Time flew by, and another year passed in the blink of an eye.
The situation within the Land of Fire had completely stabilized. With Konoha's full-scale disaster relief efforts, most ordinary civilians had resumed farming.
Besides that, the ninja system reform had officially been implemented. All mercenary forces in the Land of Fire had been brought under formal organization. As for those unwilling to comply, Konoha naturally had a thousand ways to make them bow their heads.
Still, most Rogue Ninja were willing to become registered ninja of the Ninja Guild—unified wage workers. This measure had also attracted many Rogue Ninja from outside the country. Konoha reassessed their ranks, and they could only accept missions suited to their own level.
Konoha had also established Ninja Guild branches in the major cities of the Land of Fire. They handled matters involving registered ninja, accepted and issued missions, though these locations would only issue missions up to B-rank. A-rank and S-rank missions remained entirely under Konoha's control.
When the Ninja Guild reform had first been put into practice, it encountered quite a few problems. The main issue was that these Rogue Ninja, long accustomed to freedom, were unwilling to obey, resulting in many disputes and conflicts.
To that end, Shin stationed three jonin at every branch and specifically established relevant departments. Any registered ninja who refused to follow the rules would be directly suppressed by force.
Konoha also introduced relevant regulations and laws. In the Land of Fire, one could either register with the Ninja Guild and become a registered ninja, in which case Konoha would feed them, or honestly live as a civilian—or leave the Land of Fire and seek their fortunes elsewhere.
Private mercenary missions were strictly prohibited among the people of the Land of Fire. Anyone discovered doing so