Chapter 7: The Spring Breeze of Reform (Ch 7)

“Yes, the Chakra Academy specializes in various chakra-related research.”
“Right now, there is no better researcher than you in the village.”
Qingguang’s generous praise made Beiluo feel flattered and dizzy.
He said tremblingly: “No, Orochimaru’s ability is not inferior to mine at all, why…”
Haruki shook his head, “Orochimaru is in Hillwood Castle. Even if he were in the village, he wouldn’t be fit to teach.”
Given Orochimaru’s personality, if he became the dean of the Chakra Academy, he would definitely make good use of it and mobilize a lot of funds from it to focus on the research areas that interest him.
His research is entirely supported by personal interests.
To put it bluntly, if Orochimaru tampered with the funds, Qingguang would hardly be able to detect it.
A veteran.
Seeing that Beiluhu still wanted to continue to refuse, Qingguang insisted and would not give him any more chances.
“That’s settled.”
“You have only been researching flying ninja tools for less than a year, and now you have already combined the Light and Heavy Rock Technique with it. The drawings of the first version of the sample have been drawn. I believe it won’t be long before the first generation of test aircraft can be tested.”
“With such talent, you are the right person to be the dean of Chakra Academy.”
“Many children have outstanding talents in scientific research, but they are buried because they cannot become ninjas. You should know this very well since you have walked this path.”
Qingguang said sincerely, “Hello, please.”
Only then did Beiluo realize that his research had always been followed by Qingguang.
I recalled the time when I was young and was ranked first in theory but last in practical performance in the Ninja School, and was scolded by other students.
Because of his low strength, no ninja team was willing to accept him, so he could only do the lowest-level, dirtiest and most tiring tasks to save money and continue his hard life of research.
If I became the dean of Chakra Academy, would I be able to help children like me avoid detours and have a better future?
Just as the sunshine rescued him from the abyss of loneliness and inferiority, he also longed to be a guiding light for others.
I have so many emotions in my heart that I don’t know where to start, but in the end they all turn into one sentence.
“Yes, Hokage-sama.”
At this moment, Beiliuhu’s eyes were no longer as confused as before, but became firm and bright, and his temperament changed drastically.
The news of the ninja school reform quickly swept across Konoha and spread among countless civilians.
There are more than 200,000 civilians in Konoha, but only about 20,000 ninjas. After the Second Ninja World War and Madara’s attack, many ninjas were killed, excluding the more than 2,000 ninjas taken away by Orochimaru from Yamabayashi Castle.
There are less than 15,000 ninjas in Konoha today.
Excluding the large number of ninjas stationed on the border, the number of ninjas that can be flexibly deployed is about three to four thousand less than that of the other four countries.
All along, Konoha has relied on the superiority of ninjutsu and high-end combat power to resist and deter other villages.
Ninja, no matter how powerful they are, is still a high-risk profession. The descendants of ninjas will become ninjas, but among the common people, as long as their family financial situation reaches a well-off level, there are fewer people who want to become ninjas.
Even if there is, most parents would not allow it, because no one wants to see their child die before them.
But after the news of this reform spread, many smarter civilians have realized one thing.
Konoha Village will no longer only train ninjas from now on.
Among the civilians of Konoha Village, except for a small number of civilians who were initially established, the rest later spent a lot of money to pay taxes and bought properties in Konoha, only then were they able to live here and become civilians of Konoha.
Many of them were once close relatives of the nobility.
There are all sorts of reasons, such as wanting to find a place to retire at an old age, failing in a fight for inheritance, being framed and hunted by a business rival.
But when they came to Konoha, they took a fancy to two words.
Safety!
The skills and money they have are enough to provide themselves with food and clothing for the rest of their lives, but what if they have children?
Not all rich second-generations can inherit family wealth and build a career.
They even wish their children would just live off them, as long as they don’t mess around and have enough money for them to spend.
But money will eventually run out.
But now it’s different.
Konoha actually began to actively cultivate such talents, and some of them even considered becoming teachers there!
It was not until the news had fermented in the village for a full month that the sixth grade graduation exams ended and summer vacation began.
The construction team just arrived at the Ninja School and started building a new teaching building. Haruki had already built the building using Wood Release, and they only needed to complete the decoration.
