Ninjutsu for the Taking: A Credit-Based Teaching Plan
Establishing a ninja academy is a rather sensitive topic.
For the Family- run businesses, this means they will lose the means to win people's hearts and minds.
Everyone can complete the ninja training course without relying on their Family's gifts, and might even learn some useful Ninjutsu.
Over time, the ninjas' sense of the Family will gradually weaken, and they will be replaced by a fervent sense of belonging to Konoha.
This is the true purpose of establishing the ninja academy.
On this point, Kyosuke and Tobirama shared a similar view, and neither of them tried to trip the other up on this issue.
That would mean that no one in Konoha would be able to stop the establishment of the Ninja Academy.
His gaze swept across the faces of the three Clan Leader, Tobirama spoke with a serious expression, "Establishing a school can greatly improve the basic ninja strength of Konoha."
"If war breaks out in the future, they will become a powerful bulwark for Konoha against external enemies. What do you all think?"
After exchanging glances, their attitude remained unchanged.
"Very good."
"Good."
"Very excellent."
However, this time the three major Family could not be fooled.
Kyosuke patted Sarutobi Sasuke on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You just said 'very good,' right?"
"... Or you can just pretend I never said that."
"Alright, thank you for Clan Leader Sarutobi's understanding." He started with a perfunctory compliment, then changed the subject to the construction. "Don't worry about funding, the village will take care of it. However, there are some things I'd like to ask of the three of you."
"First and foremost, there's the personnel—the schools, especially the teaching staff. I need your help in this regard."
"And then there's Ninjutsu; I've decided to teach it using Credit System."
Credit System? The novel concept surprised everyone except him.
"A bunch of country bumpkins..." Kyosuke explained with a smile, "It's simple. We set up different reward systems based on students' grades, character, and effort."
"As long as students have enough credits, they can redeem anything from the Three Body Technique all the way up to S-Rank super-difficult Ninjutsu using their Points."
He can even use S-Rank Ninjutsu?!
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Fūma Kōshi even wanted to raise his hand to ask a question, wondering if he still met the admission standards you had set.
"Lord Kyosuke," the Shimura Clan Leader frowned and asked cautiously, "Doing this will indeed increase our strength, but it could potentially create internal security risks."
"Shimura Clan Leader, please rest assured." Kyosuke already had a solution. "We will hold a Political Ideology Class every week to strengthen the children's sense of belonging to the village."
"Upon graduation, each child will be led by Jonin- level instructor who will teach and assess their progress, including their loyalty to the village."
"Uh, I see." There was too much information, and Shimura Clan Leader was a little overwhelmed for a moment.
Fūma Kōshi chimed in, "Kyosuke- sama, Jonin- level instructor might be difficult."
"It's very simple. Every registered Jonin in Konoha needs to regularly complete squad-leading assignments."
With his hands crossed and resting on the table, Kyosuke's tone grew increasingly serious. "I remind you all that this matter is of paramount importance. The success or failure of the Ninja Academy's operation will directly impact the peace and well-being of the next hundred years."
"No one is allowed to cheat or shirk responsibility in this matter."
He didn't discuss the consequences, but everyone was smart enough to understand the village's stance after he'd said all that.
There's no other way, hand them over.
"Our Shimura Clan currently has eight Jonin, all of whom can be dedicated to the construction of the Ninja Academy."
"Our Fūma currently has nine Jonin, and we will certainly do our utmost to support the construction of the village's school."
"My Sarutobi Clan currently Jonin, including myself, who are completely at the behest of the village."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Sarutobi Sasuke expression remained calm.
Goodness, your family has more Jonin than Shimura and Fūma combined.
As expected of the Family that has remained detached from war for many years, their strength reserves are indeed astonishing.
Kyosuke, standing nearby, couldn't help but marvel at the high quality of ninjas from the Warring States Period.
Under intense pressure to survive, ninjas either die young or grow into exceptional survival masters with outstanding combat abilities.
Perhaps their overall qualities couldn't compare to the Jonin of later generations, but in terms of combat power, they were definitely superior.
"Thank you all for your understanding." Kyosuke smiled and promised, "During the training period, the Jonin will provide a certain amount of compensation based on the results, so you won't have to work hard and shed tears at the same time."
At this moment, Madara Uchiha, who had remained silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "Jonin of the Uchiha Clan will be involved in the construction of the Ninja Academy."
"Those with teaching abilities will become teachers, while the others will become Jonin, teaching students how to survive and fight enemies."
"Our clan will also contribute a total of 458 Ninjutsu of various levels for students to exchange for in the future."
458 different types of Ninjutsu?!
Even Hashirama was somewhat dumbfounded; it turned out that the Uchiha had so many in reserve.
But then I thought about it again, Sharingan can copy Ninjutsu, so everything seems to make sense.
Seeing everyone's excited expressions, Kyosuke felt the time was right and immediately said, "The number of the Family ninjas is relatively small; the real majority are among the common people."
"Considering the financial situation of many people, I have decided that the village will provide Student Loans to every student."
It's another new term.
By this time, everyone was basically used to it and didn't need to ask any questions; they could just wait for Kyosuke to explain.
"As the name suggests, the village will cover all expenses during the study period."
"Once the students graduate, they will begin undertaking tasks under the guidance of their supervising teachers, and then gradually repay the tuition fees they owe."
"Gentlemen, I cannot stand by and watch those common ninjas miss their path to becoming ninjas because of financial constraints."
"It may be difficult at first, but I believe that today's efforts will surely bear fruitful results in the future."
As he spoke, Kyosuke pulled out a thick stack of Savings Bills: "There's about two billion here, which is my personal contribution to Student Loans."
Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama also each took out their votes, contributing a total of approximately 400 million yen.
It barely reached one-fifth of Kyosuke's personal contribution.
There's nothing we can do about it; our God of Shinobi had already established various lending institutions throughout the Land of Fire.
Using money to make money, under the operation of the Number Two Secret Shinobi, the monthly returns were astonishing.
Of course, the initial free teaching will create an unimaginable funding gap; coming up with these two billion will almost empty his wallet.
It will probably take at least eight to ten years to break even, as he alone could not possibly cover all the costs.
After all, the village spends money on more than just the ninja academy.
The project includes the construction of research teams, Ninjutsu research teams, Barrier Team, intelligence departments, and various facilities and entertainment venues.
You never know the cost of living until you're in charge of the household. Now it seems that the little money I have is just a drop in the ocean.
After much deliberation, the three Clan Leader finally agreed to raise around 200 million in funds.
Kyosuke stroked his chin and murmured, "We need to figure out a way to make money."