Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 234 Konoha's Forty-Four Years and the Influence of Film

After Uchiha Shisui was born, Yua's connection with Uchiha Kagami became very close.

This often left Uchiha Kagami feeling somewhat bewildered.

This is my grandson! Mine!

While it's true that Uchiha Kagami is Yua's subordinate in a strict sense, Yua keeps coming to see his grandson every few days...

To be honest, Uchiha Kagami was a bit confused.

The main problem was that Yua could just watch, but he also kept saying things like "grow up quickly so you can work for him," which made Uchiha Kagami speechless.

My son's grandson is here to be your beast of burden?!

"What does it matter?" Uchiha Masako was quite open-minded. "It's a good thing that the Hokage values ​​Shisui."

Uchiha Kagami felt somewhat helpless. He had been dealing with Yua almost every day for the first ten years of Yua's rule, and now he was only temporarily stepping down because of the Uchiha clan's affairs.

Strictly speaking, he has the authority to make decisions on many matters within the Dark Division.

He also has that right.

Therefore, to him, Yuya was just an ordinary junior.

However, for many people in Konoha, Yua is viewed through the lens of Naruto.

Because during Yua's term, Konoha Village achieved a leap forward.

In just twenty years, Konoha Village was transformed into a completely modern city.

This is unimaginable for many older people.

There is no doubt that Masako Uchiha also had this kind of bias.

Masako Uchiha was grateful to Yua.

After all, if it weren't for Yua, he and Uchiha Kagami might have wasted their lives in the Uchiha clan.

For details on how he wasted his time, please refer to the story of Uchiha Fugaku.

The dignified clan leader was determined to change the status quo.

However, some of the older members of the Uchiha clan who lived before the village was founded tried to obstruct it, making it impossible to implement.

Of course, they really have no choice. If you make reforms, you'll affect their interests, and it's normal for them to hinder you for their own benefit.

You can't infringe on someone's interests and then not let them fight back.

That doesn't make sense.

Therefore, many people who have left the Uchiha clan are genuinely grateful to Yua.

Only when they actually receive the benefits will they be genuinely happy.

Of course, this is also because of the Uchiha clan's territory as a point of comparison.

Look how magnificent the Uchiha clan's territory is now.

The once overgrown outer perimeter was repaired by Fugaku Uchiha.

Oh, by the way, because of this incident, Fugaku Uchiha has an excellent reputation both within and outside the Uchiha clan.

Even many residents of Konoha's inner city had heard of Fugaku Uchiha's name.

The reason is simple: during the two years that Fugaku Uchiha was in power, theoretically, he, as the clan head, should have taken the lion's share of the profits each year, while the other clan elders would have received less.

However, Fugaku Uchiha did not. He not only distributed the profits to the clan elders according to the usual share, but also took out his own share and asked the Konoha construction team to go to the Uchiha clan territory to repair the overgrown areas on the outskirts.

It was directly transformed into an outer garden with a huge lawn.

The cost was naturally a huge sum of money.

However, the effects are immediate.

Not only did it look more comfortable, it also made it easier for ninjas within the Uchiha clan's territory to travel.

Fugaku Uchiha didn't intend to keep the remaining money; he simply had the construction team repair the road as well.

Basically, in the past two years, since Fugaku Uchiha came to power, the money allocated to him has been invested in the construction of the clan's territory.

Well, everything is afraid of comparison.

The fact that most of the people who left the Uchiha clan are now glad they didn't stay shows that there are already voices of discontent within the Uchiha clan itself.

This is also normal.

Fugaku Uchiha only took office for two years, and he completely renovated the Uchiha clan's territory.

What have you clan elders been doing for the past twenty years?

Each house was renovated, and two stone lions were placed at the entrance. Just those two stone lions cost two hundred million taels of silver. Damn, you guys really know how to spend money.

If even a tenth of that money could be used for our benefit, we wouldn't have such a problem.

But you would rather spend the money on your own enjoyment than share a little with us, so isn't it normal for us to have complaints?

This is also why many Uchiha clan members felt relieved after leaving their clan's territory.

Even though the Uchiha clan's territory has changed, they don't want to go back.

Because they knew that the money the Third Hokage distributed to the Uchiha clan each year wouldn't end up in their hands.

If that's the case, then what else can we expect?

Let's go.

However, the truth is that ordinary people who want to leave the Uchiha clan's territory can do so.

The Uchiha ninja wants to leave?

--no!

The Security Department is already short-staffed. If you ninjas leave, the Security Department will be nothing but a shell of its former self!

These clan elders were completely unaware that the garrison had long been defunct, and not only the ordinary residents of the village felt that the people in the garrison were unreliable.

When Uchiha clan members leave their clan's territory and encounter problems, their first instinct is to go to the neighborhood committee staff, not the police...

Hehe.

Looking at it this way, Obito's parents' decision back then was truly correct.

They risked their future, even if it meant spending their entire lives as chunin in the security department, busy with frontline work in the village.

It could also allow Obito to leave this place.

This is the current situation of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Kagami knew perfectly well who was responsible for how things had turned out this way.

Masako Uchiha was unaware of this.

