Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 648 Neji and Tenten [Part 2]

"Welcome, welcome, welcome everyone." Hyuga Hizashi stood at the entrance of a church, smiling and returning the greetings to everyone who came to offer their congratulations.

Inside the church, two figures sat on the benches on either side of the aisle...

On one side was Hyuga Neji, dressed in a well-fitting suit, with a bow tie and his hair neatly combed.

On the other side...

She was dressed in a red cheongsam, adorned with a phoenix coronet and embroidered robes, the jewels cascading down her head jingling loudly. Clutching the corner of her cheongsam, she was incredibly nervous—the first young heiress of Konoha, Tenten…

That's spot on. Tian Tian is indeed the richest woman among the new generation of rising stars.

No one under twenty is richer than her.

only……

Tenten and Neji Hyuga were both screaming in their hearts at the same time:

Why did things turn out this way?!

……

Let's rewind a little:

Hyuga Neji approached Tenten's family and shared his ideas.

He wanted to have an equal exchange with Tian Tian.

He goes to his jurisdiction every day to open shops and set up small textile factories, so that the local people at the bottom of society can have more choices.

For example, some people with disabilities have no choice but to deliver packages or takeout in order to survive. They are not only more tired than others because of their disabilities, but they also earn less.

For people like this, having a job with a fixed seat would be much more convenient.

Factory assembly line work is very suitable for this type of person.

Of course, Neji wouldn't let Tenten help him for nothing. He would also offer policy support, such as a year-long tax exemption or finding her a good place to live.

Tenten agreed without hesitation after hearing Neji's request.

She herself didn't know exactly how much money she had, but there was no doubt that she could easily build a few factories in Neji's territory.

Then, Tenten went with Neji to select a location.

So, on a sunny afternoon:

Kiba Inuzuka yawned as he walked Akamaru down the street on a leash—basically, he was walking the dog.

"Damn it! Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and all those other guys got selected as candidates, why wasn't I chosen?"

As he spoke, Kiba crouched down and touched Akamaru's body: "Don't you agree, Akamaru?"

Akamaru, however, did not have a chance to bite, but instead wagged its tail and looked in one direction.

Kiba looked up in confusion, and then he saw Tenten and Neji together...

"Hiss! A date?!?!" Kiba was shocked and immediately hid to the side with Akamaru.

Meanwhile, Neji was explaining to Tenten: "If you put the textile factory here, I can approve the use of this land for you free of charge for a year, and all water and electricity will be free for that year. If I am not removed from the list of candidates after a year and can still continue to manage this area, I will continue to waive all kinds of fees for you for another year..."

As Neji was speaking, he suddenly noticed something was wrong with Tenten.

Neji looked at Tenten rubbing her eyes and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Tian Tian rubbed her eyes and said repeatedly, "It's too spacious here, and dust got in my eyes."

Neji remained silent.

What should he do at this time?

These things...

The book didn't teach that! By the way, did Lord Yua encounter anything like this after he became Hokage?

But seeing Tenten rubbing her eyes, Neji felt that she was, after all, his sugar daddy, and he should give her enough respect.

So Neji reached out and placed his hand on Tenten's shoulder.

Tenten rubbed her eyes and looked at Neji with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"

Neji looked at Tenten with a serious expression: "Do you need me to blow on it for you?"

Tian Tian was stunned for a moment, then fell silent. "You were so serious, I thought you were going to say something."

but……

"Okay, thank you." Tenten nodded, then tried her best to open her eyes. Neji walked up to Tenten and looked her in the eyes...

Not far away, Ya, who was secretly watching this scene, was shocked: "What?! They're kissing?!"

Then, Kiba's expression turned serious, and he turned and ran away with Akamaru in his arms.

He looked exactly like a dog thief.

"No, I have to tell someone about this!"

So, Kiba Inuzuka found Choji Akimichi and said to him mysteriously, "Choji, let me tell you... it's like this... like this..."

"What?! Tenten and Neji?!" Akimichi Choji looked at Inuzuka Kiba in shock.

Kiba Inuzuka glared at Choji, displeased. "I saw it with my own eyes! How could it be fake?!"

Choji nodded repeatedly: "I never expected this, I really never expected this..."

It's said that Neji was a very reserved and secretly passionate person back in school, and it turns out that it's true!

"Tenten is in the same year as us, right?! Neji is our senior! How could he do this?!"

Ya nodded repeatedly.

Choji Akimichi gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and then found Ino Yamanaka.

