When everyone is paying attention to the Chunin Exams.
Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, is naturally no exception.
After all, the Sand Village did make a good start and opened the door to a new world for the ninjas.
The Chunin Exam is not just a fight between ninja villages .
It's not just a sad thing that every ninja village has to sigh over the dead ninjas.
It can make money!
Not only that, even if no one dies, you can still earn people's support and attention!
Why did ninjas hold the Chunin Exams with such fanfare?
Isn't it just to show ourselves to the world and tell people that their ninjas are awesome and to hire us!
Miss Yu Yue's title mode not only achieved the goal, but also gained more than the past life-and-death battles!
Why not do it vigorously?
In fact, it's not just ninjas.
Even other people are paying close attention to when the next Chunin Exam will be held.
For example, the big businessman who came to Konoha to entrust a task.
The merchant was not from the Land of Fire. In fact, it made no difference to him where he hired ninjas from - he just watched the Chunin Exam in the Sand Village and admired the performance of the curly-haired boy.
So I just entrusted it to Konoha.
"So, when is the next Chunin Exam?"
The task has been agreed upon, so as the 'Party A', it's okay for me to ask some personal questions, right?
Although Minato Namikaze had a smile on his face, a big question mark appeared in his head.
No, what does this have to do with you?
The businessman rubbed his hands.
"Is there any next month? Which ninja village will it be held in?"
There's nothing I can do, it's just excitement and happiness.
Of course, the most important thing is that it can not only stimulate people's emotions, but also stimulate people's desire to consume.
It's fun and profitable -
Which businessman could miss this?
So are there any booths left? How do we organize support activities?
As for products, will you still cooperate with Ugetsu Store?
The businessman implicitly expressed his willingness to participate.
Namikaze Minato: ...
"Next month is out of the question."
He actually didn't know when the next exam would be held - after all, this was the first Chunin Exam after the war.
They haven't discussed the follow-up yet.
But next month that won't be possible.
When the merchant heard what Minato Namikaze said, a look of disappointment visibly appeared on his face.
What a pity, what a pity.
It would be great if there was one every month. He would even be willing to live in several ninja villages in turn and wait to participate.
Looking at the businessman's disappointed face, Minato Namikaze had more question marks in his head.
...The Chunin Exam is an activity for ninjas, right?
How come you look like you care more than the ninjas?
Although he was told that it was not possible next month, the businessman tried again.
If there is no next month...
"What about the month after next? Is there one?"
It’s not impossible to wait one more month.
Namikaze Minato: ...
Even though he was knowledgeable and experienced, he couldn't help but be confused.
What is going on?
However, Minato Namikaze was a top ninja with extremely quick reactions, so he immediately changed the subject.
"Although there is no Chunin Exam, this year's Sugar Art Contest is about to begin... I wonder if you have time?"
"Hmm? Sugar art competition?"
"Yes, this is also an event hosted by Yuyue Store. It is also a very lively event. If you are interested, I will have someone bring you the event information later."
Fortunately, there is such an activity that can be used to make up for it.
Otherwise it might be really embarrassing.
Minato Namikaze was increasingly glad that he had asked someone to prepare a schedule of various activities at the Ugetsu Shop in advance.
"Is that so? Then I'll take a look."
Businessmen actually don’t have much interest in sugar art or not.
But I heard it was an event at the Ugetsu store, so that’s different.
After all, it was the Yuyue store that made money for me.
Isn't this something that deserves some attention?
After the merchant left, Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief - however, this sigh of relief only lasted until the second guest came in.
After just a few pleasantries, he heard the familiar question again:
"Excuse me, when will you hold the second Chunin Exam? Next month?"
Namikaze Minato: ...
And the situation encountered by Minato Namikaze is not even an isolated case.
Similar things happened in almost all ninja villages.
Even the famous and noble
The tribesmen also expressed their opinions in a reserved manner:
If you have any questions, please share them and we can discuss them together.
So when will you host the next one?
For a moment, it seemed that the whole world was concerned about the Chunin Exam.
It’s not surprising actually—
People who think playing a claw machine is the greatest happiness in the world have never seen this thing.
This is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.
The audience gained happiness and reaped wonderful benefits.
The merchants made money.
Everybody is happy and everyone has a bright future.
Only the ninjas were confused.
They thought they were already very positive, so why were these people even more positive than them?
But to be honest, they themselves...actually care about it too.
Especially after the ninjas who had gone there came back and used illusions to show some scenes, it opened the door to a new world for the children.
Oh my god, it's actually possible!
In fact, the original intention of the ninjas was to let the children experience the cruelty and glory of the Chunin Exam so that they could be prepared - after all, according to the current situation, it is a foregone conclusion that the Chunin Exam will continue.
