Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 236: A Thousand-Mile Journey to Find Her Husband?

Room 1203, Officials' Residence, North District, Konoha Village:

Tsunade propped her head up with her hand, looking at Yua sitting across from her eating noodles. Her gaze flickered, and she asked Yua, "Yu-ro is staying at school these past few days, and Yu-chi went to report to the army in the suburbs. It's just the two of us at home. Want to... go shopping with me?"

Yuya looked up at Tsunade and asked in confusion, "Why don't you just have something delivered to your door? Why go shopping?"

Tsunade immediately puffed out her cheeks.

Even though they've been married for a long time, she still occasionally wants to go shopping with Youya like a normal couple.

You Ya realized he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly tried to salvage the situation: "It's fine if I go shopping with you, but are you sure you really want to go?"

Tsunade snorted, wanting to refuse with a haughty tone, but seeing that Yua's expression didn't seem fake, she suppressed her shyness and stubbornly said, "No, is it not okay? Even if we're older now, what's wrong with going shopping together?"

Yuya dared not respond to that. Tsunade was now in her thirties, and because of the Yin Seal, she looked no different from the first few years after her marriage.

Despite their appearance, what woman wouldn't care about her age?

So Youya decisively said, "Let's go shopping together!"

Then Yua and Tsunade were surrounded on the street.

Tsunade wore a gentle, friendly smile, but inside she was nearly collapsing. Why hadn't she thought to use her transformation jutsu before going shopping?!

Yuya didn't pay attention to Tsunade's expression. He took the autographed copies handed to him by the villagers of Konoha one by one and signed his name. He was already thinking about whether these autographed copies would become very valuable after he died.

(Well... in reality, it won't have much value anymore because there are too many of them. At least it won't have much value in the short term, but it should be very valuable in a thousand or two thousand years.)

However, what autographed copy can be preserved for one or two thousand years...?

Ultimately, You Ya stopped signing autographs, citing the reason that he needed to accompany his wife shopping.

Then, under the gaze of a crowd, Yua and Tsunade walked around the shopping street, bought nothing, and fled in a panic.

After returning home, Tsunade sighed helplessly and said that in the future, she should use the Transformation Jutsu to do such things.

Yuya had no objections. He wasn't interested in any entertainment during his break, so accompanying Tsunade shopping wouldn't hurt, since he would have to go back to work soon anyway.

That evening, Yuya worked hard, as he and Tsunade had recently been thinking about getting another small one.

After all, the main character's travelogue was clearly about to be ruined, so sending him to the military camp for some training would be a good way to put him to a good position.

The next day, a radiant Tsunade went to the hospital to receive interns.

It's that time of year again for studying abroad. Tsunade gives medical students from other villages a basic medical lesson every year, and if there are any particularly promising students, Tsunade will choose to teach them herself.

However, so far, apart from the girl sent from Sunagakure who Tsunade felt was worth personally teaching, she has not yet encountered a student whom she can genuinely teach from the bottom of her heart.

You Ya slept until noon, touched his waist, and realized that the proverb "no field is too hard to cultivate" was indeed true.

I worked hard for most of the night yesterday. Tsunade went to work after only two hours of sleep, and I slept until noon. When I woke up, I felt an empty stomach, similar to but different from the feeling of being hungry.

Fortunately, his efforts paid off. Tsunade will be very gentle these days. For example, right now, breakfast for him has been prepared on the dining table.

It must be said that Tsunade's ability to not lose her temper truly makes her a virtuous wife and loving mother.

After leisurely finishing his meal, Yuya went to work in the Hokage's office.

The current system in Konoha Village, with its layers of civil servants, has made things much easier for Yua.

It feels so good to have someone else do all the tasks.

Although Nara Shika is now twice as busy, Yua doesn't pity him.

after all……

If you pity the other person, then you'll end up doing the work yourself.

"By the way, Hokage-sama, aren't you going to pick up those international students this year?"

You Ya waved his hand: "No need, no need."

Although a few people are very interested, to be honest...

But there was something even more important to him than that.

"Compared to this, are you Nara people also unwilling?" Yua asked Nara Shikaya, looking at him. "About what I told you last year."

Nara Shika looked at Yua with a puzzled expression, thought for a moment, and then realized what Yua meant: "Ah, Third Boss, you mean that university plan from last year? That won't work, right...?"

Nara Shika sighed helplessly and waved his hand: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. You've asked for far too much land this time. Several of the old men in the clan almost collapsed from anger after hearing this."

You Ya stroked his chin. These old men are just like that. It's not like he doesn't give them benefits. They benefit from the establishment of a university!

Although……

These benefits are mostly related to reputation...

