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Chapter 186 The First Reform of the Mist Concealment System: Full Implementation

"My lord, we have already sent people to explore the three gold and silver mines you marked on the map. Based on our current mining methods, we estimate that these deposits could bring us tens of billions of taels of silver annually!"

Just as Hozuki Shingetsu was immersed in every man's dream, Akiba Masanobu's voice rang out, interrupting his fantasies.

"Gold and silver mines?"

Hozuki Shingetsu paused for a moment and then remembered that when he had tricked Black Zetsu, he had given him the addresses of three gold and silver mines to fund the development of the chakra cannon.

"Ten billion taels annually... Zhengxin, how much money does the village have now?"

"The village has a lot of assets, exceeding 100 billion taels... But if we only refer to the funds that can be made available, after deducting necessary expenses, the funds that can be made available at present are about 20 billion taels."

As the village's head steward, Akiba Masanobu gave his answer after a brief moment of thought.

Upon hearing this answer, Hozuki Shingetsu felt a moment of disorientation.

"Without realizing it, the village has become so rich..."

Five or six years ago, the entire Kirigakure village's annual military expenditure was only 5 billion taels. Now, under his brilliant command (×) and deception (√), Kirigakure village has undergone earth-shattering changes, and even the reserve funds that can be used have 20 billion taels.

"Mainly because during the previous Shinobi World War, we were the main exporter of supplies to the Shinobi World. At that time, 70% of the war supplies for the Shinobi World were exported from us, so we naturally earned a lot of extra money. In addition, there was the research and development funding allocated by the Daimyo for the 'Keitai Chronicle'..."

Masanobu Akiba briefly explained the origin of these funds.

"If the village undertakes any major developments, there will be another sum of money coming in at the end of the year, roughly estimated at about five billion..."

"Two hundred billion is enough!"

Hozuki Shingetsu interrupted Akiba Masanobu, stood up, and pulled a document from under his desk.

"With 20 billion yuan as a base, this reform plan has reached the point where it can be implemented."

Qing and Qiuye Zhengxin curiously approached, and saw several large characters written on it in bold, powerful strokes:

A reform plan for the economy and ninja system of Kirigakure.

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"How did you lose again? You guys definitely cheated!"

Surrounded by casino staff, Tsunade stormed out of a gambling den, cursing and swearing to the heavens that she would be a dog if she gambled again.

The casino staff behind him ignored the familiar words and watched with smiles as the fat sheep drove away.

Ever since sending Kato Shizune, this burden, to the Hidden Mist Ninja Academy, Tsunade has been living a life that revolves around the hospital, the school, the casino, and the dormitory.

To be honest, Tsunade felt more comfortable in Kirigakure than in Konoha. Not only was her work easy, but she also had Hozuki Shingetsu as a backup and could gamble to her heart's content. Plus, no one came out to scold her every now and then.

After venting her frustrations briefly, Tsunade decided to grab a quick bite to eat before heading home. However, while ordering at the restaurant, she overheard two diners talking, and their conversation piqued her interest.

"Have you heard? It seems our village is planning to introduce a brand new form of currency?"

The confusion in Tsunade's eyes vanished instantly, and she began to listen intently as she ordered food.

"A new currency? What does that mean? Is the village going to abolish silver?"

Another voice suddenly rang out, clearly unable to accept this shocking news.

"Oh dear, it's not that silver has been abolished, but rather a new currency specifically for ninjas has been introduced! I heard it's called... contribution points?"

"Contribution points? Specifically for ninjas?"

Tsunade found the words somewhat familiar, and after searching her memory, she remembered where she had heard them before.

It was what Shizune told her after she came back from her first day of school.

"Isn't that something from the ninja academy?"

The other person obviously remembered where the contribution points came from. After all, Kirigakure only had the Ninja Academy as an institution for training ninjas, and any villager with a bit of sense would know something about the Ninja Academy.

"That's right, it originated from the Ninja Academy. I heard that Lord Shingetsu had long wanted to implement this system in the village, but he deliberately used the Ninja Academy as a pilot program because he was worried about potential problems."

The man nodded and continued, "I heard that the system is now mature enough that the contribution point system can be extended to the entire village. Nowadays, everything related to ninjas needs to be purchased with these contribution points."

"Brother, tell me more about these contribution points."

The other person was very interested in the specific measures of this contribution point reform. After all, being in Kirigakure, one cannot do without ninjas in any aspect of life, so he naturally wanted to understand this in detail.

"Oh dear, I'm so hungry I suddenly can't remember anything..."

"Boss, bring us a few hearty dishes!"

Despite his resentment at being manipulated, the man gritted his teeth and made the arrangement.

Seeing the main dish being served, the man finally opened his mouth in satisfaction:

"According to my brother-in-law, who works at the Mizukage Building, Kirigakure will have two currency exchange systems in the future: a silver system and a contribution point system."

"Apart from the fact that we can't use the silver to buy military items, everything else is the same as before, so it won't have much of an impact on us and we don't need to worry about it too much."

"The key point is the contribution point system. From now on, anything in the village that is related to ninjas, such as ninja tools, ration pills, and even merchants posting missions to hire ninjas, will all require contribution points to trade... By the way, contribution points can be exchanged for silver at a certain ratio, but silver cannot be exchanged for contribution points."

"And the benefits of these contribution points go far beyond that. I've even heard that you can buy A-rank ninjutsu if certain conditions are met!"

Upon hearing this, the person opposite him immediately became excited.

"You can even buy A-rank ninjutsu?"

There's no way around it. In a world where extraordinary powers exist, and as villagers who deal with ninjas every day, how could they not be interested in such extraordinary powers as ninjutsu?

Now that they know there's such a channel where they can actually buy ninjutsu with money, how could they not be excited?

"What, you want to buy one too?"

The man saw through his intentions immediately and poured cold water on them: "You think you can buy it? Didn't I say there are certain conditions that need to be met? Whatever those conditions are, do you think you can buy it with your status?"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately retorted, "You've only heard about it; maybe anyone can buy it after the policy is released?"

The man seemed unhappy that someone was questioning him, and in a fit of anger blurted out:

"How could that be! The notice was posted right in front of the Water Shadow Building, how could it be changed..."

However, he didn't expect that his words would not only fail to prove himself, but would also provoke the other party's anger. "Fine! You actually tried to extort a whole table of food from me using something from the notice..."

"The notice board in front of the Water Shadow Building?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately stood up and headed straight for the Mizukage Building without even eating.

(End of this chapter)