[Shinobi Village Prosperity System: The more prosperous and powerful the shinobi village under your command becomes, the more generous the rewards Uchiha Makoto will receive.]
[System activation requirement—Become the leader of a shinobi village.]
[Requirement fulfilled…
Loading system…
Progress 97…
98…
100…
System activated!]
Uchiha Makoto listened to the mechanical electronic countdown beside his ears with his heart full of anticipation.
The moment the system activated, he couldn’t wait to open his system panel and carefully examine it.
After looking it over…
Uchiha Makoto felt that his damn system was as crappy as something a drunk guy might have created while scratching his feet.
It didn’t have some flashy daily sign-in function.
It didn’t have a lottery function.
It didn’t even have a system shop.
The system’s function was as straightforward and simple as its initial introduction had suggested.
The more prosperous and powerful the shinobi village became, the greater the benefits Uchiha Makoto would receive.
His own strength would also rise accordingly, becoming stronger and stronger.
It could even be said that there was no upper limit to how powerful he could become.
And then…
That was it.
The system had no other functions.
Yes.
That was it!
Although the potential displayed by the system was extremely high and could practically be described as limitless…
The system didn’t seem to provide any actual assistance whatsoever.
Everything depended on Uchiha Makoto’s own efforts.
“Damn it!
What a crappy system!”
Uchiha Makoto felt rather helpless.
After going through so much trouble to activate his system, he’d ended up with a piece of junk!
After doing some mental preparation, Uchiha Makoto’s mood finally improved a little.
Although his system was terribly crude, at least it wasn’t like some unscrupulous boss who kept selling him grand promises.
As long as he worked hard to make his shinobi village prosperous and powerful, the system would genuinely reward him accordingly.
And just now, the instant the system activated…
Uchiha Makoto could clearly feel that his strength had increased.
The most obvious changes were that his chakra and ocular power had both increased.
So…
Uchiha Makoto opened his personal status panel.
[Name: Uchiha Makoto.]
[Age: 17]
[Chakra Natures: Fire, Lightning, Yin]
[Total Chakra: 2.5 units (previously 1 unit)]
[Strength: Kage.
(Evaluation: There are differences even among Kage-level shinobi.
You’re the one standing at the gate.)]
Looking at his status panel…
Especially the line evaluating his strength, Uchiha Makoto couldn’t help curling his lips.
Could this garbage system even talk properly?
Besides his personal status panel, Uchiha Makoto also noticed that his damn system had specifically created a shinobi village panel to better display the prosperity of his village.
The shinobi village panel was mainly divided into five categories:
Military, economy, politics, culture, and influence.
Military was naturally easy to understand.
It was simply a matter of whether his shinobi village could fight!
In concrete terms, this included the number of shinobi in the village, the number of shinobi clans in the village, the number of ninjutsu available to the village, and so on.
The economy was just as simple.
The richer the shinobi village was and the more sufficient its financial resources, the higher its economic index would be.
Politics was reflected in the cohesion of the village’s upper ranks, the integrity of its officials, and so on.
Culture and influence were likewise easy to understand.
In short…
The system required Uchiha Makoto to work from these five dimensions and continuously develop his shinobi village.
“Ah…
this really is a terrible start…”
Uchiha Makoto muttered to himself.
He had originally been full of expectations for his system.
He had even been so excited that he couldn’t sleep.
According to the usual system-awakening plot for transmigrators, tonight should have been the night when he soared to the heavens.
At the very least, he should have awakened a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan!
But it seemed that his system had taken a huge dump.
[Special warm reminder: As the shinobi village prospers, it will actively attract all kinds of extraordinary, high-quality talents.
Every talented individual attracted to the village is exceptionally valuable, so please make proper use of this system function.
Finally, do your utmost to develop your shinobi village!]
Just as Uchiha Makoto was lamenting his difficult situation, another mechanical electronic voice suddenly sounded beside his ears.
It startled him so badly that he instinctively rolled off the bed and sat upright.
A shinobi village…
Could attract all kinds of extraordinary, high-quality talents?
Uchiha Makoto carefully read the warm reminder word by word.
At first glance, this sentence seemed like complete nonsense.
Hmm…
After carefully thinking it over…
It still seemed like complete nonsense.
What was this supposed to mean?
This was the system’s special warm reminder?
Didn’t he already know that a prosperous shinobi village would attract talented people?
Plop.
Uchiha Makoto lay back down again.
Sleep.
Sleep!
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
….
The next day.
Uchiha Makoto hadn’t slept all night.
He had tossed and turned until dawn, then arrived at the conference room with faint dark circles under his eyes.
Because the village’s finances were currently tight, the conference room was rather crude.
There was only a row of chairs and stools.
Today was the first general meeting since the establishment of the shinobi village.
Although his newly established shinobi village consisted of only a dozen or so people at most…
The meeting still had to be held!
At this moment…
There were already people waiting for Uchiha Makoto inside the conference room.
The moment he entered, under everyone’s gaze, Uchiha Makoto walked straight to the main seat and sat down.
Looking at the members of his shinobi village before him, he was surprised to discover that the village had gained some newcomers.
“There are new faces today!”
“We have new people?”
Uchiha Makoto spotted three unfamiliar faces.
Hmm…
Actually, it could also be said that they were extremely familiar.
Kazuma Sato immediately stood up.
“Lord Makoto, let me introduce them to you!”
“This is Megumin.
She’s from the Crimson Demon Clan and specializes in Fire Release!”
“Wait a moment, Kazuma…
Please let me introduce myself!”
Megumin immediately stood up from her chair, covered one eye with one hand, and began introducing herself.
“Lord Leader, my name is Megumin, wielder of the ultimate offensive Fire Release—Explosion Magic!
My ultimate Fire Release technique, Explosion, is so overwhelmingly powerful that…
the abyss…”
After striking a whole series of chuunibyou poses, Megumin finally sat back down in her chair with a satisfied expression.
Kazuma felt incredibly embarrassed, but he still had no choice but to step forward and clean up after Megumin.
“Lord Makoto, um…
Megumin’s brain seems to be a little…
But I can guarantee that her Explosion Magic is genuinely incredibly powerful!”
“I’ve witnessed it myself!”
“This is Aqua.
She possesses extremely profound knowledge of medical ninjutsu.”
“And this is Darkness.
She’s from a noble family in the Land of Fire, but she’s always wanted to become a shinobi.
After making relentless efforts, she eventually became a taijutsu shinobi!”
Listening to the introductions…
“Ah…
so that’s what the system’s warm reminder last night meant!”
“Then the current situation actually isn’t that bad!”
A look of sudden realization appeared on Uchiha Makoto’s face.
It seemed that his system wasn’t actually all that terrible!