Chapter 165: Yamato Construction Group's Chief Demolition Expert
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To be honest, Uchiha Douhuan looked at the excited Deidara before him, also feeling an immense headache.
When a naughty child dismantles someone else's house, Uchiha Douhuan could still chuckle with amusement, sometimes even applauding Deidara's incredibly brilliant creations. But now that this kid had come to wreak havoc on his own home, Uchiha Douhuan just wanted to quickly send this kid away.
"Um, Naruto should be out of school soon. I'll have someone take you to find him later," Uchiha Douhuan said to Deidara.
"Alright, I'll come find you later to consult on art!" Deidara still regarded Uchiha Douhuan as the guide on his artistic path, so he was still very respectful towards Uchiha Douhuan, showing none of the little tyrant behavior that used to make Onoki tear his beard out in frustration.
Uchiha Douhuan dispatched Uchiha Inahi, nominally to escort Deidara to the Ninja Academy to find Naruto, but in reality, to monitor this kid and ensure he didn't cause trouble in the village. Afterwards, for the first time ever, he proactively initiated a video call to Onoki.
During this period, it was usually Onoki who called to curse him out, while Uchiha Douhuan enjoyed Iwagakure's misfortune.
So, Onoki was very surprised upon learning the communication was from Konoha.
"Lord Hokage, is there some matter you need from our Iwagakure?" Onoki on the other end of the screen looked a bit irritable. It seemed the recent news of his Jinchuriki being captured and his disciple disappearing, one after another, had truly tormented this nearly seventy-year-old man quite a bit.
"Has Lord Tsuchikage's disciple run away from the village recently?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"Why is Lord Hokage suddenly concerned about my disciple?" Onoki immediately became vigilant upon hearing this.
"Your disciple ran over to our Konoha today," Uchiha Douhuan said helplessly.
"What? That bastard brat!" Onoki directly cursed out loud.
After Onoki vented his emotions, he finally looked towards Uchiha Douhuan and asked, "That kid didn't cause any trouble for your Konoha, did he?"
"No, Deidara is actually quite a polite child," Uchiha Douhuan said.
"That's good," Onoki nodded.
"I wonder how Lord Tsuchikage plans to handle this matter. Are you planning to send someone to pick him up now?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"Of..." Onoki originally wanted to immediately send people to capture Deidara, that bastard brat, bring him back to the village, and then give him a beating. But on second thought, why rush to bring this kid back to the village? Although this kid was quite strong among his peers, he couldn't be of much help in their special military operation. If he returned to the village, he himself would have to be on edge, constantly wary of this kid blowing something up again. On the contrary, leaving this kid in Konoha could also disgust Uchiha Douhuan, who had been watching his misfortune lately.
Thinking of this, Onoki immediately changed his expression, suppressed his laughter, and said to Uchiha Douhuan, "Lord Hokage also knows that our Iwagakure is currently mired in war and truly lacks the manpower to send someone to pick up this bastard brat."
"Uh, how about I send someone to escort him back?" Uchiha Douhuan offered.
"No need for such trouble," Onoki said. "Since that unaccomplished disciple of mine likes staying in your Konoha, could I trouble Lord Hokage to help look after this bastard brat for a while? I really can't spare the time to look after this brat recently."
"Uh... that's not quite right, is it?" Uchiha Douhuan then saw through Onoki's intentions; he was planning to dump all the trouble onto their Konoha. So, he tactfully declined, "This is, after all, Lord Tsuchikage's disciple in whom you have high hopes. At his age, it's precisely the time to improve his strength. If he stays here with us for too long, I'm afraid it will hinder his growth."
"Lord Hokage needn't worry about that. That kid Deidara's ninjutsu has already formed its own system. He just needs to polish his techniques and increase his chakra amount; he doesn't need you to teach him anything," Onoki quickly interjected.
"Then the safety issue of this child in our village..." Before Uchiha Douhuan could finish speaking, Onoki interrupted.
"Could it be that Lord Hokage and Konoha don't even have the confidence to ensure the safety of a ten-year-old child?" Onoki felt a secret delight after saying this. Back then, he had been choked up by Uchiha Douhuan using these very words; he never expected to have the chance to return them verbatim now.
