Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 646 How to Choose

Upon their return, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki immediately thought of creating momentum for Naruto.

However, if you create hype without thinking, it can easily backfire.

And coincidentally, we live in the internet age.

An evil wind swept through the entire ninja world, brought about by Konoha...

A righteous wind of progress, driven by technological upgrades, is guiding the world toward a future several times more advanced than the original comic.

The result of this future is that, because the times are changing so rapidly, many people have failed to keep up with the times.

Human thinking is very fixed.

Are you saying that the Sarutobi clan isn't smart?

That's impossible!

If they weren't smart, how could they have been in charge of the bank for so many years, with no major problems except for some minor issues like making money?

It's like someone stealing from their own post; there's nothing that can be done about it, and Yuya understands.

The key point is that the Sarutobi clan as a whole is fine, so they can sit in this position very securely.

If the Sarutobi clan isn't stupid, why didn't they think of playing games online?

They actually lost, but they ultimately underestimated the situation.

That is to treat online news media the same as real-world news media, while ignoring the biggest characteristic of the internet: it ignores education, bloodline, ninjutsu ability, etc., and everyone communicates online on an equal footing.

Under such conditions, even ordinary people can freely comment on those figures they consider unattainable online.

Of course, You Ya wasn't immune to being framed, but after some investigation, it turned out he was either stupid or malicious, the kind of person most suited to be sent to prison to work in the coal mines.

Yu Zuo was quite happy because with these people, many of the hard labor jobs would be taken care of.

Otherwise, if Konoha continues to develop like this, then there really won't be anyone left to do the hard labor.

The Sarutobi clan's online promotion is almost as extensive as their offline promotion.

It basically says that Sarutobi Asuma is excellent and hardworking, and hopes that everyone will vote for Sarutobi Asuma.

Then it explains that the Sarutobi clan's shops will offer discounts and such.

Actually, discounts have always been available, but the discounts recently have been larger than before.

But you can still make money.

The profit is just a little less.

When Youya saw the tricks these guys were using, he wanted to laugh.

Where can you find a good deal that's both unwilling to bleed money and yet still wants to win people's hearts?

If they really wanted to pull some crazy moves...

Learn from Minato Namikaze!

Minato Namikaze is probably still quite young, which is why he can hang out with young people.

Therefore, he chose to focus his promotional efforts for Naruto online.

Naruto's sister, Hana, is the perfect tool for his purposes.

They picked up a camera and filmed Naruto's daily life. Later, wanting to promote it, they spent money on Naruto's promotional videos.

This effect is undoubtedly a more sophisticated approach than the other candidates' attempts with things like "GG" or something similar.

This is true.

Hua Ling's video account became popular almost instantly.

Because recently, not only Konoha Village is paying attention, but the entire ninja world is! Naturally, people on the internet are drawn to the fact that Hua Ling is willing to promote Naruto, so they came running right away.

Minato Namikaze, who originally planned to update once a week, immediately started to increase the frequency after discovering this.

Updated every three days!

Although the video update speed is definitely not enough in the era of entertainment to the death, which is an era where writing a novel requires four thousand words a day.

When he was in school, his grandma only had to write 800-word essays, but he wrote the equivalent of five essays every day.

In this age of entertainment to the death, why is such a popular trend of updating short videos every day?

I'll name a number!

Three updates a day!

Anyway, people will watch it.

Naruto's content isn't actually anything special.

Because this is a list of candidates, each person is not only responsible for the population increase standards for each region in this mission, but also for solving the various problems that arise in these regions every day.

Basically, Naruto suddenly became extremely busy after discovering that he had become a candidate, and he regretted becoming a candidate more than once.

Naruto, whose parents were not dead and who did not have such an urgent desire to gain the villagers' approval, was indeed not that eager to become Hokage.

but……

There was one person who told him to persevere, even if it meant forcing himself to.

Uchiha Sasuke.

