Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 174 Konoha Year 38, Men's Well-being

Chapter 174 Konoha Year 38, Men's Well-being... (Approximately)

"I often wonder, what exactly does marriage bring to men?" Yuya sat solemnly in his office chair, looking at Nara Shika in front of him, and spoke softly:

"It imprisons men in an suffocating walled city, putting pressure on them, forcing them to struggle for a living, and..."

"Wait, wait, wait!" Nara Shika finally couldn't help but interrupt Yua, "Where have you been running around to?"

You Ya thought for a moment and said, "It's a metaphorical way of putting it."

"Oh, is that so? Then why are you telling me all this? Did you and Tsunade have a fight?" Nara Shika asked, puzzled.

You Ya recalled the scene yesterday when You Ji was punished by kneeling on the ground to do his homework, and she knelt next to him watching him do it. After thinking for a moment, she cautiously said, "It doesn't seem like we were arguing..."

"Hey, if we didn't argue, what's there to talk about?" Nara Shika waved her hand. "Marriage is about two people living together, and some arguments are inevitable. Like me, lately..."

Nara Shika, realizing what he'd just said, quickly shut his mouth.

You Ya immediately dropped his serious expression: "What's up? What's funny that you told me?"

Nara Shika looked at Yua speechlessly: "You yourself won't tell me what happened in your family, how could I possibly tell you?"

Yuya thought for a moment, then patted his chest and puffed out his shoulders, saying, "That's different. At home, I'm the head of the household! If I tell Tsunade to go east, she definitely wouldn't dare go west!"

Nara Shika looked at Yua with suspicion; he didn't believe a word she said.

You Ya sneered inwardly. I didn't say anything wrong. I told her to go east, and she went north, but she didn't go west.

"Sigh, it's really nothing to talk about. It's all because of my stupid son." Nara Shika also looked disappointed. "That brat caused that mess before, and the whole school knew he didn't like studying anymore. But a few days ago, the final exam results came out, and he got first place in the whole grade. Can you believe what he did?"

Nara Shika also shook his head as he spoke, looking on with an expression of misfortune for his family.

You Ya's smile vanished instantly, and he said in a chilling tone, "Oh, so that's why you've surprisingly come to work today. A lazy dog like you would never come if you could avoid it. Are you here to show off?"

Nara Shika quickly waved his hand, "Hey, where's the bragging? Where's the bragging? My son really went too far before, hahaha, hahahaha..."

Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, Nara Shika also burst into loud laughter.

Youya curled his lip. What's so special about that? When my son is old enough to go to the ninja academy, he'll definitely be number one!

Yeah, if he can't take it, just beat him to death!

Seeing Nara Shika's smug expression, Yuya curled his lip and threw half a file from his desk at him: "Get to work! Get to work! You're not leaving until you finish today!"

Nara Shika was completely dumbfounded, then shouted angrily, "This isn't right! This is all your work!"

"I'm the Hokage, and when I tell you to work, you have to work. What I say is yours is yours, so hurry up! Who told you to show off your son like that?"

Nara Shika also pursed his lips and sat down to start working.

By noon, Yuya sat relaxed in a chair, picking his teeth and crossing his legs, and smiled as he watched Nara Shika working diligently.

You think you can't be dealt with?

So you dare to brag to me about your son?

Hmph, serves him right.

……

When Yuya returned home, Tsunade wasn't there. However, because Tsunade had pulled a sneak attack last time, Yuya didn't dare to take his son out to do anything reckless. He obediently made his son do his homework while he held Yulu and supervised him from the side.

Sure enough, Tsunade returned a little over an hour later.

You Ya praised himself for his wit, thankfully he hadn't gone too far.

So, Youya looked at the travelogue with a stern face and said, "Behave yourself and hurry up and do your homework! If you haven't finished this book by the time your mom gets back, I won't stop her from beating you."

Youji bluntly exposed Youya's thoughts: "Mom's back, you're being too hypocritical, Dad."

You Ya was instantly furious and grabbed a feather duster: "What did you say?"

"Oh no. It's nothing. I said I'd definitely finish writing it today."

Tsunade changed into indoor slippers and walked over, taking You Lu from You Ya's arms. She looked at the father and son with disdain: "Your acting is terrible. Don't act next time. You could do something better with that energy."

You Ya immediately grinned sheepishly, "My dear wife is right. Why are you home so early today? Didn't you say you were going to stay at my parents' house for the night?"

Tsunade turned her head, looked Yua up and down, and then tossed her hair: "I missed you."

You Ya's face instantly turned green. No way? Didn't they just arrive yesterday? They're leaving so soon?!

Tsunade rolled her eyes: "Look at you, I just wanted to come back."

As she spoke, Tsunade kissed Yuru on the cheek.

