Chapter 185 The First Ninja King of the Land of Ninja
Everyone looked at Souji.
This guy finally became Hokage today.
It's only natural that someone who can kill the Mizukage and Raikage at will would be inexcusable not to become Hokage.
And of course, there were the changes he proposed...
Souji accepted everyone's gazes with composure and said:
"I understand everyone is eager to know, so let's start with the most important thing."
"As the Hokage, I hereby declare that, effective today, all Daimyo are hereby abolished."
"At the same time, we will integrate the countries that have ninja villages in this region and build a new great power."
"This country is called the Country of Ninjas!"
Although they had known about this through previous communications, they were still somewhat moved when they heard Souji announce it in person.
Especially the oldest, Genji and Onoki, were born in the Warring States period and experienced the establishment of ninja clans and ninja villages.
They never imagined that they would experience the unification of ninja villages into ninja nations!
"The Land of Ninjas..."
Onoki said in a deep voice:
"Whether it's a ninja village or a ninja nation, there must be a leader, so..."
Souji answered frankly:
"I will serve as the first leader of the Ninja Country."
"The title of the leader of the Ninja Country is named 'Ninja King,' which means that I myself will serve as the first Ninja King."
"Of course, since Konoha is only a part of the Land of Shinobi, and now that I have become the King of Shinobi, there is no need for me to continue to retain the title of Hokage.
At that time, I will hand over the position of Hokage to Minato Namikaze, who will become the Fifth Hokage."
"The Fifth Kage? Will he still retain his status as one of the Five Kage?" the Tsuchikage asked.
"The major ninja villages have well-developed infrastructure.
Even if they are integrated into the Land of Ninjas, there is no need for major changes.
The ninja villages in each region will remain as they are, and the Five Kage, as the leaders of the ninja villages, will not need to be abolished."
"The Five Kage have simply changed their role from assisting the Daimyo to assisting the King of Shinobi."
Fengying Luosha asked:
"So, the Five Kage have become something like an elder council?"
Yes, something like that.
Souji replied:
"The regions that are now called 'countries' will be renamed 'states' after the establishment of the Ninja Country, such as the Fire State and the Wind State."
"Each ninja village will serve as the center of its respective state, with the village leader governing the area."
"So... does this mean we retain almost all our status and power?" Fengying continued to ask.
"That's right!
Of course, the most fundamental policies and laws must be implemented in accordance with the national policies of the Land of Ninja.
However, as long as they do not violate the national policies of the Land of Ninja, each ninja village can have a great deal of freedom in actual governance."
"Each ninja village has its own finances and must pay a certain percentage of its taxes to the Land of Ninja each year for public use.
All other income and expenditures are the responsibility of the village itself, unless serious problems arise."
The crowd nodded slightly in agreement.
This arrangement is not bad, or rather, it's very generous.
With this arrangement, the Land of Ninjas is actually more like a large alliance.
Compared to the original relationship where ninjas served daimyo and were in a superior-subordinate relationship, now that they have been integrated into the Ninja Country, although they still have Souji, the Ninja King, above them, their actual status and authority have actually been enhanced.
At least the powerful figures wouldn't let them make and manage their own money.
Making a little money on small-scale operations is fine, but if the amount is large, the authorities will issue a warning to them.
Because the operation of ninja villages relies entirely on funding and mission assignments from the daimyo, ninjas have always had to take on various dangerous missions and fight against other ninjas.
The barrenest of the sand dunes naturally feel this most deeply.
Although Rasa was not Kazekage before, he was a high-ranking figure in Sunagakure.
However, he had harbored resentment towards the Daimyo of the Land of Wind for many years.
In recent years, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had repeatedly reduced the funding and mission quotas for Sunagakure, making Sunagakure's finances increasingly strained and deepening his resentment towards the Daimyo.
Therefore, the Kazekage was the happiest when he heard that each ninja village was financially independent.
Of course, the others are not much different.
Ordinary ninjas don't really understand these situations, and might even think that money is too vulgar.
However, as members of the Five Kage and the high-ranking members of the ninja villages, everyone deeply understands how fatal it is for their finances to be controlled by others.
Every mission involves facing life-or-death crises, and even a child who has just graduated from the Ninja Academy may die on a mission early on.
Ninja battles are simply bloodshed, devoid of honor and romance; they are purely for a little money, a constant gamble with one's life.
If given a choice, who would bother to fight with others?
But as a ninja, he had never had a choice.
If you don't carry out missions and don't risk your life in battle, you won't have money, and if you don't have money, you'll starve to death.
It was such a simple thing that caused the deaths of countless ninjas, including many talented and outstanding young people.
Even the highest-level S-rank missions, which are said to offer a reward of at least one million taels, are actually very rare.
The vast majority of missions only offer a reward of a few hundred to two million taels.
Is over a million taels a lot?
Ichiraku Ramen, a famous spot in Konoha, costs 50 ryo for a bowl of ramen.
If the reward for an S-level mission is 1.5 million ryo, that's equivalent to 30,000 bowls of ramen.
A bowl of noodles costs ryo at Lanxing Modern, so 30,000 ryo would cost around 600,000 RMB.
If a ninja were doing an ordinary job, such an income would indeed be quite high.
But since it involves risking one's life in a bloody battle, the money spent to buy one's life is far from enough.
Every ninja who can become a Jonin must be a rare and outstanding talent.
To risk the life of such a talent for the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of purchasing power is obviously a huge loss.
This has always been a source of pain for all the major ninja villages, but in the face of long-standing traditions, everyone is powerless to change it.
Now, with Mochizuki Souji leading the way in abolishing the daimyo system and allowing each ninja village to manage its own finances, all of this is coming to an end!
Everyone was naturally very satisfied.
Even the Raikage, despite having a blood feud with Souji for killing his father, had to admit that Mochizuki Souji's arrangements were indeed far more comprehensive than he had imagined.
He originally thought that the Souji would force everyone to obey through force and would implement a high-pressure rule in the future.
But what I'm hearing now is completely different from what I imagined...
Even if Mochizuki Souji forced him, and even if he were given the choice, he would definitely join such a good opportunity for the sake of Kumogakure.
At this moment, Master Onoki slowly spoke and asked:
"Although it allows us to freely participate in various industries to make money, it is indeed a great thing for all ninjas, as it can avoid unnecessary fighting."
"But... in that case, we ninjas will compete with ordinary people for their livelihoods, which will cause new problems."
"Lord Ninja King, how do you intend to handle this problem?"
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