The Uchiha clan's land was deserted.

The world outside is bustling with activity.

The people at Yuyue Store also enjoyed a rare sumptuous lunch.

In addition to freeing up Ugetsu and Shisui to do other things, the biggest change brought by the addition of Uchiha Mikoto is that it enriched their three meals a day.

Before she came, they would just eat something quickly to fill their stomachs.

Although Shisui could actually cook some simple meals, they were so busy that even taking a breath was a luxury, let alone cooking.

Even if the boy wanted to improve Yu Yue's food, he was unable to do so.

The other two were also very touched to be able to have a hot meal.

Kakashi Hatake almost didn't know what to say and just focused on eating.

Unlike Uchiha Itachi, who could at least go home and have a hot meal every day, Hatake Kakashi, as an orphan, really had to rely on himself.

If I don’t have the energy to cook when I get home, then I really won’t have anything to eat.

Although there is also the option of a restaurant, most restaurants are closed when he gets off work.

He has been living on ration pills and bread for so many days.

It’s so miserable that only those who try it will know.

Now, when I suddenly had a sumptuous hot meal, my heart felt like a bottle of seasoning had been overturned, with all kinds of mixed feelings.

It seemed like he hadn't had this feeling for a very long time.

I haven't thought about these things in life anymore.

Hardship or not, happiness or not, since when, it seemed to have nothing to do with him. He only thought about the village and wanted to enter the Anbu.

I want to forget the pain and despair.

The silver-haired boy stared blankly at the bowl in his hand.

"If it's not enough, there's more."

Uchiha Mikoto said with a smile.

"……Um."

"Another bowl, please."

Before Kakashi could sort out his emotions, Uchiha Itachi stretched out his little bowl.

You have to eat more. If you are not full, how can you have the energy to work?

Seeing the children eating so happily, she felt a great sense of accomplishment as a chef.

I even feel that she is happier than when she is at home.

Working at home for a long time is somewhat boring. It is better to provide nutrition for these hard-working children and create a better future.

environment.

It’s such a big store, with so many customers, but only these few children... How hard it must be.

"It's a pity that Miss Mikoto doesn't open a shop."

Yu Yue put down her bowl and chopsticks and said sincerely - this could be said to be the most comfortable meal she had had since coming here.

Although I went to restaurants to eat after I became rich, I was always in a hurry and never had the feeling of enjoying the meal.

Simply to fill my stomach.

"No, I'm still far away."

Uchiha Mikoto covered her mouth and smiled modestly and contentedly.

"No, I'm serious. I think Ms. Mikoto's cooking skills are really great... and they have a very homely feel."

"Anyway, if Miss Mikoto wants to open a store, I will definitely invest!"

With the gimmick of "Uchiha", there is no need to worry about lack of business. In addition, Miss Mikoto's cooking skills are really good, so she will definitely make money.

Yu Yue's praise always goes straight to my heart.

For a mother who loves her children, what could be more touching than the taste of home?

Thinking of Yu Yue's pitiful life experience, Uchiha Mikoto couldn't help but look at her with a little more pity and respect.

It's so amazing that even though he was seriously ill, he still supported the family with such thin shoulders.

In fact, at the beginning, Uchiha Mikoto didn't intend to stay here all day.

According to her original plan, she only needed to come a few times during the event to help Itachi share some of the burden so that he could go home earlier and not be so tired.

After all, she is an Uchiha and she has a husband at home who needs her care.

But now…

What is there for a grown-up to worry about?

As long as you have hands and feet, you will never go hungry.

These children are more pitiful.

Uchiha Mikoto made a decision immediately with the courage of a ninja.

She will work here until the syrup competition is over and these kids are freed from work!

“…A-choo!”

Uchiha Fugaku, who was mediating a conflict in the office, sneezed suddenly.

"Master Patriarch?"

The clan members who were arguing incessantly stopped and looked at Uchiha Fugaku.

"Is the Patriarch okay?"

"Tribe

"Grown up, hold on."

Uchiha is depending on you now.

The Hokage is unreliable, and it is impossible for others to enter the Konoha Guard at this time.

The only one they can rely on now is the patriarch.

Uchiha Fugaku: "...I'll try my best."

He cleared his throat.

