Learn, Ninjas!

The little boxes storing vast amounts of study material were basically handed to everyone interested in taking the exam.

They contained not only extensive information related to government affairs, but also detailed materials on every trade and profession.

For example, methods of planting crops, as well as soil quality and irrigation requirements.

Or commercial tax rates, statistical methods, and what constituted legitimate trade.

They basically covered all four social classes: scholars, merchants, artisans, and farmers.

Ever since receiving these materials, the leaders of every ninja village had reached a consensus and organized their people to study by category.

Following a certain test setter's usual style, the most basic requirement for becoming an official was familiarity with the general workings of every industry.

Those specifically responsible for a certain industry needed to know not only its procedures, but also the industries it might come into contact with.

Once food was grown, it had to be sold, right?

And once it was sold, a price had to be set, right?

Was that price determined by the market, or by merchants?

If food was underweight or had quality issues, how should the proportion be determined?

If it was sold too cheaply or too expensively, who was supposed to resolve the resulting disputes?

Therefore, even those with no intention of taking the exam curiously took a look.

As a matter concerning people's livelihoods, the Land of Ninja, which had only recently relocated fewer than a hundred thousand people, held lively discussions every day.

It was still that teahouse, still that table.

However, the three people seated there had been replaced by the renowned Konoha's Sannin.

"We have to establish an entertainment industry!"

Jiraiya raised his teacup. "Regulations can be stricter, but we can't go without this industry!"

"Exactly!" Tsunade clinked cups with him. "Casinos