Reduce Salary

Danzo came to Amegakure alone.

This is a Hidden Village where it is always raining.

It seems that the heavens are taking pity on this poor village – especially after the Fourth Ninja World War.

The Yondaime Raikage who set off the Fourth Ninja World War died in battle, the Sandaime Tsuchikage was cautious, and then was hit hard economically. It can be said that they all paid a huge price.

And Ame, who is the loser, will naturally not have a better time.

Even though Hanzo the Salamander was the only actual participant in the battle in Amegakure, they were still forced to sign an extremely harsh contract.

Who made Hanzo the leader of Amegakure?

Since you lost, then accept the punishment obediently.

Ame's rain seems to be even more sad.

As soon as Danzo entered Amegakure, he saw such a scene.

He silently came to the center of Amegakure and handed in his name card.

Not long after, Danzo got a reply agreeing to meet.

Although it was not his original intention, as Konoha gradually became stronger, Danzo, the veteran of Konoha, became more and more respected outside.

... The more respectful the Ame-nins looked at his expression, the more uncomfortable he was.

Because all of this was not obtained by his own efforts, but by Makoto's help... What made him even more helpless was that even he himself had to admit that he couldn't defeat him from within Konoha.

At this time, Konoha's Chunins and Genins all support him, and the clans are also happy to associate with him.

The old people of the same generation as Danzo were not very reconciled to the loss of rights, and they did not approve of some of Makoto's radical methods, but... in the end, they still had no choice but to become uncles.

T/N: Above, 'uncles', 'shu-fu bei', word-by-word translation is 'uncle generation'; it means the attitude towards 'uncles' is that those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me perish

Already decent.

Facing Hokage, who controls financial power and is known for being good at management, no veteran can compete.

If there is anything to say, it is Sandaime.

But the Sandaime itself is Makoto's guide...

Choosing Makoto to take the stage was just a stopgap measure. But in less than a year, he used bricks to knock down all the enemies inside and out.

Danzo also admitted that he was indeed mistaken at the time.

He thought it was a harmless little sheep, but who the hell knew it was Godzilla.

But that was the end of the matter, and it was useless to say anything else.

Since the inside is useless, he is ready to seek help from the outside.

Originally, the best choice was the other Four Great Hidden Villages. Unfortunately, after being dealt with by Makoto, the other Four Great Hidden Villages were all honest.

Suna is Makoto's in-laws, Kiri laughs and laughs all day long, Iwa sees him as if he has seen a ghost, Kumo... Kumo... Kumo went to the Land of Grass to do research, didn't know what they were going to do.

Even if there are some conflicts, everyone can reach a mutual compromise at the Five Kages Summit.

After all, everyone is recovering blood now, and they hate direct bloody wars. In particular, Kirigakure is constantly using his strength to fight against it, and he has both ways.

...Yagura really deserves to be damned.

But with a situation like this, Danzo can only choose a small country.

And Ame was his first stop.

But what disappointed him a little was that when he saw Hanzo the Salamander again, there was an extremely strong smell of blood coming from him.

Makoto paid more attention to profit than hatred. Although he punished Ame severely, he didn't give Hanzo any physical punishment.

This injury cannot be left by punishment, so that is to say...

"It's been so long, are your injuries still not healed?"

Because of the existence of medical ninjutsu and various secret techniques, ninjas usually heal faster. It's been several months, and Hanzo still smells like blood, which means...

"It won't be better for the rest of my life."

Under the lamplight, Hanzo the Salamander replied indifferently.

"Really? You seem desperate..."

Danzo didn't know how to reply for a while.

"Compared to physical pain, what is really irreparable is the trauma of the soul... Time is passing by little by little, and our era is slowly going away..."

"Danzo, do you know why I agreed to Onoki's request to fight that meaningless war?"

... ...

Among all the big cities in the Land of Fire, Konoha's new film "Seven Ninjas – Jiraiya Hero Story" is currently on the market.

Although Jiraiya is old, but because of his extremely solid foundation and excellent scripts that fit the times, he still became famous in a short period of time... It seems strange to say this, but among ordinary people, Jiraiya's reputation is indeed not as exaggerated as he is in the ninja world.

But with the release of this film, that will never happen again.

The new generation of child star Uchiha Shisui also had an excellent performance in the movie... and along with that, Uchiha's name also spread widely.