"Okay, don't gather here, everyone, go take turns according to the duty roster. If you have any questions, remember to report them."

——He didn’t believe that the sudden large number of tourists were really just ordinary businessmen and tourists.

His eyes turned cold.

No matter how tiring it is, as long as the Uchiha are still in Konoha, there will be no chance of a villain running wild under the Sharingan.

He looked out the window at the bustling neighborhood and his eyes turned red instantly.

It was evening, the time when people should be finishing get off work and going home.

But because of the large number of tourists and businessmen, the streets of Konoha are still bustling.

Businessmen who come out to look for business opportunities, travelers who are looking for a place to finish their meal.

People coming and going can be seen everywhere.

To some people, this makes them feel quite uncomfortable.

They are all ninja villages, but my hometown still looks depressed. Why is Konoha so lively and vibrant?

They even dared to open the village gate to let people from outside in.

……hateful.

It is impossible to say that I don’t envy or care.

Who in this world doesn’t want their hometown to be good?

"I found out that the reason why there are so many people is because of the 'Sugar Syrup Competition' event."

A hooded man walked into the room and spoke to the boy sitting by the window.

"Treacle...contest?"

The red-haired boy raised a brow at this name he had never heard of before.

"Yes! It is said to be a large-scale competition that is popular throughout Konoha. Only the most skilled, calm and creative people can win. The reason why there are so many tourists and businessmen is that they all come here to participate or watch the game."

"It requires both skills and creativity...?"

The red-haired boy narrowed his eyes.

"That sounds interesting, but," he said with disdain, "Do the people in Konoha really know what skills and creativity are?"

Hearing him say this, the man in the cloak immediately agreed.

"That's right. How could these rough people in Konoha know what skills are?"

When it comes to playing tricks, if they claim to be second, who else can claim to be first?

As the man spoke, he took out a piece of paper like a magician and walked in front of the red-haired boy.

"So, Scorpion, go show them what real skills are - I got this with great difficulty."

"What's this?"

"Register, register. You can only compete if you register first."

Men don't hate this sense of formality. Rather, it can be said that "skills" and "creativity" should be treated with such solemnity.

It's just that it's really hard to do.

I got this at a high price after it passed through several hands.

"Then what?"

The boy called Scorpion took the registration form.

"I heard that you can just take this registration form to Ugetsu Store to sign up. I heard that they also offer special technical classes there." The man said with a nonchalant look on his face. "But Konoha doesn't even have a proper puppeteer, so I guess they're just talking about some crude and superficial techniques."

The red-haired boy didn't respond, but judging by his expression, he obviously agreed.

"All right."

He stood up.

"Just let me go to that sugar syrup competition."

The hooded man immediately responded positively:

"That's right, we must let these rough guys in Konoha know what real skills are!"

If it's Scorpion, the number one genius in the village, he can definitely do it!

The man was fully confident that he and his companions could make a stunning debut, defeat the host team in Konoha's home court, and win the championship.

But little did he know that his actions had already been noticed by many "interested people".

Seeing that the Sand Village has taken action, the other ninja villages will certainly not sit idly by.

joke.

Isn't it just skill, calmness and creativity?

Who doesn’t know that?

If they don't participate, it would seem like they are worse than anyone else.

Registration is required.

So these people hiding among the caravan tourists also used their own methods to get the registration forms.

Prepare to challenge this 'Konoha event'.

Since Konoha dares to hold it "open to the whole world", if they don't participate, wouldn't it make them seem cowardly?

As for Konoha, don't be afraid to admit it when they win.

These outsiders are full of ambition and confidence.

Prepare to deal a heavy blow to Konoha on this 'battlefield'.

Yu Yue's store also received a large number of applications from "outsiders".

"What's wrong?"

The girl who was looking at the result registration form looked thoughtful, and the man couldn't help but become nervous.

They arrived late and got less information - could there be some hidden content in these registration forms that they didn't know about?

For example, only people from Konoha can sign up or something?

The man's heart tightened.

"I know the registration form is very valuable, but we have come from a long way and we really can't catch up with the original..."

"Who told you that the registration form is precious?"

Yu Yue interrupted him with a surprised look on her face.

Forget about anything else, but...the registration form is precious?

"Isn't it?"

The man responded with a surprised expression.