The question is when, how many times a year, and where.
So there is no harm in enlightening children early - look, didn't Konoha invite some people who just graduated from the ninja school to visit?
They have to have it too! And they have to be earlier than Konoha!
The Chunin Exam starts from childhood!
Under the influence of this idea, all ninjas over the age of four in the Hidden Rock Village "learned" it.
Although most of them still cannot understand the meaning of the Chunin Exam and its impact and significance on their lives.
But that doesn't stop them from thinking that the graphics and operations are very cool.
Some people marvel at the horror of the desert monster.
Some people were shocked by the huge fortress.
Some people...
"That explosion! Did you see that explosion!!!"
The blond boy excitedly shook the black-haired girl next to him.
"That! Is! An explosion! Ah!"
There seemed to be starlight in the boy's eyes.
The pale, chubby baby face also turned red with excitement.
Like falling into
The look of being in love.
The black-haired girl he caught was almost shaken to death.
You want me to respond to you, so why don't you give me a chance to speak?
"Kurotsuchi! Don't you think so? That super handsome one!"
"Art! That's art!"
The yellow-haired boy was still savoring the moment while shaking his junior sister violently.
He didn't notice at all that the other person was about to be shaken to death by him.
If this continues, my brain will be shaken to pieces.
Heitu finally seized an opportunity, grabbed the arm of the designated senior brother, and turned over to press the man to the ground.
"What's the matter with art? Deidara, please speak properly!"
The blond boy——Deidara didn't care even if he was held down.
She still had that expression of a girl in love.
"That explosion was so cool! With that kind of power, if there were enough explosives, it could even blow through the world!"
Deidara made a rather terrifying declaration in a longing tone.
But the people around him didn't take it seriously and just thought it was just the talk of a child.
Some adults even nodded.
That’s right, a ninja’s child should have this kind of ambition!
"Why blow up the world? You should pass the exam first!"
Seeing that he still refused to repent, Heitu simply sat on his back and used a set of joint skills on the spot, letting his "predetermined senior brother" who grew up with him know the cruelty of reality.
Only then did Deidara let out a scream.
"It hurts! Kurotsuchi! It hurts!"
Although the art of explosion is important, the most terrible thing now is that his arms and legs are almost broken!
Help!
Deidara, who failed to resist with his strength, could only look to the adults present for help.
However, when the adults saw this scene, they just smiled and sighed:
"Oh, kids are just lively."
"The relationship between childhood sweethearts is really wonderful."
——What a bullshit! I'm going to die, are you blind! ?
The ninjas who took part in the Chunin Exam sighed.
"Unfortunately, it's still not as good as the mirage technique."
"Yes, after all, it is the secret technique of Takigakure Village. But speaking of which, do you remember the one that was particularly well done? The one that had almost no distortion even when it exploded."
"Yes, I remember, that stability,
It’s really strong... But then again, who is that person from Takigakure Village?"
The ninja wanted to give some compliments.
But when the words came to his lips, he found that he could not remember what the ninja from Takigakure Village looked like at all - let alone praise him by name.
"How strange."
I knew he was a ninja from Takigakure Village, but I couldn't remember who he was or what he looked like.
"Perhaps this is also a secret technique of Takigakure Village."
In order to avoid revealing one's identity.
After all, it was not a big deal, and the two of them quickly moved on from the matter.
The leaders of each ninja village saw that everyone had a highly consistent attitude.
The top executives no longer acted reserved and prepared to take the initiative.
——Contact other films and prepare for the meeting.
Although everyone's wording was very reserved and their attitude was very humble during the contact.
But the real ideas are similar.
The Chunin Exam is a major event that affects the life of a ninja, so it must be conducted.
Not only should it be carried out, but it should also be held in a larger scale.
It must be hosted by a powerful and capable ninja village.
The organizer must also give 200% of their strength and do their best.
As for who is the organizer...
After all, it’s our turn to get rich.
In an instant, undercurrents surged between the five major ninja villages!
However, no matter how turbulent the situation among the ninjas is, it cannot reach Yu Yue for the time being.
Because now that she has returned to Konoha, she will be busy.
What he was busy with was what Minato Namikaze mentioned as the 'Sugar Art Competition'.
The so-called sugar art competition is actually an upgraded version of the sugar syrup competition.
Although syrup has some technical content, there are no real, insurmountable technical barriers.
Therefore, after enjoying two rounds of benefits, Yu Yue simply opened it to the public in the form of branches and franchise stores. Compared with his family working hard to buy only in Konoha.