The size of the Ninja School has expanded to ten times its original size, and the Ninja School and the Ninja Academy are now coexisting.
The Chakra Academy was built in the northern suburbs of Konoha, where the environment is quieter and more suitable for further research.
In places with too much traffic, it is easy for spies from other countries’ ninja villages to get information, making it easier to control the entry and exit of management personnel.
The Jonin Conference was held again, but the scale was not that large. Those who were summoned this time were the clan leaders of various ninja clans who held important positions in the village.
Fugaku was also among them. Haruki had found a suitable time not long ago and handed over the position of the patriarch of the Uchiha clan to him.
Fugaku didn’t want to be the clan leader at one time because of internal and external troubles. There were too many messes within the family, and there was suppression from the Hokage faction outside.
It’s different now. The Hokage is Harumitsu, and he has to call me Brother Fugaku!
The family is also united.
As the eldest brother, it is my duty to help my younger brother manage the family!
This clan leader must be me!
“Everyone, I believe everyone is clear about the reform of the Ninja School.”
“In a month and a half, the Ninja Academy and Chakra Academy will open. The first class will need at least 120 ninjas, and the minimum requirement is a special jonin.”
“After four years, when the academy is fully operational, at least 500 ninjas will be needed to serve as teachers.”
“If you have anything to say, you can say it now.”
For a moment, everyone present felt their hearts pounding.
Teachers in ninja schools have stable jobs within the system, but those who have reached the level of special jonin rarely stay in ninja schools.
Because of the disparity between income and strength, they prefer to become team-leading jonin.
But now, things are different.
They didn’t know the graduation requirements of the Chakra Academy yet, but at the Ninja Academy, just to graduate, one had to pass the Chunin exam, and the teachers in the school had to be at least at the level of a Special Jonin.
Although they are still in the establishment, their income will definitely increase greatly.
If this news gets out, I’m afraid most of the special jonin and jonin in the village will go crazy and compete to become the teacher there.
“Harumitsu, your idea is good and I can understand it, but can the village’s funds really support the establishment of these two academies?” Sarutobi Hiruzen asked first.
Harumitsu had never told anyone about the ninja school reform. He only learned about it through the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan in the school.
The Ministry of Education has always been directly under the Hokage, and even the Hokage’s assistant has no right to interfere.
He took advantage of today’s jonin meeting to ask Harumi this question.
After hearing what Sarutobi Hiruzen said, everyone who was just excited felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on their hearts, and they began to think calmly.
Qingguang was indeed planning to make a very large cake, but whether this cake could be made was still another question.
It costs money!
Qingguang said calmly, “Don’t worry about the funding issue. The recent crackdown on corruption was effective, and the village will save a lot of money in the future. In addition, according to the tariff policies of the Rain Country and the Fire Country, it is calculated that the tariff revenue will increase by at least 15% in the future.”
“If there is still a shortfall by then, I will personally go to the daimyo to apply for funding.”
“Moreover, once they graduate from the academy, as long as they survive the first four years, they will bring more value to the village.”
Qingguang just gave a brief explanation, and the detailed contents were on the documents in front of them.
It took them a while to finish reading it.
Strictly speaking, Qingguang is right, but the problem of insufficient funds does exist.
At this moment, Kurama Caiyun said: “On behalf of the Kurama clan, I will donate 30 million ryo.”
“The Kurama clan has limited resources, but we can still come up with this little money for the sake of the village.”
Uchiha Fugaku then shouted: “Uchiha is also willing to donate 150 million ryo.”
For a moment, everyone began to hesitate whether to donate or not. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that these two people must have been arranged by Qingguang in advance.
But Nara Shiba felt something was wrong.
The Kurama clan is already weak, and 30 million taels will definitely cause them serious damage. Even if they are supported, they cannot be supported like this!
unless……
Suddenly, he remembered what Haruki had said at the beginning, that the establishment of two academies would require a large number of ninjas to serve as instructors.
The threshold is extremely high, requiring at least a special jonin.
But there are some things that Qingguang only mentioned vaguely and passed over!
That’s the first sentence.
[Everyone, I believe everyone is clear about the reform of the Ninja School. ]
The two academies not only mean that Konoha will train better ninjas and researchers in the future.
In themselves, they are two huge gold mines!
The Ninja School has six grades, and the Ninja Academy has only four grades, but the Ninja School has been expanded tenfold!