Shouldn't registration forms that allow one to participate in competitions and prove oneself be very rare?

Just like the Chunin exam form for ninjas, it must go through layers of screening and only those with the greatest potential for success and the most talent can get it.

In the ninja world where the war has not yet subsided, there are almost no competitions held just for entertainment purposes. Therefore, they naturally regard this "Sugar Contest" as a project similar to the Chunin Exam to show their strength and background to the world.

In that case, Konoha would certainly not give these "outsiders" a chance.

With this in mind, it's only natural that they adopt a 'ninja-style' acquisition method.

I just never expected that this was

"Of course not. Anyone can take it away as long as they come to the store."

Yu Yue said this and raised her hand and pointed to a square box next to the counter, where there were several unused registration forms.

For an activity that involves the participation of the entire nation, of course the more people the better.

Who would set a high threshold for registration qualifications? I'm afraid they must be mentally ill.

The man and other applicants behind him: "..."

So what on earth were they doing, infiltrating enemy territory and spending all that money to do so?

In order to save the embarrassment, the man hurriedly asked:

"But you were not thinking..."

"Ah? Well, I was just thinking

, the competition is so close now, are you sure you want to participate when you have almost no time to practice?"

Yu Yue looked at the hooded man in front of her and spread her hands.

To be honest, the development of the situation to this point was beyond her expectations.

Although she kept telling others to "do something big and show Konoha's strength"...to be honest, she was just saying that.

It's just like making a PPT to fool people... No, it's like describing the industry prospects and the company's competitiveness to investors.

Even if it is only one point, we should expand it to ten points. The bolder ones may even dare to say it is a hundred.

After all, only when the benefits are big enough can they move people's hearts.

But what Yu Yue never expected was.

She said ten, but the people here went for a hundred, and now it seems to be spreading outward, and even people outside really think that "this is a hundred".

This is outrageous.

It was obvious that at the beginning she just wanted to use people's curiosity to stimulate their enthusiasm and make some money.

"You don't have to worry about that."

The man regained his confidence and said confidently:

"In terms of technology, we can give them another month."

Of course, it is impossible for Konoha to be completely unaware of the activities of outsiders.

After all, the war had just ended and everyone's nerves were still very sensitive.

But when they found out that the target these people had gone to so much trouble to infiltrate and bribe was just a registration form, both the Hokage and Uchiha Fugaku of the security force felt very complicated.

He sneaked into Konoha from afar, but he didn't kill anyone or burn anything, nor did he take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Going to all this trouble just to have an application form that anyone can get?

Because the results of the investigation were so outrageous, they even thought they were under an illusion.

Otherwise, why would someone come all the way here just to steal a registration form?

Besides, even if you stole the registration form and signed up, would you?

Have you ever seen treacle?

Do you know how to play?

Especially those who had suffered from carelessness in the past showed expressions of contempt.

“So how do we report this?”

An Uchiha from the guard team asked for instructions from Uchiha Fugaku.

"Report it truthfully."

After feeling both amused and annoyed, Uchiha Fugaku could only shake his head.

Although such a report will inevitably make people feel that "are you Uchiha playing a trick on me?", I believe that the Hokage will also send people to investigate. It is better to tell the truth than to have inconsistent answers from both sides, which will lead to conflicts.

Anyway, the problem is not with the Uchiha.

So this report, which could be called 'absurd', was placed on the Hokage's desk.

"Are you sure?"

"Sure."

In response to the words of the Third Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku gave a positive answer.

Even though he himself didn't quite believe it.

The Anbu who came to report did not answer, but nodded heavily. Of course, from his wandering eyes, one could also see his doubts and misunderstandings.

Then, the pressure came to the Third Hokage. Facing these "contestants" from various ninja villages, he really didn't know how to face them.

Believe me, this is really... unbelievable.

But don’t believe it, whether it is the reports from the Anbu or the Uchiha, the results are highly consistent.

Unless the two of them conspired to deceive him, he had no choice but to believe it.

The Third Hokage had great trust in the Anbu created by his teacher.

So he could only look at this report which seemed so ridiculous no matter how he looked at it, and he didn't know how to explain it to the other elders and Danzo.

However, despite the difficulties, he was still a little happy in his heart.