Several elders of Uchiha had some opinions on this, but under the pressure of Uchiha Fugaku, no trend of public opinion was formed.

Although the reality has not yet started, it is already a certainty that director Aoho will win the best director award by producing two high-scoring war movies a year.

Some people have even bluntly said that if he does not win the award, it will be a major loss for the award.

... ...

Nara Shikaku has never been able to find any definite information about the Akatsuki organization.

... ...

At four o'clock in the morning, Konoha Village, Hokage Office.

Makoto was wearing the Hokage robe, happily making breakfast for himself in the office.

– Don't ask why that idiot Minatsuki didn't do it, it's because the injury hasn't healed yet, and she can't get up, so she can only lie on her stomach.

Of course, it's not that no one will take care of her.

Although it's a bit fiddly, Temari and Haku can already do some simple caring work... Although Temari doesn't quite understand why Minatsuki was suddenly injured.

During the two days when Minatsuki was recuperating, Makoto could only take care of himself.

It's just that like all the male compatriots who won the debate over their girlfriends, Makoto was extremely happy at this moment and didn't care about these at all.

"I ate rolled tofu with pickled vegetables, the emperor is not as good as me..."

Makoto peeled the skin off of the tofu on both sides, cut each piece into eight small pieces, dried them, roasted them in lard, sprinkled them with salt, turned over a large cup of cooking wine, 18 dried shrimps, and rolled them in a small cup of autumn oil, flipped them over, add a pinch of sugar, roll them back again, cut the shallot half an inch, cut into 120 sections –

Slowly start the pot, the aroma is tangy.

He happily ate breakfast, not forgetting to look at the streets of Konoha.

It was still early at this point, but the industrious Konoha people had already woken up.

With the continuous investment of huge amounts of funds, Konoha's situation can no longer be said to be a little good, but a great one.

The construction of the commercial district, which had to be temporarily stopped because of the war, has now restarted.

With the continuous optimization of Konoha's business environment, more and more businessmen, large and small, have come to Konoha to seek opportunities.

And with the construction of the commercial area, more and more workers came here.

Makoto launched many breakfast carts to help workers solve the breakfast problem.

The employees of these breakfast carts are all dressed in uniform white chef attire, with uniform management skills and uniform goods, and they all abide by Makoto's strict orders, make themselves clean, and look different from those street food stalls.

The most important thing is – cheap.

It's so cheap that after Makoto's calculations, he basically has no way to make money from it, and can only barely support people.

But making money is no longer Makoto's first need.

The operators of these breakfast carts all came from seriously injured and disabled ninja families.

Although Makoto has never been stingy in retiring, it is also a fact that the ninja family lost one or more important labor force due to the war.

Such families are often more likely to encounter difficulties.

The hemp rope is specially picked and broken.

So Makoto specially launched these cheap breakfast carts, specifically to let them earn extra money to subsidize their families.

Ninjas are easy to coax, but since they call him Hokage, you can't really just coax them forever.

This amount of money is not much, but it is enough to allow them to live with more dignity.

Secondly, it is the image construction of Konoha.

Since the war was completely pacified, Makoto's has been consciously trying to make outsiders have a good impression of Konoha.

Neat and clean at all times is the first indicator that needs to be completed.

As for the urban legend about washing a dish eight times or something... let's wait first.

And finally, and most importantly, let workers earn money.

Don't look at the small amount of money for breakfast, but it is also a lot of money over a long time.

Although it is very cool to fish when the lake is exhausted, the sustainability of fishing when the lake is exhausted will go further.

No matter how good Konoha's business environment is, the construction work will always be finished one day. But as long as the reputation of Konoha's ability to make money spreads, many jobs will be easier to do...

Makoto has been tossing and tossing for so long before, but he hasn't completed a single company-related task.

