The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 64 Times have changed
"It's obviously just a toy made of the cheapest wood, so how dare Kimura Hideki sell it for so much?"

Danzo felt that his worldview had been severely challenged, and couldn't help but question it repeatedly:

What’s even more outrageous is that there are actually people willing to spend so much money to buy it, and there are so many of them!”

"We ninjas risk our lives to carry out missions, but in the end, the rewards we get are not even as much as we make from selling toys. Is this fair?!"

The Sandaime had obviously felt similarly when he first read the report, and he couldn't help but sigh before explaining:
"Danzo, you can look at the back. Hideki has written an analysis of the reasons."

"Apart from us ninjas, the employers who come to entrust us with tasks are the main force in buying toys."

"Although after Hashirama-sama pacified the chaotic Warring States period, two more Ninja World Wars broke out one after another."

"But both of these wars only took place between our ninja villages, and the battlefields were confined to small countries."

"The five major countries have actually been recuperating for decades and have accumulated a lot of wealth."

"So at least the people who come to the village to entrust tasks are not short of money and are willing to spend money on entertainment activities."

"Plus, the new toys invented by Hideki are really fun, and they are only available here, so they are perfect as souvenirs for children back home. It's no wonder they sell so well."

After hearing this, Danzo gradually understood the reason, but he still felt a little sad.

Because of the hot sales of these toys, he truly felt that the current ninja world has gradually become more and more unfamiliar.

It was as if someone whispered in his ear:
"Times have changed, my Lord."

You have to know that unlike the new-age ninjas who are becoming more and more like mercenaries, Danzo and the Shimura clan he leads still retain the traditions of the old ninjas.

While other ninja clans had already started doing business to expand their sources of income and were gradually walking under the sun, their clan was still hiding in the darkness as usual, like tree roots buried deep underground.

Anyway, wherever there is light, there is darkness.

After all, someone has to do those shady things, so it also provides a breeding ground for their survival.

The only reason people can endure darkness is because they have never seen light.

When Danzo discovered that his people, who practiced hard, stifled humanity, and risked their lives to carry out missions, earned far less money than selling toys, his faith and pride began to waver unconsciously...

The Sandaime then added slowly:

"And the profits here are actually not as outrageous as you think, Danzo."

"Because the toys sold at the toy stall are all new toys invented by Hideki, which are not available anywhere else, so they are sold at such a high price."

"When everyone imitates and copies, the price will naturally come down."

"Plus, we are now letting students help make toys in the name of work-study, so the labor cost is almost zero, so we can have such a high profit."

Danzo couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard this.

Toys plagiarized?
Then let Hideki Kimura invent new toys!
Labor cost issue?
The five major countries are peaceful, but refugees from small countries are still everywhere. Aren’t they the cheapest labor force?
At this time, Danzo had adjusted his mentality.

Its roots are still in the development stage and need a lot of nutrients to nourish them.

How could he care about continuing the tradition when he was already overwhelmed by funding issues?
In his current opinion, no matter whether a ninja is new or old, as long as he can make a lot of money, he is a good ninja.

The more Danzo thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, so he blurted out:
"Huruzen, leave Kimura Hideki to me!"

"He won't be able to realize his full value in the ninja school."

“Only at the root can he unleash all his business talents!”

You are dreaming!

The Sandaime rolled his eyes.

If Hideki really wants to make use of his business talent, wouldn't Sarutobi Hiruzen do it himself? Does he need your head to worry about it?

The reason why he didn't do that was because he valued Hideki's talent and teaching talent more than his business talent.

No matter how much money you make, if you don't have the ability to protect yourself, you will ultimately be just a piece of fat meat in the eyes of others.

Just like Konoha, although it is located in the richest Land of Fire, it has been targeted by major ninja villages because of its declining strength and can only barely hold on.

As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen is naturally aware of the importance of the strength of the ninja village.

Therefore, training more puppeteers among civilian ninjas through a work-study program is the best option to maximize Konoha's strength.

