Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 245 Admitting Defeat

The Uchiha clan was not surprised by Yua's arrival.

Of course, although it's not unexpected, we still have to welcome it.

The birth of Fugaku Uchiha's son merely gave Yua an opportunity to express her stance.

This presents an opportunity for Yua to demonstrate his support for Fugaku Uchiha's stance.

The benefits of this are too numerous to mention.

The Uchiha clan was once very powerful, and the Security Department had a wide sphere of influence. This influence cannot be ignored by Yua.

However, twenty years have passed, and times have changed.

The Uchiha clan today is actually quite strong.

After all, with such a large number of ninjas, they would be among the strongest ninja clans in times of war.

Unfortunately, it is a time of peace, and the Uchiha clan has no way to exert its power, so they can only watch as their own clan splits apart.

That's just how You Ya does things.

He never trusted the loyalty of any family.

If you're talking about an individual, then there might actually be someone loyal to Konoha.

But the entire family...

That is impossible.

Youya doesn't insist on these things.

In the early stages of his rise to power, Uchiha Kagami did consider easing tensions between the Uchiha clan and the village.

Unfortunately, he failed.

After all, he is not in power.

The Uchiha leaders were very resistant to in-depth communication with the village.

At least that was the case for the Uchiha clan leader before Fugaku Uchiha.

This resulted in them missing the best opportunity to integrate into the village.

But actually, what they were thinking wasn't wrong.

The Uchiha clan can operate entirely independently of the village, as long as they can maintain their security forces' authority.

In fact, if you really want to point out the only major mistake the Uchiha clan has made over the years, it's that they didn't allow the Security Department to recruit ninjas from other clans.

Because of this decision, the Security Department has remained at the same size for twenty years, even after a generation of change, when the number of Uchiha ninjas exceeded eight hundred.

However, the new generation of ninjas are not as devoted to your security department as some of the older ones.

They prefer to go to the village to find things they enjoy doing.

Putting everything else aside, even working under You Ya would be fine; You Ya has never been stingy with money.

The number of ninjas has increased by 1.5 times.

However, the population of Konoha Village has more than tripled in the past twenty years.

The number of personnel required for the security forces should be increasing.

However, in order to ensure their absolute control, the Uchiha clan did not recruit any members.

Then there's no way around it; Yuya has no choice but to seize this weakness.

So-called contradictions arise naturally and then gradually expand.

Youya only gave it a push.

Given the current situation, some of our previous plans naturally need to be changed.

The Uchiha clan should not continue to sink into such depravity.

after all……

If your garrison could get things done, how many jobs and secure livelihoods could you create, and how much of a burden could you alleviate?!

Yuya entered the Uchiha clan's territory.

He was warmly welcomed by Fugaku Uchiha and the elders of the Uchiha clan.

It's worth mentioning that when the oldest elder of the Uchiha clan passed away, Yua sent someone to offer condolences.

Well, I wouldn't say it's disrespectful, but it's too official.

The official stance seemed particularly detached from genuine emotion.

When Fugaku Uchiha had a son, Yua rushed over to congratulate him in person.

Comparing these two attitudes reveals whose side Youya supports.

The remaining elders of the Uchiha clan were helpless in the face of this.

Without a leader, they had no intention of confronting Youya.

the reason is simple.

Over the years, most of the profits that Yuya gave to the Uchiha clan were taken by them, with only a small portion left to other branches of the clan.

They've gotten used to a good life, so they definitely wouldn't want to go back to their old way of living.

Putting aside everything else, the monthly cleaning fees for each of these households alone range from hundreds of thousands to one million taels of silver.

After all, the house was too big, and there were too many places to clean. After Fugaku Uchiha renovated the Uchiha clan's land, almost every household had a garden. If it weren't for the Uchiha clan's tradition, they would have even considered hiring a gardener to help them manage the garden, a butler to serve them, and a maid squad...

Well, anyway, these old guys still have their own style and wouldn't do such pointless things.

Fugaku Uchiha, on the other hand, hired two part-time gardeners to decorate his yard every month, and even that drew criticism from some people.

However, there will probably be very few people who dare to say that directly in the future.

Without a leader, Fugaku Uchiha wouldn't give the remaining people any face.

After passing through the Uchiha clan's garden, we arrived at the main hall.

At that moment, Uchiha Itachi, wrapped up like a rice dumpling and with his big, bright eyes watching the guests coming and going in the main hall, appeared in Yua's sight.

"..."

Well, the newborn Uchiha Itachi was no different from any other child.