After all, the reason why there is such a grand scene that makes people can't help but come to participate even if they have just finished a war is because their Konoha is strong enough and has a solid foundation.

Otherwise, look at the other ninja villages, who can do it?

He still had to be on guard, of course, but he couldn't refuse others or drive away the contestants.

If they really did that, wouldn't it make Konoha look petty? Besides, at this critical moment when the war had just ended, actively hurting people would give others a handle to attack them.

Even though the Konoha family is powerful, they can't resist it again.

They have sacrificed their family members.

The Sandaim looked out the window with his gradually blurry eyes - there were many more people in Konoha in the past than there are now.

What's more, even if there was no sugar syrup competition, the ninja villages would have to jointly conduct the Chunin Exam in the future.

We have to communicate anyway, so what does it matter if it's earlier or later?

the difference?

The elderly man thought for a while and gave new instructions to the people waiting in front of him.

"As long as they don't do anything to harm Konoha, we won't interfere with them."

He stood up and paced a few steps.

"As long as they are good guests, we, as hosts, should welcome them with generosity."

"Then about their participation in the Sugar Syrup Competition..."

Uchiha Fugaku believes that this is the root of everything. As long as the sugar syrup competition is still held, it will definitely continue in the future.

"Of course the Sugar Syrup Competition will go on as usual." The Third Hokage paused, "This is a big event that the village has been preparing for a long time. There is no reason to stop it just like that."

"The sugar syrup competition must be stopped immediately."

From a room deep in Konoha, a judgment completely different from that of the Third Generation came.

Shimura Danzo, who was wearing a wide-sleeved shirt, brushed his sleeves.

"Although it requires sacrifice...it's also for the good of the village. I'm sure everyone can understand that."

Shimura Danzo stood up and waved disapprovingly.

Several ninjas walked out of the shadows silently.

"Let's go see my old teammates."

Having said that, when he went there, Danzo Shimura didn't think at all that Sarutobi Hiruzen would deny him.

Maybe the other party will have other opinions, but in the end he will definitely agree with your point of view.

——Just like every time in the past.

after all……

"Everything is for Konoha."

For this teacher and the village they gave everything for.

However.

"no."

"……What?"

When Danzo Shimura heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's response, he even thought for a moment that he had misheard.

"This is a big event for Konoha. In addition to the villagers looking forward to it, it is also a good opportunity for the village to re-present its image to the outside world. Everyone else thinks so, except me."

The Third Hokage rarely smiled, and looked at his former teammates with a serious face.

His tone was more serious than it had been in a long time.

"Now is an important moment for the ninja villages to restore peace. Do you want to give other ninja villages a chance to take action?"

“…”

Danzo clenched his fists, his face gloomy.

The Third Hokage also knew that

I knew my teammates' personalities and knew it would be hard to convince them with this statement. So I continued to increase the stakes.

"Or do you think Konoha is so weak that it can't even receive a few foreign 'guests'?"

"Of course not."

How could 'one's own' Konoha be fragile?

"Or, Danzo, you don't believe that the people of Konoha can win?"

"How is that possible?"

"That's it."

The three generations smiled heartily.

"Since our Konoha is not afraid of any challenge, why not welcome these challengers with dignity?"

"...If they do anything else, don't blame me for being rude."

Realizing that he couldn't change his old teammate's decision, Danzo Shimura closed his eyes and said coldly.

"Don't always think the worst."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and shook his head.

"The war is over, and it's time for a new beginning. Isn't it a good idea to use now as an opportunity?"

"You are so naive."

Danzo Shimura didn't want to say any more, so he waved his sleeves and walked out.

Seeing this, the Root ninjas who arrived with him saluted the Third Hokage again and followed him away silently.

"Instead of saying I'm naive, it's better to say you're too stubborn."

The Third Hokage shook his head.

Then he said to Namikaze Minato who walked into the office:

"Minato, please go to Miss Ugetsuki and ask her about her arrangements."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

The blond young man who had avoided Shimura Danzo's arrival nodded.

"Don't worry."

Noticing the slightly disappointed expression on Sandai's face, he smiled.

"The event will definitely go very smoothly."

"Ahh." When the much-anticipated sugar syrup competition was mentioned, a smile appeared on the wrinkled face of the third generation.

“It must be a very lively and happy event.”

