Not only are there traditional family-run izakayas all over the country, but some catering groups have also entered the market. The CR4 of the izakaya industry, or the top four companies, have a market share of .
Faced with competition from large izakaya chains that have advanced business concepts, standardized operations, and their own upstream and downstream industrial chains with lower costs, traditional family-run izakayas are also struggling.
It is difficult for a traditional izakaya to continue to operate well relying solely on the so-called human touch and the flavor of everyday life.
The Takasaki family's izakaya originally relied on Boss Takasaki's sashimi as its main selling point. After Boss Takasaki fell ill, he lost his most important arm. It turned out that the Takasaki sisters alone could not make it.
Chiyo Matsudaira wrote and drew on a blank notepad. It seemed that she still had to change the management philosophy of Takasaki Izakaya, keep up with the times, redesign the menu, and then introduce suppliers through her own channels to reduce costs.
"Uchiha, if you have nothing else to do, you can go back to the classroom first. Don't forget to report to the club on Friday."
Matsudaira Chiyo waved her hand without even raising her head, and was about to send Uchiha Ming away.
"OK!"
Uchiha Ming waved his hand and walked out of the activity room, leaving Matsudaira Chiyo who continued to bite the tip of the pen, frowning and thinking hard about something.
After lunch break, when he returned to the classroom, Uchiha Ming's mind was no longer on the class.
He supported his forehead with one hand, with half of his face covered by his palm. Under his closed eyelids, the vision of the Sharingan had already contacted the psychic crow thousands of miles away.
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Yamanashi Prefecture, Okuchichibu Mountains in the northeast.
In front of the lush mountains, armored vehicles and wheeled combat vehicles are ready for battle.
"Ohhhh, it's finally here!"
Looking at the Metropolitan Police Department's riot police cars escorting a heavy truck appearing at the end of the road, a slightly plump officer with a pot belly and wearing a Self-Defense Force uniform put down his binoculars.
After being checked by the Self-Defense Forces armed with live ammunition, the cordon was opened and the Metropolitan Police Department's motorcade slowly stopped on the side of the road. A dark-skinned, serious-looking middle-aged man got out of the first police car and walked up to the officer.
"I'm Chief Mori of the Public Security Section 5, and I'm in charge of escorting this target."
"Well, I'm the commander of this military exercise, Muto Shōbu."
After being castrated by the United States, the Self-Defense Forces are no longer a military in name, but that does not mean that the military rank system has been abolished. Although the Self-Defense Forces are composed of civil servants, they also have their own set of ranks. The rank of general in the Self-Defense Forces is equivalent to the rank of major general in other countries.
After a few simple greetings, Muto Masahiro, who had chubby cheeks and looked quite blessed, turned his curious gaze towards the heavy truck.
“Is this the protagonist of this military exercise?”
The heavily loaded truck slowly drove towards the planned open space, with the side of the truck facing the forest of the Okuchichibu Mountains, and the thickened special steel plate was lowered.
Inside the steel fence of the truck, a huge red-haired bear monster lay listlessly inside.
Although this monster looks like a bear, no matter which bear species it is, it would not have a two-meter-long tail with bony spurs.
"No matter how many times you see a monster, it's always shocking! Do you really want to use such a valuable living specimen as a target for an exercise?"
Muto Masahiro looked at the red-haired bear monster with interest and asked.
"Now is the time to demonstrate the Self-Defense Forces' military power. The purpose of this exercise is to stabilize the morale of the people and deter villains. Anyway, this Type A doesn't have any special abilities. After going through many live experiments, it is almost broken, so the higher-ups decided to take it out and make use of it." Section Chief Mori said nonchalantly.
The exercise was held in Yamanashi Prefecture because it is close to Tokyo. If an accident occurs in Tokyo, the Self-Defense Forces can deploy armed forces into the city at the first moment.
The red-haired bear monster had its hair shaved off in many places, revealing its pale skin, and there were also many marks of stitches.