Uchiha Douhuan: ...
*Am I worried about this kid's safety? I'm worried about my village's safety!*
"Lord Hokage, if that kid acts up, don't worry about my face. Beat him if he needs beating. I still have matters here; I'll hang up first," Onoki didn't give Uchiha Douhuan another chance to speak and directly hung up the video call.
Uchiha Douhuan, having been hung up on, rubbed his head with a headache. He hadn't expected Onoki to be so shameless as to directly dump Deidara on him.
While Uchiha Douhuan and Onoki were on the call, Deidara, at the gate of the Konoha Ninja Academy, met Naruto who was walking out with the Seven Star Society study group.
"Little Bro Naruto!" The moment Deidara saw Naruto, he immediately waved happily and shouted.
Hearing Deidara's voice, Naruto abruptly turned his head. At first, he thought he had misheard, but upon seeing Deidara's figure, he also shouted loudly in pleasant surprise, "Big Bro Deidara!"
The two ran towards each other, and after giving each other a big, grinning hug, they started chatting.
"Big Bro Deidara, why are you here?" Naruto asked in pleasant surprise.
"Iwagakure can no longer allow me to display my art, so I ran over to find you," Deidara said with a smile.
"Let's go! I'll treat you to the world's best ramen!" Naruto slung an arm around Deidara's shoulder. The two blondes, one big and one small, walked towards Ichiraku Ramen under the gaze of the crowd behind them.
"Who is this person?" Inuzuka Kiba, who hadn't gone to Iwagakure last time, couldn't help asking.
"Someone from Iwagakure, the Tsuchikage's disciple. Why would he appear in the village?" Sasuke said at this point.
"I smell trouble on him," Shikamaru then said, staring with his dead-fish eyes.
"You're really good at sizing people up," Neji couldn't help but say, thinking of the various explosions their group encountered in Iwagakure back then.
"Naruto-kun... going with him... will it be alright?" Hinata asked timidly at this moment.
"What problem could there be?" Neji said irritably. "Those two getting together is purely a case of 'turtle sees mung bean' (they hit it off). Besides, in the village..."
At this point, Neji also realized. This was Konoha, not Iwagakure. If these two got together and really blew something up, it wouldn't be good.
"This is bad! We have to tell Teacher quickly!" Neji said hastily.
"I'll take everyone to keep an eye on those two. You go tell Teacher!" Sasuke also reacted by now and said.
"Okay, split up!" Neji nodded, then rushed towards the Hokage Building at top speed.
The others, seeing this, followed Naruto and Deidara's footsteps.
Before long, Naruto and Deidara arrived at Ichiraku Ramen. Naruto took the lead, lifted the cloth curtain at the entrance, came to the counter, sat down, and said full of spirit, "Uncle Teuchi, two deluxe tonkotsu ramen!"
"Naruto?" Teuchi, who was calculating bills behind the counter, poked his head out. Seeing Naruto's figure, a slight smile also appeared on his face. "Why are you here today? And ordering so much? Kakashi specifically told me not to let you eat too much ramen."
"Uncle Teuchi, today I'm treating a guest from afar!" Naruto said.
Just then, Teuchi also noticed Deidara beside Naruto and asked with some curiosity, "Is this your new friend? Why haven't I seen him in the village before?"
"Big Bro Deidara came all the way from Iwagakure," Naruto finished speaking, then turned to Deidara and introduced, "Big Bro Deidara, this is Uncle Teuchi! The ramen he makes is the most delicious ramen in the whole world!"
"Is that so? Since little bro you said so, then I must try it properly!" Deidara also chimed in enthusiastically at this point.
Soon, Neji arrived at the Hokage office and reported to Uchiha Douhuan what had happened at the school gate.
"I already knew about this," Uchiha Douhuan said, rubbing his head. "Don't worry, Inahi is following them; nothing major will happen."
Although he said that, how to place Deidara was indeed a huge problem. Firstly, sending him to Fugaku's place was probably out of the question. Although Fugaku's house had been treated by Uchiha Douhuan as the village's daycare center, a Jinchuriki from Takigakure was living there. If those two met, they might start fighting.
