I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

It's time for Konoha to hold a conference again. Because of Ye Lan's prank two years ago, some people were traumatized last year and the conference has been delayed.

The situation in Konoha is much better now, and the Tui Tui Tuo Tuo was finally held again at this time.

As usual, the leaders of several family ninjas took turns speaking first to ask about their needs, followed by the opinions of the consultants, and finally the opinions of some participants present were asked.

After all, the purpose of holding a conference is to gather opinions and publicize ideas. There will also be a few unknown ninjas who will raise some trivial questions just for the sake of formality.

Just when a group of people were about to fall asleep, an unexpected voice rang out.

"I have some opinions here that need support from Lord Hokage."

Everyone looked at the person outside of this script, Nara Shikamaru.

Because Shikaku is currently a temporary consultant, several people all sat next to Tsunade. In order to avoid suspicion, Shikamaru just sat in a corner at first. He didn't speak and no one noticed him at first.

Shikamaru's voice silenced everyone. Instead of sitting in his seat to report his opinions, he walked out of his seat and came directly in front of Tsunade.

Kakashi, who was originally feeling a little sleepy, felt a pang in his heart when he saw this scene. Why did he feel such a damn sense of déjà vu?

He suddenly remembered that the same scene seemed to have occurred during the last meeting. Two days ago, Asuma told him that Shikamaru had become a little unrecognizable to him recently, so he hoped that nothing really happened.

Poking Asuma who was sitting in front of him, it took him a long time to react, and seeing his wide eyes Kakashi knew that the question was in vain.

"Shikamaru, do you have any comments? Is there something wrong with the factory again?"

Tsunade said calmly that Shikamaru was in charge of the factory aspect, and he must have come out now for this purpose, and she had also heard some bad rumors.

Shikamaru ignored his father's warning look and took out a report, which he and Takuma had discussed for a long time before summarizing. But before that, he wanted to tell them what happened before.

"That's right, Lady Tsunade. It's about the factory. There was a strike at the factory a while ago. Although the matter has been suppressed now, I think the village must pay more attention to it."

"Strike? Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

Tsunade is now lying with her eyes open. She doesn't understand the whole story, but the Anbu at least told her about it. It's just that Shikamaru never reported it to her, and nothing else happened in the factory, so she thought Shikamaru had resolved the matter.

Now that Shikamaru has brought it up again, it shows that things are not simple.

"I misjudged the situation at the time, so I didn't report it to you immediately. This is my fault."

Shikamaru didn't put the blame on the two consultants, but took the initiative to stop them, which made their expressions look better.

"The strike was able to be quelled because I agreed to one of their conditions."

"What conditions?"

Tsunade had no intention of blaming Shikamaru, she was just simply curious and she was still optimistic about Shikamaru.

Shikamaru did not state the condition directly, but instead spread out the report in his hand and showed Tsunade some calculation formulas.

"I and Chief Engineer Takuma from the Land of Rain calculated the factory's profits. After deducting the cost of materials, the cost of factory maintenance, and the share of Rain Village, we calculated the net profit obtained by Konoha. The wages of all the factory workers only accounted for 3%."

Tsunade was at a loss, she really didn't expect the workers' wages to be so low. Mitokado En and Utane Koharu, who knew all this, began to panic.

Shikamaru still did not propose the conditions he had agreed to at the beginning, but instead took out a meat roll that he had asked someone to buy from his pocket.

"Lady Tsunade, do you know what the workers eat every day? This is it. With their wages, they can only eat this kind of food to fill their stomachs. They dare not waste their earned wages at all. Opposite this stall is Konoha's famous barbecue stall. Except for ninjas, almost no one has ever entered it."

Tsunade took the somewhat cold burrito from Shikamaru's hand and took a bite of it regardless of the surprised looks of others.

"It tastes terrible. It tastes just like Bingliang Pills. What do you call this?"

Tsunade asked after taking a bite and setting it aside.

"Meat roll."

Without Shikamaru to buy it himself, there was very little minced meat in it.

“Is there meat in this thing?”

Tsunade felt like she was being deceived, who was she trying to fool?

"Did you agree to raise the workers' wages?"

Tsunade asked Shikamaru directly, and by this point in Shikamaru's performance even a fool would understand what he meant.

"Tsunade, we can't agree to that group of workers on this matter. If we make concessions, they will only go further and further!"

Without waiting for Shikamaru to reply, Mitomon En spoke hurriedly.