"Please step back a few steps, Muto Shobu. I'm going to open the cage. The anesthetic I injected into this Type-A is about to wear off."
After Masahiro Muto and Section Chief Mori retreated to the iron chariot, the armored vehicle aimed its gun at the truck. The Self-Defense Force members, armed with live ammunition, loaded their guns and stood guard with their guns.
After pressing the button, the iron cage door slowly opened. The listless red-haired bear monster looked at the forest outside and let out a few heavy gasps of excitement. He tentatively stretched his claws out of the iron cage, and found that he was not electrocuted like before. The red-haired bear monster rushed down the truck in one go.
Looking back at the Self-Defense Forces' tanks and members, the red-haired bear monster's only remaining eye revealed deep hatred, but more of it was fear!
Without much hesitation, the red-haired bear monster rushed into the Okuchichibu Mountains and disappeared soon after.
Chapter 39 040 Artillery Strike
"It's okay, right? It won't really get away. I don't know how many important people are watching this exercise. If it really happens, you and I will both be in trouble!"
Holding a telescope and watching the red-haired bear monster disappear into the depths of the forest, Muto Shobu became a little anxious.
"Don't worry, Muto Shoubu. We have already implanted a positioning chip into this Type A. No matter where it escapes to, we have it under control."
Section Chief Mori said confidently:
"And even if that happens, we have placed a dissolving capsule in its stomach. The shell will melt before 1000pm, and more than mg of potassium cyanide will be released. Even a Type A will die for sure."
"Then let's carry out the exercise according to the plan."
Puff puff, a huge roar was heard in the sky, and three armed helicopters loaded with heavy weapons took off from the Kita Fuji training ground and flew over the two men's heads.
At a command from Masahiro Muto, one Type 16 wheeled mobile fighting vehicle after another started moving in the original direction.
The Type 16 wheeled vehicle is smaller than the average main battle tank and has eight pairs of wheels, with the front four being rotating wheels. It has good maneuverability and increased passability on soft land, making it particularly suitable for island countries with many mountains and rivers.
Half an hour later, three helicopters from the Air Cavalry Combat Regiment of the Ground Self-Defense Force, which were participating in the battle to assist ground forces, had arrived over a forest on the west side of the Okuchichibu Mountains.
"Okay, got it. Don't kill the target directly, but drive him to the predetermined coordinates!"
He put down the communicator and, as the captain of the air cavalry combat regiment, gave orders to other helicopters in the air channel;
"The target is in the woods below. First, drop incendiary bombs on the east side and set fire to it to force it out!"
“Puff, puff—!”
Two helicopters circled in the air and flew towards the east of the forest, dropping incendiary bombs and accelerants.
Suddenly, incendiary bombs fell from the sky and exploded violently the moment they hit the ground. The accelerants connected the fire points into an insurmountable wall of fire.
The flames rose into the air along the woods, and the raging forest fire swept from east to west along the wind direction, sweeping over with unstoppable force, like the flames of hell that would burn and devour everything.
Countless small animals fled out of the mountains and forests and broke through to the west.
The captain's eyes were fixed on the ground below, but no target appeared as planned, and he couldn't help feeling anxious.
Could he have been burned to death in the first wave of incendiary bombs?
He was just about to pick up the communicator to contact the command center to confirm whether the target was moving, when he saw a conspicuous red monster rushing out of the woods.
"Okay, we found the target! Open the hatch machine gun and start chasing the target. Note, we are not shooting them to death, we are chasing them away!"
"understand!"
The machine gunner turned the door machine gun with some excitement, with the muzzle tilted downward.
The door-mounted machine gun is the least powerful weapon carried by this armed helicopter, but even so, it can fire hundreds of bullets in an instant. It is a powerful weapon used by the armed helicopter to suppress ground troops and eliminate miscellaneous soldiers.
The machine gunner looked very excited. He never thought that there would be a day when he would have the chance to fight monsters.
Although this monster is not big in size, it is still a monster, right?
