Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 242 Youya's First Lesson

It was another ordinary morning in Konoha Village.

The alarm clock rang on the table next to her, and Nagato, still half asleep, reached out and turned it off.

After stretching and opening the covers, Nagato groggily headed towards the bathroom.

This one-bedroom apartment is standard for international students in Konoha.

Basically, it's fully furnished.

However, Nagato can't cook, so he doesn't need a kitchen.

After washing up, Nagato opened the refrigerator, took out the milk she had left over from yesterday, drank it all in one gulp, wiped her mouth, changed her clothes, and prepared to go out.

The morning sun shone on the tall buildings of Konoha, and the lush green trees lining the roads made Nagato feel very happy.

"Ring ring"

A few bells rang behind her. Nagato turned around and saw a child, about eight or nine years old, riding a bicycle and laughing as he passed by her.

In Konoha Village, most bicycles are now used by parents as a means of transportation for their children to practice riding.

Adult parents, on the other hand, either buy a car or an electric vehicle for transportation.

The villagers in Konoha are now used to walking on the non-motorized vehicle lanes on both sides of the road.

Although going from left to right can be a bit troublesome sometimes, it's not such a problem when riding a bike.

Nagato was somewhat envious. It wasn't that he couldn't afford a bicycle, it's just...

There's no need for that.

As a ninja, he could easily outrun a bicycle.

Carrying a small backpack, Nagato arrived at the Konoha Library. He once again marveled at the library's vastness and stepped inside.

The Konoha Library is a building with more than ten floors.

Moreover, it is said to have three layers, inside and out.

Currently, only four out of the ten floors on the outermost level contain books, which are arranged according to their classification within the library.

Nagato's purpose in coming here was very clear.

He wanted to find books about building a village.

Although the Land of Whirlpools has built a series of infrastructure and factories with the help of Konoha, in reality, once Konoha withdraws its funds and personnel, the Land of Whirlpools will immediately shut down.

Nagato certainly didn't want to see this happen, but the fact that Konoha had helped them meant that Nagato had to think of other ways to prevent the Land of Whirlpools from falling into this situation.

Fortunately, he actually found relevant books in the library.

Or rather...

It's unbelievable that he was able to find relevant information in the library.

Does Konoha Village really not take any precautions against these books? They just openly display them for people to read...

Okay, the principles taught here are actually quite simple and easy to understand, but the key issue is still one point...

How should you deduce and modify the theoretical knowledge in these books based on your own actual situation?

With Konoha Village having developed to this point, how could other villages not be envious?

Why send people to study abroad every year?

It's all because they want their village to reach the level of Konoha Village.

However, why hasn't a single village succeeded so far?

That's only because Konoha Village succeeded; it just shows that Konoha could succeed.

Even if others wanted to copy the homework, they wouldn't be able to.

The saying "Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die" means exactly this.

If you understand his underlying logic and adapt it to your own circumstances, you'll still have a chance to succeed.

If you just start copying without thinking, you're definitely not going to succeed.

Nagato sighed. Other villages, regardless of anything else, still had something to learn from.

Their land area in the Land of Whirlpools... is really too small.

He shook his head helplessly and was about to find a seat when someone patted him on the back.

Turning his head, he saw Nagato smile: "Yahiko."

Yahiko smiled and said, "Let's not read here today. There's something important happening in the village. Let's go together."

Nagato looked at Yahiko with suspicion: "Something important?"

Yahiko placed the book in Nagato's hand on the bookshelf, then grabbed Nagato's hand and ran outside.

Neither of them noticed that a black-haired girl was secretly watching their backs from behind the wall.

……

Nagato and Yahiko, two teenagers, arrived at an electronics store on East Third Street.

Yahiko pointed to the screen on the TV outside the shop and said, "Did you see that? This screen."

Nagato looked intently at the text and then read it aloud: "Konoha's first university, Konoha University, today its first teaching building is officially topped out? Live broadcast of the entire process..."

What does this mean?

Yahiko grinned and chuckled, "That's not the important thing. The important thing is that I looked up the courses at this university, and don't be surprised, one of the professors there is the Third Hokage!"

