Haruto Saito's administrative orders did not stir up much controversy!
These two policies had already been approved in meetings, and the major clans of Konoha were well aware of them. Moreover, they had little involvement with these special industries. As for those directly involved—casino owners, managers of entertainment establishments, and others—they were just ordinary people!
They had no ability to defy an official decree from Konoha.
Thus, in the following period, dozens of special industry businesses in Konoha began a mass relocation. Haruto Saito issued a final ultimatum—either move or face closure, with heavy fines as an additional deterrent!
Everything progressed smoothly!
Under Haruto Saito's arrangements, the area surrounding the Commerce Department gradually took shape, forming designated districts: a casino street, an entertainment district, and a Kabukicho district!
Once these special industries were concentrated together, people realized just how much traffic they could attract! These streets were bustling daily, even more so than Konoha's central commercial streets!
This directly triggered a rental boom in the nearby districts!
Many wealthy merchants and even major clans of Konoha quickly took action, renting storefronts near these special industry streets to open inns, restaurants, taverns, tea houses, and general stores!
It was a veritable explosion of economic activity!
During this time, Haruto Saito also began planning for a food street and Konoha's first-ever supermarket! Simultaneously, he erected a thirty-meter-high stone monument in the plaza in front of the Commerce Department.
It was named the "Hero Memorial Monument."
Dedicated to honoring the brave souls who had fallen in war for Konoha, this monument was fully funded by Haruto Saito himself, receiving swift approval from Konoha's leadership. While it seemed like an altruistic gesture, in reality, he had established a landmark for the heart of his business empire!
As a transmigrator, Haruto Saito fully understood the significance of landmark buildings!
For the next three months, Haruto Saito was relentlessly busy, even cutting down on his training time. He introduced numerous innovations, such as Konoha's first dedicated hotpot restaurant, the first Western fast-food chain, and the first Chinese fast-food eatery!
Additionally, he founded the first-ever theater in the Ninja World!
The performances depicted heroic tales of Konoha's ninjas on the battlefield. Haruto Saito had never managed a theater before, but he had watched plenty in his past life, so he simply mimicked what he had seen. For this project, he even leveraged his unique ability to see people's potential, selecting a group of ordinary villagers with acting talent and providing them with short-term training!
He even went so far as to hire actual ninjas, issuing tasks to have them participate in the performances!
During this period, Haruto Saito opened sales for commercial and residential properties in two nearby districts, successfully recovering funds while also helping Tsunade and the others reclaim their investments. Tsunade was often away on missions and had little time to manage business matters, so Haruto Saito handled everything on their behalf!
The property prices in the eight districts jointly owned by Haruto Saito, Tsunade, and others quadrupled in just three months!
Originally, these areas had low property values, being slums. Even after quadrupling in price, they still hadn't reached the levels of Konoha's central commercial districts—leaving plenty of room for growth!
Konoha Year 33, Late April!
Due to the increase in immigration to Konoha, all the properties Haruto Saito had put up for sale were sold out. As a result, he opened up the remaining districts for sale!
The so-called immigrants… were actually wealthy individuals from the Land of Fire!
With the war escalating, the entire northern region of the Land of Fire had become unstable, overrun by rogue ninjas and displaced refugees. Many of the wealthy from these regions fled to Konoha—some to settle permanently, others merely seeking temporary refuge.
During wartime, obtaining official residency in Konoha was a complex process, requiring rigorous scrutiny and approval!
However, the Land of Fire was vast, and its wealthy population was substantial. Even after stringent filtering, many of them successfully became new residents of Konoha!
Konoha Year 33, May!
The commercial and residential occupancy rate in the eight districts surrounding the Commerce Department reached 60%! This interconnected network of districts was now fully thriving! Its level of prosperity was beginning to rival Konoha's central commercial streets! Property prices had surged to six times their original value!
Despite selling off commercial residences, Haruto Saito retained ownership of all storefronts along the streets—renting them out instead of selling!
Thus, the most valuable assets in the eight districts remained firmly in Haruto Saito's control!
More astonishingly, excluding fixed assets, Haruto Saito had already recovered nearly 800 million ryo in liquid funds! And property prices were still rising… This was a direct result of his aggressive marketing tactics. He had introduced the concept of real estate speculation to Konoha, orchestrating an overwhelming promotional campaign that led many to drive up property values on his behalf!
Konoha Year 33, June—Haruto Saito's privately owned "Ninja World First Bank" released its first three-month financial report to Konoha's administration! Total loans issued: 4.3 billion ryo! Total deposits absorbed: 5.8 billion ryo!
Haruto Saito had succeeded!
Everyone knew the sheer scale of Haruto Saito's assets! The possibility of him defaulting on his debts simply didn't exist. Even if he were to perish on a mission, his properties remained intact!
Of course, the primary reason the bank attracted so many deposits was its exceptionally high interest rates!
Haruto Saito believed that his success was inevitable!
Because the people of the Ninja World were simply too naive!
Or perhaps just foolish!
Every strategy, every maneuver he implemented was years ahead of their time!
Mid-June!
Haruto Saito began planning Konoha's first private school—an elementary school!
This institution was designed for children from ordinary families, providing fundamental education. Haruto Saito recruited experienced teachers from various private schools in Konoha, offering them competitive salaries. He named it "Konoha First Elementary School!" While Konoha had a well-established Ninja Academy, there were no comprehensive schools for ordinary children—only small private academies or informal study halls!
Konoha First Elementary School was modeled after the large-scale educational institutions of Haruto Saito's past life!
It could accommodate over a thousand students at a time!
Haruto Saito even promoted the idea that students at his school could have their latent ninja talents discovered and, if identified, would be recommended for entry into the Ninja Academy!
To reinforce this, he employed a clever trick!
Using his ability to discern people's potential, he selected several students with ninja talent from the elementary school and successfully got them admitted to the Ninja Academy—then widely publicized their success…
This caused enrollment at Konoha First Elementary School to surge! Nearby property prices skyrocketed as well—the concept of "school district housing" was introduced for the first time…
Konoha Year 33, July!
Haruto Saito had already recovered over 1 billion ryo in funds! His repeated successes not only shook Konoha but also caught the attention of the entire Ninja World! Countless individuals were envious!
Konoha Year 33, July 15th!
In the afternoon!
Hiruzen Sarutobi convened an expanded high-level meeting of Konoha's leadership!
And in this meeting, Haruto Saito faced the most severe impeachment of his career—led by Koharu Utatane and supported by twelve of Konoha's most influential officials, accusing him of blatant abuse of power for personal gain!