There was a thunder on the ground, and the entire ninja world was shocked by the news about Konoha and Sunagakure.
Two great ninja villages and two great countries merged?
Fortunately, the other Three Kingdoms ninja villages in the five major countries, their Kage and senior officials at least knew about this matter in advance.
Those small countries, as well as small and medium-sized ninja forces, were all frightened by this news.
Konoha was originally the strongest in the ninja world, and now with the addition of Sunagakure from one of the five great ninja villages, with such a size and strength, can other countries and forces on the continent still have a way to survive?
The shock was far more than that. While the people who received the news were still digesting this shocking change that completely changed the situation on the continent, Konoha made an even more shocking news.
The daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind announced their abdication, handing over the rule of the country to Kizaru, the fourth Hokage of Konoha.
Half an hour after the news of his abdication came out, Konoha issued a "Message to All Citizens."
In this notice, it was announced that the privileged classes of daimyo and nobles would be abolished. The new country after the fusion of the Fire Country and the Wind Country would be a new country where everyone is equal under the law, regardless of origin, only talent!
On this day, great changes unseen in thousands of years bloomed on this continent.
"This daimyo and nobles will no longer exist? We ninjas have become the masters of this country?"
"Idiot! Read the announcement carefully. From now on, the masters of this country are all citizens."
"Without those nobles, what will happen to our future missions?"
At the bulletin board in the center of Konoha, the villagers who heard the news surrounded the place.
Facing this earth-shattering change, some people are happy, some are worried, and some are indifferent.
I am happy that I no longer have to face those stupid nobles who are superior to me. I am worried that without the nobles, will the number of task commissions decrease significantly in the future?
"I believe Hokage-sama will consider this!" A die-hard supporter of Kizaru said confidently.
As soon as this person spoke his words, everyone around him showed signs of approval.
Everyone doesn't understand big things, but there is one thing that everyone has personal experience with, and that is that every proposal and reform initiated by the Fourth Hokage, Kizaru-sama, before he came to power or after he came to power, not only did no harm
Living in everyone's interests has actually improved everyone's lives.
"Such a large piece of land, without those noble officials, can we and those guys from Sunagakure manage it?"
When it comes to fighting and killing, the ninjas present are very confident, but when it comes to management and construction, these "professional soldiers" really have no experience.
"Ahem! Do you know the Konoha Cultural School that was just established in the village?" A middle-aged man coughed lightly, attracting the attention of the people around him, and said with a slightly proud and showy voice.
"Know!"
"What happened to that school?"
"Ba Xian, if you have something to say, please tell me!"
Putting on his airs, and under the urging of the people around him, Baxian said: "The old captain of our team was transferred to the ninja school as a teacher due to injury. Some time ago, he was transferred by the village to the new school to be responsible for the management."
Having said this, the middle-aged ninja who loved to show off stopped again and looked around.
Seeing everyone's eager eyes as if they were about to hit someone, Ba Xian only looked around halfway, and quickly continued: "The captain told me that there is a management major in that school, and the students studying this major are specially trained by the village to replace them.
Those noble officials, the manpower to manage the country."
"Is this true?" Ninjas with children at home came forward one after another.
Compared with letting unqualified children in the family embark on the extremely risky ninja career of licking blood from the knife edge, it is obviously a better choice to send the children to the management major of cultural schools and let them serve as officials after graduation.
Being an official is great! There are no dangers, and the benefits are good. Even if you have a bad heart, you can still make a lot of money!
"Of course! I have already sent my youngest son in." When Ba Xian mentioned this, his face was full of pride.
With envious eyes, a middle-aged ninja with a scar on his face asked with concern: "What are the requirements for studying management?"
"If you are over eight years old, you can read and write, and just pass the exam! However, the study time in this cultural school is very long. You need to study for eight years first, and then practice for two years before you can graduate."
Ten years? It’s quite a long time, but for these ninja families, it’s completely affordable.
"Baxian, is that cultural school still recruiting people?" someone asked impatiently.
"I don't know about that, you can go to school and ask." Baxian replied.
Many people looked thoughtful, thinking in their minds whether they should send all their children to cultural schools.
Being a ninja is not as good as being an official!
Some smart people have left the crowd silently,
Soon, news spread in the village about the newly established cultural school in the village to train officials.
For a time, any ninjas or villagers with some connections began to look for people to inquire about the authenticity of the news.
Such public opinion quickly spread to the upper echelons of the village and reached Kizaru.
"Kizaru, regarding the public opinion in the village, should we step in and stop it?" As the principal of the new school, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with concern.
"Isn't this a good thing? When we recruited the first batch of students, we spent a lot of effort. Now that public opinion has come out, we won't have to worry about the number of students in the future." Sitting on the sofa, holding coffee in his hand,
Kizaru said with a smile.
"But if all the ninjas send their children to cultural schools, what will happen to the ninja schools' students? If there are fewer people willing to become ninjas, we will have fewer available troops in the future."
As an older generation, Sarutobi Hiruzen's thinking has always been stuck in the Warring States Period and the Ninja Village Era. In his view, it is absolutely unacceptable for a Ninja Village to see a decline in the number of new ninjas.
"After unification, the country won't need so many ninjas. We only need to cultivate elites suitable for the path of ninjas." Kizaru explained.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "That's it." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked hesitant.
"Sarutobi-sensei, after the country is unified, do you think we will still have so many commissioned tasks? Without mission commissions, what will a large number of ninjas do for a living?" Kizaru asked the question.
Facing Kizaru's question, Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent. When he thought that the number of ninjas in the ninja villages of various countries combined might be close to one hundred thousand, he couldn't help but feel numb.
With the sharp decline in mission delegation, how can we feed so many ninjas?
You can't arrange for some of the ninjas to retire directly, right?
These are all ninjas who have killed people and seen blood! If their ninja status was simply and rudely cancelled, and they were left to figure out how to make a living on their own, there would be big trouble.
Hiruzen Sarutobi could guess what a group of ninjas who had lost their income and could not find a suitable job to support their families would do without thinking carefully.
Wandering ninjas and rebellious ninjas who travel around the world will do anything for money.
Not to mention, there is also a gold exchange that specializes in issuing bounty missions and has strongholds all over the continent.
"Kizaru, have you and Tobirama-sensei made any plans regarding the arrangements for these ninjas?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with concern.
Kizaru nodded, looking confident.
"The mission delegation system will remain, but in the future only civilian missions that comply with legal provisions can be released. All military missions such as combat, assassination, and intelligence reconnaissance can only be released by the official.
At the same time, we will conduct internal inspections of all ninjas in the next few months, and transfer them to non-combat departments based on their strengths.
In addition, peace officers and subordinate security teams will be established across the country to be responsible for local security management. These peace officers and security teams will be served by ninjas who have transferred to other posts."
"In this case, will our financial expenditure be too large?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked worriedly.
"We are not just a ninja village now, Teacher Sarutobi! This country will be managed by us. Whether it is taxation or government-run business, our fiscal revenue will be greatly increased."
"It seems that I am really old!"
He actually ignored such a simple question, and Sarutobi Hiruzen once again felt that he was aging and falling behind.
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