After discovering that Naruto could gain huge traffic by livestreaming himself handling official business and filming his daily meals, Fugaku Uchiha immediately took action.

Not only did he and his wife, Uchiha Mikoto, take care of Sasuke's three meals a day, but they also got Itachi back from the Anbu.

What are you doing in the Anbu? What are you still doing there at a time like this? Get back here and help with the work!

Sasuke has been feeling quite helpless lately, because every morning when he opens his eyes, his mind is filled with images of dozens of babies being born in the area he was responsible for the day before, then reports from the local street office saying that renovations are needed and funding is required, and even nursing homes from various places have contacted him hoping to receive donations…

Sasuke clutched his head, throbbing with a headache.

Just as I was clearing my mind, my parents knocked on the door, telling me it was time to get up and go to work.

Sasuke was helpless.

To be honest, he was somewhat tempted to give up.

But then I noticed that Naruto next door was still persevering...

That won't do, I have to be better than him!

Even if I really have to give up, I'll wait until this guy is eliminated before I give up.

Then I can even have a good laugh at him.

They both thought the same thing at the same time.

then……

Then I continued working.

My work is very busy every day, and I eat three meals a day at a normal standard. Many people on the internet say that they eat about the same as me.

Then someone said:

[Although Sasuke, the handsome guy, is one of the candidates, he also receives a monthly salary. Although it's 200,000 ryo a month, which is much higher than the normal salary, the standard of living in the inner city is already quite good. The price of meat is what it is, so as long as he works hard, there shouldn't be any problems, right?]

This view has been widely shared.

The price of meat in Konoha Village is indeed very cheap. Although all kinds of meat are imported, it's because Konoha Village itself has its own poultry and livestock farming, and there hasn't been a large-scale slaughter of livestock.

After all, the current scale is not enough to withstand a full-scale slaughter for several years.

Let's develop first, then we'll talk about other things.

This is normal for the people of Konoha, but it's quite formidable for people from other villages and countries.

Having meat at every meal is a very difficult standard to achieve.

Large villages can do it, but there are still many small villages in the entire ninja world.

These villages are definitely no match for Konoha.

As a result, many people with IP addresses in other villages said that Konoha was too awesome and they wanted to settle down there.

This made many people in Konoha proud.

The videos featuring Naruto and Sasuke became even more popular.

Afterwards, the Sarutobi clan realized what was happening, and Sarutobi Asuma's video was also uploaded.

However, apart from these three people, none of the other seven candidates submitted videos.

I guess it's because I don't want to put pressure on myself.

Well, the Shimura family simply didn't expect that.

Or rather, since Sarutobi Asuma has already passed on the knowledge, there's no need for them to pass it on as well.

After all, they had already formed an alliance to share resources.

Yes, this must be an unbreakable alliance!

Kakashi has been very busy lately.

However, no one was urging him on his end.

I haven't been going to the hospital often enough.

It was only then that he realized that if being a regional leader was this busy, then as the Hokage, Yua, who worked year-round, must be even busier.

(Nara Shikaku and his son Nara Shikaya: Guess who this bastard dumped the political affairs on?)

You have to admire the Hokage!

Kakashi thought to himself.

And time passed by little by little.

A month passed quickly.

In just one month, a great deal of information can actually be gleaned.

For example, in Hinata Hyuga's area, the number of newborns in this month was only a little over 1,100. Although it was not the area with the fewest births among the ten areas divided in the inner city, it was only in the middle, ranking around fifth or sixth.

If we do nothing and just let time drag on...

So, after a year, Hinata Hyuga doesn't believe that the population of her region will exceed that of other regions.

To be honest, Hinata Hyuga understood exactly what Yua wanted them to do.

Get the population moving within the inner city moving around, and then introduce various policies to attract people from other areas to your area.

only……

Hinata Hyuga always felt that it couldn't be that simple.

The Chunin Exams from a few years ago are still fresh in everyone's mind. Although many people say that her title as the number one in the Chunin Exams is somewhat undeserved, Hinata doesn't care about such comments.

