Konoha.
BBQ restaurant.
"Congratulations, Hokage-sama Kakashi! The future of Konoha is now in your hands."
Satoru raised his glass and teased Kakashi.
At this moment, Kakashi was wearing the Hokage's hat and robe.
Kakashi immediately deadpanned: "Less nonsense, or I'll assign you a busier job. Don't even think about retiring."
"Uh, how could you, Kakashi? I'm congratulating you, and you're going to make things difficult for me?" Satoru said pitifully, his eyes teary.
Might Guy also gave Kakashi a thumbs-up: "Kakashi, you've fulfilled Obito's dream. Don't mind that Satoru guy; he has no youth left and is full of old age. Let's strive for the youth ahead!"
"What old age? I'm making way for the younger generation. After all, even my son is almost a Chunin.
A new generation has already grown up. I'm sacrificing for the greater good,"
Satoru retorted, unconvinced.
He brought out his trump card again: his child.
"It's really difficult to discuss with you. Can you stop always bringing up your child?
Do you want to win that badly?"
Kakashi said helplessly.
Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and others also nodded.
Only Asuma remained indifferent.
He quietly took a sip of tea and a bite of barbecue.
"I think Satoru has a point," Asuma suddenly interjected.
"…"
The others were even more speechless.
"Hahahaha, everyone should hurry up and find a wife, or Satoru and Asuma might finish off us old classmates!"
Izumo Kamizuki laughed heartily.
Indeed, it was time; they were all several decades old now.
Kakashi sighed: "Alas, we won't have many opportunities to gather in the future. At least not until Naruto finishes learning what he needs to, then we can relax!"
When Naruto was mentioned, everyone else smiled.
Naruto was indeed infectious, but his studies were mediocre.
They heard that even the Inuzuka dogs were smarter than him.
"Hahahaha… Indeed, Naruto will have a hard time for the next few years!"
…Ichiraku Ramen.
The area around it was under construction, but a temporary Ichiraku Ramen stall was set up in a shop next to the construction site.
"Huh, is Ichiraku Ramen being renovated?"
Naruto, looking tired, approached from a distance and was a little disheartened to find it under renovation.
He had originally wanted to eat a bowl of ramen to relax.
"Hey, Naruto, are you here for ramen? Over here," Teuchi waved and called out to him from the temporary stall.
There were also many employees working nearby.
Many people had already filled the seats.
"Ah~ Why did it move here?" Naruto walked closer and noticed it was different from the previous location.
Watching the customers slurping their ramen, he felt his mouth water.
Especially smelling that aroma.
Teuchi: "Haha, we're renovating! Now that the Ninja Alliance has been established, there are far fewer wars, so we can pursue better development methods. Hmm… Satoru said so."
Naruto heard this: "I see, but you have so many people here!"
"Wow~ It's Hero Naruto, he's so handsome!"
"Naruto-nii-san, can we take a picture together?"
"Ah ah~ Yes, no problem."
They had barely chatted for two sentences when someone recognized them.
Especially the girls; hearing Naruto's name, they swarmed him.
Some held his hand, some linked arms, some took pictures.
"You're really popular!" Teuchi chuckled.
Having watched Naruto grow up since he was small, he was very pleased to see his achievements today.
It was a good thing he had the foresight back then to take Satoru as his son-in-law.
His son-in-law was also a hero.
After Naruto busied himself for a while, he finally sat down on a chair at the ramen shop: "Teuchi-ossan, didn't you go into management? Why are you working again today?"
"Haha, if I leave everything to the employees, I feel a bit too idle. If I don't find something to do, my heart feels empty!"
Teuchi had tried managing for a period, not making ramen.
But it hadn't brought him any joy.
He still preferred the feeling of seeing satisfied expressions on his customers' faces.
However, he was also slower now, and most of the work was still done by employees.
"I see, being too idle isn't good either!" Naruto said with a smile upon hearing this.
"What would you like to eat today?"
"Miso ramen, large size."
"Alright, I'll make it for you myself."
While waiting, Naruto also looked at the construction site across the street.
He noticed that not only was there no dust, but the construction speed was incredibly fast.
In the time he chatted with Teuchi-ossan, the site had already changed significantly.
He noticed that apart from the person holding blueprints and directing, everyone else inside was a Ninja.
"Teuchi-ossan, why are so many Ninja doing this construction work?" Naruto asked, puzzled.
Don't Ninja need to do missions? Why are they so idle helping with construction?
And from their Chakra perception and age, they weren't all Genin.
Teuchi, working with his hands, heard this and replied: "This is Satoru's idea. He said that with the end of battles between Ninja and the world entering an era of peace, Ninja, who traditionally specialized in assassination, intelligence gathering, and combat, would lose many mission sources. As a hero of the Ninja World, he wants to exert his influence and make certain changes to the stereotypes of Ninja."
Naruto was greatly shocked upon hearing this.
During this time, he had been studying the knowledge necessary to become Hokage, and coupled with his dream of world peace, he had never considered the issue of Ninja survival.
Now, hearing Teuchi-ossan's words, he felt his brain expanding.
Could the stereotypes of Ninja really be changed?
He had always thought that Ninja were just as they had been before: hired by clients for assassination or protection.
He looked again at the busy Ninja, watching them use Ninjutsu to assist in construction, and the light in his eyes grew brighter.
It was true; the Ninja World had too strong a stereotype of Ninja. If they could leverage their influence as heroes, perhaps things could truly change.
And it could also provide a secure source of income for Ninja.
His studies these days had also given him some understanding of what a Hokage should do.
"As expected of Satoru-ossan, his ideas are always to the point." This was a phrase Naruto had recently learned.
Teuchi chuckled and handed the ramen to Naruto: "However, using Ninja for these jobs really increases efficiency a lot. What might have taken several months can now be done in ten days to half a month."
Not only Konoha, but other areas in the Land of Fire also bore their mark.
Renovating the Ichiraku Ramen chain.
Using money.
After the renovations were complete, the funds could be reinvested to expand into other countries.
Especially after the establishment of the Ninja Alliance, the barriers between countries had significantly weakened, making things much more convenient than before.
'Slurp'
Naruto ate his ramen: "That's true. The extraordinary power that Ninja possess can inject new life into ordinary industries and also earn money."
However, he also thought of a problem.
If Ninja took over the jobs of ordinary people, would war break out again later?