Nagato stared wide-eyed at Yahiko: "Third Hokage?! Are you sure?!"

Yahiko nodded: "Besides, he only teaches one class per semester. The TV station will open up on-demand services, so if you want to watch Hokage-sama's classes later, you'll have to pay for them on your TV at home, and they'll definitely be ridiculously expensive."

Nagato nodded; he agreed.

"But watching it on TV or something will definitely not be as exciting as hearing the Hokage lecture in person! Do you want to sign up?" Yahiko looked at Nagato with excitement.

Nagato pointed to herself, somewhat incredulously: "Can I really do it?!"

"Ah, the age requirement is 13 to 16 years old. Older students can audit the class, but there won't be any seats available," Yahiko explained.

"Oh, I see... Then I want to go! I absolutely have to go!"

Yahiko grinned: "Right? I don't think you'd miss this opportunity either."

……

The news that Yuya would be teaching at the newly built Konoha University swept through the entire village like a storm.

Although the TV news also mentioned that TV station staff would be coming to record Youya's lectures, those who wanted to watch them could simply request them on TV.

However, this did not extinguish the curiosity of the villagers of Konoha.

What kind of university is this that it could possibly attract the Hokage to deign to teach there?!

There is no doubt that going to teach at a university under the identity of You Ya is undoubtedly a condescension.

Of course, Yuya himself wouldn't think that way.

University...

A place that can mass-produce talent.

It is no exaggeration to value it so highly.

However, the enthusiasm of the Konoha villagers was somewhat beyond Yua's expectations.

That evening, You Ya returned home looking exhausted, carrying a bag of documents.

When he got home, he saw Tsunade and her daughter Yuru staring at him.

"W-what's wrong?" You Ya was a little confused. Why did the atmosphere feel a bit off?

I didn't do anything bad, did I?

Hmm... Would it count as arresting Jiraiya and forcing him to update the second part of Make-Out Paradise?

I don't think so...

Those who skip chapters are hateful, but those who delay updates are even more hateful!

How long has it been since your first book, "Intimate Paradise," was published? There's still no sign of the second one!

This won't do!

So, amid Jiraiya's protests, Yua imprisoned him in Konoha Village for a month.

During that same month, Jiraiya's inspiration flowed freely, and he wrote 200,000 words in one go!

The content is really hard to describe. Youya said your draft is good, so he'll let you off the hook and let you play by yourself.

That's why Jiraiya was able to leave and meet Nagato a month later.

Now...

He's probably squandering his royalties and monthly salary.

Speaking of which, he made over ten million taels of silver from that book, "Intimate Paradise," but judging from his enthusiasm, he'll probably squander it all in less than a month...

Well, anyway, although this matter is not very ethical, it was something that Tsunade and Jiraiya had been secretly and carefully communicating about. Unless the Kage's Guardian Corps members betrayed her, Tsunade would not have known about it.

"Are you really going to teach at a university?"

As expected, Yua felt at ease as soon as Tsunade spoke.

What?! That's it?!

I thought you were going to ask something else.

"Ah, of course." Yuya nodded to Tsunade. "Konoha University is my top priority. Its importance is enough to lay the foundation for Konoha's leading position for the next few decades, and maybe even more."

Tsunade was even more surprised: "Is that university really that important and that prestigious?"

Yuya shrugged, indicating that Tsunade should wait and see.

Tsunade pursed her lips, then said to Yua, "In that case, I should definitely go and see. Could you reserve a ticket for me?"

Yuya glanced at Tsunade, shook his head helplessly, and said, "A lecture hall can only hold a hundred students, and besides, we can show them on TV later..."

Yuya was about to launch into a long-winded explanation when he saw Tsunade's speechless expression and sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright, I'll prepare it for you."

Tsunade finally smiled. She patted Yuru's little head and said, "Then we'll go see what your dad has to say."

You Lu nodded repeatedly. She was actually very interested, but she couldn't show it because she wasn't old enough.

……

Of course, it was impossible for Konoha University to be fully built in one month. In fact, the construction department worked at full capacity during that month and only completed one teaching building for freshmen, which will serve as the university's future campus.

