บท 58: Chapter 58: Settling in Konoha

Even though Yuya was just a child, the notice he received today clearly stated: President—Yuya! Although the other three people have a high status in Konoha Village, they are only dividend shareholders. Yuya is their immediate boss!

Yamada Ryosuke thought for a while and didn't know who Yuya was, but the three Jōnin of Konoha Village must have a special status if they could follow him.

Yamada Ryosuke, who straightened up, unknowingly began to break out in cold sweat due to nervousness. He pursed his lips, looked at the four in front of him, and said, "President, are you here for an inspection today?"

"I can't talk about inspection. Just come to the newspaper office for a look around. Yamada, can you introduce me?" Yuya said with a smile. Today, he only came to visit, so he can think about the newspaper office's development plan after his return.

"Of course, come with me, and I will take you to learn about the newspaper." President Yamada quickly opened the door for the four, leading the way as if explaining.

Konoha's newspaper office is divided into five floors. The first floor is an exhibition hall showcasing the history of the newspaper's development. It mostly consists of commemorative decorations and the like. Only a few staff members are in charge, and two of them are at the reception. Some people from Youxia enter the newspaper office. I visited by the way.

The second floor is the core information work area of the newspaper. On this floor are the three departments of editors, reporters, and layout and design. This is also the floor with the highest number of people.

As for the third floor, there are staff members from the three departments of finance, advertising, and planning, while the fourth floor is the reception area, the offices of various important newspaper leaders, and there is a large conference room on the innermost side. His office is also here, but the "predecessor" basically never appeared, so the office is still new.

"...The fifth floor is still empty, and there are usually various items piled up." Yamada Ryosuke walked alongside Yuya, introducing the structure of the entire five-story building of the Konoha newspaper.

When Yuya heard Yamada Ryosuke say that the fifth floor was empty, his eyes rolled back, and a thought came to his mind...

A group of people arrived at the press department, Yamada Ryosuke stepped forward to open the door, gestured for several people to enter, waited for the four guests to enter, then closed the door and went in, and began to say, "This is our reporters department, which is generally responsible for gathering news and writing manuscripts, and it is the main force of our entire Konoha newspaper. Currently, there are 30 people!"

"Plaf!"

Yamada Ryosuke suddenly clapped his hands and said loudly, "This is our new president, Master Yuya!"

The reporters in the office were nervous when they heard the voice of Editor-in-Chief Yamada from a distance. After opening the door and entering, they saw four people entering first, and the president following behind.

Kakashi, Anko, and Gai were familiar with each other. Yuya in the front doesn't know anyone. Basically, everyone knows that the person in the front must have a status, and when they heard that he was the "new president," they immediately stood up, bowed, and shouted, "Hello, President!"

The corner of Kakashi's mouth twitched, unable to help but touch his nose and said, "This is too exaggerated..."

"It's a bit exaggerated." Gai also nodded, a bit surprised that the people from the reporters' department made such a big scene.

Yuya looked around leisurely. This office is decorated in a very modern atmosphere. There are several computers and a camera for each person, and it seems to have a high-end setup. However, among the 30 fully occupied seats, only half of them were filled.

"Hello!" Yuya raised his hand and greeted the people with a smile.

Anko blinked strangely after reading it and couldn't help but ask, "Editor-in-chief Yamada, is someone not at work? How come the reporters' department isn't even half full?"

Editor-in-chief Yamada lowered his head slightly and patiently explained, "This is because half of them are out gathering news, so they are not in the office."

Immediately after, Yamada Ryosuke introduced the identities of Kakashi, Anko, and Guy to everyone.

...

The group of people spent an hour visiting the Konoha newspaper office. After Yuya walked out of the newspaper office and saw that the sun was still in the sky, he said to the three of them, "May I ask you something?"

Anko crouched down, her eyes narrowed slightly into a beautiful crescent shape, and said eagerly, "What is it? Let's hear it."

"I want to join Konoha Village and settle down directly in the future. Can you guarantee that for me?" Yuya said.

He also thought for a long time about directly joining Konoha Village. In fact, in the ninja world, he used to be a rootless wanderer, but now things are different.

He has the Konoha newspaper and knows a lot of people in Konoha Village, so he simply settled down and it's easier to get things done. If he saves money, he will be charged a high commission for receiving missions later on and won't be able to accept advanced missions.

However, if a wandering ninja wants to settle in Konoha Village, they must inform the Hokage and accept long-term supervision and inspection. Before that, they have to pay 300,000 taels per month regularly. But if someone provides a guarantee, it will be different.

Kakashi, Gai, and Anko are the pillars of Konoha Village. If he can get guarantees from the three of them, he won't need to go through so many procedures and can save a lot of money.

Anko licked the back of her hands, stood up with her hands on her hips, and said, "Hey, I thought it was a big deal! It's just a guarantee, right? We'll accompany you to the Hokage's building."

Kakashi also nodded and said, "It's just a guarantee, it'll be fine."

Gai jumped up excitedly and asked, "Yuya-kun, are you joining Konoha?"

"Yes!" Yuya nodded, looking at Gai, who clenched his fists and seemed more excited than himself, and said, "Of course, I even bought the Konoha newspaper, where else can I go?"

"Yo Ho! That's really awesome!" Gai waved his fist again with enthusiasm, with a tearful feeling in his eyes, he made exaggerated movements and said, "The blood of Konoha is constantly replenished. This is youth!"

Yuya: "..."

In the Hokage's building, after listening attentively to Yuya's intentions, Hiruzen nodded, stood up, and took a file from the shelf on the right. He then took out two blank files, handed them to Yuya, and said softly, "Since Kakashi, Gai, and Anko are guarantees, the evaluation period won't apply. Complete this file card and then go to the first floor to pay the one million tael residence fee. As for ninja rank, although you are not a graduate of the ninja school, but Kakashi and the others dared to take you on a mission last time, you should at least be a Genin, right?"

Yuya took the two cards, looked at them, and said, "Yes, my current strength is Genin."

Hiruzen laughed twice, patted Yuya on the shoulder, and said, "Let Kakashi and the others take you directly to register as a Genin. If you want to become a Chūnin, you must pass the Chūnin exam. I look forward to seeing your growth."