Chapter 16 Preliminary Task 1: Develop Revenue Generation Plan
Minato Namikaze has never seen the aliens that the truth says, but he has fought with a mysterious man wearing a tiger mask. According to his speculation, the mysterious man and the aliens should be related, so by finding the mysterious man, he should be able to get clues about the aliens and then figure out the purpose of the aliens.
However, the ninjutsu used by the masked man is also a spatial ability. He tracked him several times but the other party escaped. However, he did not gain nothing. In the process of chasing the mysterious man, he discovered an ancient ruins by chance. There were some runes in the ruins that were similar to sealing techniques. He could not decipher them, so he copied down the runes and returned to Konoha.
The Uzumaki clan is the most skilled in sealing techniques in the ninja world, and his wife Uzumaki Kushina comes from this family.
After returning home, Minato Namikaze first met Kushina and Naruto. During the time he was away, Naruto had grown a lot and Kushina seemed to have fully recovered, which made him, who was tired, feel relieved.
After reminiscing with his family, Minato Namikaze took out the runes he had copied and showed them to Kushina.
"This rune is very complex. I need time to decipher it." Kushina said after reading it.
Namikaze Minato hugged Naruto, nodded and said, "I will stay at home for the time being."
Since he had to stay for a while, Namikaze Minato went to see the Third Hokage again. After he retired, Danzo Shimura did not take the position as he wished, but the Third Hokage came out again and continued to serve as Hokage.
The Third Hokage didn't expect that Minato Namikaze could actually track down the clues. After listening to the other party's story, he couldn't help but ask: "Where is the location of the ruins?"
"It's an independent space." Namikaze Minato said. There are indeed some independent spaces in the ninja world, such as the places where some summoning beasts live, such as Myoboku Mountain where □□ is located, Ryuchi Cave where Manke is located, and the Wet Bone Forest where the slug is located. These are all such spaces.
"The ruins seem to have been abandoned for a long time, and there are some strange totems inside that do not belong to any family in the ninja world." Namikaze Minato added. This is also the reason why he treats it with caution, because it further confirms the possibility of the existence of aliens.
The Third Hokage had never expected the Nine-Tails incident to develop to such a complicated level. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Do we need to send more people?"
"Before there is a conclusion, I think it's better if as few people know about this as possible to avoid causing panic." Namikaze Minato said, "Let's wait for the result from Kushina first."
It was four days later that Kushina deciphered the rune. The deciphered rune was divided into two parts. One part was a cipher text recording an event, which roughly described a sacrificial activity in which a sacred tree was the object of the sacrifice. As for the rest of the rune content, it was similar to a spirit gathering formation, probably for the purpose of nourishing the sacred tree.
After the rune was deciphered, the previous doubts were not solved, and Minato Namikaze had more doubts. What exactly is the sacred tree? Why has there never been a related legend in the ninja world? And the mysterious man, the tailed beast, and the aliens, are these three related to the sacred tree?
In order to find out all the truth, Minato Namikaze bid farewell to his family, left the village again, and continued to look for clues.
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After a period of busyness, the reconstruction of Konoha Village has basically been completed, and order has gradually been restored in the village. The only problem to be solved is probably the over-consumption of financial funds.
In order to make up for the loss, the Third Hokage had to send some of the Jonin who were on standby in the village to guard against the enemy to take over the mission. In addition, the Chunin and Genin in the village also became busy.
Shingon heard about this because he hadn't seen Itachi for a while. He asked Uchiha Fugaku and found out that Itachi was also on a mission. Shingon felt that the village's income source was too single just relying on ninjas to go on missions. He spent some time sorting it out and then submitted a "Konoha Village Agricultural and Sideline Industry Development Income Plan".
The Third Hokage looked at the plan in his hand, then looked at the serious Shinon who didn't seem to be joking. He couldn't help but frown and asked, "You want ninjas to farm?"
"The form of the mission can be retained." Shingon said, pointing to the plan he handed in and letting the Third Hokage take a look. This was the plan he made after careful research.
According to his research, he found that Konoha was a fertile land, but large tracts of land were abandoned and no one was cultivating them. For example, the Uchiha clan land outside the village. If these lands were used effectively, they would definitely increase the income of the village.
The most important thing is that because ninjas can use ninjutsu, their productivity can reach several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary people, especially earth escape and water escape. It would be a waste if they don't use their skills to farm.
In order to fit the situation in the ninja world, Shingon also proposed to make farming a task. The working form of ninjas' missions will not be changed, but the mission content will be changed to farming. Of course, the mission content can continue to expand outward. In addition to farming, related agricultural and sideline production labor can also be added.
The Third Hokage originally thought that Manabu's plan was just a child's fantasy, but when he read it carefully, he found that the plan was very detailed and well-reasoned.
From the land survey of Konoha to the analysis of ninja productivity, it even points out the product sales and brand management philosophy...
If you think about it carefully, a considerable part of the income of Konoha ninjas does come from the escort mission of the caravan. After all, merchants are very rich. In the plan, Shingon pointed out that Konoha has the Anbu and the Root, and it can also set up a business department to be responsible for product sales. In other words, it is to be a businessman...
The Third Hokage was very shocked by the contents of the report. Of course, what concerned him most was the concept of brand management. The plan said that Konoha's products should be sold all over the world, and the Third Hokage saw the strategic value in it. If Konoha's products could spread all over the world, then along with the products, Konoha's power would also spread, and it would penetrate without a trace...
Although the Third Hokage had never heard of a business war, his status as Hokage made him keenly aware of the potential value of this plan and the benefits it could bring to Konoha.
However, this matter is of great importance. If we want to implement it, we may need to call together the village's senior leaders for a meeting to discuss it...
In a short period of time, the Third Hokage thought a lot. After organizing his thoughts, he looked at Shingon and asked, "Did you come up with all these by yourself?"
"Not entirely. When I was doing my research, I also consulted and accepted some of your opinions." Zhenyan said. After all, the world is different, and he cannot completely copy Honghua Village's development plan.
"Whose opinions?" The Third Hokage looked serious, thinking that the "everyone" that Shingon was talking about were the ones who came up with this plan.
Shingo looked out the window of the Hokage's office. After the village was rebuilt, the location of the Hokage Building had not changed. It was still in the center of the village. From here, one could just see a small commercial street in the east of the village. The original Uchiha clan land was nearby. Shingo had been patrolling the village before and had become familiar with the people on the street. This time, the investigation was also thanks to everyone's help...
"The auntie who runs the barbecue said that Konoha's raw meat supply is insufficient, and they often have to go out of town to buy it. Not only is it troublesome, but the cost has also increased."
"The uncle at Ichiraku also said that many ramen ingredients are bought from outside, especially the flour for making ramen."
"Then I asked an old man who raises pigs and grows wheat. According to him, the village can produce the meat needed by the butcher shop and the flour needed by the ramen shop. However, the villagers have limited labor force, so most of the time they only raise and grow wheat for their own consumption, and only a small part is sold."
"And I have also observed the terrain conditions of Konoha. Our village has all the conditions to expand production. Leaving those fertile lands idle is simply a waste of resources!" Shingen said with great sorrow.
He thought of the lords and aunts of Red Flower Village. If they saw the situation in Konoha Village, they would definitely complain: Why is the good land lying idle? Maybe the whole village is full of lazy people...
Thinking about what the elders of Honghua Village might say, Zhenyan continued, "If outsiders pass by here and don't know the truth, they will think this is a lazy village."
The Lazy Village Chief, the Third Hokage: “…………”!