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Chapter 99 Ten Admonitions

At the Ninja Academy, Hozuki Shingetsu has done everything he could; all that's left is to wait for time to pass and gradually reap the rewards.

However, it is foreseeable that even if Hozuki Shingetsu sets up many protective measures for these civilian ninjas, not many ninjas will be able to truly grow up and gain Hozuki Shingetsu's approval.

During their growth, they will inevitably encounter a lot of suppression from the ninja clan and fight battles that are beyond their level. Most ninjas will be worn down in the process.

However, none of this has anything to do with Hozuki Shingetsu anymore. After all, he doesn't run a charity; he's a cold-blooded capitalist.

What he wanted were battle-hardened warriors, not delicate flowers in a greenhouse. For Hozuki Shingetsu, even exchanging the corpses of a hundred civilian ninjas for one talented individual was a worthwhile trade.

So after the Ninja Academy began to get on track, he turned his attention back to the Ninja World.

The ninja world has been relatively peaceful lately, with each village quietly accumulating strength, trying their best to avoid conflict, and patiently waiting for Mito Uzumaki's death.

During this time, Kirigakure, on the contrary, made headlines in the ninja world because of the "Blood Mist Incident".

For Hozuki Shingetsu, this is definitely unacceptable.

If your ninja world isn't in chaos, how can I steal people from you?

How could highly skilled individuals from various countries, including blacksmiths, researchers, and artists, "legally" and "reasonably" "avoid" the dangers of Kirigakure Village without the threat of war?

If your countries aren't at war, how can I act as a middleman arms dealer and make a fortune off you?

If I don't make money, how can I recuperate, develop myself, and then conquer you?

Mito Uzumaki is not dead. It is understandable that you are afraid of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's power and are holding back. But can't you do what you did in the Land of Whirlpools and have a local war to test Konoha?

In short, Hozuki Shingetsu is very dissatisfied with the recent state of the ninja world. As the renowned "Ninja Fox Demon," he is very angry.

However, Hozuki Shingetsu had already exhausted those quick and powerful methods, and for the time being, he really couldn't find any obvious oversights in the villages—after all, the villages weren't blind. Since Konoha was dealt a big blow by Kirigakure because of the Uchiha clan, the villages had increased their investment in their public opinion propaganda.

In this situation, while he was looking forward to the next hot topic, he could only try some long-term publicity work, trying to subtly guide the public opinion in the ninja world and the ideological atmosphere of each village.

However, this kind of long-term work is not suitable for him now—his identity is completely different now. He has been internally designated as the Fourth Mizukage, and he needs to strengthen his own strength more than public opinion.

After all, public opinion diplomacy can only achieve a small effect, but in order to prevent the other party from not using its strength, Hozuki Shingetsu also needs to strengthen its own power.

Therefore, in order to deal with this situation, Hozuki Shingetsu prepared to gather his subordinates and relinquish some of the work in the field of public opinion propaganda in an attempt to cultivate a group of basic propaganda talents.

In this way, long-term publicity work can be done by these people. When a hot topic emerges in the future, they only need to take overall control and can easily wage an "invisible war".

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Early that morning, Akiba Masanobu arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' conference room, cleaning it again and again, preparing various materials, urging the attendees to hurry up and arrive at the venue. After completing all the preparations, he quietly waited for Hozuki Shingetsu to arrive.

As Hozuki Shingetsu's personal secretary, Akiba Masanobu was very self-aware.

He knew that all his honor and disgrace depended on Hozuki Shingetsu, so he would do his best to implement any arrangements Hozuki Shingetsu made.

He knew that as long as he could gain Hozuki Shingetsu's trust, getting a promotion, a raise, marrying a beautiful and wealthy woman, and revitalizing his family would be no problem at all. After all, no one would refuse the marriage proposal from the Mizukage's secretary.

"So... why did it develop like this?"

Akiba Masanobu looked at Yukinagi, dressed in a classic black suit and stockings, next to Hozuki Shingetsu, and fell into deep thought.

"Hmm... From now on, she'll be my personal secretary, and you'll be my work secretary."

Hozuki Shingetsu didn't explain much, because he was also in a state of confusion at the time.

When she left home early this morning, Yukinagi arrived at his doorstep dressed in this outfit and told him that she needed to improve her administrative skills so that she could become his secretary.

Hozuki Shingetsu himself refused to do this, after all, he couldn't just do whatever others told him to do, could he?

Besides, this secretary job was far beyond what a novice like Yukinagi could handle, so after careful consideration, Hozuki Shingetsu resolutely... agreed to her request.

There's no way around it, the combination of white hair, long legs, black stockings, and a secretary is truly a buff that's maxed out, making Hozuki Shingetsu completely unable to resist.

Moreover, the secretary's special status also made the darkness in Hozuki Shingetsu's heart stir restlessly—currently trapped in this still young body, he couldn't do anything.

