Chapter 178 : Insufficient funds?
After finishing the meal, Uchiha Yuzuru and Kabuto Yakushi prepared to leave.
From now on, Yakushi Nonou would serve as the head of the Orphanage, responsible for maintaining its normal operations.
Uchiha Yuzuru asked with a smile, "Yakushi Nonou, are you confident you can do a good job?"
Yakushi Nonou nodded and said in a deep voice, "I will certainly not disappoint Lord Yuzuru."
She had already learned about the welfare benefits of the Orphanage; they were countless times better than those in Konoha.
Funds, supplies, facilities, education, staff... every item was extremely abundant.
If she couldn't succeed in such an environment, she might as well run into a tree and kill herself.
"If you need anything in the future, come find me."
As Uchiha Yuzuru prepared to leave, Yakushi Nonou suddenly said, "Lord Yuzuru, please wait a moment."
Uchiha Yuzuru stopped and turned around.
"What is it?"
Yakushi Nonou walked up to Uchiha Yuzuru and immediately knelt on the ground.
"Lord Yuzuru, you are the most compassionate person I have ever met."
"From now on, as long as you have a need, I am willing to give everything."
After speaking, Yakushi Nonou prostrated herself on the ground in a standard dogeza.
Uchiha Yuzuru helped Yakushi Nonou up and said righteously, "I am not doing these things to gain anything in return."
"Once the Ninja World is unified, all orphans will receive the same treatment as those in the Hidden Cloud Village Orphanage."
Life is like a play, relying entirely on acting skills.
Whether he could achieve it later wasn't important; the most important thing was to sell the dream now.
Sure enough, after hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's words, Yakushi Nonou froze on the spot.
Uchiha Yuzuru could even hear the frantic pounding of her heart beneath her fair skin.
"Lord Yuzuru..."
Hearing Yakushi Nonou's whisper, Uchiha Yuzuru raised his arm and placed it on her head: "Let's work hard together."
Only after Uchiha Yuzuru and Kabuto Yakushi had completely disappeared did Yakushi Nonou nod vigorously, raising her arm and clenching her fist tightly.
Let's work hard together!
After leaving the Orphanage, Uchiha Yuzuru led Kabuto Yakushi to Orochimaru's experimental base.
Looking at the leader of the Sannin who had defected due to human experimentation, a trace of nervousness flashed across Kabuto Yakushi's Face.
He could feel the dangerous Qi emanating from Orochimaru.
Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils glanced at Kabuto Yakushi and he asked, "Yuzuru-kun, why did you personally bring me experimental Materials?"
This one sentence immediately caused Kabuto Yakushi to nearly go weak: "Experimental Materials?"
"Just kidding."
That wasn't funny at all.
Kabuto Yakushi adjusted his glasses, afraid to meet Orochimaru's gaze again.
Orochimaru licked his lips and asked curiously, "Yuzuru-kun, is there anything special about this child?"
"This child is called Kabuto Yakushi. His mind is very sharp, and he should be a very suitable research assistant."
"With Kabuto's help, you should be able to save a lot of energy."
Hearing this, Orochimaru carefully scrutinized Kabuto Yakushi and nodded, saying, "To receive praise from Yuzuru-kun, it seems you truly have some merits."
"I will take you in, but if your future performance doesn't satisfy me, I won't give Yuzuru-kun any Face."
Kabuto Yakushi bowed respectfully: "I understand, Lord Orochimaru."
After settling matters concerning Kabuto Yakushi, Uchiha Yuzuru had no intention of staying longer.
Ever since he sensed the complex look in Orochimaru's eyes the last time he saw him, he had kept his distance from Orochimaru.
So he said directly, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
"Yuzuru-kun, please wait a moment." Orochimaru took two steps forward and slowly spoke, "The Village hasn't given me my research funds for two months now. If you have time, please talk to the Third Raikage about this matter."
"Is that so?"
Uchiha Yuzuru raised an eyebrow.
Given the Third Raikage's personality, he shouldn't be secretly withholding Orochimaru's research funds.
Could there be an issue with the funding?
Thinking this, Uchiha Yuzuru waved at Orochimaru: "Leave this matter to me, Ganar~"
Raikages Office Building.
Following a spatial fluctuation, Uchiha Yuzuru appeared out of thin air inside the Raikage's office.
The office was still piled high with documents. The Third Raikage was sitting nearby drinking tea, while Dodai and Mabui were hunched over the desk processing files.
Seeing Uchiha Yuzuru appear, the Third Raikage's eyes lit up.
"Yuzuru, do you have time recently? How about we have a match?"
"Sitting in the office all the time is driving me crazy."
Uchiha Yuzuru said flatly, "If you want to fight, go find Ay. He's a battle maniac too."
The Third Raikage waved his hand: "Fighting him is just a father beating his son; there's no point."
...
Uchiha Yuzuru's mouth twitched.
He couldn't refute it; it really was a father beating his son.
"Right, is there something specific you came here for today?"
Uchiha Yuzuru nodded and asked, "Orochimaru told me that the laboratory funding has been stopped for two months. What's going on?"
Hearing this, the Third Raikage looked toward Dodai.
Dodai looked up and explained, "Lord Yuzuru, ever since we occupied countries like the Land of Rain, the Land of Iron, and the Land of Hot Springs, we have been carrying out basic infrastructure construction in these countries as you instructed."
"However, the scale of the projects is too large, and our funds are starting to run low."
Uchiha Yuzuru looked through the financial statement Dodai handed over, his expression calm.
In recent years, the Land of Lightning has been developing steadily, and various land development and public facility constructions have never stopped.
Although these ventures would be profitable in the future, they required huge investment during the initial stages.
Now, without the income from plunder, the finances were a bit strained.
But it didn't matter. If the money was low, they would go steal some.
War was always the fastest way to acquire wealth. Some countries had been nurtured for so many years; it was time for a harvest.
They couldn't suffer themselves while others suffered. It was also a good time to check on those guys in Konoha, lest they actually start living comfortable lives.
Thinking this, Uchiha Yuzuru tossed the document onto the desk and said, "Leave this matter to me. I'll go get a sponsorship from the Land of Fire."
Hearing this, the Third Raikage's eyes immediately lit up: "I'll go with you too."
"Definitely next time."
After Uchiha Yuzuru finished speaking, he immediately activated Divine Might and vanished from the spot.
He was going to shake down his old home; what business did he have taking the Third Raikage with him?
Coincidentally, after a period of dedicated research, he had developed a new forbidden Jutsu.
The exploding tag he used when he left Konoha last time hadn't achieved the desired effect, but this time, he would definitely give the people of Konoha a surprise.