You Ya breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, he had saved his kidney.

They say women are like wolves in their thirties and tigers in their forties, but Tsunade isn't even thirty yet, so how come she's already like a wolf or a tiger...?

No, I can't stop drinking goji berry tea, otherwise I won't be able to tame this little devil.

"But there's something my parents want you to help with."

You Ya was taken aback, then quickly nodded: "Tell me, I'll definitely help if I can."

Tsunade: "You know Nawaki, right?"

"Oh, I know. What's wrong? Didn't he get a score of 60-something in math, which is enough for him to graduate?"

Tsunade shook her head: "It's not about graduation. The girl that kid liked before went back to Sunagakure."

You Ya was taken aback: "You went back so early? It's only been a little over a year..."

Tsunade nodded: "It seems that her family heard about her ambiguous relationship with Nawaki in Konoha and called her back."

Yuya immediately got angry: "What do you mean by 'unclear'?! Rope Tree and that girl are both still young, how can it be 'unclear'?!"

Tsunade sighed, "How could someone as smart as you not see this clearly?"

You Ya was taken aback, then realized: "They're the girl's fiancé's family?!"

Tsunade nodded: "Mm."

Yua was immediately deflated. The Sandstorm Clan of Sunagakure held a high position, and the girl's own family was cooperating with the other party. Even if he was the Hokage, what reason could Yua have to speak up for Nawaki?

This is one aspect of the world's tradition since ancient times.

It's like how the Sarutobi and Shimura families in Konoha have been intermarrying since the Warring States period.

Without these traditions, Uchiha Yuzuru, Hyuga Kazuko, and Yua would not have been completely without a chance.

Even if Yuya were the Hokage, he couldn't possibly solve these problems so easily...

Yuya was a little annoyed, and then asked Tsunade, "You're not going to make me go help Nawaki and win that girl back, are you?"

Tsunade: "Oh, no, it's just that Nawaki has been a bit down since he heard the news, and I want you to beat him up for me."

You Ya: "..."

You really are my older sister...

……

In the end, Yuya didn't beat up Nawaki. It was Tsunade who couldn't stand it anymore and beat Nawaki up, saying that a real man should not be attached to personal feelings.

Then Rope Tree, with his neck stiff, retorted, "Sis, you weren't like this when you were pursuing my brother-in-law. You were so desperate back then, and now that you've got him, you're criticizing me? That's not fair!"

Tsunade, whose lung tube had been punctured, exploded. She punched the ground so hard it cracked, scaring Nawaki into thinking he was going to die.

纲手狠狠地揍了自己弟弟一顿之后，绳树果然不再为情所困了。

As it turns out, in a life-or-death situation, all talk of being troubled by love is nonsense; only life is the most important thing.

It's a bit of a pity that Youya didn't get to see enough fun.

And recently, my work at Youya has been extremely easy.

After all, Nara Shika, who was showing off his son, also came to the office, so Yuya directly shared half of her work with him. What used to take her half a day to finish, she could now do in three or four hours.

Yuya suddenly realized that it was actually quite good that Nara Shikaku was a bit of a genius.

At least his official duties can be completed with ease.

As Konoha's 37th year draws to a close, the village's GDP has finally surpassed the 300 billion ryo mark in the year-end accounting.

However, it is also related to the fact that other villages have developed to some extent.

The growth rate next year will likely be even higher than this year.

This year, only important facilities such as hospitals and schools have been built in various villages.

These facilities are important and profitable, but they are essentially functional facilities for a village.

Their greatest significance lies not in making money, but in fulfilling the functions of the school and hospital themselves.

The main purpose will be to make money after the factories are built in other villages next year.

At the end of the year, another piece of good news came from the Konoha Research Institute: the wired-to-wireless communication experiment was completed.

Although the foundation was laid before Orochimaru left Konoha, it can only be said that the remaining experiments left by Orochimaru have been completed.

But the meaning is the same.

The development of cordless phones has officially begun.

Although there is still some distance to go before mass production and sales, it is already a great step forward.

If two people are seen talking on a wireless phone in a Konoha movie, the villagers of Konoha wouldn't understand what's going on.

But there won't be any problems after that.

Such a big event would naturally prompt Youya to activate its publicity machine and begin promoting it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also cooperated fully.

Of course, Youya also needs to reciprocate.

At the end-of-year party in Konoha 37, Hiruzen Sarutobi invited a large group of beautiful women to put on a spectacular show.

The beautiful women inside don't wear any clothing; they only use leaves, twigs, and the like to cover their private parts before performing.

To be honest, Youya himself saw it directly.

However, after careful consideration, Youya cancelled the program.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious, saying that Yua had let him down.