Yuya only glanced at it a couple of times before tossing Uchiha Itachi aside.

He has very important things to do today.

As for Itachi Uchiha...

It's only a month old, so there's not much to worry about.

Yuya shook hands warmly with Fugaku Uchiha in the main hall, then patted Fugaku's hand and said some high-sounding words. Not long after, people from the Sarutobi Clan, Hyuga Clan, Shimura Clan, and other clans arrived.

In fact, these families had arrived long ago; they were just waiting for Youya to be the first to enter.

What exactly is status? [Tactical lean back]

After Yuya arrived, he gave Uchiha Fugaku a longevity lock made of gold.

Obviously, Yuya is playing on the joke that Itachi Uchiha died at a young age.

Of course, Fugaku Uchiha was unaware of this.

The weight of Yua's gift made Fugaku Uchiha extremely satisfied.

Mikoto Uchiha was also very satisfied.

Although her marriage to Fugaku Uchiha was, strictly speaking, an arranged marriage (as was that of Kagami Uchiha and Masako Uchiha), she gradually became satisfied with Fugaku Uchiha.

At least, after marrying Fugaku Uchiha, she didn't have any affairs, and because of Fugaku's status, she also received considerable attention from the clan, which made her very free.

Thirdly, and most importantly.

If we exclude Fugaku Uchiha...

The others she took a liking to were not members of the Uchiha clan...

For example, a certain blond-haired Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze passed the Jonin Exams in early 46 in Konoha and became a junior Jonin.

Of course, that's not the point.

Minato Namikaze is actually quite famous in the village.

A few years ago, when he was on a B-rank mission, he encountered a gang of thieves, and he and Kushina Uzumaki wiped them out.

That's not the point. The point is that this group of thieves is an S-class wanted group with a bounty on their heads in the Land of Fire.

Minato Namikaze became famous overnight.

As more and more details came out later, it became clear that Minato Namikaze had basically dealt with the gang of thieves all by himself.

Well, that's actually quite normal. Strictly speaking, that thief team only had three junior Jonin-level members. Minato Namikaze now possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Rasengan, which he created himself. These two ninjutsu have already surpassed the strength of most Jonin.

That gang of thieves probably only decided to pull off a heist because they saw that Minato Namikaze was wearing a Konoha Chunin headband.

As a result, they encountered a ghost.

After Minato Namikaze became famous, he naturally attracted the attention of many young girls in Konoha Village.

The same goes for Mikoto Uchiha.

Unfortunately, she was from the Uchiha clan, otherwise she wouldn't mind getting to know her.

Of course, it's just a casual acquaintance.

She wasn't familiar with Minato Namikaze before.

Furthermore, after learning that Minato Namikaze already had a girlfriend, he completely abandoned his thoughts.

She couldn't be bothered to argue with other women.

Then, naturally, she married Fugaku Uchiha, and they had a child this year.

With the arrival of her child, Uchiha Mikoto was ready to stay home and take care of her husband and children.

Now that she sees You Ya giving her son such a heavy gold longevity lock as a gift, it would be impossible for her not to be happy.

This thing can be passed down for generations.

Moreover, given You Ya's current status and achievements, the gifts he gave out will undoubtedly become extremely valuable artifacts after You Ya's death.

What? You're asking why Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju aren't good enough?

Tobirama Senju is a different story; that unfortunate fellow's reputation is now completely ruined.

Many people talk about him as follows: "The Third Hokage was such a righteous and upright person. It's a pity that his uncle was a dark and cruel man. What's the use of him playing so many tricks and schemes? How much benefit did he bring to the village?"

Well, to be fair, Yuya's influence plays a part in this to some extent.

He couldn't possibly bear the blame for the damage done to the Konoha ninja clans—especially the Uchiha clan—so he had already figured out who to shift the blame to.

As for what if some foolish person were to resurrect Tobirama Senju using Edo Tensei in the future...

Hmm, that's basically impossible.

Becoming Hokage in Konoha has one advantage.

That means you created the definition of forbidden techniques.

I say that the Impure World Reincarnation is a forbidden technique because it disturbs the eternal sleep of the dead, so it is a forbidden technique and no one is allowed to learn it!

Unless you are the next Hokage.

This means that in the future, there will basically be no one using the Edo Tensei technique on Tobirama Senju.

Youya's plan was very well-thought-out, absolutely perfect.

And things have indeed gone exactly as he expected.

Itachi Uchiha's full moon celebration was a great success.

Of course, this is from the perspective of Yua and Fugaku Uchiha.