Tsk, am I being attacked by my own actions?

From the moment he officially took power, before Tobirama Senju had even been appointed, he used interests to bind these Konoha ninja clans to his side.

These guys are now so hesitant to act until they see any tangible benefits, meaning they haven't seen any real gains. No matter how much Youya tries to persuade them, it's useless.

The key is……

After the university was established, more money was invested in the university itself, rather than directly giving the money to various families.

You Ya originally thought he could trick these families into handing over the land by subtly changing the subject.

Unexpectedly, these guys are all incredibly cunning.

Well... it's also because I've plundered the clan lands of these families too much over the past twenty years. Let's not even talk about the Sarutobi clan. They had such a large clan land area at the beginning, but after Yua's series of attacks, their clan land area is now less than one-fifth of what it used to be.

Anyway, the current members of the Sarutobi clan can definitely live on this small plot of land. However, twenty years is a generational gap. The children from the early days of Yua's rule have come of age. The clan's land area is not enough for these people to live on, so they can only buy houses in Konoha's inner city.

It was only at this time that the members of these ninja clans belatedly realized how much benefit those who had moved out of the ninja clans earliest had received.

A 100-square-meter house in Konoha's inner city, even on the southern edge of the city, costs more than 20 million taels of silver. The closer to the central business district, the more expensive it is, with the most expensive costing more than 50 million taels.

It's important to know that the average monthly salary in Konoha Village is around 50,000 to 60,000 ryo, which is about 800,000 ryo a year. Therefore, if you're not a ninja, it would take an ordinary person 30 years to afford a house.

Of course, you can't calculate it that way. After all, first-time buyers with local household registration in the inner city get a 50% discount, but this discount doesn't apply to people from these ninja families.

Because their household registration is within the family, this half-price discount is only available to their parents within the family.

Although this preferential policy can be applied to others, these ninja clans are well aware that if this continues, in two generations, they will all have to pay full price to buy houses in Konoha.

Therefore, some families have already bought houses in Konoha Village, and many of them have bought a lot at once.

You Ya was aware of this.

This isn't property speculation, because this house is bought for people who genuinely want to live in it!

Moreover, if someone really tries to profit from this, Youya wouldn't mind taking a share of their assets.

Anyway, housing prices have basically peaked now.

Twenty years ago, the house price was around ten million taels of silver. In twenty years, the house price has increased nearly fivefold.

That's already an outrageous number.

Yuya has no intention of relying on real estate to boost the so-called GDP of Konoha Village.

Since becoming the village chief, Youya has discovered that GDP is a truly bizarre thing.

It's not that this thing is useless, but upon closer analysis, there are too many places where it can be faked.

For example, the housing prices in Konoha (the area in Taiwan) are a good example of how they can boost GDP.

But is it useful?

We can only watch, can't we?

Therefore, Youya ultimately decided to abandon the real estate bubble and develop towards the real manufacturing and high-tech industries.

And these two categories, the physical manufacturing industry... requires a large number of people.

And Konoha...

Sigh, I won't say anymore, it's all tears if I keep talking about it.

Therefore, Youya could only rely on high-tech industries.

This requires high-end talent, and the question is how to cultivate such talent in large numbers.

There is no doubt that universities must be established as soon as possible.

You Ya leaned back in his chair and sighed helplessly.

Where is there any land left in Konoha Village now?

Land, land, it's really hard to make a living without land...

……

While Yuya was mired in self-isolation due to a lack of resources, students from other villages who came to study in Konoha had already arrived at the entrances and exits of Konoha's inner and outer walls.

A group of kids around thirteen or fourteen years old gathered together, which was quite a large group.

Under the guidance of the Konoha Jonin, these children went one by one to the places where they were to study abroad.

Those who came to study medicine saw Tsunade, the author of the junior and senior medical manuals, for the first time.

This made many teenagers very excited.

However, Tsunade sighed inwardly.

There aren't any good prospects...

A few years ago, Mitokado Homura sent a girl from the Land of Whirlpools. She had the special ability to heal others with her chakra.

Simply put, if you get injured, you can bite it and recover from the injury.

Tsunade originally intended to teach him with all her heart.

As a result, the other party immediately stated that they wanted to return to the Land of Whirlpools and did not want to stay in Konoha.

What could Tsunade do? She could only give him a bunch of medical books and let him study on his own.

She can't just force people to stay, can she?

Having failed to find any promising talents, Tsunade could only return home disappointed.

When she got home and saw Yuya sitting on the sofa with his head down and his brows furrowed in thought, Tsunade immediately raised an eyebrow.