However, using the card as the location for the first lesson in Yuya seems sufficient this time.

When Yuya arrived at the office the next day, he was intimidated by Nara Shika's resentful gaze.

There's no way around it; if a beautiful woman looks at you like that, you'll probably feel secretly pleased.

But Nara Shika is already a man nearing forty, and he can't afford to be so frivolous with his eyes. I don't think I can sleep at night!

"Um, Lu Ye, we've been together for over twenty years, so just say what you want to say."

Nara Shika then composed himself, and the change in his expression made Yua wonder if he had been faking it all along...

"Um, Third Hokage, it's like this, could I arrange some of the seats from the day you gave your lecture?"

You Ya's lips twitched. Damn it, I knew you old bastard had ulterior motives.

but……

Yuya's eyes darted around, and he patted Nara Shikano's shoulder with a smile: "Of course, I'll give you twenty spots."

Nara Shika's eyes lit up immediately, and he thanked her repeatedly.

Yu Ya said, "Thank you, I'll work hard. I'm going to inspect the R&D department today. The 3G network speed there has stabilized, and the next step is 4G. Once the network speed reaches 4G, many things can be done."

Nara Shika repeatedly assured him that he would do his best.

After Yuya left, Nara Shika happily went about her official business.

Twenty spots are enough to bring his parents and his wife's parents over.

It's clear that Nara Shika only saw the political significance behind Yua's lessons; he wasn't interested in the content of Yua's teachings.

And without a doubt, Nara Shika is not the only one like him.

A knocking sound rang out on the door.

"Ahem, please come in." Nara Shika also put away his smile and spoke softly.

The next second, with a "snap," the door was pushed open, and the Hyuga clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and other clan heads or their deputies (specifically the Shimura clan) crowded at the doorway.

"Shika! You have to help me out this time! The Third Hokage said you'd be in charge of arranging the spots, so you have to give our Akimichi clan at least three spots!"

"Oh, oh, oh! My Sarutobi clan doesn't ask for much, just five will do. For such a large clan, five spots aren't too many, are they?"

"Our Yamanaka clan and your Nara clan have stood shoulder to shoulder for so many years, so asking for three spots isn't unreasonable, is it?"

"us……"

Nara Shika was also stunned. After a moment, he came to his senses...

You bastard, Yuya!

……

On the day You Ya gave the lecture, unsurprisingly, the classroom was packed.

You Ya sighed helplessly as he rubbed his forehead and walked to the podium. Looking at the huge crowd below, he said, "You guys crammed over 300 people into a classroom meant for 100 people. Don't you find it crowded?"

Well, since we're here, let's concentrate on the lesson. I'll only teach this class once this year; the next class won't be until next year.

This year, I'll first talk to you about the manifestations of centralized power in the strict sense.

The remaining candidates, apart from those from various prominent families, were all selected through a live television lottery.

Originally there were only eighty places, but it was gradually expanded to one hundred and eighty, two hundred and fifty, and three hundred people.

Basically, if the classroom can fit everyone, just stuff them in as much as possible.

If this lecture hall weren't so large, it really wouldn't be able to fit so many people.

At this moment, these people are listening attentively to the lecture, while outside the classroom, some ninjas who are off today are either climbing onto the branches of trees or using their ninjutsu to try to eavesdrop on what is being said.

For example, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Crystal Peeping Technique.

Uh-cough, the last spot was given to Sarutobi Asuma and Sarutobi Shinnosuke by Sarutobi Biwako.

It's truly a terrible situation.

Without writing on the blackboard, You Ya spoke extemporaneously to the more than 300 people present about the prominent features of a unified regime, what kind of unified regime can be called a unified regime, and what characteristics it should have.

He then went on to explain in detail the advantages and disadvantages of unification, covering virtually everything that could be discussed.

Then, he broadened his thinking and talked about monetary theory and the difference between goods and money, which led to a discussion of the basic forms of the economy and what constitutes an economy.

Then they talked about the relationship between GDP and economic development, and a whole lot of other things. It felt like Youya was trying to force this knowledge into their heads.

As for whether it was stuffed in or not...

A large group of people were completely dumbfounded...

(End of this chapter)