For Uzushiogakure to attract outside merchants, they must first wait until the people become prosperous and their standard of living improves. Moreover...
They must have their own specialties and unique products. Otherwise, all the money will be earned by others, and Uzushiogakure's market will not circulate properly. That would be extremely dangerous!
Therefore later...
He directly abolished the communal dining system and switched to distributing wages instead. This allowed the citizens and refugees to fill their wallets so they would have the ability to spend. However, the taxes paid by citizens and refugees were separate...
They must highlight how happy and fortunate the lives of Uzushiogakure's citizens are!
But currently...
Vegetables, rice, meat...
And other food supplies are all imported from outside. After all, Uzushiogakure's agriculture has only just started over again...
"Sigh! If only there were ninjas specialized in farming and livestock," Uzumaki Jun sighed. No matter what, during wartime, it's best to keep food supplies under their own control. As for meat...
Becoming a ninja, and even training, requires consuming large amounts of food. Meat is especially useful as it can improve the human body and restore chakra!
Didn't you see how Tsunade, after using the Strength of a Hundred Seal and overexerting herself into an old woman, recovered after a big meal?
So food in the ninja world is extremely important!!!
I wonder how the Kamizuru Clan is doing now?
Perhaps as professional beekeepers, they might have experience with other types of livestock?
"Why haven't they come to find me yet?" Uzumaki Jun muttered. Could it be that because he saved those Kamizuru ninjas, their strongest members didn't all die, making the Tsuchikage hesitate to act recklessly?
Or maybe the Kamizuru Clan is also a stubborn group that would rather die than leave their village? That would be troublesome!!
"This time, have Gato bring in a batch of livestock, whether it's cows, pigs, chickens, ducks, or whatever!" Uzumaki Jun thought for a moment and said to Uzumaki Hibiki beside him.
"Yes!" Uzumaki Hibiki nodded and wrote it down in his memo.
For now, they can just exchange some livestock farming books later...
Books like Practical Pig Farming Techniques, Efficient Pig Farming Series, and Complete Cattle Farming Guide can all be exchanged and given to the people below to study. Maybe some genius will end up raising pigs that become summoning animals?
Just like Konoha's Inuzuka Clan—maybe they used to be dog breeders. Well... they still are dog breeders now!!
After all, Tsunade's pig Tonton is quite smart. Who knows, maybe Uzushiogakure will produce their own "Inuzuka but with pigs" clan?
"How much reputation do livestock farming books cost?" Uzumaki Jun asked inwardly.
"The complete set, covering cattle, pigs, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks... all livestock farming knowledge from Earth, costs 10 million in total!"
"That expensive?" Uzumaki Jun was shocked.
"Because there are many books."
"What if I want ten books for each type? All different ones."
"1 million."
That's acceptable.
Uzumaki Jun nodded and said, "Then exchange ten books for each type."
"Host, please make your selection! First, select ten professional cattle farming books."
"..." Uzumaki Jun felt dizzy looking at the nearly thousand books that appeared before him...
And this was just for cattle farming. No wonder the full set was so expensive. There must be hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of books in total!!
"Just the top ten bestsellers will do," Uzumaki Jun closed the page and replied with a headache.
"Understood!"
Uzumaki Jun walked into a noodle shop nearby...
"Welcome..." The owner, who was kneading dough, brightened up when he saw who it was. "Lord Jun!!"
"Mm." Uzumaki Jun smiled and nodded. "One bowl of clear broth noodles, please."
"Right away, Lord Jun!" Excited to see the lord he admired, the owner immediately started preparing the best noodles he could make.
"How's business lately?" Uzumaki Jun observed the shop's environment. It wasn't big, but it was very clean...
"Very good," the owner grinned. "The Uzu-nin Ramen Shop has already built a reputation. Many people come to eat noodles after work, especially the varieties Lord Jun taught me..."
"They're amazing!!"
Hearing this, Uzumaki Jun nodded. It seemed the flavors of Earth's noodles suited the ninja world well. He smiled and asked, "And you? Are you... adjusting well?"
This middle-aged man was a ninja of the Uzumaki Clan, though only a chunin...
He lost his right leg in the war and could no longer be a ninja. So when Uzumaki Jun saw the empty commercial street, he had him open a noodle shop to test whether Earth's noodles would appeal to the ninja world.
Now, his right leg was fitted with a prosthetic...
"Me?" The owner grinned. "I'm doing great! I'm happy every day."
"What if..." Uzumaki Jun thought for a moment. Many people could no longer be ninjas after this war, especially genin and chunin. Their employment was also an important issue.
"Papa!" Suddenly, a clear voice came from inside the shop...
A boy!!
Uzumaki Jun saw a red-haired boy around five years old walk out...
"Papa, I want ramen!" The boy rubbed his eyes and said.
"Sure, I'll make some for you later!" The owner smiled warmly at his child. "Look, even Lord Jun comes to eat our ramen. Our ramen is the best!"
The owner gave a thumbs-up covered in flour, proudly declaring!!
"Really?" The boy's eyes lit up as he looked at the red-haired boy eating noodles. "Lord Jun!!"
"Hello!" Uzumaki Jun smiled and nodded. It seemed the owner was very happy with his job.
Watching the five-year-old gaze at his father with admiration, Uzumaki Jun's face broke into a satisfied smile. This...
Was good enough!!
He had originally planned to ask if the owner wanted to teach at the school, but now it seemed unnecessary.
"Here, clear broth ramen." The owner brought out a large bowl of generously topped ramen. "Enjoy!"
"It looks delicious!" Uzumaki Jun smiled as he looked at the ramen. "Then I won't hold back!"
Slurp...
Uzumaki Jun's eyes brightened. Perhaps due to the different living environment, food in the ninja world was much tastier than Earth's, whether it was rice or meat.
"Delicious!!"
Uzumaki Jun looked up at the father and son pair watching him expectantly and nodded. "You're amazing, boss!"
"Hehe!" Hearing Uzumaki Jun's praise, the owner scratched his head and grinned foolishly.
"Papa, me too, me too!" Seeing how delicious Lord Jun's food looked, the boy gulped and tugged at his father urgently.
"Sure, no problem!!"
"Watch me make you the best ramen in the ninja world!"
"Yay!!"
...
"Lord Danzo!" A masked jonin bowed respectfully to the one-eyed middle-aged man in a green vest.
"Is that brat still not doing anything else?" Danzo frowned at the jonin. He had attended yesterday's speech. That brat was truly enviable...
To have so many people in Uzushiogakure trust him...
If he had enjoyed such popularity back then, becoming Hokage would have been easy!
But...
"Children will always be children!" Danzo sneered mockingly. Did that brat think that by not establishing a ninja village, no one would attack Uzushiogakure?
Without matching military strength, Uzushiogakure would only become a more tempting piece of meat!!
But...
"What exactly is he planning?"
Danzo was deeply puzzled. What was the point of this brat elevating civilians and lowering ninjas?
Did he not know...
That this world was ultimately ruled by ninjas!!
"Lord Danzo, we just received orders from the Hokage. We are to return to the village immediately!" the jonin said.
"Hmph!" Danzo shook his head. "It's not time yet. Tell Hiruzen we will return later."
He needed to figure out what Uzushiogakure was planning...
As the darkness that protected Konoha, the unsung hero, he could not allow any threat to Konoha to emerge!
"Yes!!"
"Uzushiogakure, a seven-year-old Kage!!" Danzo muttered. "How enviable!!"
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