The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 93 The Ninja World Three Years Later

His training in Sage Mode went very smoothly. After leaving Mount Myōboku, Uchiha Muan began refining Sage Chakra in the outside world, carefully experiencing its differences.

Three years later, the ninja world had undergone tremendous changes.

The daimyo prefectures of various countries were occupied by ninja villages. After a brief period of growing pains, the daimyo who were unwilling to conform to the development of the times were crushed into dust by the wheels of history.

With the military and political powers of the country combined, ninjas began to become the masters of various countries.

Following the adoption of Konoha's policies and measures, a large number of ordinary people who were valued became ninjas and then played an amazing role in various industries.

The most typical example is in the agricultural field, where a new series of agricultural ninjutsu that even genin can easily master have not only replaced ordinary farmers who toil in the fields, but also replaced oxen and machinery.

Turning the soil is done using Earth Release from agricultural ninjutsu, watering is done using Water Release from agricultural ninjutsu, and harvesting wheat is done using Wind Release from agricultural ninjutsu. Even a clumsy ninjutsu idiot can use his chakra-enhanced body to accomplish all of this with taijutsu.

The land, which freed up a large number of people, not only allowed the sparsely populated Ninja World continent to begin large-scale cultivation, but also gave birth to successive baby booms.

Furthermore, the booming agricultural sector has also spurred the development of other industries.

The commercial and construction sectors were the second to benefit from the widespread adoption of ninjas.

Smooth and wide roads built with Earth Release ninjutsu led from all directions and countries to Konoha.

The development of commerce led to the construction of trading points along the roads, and with the support of local policies, market towns sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

This is true for all the countries in the ninja world, and Konoha is changing even more rapidly. Every day, people from other places settle in Konoha, and talents from all fields flock in. The population alone has exceeded 700,000!

The former core area, central area and outer area were directly merged into the first, second and third ring roads of the main urban area.

The first ring is bounded by the main urban area of ​​the Uchiha and Senju clans, the second ring by the city management office, and the third ring by the former gate of Konoha.

Beyond the Third Ring Road lies Konoha's outer city, home to over 70% of the village's population. It expands outward in a fan shape, divided by the building areas of various subordinate administrative units. There are already Outer City District 1 and Outer City District 2, and Outer City District 3, which can accommodate 500,000 people, is currently under construction.

Under Uchiha Takeoshi's arrangement, various departments in Konoha are also undergoing continuous adjustments.

The two vice ministers of the Military Affairs Department remain Uchiha Shikata and Uzumaki Mito.

The head of the internal staff team was Nara Shikamei, who had recovered from his illness, and the team consisted of five people.

The intermediate unit is the Security Bureau, headed by Director-General Uchiha Riki and Deputy Director-General Sarutobi Sasuke. The four squads that were originally planned to be transferred to the Black Corner Area were also kept by Uchiha Riki, and the number of squads was expanded.

A new garrison branch was established in both the first and second outer city districts. The two branch chiefs were respectively from the Hyuga clan and the Aburame clan. Each garrison branch consisted of four squads. The third outer city district is currently being prepared.

The lower-level units, the urban management offices that directly serve the people's livelihood, are headed by Sarutobi Biwako, the chief of the main urban area. The number of sub-teams has increased from four to eight. Due to the large number of people in the first and second outer city districts, the number of sub-teams has increased to twelve. The chiefs of the offices are the Yamanaka clan and the Akimichi clan. The chief of the office in the third outer city district has been reserved by the Inuzuka clan.

The Secretariat was upgraded to the Secretariat Department, with Minako Uzumaki as its head.

The Secretariat has two bureau-level units under its jurisdiction: the Finance Bureau and the People's Livelihood Bureau.

The Finance Bureau Director was concurrently held by Kaori Minamoto, and the Civil Affairs Bureau Director was concurrently held by Minako Uzumaki. The ten administrative staff who had previously assisted the Secretariat in handling affairs were also transferred to the two bureaus, increasing the number of staff from ten to forty. As a result, the Hokage Building was expanded from the original three floors to six floors.

The Ministry of Education has also been developing rapidly over the past three years. The original two elementary and high schools have been unified into the High School Ninja Academy, which has begun to retrain elite genin who did not attend the High School Ninja Academy before, such as Might Guy and Sakumo Hatake.

The number of elementary ninja schools increased by dozens or even hundreds, extending from the second ring road of the main city all the way to the third district of the outer city. The principals of the elementary ninja schools included ninja clan members as well as commoner jonin. Only the three advanced ninja schools were occupied by the Uchiha, Hyuga, and Senju clans.