Yu Yue, who was thinking in front of a blank piece of paper, suddenly shuddered.

She rubbed her arms and found goose bumps all over her body.

——What a weird thing, someone must be saying bad things about me.

"Ms. Yu Yue, all the registration forms for outside guests are here."

The curly-haired boy who came in from outside knocked lightly on the door frame twice and walked in with a stack of registration forms.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Yu Yue took the registration form and counted it hastily.

She found that the number was much larger than she had imagined.

"What's the problem?"

Seeing that Yu Yue looked thoughtful, Uchiha Shisui, who had gradually become aware of himself as a qualified assistant, took the initiative to ask, trying to help his employer solve the problem.

"Hmm... should I say it's difficult..."

Yu Yue flicked the registration form in her hand and suddenly spoke.

"Which do you think sounds better, 'regional qualifiers' or 'wild card tournament'?"

……?

Uchiha Shisui still maintained a polite smile on his face, but his little head was full of question marks.

What is this?

Just as the two were talking, deliberately displayed footsteps appeared in the corridor.

"I'm sorry, I knocked on the door and no one answered, so I came in without permission."

A blond young man walked in, whose mere presence made the space seem brighter.

"I guess I didn't disturb you guys?"

"No, that's right...but is there anything?"

Ugetsu looked at the hero of the Leaf Village.

——She didn’t think such a busy big shot would be free enough to come and chat.

Especially right after the war, when he was needed to shine and bring glory to the village.

"Hokage-sama takes the Sugar Syrup Contest very seriously, so let me ask if there is anything else I can help with."

He sat down at the table properly, looking at Yu Yue intently, waiting for her answer.

“I see.”

Ugetsu stroked his chin.

"In order to avoid misunderstanding, I would like to ask first, can these requirements be met for free?"

"Of course not. Why would I charge for Konoha?"

Namikaze Minato looked at the girl in front of him in surprise.

"Of course this is still Ms. Ugetsu's activity, but now its scale and extent have reached a level that affects the outside world's view of Konoha, so Konoha should bear this responsibility."

As one of the few ninjas who has both high emotional intelligence, IQ and administrative ability, Namikaze Minato explained the current situation to Ugetsu in a concise manner.

Emphasis was placed on explaining 'external participants'.

The main purpose is to give Miss Yu Yue a shot of prevention. After all, I don't know

What kind of thoughts do these people have and what kind of actions will they take.

Although the five major ninja villages have existed for many years, and everyone has fought and killed each other over the years. Although Namikaze Minato received the order from the Hokage to ask Miss Ugetsu if she needed any help.

But at the same time, I also came to explain and remind Miss Yu Yue.

After all, for ordinary people who have always lived in a protected peaceful state, they actually don’t know much about ninja battles and other ninja villages and ninja affairs.

Minato Namikaze naturally thought that Miss Ugetsu, who rarely went out because of her illness, was also like this, so he specially described the five major ninja villages and their current situation for her to understand.

Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui nodded and added some details.

What the three of them said was very pertinent, and they did not have any extreme hatred towards any ninja clan or village because of personal grudges.

It also gave Yu Yue a clearer understanding of the current world situation.

For example, although the five major ninja villages belong to five major countries, in fact, employment between countries does not entirely rely on the ninja villages of their own countries.

When there is a need or the daimyo has personal preference, they will also choose ninja villages in other countries.

However, when the war broke out, it was fought according to the ninja villages.

The merchants who came this time, as well as the ninjas mixed in with them, also came from a large ninja village of this size.

"In other words, theoretically speaking, there is no deep hatred between you or between countries that will last forever?"

However, Ugetsu asked a completely unexpected question.

"That's roughly what it is, but the problem is..."

"The question is why don't those businessmen come to me?"

Yu Yue held her face and sighed.

Is it because her business and competition are not attractive enough? Why is it that... No, why don't potential angel investors come to take a look?

Whether it's blind boxes, syrup or the killer 'milk tea', everything can be discussed.

I really don't like these, there are other plans.

We can talk about anything related to making money.

If they really just came here to talk and listen to information without planning to do anything else, then Yu Yue would really question their professional abilities.

“…Is that the problem?”

For the first time, Minato Namikaze wondered if he was getting too old to keep up with the young.