"What?! Neji and Tenten kissed?! Ouch!" Yamanaka Ino was so shocked by the news that she injured her foot.

So she went to the hospital.

Just then, I saw Sakura Haruno.

"Sakura, come here, I need to tell you something."

Sakura Haruno walked over with a plate of gauze, looking puzzled.

Then...

"What?! You mean Tenten and Neji are living together?!" Sakura stared at Ino in shock. "Isn't Neji in our year?! Isn't he an upperclassman?!"

Ino waved her hands repeatedly: "Who says it isn't! You also think it's outrageous, right?!"

Sakura shook her head repeatedly: "Outrageous, too outrageous! No, I can't just stand by and watch!"

So Sakura found Hinata, who happened to be at the hospital getting cold medicine for Hinata Hanabi.

Hinata stared at Sakura in shock: "W-what?! Neji-nii... he actually... he got Tenten pregnant..."

Sakura waved her hands repeatedly: "Who says otherwise?! Hinata, not to be nosy, but your brother... isn't he a bit of a jerk? How can he be like this before they're even married?!"

Hinata's eyes were filled with tears: "But, but, but Neji-nii isn't that kind of person... um... maybe... probably... he isn't..."

Sakura clapped her hands: "Alright, that works! Hinata, hurry back and tell your parents! It's best to have them prepare in advance! Make sure they have plenty of children's clothes!"

Hinata nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay! I'll go back right away!"

Sakura shook her head, then looked around and realized she'd left something behind.

"Hey! Hinata! Your cold medicine!"

……

So Neji and Tenten spent five days together, during which Neji finalized the locations of several textile factories and several snack processing plants.

Because this type of work falls under light industry, it can be built on a vacant lot in the city.

Furthermore, Neji's assigned location was already in a remote area, so there was even less to worry about disturbing the neighbors. (Otherwise, he wouldn't have run into Kiba Inuzuka walking his dog; Kiba's family lives in an area that's practically the suburbs.)

Neji was quite happy to have settled one of his worries.

This would give the lower-class people in their jurisdiction more choices.

Hmm, I'll go back and see how Lord Yua did it back then.

Neji then returned to the Hyuga clan.

then……

Why is everyone looking at me with such strange eyes?

Neji frowned.

Then, he encountered Hinata.

"Hinata, I have a question..."

Neji had just opened his mouth when Hinata quickly reached out to stop him: "Wait, brother! I know you're going through a very confusing time right now! It's okay! I've already talked to Dad! Dad said he's willing to suffer for you! Please don't do anything rash, please, please give birth to the baby!"

The child is innocent!

Neji stared at Hinata with a completely bewildered expression.

Hinata then waved her hand, "I, I, I still have things to do in my territory! I'll be going now!"

With that, Hinata ran away as if fleeing.

Neji looked completely bewildered.

Well, Hinata probably had a fight with Naruto or something recently, so she's a bit out of sorts. Yeah, that's normal.

So Neji went to find Hiashi Hyuga.

Hiashi Hyuga looked at Neji Hyuga with a complicated expression: "You've come?"

Neji was taken aback: "Uh, ah, I'm here."

Hiashi Hyuga sighed, "Sigh, I know about your situation. Don't worry, I haven't told Hizashi yet. If he finds out... sigh..."

Hiashi Hyuga shook his head. He never imagined that Hizashi Hyuga, the son of his beloved younger brother, would be such a person...

scumbag...

Getting someone pregnant before even getting married—what kind of scumbag is that?!

Hyuga Neji was taken aback. So you know about me?

Hmm, I'd like to borrow some information about Lord Yuya's history. Does Lord Hiashi already know about this?

So what if they know? Why can't my dad know?

Forget about it.

"Well, if that's the case, then I would like to ask Lord Hiashi to lend me the records of Lord Yua's various actions back then." Hyuga Neji said to Hyuga Hiashi very sincerely.

The actions Yuya took when he first took office were absolutely recorded by all the ninja clans.

And it wasn't just written down. They probably studied it secretly more than once.

Everyone is studying what made Yua's actions so brilliant, what Yua's situation was like back then, and whether they could have done better if they were in his place.

These kinds of analyses are exactly what Neji needs right now.

Hiashi Hyuga, however, misunderstood. He frowned and looked at Neji: "Yu... Hokage-sama? Why are you looking for his past deeds? Back then, Tsunade-sama pursued the Hokage, and that's not a secret among the major clans..."

"Oh, I remember now, you and Hizashi left your family for a few years when you were little."

Hiashi Hyuga shook his head at this point.

