Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 9 So how exactly did they do it?

A family that had been living in poverty suddenly had a sudden change one afternoon when the man who had been working returned with a large bag of rice, weighing several kilograms, along with some wild vegetables. This was enough to provide the family with two delicious and filling meals.

The key point is that this kind of life can continue.

The next day, her husband went to work again, and when he came back, he even brought half a roast chicken.

On the third day, it was several more kilograms of rice...

Day ...

fifth……

Anyone with eyes can see this fact.

So here's the question: why don't I have it?

Upon inquiring, I discovered that they were hiring at the Wetland Bridge. The job offered daily pay and settlement, and as long as you worked diligently, you would be well paid.

Where have these ordinary people ever seen such a good thing?

In the past, these kinds of things were the tasks of those ninja masters, and had nothing to do with ordinary people like them.

All they could do was go to the fields every day and then just sit there in a daze.

Yes, spacing out, because there's no work.

Or rather, there are no jobs suitable for ordinary people like them.

They dreamed of having a ninja in their family. Although it would be dangerous, at least they wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing.

But now, they have another possibility.

Ordinary people may also have the ability to change their lives.

As a result, the number of people gathering at the wetland bridge increased every day, eventually attracting the attention of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju.

……

"How did you do that?" During the meal, Hashirama Senju couldn't help but ask Yua out of curiosity.

"What?" Yuya asked, puzzled, not understanding what Hashirama Senju was asking.

"I mean, over at the wetland bridge, how did you manage to... benefit so many ordinary people? I checked and found that at least a thousand people's lives have improved because of the construction of this bridge."

Hashirama Senju looked at Yua and asked, "I want to ask, how did you do that, or rather...?"

"Making so many people rich with such a small amount of money—was this an accident, or did you know it would happen?"

Upon hearing Hashirama Senju's question, Yua understood.

To put it simply, these ninjas, who haven't received systematic training in economics, find it difficult to understand such basic economic issues.

Yuya thought for a moment, picked up his cup, plate, and two pairs of chopsticks, and said to Hashirama, "Master, look, there is a bowl of rice in my bowl now. If I divide this bowl of rice equally between this cup and this plate, the total amount of rice will remain the same, right?"

If this cup is then distributed among other cups, and this plate is then distributed among other plates, does the amount of money decrease or increase with each distribution?

Hashirama: "Naturally, the more it's divided, the less there is."

You Ya nodded: "Yes, that makes sense according to the distribution theory, but there's something else you didn't think of, Master."

Hashirama blinked.

Yu Ya: "That is, in the process of transferring from one cup to another, it is not only about distribution, but also about creating value."

A thought flashed through Hashirama's mind, but he didn't grasp it. He pressed his forehead, frowned, and asked, "Creating value?"

You Ya nodded: "That's right. For example, in the process of building the wetland bridge, a worker works for a day and receives his share of the wages. This certainly reduces the fixed amount of money, but relatively speaking, isn't the construction of the bridge partly completed? That's the value he creates."

Similarly, if he takes his wages to a clothing store, buys a piece of clothing, and gives the money to the store owner, theoretically the money should have been distributed to another person, and he would be out of money. However, the piece of clothing he has corresponds to his money, so the money did not disappear into thin air, but was transferred to the value created by the clothing store owner.

The clothing store owner's own production of clothes, which translates into money, is equivalent to the value he created earning him profits.

The clothing store owner doesn't just spend the money he gets; he also needs to buy food and materials for making clothes. So, here's the problem: the craftsman...

How much did it cost in total throughout this entire process?

Hashirama Senju was dumbfounded.

Mito Uzumaki couldn't help but laugh, then put a chicken leg on Yua's plate: "Alright, alright, your master doesn't understand any of this, what's the point of telling him this?"

You Ya tilted his head and nodded: "That seems to be true."

Hashirama Senju was so angry that he ate two large bowls of rice.

That night, Mito Uzumaki was embracing Hashirama Senju, drifting off to sleep, when she heard Hashirama begin to mutter, "With such a meager salary, how come they can buy so much food, clothes, and even build a bridge?"

Mito Uzumaki was wide awake, her dead fish eyes fixed on Hashirama Senju, who was deep in thought.

"Mito, do you know why?" Hashirama Senju's eyes revealed a thirst for knowledge.

Mito Uzumaki said expressionlessly, "I don't know why, and I don't want to know. All I know is that I'm sleepy now. If you don't go to sleep, I'll throw you outside."

Hashirama: "..."

……

The next day, in the Hokage's office:

"...So Tobirama, do you understand now? The wages paid to this worker are so little, but it has created wealth far exceeding its own." Hashirama Senju looked at his beloved Tobirama with a deep expression.

Tobirama Senju said expressionlessly, "This wasn't your idea. You don't have the brains for it."

Hashirama Senju immediately scratched his head awkwardly: "Oops, have I been exposed?"

Tobirama snorted coldly, then lowered his head to attend to official business.

Hashirama, unwilling to give up, leaned closer and whispered to Tobirama, "So, Tobirama, do you know why, even though only one sum of money was distributed, it created so much value in the end?"

Tobirama glanced at Hashirama and snorted coldly, "Of course I know, but I'm busy right now and don't have time to waste on you."

Hashirama curled his lip: "This is really boring, so incredibly boring."

Hashirama left, and after he left, Tobirama frowned: "Indeed, the money remains the same amount after circulating around, but why does the value created keep increasing?"

And theoretically, it can actually loop indefinitely?

Tobirama felt a chill at the roots of his teeth. He suddenly realized that his junior apprentice...

Aside from being a bit slow at learning ninjutsu, his extraordinary way of thinking...

It seems to bring great benefits to Konoha Village...

At least……

If he can master this method himself, then creating the greatest value with the least amount of money is precisely the governing style he desires most.

The key issue is...

How exactly did they do that?

(End of this chapter)