Konoha had a large population, but compared to the former capital, it was still somewhat lacking. In the past, families with connections and money would send their children to study in Konoha, but ordinary people could hardly manage that. It was therefore difficult to identify which children had the basic aptitude to become ninja—the capital's population was simply too large.
One could imagine how overcrowded the entire Ninja Academy would become. Although children from ordinary families did not have a high chance of becoming ninja, with such an enormous population base, even a small probability would add up to a frightening number.
"Let's begin. The basic Ninja Academy cannot be built like Konoha's. It needs to be more spacious. Since this is the first batch, the number of students may exceed our imagination. Choose a location on the outskirts and demolish all the surrounding buildings."
"Yes."
Watching the vast capital, the Third Hokage had never imagined that one day he would stand here, directing people to establish a Ninja Academy and recruit students.
This was something he had not even dared to dream of in the past.
"Demolish it!!"
Once the compensation issue had been settled, all buildings within a three-kilometer radius of the Ninja Academy were demolished. Building a Ninja Academy also required training grounds and similar facilities.
The space could not be too cramped. Every part of the capital was inhabited, so compensation had to be provided to relocate the surrounding residents before construction could begin.
Ronglin would not ruin Konoha's reputation over such a trivial sum of money by resorting to forced relocation.
Rumble!!!
The ground shook repeatedly. Constructing buildings was difficult, but demolishing them was quick; a few Explosive Tags were enough to take care of everything.
Large numbers of Konoha ninja swiftly got to work.