Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 55 Nara Shikaya

Yuya's face darkened. Of course, everyone knows that Kumogakure is in complete chaos right now.

"As a genius of the Nara clan, surely you have the ability? Go ahead, go ahead, I'll give you credit once the deal is done," Yuya said cheerfully to Nara Shika.

Nara Shika's lips twitched. "You think I'm a fool? Who knows if I'll ever come back if I go?"

"Agent, you should send someone reliable to handle this. Me? I haven't even mastered Shadow Imitation Technique, and I don't even know the Substitute Technique. Going there would be suicide!"

You Ya sneered: "Your father guaranteed me that you had mastered Shadow Clone and Shadow Imitation techniques. Now you're saying this... does that mean your father lied to me?"

"You maliciously deceived the Naruto agent; your Nara clan's monthly salary will be reduced by half next month."

"No!!" Nara Shika cried out in alarm...

This month's salary is actually quite easy to understand.

Konoha is too lazy to collect taxes from these families every year, and generally even gives them a subsidy each year.

Normally, money is distributed at the end of the year when the financial statements are finalized.

However, Yuya distributed the money in the autumn of the nineteenth year of Konoha, before the harvest was even finished.

And it's 10% more than last year.

Of course, these are not the main points. The main point is that, in addition to this, Yuya gave the Uchiha and Nara clans an extra sum of money.

Ten million taels!

Of course, the other families didn't say anything about it.

The way Youya gave this money was quite interesting.

The Nara clan is one thing, but the Uchiha clan is even giving out money...

What does this mean?

However, just a few days later, a transfer order came from the front lines, and Uchiha Kagami's position was transferred from the Anbu Intelligence Section to the Guard Section. It was obvious who he was guarding.

The other clans then realized, "So the Uchiha clan has placed a bet!"

You're betting now and not even placing your bets with us... You really don't treat the other families like human beings.

People who already disliked the Uchiha clan disliked them even more.

The Uchiha clan's situation in the village became even more difficult.

Those who moved out of the Uchiha clan's territory and lived on the outskirts of the clan were unaffected, since they were ordinary people and ordinary people had no interest in the village's affairs.

Only these ninjas have the leisure, the money, and the topics to discuss.

Ordinary people have very little access to the world of ninjas.

Yuya didn't care about this; he was simply giving money to Uchiha Kagami to show off.

Just because Uchiha Kagami tore his own clothes and burned them doesn't mean he truly has no clan left and is wholeheartedly devoted to the village, does it?

How is that possible!

After all, it's the place where I grew up. Even a dog would be a source of affection, let alone a person—well, that's not the right analogy, but that's the gist of it.

If Yua makes a show of it, the other clans in Konoha will only think that Yua is trying to bribe the Uchiha clan.

But only Yua himself knew that, from beginning to end, the only person he valued and wanted was Uchiha Kagami.

The other Uchiha...

Youya had absolutely no trust.

As a result, the Nara clan was put in a precarious position by Yua.

The Nara clan sent one of their geniuses to work for Yua, and the news spread like wildfire among the other clans.

Why would Yua go and give money to the Nara clan for no reason?

Why didn't you deliver it to me?

Upon investigation, oh, Nara Shikaya was sent to do odd jobs.

Hehehe, good job, Nara clan. We haven't even placed bets on both sides yet and you've already started?

Damn it...

I should have placed bets on both sides from the start; I wouldn't have lost money no matter what...

The Nara clan was also somewhat troubled by these matters. They did want to hedge their bets. If the Sarutobi and Shimura clans succeeded and elected their chosen people to the position, the Nara clan would simply kick the Nara Shika aside and happily run to the newly appointed Hokage. The Nara clan would still remain a major clan in Konoha.

but now……

He was bribed by that brat You Ya with ten million taels of silver...

This money is also quite interesting.

If it's just pure expenses, it would be enough for the entire Nara clan's living expenses for at most one month.

But if you use it for investment...

Konoha is now incredibly valuable, mainly because more and more people have come to Konoha after seeing GG travel thousands of miles, and the outer city of Konoha has begun to be built.

