Chapter 22 Recruitment

"Hello, fellow villagers of Konoha Village! My name is Shenkin Yua! As you can see, I am eleven years old and an ordinary ninja in Konoha.

I just came down from the battlefield and retreated temporarily because I was attacked by Kirigakure Village.

But while I was in the medical tent, I thought: can I still help Konoha without my fighting ability?"

When Youya said this, he raised his hand and clenched his fist. "I thought of it! I can do it!

Everyone in Konoha! I came here today because I took the initiative to propose to Hokage-sama that I want to contribute to everyone fighting on the front line!

So I hope that everyone can sell me some food or give us some unwanted clothes..."

As Youya spoke, he opened a box behind him. Inside were various books, pots and pans, and a few scattered pearl necklaces and pieces of jewelry.

"This is all my belongings. When we were on the front line, due to a lack of supplies, we had to peel the bark off some fruit trees and boil it in hot water to satisfy our hunger.

No one wants to know what that tastes like.

Here are all the valuable things in my house. I want to exchange them for food and ask for some unwanted clothes from everyone, which I will then send to the front line to give to my comrades who are still fighting."

Youya's loud voice attracted a lot of people's attention.

After hearing what Youya said, they looked at the value of the things behind him. In the current situation, they could only be exchanged for a few bags of grain. If they were truly valuable, it might only be those few books.

It's a pity that people nowadays have already tried their best to live, so there is no time to learn calligraphy.

A middle-aged man asked hesitantly, "So, the Kirigakure Village in the Kingdom of Water also launched an attack on us?!"

Yuya nodded and then exposed his arm, which had a cut on it. It was almost healed to the point where the scar was no longer visible.

"Yes, they sent fifty elite teams from Kirigakure Village to attack Lord Hokage's command post. Although Lord Hokage repelled the enemy, we suffered heavy casualties. More than a thousand ninjas have died."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression suddenly changed. He said in a low voice, "No, I have to escape. I must get to the Kingdom of Wind, which is the safest place..."

The middle-aged man kept mumbling repeatedly. At this moment, an old woman slammed her crutch on the ground: "Shameless!"

The old woman walked out with red eyes: "Where is there any safe place? You were born late and haven't suffered much. Old lady, I am over fifty years old this year. I watched Konoha with the first-generation Hokage, Hashirama-sama, as the village was built from scratch.

If you haven't experienced that era, you don't understand. At that time, a person's life was like a piece of grass. No one regarded you as a human being. Everyone lived day by day. For a mouthful of rice, you would be crazy enough to kill whole families.

The Kingdom of Water came over, so we go to the Kingdom of Wind. What if the Kingdom of Wind also comes over and starts a war?!

Shall we continue to escape?!

Old lady, I spent the first half of my life desperately trying to escape. The First Hokage, Hashirama-sama, gave me a home and a village where I could settle down. I don't want to run away anymore. Even if it costs me everything, I still want to support the ninjas on the front line."

As she spoke, the old woman took rolled-up bills from her pocket.

The onlookers were silent as they watched.

Youya stepped forward in time, took the money from the old woman's hand, and pushed it back to her: "We don't want money; we just want something that can feed the ninjas on the front line and warmer clothes."

Someone took the lead, and a little girl on the side seemed to be moved. She took off her clothes directly, then walked to the stage and handed them to Youya.

After that, the second and third followed...

Yuya displayed a very touched expression, then picked up the loudspeaker and continued to speak loudly: "I once had an elder tell me that he had a dream. The dream is that everyone in Konoha Village can live and work in peace and contentment, with enough food and good clothes, so children can play happily every day without fear...

Adults can spend cozy time with their children after work every day.

The elderly can also live with their children without worrying about being abandoned as burdens during the war.

He wanted to see ninjas and ordinary people living harmoniously in Konoha. He wanted to see Konoha Village truly become a big family, a true collective.

And now, I believe this has become a reality."

…

So, when Yuya pulled wooden carts filled with supplies for Senju Tobirama to sign for them, Senju Tobirama's first reaction was: "You kid robbed the small villages around here?"

Youya shook his head and explained the whole story.

Senju Tobirama sighed. One speech and two requests, and he got such a rich harvest...

Why didn't he think of that?

Youya replied, "Many people wanted to send all their money and supplies, but I refused and kept half of them. Otherwise, we could have had more supplies."

"Not bad; quite a bit," Senju Tobirama said, very satisfied.

How has this happened before?

In fact, there are two prerequisites for what Yuya is doing. First, the people in Konoha Village have a basic concept of Konoha Village and identify with Konoha as a whole. They are not family-oriented, as they were during previous wars.

Senju Hashirama spent his whole life doing this, so there is nothing to worry about.

Don't care if it's because of Senju Hashirama's force; just say that Konoha Village hasn't been built yet.

Second, someone needs to take the lead. Just because the villagers agree that Konoha Village is a whole and are willing to donate generously does not mean everyone is selfless. People are selfish. Who would be willing to keep giving without getting anything in return? If they had donated all their belongings this time, Konoha still would not have won this battle. What about a war? Isn't that a loss of money?

Therefore, Yuya started a speech directly, confusing people, saying that if Konoha loses this time, they would still be troubled by wars when they go to other villages.

In fact, this is nonsense. Whether it is the ninja family with each family as the standard during the war or the ninja world represented by one country and one village now, although ordinary people may not be regarded as equal by the leaders of those ninja families and the country's famous names, they still welcome ordinary people to join their country.

You can't expect ninjas to do farm work every day, right?

So what Yuya is doing is actually changing the concept and bridging the information gap with one hand.

It's shameless, but it's really effective.

Just... there's another problem.

Yuya looked at Senju Tobirama, who was sitting at his desk looking at battle reports from various places, and said calmly: "This time, I went very smoothly in collecting supplies from ordinary villagers, but as for the ninja families... the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan took the initiative to send me a cart of food and a cart of ninja tools, but..."

Senju Tobirama's originally happy mood suddenly disappeared with Yuya's words.

"Nothing; just tell me what you have to say." Senju Tobirama looked at Yuya calmly.

Yuya didn't hesitate and spoke directly: "However, the Sarutobi, Akimichi, Aburame, Inuzuka, and other ninja clans only sent people to greet us symbolically. The Sarutobi family sent a hundred kilograms of food. What about the other families? They didn't even give anything."

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