As for actually restraining Deidara, that wasn't very feasible either. Onoki's attitude was secondary; mainly, Uchiha Douhuan couldn't bring himself to use force on a ten-year-old child.
"That old thing Onoki really gave me a tough problem," Uchiha Douhuan sighed. And just as Uchiha Douhuan was worrying, news suddenly came from outside the door that Yamato requested an audience.
After Uchiha Douhuan let him in, Yamato walked in dressed in a business suit.
"Lord Hokage," Yamato politely greeted Uchiha Douhuan.
Uchiha Douhuan, on the other hand, looked Yamato up and down in his business attire, his mood improving considerably.
During this period, Yamato had gradually faded from the ninja sequence, focusing all his thoughts on making money. Now, Yamato Construction, as Konoha's village-owned enterprise, had completely monopolized Konoha's real estate industry, bringing a continuous stream of funds to Konoha every year. Moreover, Yamato was very clear about his own position. Whenever Uchiha Douhuan needed money, he only needed to send someone to inform him, and the money would be delivered the next day.
"President Yamato, what brings you to my Hokage office?" Uchiha Douhuan chuckled.
"Lord Hokage jests. The reason I am where I am today is entirely thanks to Lord Hokage saving me back then," Yamato said sincerely. After being in business for some time, Yamato's mind had also become more agile. He also realized that the life he led in Root before was simply not a life fit for humans. Therefore, towards Uchiha Douhuan and Kakashi who rescued him from the fiery pit, Yamato felt immense gratitude in his heart and dared not forget their kindness in the slightest.
"Let's skip these pleasantries. Tell me, what brings you to see me?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"It's like this," Yamato, seeing the situation, also became serious. "It's about that piece of land on the east side of the village. Kado and I plan to build a new commercial district there. The blueprints are here."
Yamato took out a blueprint from a sealing scroll and placed it before Uchiha Douhuan.
After Uchiha Douhuan glanced at it, he couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder. This Kado was truly a genius in a certain sense. The central part of this commercial district's blueprint was completely designed with reference to shopping malls from Uchiha's past life.
"So, have you encountered any difficulties?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"Yes," Yamato nodded. "This large central building, although my Wood Style can barely construct it, because the footprint is too large, relying solely on Wood Style for construction cannot guarantee safety. It must have a sufficiently solid foundation. If excavated manually, given Konoha's current labor costs, this project would have absolutely no profit margin for us."
Uchiha Douhuan nodded. With Konoha's development, Konoha's average wage level was also rising. And under Uchiha Douhuan's tough policies, no merchant doing business in Konoha had the guts to delay wage payments. After all, if a Konoha civilian complained to the Hokage Building because their wages were delayed, Kakashi would genuinely make them go practice underwater swimming in the Naka River.
"Then, what are your thoughts?" Uchiha Douhuan asked.
"I wish to apply to Lord Hokage for a batch of exploding tags. My engineers have already calculated that if we use demolition methods for excavation, we would only need to bear the cost of transporting the earth away. This way, the cost of this commercial district can also be minimized."
"Demolition, huh." Uchiha Douhuan looked at this commercial center covering 210,000 square meters. If demolition was used for excavation, the cost of exploding tags wouldn't be low either. Wait, demolition?
"I understand. You go back and wait. You can start work in two days. As for the cost of the exploding tags, just send it to the Hokage Building yourself then," Uchiha Douhuan looked up and said to Yamato.
"Yes!" Yamato didn't think much more about it. After all, to use so many exploding tags, the Hokage would definitely have to send specialized personnel to operate them to feel at ease. This was also why he brought the blueprints today.
After Yamato left, a glint also flashed in Uchiha Douhuan's eyes as he thought to himself:
[Old thing, since you sent your disciple here to me, don't blame me for using him as child labor!]
Uchiha Douhuan stood up, took off his Hokage robes, changed his clothes, and rushed to Ichiraku Ramen. By the time Uchiha Douhuan arrived, the two blondes had almost finished eating.
"Little Bro Naruto, this ramen is really not bad! Much tastier than our Iwagakure's stuff!" Deidara patted the table and said with relish.
(End of Chapter)
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