People's thoughts.

"What else?"

Yu Yue said disapprovingly.

"If you don't fight again, do you want to fight another war?"

“…That won’t happen.”

Even if they act recklessly, it would be difficult for the situation to develop into an all-out war.

"That's it, isn't it?"

If there is no war, then of course making money is the most important thing.

Otherwise, eat and drink whatever you want.

"After all, this is Konoha. I fully believe that you ninjas are capable of protecting your hometown and the people who live here."

This is also what Yu Yue discovered during this period.

She found that for ninjas, it was better to praise their bloodline family rather than a certain person.

And above that, they praised Konoha and praised them for their ability to protect Konoha.

As soon as these words are spoken, the success rate will be increased by at least 50%.

"That's right, Miss Ugetsuki."

"So……"

“Then this is a completely new business opportunity!”

Yu Yue said in a loud voice.

"……ha?"

"This is a great opportunity for me and Konoha to explore new business opportunities and new markets."

"What do you mean?"

Because she spoke so confidently, Minato Namikaze was unconsciously attracted to her.

——It’s over.

After spending some time together, Hatake Kakashi, who had a new understanding of Ugetsu, couldn't help but closed his eyes.

He knew very well what the consequences would be if he was influenced by Miss Yu Yue's ideas.

The dark circles under his eyes and the fact that he could barely lift his arms were proof of that.

Sometimes Kakashi really felt that he was the only sane person among so many people.

But everyone around him believed Miss Yu Yue and her words, so it was useless for him to be sober alone.

Seeing that the teacher was also about to... forget it, he decided not to watch it.

"Think about it, what merchant would come from afar and not want to make money? Even if they have good relations with those ninja villages, they can definitely take advantage of this trip to make something and take it back, right? That would be a win-win situation."

“Yeah, right.”

Although he was good at fighting, Minato Namikaze, who knew nothing about business, could only nod along with her thoughts.

That’s true, of course businessmen want to make money.

“That’s right, my activities are

New business opportunities. Just imagine, with so many people and such a large venue, if they can sell their goods or make a name for themselves here, it would be a lot of money for them.”

Yu Yue originally wanted to negotiate the title sponsorship business herself, but thinking about this kind of "big job" facing the five major ninja villages, it would be better and safer to have the official to act as a matchmaker.

"Sell goods? Make a name for yourself?"

Namikaze Minato became even more dizzy.

It’s not that he didn’t understand what she said, he knew all the words, but he was confused when they were put together.

This is Konoha, how are they going to make a name for themselves?

"Yes, what I'm thinking is to simply prepare an area around and allow everyone to set up stalls here. This way, before the tournament begins, everyone can go around and look around, so that both Konoha and foreign merchants can make money."

Aren’t all food streets and specialty streets like this?

If you want an event to be lively, eating, drinking and having fun are essential.

"And then." Yu Yue smiled shyly, "The fences and other places where events are held are not empty. These places can be used for advertising."

"advertise……?"

Of course there are advertisements in this world, but such a fashionable form of live advertising is still rare.

Most people would never think of such a weird operation as advertising for someone else in their own territory. (Or vice versa)

"Yes, it doesn't take a big budget. I just allow them to make their own logos around the event... I mean, signs representing their shops or companies. Then, as the organizer of the event, I charge them a certain amount of venue fees to subsidize the event expenses."

"Of course, as a member of Konoha, I will not take this money for nothing. I will divide it into three parts. In addition to my own two parts, I will use them as hard work fees for Konoha and wages for everyone in the orphanage."

“This way, they get publicity, we get funding, and we all have a bright future.”

In fact, if Minato Namikaze was a little more shrewd or understood some business matters, he would have realized that although Ugetsu's proposal looked good, it was completely a waste of money.

She was simply asking others to pay for her activities - not to mention that she didn't spend any money on this activity in the first place.

All of Datou's troubles were borne by Konoha.

She only invested a very small amount of money herself, which can be regarded as a technology investment.

However, he didn't, so he just followed Yu Yue's thoughts. Although he felt strange, it seemed to be

There is more truth in it.

After all, from her story, it is true that both Miss Ugetsu herself, Konoha, and even the people of other ninja villages can benefit from it.