"At any time, talent is the foundation of everything. Konoha now needs both high-quality talents and a large population. –

"The more people there are, the more opportunities I have. –

"According to my observations on the Land of Fire's economy, as the economy continues to recover, factory owners have also begun to invest heavily, and more and more people are going out to work, which is commonly known as the wave of migrant workers. –

"Konoha is also a beneficiary. With more people, I can also start to build a cola company and a sauce company. –

"Most of the workers are price-sensitive customers. When there is not much difference in quality, they pay great attention to price. As long as I plan in advance, I can easily form an industrial advantage, crowd out the latecomers, and create a situation like 'Lao Gan Ma' in the early days. The ones with better quality than mine are not as cheap as mine, and the ones that are cheaper than mine have no money to make. –

T/N: 'Lao Gan Ma' is a chili sauce brand created by the founder of the company, Ms. Tao Huabi, from scratch (in my humble opinion, it's fucking delicious and you cannot change my mind)

"Naturally, the Coke Company needless to say, as young people get richer, it will sooner or later enter the market... Who hates carbonated drinks? –

"These companies are rooted in people's clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and they will definitely make money. It's just that the most profitable ones are technology companies... –

"Unparalleled under heaven... As long as this task is completed, many company tasks should also be completed together. –

"But where is Land of the Sky..."

The requirement of 'Unparallel Under Heaven' task is to create a company ranked number one in the world.

But this task is really difficult to do.

It's not just hard power constraints.

No matter how good Konoha's environment is, it used to be a Hidden Village, and all resources were directed towards ninjas. The investment in the technology side is actually very little.

Even if Makoto started to turn around now, the progress can only be said to be average, and it can't be compared with those famous science and technology parks in the Land of Fire for the time being.

Fortunately, there is also a Land of the Sky, which allows him to overtake on curves.

It's just that the exact location of Land of the Sky... he didn't know.

Land of the Sky was killed by Konoha during the Second Ninja World War, and only a few of them escaped. The relationship with Konoha is a deadly enemy by nature. When they reappeared, it was when Naruto was a child.

Who knows where they are at this time.

Although it was mentioned in the theatrical version, it seems to be underground at the original site of Land of the Sky... But how do you find it in such a large area?

Makoto sent several teams of capable ninjas to investigate, but so far, there is no result.

This is normal. After all, the dead species must have been very cautious all the way to the present, and it would be strange to find them right away.

Now there is no Ancor Vantian.

The days that can be waited are really anxious.

And this is not the only hole the system buried for him.

Land of the Sky can talk if they can, and fight if they can't. Anyway, Konoha has a strength advantage.

But once Konoha begins to absorb a large number of outside scientific and technological talents... the Land of Fire may not be willing to let them go.

This problem is really serious.

After all, the Land of Fire is an industrial country. Even if the top is corrupt, will the people below not know the importance of scientific and technological personnel?

How to ease the relationship with the Land of Fire and legally introduce a large number of talents from the Land of Fire is a headache to think about.

"But there is no good way... let's a step and see what happens."

Makoto sighed, temporarily gave up thinking, and started to prepare.

After completing the mission of "I See Pity", his ninja score reached 34 points.

From now on, Makoto can finally say that he is a real Kage.

Now when he was fighting other Kages, he finally didn't have to constantly think about how to forcibly drag the opponent into a team battle.

Of course, as time goes on, the real monsters will slowly appear... Keep up the good work.

Makoto sat down on his seat.

Not long after, the door of Hokage's office rang on time.

"Come in."

"Hokage-sama!"

It was Uchiha Shisui who came in.

"Shisui, you're here."

"Yes, Hokage-sama. I don't know you are looking for me now..."

"Don't be nervous, there is nothing else important, I just want to discuss with you about the rent reduction of the Uchiha clan."

Uchiha Shisui seemed slightly hesitant.

"Your order, or..."

"Of course it's a private discussion. If it's an order, I'll let Kakashi go, so what can I do to embarrass you?"

In terms of pedigree, Shisui is of course of the Uchiha line.

But because of various previous experiences, Shishui instinctively moved closer to the Hokage faction.

Makoto never tried to forcibly brainwash Konoha's ninjas. At this time, Konoha's theory of ninja tools has basically become a forbidden language, so don't mention it if you can.

But the ninjas know who treats them well.

With the continuous recovery of the Konoha economy, the rental prices of Konoha began to rise continuously.

Ordinarily, this is a normal market reaction, but Makoto decided to hold it down first.

What he wanted was not dry batteries.

Only by coming and going can the village develop, it cannot last for long if village only know how to suck blood.

If Konoha really becomes a blood-sucking tumor on the Land of Fire, who knows what those nobles will do.

Things like passing on the house should be strictly prohibited.

Makoto said so, and took out a large stack of documents.

"Give this to Fugaku in private, and tell them that the rent price under Uchiha's name will be reduced to the normal level. This will make more money in the future... The specific data is already there. If you don't understand, you can ask him to come and ask me."

