So that was what the system’s special warm reminder from last night meant—”The shinobi village will actively attract all kinds of extraordinary, high-quality talents.”
What the hell.
That was what it meant?
His own shinobi village could actually attract outstanding talents from different worlds under the system’s influence?
Interesting!
What a twist!
It really was a twist!
Uchiha Makoto had originally been so exhausted by his useless system that he had been unable to sleep all night.
He had even started thinking about dissolving the shinobi village and quickly packing up the money and running away.
There was still some of the Daimyo’s funding left.
If he chose not to keep pouring that money into the bottomless pit of shinobi village construction and instead simply took the money and ran, Uchiha Makoto could still live a very comfortable life in this shinobi world.
That was several hundred million ryo!
More than enough for Uchiha Makoto to live comfortably.
The future of the shinobi world, the Eye of the Moon Plan, Otsutsuki Kaguya…
None of that had anything to do with him.
The timeline was still very early!
Although it would be a little embarrassing for a transmigrator, this garbage system wasn’t providing him with any help at all.
It expected him to build a powerful shinobi village from scratch!
How was that supposed to be easy?!
And the opponents Uchiha Makoto had to face were Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.
As their competitor in establishing a shinobi village, Uchiha Makoto was under tremendous pressure.
Even against Senju Tobirama…
Uchiha Makoto would have to keep his distance.
….
But…
Things were different now!
When he first encountered Kazuma Sato, Uchiha Makoto had thought he seemed strangely familiar, but…
he had simply assumed it was a coincidence.
Now the four-person group had gathered.
Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, Darkness…
wasn’t this basically the Konosuba dysfunctional quartet, shinobi-world edition?!
The future of his shinobi village was bright!
It was overflowing with talent!
Uchiha Makoto was beginning to look forward to it.
Although Kazuma was a combat weakling, his brain was exceptionally sharp.
He had even managed to defeat the Demon King while dragging three deadweights along with him.
There was no doubt about his abilities.
He was exactly the kind of talent suited for management and administration!
Uchiha Makoto planned to make Kazuma his right-hand man.
Megumin possessed an incredibly powerful Explosion Magic.
A single cast could cause massive explosive damage…
Hmm…
although she could only cast it once, a ninjutsu of that level was so powerful that one cast would actually be enough when it really mattered.
As for Darkness…
she had become a taijutsu ninja in the shinobi world.
Taijutsu was currently at a disadvantage in this version of the shinobi world…
But considering Darkness’s unusual personal interests…
the Eight Gates should suit her perfectly.
As for Aqua…
as the saying went, sharing hardship was difficult, while sharing wealth was easy.
The shinobi village was currently in the difficult stages of starting a business.
She was a treasure of a girl.
Even in the original story, after she had fallen so far that she had to sleep in a stable with her companion Kazuma, she still never abandoned her companions!
He really wanted to kick her…
right out of the shinobi village.
Of course, that was just a joke.
Although Aqua was a walking disaster, there was no denying that her healing abilities were incredibly powerful.
They were even so absurd that she could revive the dead…
Converted into the medical ninjutsu of the shinobi world, her abilities would definitely be extraordinary as well.
…
“Lord Makoto, you told me before that the shinobi village has only just been established and is desperately seeking talented people.
Whenever we encounter outstanding talent, we absolutely can’t let them slip away.
I happened to encounter these three outstanding talents, so I took the initiative and brought them back.
They’ll help contribute to the development of the shinobi village.”
Seeing Uchiha Makoto remain silent, Kazuma hurriedly spoke up.
He thought Lord Makoto was unhappy with him acting on his own…
After all, all three of these girls possessed extraordinary abilities.
Although…
Hmm…
Kazuma always felt that…
something about this situation was slightly off.
“Kazuma, you did very well!”
“From now on, whenever you encounter outstanding talents, bring them all back immediately…
To commend you, I’m promoting you to the shinobi village’s second-in-command right now!”
Uchiha Makoto came back to his senses.
The corners of his mouth lifted into a smile.
Kazuma, you did an amazing job…
Next time you encounter a beautiful lich big sister, remember to bring her back to the shinobi village too!
“Now, let’s begin the meeting!”
After the introductions were over, Uchiha Makoto began today’s meeting.
With great ambition, Uchiha Makoto began laying out his blueprint for the shinobi village.
Although his village was still relatively weak at the moment, they had to set great goals.
Military, politics, economics, culture, and influence—none of these five areas could be neglected.
In short, they had to start by selling everyone a grand vision!
“First, the military.
A shinobi village ultimately competes based on the quality of its ninja.
We need to recruit as many shinobi clans as possible, with the major clans taking priority.
If they won’t come, then we’ll turn to the smaller clans…”
“Next is the economy…”
Down below.
Kazuma was seriously writing and drawing in his notebook.
But Uchiha Makoto was an Uchiha, and his eyesight was excellent…
Kazuma was immune to this whole grand-vision routine.
On the surface, he was taking notes, but in reality, he was doodling in his notebook.
Megumin was listening with her blood boiling.
Aqua was nodding off.
Darkness was doing very well.
She was seriously taking notes.
“Everyone, regarding the construction of the shinobi village, do you have any good suggestions?”
After Uchiha Makoto finished speaking, it was time for discussion.
Kazuma stood up and raised a very adult topic.
“Lord Makoto, the funding is currently tight…
Attracting shinobi clans to join the village…
there has to be…”
“And then there’s economic development.
If we’re talking about attracting investment…”
Uchiha Makoto covered his face in frustration.
The funding problem was a serious weakness.
The various construction projects in the village had already begun, and money was flowing out like water.
Of the one billion ryo, nearly half had already been burned through.
What they needed most right now was another large sum of money to fill the gap.
And the Daimyo of the Land of Fire probably wasn’t going to provide any more funding anytime soon.
He had to find a way to solve the financial problem himself.
“Lord Makoto, as for the village’s construction, I might actually be able to help…
My father has a group of merchant friends.
As long as the village provides sufficient incentives for doing business here, I believe they’ll be willing to invest in the shinobi village.”
Darkness, who had been diligently taking notes, raised her hand.
She intended to make use of her father’s connections to inject a sum of investment into the shinobi village.
As long as funding came in, the shinobi village’s economy could become active.
That would then attract more people.
Once people began gathering, they would drive more economic activity and attract even more investment…
The village’s positive cycle would then be established.
“Oh!
That’s wonderful, Darkness!”
Uchiha Makoto was extremely excited.
After all, the main purpose of today’s meeting was to sell everyone a grand vision.
It wasn’t actually going to solve any substantial problems…
But he hadn’t expected this unexpected surprise.
Darkness’s status in this shinobi world was that of a noble as well.
“In that case, I’ll write to my father and inform him.
Also, Lord Makoto…
After some time, you may need to personally attend a banquet…
As for a gift to bring, we can use tulips.
They’ve become quite popular recently.”
Darkness said this, only for Uchiha Makoto to suddenly interrupt her.
“Wait a moment…”
“Did you say tulips?”
Uchiha Makoto had just heard the name of a familiar flower.