Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 192 Shocking... News from the Scorpion

Sasori was somewhat helpless. Before coming to Konoha, he had a very good plan: to study hard and go back to change Sunagakure.

Even if Sunagakure couldn't catch up to Konoha's level of wealth, Sasori would feel it was worth it as long as it could become even slightly better than it is now.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. After Scorpion came into contact with arcades, he discovered a fact.

That's because this thing is incredibly attractive.

Even he could easily become addicted to it without realizing it.

If it weren't for the thought of his parents far away in Sunagakure and the fact that Sunagakure was poor, Sasori really didn't think he wouldn't have become addicted to it.

The children from Sunagakure he brought along were starting to get hooked on it.

However, the arcade rules stipulate that children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 16 to enter the arcade. Since Konoha Village is a village, although it is now divided into inner and outer cities, and the inner city is further divided into four major areas: east, west, south, and north, making the village seem very large, it is still just a village, and no one will go against Yua.

After all, the fines incurred for violations can wipe out an arcade's entire year's earnings.

Therefore, Scorpion is now more of a tool.

He discovered that arcades, places that were very attractive to the children of Sunagakure, could be used to motivate them.

For example, sometimes these kids don't study hard, so Scorpion can reward them by taking them to the arcade to play games after school, and their enthusiasm for studying will immediately increase.

Scorpion thus found a way to motivate these children to study hard.

Using this method, Sasori felt he could ensure that each of these children could successfully graduate from Konoha.

……

At the end of March in Konoha 39, the atmosphere in Konoha Village suddenly changed.

This is a very obvious change.

For example, the roadside vendors that you can usually see anytime have stopped setting up their stalls recently.

For example, the crowds that usually stroll on the street have disappeared.

For example, they also received a notice that they should not go near the North District unless necessary.

I found out after asking around that the civil service exam was going to be held from April 9th ​​to 11th.

The current shortage of civil servants in Konoha is about 100 people per year due to natural reasons, such as someone reaching retirement age, someone being transferred to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire, or someone being stationed in other villages for a three-year diplomatic mission.

However, if you really calculate it in detail, it's not calculated that way.

These people, whether retired or seconded, are all of high rank. When they step down, the people who take their place naturally have to bring their own group of people with them.

Such political cliques are bound to exist, and Yuya cannot make them disappear.

After these people get promoted, in order to get their own people promoted as well, they might dig up the dirty history of the former subordinates, or even dig up the former's dirty history directly. Of course, this is rare, since doing so would be a fight to the death.

They've just retired, they're not dead. The way you're doing this is clearly breaking the rules.

The reason why Yu Ya doesn't care about this situation is because both the retiring party and the succeeding party follow the rules set by Yu Ya himself.

As the saying goes, whoever controls personnel controls everything.

They abide by the rules set by Youya, so why would Youya suppress them?

However, because of this, there are usually several hundred vacancies each year, and five or six hundred is quite normal, but Youya does not plan to recruit that many people.

Generally speaking, recruiting 300 to 500 new civil servants a year is about right.

But this year is different.

Because of technological breakthroughs this year, arcades have sprung up, so someone needs to take over the corresponding game management bureau.

It's impossible to let Hiruzen Sarutobi do everything. Recently, Tsunade and Yua mentioned that in the Women's League, Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife, Biwako Sarutobi, complained to Tsunade that Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't been home for a long time and spent all his time in the top-level auditing room of the TV station headquarters with that guy from the Akimichi family.

Thankfully, Akimichi Torifu is a man, otherwise Sarutobi Biwako would really have to consider whether that bastard Sarutobi Hiruzen was cheating on her.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is already causing discord in his family by working for him, so how could Yua bear to keep adding to his burden?

What if Sarutobi Asuma can't be born?

Yuya was still hoping that Asma would work for him.

Needless to say, Youya plans to bring all those well-known figures to work for him in the future.

Even someone like Kabuto Yakushi, Yua plans to bring such talent into the research department.

As for the fate of the orphanage in Kabuto's heart...

You Ya just wanted to sneer. An orphanage?

Konoha has something like this?!

If you have hands and feet, don't even think about not working!

I'm too young. Konoha has people specifically assigned to arrange my studies and life. When I reach a certain age, I'll go and contribute to the development of Konoha.