This is just the Ninja Academy, the Chakra Academy will be built in the northern suburbs of the village.
This is just the beginning!
His brain was calculating frantically, deducing the future direction, and finally came to an extremely terrifying conclusion.
In 10 years at the shortest and 15 years at the longest, Konoha’s economy will be completely independent of the Daimyo’s financial assistance and will no longer be subject to any restrictions!
By then, the one country, one village system that has lasted for more than 50 years will begin to gradually disintegrate!
Cold sweat slid down his forehead and dripped down his cheeks onto the papers on the table.
He slowly turned his head, and at this moment, his eyes met Qingguang’s eyes.
He suddenly fell into an ice cave, and the terrifying feeling of oppression made it difficult for him to move.
I saw Qingguang’s mouth corners slightly raised, he said nothing, but it seemed like he said everything.
“Zhu Lu Die, donate 100 million taels to support the construction of the college.”
The Nara clan has always been known for being smart. Seeing that Lurong had also taken the initiative to donate a huge sum of 100 million taels, other families also donated some money.
There’s definitely no harm in it anyway.
“The Inuzuka clan donated 50 million ryo.”
“The Aburame clan donated 50 million ryo.”
“The Sarutobi clan donated 80 million ryo.”
“The Mitomon clan donated 60 million ryo.”
“The Tsunami clan donated thirty million taels.”
“The Hyuga clan donated 120 million ryo.”
The meeting is over.
One after another, ninja clans, big and small, eventually donated a total of 1.4 billion taels.
You know, the annual funding allocated to the Ministry of Health is only about 10 billion.
I have to say, the ninja clan is really rich.
Before Nara Shikaguru had left far, he saw Haruki appear not far in front of him, looking at him with a smile on his face.
He immediately bowed his head slightly: “Hokage-sama, what do you want to talk to me about?”
Qingguang walked slowly forward and stopped in front of him.
“Nothing, I just saw that you seemed a little unwell, you’d better go to the medical department for a checkup.”
“It seems that the work of the jonin team has been quite hard recently. Don’t exhaust yourself.” Haruki patted his palm on Shikaguru’s shoulder.
“Thank you for your concern, Hokage-sama. It’s just that it’s summer now and the weather is hot, so I sweated a little.”
Nara Shikagami knew very well that what he had just been thinking was definitely discovered by Qingguang!
This is hitting myself.
You absolutely, absolutely cannot tell anyone!
He could only keep this matter to himself and knew nothing about it.
“Well, I’m glad you’re okay.” Qingguang nodded and left.
After returning to the office, he saw Sarutobi Hiruzen waiting for him inside.
“Uncle Hiruzen, why are you here?”
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood in front of the photos of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju on the wall, raised his hand and wiped the photo frame with his sleeve.
“Haruki, Konoha will be forty years old next year.”
“The Ninja School was also established by the Second-Daime himself, and there were a lot of ninjas who opposed it at the time.”
“I didn’t expect that your reform this time would be so smooth and gain the support of the ninja clan.”
“You are better than Teacher Tobirama.” Sarutobi Hiruzen said lightly.
Haruki smiled and shook his head, then came to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s side and wiped the photo frame of Sarutobi Hiruzen on the wall clean: “You are too kind, I am just standing on the shoulders of giants to see farther.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent for a while, seeming to be in some kind of entanglement and hesitation.
But in the end, he said, “Haruki, I have no opinion on the matter of the Ninja Academy.”
“But the establishment of the Chakra Academy, do you know what it means?”
His cloudy and dim eyes stared into Qingguang’s eyes, feeling both happy and worried.
Qingguang said calmly: “I just hope that Konoha Village can become stronger and everyone can live a better life.”
“You have to be careful over there, Daimyo.”
Ninjas have always been regarded as tools of the daimyo and nobles.
The so-called war was nothing more than the evil consequence of the collapse of the political and economic interests among the daimyos, which was taken over by their ninja village.
Others couldn’t see it, but Sarutobi Hiruzen was once the Hokage, so he knew it very well.
The Nara deer antlers can also be seen.
The daimyo and nobles of the Land of Fire naturally realized what Harumi was doing.
Although it was just a sign, it was also an attempt to shake the foundation of the daimyo’s rule.