Naruto-Start by eating the golden fruit

Samana was led by the guide along the main road of Konoha. He observed the Konoha residents on either side of the road, who cast curious glances at him, yet he remained unfazed.

At this point in time, Sunagakure Village had not yet launched a surprise attack on Konoha, and there was no hostility between the two villages. If the Second Raikage were standing there, the people of Konoha would likely look at him with hatred. However, the Second Raikage was known for his boldness, so it was understandable.

Samana suddenly noticed something unusual and pointed to the track in the middle of the road, asking, "What is this?"

The guide shook his head. "I don't know. The agent said it was in preparation for future rail transit. We don't fully understand what the agent meant, but it sounded reasonable, so we built it like this."

In Youya's plan, the inner city was to have rail transit. Once the power experiments reached the next stage, rail trains could be developed, significantly reducing travel time.

Indeed, Youya had prepared a direct track between the factory and the inner city. A week around the inner city? In the future, when the subway is built, it will circle the inner city. Now, to shorten commuting times so everyone can go home to eat and sleep daily without staying at the factory, promoting family harmony and encouraging workers to work harder, this needs to be prioritized.

Samana was somewhat interested in this, but without a tangible example, he let it go for now.

Afterward, the guide took Samana and his party to the shopping street, the center of Konoha's inner city.

With just a brief glance, Samana saw countless shops on both sides of the road, with various signs everywhere.

If what Samana saw in the outer city resembled the environment of Sunagakure Village, then what he witnessed in the inner city was wealthier than Sunagakure Village, with taller and newer buildings.

The commercial streets represented the future. There were various signboards between shops, displaying product prices and promotions at the entrance. The villagers of Konoha Village on both sides of the road were chatting and laughing, each carrying large and small shopping bags. A few hundred meters away was a road sign and a glass-covered tall pillar on the roadside, which the guide explained was a street lamp. Konoha Village relied on these for lighting at night.

Although the commercial street was called a street, it was actually an area in the center of Konoha.

This area was clearly divided into sections: daily necessities, food, clothing, books, and fresh produce.

Samana was naturally very interested in Sunagakure Village's store in Konoha. Although Sunagakure Village was not wealthy, this store's value to Sunagakure Village was significant.

Apart from gathering information in Konoha, the shop itself was profitable.

When Samana asked which area Sunagakure Village's shop was in, the guide looked rather perplexed before leading Samana to the utility area.

The items sold in Sunagakure Village were too varied, including food, drink, ninja tools, desert clothing, cacti, camel meat, and even small moving puppets.

If Yuya's current focus wasn't on economic development and less on entertainment, leisure, and the cultural industry of Konoha Village, there would be all sorts of animations, movies, and TV series to contend with.

If Sunagakure Village made a moving life-size puppet from anime, added silicone, and carefully crafted its appearance and body posture, it could capture the wallets of many enthusiasts and collectors.

For instance, if Sunagakure Village produced a life-size, movable figure of C.C., Yuya would definitely buy it. If there were life-size figures of Rei Ayanami, Asuka, and a movable Gundam mecha, it would be irresistible, and Yuya would be ecstatic.

However, the current focus was on developing the economy and consolidating power, with cultural value being deferred to the future.

After all, without economic development, people would be hungry, and even the best movies and TV shows would hold little value.

Samana felt a bit helpless but understood. He comforted the Sunagakure Village ninja in the shop, offered a few words of encouragement, and decided to head to the Hokage's office.

Oh, by the way, that girl named Chiyo had returned to Sunagakure Village to get married.

Yuya warmly received Samana and his group in the Hokage's office.

The guide bowed respectfully to Yuya. "Agent, I'll take my leave now."

Yuya waved his hand dismissively.

Since Yuya cut off the wages of some Sarutobi clan members during the Chinese New Year last year, then arrested 13 Sarutobi members and sent them to prison, followed by mining duty, the Sarutobi clan was forced to self-examine and check if any resources were controlled by Yuya. Consequently, people became more compliant.

Previously, many referred to Yuya as the secretary agent. Now, the "secretary" title was dropped, and like Uchiha Kagami, Yuya was simply called the agent. This indicated a shift in attitude from the families behind them. By the end of the year, Yuya wouldn't be the only one handling the accounts.

Of course, trusting these matters to others was not something Yuya was willing to do.

As always, it's best to align oneself early. Even if people hedged their bets, it was already a bit late at this point.

Nara Shikaya was recently assigned by Yuya to audit accounts, effectively working for nothing.

Although Nara Shikaya was also a pawn by the Nara clan to play both sides, with Yuya gaining the upper hand, Nara Shikaya's influence had expanded a bit.

There was no choice; even though he was hedging, Yuya really didn't have many people on his side.

It wouldn't be appropriate to have Uchiha Kagami, who was in charge of the ANBU, handle these tasks, right?

Even with Yuya having a strong advantage now, those families couldn't join directly. Apart from the kindergarten with an amusement park that Hinata had started constructing, which would be completed next summer, few other families handed over clan land.

Even the Nara clan was dragging its feet on this issue.

Yuya wasn't in a hurry either.

They would take their time. After all, Sarutobi's acquisition of land had temporarily alleviated Konoha's land tension. Future matters could be dealt with collectively when the time came...

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