Although You Ya usually comes back whenever he has time, there is no doubt that it is extremely rare for him to come back at 2 pm.

"Oh, you're back? Any promising talents?" Yuya asked Tsunade.

Tsunade, annoyed, sat directly into Yua's lap: "Even if there are good prospects, they're from other villages. What does it have to do with you?"

Yuya smiled and hugged the other person, saying, "Even if you can only work for Konoha for a year or two, that's enough. You know how much Konoha is short of people."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at Yua, then slowly moved her body, and the atmosphere gradually became ambiguous.

Just as Tsunade was about to make her next move, the sound of a lock being opened suddenly came from the door.

Then, a man with a buzz cut pushed open the door and entered, complaining, "Phew... finally home. Why do we only get one day off a month? I don't want to stay in this lousy military camp for even a day longer."

Then, in the travelogue, I saw that my parents were at home.

He scratched his head, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Mom and Dad, I remember today is a weekday, why are you back so early?"

Then, in the travelogue, Tsunade, her face flushed, revealed a murderous glint in her eyes.

The hunt has begun...

……

Compared to the children studying medicine, the people of Iwagakure Village who went to construction sites to learn architecture, and the people from other villages who went to factories to learn technical skills.

This group of international students is unusual because it includes students from several other villages who were sent here as key personnel.

That's the library.

The importance of libraries is no secret in other villages nowadays.

After all, if you're willing to put your mind to it, you can actually find amazing books like "Theory of Contradiction" and "Class Theory" here, so you can imagine how incredible this place is.

The leaders of the other villages aren't stupid. How could they not be tempted by a place that claims to offer all the knowledge in the world?

Therefore, people who were being groomed by other villages came here.

And naturally, this includes...

Wochao Village.

"Y-you, hello, my name is Nagato... Uzumaki Nagato...may we get to know each other?"

With vibrant red hair and a pair of large, bright blue eyes, she gazed steadfastly at the pale blue figure before her.

Amber Blue glanced at the other person sideways, then expressionlessly looked away.

She doesn't have time to waste here.

Her parents and members of the Amber Clan were captured by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and enslaved.

She has to go and save them!

She sought help from the Third Hokage of Konoha, begging him to teach her how to become stronger.

The other party only said one sentence: "We have no right to interfere in the affairs of the Daimyo's Mansion in the Land of Fire, but if you really want to become stronger... then go to the library. Remember, read the books on the fourth floor and above; those books will truly be helpful to you."

That's why she came here.

She had absolutely no interest in the red-haired, idiotic brat in front of her.

"Get out of my way, you're blocking my way."

Nagato looked at Konan with some disappointment as she left heartlessly.

Just then, a voice rang out beside him: "Uzumaki? Are you from the Land of Whirlpools?"

Nagato turned his head and saw that the orange-haired Yahiko was giving him a thumbs up: "Hello, my name is Yahiko, and I come from the Land of Rain."

We're both from small countries~

Nagato stared blankly for a moment, then hesitantly nodded and extended his hand to the other person...

……

The next day, in the Hokage's office:

Yuya stared at the girl, who appeared to be around fifteen years old, gripping his forehead tightly with both hands. Suppressing his anger, he looked at her and asked, "You... say it again, what's your name? What are you doing in Konoha?"

The girl with long black hair tied in a ponytail in front of Yua saluted earnestly and said, "My name is Nadeshiko Shizuka! I've come to Konoha to find my fiancé on my master's orders!"

You Ya took a deep breath and then said with a forced smile, "Not that sentence, but the one that follows."

Shizuka Nadeshiko paused slightly, then nodded: "My fiancé is a disciple of a Konoha Jonin named Jiraiya. Hokage, do you know who he is?"

You Ya's lips twitched. Who could it be?

Is it the blond guy?

Although strictly speaking, Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya never formally established a master-disciple relationship, who else in Konoha, besides Minato Namikaze, fits this description?!

Thinking about Kushina Uzumaki's personality, Yua was a little worried about his Hokage Rock statue.

That crazy girl won't attack my statue again, will she?

After all... I'm Jiraiya's older brother...

Taking a deep breath, Yua told Shizuka to go to her lodgings in Konoha and wait for news. Then, after Shizuka left, he immediately summoned the Anbu members and roared:

"Make sure Jiraiya gets back here within a week! I don't care where he is! I want him standing before me, kneeling before me, lying before me, dead before me! Understand?!"

Meanwhile, Hyuga Kazuko, who had witnessed everything from the shadows, suppressed a laugh, saluted Yua, and then disappeared from the office.

You Ya plopped down in the chair, feeling like his head was about to explode.

Nagato, who was browsing books in the library, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason...

(End of this chapter)