?! Why did you get 0 points?!

Rope Tree expressed her grievance, saying that she wanted to write seriously, but in the end, this is how it turned out.

You Ya: "..."

You shouldn't take it seriously.

Scoring 0 points means graduation is impossible, so this year they will have to repeat a year.

Throughout the Lunar New Year, a palpable resentment emanated from Rope Tree.

However, after school started, the kid visibly became happy again.

Yuya was completely baffled by this.

……

"I'm back."

"Ah, you're back. Go wash your hands, I'll heat up the food for you." Tsunade looked every bit the virtuous wife and loving mother. Who could associate this version of her with the strong, independent Fifth Hokage?

Exhausted, You Ya changed into indoor slippers and plopped down on the sofa. "Um, wait a bit, I'll rest first, then I'll eat..."

The toddler rode up on a children's bicycle with training wheels, calling out, "Daddy, Daddy! My toys! Toys!"

You Ya rubbed his temples and took out a movable wooden puppet from his briefcase, handing it over.

"Yay! It's the drill-man superhero form from the latest episodes! That's awesome!"

The travelogue, with its rhythmic thumping, rode its bike to its treasured toy house.

"Where's Lulu?" Youya asked.

"I'm tired after learning to walk all day."

Youya was somewhat surprised: "You can already walk?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes: "Of course you can do that, you're two years old."

You Ya immediately looked guilty: "I didn't know..."

Tsunade: "Of course you don't know, that girl won't get up when she sees you lying on top of her. You spoil her, you carry her around all the time. You don't want her to get tired."

You Ya felt a little embarrassed and coughed to indicate that he would be more careful in the future.

Then after a while, Yuru crawled out of the room (presumably because she heard her father's voice and quickly crawled out) and tried to rub against Yuya.

You Ya happily hugged You Lu and started kissing her.

Daughters are so much better! That spendthrift son in the travelogue doesn't even want his dad anymore now that he has toys.

"Alright, alright, you haven't showered yet, don't let Lulu get dirty."

Yuya put Yuru on the sofa and went to wash his hands. After washing his hands, he prepared to eat. Tsunade rested her cheek on her hand next to the table and asked softly, "Nawaki repeated a year in a regular school, and now he has repeated another year in the Ninja Academy."

Other 12-year-olds have already graduated from technical colleges or ninja academies, unlike Nawaki, who is 13 and still in ninja academy…”

Yuya took a bite of rice and looked at Tsunade with a puzzled expression: "Could it be that Mom and Dad want Nawaki to graduate and have come here to find you?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes: "How could that be? Even if Mom and Dad wanted to, I wouldn't agree."

Why should I rely on you, my brother-in-law, if I can't study well myself?

But... Nawaki has been acting strangely lately.

You Ya became interested: "What's strange about it?"

"Yeah, well, there's something unusual... about him? And he used to hate math, but now he's really starting to study it diligently."

Yuya stroked her chin: "Oh, really? I see. So Nawaki is actually studying math diligently. That's really unusual..."

At this point, Yuya finally realized what was happening, squinting at Tsunade with a speechless expression: "Isn't it good that Nawaki is working hard to study math? Why are you all acting like this? If that kid finds out, he'll be heartbroken."

Tsunade crossed her arms and sneered, "I know my brother better than you do. He can learn math? That's unbelievable! But now that he's studying so hard... I'm telling you, it's quite possible..."

Yuya's eyes widened upon hearing this: "That kid Nawaki is in love?!"

Tsunade nodded emphatically: "That must be it, otherwise how do you explain his sudden surge of effort?"

Yuya stroked his chin. If that's the case, then he had no choice but to...

"Um, well, I'm the Hokage... isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to tell me this?"

As the Hokage... how could I pry into other people's privacy...?

"Or should we inquire about a child..." Yuya hesitated, glancing at Tsunade.

Tsunade looked puzzled: "I just wanted to chat with you, what are you thinking?"

You Ya: "..."

After finishing his meal and showering with a blank expression, Yua cuddled with his children for a while, and then engaged in some physical activity with Tsunade that evening, he lay in bed lost in thought...

Work has been really boring lately, I'm wondering if I should...

……

So, the next day, Yuya secretly went to the Konoha Ninja Academy.

Compared to the former ninja academy, the current school, although the area remains the same, has become a five-story building. The first and second floors are where the teachers work and where indoor physical education exams or ninja battles are usually held. The third, fourth, and fifth floors are classrooms for the three-year ninja academy classes.