Even if you are born with a disability, as long as you have one hand and one foot, Youya can find you a job.

It's impossible for someone to be born without hands or feet, right? Anyway, Yuya has never seen such a case before.

As Konoha's civil servants previously mentioned, their salaries aren't actually that high.

This also resulted in a lack of enthusiasm for last year's civil service exam.

Although many people participated, they all had the attitude that it didn't matter if they didn't pass the exam.

A year has passed, so why are all the villagers of Konoha so serious about this year's civil service exam?

the reason is simple.

It's been a year. Let's not talk about how those people who came up last year have performed.

Imagine your neighbor, who usually lives next door, suddenly becomes superior to you. If you want to set up a stall, you have to apply to them and be careful not to block the road, otherwise they really have the right to tow your vehicle away.

Would you feel angry if you encountered this situation?

But there's nothing we can do. They're paid by the government, and they're in charge of people like you. You can't just ignore them.

Sorry, just call the Security Department directly. If the Security Department is too busy, then just send the ninja army stationed outside Konoha Village.

After Yua took over, the Konoha Ninja Army was managed in a militarized manner. However, Yua also referenced the conscription system of the Rabbit in his previous life, which mainly relied on recruits who were willing to take the bait. The recruits were subjected to various forms of torture for the first month before being treated more leniently.

The military is not allowed to engage in business, a rule that was naturally copied from a certain rabbit. The military in Konoha has only one duty: to train, train, and train some more.

If unrest breaks out within Konoha, a large army will be deployed to the border.

If the military were to enter, they would have the right to kill people directly.

Of course, the decision of whether or not to allow the army into Konoha rests with Yua.

This is the second guarantee that Yua provides for the future successor of the Hokage.

As long as personnel and the ninja army are in our hands, the village will not fall into chaos, and petty villains will not be able to cause trouble.

For example, Danzo Shimura, whom we haven't heard from for many years.

This guy even showed up last time, trying to tarnish Yuya's reputation.

In the end, it still didn't work.

After that, this guy completely shut down.

To be honest, I always felt a bit uneasy when Danzo didn't cause trouble.

But it's impossible for You Ya to go to the door of the group's house, knock on the table, and ask if you've been causing trouble lately.

That would be so stupid...

In short, the civil servants who took office in Konoha over the past year showed the villagers what a civil servant is all about.

A secure job is secondary, and a lower salary is tolerable, but this management power...

Those people would dream of having that.

What ordinary person wouldn't want an official to come from their family?

Thus, this year's grand occasion was that all the villagers of Konoha spontaneously stopped making noise.

The street vendors who used to hawk their wares have disappeared, and only a few peddlers occasionally linger on the road...

Oh well, they'll still slip away eventually; nobody expects people like that to become civil servants anyway.

Sasori was very interested in becoming a civil servant in Konoha. To be honest, if he didn't know he couldn't pass the exam, even if he was qualified, he would have wanted to give it a try.

Only by participating in Konoha's management structure can he see things more clearly.

That's how you learn more.

"Knock knock knock"

A knock sounded at the door, and Scorpion went to open it, only to see Ye Cang standing at the door with her hair in a bun.

"What's wrong, Yekura?" Sasori smiled gently and rubbed Yekura's little head.

Ye Cang blushed, then mustered her courage and said to Scorpion, "Brother Scorpion, could you... could your older brother take us to play games?"

It's clear that even Yekura herself felt her request was somewhat...

Yeah, that's too much.

How could a girl possibly say that?

Scorpion's eyes widened in bewilderment. Then he looked helplessly at Yecang.

Ye Cang blushed and seemed a little flustered.

Scorpion sighed: "They sent you here, didn't they? Tell them you want me to take you to the arcade, but bring your finished homework. I'll check it against each of you, and only those who have finished can play."

Yecang ran away with a flushed face. Scorpion shook his head helplessly. The arcade's magic was so strong, but it didn't seem so good.

He had no idea that this was a girl who had mustered up the courage to meet him.

It has to be said that there are often reasons why some people are single.

Just as Yekura went back to tell the other children the news, the doorbell rang.