He must have gone astray during those years, damn it!

In the end, Hyuga Neji returned to his territory with the historical records from Konoha Year 20 to Year 30, completely bewildered.

Forget it, let's deal with the current problem first.

And then three days passed like that.

Neji has finally figured it out...

The reason Yuya was able to operate so successfully was because he controlled all the other ninja clans. Although these ninja clans received dividends every year, they also had jobs!

Moreover, their work was related to power, so even if Youya didn't give them a fixed monthly salary, they would still work hard because, at that time, they believed they were working for their family.

but……

Now, the ninja clan is gone...

Neji sighed helplessly.

Then I continued browsing.

As he looked at it, Neji stroked his chin and began to ponder.

These operations...

If we really have to put it in a way, in a sense, the game completes the cycle through various operations...

For example, at the end of the year, these ninja clans would receive dividends, but they would still need to spend the money.

They need money to buy ninja tools, food, and water every month. Although these daily necessities may seem like very little to an individual, there were quite a few ninja clans at the time, so their daily food expenses were quite high.

Then the money these people spend goes back to Youya through taxes, or simply through spending it at Youya's jewelry stores and barbecue restaurants.

Then Yuya would redistribute the money he had earned from these ninja clans to them at the end of the year.

They were all incredibly grateful, saying that their earnings were increasing year by year!

Neji rubbed his head, thinking, "This is ridiculous..."

You Ya can do it, but he can't!

This question is too difficult, I can't do it!

and many more!

Neji kicked off the covers, realizing what was happening: "I may not be as good as the Hokage, but what if I had a sum of money?!"

To put it bluntly, the reason the Hokage did things this way was because Konoha was indeed poor at that time, so they had no choice but to increase their internal circulation.

That kind of thing doesn't happen nowadays.

Although I don't understand what internal circulation is...

But what if I had money directly?

That's right, Neji has set his sights on Tenten again.

There's no way around it, the rich girl really has too much money, no wonder Neji is eyeing her.

However, this time, something went wrong.

When Neji went to Tenten's house, his father chased him for three blocks with a broom.

Finally, Tian Tian's father gave up because his obesity made it impossible for him to keep up.

Neji was completely bewildered: What did I do?

Why don't you welcome me?

then……

Naruto and Sasuke found him and said: "You scumbag! I'm ashamed to work with you!"

Neji was truly dumbfounded this time.

They quickly grabbed the two candidates and asked them what was going on.

Only then did Neji realize just how outrageous the rumors were.

but……

"Which son of a bitch spread rumors about me?!"

Neji is generally not able to break through the defense.

But this is clearly not the usual situation...

Neji was very angry.

What made him even angrier was that Hizashi Hyuga gave him a long lecture after they got home.

Neji explained that he and Tenten were nothing to each other.

Hyuga Hizashi then became even angrier: "Nothing?! How can you be so useless?! Such a wonderful girl like Tenten and you have nothing going on with her?! How could I have such a useless son like you?!"

Neji: "???"

No, are you even my real father?!

Hyuga Hizashi finally said, "Since things have come to this point, let's end it here."

Neji was completely dumbfounded.

Hyuga Hizashi comforted his son: "Tenten is beautiful and cute, and she's also a little rich girl. This time, because of what happened with you, her reputation is completely ruined! Don't you think it's a bit of a jerk to just leave her like this?"

Neji: "..."

What could he say?

He finally understood that his father wasn't angry about the rumors at all; he was only happy that their pig had finally learned to root for cabbages.

What? You can't arch your back?! You absolutely must know how!

And you have to take it home!

then……

Neji Hyuga was thus forced into that position...

then……

……

Let's go back to the present:

"You... if you... don't want to... I agree to let you cancel the wedding!" Tenten said cautiously, glancing at Neji standing by the aisle.

Neji turned to look at Tenten, then sighed helplessly: "It's unnecessary. Actually... if it's going to be a future together, I wouldn't have any objections, after all..."

Besides you, I can't think of anyone else I could be with forever.

Tian Tian's pretty face immediately turned as red as an apple, and she happily started playing with her fingers.

If I really had to say...

Actually... she's quite grateful for this rumor...

I don't know who spread the rumor.

……

"Achoo!" Kiba Inuzuka sneezed while holding Akamaru, then said to Hizashi Hyuga:

"Uncle! I've come to attend the wedding, this is my wedding gift."

"Oh, no need to be so polite~ Welcome, welcome~"

Hyuga Hizashi's face resembled a blooming chrysanthemum...

(End of this chapter)