Then Yu Ya said expressionlessly, "This program will be broadcast during the New Year's Eve celebration. Your wife, Biwako, will also be watching it. Why don't I go and talk to your sister-in-law about how you planned this program?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately chickened out. Then he laughed and said, "Brother, I was just joking."

How could such a vulgar program be allowed on such a big stage?

No! Absolutely not!

Therefore, Konoha's New Year's Eve party in 37 and 38 was still a family-friendly event, similar to previous years.

Of course, since Hiruzen Sarutobi's show was recorded, it's impossible not to release it.

It just so happens that Hiruzen Sarutobi recently discussed a beauty pageant with Yua.

These are perfect candidates—just a hundred beautiful women to perform.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was overjoyed and quickly announced that the show would be online within a month. Just you wait and see!

Then, after Yuya returned home, he gave Tsunade a heads-up.

"You know Hiruzen Sarutobi, right? He's my uncle, one of his students, one of the guys who was with Uncle Kagami."

Tsunade nodded: "I know, what's up?"

You Ya slapped his thigh: "Hey, this guy, tell me, he threw me a proposal a few days ago, saying he wanted to collect a hundred beauties for some kind of talent show."

Tsunade's eyes narrowed immediately.

You Ya quickly patted his chest and declared, "Do you think I'm that kind of person?! I rejected him immediately!"

Tsunade looked at Yua suspiciously: "You're really that honest?"

You Ya waved his hand: "I already have you, what other beauty could be as pretty as you?"

Tsunade blushed immediately: "You're getting more and more glib."

But she actually likes it a lot.

Tsunade was satisfied. Three days later, Yua, looking troubled, said to Tsunade, "Sigh, I originally refused Hiruzen Sarutobi's program, but as you know, Hiruzen Sarutobi is my uncle's disciple. He and Akimichi Torifu came to me, saying that the program was for the benefit of the men of Konoha. The men of Konoha suffer so much; they work themselves to the bone during the day, and then come home to face the daily grind of cooking and cleaning... Sigh..."

Tsunade hesitated. If it was only Yua who wanted to see it, she would slap him across the face.

But what if the other men in Konoha wanted to see...?

With a sigh, Tsunade finally gave in, albeit reluctantly.

Yuya was secretly pleased, but on the surface he still had an expression that said, "Sarutobi Hiruzen really screwed me over."

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi concentrated his resources to start recording the program.

At the end of January in Konoha 38, representatives from other villages came to sign new year cooperation agreements with Yuya as usual, but this time they brought some news.

After years of development and the construction of signal base stations, television signal towers have been completed in Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure.

Kirigakure was also able to receive Konoha's television signal through the Land of Whirlpools' relay.

Yuya was very satisfied; this was a major step forward in Konoha's publicity efforts.

Meanwhile, the Land of Rivers, the Land of Grass, the Land of Iron, and the Land of Rain, which have a 99-year contract with Konoha, can also receive Konoha's television broadcasts simultaneously, acting as base station relays.

Of course, they don't care about these few small countries at all.

There's absolutely no need to promote them; they're simply not on the same level as Konoha.

To put it bluntly, these small countries have no strategic depth if they fight, so what's there to care about?

After Yuya signed the contract, he got busy with the research department overseeing the development of the first prototype wireless phone and forgot about Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Just three days after the signing was completed, Yuya remembered Hiruzen Sarutobi's program and was about to cancel it, at least the broadcast time should not be at the original 9 pm, but should be changed to 1 or 2 am.

It was too late.

That evening, other countries had just received television signals, allowing wealthy people from other villages to watch Konoha's television programs.

I turned on the TV with a sense of respect, wanting to see what kind of TV programs Konoha Village, as the number one nation in the ninja world, usually watches.

Those who came to Konoha to study and returned home were especially moved to tears as they watched the familiar TV station and news.

They're back, they're all back.

Then, after the news ended, there were two consecutive episodes of a romantic drama.

These people initially thought Konoha Village was quite powerful, and they found this kind of story very exciting.

Then at 9 p.m., accompanied by rousing music, a group of beautiful women, their bodies covered only by leaves and branches, swayed their white flesh and enthusiastically displayed their beauty on television...

On this day, Youya's mouth hung open for a long time, unable to close it...

A violent sonic attack suddenly erupted in Konoha Village late at night, clearly indicating that many powerful families had become enraged...

Of course, these aren't major problems. At most, they'll come to Yuya the next day to complain about Hiruzen Sarutobi...

The real problem is...

The people of Kirigakure, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure had mixed feelings when they saw this program.

The families of those who returned from studying abroad also looked at them with complicated expressions.

So you guys were in Konoha...

We see shows like this every day...

Ok……

Damn, I'm a little envious, how should I put it...

And these people...

I can only suffer in silence.