"Da da da!"
The bullets poured down and swept past the red-haired bear monster several meters away, causing bursts of smoke to bounce up on the ground. Some trees were hit by the machine guns and broke on the spot.
The machine gunner tried very hard to control the muzzle of the gun so as not to hit the red-haired monster. After all, these were machine gun bullets. Even if a whale suddenly appeared on land covered with scales, the hatch machine gun could shoot it into a ball of rotten meat.
Monsters that can remain unscathed by bullets or even missiles only exist in special effects films.
The other two armed helicopters also rushed over, opened the hatch machine guns, and together drove the red-haired bear monster to the west.
Once the red-haired bear monster shows signs of getting out of control, a volley of bullets will be fired at it immediately, forcing it to change direction.
Ten minutes later, the red-haired bear monster had been driven to a bare hill, next to which was an abandoned wooden villa.
"Calling the command center! The target has been driven to the predetermined coordinates!"
The captain picked up the communicator to report to the command center, then hovered in the air as if to avoid being affected, and no longer moved forward. The machine guns outside the cabin were still firing at full power, forcing the red-haired bear monster not to retreat.
Seeing that the three steel monsters flying in the air finally stopped chasing it, the red-haired bear monster had time to stop and take a rest half walking and half running.
At this moment, the red-haired bear monster saw several small black dots suddenly appear in the air, coming from far away and landing beside it in an instant.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
Huge explosions sounded one after another.
This wave of artillery fire had not yet ended, another round of artillery fire roared, flashes and smoke instantly exploded on the ground, the land was blown up and dirt flew into the sky, and gray-white smoke filled the air.
Two kilometers away, a row of Type 16 wheeled mobile fighting vehicles were lined up, and the muzzles of the 105mm rifled guns were still spewing flames and firing one shell after another.
"Boom--!"
Looking at the entire hill being plowed and the wooden villa being blown away by the first wave of artillery attacks, Muto Masahiro couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile on his fat face.
He turned to look at Section Chief Mori and asked:
"Is the positioning chip on that monster still working?"
"After being driven to the coordinate location, the signal was completely lost." Section Chief Mori's face was also full of smiles. The Type A had been reduced to ashes in the waves of artillery attacks, and not a single bone was left.
"The bigwigs above should be satisfied with this military exercise. Even monsters can't withstand the Self-Defense Forces' steel cannons!"
Section Chief Mori looked at the hill that was almost flattened, and a strong sense of pride and confidence emerged on his face!
This round of artillery fire is not even the tip of the iceberg of human military strength. It is only a small part of the Self-Defense Forces' armed forces.
Not to mention, Japan has more than just the Self-Defense Forces, there are also US military bases. Behind all Japanese people there is not only a powerful motherland, but also an even more powerful father country.
This is also the reason why Section Chief Mori advocates being tough against the extraordinary people. So what if they can cut bullets with a knife and spit fire? Such power is nothing compared to human military arms.
Now is the 100st century, and it is no longer the barbaric and ignorant era of the past. The light of human science and technology shines on the whole world. In the past short years, mankind has accomplished great achievements that surpass the previous two thousand years!
Giant steel ships that conquered the four oceans, thousands of miles of railways connecting countries, fighter jets that are faster than the chariots of gods in mythology... Human beings have conquered land, sea, and sky, and have set their sights on the more distant sea of stars.
The so-called supernatural beings that suddenly emerged in this era, whether they were monsters, evil spirits, or extraordinary beings, were nothing more than clowns.
Section Chief Sen doesn't care whether the extraordinary people are sewer rats that have been hiding since ancient times, or mutants who have suddenly awakened superpowers. They must bow their heads and obey orders in front of the state apparatus. Otherwise, they must be suppressed and suppressed again until those freaks completely surrender.
Chapter 40 SWTO
Under the clear blue sky, the land ravaged by artillery fire is dotted with craters, with gray smoke rolling up into the sky. If a white dove symbolizing peace flies by at this time, it might be very poetic.