You Ya peered cautiously into the classroom from the outside of the fifth floor, the highest floor.

You know what...

That kid Rope Tree...

He was actually flirting with a girl!

Holy crap, she's actually in a relationship?!

It's wrong for kids to fall in love too early!

Ok……

But who is that girl?

How come I don't recognize him? ...

Hiss, although I don't usually come to the ninja academy...

But the speech I give at the beginning of each year is when I get to know people.

Each year, the Konoha Ninja Academy only has a total of about two hundred students, which is quite easy to remember.

You Ya was certain that he truly didn't remember who that girl was...

Ok……

Forget it, who cares? Isn't it normal for kids to date early? Do I have to investigate that thoroughly?

Pshaw, who do you think I am? I'm the Hokage!

……

"Ahem, well then, this task is entrusted to you. Make sure you find out everything about that girl." Yuya handed the task scroll to Hatake Sakumo.

Sakumo Hatake nodded and accepted it, and was about to leave when Yua called him back.

"What's wrong, Hokage-sama?"

"Oh, um, so, has your baby been born yet?"

Hatake Sakumo was stunned for a moment, then his face turned red, and he hurriedly ran away after saying, "She's not pregnant yet!"

Yuya scratched his cheek and said, "Hatake Sakumo, you're no good. You've been married for several years and your wife's belly hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy. Are you even capable?"

(Sakumo Hatake: Who was it that kept making me leave the village to do missions a few years ago!)

Although Kakashi Hatake is still nowhere to be seen, Sakumo Hatake's work ability is still commendable.

Before long, they had thoroughly investigated the girl that Nawaki liked.

Skip the details about names and ages; just know that he's one year younger than Rope Tree.

Let me see what else is there...

It wasn't until I flipped through the webpage that I realized why I had absolutely no recollection of it...

This girl...

Not from Konoha Village...

Instead, they were sent from other villages to "study abroad"...

Youya hissed and started to gasp for air; he seemed to be...

Do you want to upset your brother-in-law?

After that, Konoha steadily developed for 36 years. Apart from the occasional complaints about the poor learning abilities of the students who came to study abroad, nothing much else happened.

Oh, there is something else.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, that bastard, told Yua that he was pregnant with his second child. Although he implied that he was just letting her know and that he didn't mean anything by it, Yua still sighed helplessly and said that he would send a little golden statue to her son later.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was overjoyed.

You Ya casually asked, "Have you thought of a name yet?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't intend to hide it; it wasn't something worth hiding anyway. So he smiled and replied, "Asuma, I've already decided. The boy will be named Asuma, and the girl... well, she'll be named..."

Youya didn't hear the rest of the name clearly because he was lost in thought...

original……

Is it time for this person to make their appearance?

Ok……

You Ya then realized what was happening.

Let him appear then. With history already so messed up, Asuma and Kurenai can't possibly end up in a tragedy.

Hmm... never mind, let's not make any promises, besides...

Maybe the two of them didn't end up together?

Who can say for sure?

Yua forgot about it afterward. After Asuma was born in October, Yua had someone prepare a gift to send over for her one-month celebration. However, in early November, Nawaki found Yua and tearfully asked her:

"Brother-in-law...is it...as long as they are from two different villages..."

"Is it impossible for us to be together?"

Yuya narrowed his eyes at Rope Tree's question.

This is truly a... thought-provoking question...

but……

Since you're my brother-in-law, I have to be a little unruly with you!

So, You Ya slammed his fist on the table: "Let's go! Don't worry! As long as you two truly love each other, even if that girl is from Cloud Village, your brother-in-law will prepare 20 catties of gold as a bride price for you to propose!"

Yu Ya dared to say this because Hatake Sakumo had already investigated it thoroughly.

That girl wasn't from Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village), she was from Sunagakure (Hidden Sand Village).

While Kumogakure isn't out of the question, considering the war between Kumogakure and Konoha over a decade ago, Yua would really be in a difficult position if it were Kumogakure...

After all, those who experienced that war are still in their prime, while their children are the new generation...

If it were Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village), that would be a real problem, but Sunagakure (Hidden Sand Village)...

In this world, Sunagakure not only did not engage in war with Konoha, but was also the first to respond to Konoha's business plan.

Well, although Sunagakure is the village that makes the most money right now, it's not making much money at all!

So, Sunagakure is really great!

(End of this chapter)