Sasori, Yekura, and the other children lived together as a group of eight. Since there were fewer girls, there were only three of them in total. Sasori felt that the girls needed more care, so the three girls shared a room, and the other five boys shared a room with Sasori.

However, generally speaking, boys don't go back to the dormitory except during sleeping time.

That's why Scorpion had time to read the books he had copied from the library in his dorm room.

The doorbell, on the other hand, means that someone outside has come looking for you.

Sasori walked out of the room and into the living room, where he saw that Yekura had already opened the door. Standing in the doorway was a Konoha ninja wearing a headband.

Yekura and the other children were somewhat puzzled. Konoha ninjas?

Sasori was also somewhat puzzled. Konoha ninjas generally wouldn't come unless there was a reason. Before, they had come to inform people not to go to the northern district of Konoha, at least not for the time being.

So what's going on now?

The visitor was a Jonin from the Gekko clan, who worked at the Ninja Academy as a head instructor. He was basically the kind of person that Yekura and the other kids feared the most.

After all, who wouldn't have nightmares if they made eye contact with the head of student affairs during school?

However, in reality, this member of the Moonlight Clan has a very good temper; it's just that the position of Dean of Students requires him to be more authoritative.

Upon seeing Scorpion, he turned sternly to the other children and said, "Have you finished your homework? Do you have time to waste here?"

The children immediately scattered in a flash.

Sasori had a bad feeling. If it were something unimportant, there would be no need for this Konoha ninja to let the children leave.

"Let's talk outside."

Sure enough, when Scorpion arrived outside and made sure no other children could hear, he learned a shocking truth from them:

"There's chaos in Sunagakure. The Third Kazekage is fighting with the Sandstorm Clan. The Hokage wants you to come over."

Scorpion's eyes widened. After the initial shock, he took a few deep breaths, then looked at the other person with a serious expression: "Please wait a moment."

Then Sasori came into the house and regretfully said that he had to go see the Hokage of Konoha and couldn't take everyone to the arcade today.

In the end, it was only after Scorpion promised to take everyone there the next day that he convinced the children.

After closing the door behind him, Scorpion took a deep breath and looked at the other person: "Please lead the way."

Seeing how quickly the other person adjusted their state, the person who had been working as the dean of students at the school nodded to themselves in approval.

Putting everything else aside, just consider this adaptability and corresponding composure...

And at this age...

To be honest, he had only ever heard of someone who, at the age of 16, remained calm no matter what he heard, and always managed to resolve the situation later.

That person is the current Hokage.

Even when the current Hokage heard that Konoha had suffered a defeat on the front lines or that its supplies had been stolen or destroyed, he never showed the slightest negative emotion and always maintained a calm and composed attitude.

Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, his father wasn't the kind of person who would fawn over someone.

Moreover, it was a private conversation, and his father had no need to say such platitudes in private.

Not to mention Sasori, who is still very young but is undoubtedly the leader of all the children in Sunagakure.

Pity……

This scorpion...

Not a Konoha person.

……

When Sasori arrived at the Hokage's office, Yua was yawning and holding a piece of paper in her hand.

Upon seeing Scorpion arrive, Youya smiled, put down the letter, and then stood up and walked to Scorpion.

Sasori couldn't hold back any longer and asked urgently, "Hokage-sama! I heard... something happened in Sunagakure?"

Youya smiled and reassured Scorpion to sit down before explaining the situation to him.

Something did happen, but it might be a little different from what Scorpion expected.

The conflict between the Third Kazekage and the Sandstorm Clan was indeed irreconcilable. After all, although the interests of the clan and the village may overlap in many ways, it is undeniable that the clan ultimately values ​​the clan more than the village.

However, both sides agreed that the fight should not take place in the village.

After all, Kirigakure serves as a cautionary tale.

Then they challenged each other to a duel outside the village.

In other words, it's commonly known as a one-on-one fight.

Although it's not the best way to put it, the fact is that this is the best solution.

Scorpion was puzzled. If that was the case, then why call him here?

Yuya looked at Sasori and said with a smile, "Don't you want to know who was chosen to fight the Third Kazekage?"

Scorpion was startled. Could it be?!

Yuya nodded: "That's right, the one who challenged the Third Kazekage... is your father."

(End of this chapter)