But once he comes of age, it would be perfectly reasonable for the leader and secretary to be locked in the office discussing issues, and for a heated argument to break out during the discussion, right?

You must be able to understand me, Kushina, right?

So, with this long-term plan in mind, Hozuki Shingetsu accepted the proposal with a troubled (×) but happy (√) expression.

Akiba Masanobu could only accept this, since he knew about the relationship between Yukinagi and Hozuki Shingetsu.

In fact, the moment he saw Yukinagi's outfit, he was already prepared to be laid off—but because of his recent excellent performance, he was appreciated by Hozuki Shingetsu, and Hozuki Shingetsu also knew what was important and that in addition to a secretary who passively did the work, a secretary who actively did the work was also needed.

Therefore, Hozuki Shingetsu simply split it in two, dividing it into a personal secretary and a work secretary.

Surrounded by Akiba Masanobu and Yukinagi, Hozuki Shingetsu took his seat at the head of the table and looked at the assembled ninjas, who all looked at him with reverence.

These ninjas were all talents that Hozuki Shingetsu had painstakingly recruited from various commoner ninjas or small ninja clans over the past ten years. They were all people who had received his kindness and could be trusted.

Previously, Hozuki Shingetsu had sent them to various important cities on the ninja continent under various pretexts, partly to lull Ren into a false sense of security and partly to protect them.

All the previous public opinion campaigns were carried out with them as the fulcrum, demonstrating their loyalty and professionalism to the fullest. There was simply no one more suitable to take over these tasks.

Hozuki Shingetsu nodded to Akiba Masanobu, signaling him to distribute the materials.

"This is the general outline for public opinion propaganda targeting all ninja villages in the ninja world. From now on, you can freely develop your propaganda work based on this."

Hozuki Shingetsu looked at the people before him with anticipation. The reason he hadn't set any limits and allowed them to express themselves freely was that he hoped some of them would emerge as geniuses in the field of public opinion and propaganda.

"Ten admonitions?"

Holding the not-so-thick document in their hands, these people looked at the contents on the cover and couldn't help but read aloud. Not understanding the specific content, they quickly turned to the next page and began to read it carefully.

"First, use material things to entice and corrupt their youth, encouraging them to despise, scorn, and openly oppose the ideological education they received, especially the will of fire/earth/thunder/wind. Create opportunities for them to indulge in pornography and promiscuity, thereby encouraging them to engage in sexual promiscuity. Make them not ashamed of superficiality and vanity. Destroy the spirit of hard work and perseverance that they have emphasized."

"..."

"10. Using techniques such as transformation techniques and forging mission assignment letters, they disguise themselves as ninjas from other villages, deliberately provoking conflicts with major ninja villages and doing their utmost to incite conflict in the ninja world."

Indeed, Hozuki Shingetsu's ten precepts can be seen as a replica of the "Ten Commandments" proposed by the Kingdom of Beauty in his previous life. However, some of the content has been modified according to the actual situation of the ninja world and Kirigakure, and some different clauses have been added.

For example, the original Ten Commandments included provisions on the United States conducting economic warfare based on its strong industrial and economic strength, but these were removed by Hozuki Shingetsu. After all, Kirigakure has not yet industrialized and does not have the economic strength to wage economic warfare.

Hozuki Shingetsu changed it to a tool to continuously use the three rankings of the Ninja World (Heaven, Earth, and Man) to enhance its prestige among the nobles. Ideally, it would attract the attention of the daimyo, making them regard it as a ranking of their respective countries' military strength, thereby inciting conflicts between the countries.

Even fearing that these guidelines were too abstract, Hozuki Shingetsu provided specific examples to illustrate each one.

For example, in the first principle, he used the lewd rhyme he had made for Hiruzen Sarutobi as an example to explain in detail the preparation and implementation of the propaganda work at that time, as well as how to use this incident to smear the opposing leader and earn "training fees" by taking advantage of the nobles' curiosity.

These ten points can be said to be the most suitable tone for public opinion propaganda in Kirigakure at present, which Hozuki Shingetsu planned after much thought, combining various news from his previous life with the current situation of Kirigakure.

These unprecedented theories clearly captivated the attention of everyone present. Gazing at the various brilliant ideas in their hands, their eyes grew brighter and brighter, their bodies eager to try them out, wishing they could implement them immediately.

"You will have three days to each write a publicity action plan based on this outline."

Seeing that they had finished looking at the materials in their hands, Hozuki Shingetsu stood up and, under everyone's gaze, made a grand promise.

"The person with the most creative and feasible proposal will become the new Minister of Foreign Affairs!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent. Only those already bright eyes gradually turned into madness.

Those interested in the Ten Commandments can search them on Baidu. As for the full text, all I can say is that imperialism has never given up its desire to destroy us, and we must always maintain our integrity.

(End of this chapter)