Chapter 186 makes perfect sense, doesn't it?
Although it's a confirmed matter, Mochizuki Souji is only scheduled to become the Ninja King, and hasn't actually taken the position yet.
But that old fellow, Genji, changed his address to Mochizuki Souji as "Lord Ninja King" without saying a word.
Wow, as expected, old people become more open-minded; they really don't care about saving face at all!
But it is indeed admirable...
Everyone looked at Genji with strange eyes. Even Souji was speechless at the rapid change in how Genji was addressed.
I won't give you any benefits just because of a few nice words, so why are you fawning over me like this?
After clearing his throat, Souji regained his composure and said:
"Indeed, if ninjas no longer fight but apply ninjutsu to all walks of life, it will definitely have a huge impact on ordinary people in the early stages.
After all, ninjutsu is fast and effective, and ordinary people's skills cannot compare to ninjutsu."
"However, the vast majority of ninjutsu are combat-oriented, and the number that can actually be used in other areas is quite limited, at most in the areas of medicine, construction, and resource extraction."
"If it's just these industries, it should be manageable and avoid causing too serious negative impacts on ordinary people."
"Even with many talented ninjas, it would take time to develop ninjutsu that can be applied to other areas.
Therefore, we need to popularize chakra and ninjutsu training as soon as possible."
Souji said solemnly:
"Please remember, the Land of Ninjas is the land of ninjas, therefore our goal is to eliminate the distinction between ordinary people and ninjas."
"If everyone trains in chakra and ninjutsu, then every ordinary person will be a ninja, and every ninja will be an ordinary person."
Everyone nodded slightly; it would be best to minimize conflict and chaos.
Kazekage asked:
"It's alright for children, but for adults, starting to train chakra and ninjutsu now would probably be very difficult, wouldn't it?
Their learning ability has decreased, and they don't have the time or energy to start training at this point."
Souji replied:
"That's true, but as I just said, the development of ninjutsu applicable to various fields takes time, and even among ninjas, only a few can master high-level ninjutsu.
In addition, the number of ninjas is far less than that of ordinary people, and the number of powerful ninjas is even more limited..."
"With these factors, plus everyone's efforts to manage and minimize the impact on ordinary people."
"Everyone, the reason I'm letting you continue to manage your respective regions as Kage is not because I'm worried about you rebelling, but because I value your management abilities."
"I have allowed you to retain your status and position, and in return, you must demonstrate your value and do your jobs well."
Souji smiled slightly:
"That makes sense, doesn't it?"
Everyone remained silent.
Each of the five great ninja villages has a population of about 100,000. Just managing such a large population is quite a burden for the village leaders.
Now, if ordinary people are included in the managed population, the scale will be more than ten times larger.
It is foreseeable that the workload will be enormous, and because there have been very few similar situations in the past, many things will be unprecedented, and it will be very difficult to solve problems when they arise.
In summary, it's a lot of trouble and difficult to manage.
Only then did everyone finally understand why Mochizuki Souji had treated them so well.
This is to make them work like cattle in exchange!
Because Mochizuki Souji is the Ninja King who oversees everything, they cannot act solely based on personal likes and dislikes, or ignore the situation of ordinary people, and unilaterally favor the ninjas.
After a long while, it was Tsuchikage who laughed.
"That makes sense! Of course it makes perfect sense!"
"If there's no need for us, why keep us around? Wouldn't it be better to just wipe us all out in one go?"
"It's just work. I'm used to life-or-death battles, so this is nothing! Anyway, I have no objections!"
Hearing the Tsuchikage say this, the others echoed his sentiments.
"That's right! It's much easier than thinking every day about how to kill the enemy and how to prevent your own people from being killed!"
"Sunagakure will do its best to manage the Land of Wind... no, from now on it will be called the Land of Wind."
"We in Kirigakure have no objections either."
Souji smiled slightly, showing no surprise at the reactions of the crowd.
What we're discussing now is something that benefits everyone, so even the Raikage, who has a deep-seated grudge against him, wouldn't raise any objections at this time.
Of course, when the Land of Ninja is actually established, all sorts of problems will inevitably arise, and it will certainly not be as easy as it is now.
Therefore, Souji and the four Kage spent a long time discussing and deliberating on various matters.
Just hearing that Minato was there as a bodyguard was enough to give me a headache.
Souji-nii actually plans to make him the next Hokage... which means he'll have to face these things every day from now on, things that sound very complicated and hard to understand...
Like many villagers of Konoha, Minato dreamed of becoming Hokage since childhood.
He withdrew before the Jonin trust vote because he thought Souji was more suitable than him, but it was just a matter of comparison.
Minato still believed that he was capable of becoming Hokage.
But at this moment, Minato's confidence began to waver for the first time.
These tasks do not require strong military force, and all the combat knowledge and experience accumulated in the past are of no use.
But each one is complex and difficult, yet has a significant impact, affecting the lives of many people, and cannot be neglected in the slightest...
At this moment, Minato felt he understood why his teacher had never been very interested in becoming Hokage.
Having to deal with these tasks day after day can really make one want to give up...
This Five Kage Summit lasted much longer than usual, but many things were roughly settled, and the four Kage returned to their respective ninja villages.
The establishment of the Land of Ninjas will take some time.
Right now, the priority is to ensure that each ninja village fully grasps the various powers in its region and prepares for the widespread training of ninjutsu, such as quickly training a group of ninjutsu teachers.
Following this Five Kage Summit, the five major ninja villages reached a consensus and confirmed the establishment of the Land of Ninja.
Only after that did Souji send a message to the other ninja villages.
Important matters in the ninja world have always been decided by the five great ninja villages.
Apart from Amegakure producing Hanzo, a Kage-level ninja, the other ninja villages are much smaller in scale and much weaker.
Their village leaders are roughly equivalent to ordinary Jonin in Konoha.
For these weak ninja villages, there's no need for discussion; all that's needed is to notify them and arrange for their leaders to come to Konoha for a meeting.
On the same day, Souji, in his capacity as Hokage, issued a declaration that, effective immediately, all daimyo statuses would be abolished.
In the end, none of the five daimyo agreed to relinquish their identities, so Souji did not release them and continued to keep them under house arrest in Konoha.
After that, the Anbu was dispatched to capture the remaining daimyo of the various small countries.
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