With the experience from last time, Shikamaru did not go directly to Tsunade to report the matter, but went straight back home.

During dinner, Shikaku glanced at Shikamaru, raised his glass and said, "I heard there were some accidents on the construction site."

Dad is drinking more and more frequently.

Shikamaru had no intention of hiding it, "A worker fell from a height on the construction site, but luckily he survived."

"It's just that his legs were broken, so he won't be able to work anymore."

Shikamaru picked at the food haphazardly, earning his mother's disapproval and slapping his hands.

Lu Jiu didn't pay attention to his wife's little actions, and pointed out directly, "Do you want to help him apply for compensation?"

Shikamaru nodded, but hadn't figured out how to talk to Tsunade, so he went home first to discuss it with his father.

"This matter is a case in Konoha. As usual, if you lose your ability to work, you will be compensated for three years of wages."

"Three years, isn't that too little?"

Shikamaru had never understood this aspect, but for someone who lost his ability to work in his twenties, this amount of money was nothing.

"It's not a small number. You know, many villages don't even have three years."

Shikaku didn't expect that his son would be so concerned about this.

"His family is in a difficult situation. He has an elderly mother and two children, and he is the only man in the family."

Shikaku stopped picking up the wine glass and sighed, "Take some money from home and give it to him privately. Don't tell anyone else."

He was relieved that Shikamaru had sympathy, but the Nara family was the last one who needed it.

“Can’t we improve the workers’ wages a little bit?”

This kind of thing will most likely happen again in the future. If the Nara family has to pay out of their own pockets every time, even if they are rich, they will not be able to withstand such a spending spree.

Shikaku's expression turned serious, "Don't mention this kind of thing again. You crossed the line last time."

When Shikamaru thought about the last salary increase, he realized that he had already touched those people's cake and they might not make it a fuss for the sake of his father. If he brought it up again, the relationship between his family and those consultants would become antagonistic again.

"It seems that the glamour and beauty I saw when I was a child were all deceptive."

Shikamaru said self-deprecatingly.

"You can just say this kind of thing at home."

Instead, Shikaku was very pleased that Shikamaru could see this and did not care about Shikamaru's complaints.

A day later, Shikamaru took the compensation money and went to the hospital ward.

When I opened the door, I found Sakura in the ward.

"Are you there too?"

"I brought Karin and the others here to observe the patient's condition. This is the worker who was injured at your construction site."

Karin and Tayuya appeared behind Sakura.

Sakura's expression wasn't very good. She had just arrived at the hospital not long ago and couldn't be as calm as Shizune. She looked at the patient with sympathy in her eyes.

"Well, I came here to visit."

Shikamaru greeted him and walked to the bedside. Hiro's wife and children were not there, only his elderly mother was there.

As soon as the old woman saw Shikamaru, she stared at him expectantly, making Shikamaru feel a little uncomfortable.

"Master Shikamaru, you are here. I'm sorry I can only lie here and can't greet you now."

Although A Kuan's face was still a little pale, he seemed to be in much better spirits and could already speak.

"Just take good care of your injuries. This is the compensation the village gives you. Take it away first."

Shikamaru nodded, took out a stack of banknotes wrapped in brown paper from his arms, and stuffed it into A-Kan's mother's hand.

As soon as A Kuan's mother received the money, she couldn't wait to open it. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the bills inside were all large amounts.

A Kuan glanced at him. As a worker, he knew very well how much the compensation for Konoha was, so he asked with some confusion.

"Master Shikamaru, this compensation..."

Shikamaru motioned the other party to stop talking, and slowly explained, "Don't tell anyone else about this money. The extra money is my family's compensation to you. After all, I also have some responsibility in this matter."

The old woman smiled widely and nodded quickly.

"Yes, yes, I said that Master Ninja is a kind-hearted person. I heard that the last wage increase was handled by you. Although it's not much, only 2%, it's good to be able to buy two more buns every day."

Shikamaru was stunned for a moment, then said calmly, "This is what I should do. This is all I can do."

"You are the first reliable ninja I have ever met. Look how many people came to see Kuan when he was injured, and it was you who was busy running around."

The old woman kept praising him and kept comparing him with other people.

Ah Kuan couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he coughed and said, "Mom, the construction site is very busy right now, and they have their own families to earn money too."

The old woman still showed no sign of stopping. Perhaps it was because they hadn’t chatted for a long time, so she took this opportunity to have a good chat.

Shikamaru just responded reluctantly and asked another question following her words.

"Who usually pays your wages?"

Before A Kuan could answer, the old woman spoke up, "It's Ryosuke who's the one who's responsible for the skinning. He's the one who's in charge of the wages."

Shikamaru nodded thoughtfully, then said a few more words of comfort before leaving the ward.

"I didn't expect you to become a big shot, Shikamaru."

As soon as they got out, Sakura said jokingly.

But Shikamaru, who was going out, had no mood to joke, and his face became a little gloomy. He didn't expect that there would be a day when he would be plotted against, and by such an ordinary person.

"What's wrong...Did something happen to Shikamaru?"

Thinking that Shikamaru was unhappy with her joke, Sakura walked forward and said with some concern.

"It's okay, it's just some things in the village. I'll leave first."

There was no need to explain to Sakura, Shikamaru just left the hospital because he knew where Ryosuke's family lived.

"Tsk, that's great, you guys in Konoha even have this thing called compensation money."

Seeing Shikamaru leaving, Karin, who had been paying attention to what was happening, spoke up.

"Isn't this normal?"

The naive Sakura thought this made sense, and without noticing the tone in Karin's voice, she turned around and asked.

"Yuyin only had this kind of thing after the factory was rebuilt. Other villages didn't have it before. If you get injured at work, those who can help you get well are considered good people. Most people don't care whether you live or die."

Karin recalled the days she spent in Kusagakure. That kind of place wouldn't care about your life or death if you were no longer useful to it.

"How could this be?"

"Because it has no use value."

Duoyou also recalled the experience of being abandoned and her face looked a little bad. It was due to various coincidences that she came to Yuyin this time.

When Xiu was being hunted by Yuyin, Duoyou was mistaken for Xiu's companion and was also being hunted by the other party. With nowhere to go, Duoyou followed Xiu to Yuyin.

Because he had some talent in illusion and good control over chakra, he joined the medical department of Yuyin in a daze.

This life, which was completely different from the previous one and even somewhat stable, made Duoyou, who had been wandering for many years, feel a little warm.

She cut off her long hair not only to change her appearance, but also to represent her determination to start over.

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