Of course, it is more cost-effective to join a franchise.
By then, there will be franchise fees, equipment fees, training fees, and maintenance fees after one or two years. Isn't it more cost-effective than just using syrup directly?
And the more people get involved, the more people will know about and like syrup.
Once the influence and brand are established, even if there are piracy and imitations, it will not shake you - by then it won't be Yu Yue who will take it seriously.
But the ninja village that opened a branch of Ugetsu
, and the shops that joined the Tangxi project went to find them.
This is much more efficient than Yu Yue finding fault with each one.
In fact, if Yu Yue really wanted to be serious about it, it might not be worth it.
First of all, syrup itself is not something that requires big equipment or projects.
If you figure out what's going on, you can make it yourself with a small pot.
It's normal to have three or five shops on one street.
If you look at it from the perspective of the entire world, it is like a sky full of stars.
Where would we have the time to look for them one by one?
In addition, to people in other countries and regions, Yu Yue is an "outsider", and a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, so there is no guarantee that they will have any good results if they go there.
This is just perfect now. I don’t have to spend more energy and I can still make money comfortably.
With the freed-up energy, Yu Yue can also attract other shops famous for their "sugar products" to jointly host this "sugar art competition" to further expand its influence.
After all, although syrup is highly plastic, it is still just a project.
It may still be popular for two or three years, but it will inevitably become unpopular after five or six years.
Rather than keeping it to yourself and letting it fade away, it is better to bring people together to repeatedly hype up this activity.
Therefore, in addition to the most "traditional" sugar syrup craft competition, there are also sugar painting, Japanese confectionery art competitions, etc.
This gives other dim sum restaurants room to maneuver.
In fact, they have long been jealous of the syrup competition held by Yuyue Store.
It’s just that my product doesn’t have that many fancy features, nor does it have the appeal to get people involved, so I had to give up.
Now that Yu Yue Store is sensible and invites everyone to play together, they are naturally happy to join in.
The scale of the event and the reputation of Yuyue Store alone are worth the trip.
Not to mention the benefits that can be generated from it.
You should know that the income generated from participating in an event can cover the store’s income for several months.
In addition, those who come to participate in this event are all people who are interested in sweets and desserts, so the effect of using it to promote the store, especially the store’s new products, is very good.
This is much better than their usual hawking outside the store.
Having tasted the sweetness, shop owners will naturally participate more vigorously in promotion.
The scale is getting bigger every year.
The number of participants increases year by year.
This year, it can really be called the 'World Sugar Art Competition'.
As the organizer, Yu Yue naturally cannot be lazy.
"I participated in a ninja activity earlier, but I didn't feel like I had any rest at all..."
Take a look at the endless schedule.
Yu Yue couldn't help but sigh.
"It's the 'Ugetsu Shoten Cup' after all."
Uchiha Shisui smiled and put down a stack of documents.
Even though he had been promoted to Chunin, the boy still worked beside Ugetsu as always.
It seems that it is totally invisible...
Oh no, there is still some difference.
"That vest..."
Ugetsu looked at the 'symbol of Chunin' on Uchiha Shisui with disdain.
"Can't you change to a better-looking style... or at least a different color?"
Although getting a promotion is a good thing, this green color is so pleasing to the eyes and good for the stomach.
"This is the symbol of Konoha - green is also a camouflage color in the jungle."
The young man didn't dislike it.
But look at Yu Yue's face full of disgust.
He took it off anyway.
Although in principle, it must be worn during the mission.
But as for Miss Yu Yue, she is the employer after all.
That depends on the employer's wishes.
Uchiha Shisui is still very principled when he is working.
"All right."
Yu Yue stretched lazily.
"Keep working."
After a short break, Yu Yue once again devoted herself to her work.
The launch of the 'Sugar Art Competition' also made Konoha Village lively again.
Especially for minors.
This is an event that only happens once a year.
Over the past year, they have never slackened in their self-discipline.
I am constantly improving my skills, just waiting to show myself in the big competition to avenge my previous defeat!
That’s right, to avenge the previous shame!
Last year I actually lost to the big idiot from the next street! How could that be possible? That guy didn't rely on skills at all! He just ran away! He took advantage!
How can this be accepted!?
He had to let that guy know what the authentic syrup was!
Only Tangtang
Winning in a fair way is the best way!
In this situation, if the two sides collide with each other, it would be like enemies meeting in a narrow road.
"snort!"
He crossed his arms and snorted coldly.
While sneering disdainfully.
"A defeated general."
"Bah! It's all because of you despicable guys that you cheated!"
"How can that be considered cheating? Secret techniques are part of the technology!"
"Your competition is a violation of the purity of justice!"