The position of Ninja Academy Principal, previously held by Uchiha Setsuna, was replaced by Uchiha Hikaru.

The two original principals of the East and West Elementary Schools had also made great contributions, searching the entire ninja world for excellent teachers to support the framework of the Academy of Sciences. They were appointed by Uchiha Takeo as the Minister and Vice Minister of Education.

In this way, the framework of Konoha's political system was formally established.

Starting from the Naruto Shippuden as the top of the pyramid, below it are three ministerial-level units: the Military Affairs Department, the Secretariat, and the Education Department.

Next are the bureau-level units: the Security Bureau, the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Finance Bureau, the Higher Ninja Academy, and the Academy of Sciences.

Finally, there are the units at the bureau level: the Urban Management Bureau and the Elementary Ninja School.

"Lord Hokage, the number of civilian ninjas has grown to 80,000, and the number of combat ninjas is 3,000. Most of the combat ninjas are in the Black Corner Region."

Any genin can become a life ninja. The elementary ninja academy has also lowered the graduation requirements. For some adult students, as long as they have mastered some life ninja techniques, they can graduate early.

The threshold for becoming a combat ninja is Chunin, which includes medical ninjas.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, Minako Uzumaki, already quite familiar with the place, was reporting on her work.

She was dressed in a smart business suit, with a black open-front blazer over a white shirt tucked into a black pencil skirt, revealing her beautiful legs in black stockings and black high heels.

Her long, red hair cascaded down her shoulders, falling straight and tall. The morning sun streamed in through the well-lit window, giving her delicate face and hair a shimmering glow. Her deep blue eyes sparkled with a captivating allure.

This modern business suit was created by Uchiha Muan. In the past three years, the clothing factory opened by the Uchiha clan has been making a fortune.

This also reminded Uchiha Wu'an of his daily gaming practice in the Hokage's office—when there was work to be done, the secretary would do it; when there was nothing to do, the secretary would do it.

Kaori Minamoto, standing to the side, was equally stunning; after three years of development, she had become even more captivating.

Her features were exquisite, and her hair was styled in a high bun.

She was petite and slender, with a perfectly proportioned full figure, wearing a white cheongsam adorned with pale blue lotus patterns. Her smooth hair was styled in a bun at the back of her head, and beautiful red pendants dangled from her ears. She exuded a noble and aloof elegance.

Beneath her slender waist, two long, beautiful legs moved back and forth, occasionally revealing a glimpse of her smooth, white-stockinged legs from the side before disappearing again into the swaying hem of her skirt, perfectly embodying the hazy beauty of veiled allure.

Those delicate, ice cream-like feet, nestled in black leather boots, were a part of Uchiha Takeo that he had grown increasingly fond of over the past three years.

The sensation of having ice cream in stockings stepped on your body is so wonderful that it's hard to describe in words.

Uchiha Muan's shadow clone listened to the two beauties' work reports, while his main body and Uchiha Guri stood on the space teleportation array in the third ring of Konoha's main city.

"The teleportation array from Konoha to Crescent Moon Island, the capital of Tsukihime Village, is fully charged. Those who have purchased tickets, please hurry and line up. If you miss it, you'll have to wait until the energy is fully charged again!"

In a place resembling a train station, Uchiha Takeo held Uchiha Rinpoche's hand and followed the flow of people onto a platform.

In front of the platform, under a large shed, is an engraved spatial teleportation array emitting a blue light, next to which is a plaque that reads "Crescent Moon Island, the capital of the Moon Ninja Village".

Over the past three years, the artificial tailed beast Zero-Tails has been developed by Konoha and stored in the Academy of Sciences in the second ring of the main city. It constantly transforms the dark side of people's hearts and provides a continuous supply of chakra to support the teleportation arrays around the world.

However, even the Nine-Tails, a true tailed beast, can be drained dry, so the Zero-Tails' supply capacity is still a bit lacking. The farther the teleportation distance, the more chakra is needed. For example, a cross-border teleportation array can take half a day to be fully replenished.

The teleportation arrays within the country operate once every half hour. Nine teleportation arrays are deployed outwards from Konoha as the center, allowing Konoha to firmly control the entire territory and making it convenient for combat ninjas receiving missions to deal with troublesome fools.

It makes it easier for wealthy people in Konoha to travel around and enjoy themselves, injecting a continuous stream of wealth into Konoha's development, which in turn promotes Konoha's continued prosperity in a cyclical manner.

(End of this chapter)