"That's right, Tsunade! Don't be soft-hearted at this time. Our factory has just stabilized! You have to make long-term plans!"

Utatane Koharu also shouted that if Tsunade really agreed, she would be taking money from them, which would be more painful than killing them.

Tsunade ignored the two men and waved at Shizune and asked.

"Shizune, what is Konoha's current financial situation?"

Shizune, who was called, stood up hurriedly. As the Hokage's secretary, she must know all this.

Shizune was a little afraid to look at the consultants' eyes, and said in a panic, "Tsunade-sama, Konoha's current financial situation is much better than the previous two years. We already have more than 3.5 billion in liquid funds."

"How many?"

Tsunade, who hadn't paid attention to this aspect recently, was also shocked. When did Konoha become so rich? 3.5 billion. If she wanted to complete a bounty mission, she would have to kill 100 ninjas like Asuma.

"Three and a half billion, Master Tsunade..."

Shizune lowered her head as much as she could, even without looking she could feel the murderous gazes of the two advisors.

"Shikamaru, what wage increase did you promise the workers?"

After knowing that the village was rich, Tsunade became more confident in her words. This matter was already a done deal, it just depended on how much it could increase.

"The original proportion was 3%, but now 5% is the most appropriate."

This was the result of an agreement between Shikamaru and Takuma. If the price was raised too high it would definitely not be appropriate.

"What about you guys? What do you think of Shikamaru's decision?"

Tsunade turned around and asked the advisors, and the first one she asked was Shikaku. In Tsunade's opinion, since they were father and son, Shikaku would definitely support Shikamaru's decision.

"I disagree, Tsunade, 5% is too much. This will almost double their wages!"

Koharu Utatane knew that the situation was hopeless, but she still wanted to struggle.

"It's not your turn to speak yet!"

Tsunade retorted without any hesitation. Don't think she doesn't know that most of the money earned from these factories, in addition to maintaining the facilities in the village, is used to build their clan land. She just turned a blind eye to how much they took from them. Don't blame her for being rude now that you are still making trouble.

Knowing that there was nothing that could be done, Mito Menen pulled on Utane Koharu's arm. They must not panic at this time and just make their position clear.

Shikaku sighed. He didn't expect Shikamaru to do this. He thought about it and said.

"I respect Lady Tsunade's decision."

Tsunade raised her eyebrows. Saying such words was undoubtedly a loss of vote. She didn't expect that Shikaku would say this. Was it to avoid suspicion?

"Can I say something?"

At this moment, Qiu Daodingzuo, who was sitting in the audience, raised his hand.

Tsunade was a little surprised, but she still had to give face to the Akimichi clan, so she nodded and signaled him to speak.

Ding Zuo stood up with some effort.

"When my son first told me about this, I didn't believe anyone could refuse the delicious food of the Akimichi clan. It wasn't until today that I realized how hard the factory workers work. I think the wages are really too low compared to their hard work."

"And I also hope that they will come more often to taste the barbecue after their wages increase! Haha!"

Ding Zuo finally made a joke to ease the atmosphere.

Shikamaru, standing in the middle of the field, smiled and said in his heart.

"Thank you, Choji."

At this time Kakashi also stood up.

"Yes, I heard that Yuyin's wages are very high. The last time I went to Yuyin, their workers were obviously living better than us. As a big country, we can't lag behind too much in this regard."

"Yes, that's right. I think so too. When I was patrolling there, I felt that they were having a very hard time."

Asuma also stood up. Why couldn't he support his student at this time?

"Although I don't understand the situation, but since Kakashi said so, I have to support him."

Kai touched his head and stood up.

Shikamaru stared at the teachers in a daze; what they said was beyond his expectations.

He didn't know how Kakashi felt before. If Shikamaru did something like Ye Lan again, they would not be able to just sit there and do nothing but let him go.

"That's right, Kakashi Jonin is right. As a great country, we must take the lead. Although I don't understand these techniques, I learned them from Yugakure. We can't fall behind in this regard."

Surprisingly, the last person to speak was Hinata Hiashi, who usually couldn't utter a word for a long time, and he was currently serving as a temporary consultant.

Tsunade nodded with satisfaction. With these words, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu could do nothing even if they were dissatisfied.

"Yeah, it looks like everyone has a good idea. Okay! It's decided then, the workers' wages will be paid according to what Shikamaru said!"