It would have been better if he didn't say it. As soon as he said it, the people on the other side jumped up immediately.
"What's pure or impure? Winning is everything - you just can't afford to lose."
"Ha, what right do you, a despicable villain, have to talk about winning or losing? Come on, brothers!"
Ping-bell, bang-clang. Ding-ling, bang-clang.
'Enemies meet on a narrow road' turned into 'street fight'.
Fortunately, although both sides were students of the Ninja School, they had only just started to learn the techniques of Ninja and their power was not great. In addition, the Uchiha from the Konoha Guard arrived quickly and quickly picked up the children like kittens and hung them on the side of the road.
The children with bruised faces and noses just shrank their necks and stopped making trouble, just like kittens whose necks were being held by their mother cat.
"You have to be taught a lesson before you listen."
The black-haired boy who watched the whole process from the window pouted like an adult.
"The Uchiha are amazing."
The blond boy with whisker-like marks on his face sighed.
"Of course, that's Yu..."
"But then again, who are you supporting, Sasuke?"
Before the black-haired boy could proudly declare "That's an Uchiha", the boy changed the subject in a second.
The black-haired boy, Uchiha Sasuke, almost got angry and wanted to kick the person next to him. But he was a mature and steady Uchiha after all.
Don't argue with children.
After thinking this, he calmed down:
"It must be the Uchiha."
There are also Uchiha members participating this year, so of course he supports Uchiha.
It’s not that his elbows are bent inward, but they, the Uchiha, are just that strong!
Even if we only consider strength, there is no other choice, right?
“Eh——”
The blond boy drew out the note.
"Why, don't you think so?"
Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uzumaki Naruto beside him.
The blond boy scratched the back of his head:
"The Uchiha are indeed very powerful, but the ninjas from other villages are also very powerful."
“Isn’t that scorpion a giant puppet that can walk with ‘boom boom boom’? Just like that – boom!”
Uzumaki Naruto opened his arms as wide as possible.
“Boom boom!”
"So what if it's big? Being big will only make you a target! How can a ninja be so obsessed with size!"
Uchiha Sasuke was unhappy.
"Besides, that guy called Scorpion won't even participate in the competition this time."
"But there are other puppeteers participating."
"Why do you always talk about others? We Uchiha...we Konoha are the strongest, okay?"
Uchiha Sasuke got angry on the spot.
Uzumaki Naruto was not angry even though he was blamed. He tilted his head, then nodded solemnly, agreeing with Uchiha Sasuke's point of view.
"Yes, Konoha is the strongest!"
Having said that, he couldn't help but sigh again.
"It's a pity Itachi-kun isn't participating."
"It would be cheating for my brother to participate - after all, most of the contestants nowadays were taught by my brother."
Speaking of his brother, it made Uchiha Sasuke happier than talking about himself.
Even three days and three nights would not be enough.
"Let me tell you, my brother..."
One was talking excitedly, and the other was listening out of respect.
With Uzumaki Naruto's powerful response, Uchiha Sasuke talked more and more, and became more and more excited.
"Then my brother..."
"Sasuke."
A familiar voice came from behind, interrupting Uchiha Sasuke's 'brother lecture'.
Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto looked in the direction of the voice and saw the center of the topic, Uchiha Itachi, standing at the door looking at them.
Seeing the two people looking at him, he coughed lightly as if he was a little uncomfortable, and then explained his purpose:
"Mother asked me to call you to dinner."
“Here it comes!”
Uzumaki Naruto was the first to jump down, and ran out while shouting "Eat, eat."
Uchiha Sasuke curled his lips with an expression of disdain.
It was obvious that he looked down upon his friend's behavior.
them
You are not children anymore, how can you still be so childish?
Although he is not yet of school age, Uchiha Sasuke has already acquired the baggage of the 'Uchiha' name.
He felt that he was already a mature adolescent 'Uchiha' who had outgrown his childish age.
But even though he pouted, he didn't really dislike his companions.
After saying hello to my brother, I quickly chased after him.
"Don't run around, idiot!"
Although I like my brother the most.
But friends are more important.
——This slight loneliness is what it feels like to be someone’s older brother.
Uchiha Itachi smiled and walked back slowly behind the two children.
Because of their parents' generation and the accident of Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto almost grew up together.
Although Minato Namikaze tried his best to take care of Naruto and gave him double the love, he would not let him feel lonely because his mother was sleeping.
But as the Hokage, he did have many times when he had no choice and was too busy.
At this time, he would ask his student Hatake Kakashi or his old friend Uchiha Mikoto to do it. Although the former is not as busy as the Hokage, he is also a jonin of Konoha after all, and has mission indicators.