What she cared about was what she had learned from the Chunin Exams.

Well, after watching the entire Chunin Exams, it's clear that Yua is a total jerk, and his methods are impossible to defend against.

Could it be that someone like this, who decides on such a major matter as the Hokage candidate, really only considers the final population size?

Could it be that he didn't look at anything that happened during the past year?

Hinata didn't believe it.

Hinata's attitude towards the Hokage position is that she is fortunate to have it and destined to lose it.

But if possible...

Hinata was also willing to take a gamble.

after all……

The person she likes aspires to become the Hokage.

Yes, I must keep going and persevere!

Keep going!

You are not the only one behind you!

Although Hiashi Hyuga supports his daughter.

However, Hyuga Hizashi and most of the Hyuga clan actually support Neji.

After all, Neji is far superior to Hinata in every aspect.

In this situation, the only person who would choose Hinata over Neji is someone like Hiashi Hyuga, who truly doesn't care about the future of the Hyuga clan.

That makes sense. No matter who comes to power, can the Hyuga clan really go back to the way things were in the past, where the family just closed its doors and lived their own lives?

Even if someone did want to, the Hyuga clan itself wouldn't allow it.

They need to improve, and this is the time for them to evolve. How can they allow their own people to hold them back?

Therefore, it doesn't matter to the Hyuga clan who comes to power.

If that's the case, why not support your own daughter?

After the first month's data was compiled, all the candidates had different mindsets.

Naruto's defenses have been breached.

His area has only 900 newborns, the fewest among the ten regions.

If things continue like this, he'll end up in last place.

Naruto didn't care about being number one; he only cared about whether he had fewer points than Sasuke.

And as for the last place...

Wouldn't that mean utter ruin?

Sasuke laughed unkindly. Actually, his situation wasn't very good either; he was seventh in the birth rate, which wasn't high, but it didn't matter.

As long as he's taller than Naruto.

Sasuke couldn't wait to call Naruto, and started mocking him on the phone.

Sasuke even felt incredibly refreshed after making that phone call.

The fatigue I felt this month has eased considerably.

Naruto was furious.

But there's nothing I can do; being lower than Sasuke is being lower than Sasuke.

Want to change the status quo...

We must find a way.

So, Naruto came up with a terrible idea...

Hokage's Office:

Looking at the reward policy that Naruto presented, Yuya stroked his chin and finally pressed the "agree" button.

This policy is actually very simple.

Newcomers who give birth in Naruto's territory receive cash as a gift.

One newborn child was given 100,000 taels of silver directly.

Actually, this amount of money isn't much, but it's a gift nonetheless!

As a result, many babies nearing their due date came to Naruto's territory.

Naruto was overjoyed when he saw it.

Okay, that's good!

However, a new problem has arisen.

How should this money be paid?

Is it paid out of their own pocket or is it paid from the national treasury of their region?

Minato Namikaze wanted to remind himself of this, but he and Kushina Uzumaki were invited by Yua to visit his home.

Yuya looked at Minato Namikaze and said, "You can assist with Naruto's affairs, but on crucial issues, I hope you won't make decisions for him."

Yuya smiled and said that he had high hopes for Naruto, but Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki couldn't guide Naruto forever.

Then Naruto has to come up with a solution himself.

Giving red envelopes to families with newborns is indeed a good idea, but if Naruto uses official funds, then Yuya will undoubtedly be penalized.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki definitely knew this.

But Naruto and the other candidates certainly didn't know this.

Well, Nara Shikamaru might sense something's wrong, but Yua wouldn't refuse such a suggestion.

After all, it really doesn't cost much money.

Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze had no choice but to agree.

After all, Yuya is right. They can't guide Naruto forever.

In that case, it would be better to let Naruto make the decision himself.

So, will Naruto use the official money?

Hmm... let's see what he decides.

(End of this chapter)