Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 83 Do you want to delay graduation?

The Shimura family was somewhat puzzled when they received a pair of golden shoes from Yua.

Why send such a thing?

Moreover, these shoes are a little smaller than those for adults, but much larger than the feet of their little birthday boy.

Whose size were these shoes made to?

But it doesn't matter. Youya actually gave me shoes made of pure gold. If I roughly weigh them, even if it's just a thin layer of gold, these shoes would weigh about a pound.

Now, due to the renewed war, the price of gold has stopped its downward trend and returned to a price of 10,000 taels per gram.

One jin (500 grams) is five million taels, which is no small sum.

The Shimura family was very happy, feeling that this was a gift from Yua to show that she had conceded to the Shimura family.

Only after the head of the Shimura family examined the shoes closely did he suddenly remember...

The size of these feet... isn't it exactly the size of a boy who hasn't fully developed yet?!

So... these shoes were made according to Yua's size?!

Then they even sent him shoes in his size...

What does this mean?

Does he mean that our Shimura clan only deserves to be trampled under his feet?!

Chief Shimura was furious, but he didn't want to return the shoes, after all, they were worth several million taels of silver.

Moreover...

They could also use this to their advantage...

The next day, after many days, Youya finally managed to find time to meet the three little ones at a barbecue restaurant.

"Big brother! Over here!" Little Jiraiya waved happily.

Although Youya gave the three boys the right to eat barbecue to their heart's content, they certainly won't eat barbecue every day.

They still care about saving face these days.

When they become the Three Ninjas in the future, one will write about the Imperial Uncle, one will frequent gambling dens, and one will conduct experiments. They will forget about saving face.

Yuya walked over with a smile, and when she sat down next to Tsunade, the little girl's face inexplicably turned red.

You Ya didn't notice anything amiss. He simply waved to the waiter, ordered dozens of plates of meat, and then started chatting with a few kids about random things.

"We should be able to graduate from school next year! Then we'll be genin!" Jiraiya excitedly told Yua.

You Ya raised an eyebrow, resting his chin on his hand: "Hey~ really? So who are you planning to go with then?"

Jiraiya was a little confused: "What, with whom?"

Youya: "Squad leader."

A genin squad typically consists of one jonin and three genin.

This period generally lasts about a year. During this time, the genin learn a lot from the genin while being mentored by the jonin, preparing them for future promotion to chunin and jonin.

Yu Ya smiled slightly and said, "At least, that's the current system for Konoha ninjas."

Konoha is currently in a state of war, so ninjas must graduate at the age of eight to become genin and then go on missions to generate revenue for the village.

Later, there was this guy who was a Chunin at the age of 6! 6 years old! Many people are just starting to remember things!

The Chunin ranking definitely requires verification. Passing the verification means that someone did indeed attend the Ninja Academy at the age of 6, graduated, and immediately became a Chunin.

Therefore, there are many aspects of this system that are worth discussing.

Youya firmly believes that children should do what children do: study and play. Suppressing a child's nature can easily lead to mental illness.

Of course, Yuya would never change this system right now, not to mention that he's just an agent, even if he became Hokage...

What if we are actually besieged by several other countries? Would it be necessary to activate this mechanism then?

Konoha is not yet strong enough to easily defeat other countries.

Of course, once Konoha becomes stronger, Yua will definitely reform the ninja system and the school system will also be reformed. To be honest, it's a bit outrageous that students graduate at 8 years old in times of war and 12 years old in times of peace.

It would be better to study for three more years and graduate at fifteen.

You can focus on teaching various techniques for the next three years!

They could go straight to work in a factory after graduation!

Hmm, okay, this kind of mentality is the mentality of capitalists, it's unacceptable...

Hmm... no way!

From the perspective of the entire Hidden Leaf Village, doing this would allow those children to study for three more years, and upon graduation, they could directly enter factories or start working, which is definitely better than before, when they became genin and then went to catch cats and dogs.

As for the promotion to Chunin... well, that can be reformed.

The development of the village is the only way forward, and these children...

A twelve-year-old is still a kid; it's time for him to learn some skills that will allow him to make a living.

Of course, the Naruto world is basically either at war or on its way to war. In many cases, graduating early is just the way things are going and you can get into the battlefield sooner. This is a case of the environment forcing the system to adapt.

However, in his future plans, Yua would never allow the Ninja World War to reach the Land of Fire or Konoha again.

We can fight a war.

However, it's impossible to fight on Konoha's home turf.