How could a housewife who is responsible for her daily needs like food, clothing, shelter, and three meals a day possibly understand these things?

To put it bluntly, just deciding what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day is enough to give her a headache.

Before, there were no choices; now there are too many choices. You could eat a different dish every day for a month without repeating a single one.

However, no one would complain about having too many of these happy troubles.

Therefore, Uchiha Kagami knew that if he continued to speak ill of Yua, Uchiha Masako could really make him stay on the sofa all night.

Well, in the future, it's fine for Shisui to work for Yuya.

In any case, Youya would never mistreat its own people.

As for the Uchiha...

Let Fugaku Uchiha have a headache.

But judging from the looks of it...

Fugaku Uchiha's version is actually quite good.

Uchiha Kagami has been by Yua's side for so many years, leading the Anbu. Even if he didn't understand how to play the game of politics at first, he does now.

Fugaku Uchiha has clearly been cultivating his reputation over the past two years.

You can tell what Fugaku Uchiha was up to by looking at the fact that the Uchiha clan elders, under the influence of certain individuals, had completely opposite reputations to Fugaku Uchiha.

Once the current elders of the Uchiha clan die of old age—not all of them, just one or two—Fugaku Uchiha can take action.

This method, well, it's slow to take effect, but it's definitely reliable.

However, the Uchiha clan elders are not incapable of breaking the deadlock.

As long as you distribute the money you receive each year to do good deeds, it's basically just spending money to buy a reputation.

That breaks the deadlock.

but……

These clan elders have long since become accustomed to receiving so much money every year for the past twenty years.

It's really time to buy fame with money...

Uchiha Kagami felt that these clan elders were unlikely to spend the money.

But why would he copy so many hearts? He's not an elder of the Uchiha clan.

Shaking his head, Uchiha Kagami decided to go to a mountain shop in the southwest district tonight to buy a bottle of fruit wine, have a few nice drinks, and then get a good night's sleep.

As for stopping the water...

You can watch whatever you want, Ya.

I refuse to believe you can drag a child who's not even a year old over to do chores!

……

Youya is really not good.

However, he only looked at it.

The main reason is that Shisui is indeed a very important child.

Putting everything else aside, the ability of Kotoamatsukami is practically a bug-level ability.

It's a pity that Yua doesn't know Hiruzen Sarutobi's spying technique, otherwise he could have made a crystal ball and put it in the Hokage's office every day to spy on women taking baths... well, I mean, to care about the physical and mental health of important people like Shisui.

We're not like Hiruzen Sarutobi; we don't do those despicable things!

In truth, Hiruzen Sarutobi must have done too many wicked things, which is why he died such a miserable death.

Yes, that must be it.

Yuya prepared herself mentally and then went to find Hiruzen Sarutobi without any psychological burden.

The purpose, of course, was to see how his plagiarism of the movie from his previous life would affect the outcome.

The movie adaptation of that story by Yuya changed it up a bit, turning it into a tale of a musician from Kumogakure who comes to Konoha for a tour, during which a local from Konoha's inner city becomes his driver and bodyguard.

Although some parts of the modifications seem a bit contrived.

However, the film industry is developing slowly in this era. Although the adaptations are a bit too extreme, they are undoubtedly enough to dominate the market.

Moreover, the reaction wasn't limited to Konoha; it was also significant in other villages.

For example, many people from Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) expressed two stereotypes about Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) after watching the movie: firstly, they always keep their promises; secondly, they are extremely skilled fighters.

Yes, he's definitely very good at this.

In short, this wave of cultural export has made Youya a fortune.

As for the box office performance of this movie...

Making money is really secondary.

The significant impact of this is that many people in the inner city of Konoha Village, while still feeling inherently superior to people from other villages, are now genuinely willing to condescend to listen to what the other party has to say or what their demands are.

As they did business together, they gradually began to treat each other as equals.

These effects are all positive, but Yuya also knows that this is the extent of the impact this can have in the short term. If they want to maintain this effect in the long term, they would need to enact specific laws.

Alternatively, one could make this special kind of film every so often.

In short, both methods have their advantages and disadvantages.

You Ya plans to implement both plans simultaneously, since he certainly won't allow any serious cases of discrimination to occur while he's in power.

As for what happened after he died...

Well, let's trust the wisdom of future generations.

……

In early 1944, other villages came to sign the annual cooperation treaty as is customary.

The news was reported in Konoha Village without causing a ripple.

I've received similar messages every year around this time for over twenty years, so I'm used to it.

The real news will be when other villages stop coming to Konoha to sign contracts.

As for now...

This kind of news is less important to the villagers of Konoha than their own affairs.

That is……

The annual start of the school year... is here...

……

Yuya watched his daughter carry her schoolbag and walk into the ninja academy, and waved his hand, saying:

"If you can concentrate on studying, then study; if you can't, then eat more. You're still growing, so take care of yourself!"

You Lu covered her face, looking embarrassed.

The Konoha villagers, who had also come to send their children to school, burst into laughter at the Third Hokage's actions.

The atmosphere became exceptionally harmonious for a moment.

You Ya said he was unsure about this.

What does it mean for a Hokage to share joy with the people? (Leans back tactically)

(End of this chapter)