Yan drew a simple map of the Land of Fire on the table:
"The Land of Fire is flat, which saves a lot of transportation costs for caravans.
Our Konohagakure has the largest population among the five great ninja villages and the most caravans and groups among them.
Our commerce can't compare to Kumogakure Village, but that's because our village has been closed off for years.
As long as we open the roads, I believe we can catch up with Kumogakure Village."
Expanding the commercial area and increasing business competition?
The Third Hokage never did these things.
He was always thinking about how to target the Uchiha today and how to promote the Will of Fire tomorrow.
Yan was puzzled if this thing was worth promoting.
During the time of the First and Second Hokage, the Will of Fire was just mentioned occasionally.
But when it came to the Third Hokage, he made a full version and promoted it in various ways.
The Third Hokage even shamelessly published a few books about the Will of Fire.
Books that ordinary ninjas couldn't understand and strong ninjas bought as collectibles...
The money needed to expand a commercial area is astronomical.
Fortunately, with many families in Konohagakure sitting together, each contributing a bit, the money can be raised.
It's not a big deal because the Uchiha and Hyuga families didn't contribute much.
It's not that they didn't want to, but the shares were limited.
The big families take the big share, and they have to leave some soup for the small families.
Yan, representing the Hokage office, naturally wouldn't favor anyone, at most giving the Uchiha and Hyuga a little benefit.
A little benefit that other families can accept.
As long as they are not greedy and don't cross the line, even if the Uchiha and Hyuga get benefits, other families will pretend not to see it.
The distribution of shares was quick, but raising the money was troublesome.
Some small families really couldn't come up with enough money, so Nara Shikaku stood up and represented the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to lend money to these small families without interest.
Akimichi Torifu threw a wrench in the works, making everyone uncomfortable!
Nara Shikaku could only try his best to save the reputation and impression of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio in the circle.
Otherwise, when today's news spreads, a little exaggeration would greatly affect the reputation of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.
Since the negotiation was almost done, it was time to eat something.
Yan rubbed his stomach. He had come to the barbecue restaurant early in the morning and hadn't eaten anything yet.
Akimichi Torifu, this big guy, was also clueless, saying inappropriate things at inappropriate times.
And at the critical moment, he didn't even bring any snacks.
Suddenly, the lively private room quieted down.
Yan raised an eyebrow: "What's the matter?"
An Anbu ninja entered the room and respectfully said:
"Hokage-sama wants you to go to the Hokage office immediately. There is something important that needs your attention."
Well, it looks like I won't get to eat this meal.
After saying goodbye to the families, Yan headed straight to the Hokage office.
When he walked into the Hokage office, Yan thought he was seeing things.
Sasuke was there, and so was Naruto!
Unfortunately, both boys had bruised faces, messy clothes, and even some hair pulled out.
Did they fight?
Naruto and Sasuke not getting along is nothing new.
Kids fighting is normal, but why did they call me for this?
At this moment, Naruto and Sasuke were glaring at each other.
On the nearby sofa, Jiraiya was lying down with a defeated look, as if he had hit a wall.
Yan casually closed the door and asked curiously, "What's up with these two kids?"
Noticing Yan's arrival, Sasuke quickly lowered his head.
Naruto, unwilling to back down, glanced at him and then continued to stare at Sasuke, as if he wanted to eat him up.
"Kid, show some manners."
Jiraiya couldn't help but jump up and give Naruto a big smack on the head.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch." Naruto held his head and shouted, "Pervy Jiraiya, why did you hit me?"
"....."
Jiraiya was speechless and gave Yan a look that said, "You handle it, I can't deal with this kid."
Tsunade was also speechless:
"Good thing you're here. Your people caused this mess, you handle it. Don't let them keep fighting, it's bad for the school's reputation."
My people?
Shouldn't Fugaku be the one to handle this?
Yan blinked and said to Sasuke, "Lift your head and tell me what happened."
"Yes."
Sasuke straightened up, glared at the defiant Naruto, and began to explain the cause of the fight:
"My mom asked me to bring a lunchbox to Miss Hinata, but that annoying Naruto said I had an engagement with Miss Hinata. That jerk!!!"
As he spoke, Sasuke wanted to start a fight again.
Naruto provocatively glared back, as if to say, "Come on, I'm not afraid of you."
No wonder they called him.
It turns out this involves Hinata.
"Kid, don't you know your words can hurt others?"
Yan pressed Naruto's head and rubbed it a few times, while Jiraiya sat nearby, laughing.
He was curious to see how Yan would handle this troublesome kid Naruto.
This guy is simply uncontrollable, Jiraiya admitted he couldn't manage him.
"I didn't do it on purpose. I just heard Nara Shikamaru say it, so I blurted it out."
Naruto began to defend himself.
Although he was mischievous, he wasn't bad at heart.
"So, you realize you were wrong?"
Yan let go of his hand and bent down.
"I said something wrong and hurt someone. I'm willing to admit my mistake, but Sasuke hit me, and I won't accept that!!!"
I will take responsibility for my actions. If I did something wrong, I'll admit it, but Sasuke hitting me is not okay, especially in front of Sakura, making her cry...
"Very good."
Satisfied with the answer, Yan snapped his fingers and signaled Shizune to bring over a small table.
Me?
Shizune pointed at herself, and after confirming, she cleared the table and brought it over.
Yan then placed a chair in front of the table, took a few blank scrolls and two pens from Tsunade's desk, and placed them on the table:
"You made a mistake and are willing to admit it, which I appreciate!
However, your words had a big impact on my fiancée, so I decided to punish you. Write 'I'm sorry' 100,000 times!
You can rest when you're done."
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