Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

The Second Shinobi World War has ended.

This news quickly spread throughout the various ninja villages.

The grim atmosphere of wartime gradually disappeared, replaced by a sense of detachment, riddled with wounds.

One by one, the ninjas returned home, only to find their lives devastated and helpless.

War brought many benefits to the ninja villages, but it caused the ninjas to lose even more.

This is a war with no winners.

No ninja village could laugh.

Each of the major ninja villages lost nearly one-eighth of its ninjas as a painful price to pay for this war.

For intermediate regions like the Land of Rain, the losses were even more severe.

That is why everyone yearns for peace.

The word "peace" has once again come to mind.

Watanabe Tetsu looked at the Rain Ninja cheering outside the administration building and couldn't help but feel happy too.

In the past Second Shinobi World War, the Akatsuki successfully unified the Land of Rain, overthrowing Hanzo's regime and ushering in the Watanabe Toru era.

After resolving the issue of establishing his power, Xiaoguang will face a real test.

How to safeguard the country?

This is a question that any ninja village or any ruler would ponder for a lifetime.

In the world of ninjas, all you need to conquer territory is strength.

However, to manage a territory well, make the people prosperous, and ensure that the people live in peace and contentment, it takes more than just strength.

It still needs to be managed.

If the Xiaoguang Society can only conquer territory but cannot lead the Rain Country to develop together, then Hanzo's fate will be their fate as well.

Think about it, Hanzo of Amegakure has only been dead for a few days! Have you forgotten?!

Looking at the development paths of the major ninja villages, they have basically all become fixed.

They all developed new businesses primarily through commissioned tasks.

The Land of Fire, Konoha, boasts the most developed agriculture, a pleasant climate, fertile land, and abundant mineral resources.

Konoha often made money by selling herbs, timber, and food.

Wuyin Village is surrounded by the sea, with a thriving fishing industry and abundant aquatic products.

Profits can be made by selling seafood and sea salt.

Kumogakure is located at an extremely high altitude, and its animal husbandry industry is quite developed. It also boasts the only top-grade Wagyu beef in the ninja world.

The profits from animal husbandry are also quite good.

Iwagakure Village has extremely rich mineral reserves, and minerals are very valuable!

As for Sunagakure...

Okay, next.

If Xiaoguang wants to differentiate itself from other ninja villages, it needs to have exclusive products.

Just like the geographical advantages of other ninja villages.

What resources are abundant in the Land of Rain?

That's right, rainwater.

Besides water resources, there is also cheap labor.

Of course, the water resources here are not drinking water resources.

Turning rainwater into drinking water requires an extremely complex purification process, and selling it to Sunagakure is too costly.

The transportation and labor costs are much higher than the water itself.

So Watanabe Toru wasn't thinking about drinking water, but rather... hydroelectric energy.

Hydropower is a good entry point.

The Land of Rain itself has a relatively advanced steelmaking process, and the buildings in Amegakure are made of a large amount of steel.

There is no shortage of steelmaking methods here.

So why not convert water resources into industrial products and electricity, and then sell them to various ninja villages, or even countries?

Previously, no ninja village had undertaken any work on power infrastructure.

This part of the market is basically untapped.

It may take decades before it begins to take shape.

Therefore, Xiaoguang can take advantage of these resources to immediately gain a market advantage.

The same applies to industrial products.

With the support of electricity, Xiaoguang City's manufacturing efficiency will soon far surpass that of traditional small manufacturing workshops.

Whether it's a military factory or a coat factory, as long as it's a factory, you can try to do it.

Of course, these are all future ideas.

Watanabe Toru has already handed over the task of developing hydropower resources to Furukawa.

Watanabe Toru looked out the window at the towering building that occupied a vast area.

This is Xiaoguang City's research building.

It's already built.

I imagine Furukawa is working there right now.

In the recent report, Xiaoguang City's data is considered quite good.

The residential area has already reached an occupancy rate of 37% since it was just built.

Furthermore, the occupancy rate is steadily increasing, and it is expected that in just over a year, the occupancy rate will be sufficient to reach over 70%.

Most of the people who stay here are merchants who frequently travel through the Land of Rain for business, or some ninjas from the Land of Rain.

Most of these people came to stay because they valued Xiaoguang City's background.

Xiaoguang City can now be considered the headquarters of the Xiaoguang Association, and its future development potential is bound to be considerable.

In addition, the several world records previously established by Watanabe Tetsuya quickly attracted many wealthy businessmen to purchase houses in Akatsuki City in advance.

It's worth mentioning that Xiaoguang City also has an affluent area. The difference between the affluent area and the ordinary apartment area is that the area is larger, with detached villas and a higher degree of privacy.

Of course, the price is also far higher than that of a regular apartment.

Watanabe Toru looked at the income column and saw that Xiaoguanghui had now earned nearly two billion yen through the sale of houses.

This income is already a return on investment compared to the initial investment of nearly one billion.

Of course, after deducting the portion of the proceeds from the sale of houses that was reinvested in the construction of Xiaoguang City and the operation of various departments, Xiaoguang Society now has 1.3 billion taels in its accounts.

This number is something I never dared to imagine before.

After some wealthy merchants and ninjas moved in, they gave Xiaoguang City positive reviews.

The fully modern design makes the building's interior fresh and simple, yet luxurious.

There are also supporting commercial facilities near the residential buildings.

It's extremely convenient to post a task or buy food.

There are even fixed security guards and service personnel at the foot of each residential building to ensure the safety and convenience of each household.

Of course, this cost should also be included in the residents' property management fees.

However, residents of Xiaoguang City usually do not have this concern.

Or rather, Xiaoguang City was designed from the outset to cater to the wealthy.

As for the development of the commercial district, it is also thriving.

After Xiaoguang City opened for business, a large number of merchants flocked to it.

This includes many of the bosses that Watanabe Tetsu had previously met.

For example, Mr. Yamada opened a tavern in Xiaoguang City.

At first, they were somewhat skeptical about Xiaoguang City's business.

However, when they discovered that the residents here spent lavishly, they were completely relieved.

The profits here are much higher than what they did in their original region.

Furthermore, Xiaoguang City enjoys extremely high public security.

The streets are patrolled 24 hours a day, and the patrolmen are mostly Chunin and Special Jonin from the Akatsuki.

Theft and robbery, which might occur in normal times, would never happen in Xiaoguang City.

Of course, Xiaoguang City will also charge a small fee as a deposit and management fee for shops to move in.

It accounts for approximately 13% of the total net profit for the month.

However, compared to the business and security provided by Xiaoguang City, this is nothing.

More and more businesses are drawn to Xiaoguang City by its reputation.

As a result, Xiaoguang City's commercial street quickly became packed with customers.

Fueled by the commercial street, even more wealthy people have gathered in Xiaoguang City.

This creates a positive feedback loop.