These families couldn't understand Yuya's methods over the past two years, but they had witnessed Konoha become the place where every inch of land was incredibly valuable.

Therefore, if we go to occupy a position in the outer city now...

Will I become successful in the future?

Ten million is enough to buy a large plot of land in the outer city now.

However, if it were in the inner city... giving you a three-year usage right to a shop of over 100 square meters would be quite good.

The Nara clan was helpless. If they were given one million, they would definitely return it immediately, but of course, they would completely offend Yua.

But this is ten million.

If given 100 million, the Nara clan would immediately cling to Yua's leg and call him "daddy."

But this is ten million.

It's really uncomfortable to be stuck in this limbo.

Not to mention that Yuya explicitly proposed the concept of a monthly stipend, which would provide the Uchiha and Nara clans with a sum of money each month for supplies. This sum would not be much, around one or two million ryo.

The Nara clan might not care about the money, but now that Yua has exposed it, having the money is better than having none, right?

The Nara clan is not stupid; on the contrary, they are very clever.

Intelligent people, on the other hand, consider the gains and losses when making decisions.

Moreover, smart people can do the math; they only need to do a quick calculation to know whether or not to accept the money offered by You Ya.

It is quite clear that after calculating the costs and benefits, the Nara clan found that accepting the money from Yua seemed to maximize their own interests.

As mentioned before, if Shimura or Sarutobi members eventually rise to power, they can kick Shikaya out and then curry favor with him. After all, Nara is a ninja clan of Konoha. At most, they might not be valued, but being kicked out is impossible.

"You can't do this! I'm your person, how can you be so heartless?" Nara Shika also played the victim.

You Ya laughed angrily: "My man? Have you ever done anything for me?! You've been eating and drinking non-stop! You're even more comfortable than me!"

Nara Shika understood: "Oh, I see. You should have said so earlier. You could have just asked me for help."

As he spoke, Nara Shika took half of the documents from Yua's table and started calculating with a pen and paper.

You Ya's lips twitched, and he snatched the file back: "Alright, alright! Stop messing around. This data is very important. If you calculate it wrong, we're doomed."

Nara Shika patted his chest and said, "I guarantee I won't make a mistake."

You Ya curled his lip: "Alright, alright, stop with these little tricks. I'm too lazy to argue with you. Give me a piece of your family's land, I'll use it to build a school."

If this were Youya's previous life, hearing the ruler say this would have made this person incredibly excited.

After all, schools mean investing money, and the surrounding area will become a school district, attracting various shops. Land, turnover, and tax revenue can increase rapidly. While the main players make a fortune, they can also get a share and make a lot of money.

Unfortunately, people in this world don't think that way.

"No way, Agent... No! Big Brother! I'm calling you Big Brother now!" Nara Shika, who was a year older than Yua, hugged Yua's leg. "The Nara clan's territory is so small, nowhere near as big as the Uchiha's or Sarutobi's! Even Shimura's is bigger than ours!"

Yua squinted at Nara Shikaya, took a deep breath, and then said in a low voice, "Shikaya..."

I know you're just some Nara clan member trying to brush me off.

But after spending this time together, I've found that you're not stupid.

Since that's the case... I don't mind giving smart people a little something in return.

"Give me a quarter of your clan's land, and I'll build a school. For three years, if you don't earn 100 million taels annually after that, I'll give you 100 million taels every year. How about that? That's 100 million taels every year, and it'll definitely only increase afterward. Consider this money a subsidy for your Nara clan's land donation; I won't accept it, okay?"

Nara Shika stared blankly at Yua for a moment before stiffly speaking, "Proxy, you're not joking, are you?... "

Youya pursed her lips and fell silent...

After a moment, Youya smiled and said, "Haha, of course I was just kidding~ Alright, I guess you're tired too, let's call it a day and go back to rest."

Nara Shika breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly packed her things and ran out.

Yuya, meanwhile, let out a long sigh from the side of the Hokage's office.

(End of this chapter)