Konoha can have a good reputation - compared to reputation, monetary gains are a secondary issue.

After all, as long as you have a reputation, you will never lack commissions.

If businessmen from other countries see the liveliness and style of Konoha, they will also have a better impression of it. And as Miss Ugetsu said, for them, making their name known to others will only bring benefits and no harm.

Although it seems that there may be some impact on Konoha's merchants, the main market for other merchants is still in their own country, so even if there is an impact, it will be very limited.

Besides, since they can advertise in Konoha, Konoha can also follow suit and advertise in other places.

It's a complete win-win result.

As for whether those visitors from other ninja villages would cause trouble or something like that...

Anyway, Konoha can control it, so it is not a problem. They are the ones who are embarrassed in public.

I believe they would not risk bringing shame to their own ninja village.

Minato Namikaze quickly figured out the ins and outs of this.

Seeing that the goal was likely to be achieved, Yu Yue naturally struck while the iron was hot:

"What do you think?"

Humans are creatures that can easily regain their rationality after calm thinking, so when you want to make a decision, you need to think more, but when you need others to make a decision, it's the other way around.

Use the environment and atmosphere to influence people and make them make decisions quickly.

Otherwise it becomes 'next time for sure' and we won't know when that will be.

"...I will convey this to Hokage-sama."

Minato Namikaze used his remaining sanity to stop himself from saying 'I agree'.

Judging from the results alone, he completely agreed with Miss Yu Yue's opinion, but after all, his mission this time was to ask Miss Yu Yue rather than make a decision.

So he stepped on the brakes in time.

All he has to do is discuss and convey, making the decision is the job of the Hokage.

“Tsk.”

Yu Yue clicked her tongue quietly.

She thought it would work.

Is this the self-control of a hero?

But it didn't matter, she didn't expect everything to be successful just by touching her upper and lower lips.

"By the way, you just asked what support you needed, right? Well, I'll trouble you with these."

Yu Yue said, changing the subject and pulling out a plan on the spot.

In fact, she had already written it, but she didn't show it to the public because there were only four people in the store - although she had agreed with the Hokage to assist, she was not going to pay, so it was not easy for her to make too many requests.

The Party A who pays is the real Party A.

It would not be surprising if the party A who got something for free was put in a sack one day.

But since the other party took the initiative to make the request, she wouldn't be polite.

"I believe in your professionalism regarding security, but I hope to have more concierges and hosts."

"Because there are new products to sell, we need to add a production room...ah, I have already discussed the sales with the person in charge of the orphanage, and they will be in charge. I hope you can help and take care of them when the time comes."

“I have written down the specific plan here.”

After she briefly explained, she handed the plan to Minato Namikaze and said solemnly:

"Then I'll take care of these, please."

Namikaze Minato: ...

There's a subtle feeling... I don't know how to describe it, as if I've fallen into a trap?

He couldn't help but look at his beloved student.

After being seen, Hatake Kakashi paused briefly and then looked away.

He can’t help with this…the teacher should make his own judgment.

Namikaze Minato: “…”

Well, maybe I should have reconsidered sending students here.

"By the way, Namikaze-sama."

After the discussion, Ugetsu suddenly seemed to remember something and called out to Minato Namikaze who was about to leave.

"What's wrong?"

"Do you mind leaving an autograph as a prize?"

"But... what?"

What is this operation?

Yu Yue was always good at persuasive words, so she started talking:

"You are a great hero of Konoha Village. Children and ninjas in their teens all regard you as an idol. Not only that, but people from other villages are also convinced of your strength. If your autograph is used as a prize, it will definitely motivate them to keep working hard and even perform beyond their normal abilities."

"I think this is also a very good positive effect. Maybe someone will break the shackles and create miracles because of their admiration for you?"

After all, he is a great ninja hero, and his reputation here can gild the competition.

It not only stimulates participants, but also does not increase costs.

This prize is amazing.

"Well, that's fine." After having promised so many things, a signature really doesn't mean much. "If Miss Ugetsu really thinks my signature is worth this much."

“Of course, this can be said to be the most valuable prize of this year.”

Ugetsu smiled with satisfaction.

Finally, amid intensive preparations by all parties, people welcomed the 'First Yuyue Store Cup Syrup Competition'.

This special day is destined to be recorded in history. !