So in the end, the one who took care of Naruto the most was Uchiha Mikoto.
Based on the principle of raising one is raising, feeding two is also feeding.
Uchiha Mikoto raised the two children together.
Although she is also responsible for various projects of cooperation between Uchiha Street and Ugetsu Store, she does not need to go out to work every day, so it is quite easy to take care of two children.
Plus, she has Itachi, her all-round helper - even though her eldest son Itachi is only a few years older than Sasuke and Naruto, his method of raising children is first-rate.
She is more serious and responsible than her mother Uchiha Mikoto.
——At least Uchiha Mikoto is not yet at the stage where she has to get the temperature of the milk accurate to 0.5 degrees when feeding, and the amount accurate to grams.
Even who eats one bite more and one bite less must be recorded.
Added to this is the height of the futon pillow which is measured with precision to the millimeter.
As well as the wind speed and temperature when going out, the cleanliness of toys, etc.
Uchiha Mikoto occasionally struggles:
Neither she nor Fugaku has this kind of obsessive-compulsive personality. Where did Itachi learn this personality and habit?
But it was a big help after all.
It's a good thing.
So she hesitated for a short while and then stopped thinking about it.
But every time I see it, I still sigh with emotion from time to time.
In the future, he will definitely be a very responsible parent.
Maybe by then even Sasuke's children can be taken care of as well.
Even though the children were still young, Uchiha Mikoto had that picture in her mind.
After all, judging from his current personality, Sasuke doesn't seem like the type who can take good care of a child.
While eating, Uzumaki Naruto was still talking about the sugar art competition.
"Sugar Art Competition... It looks like there will be a new product tasting session this year."
Um?
Uzumaki Naruto pricked up his ears.
"Really?"
"Well, I heard they are still selecting sites... there should be quite a lot."
Uchiha Mikoto said as she looked at her eldest son with a smile.
"Is itachi happy too."
Uchiha Itachi, who was called, pursed his lips, and his small mouth hardened for a moment:
“…Not that happy either.”
Isn't that still happy?
Uchiha Mikoto smiled even deeper.
She is always happy to see her eldest son, who is always mature and steady, occasionally show his cute side.
She did it out of necessity in the past...Now that everything is getting better, she certainly hopes that her child will be as lively and cute as his peers.
To have a carefree period that can be called a 'childhood'.
That way when he truly becomes an 'adult', he won't have any regrets.
Uchiha Itachi had no idea that his mother was thinking so much at this moment.
He was just a little embarrassed that he was caught doing his little hobby.
Fortunately, this is just a minor incident at the dining table, and it will pass...
Is it over?
Of course, things won't just go away like that in front of a brother-con.
Although he didn't expect that his wise and brave brother would like a new product tasting event full of sweets, Uchiha Sasuke still took note of it.
And he also found Uchiha Shisui as soon as possible.
"You want to know about the new product tasting event?"
Uchiha Shisui looked at the boy in front of him in surprise.
He was close to Uchiha Itachi, so he was naturally no stranger to Uchiha Sasuke.
But the other party took the initiative to find the door...
This is the first time.
"Yes, no matter if it's a store or a product, anything that Shisui-nii knows about will be fine...please tell me."
Uchiha Sasuke said this and took out a small notebook.
You can tell at a glance that they are well prepared.
Uchiha Shisui touched his chin when he saw this.
"Of course you can...but I don't have much information."
"Huh?"
Uchiha Sasuke looked surprised.
——Is there any news that Shisui-kun doesn’t know?
Uchiha Sasuke was truly shocked.
I feel like this news will shock him more than his brother’s anticipation for the dessert tasting.
“There are a lot of things I don’t know.”
Uchiha Shisui responded with a helpless smile.
Hearing the other party's words, Uchiha Sasuke subconsciously raised his hand to cover his mouth - he thought he had said it accidentally.
Uchiha Shisui smiled.
"You didn't say it, but your expression was so obvious."
As he said this, he rubbed Uchiha Sasuke's head.
You know what, Itachi and Sasuke are really brothers.
The hair feels just as good.
Uchiha Shisui recalled the high-quality feel and smiled:
"After all, the information of participating stores is still being counted - nothing can be confirmed until the deadline."
As he spoke, a good idea suddenly occurred to him.
The curly-haired boy bent down and approached Uchiha Sasuke:
"How about you come and help, Sasuke?"
"Huh?"
The pale and tender Uchiha Sasuke blinked when he heard this.
Uchiha Shisui directly offered a temptation that was hard to refuse: "Come to Ugetsu Store to help, and then you will get the information about the store you want, right?"!