For many members of the Uchiha clan, this banquet was not a very pleasant occasion.

Because they know what they are facing.

As expected.

The day after Itachi Uchiha's birthday party, Fugaku Uchiha made a request to Yua to expand the size of the security force.

This time, You Ya didn't go through the usual three rounds of persuasion and pleading; she agreed immediately.

With their leader gone, the elders of the Uchiha clan were no longer a threat.

Now you can go ahead and do it.

Yuya left the specific personnel selection and selection mechanism to Fugaku Uchiha, acting as a hands-off manager with great confidence.

After all, the matters of the security department should be handled by Fugaku Uchiha.

Not long after, a cunning old man from the Shimura clan who rarely appeared in public also came to the Hokage's office.

It was Danzo Shimura.

It was obvious that Danzo Shimura didn't want to come.

But there's nothing we can do if he doesn't come.

Many of the factories owned by the Shimura family are declining.

When Yuya asked Shimura Danzo to choose which factories his Shimura clan should run, Shimura Danzo chose glass factories, furniture and agricultural implement factories, etc.

To be fair, if Yuya were to manage the Shimura clan's factories, he would definitely make the Shimura clan even wealthier.

The method is simple: invest money and conduct research and development.

Furniture, farm tools, glass?!

Why not just go straight to high-end manufacturing?

Why not invest in developing smart furniture for furniture manufacturers, in automated and large-scale agricultural machinery for agricultural implements, and in high-end industries like bulletproof and color-changing glass?

Of course, you'll need to invest a lot of money in the early stages, but without that initial investment, how can you expect a later surge?

Once you've accumulated these R&D technologies, you'll be a leader in the relevant industry.

It goes without saying how much profit leading companies can make.

Not to mention, if you have brand awareness and establish yourself as a symbol of high-end manufacturing, the impact of the brand goes without saying.

Unfortunately……

Perhaps because of the fact that Tobirama Senju had entrusted Danzo Shimura with the management of a factory, which Danzo Shimura failed to do well, the Shimura clan stopped caring about running factories and simply sat back and waited for dividends each year.

Or perhaps Danzo Shimura simply wanted to abandon the factories; in any case, the Shimura family didn't get too involved in them afterward.

Of course, some important management positions are still held by their people.

However, the amount of money in hand has been declining for several consecutive years. This year it was only 19 billion taels, and next year at the current pace it may only be 15 billion taels.

The Shimura family finally couldn't sit still any longer.

Even if Danzo Shimura didn't want to come, the elders of the Shimura clan would force him to.

This is a problem that ninja clans must face, as the interests of the clan head and elders are usually aligned.

Now that everyone's common interests have been harmed, how can you still stay at home and isolate yourself?

Hurry up and go ask the Third Hokage!

Yuya looked at Shimura Danzo, who was trying to appear calm, and had no intention of giving him a hard time.

Like I said before, it's unnecessary.

He has already succeeded. The mockery and contempt of the successful for the unsuccessful serves no purpose other than to expose the successful person's pettiness.

Danzo Shimura took a deep breath, and his first words made Yua unable to hold back: "I beg the Third Hokage to spare the Shimura clan."

Yuya laughed at that moment, and then shook his head at Shimura Danzo: "Danzo, even now you still think I'm targeting you?"

To tell you the truth, I didn't do anything at all.

"Your factory's poor performance is your own fault. I have your factory's production report here; would you like to take a look? Oh, I forgot, you can't understand it."

Danzo Shimura gritted his teeth and remained silent.

Well, Yuya generally doesn't mock others.

Unless someone jumps on his face and lets him slap him.

He knew that Danzo Shimura was stupid, but now it seemed that this guy was not only stupid but also arrogant, and not only arrogant but also liked to show off.

What were you thinking, daring to challenge me like that?

but……

With the farm tools and furniture factories closing down, the villagers of Konoha were left with no choice but to buy expensive imported furniture and farm tools.

Out of a sense of responsibility to the villagers, Yuya could offer some guidance to Shimura Danzo.

Of course, whether he listens or not is his business.

What if this guy doesn't listen and the factory really goes bankrupt...?

I'll acquire it later.

What? Why not just acquire it now?

Given Danzo Shimura's idiotic personality, if Yua were to acquire the factory now, he would probably come out and say that there was nothing wrong with the factory and that Yua used underhanded tactics to force the factory to close down.

Well, given this guy's dark personality, it's entirely possible.

He, You Ya, is the third generation of the Guangwei Zheng regime; he won't give you the chance to use underhanded tactics against me.

(End of this chapter)