With Makoto's current prestige in Konoha, he can cut off many people's business with one blow.

With Makoto's current prestige in Konoha, he can cut off many people's business with one blow.

Inside Konoha, even the elders couldn't confront him head-on.

But he opted for a more gentle approach.

If the common people were to pay, then the gentry would have to take the lead, and the gentry would return all their money, and the common people would share their money.

If Uchiha is willing to take the lead, Hyuuga will definitely not take the lead, and things will be easy.

Shisui didn't know the many calculations inside, but he still took the documents very gratefully and went back to Uchiha's district.

This problem is not a big problem, after all, the relationship between the Uchiha family and Makoto is already very good. If it is true what Makoto said, then a temporary retreat is not impossible – Makoto is famous for making money, and everyone still has a consensus on this.

After Shisui, Pakura came in next.

After all, Temari's natal family, the relationship between the two has always been good.

Pakura expressed Suna's appeal – hoping that Konoha would open up some secret techniques to see if he could help Suna solve the environmental problems of the Land of Winds.

Of course, it is an exchange of secret techniques, not for nothing.

Makoto didn't care about it.

It's just that he feels that relying on manpower alone may be insufficient.

"Have you ever considered trying to guide the water vapor from Amegakure to the Land of Wind?"

This is undoubtedly a big project, but... It seems that you can think about it?

Pakura thought it was a bit interesting, but she needed to reply to Kazekage about how to implement it.

Makoto thought about Konoha's next strategy, and arranged tasks one by one.

At this moment, Kakashi suddenly interrupted, bringing a meeting name to the forefront.

He is the Minister of Finance of Land of Fire.

Old acquaintance.

Makoto immediately invited the other party in.

The officials of the Land of Fire have always been on time for work, and a minute or a second earlier is considered a change.

There are still a few hours before work time, but Minister-dono has come to find him. Something extremely important must have happened.

Makoto immediately restrained his emotions and kept his expression extremely solemn.

"What happened? I asked you to come here at this time... Is it a big country that launched a war against our Land of Fire?"

Makoto couldn't think of anything other than war that would make the nobles wake up so early.

Minister-dono shook his head solemnly.

"Isn't it?"

"Could it be that...His Highness's body...can't do it?"

His Highness here is of course referring to daimyo.

No matter how much he complains in his heart, for now, it is better for the daimyo to continue to exist.

Regardless of how the daimyo system was created in the first place, and regardless of how backward it is, a good order is better than a bad order, and a bad order is better than no order.

Makoto is pushing hard, but there is still a long way to go before the ninjas let go of their prejudices and form a powerful political force.

Organized organizations are better than stragglers... no matter how barbaric they are, no matter how many opponents there are.

The lessons of certain great empires have been painful enough.

If the daimyo dies at this time, Makoto will also be in trouble – now the daimyo is the greatest common denominator of everyone, if he dies now, many benefits will have to be redistributed, which will inevitably take up a lot of Makoto's time and energy.

If the new daimyo wants to work hard after coming up, it will be even more troublesome.

The current daimyo has been criticized for being incompetent, but Makoto thinks it's okay.

After all, he doesn't care most of the time.

Having a boss who doesn't care is sometimes really lucky.

If Prince Yue had a boss who didn't care about him like Liu Shan, he would be so happy – the Prime Minister is undoubtedly his real father, and he let Liu Shan try his best to manage him.

T/N: 'Prince Yue', also known as 'Yue Fei', was a Chinese military general who lived during the Southern Song dynasty and was considered a national hero; 'Liu Shan' was the second and last emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, he reigned 40 years before surrendered to Wei in 263

With the new daimyo and new atmosphere, everyone will inevitably struggle with each other for several years.

The third generation can help him do many things, but these are really helpless.

Fortunately or unfortunately, Minister-dono shook his head again with a serious expression.

Makoto couldn't figure it out.

"Wait... Maybe... Couldn't it be... Couldn't it be that one!"

"Yes, that's the one." Minister-dono said mournfully– maybe even more uncomfortable than that, "His Highness thinks that the Land of Fire recent expenses are too much, and he wants to save money, so he wants to reduce our salary..."

Makoto thought about it.

"Should the whole body be left, or not even bones?"

"No, no... We still respect His Highness very much..."