If that doesn't work, wage a proxy war against neighboring countries. If they disagree, force them to agree.

In any case, we absolutely cannot fight on home soil.

Closer to home:

"Now?" Orochimaru looked at Yua. "Does the 'proxy' arrangement mean it might change later?"

You Ya smiled and said, "Everything is constantly changing; nothing is static."

Orochimaru nodded, seemingly understanding.

It was only then that Yuya noticed Tsunade, mainly because she was just sitting there, not touching her chopsticks or picking up any meat, just sitting there blankly.

Just as Yuya was about to ask, Jiraiya's eyes lit up as he asked, "When will it change?! Will it be soon?!"

You Ya thought for a moment and shook his head: "No, reforming a system isn't that simple. Adding new systems is easy, but changing the old ones..."

Looking at the three little ones, Youya suddenly thought of something and smiled: "By the way, speaking of which, do you want to postpone your graduation?"

I think the war should be over next year. At that time, I will hold a Chunin Exam in Konoha and invite all other countries to participate. Of course, it will be voluntary, but I believe other countries will be willing to give Konoha this face.

So, do you guys want to show off a bit then? I know you're all extremely skilled in ninjutsu and taijutsu.

Jiraiya's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this.

Although he has a thug-like image, to be honest, he didn't actually do anything outrageous.

I just really long for women's bathhouses.

Therefore, at this stage, Jiraiya's fame has not yet spread far.

Hmm... it's also because he spends most of his time at Konoha Academy throughout the year, except for sleeping and resting, that's why he's been so well-behaved.

Jiraiya's reputation wasn't tarnished, so Yua manipulated things behind the scenes to delay their graduation. Next year, when the war between Konoha and Kumogakure ends and the ninja world returns to peace, Yua figured he could organize a Chunin Exam to attract the attention of these countries and see if any other countries had any promising talents.

Of course, most importantly, Yuya doesn't have many people right now, so making the three ninja famous in advance is also for the future.

Okay, Yua did indeed suggest delaying graduation with the intention of training the three legendary ninjas to be his own protégés.

Although it's really excessive to portray Yuya as someone who's solely driven by profit, there's really no other way...

They can't possibly actually use Nara Shikaya, can they?

Shika was indeed easy to use and quite clever, but Yua knew even better that if Shika were to deliver messages about confidential matters, such as the change of the password for the Konoha Savings Bank, the exchange of ANBU ninja between Konoha Village and the Hokage's office, or the exchange of slogans, it would save a lot of time.

However, it is impossible for Yua to completely trust Shika.

In fact, even Uchiha Kagami was not completely trusted; he only pretended to trust him. But if you think about it carefully, did Yua ask Uchiha Kagami to do anything particularly secret?

No.

Not a single one.

So...

If Youya doesn't cultivate his own loyal followers, does that mean he'll really have to dedicate himself to this cause until his death?

No way, I want to live to be a hundred...

They must live at least longer than three generations.

Jiraiya would definitely agree if he wanted to show off, and Orochimaru would probably be indifferent to the delayed graduation.

The only variable...

Yuya turned to Tsunade and asked softly, "Tsunade, what about you? Do you agree?"

Tsunade froze for a moment, then turned her head away and muttered awkwardly, "Delayed graduation, showing off and stuff..."

I don't want to...

Yuya was somewhat disappointed, scratching his cheek, trying to persuade Tsunade again: "But... this is also an opportunity to showcase myself... to let the other countries in the ninja world know that Konoha has a genius female ninja named Tsunade!"

Jiraiya's eyes were shining: "Big brother! I! I agree! I agree!"

Orochimaru picked up a piece of grilled meat and showed it off, showing that he was indeed indifferent to the delayed graduation, just as Yua had said.

Tsunade swallowed the grilled meat, turned to look at Yua, and saw a hopeful look on his face.

"I, I understand! I, I agree..." Tsunade immediately turned her head and said hesitantly.

Yuya smiled with relief. It seemed that the years he spent playing with Tsunade when they were young hadn't been wasted; she still cared about her older brother.

In that case...

Within five years, I will be able to get the three legendary Sannin into the core professions of Konoha.

Oh, I got an order this morning. It's a small order, just a standard eight-layer circuit board sample, only a little over three thousand yuan, but it's still an order! The commission is only 90 yuan, but that's okay. Every little bit helps, and besides, a sale means I won't be called into the supervisor's office for a chat. Wow, not being called to the office this month is so great!

(End of this chapter)