Unfortunately, what flew over was not a dove with pure white wings, but a black deathbird.
A crow with red pupils, unafraid of the smell of gunpowder and smoke, landed on the land, jumped back and forth for a while, and finally flapped its wings and flew into the sky.
At the same time, Uchiha Ming, who was far away in Bunkyo District, Tokyo, lowered his arms that were covering his eyes, revealing a pair of deep, dark eyes.
Thinking of the artillery attack that had flattened the entire hill in an instant with the force of thunder, Uchiha Ming's face couldn't help but become solemn.
This destructive power has already surpassed his current strongest attack method, the Fireball Technique.
The destructive power of modern military technology is not inferior to the powerful ninjutsu in Naruto. If we don’t take into account the last few gods who can rewrite the map with just a wave of their hands, it may even be more powerful.
However, the imaginary enemy of modern human military power has never been an individual with powerful strength. Uchiha Ming naturally would not be stupid enough to fight head-on with the regular army that is ready for battle.
"The biggest advantage is that the authorities are in the open, and I am in the dark. As long as the authorities don't find out that all the extraordinary people are my sock puppets, I can dodge and even hide behind the scenes to stir up trouble... Pah! It's my chance to take charge of the overall situation."
The ninjas in Naruto are highly skilled, agile, and mobile. They can hide in the dark and suddenly attack, kill with one blow, and then quickly retreat into the crowd or escape into the city. The Japanese officials cannot do anything to them.
No matter how desperate the Self-Defense Forces are, it is impossible for them to carry out artillery fire on an international city like Tokyo. The best the Metropolitan Police Department can do is to send the Special Assault Team (SAT) for special operations to carry out a siege.
However, it is not difficult for Uchiha Ming to escape the encirclement with his transformation skills and bird clone skills.
Repeated guerrilla warfare and decapitation tactics can greatly shake the country's social order and cause violent social unrest. If it is even more ruthless...
"Level 2 Fire Style can only use C-level ninjutsu, which cannot be compared with a round of artillery fire in terms of momentum and destructive power. But if it is upgraded to level 3, it can use B-level or even A-level ninjutsu, and the power is incomparable."
Uchiha Ming is very confident in the lethality of the Naruto power system, but the only drawback is that the ninja is a bit fragile, has little blood, and average defense.
Although Uchiha Ming is not very afraid of light weapons such as pistols, he can only rely on his agility to dodge or cut down the bullets. If he is hit by a pistol, he will bleed even if he is hit at close range by a police pistol such as the Nambu M60, not to mention machine gun bullets, sniper rifles and the like.
It is simply impossible for the protagonist in the movie to be shot several times but still be able to walk briskly and jump around, and fight with the pursuers for three hundred rounds.
With Uchiha Ming's current physical condition, he might lose his ability to move if hit by a large-caliber rifle bullet.
"I want it so much. Hidan's immortality! The powerful vitality of the Senju and Uzumaki clans, and the medical ninjutsu that can even continue a beheading. And Orochimaru. Although Orochimaru's strength is average, his ability to save his life is one of the best among the Kage-level. But Orochimaru's jutsu involves body transformation, and I don't want to become like him, half-human, half-ghost."
Just in case, this life-saving ninjutsu should be obtained as soon as possible. Since the monsters in this world have abilities similar to Naruto's ninjutsu, it is very likely that some of them also have the above-mentioned abilities. If he can get them, it will also eliminate his worries.
It’s a pity that Uchiha Ming doesn’t have the ninjutsu to search for monsters, and he is not a perception-type ninja, so he can’t find monsters to attack.
It would be great if this system had a function to automatically search for enemies and engage in combat, or to issue tasks and proactively give targets for them to solve.
Unfortunately, there is none of them. The system now only has two functions: training ground and item store. He needs to advance to a jonin before the next icon can be lit up, but the next icon obviously does not have the function of automatically searching for enemies and issuing tasks.