Not to mention that he had heard from Minato a few days ago that Hideki actually possessed a very rare talent in sealing techniques.

Even before he had properly learned the sealing technique, he had created an unprecedented programmed sealing technique.

Such talent made him think of the second-generation Hokage, Senju Tobirama, and his disciple Orochimaru.

How could he bear to let Danzo destroy such a great treasure?

So the Sandaime knocked on the table with his pipe and warned in a very serious tone:
"Hideki is a good boy who truly possesses the will of fire." "Minato and he will definitely become the pillars supporting Konoha in the future. I will never allow anyone to have any plans against him."

"But……"

"No buts, remember, I am the Hokage!"

Danzo didn't expect Hiruzen to be so decisive this time. He not only interrupted his spell chanting, but also used his ultimate move at once!
Is this Kimura Hideki really as important as Hiruzen says?
A small doubt was planted in Danzo's mind again.

However, his roots were still in the development stage at that time, so Danzo did not choose to confront Hiruzen head-on.

Anyway, Hideki Kimura will stay in Konoha forever, so he will never have to worry about not having the opportunity to recruit him for his own use.

"Hiruzen you will regret this!"

So Danzo followed the usual practice, said these harsh words, turned around and slammed the door and left.

The Sandaime, who was still sitting in the office, took out his pipe, lit it, took a deep puff, and then exhaled slowly.

For a moment, the smoke blurred his face.

To be honest, he actually regrets it a little now.

I shouldn't have thrown the report to Danzo in a fit of anger, which led to Hideki being targeted by Danzo.

However, the workshop will be officially opened soon, and it is estimated that it cannot be hidden from Danzo's eyes and ears, so now things are just slightly advanced.

Fortunately, the Sandaime wasn't too worried.

After all, Danzo's roots are still under his control, so he is not afraid of Danzo causing trouble.

But according to Danzo's personality, he probably won't give up unless he finds someone to contact Hideki and use threats or inducements.

It seems that we still need to distribute the new round of funds for the workshop quickly, lest Hideki is accidentally kidnapped by Danzo...

The Sandaime shook his head and chuckled.

At this moment, he discovered another small problem:

It seems that Hideki's market research report was taken away by Danzo...

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Hideki suddenly shuddered.

This was not because he had awakened his premonition ability and realized that the Pot Shadow had been targeting him.

He just felt a little uncomfortable with what he saw...

"Oh, Mr. Dai, there's a hole in your tights. How about I fix it for you later?"

"How can this be so embarrassing, Ms. Kelly."

"Anyway, I'm a single, rough guy. No one looks at me when I walk on the street. It doesn't matter if my clothes are a little torn."

"But the tights are torn at the crotch..."

"Um...thank you for that. By the way, you can just call me A-Dai. I'm really not used to hearing Mr. Dai or something like that."

"Okay, then Dai...Adai, just call me Kelly."

"Then I have to go take care of the children. When the clothes are mended, I will bring them back to you."

After that, Aunt Kelly left the room a little shyly, holding a pile of clothes.

And Might Dai also looked reluctant to leave.

This made Hideki, who was standing at the door, feel a little sick to his stomach.

He just took a quick walk around the construction site. How come Matt Day, who had just moved into the orphanage's room, fell in love with Aunt Kelly?
Aunt Kelly was so busy taking care of the children that she delayed her wedding.

Now that conditions in the orphanage have improved, it's normal to want to find a man.

But why are you so attracted to me, Matt Dai?

Don't you, the Might clan, reproduce through mitosis?
Well, actually Hideki also knew that Might Dai had a wife before, but she died of illness shortly after Kai was born.

It is understandable that Matt Day, who has been widowed for many years, wants to find a partner again.

But did they take into account the feelings of Hideki, a lifelong bachelor?
He was so busy with all kinds of work that he had no time to date. Thinking that he might have to eat expired dog food from these two every day, Hideki's stomachache became more obvious.

In order to get rid of the spicy imaginary images in his mind, Xiu Shu decided to get to know the future Emperor Kai first...

(End of this chapter)