"The World Government will fund the construction. Ownership will belong to the Loulan government, management authority to the school principals, while oversight will be jointly held by our Education Division and your Ninjutsu Sect."
"What about the Sea Ninja Village?"
"The Sea Ninja Village is a military department. It will only recruit talent it has its eye on and will not interfere in school affairs."
After hearing Enma out, Hamura Otsutsuki became even more puzzled.
No matter how he looked at it, the Shinobi World was getting the better deal.
Ownership, management, and oversight were all in their hands.
After all, the principals would definitely be ninjas as well.
Meanwhile, the World Government, which was paying for the construction, only received half of the oversight authority.
Enma had asked Imu about this before.
His answer had been:
Leave professional matters to professionals.
That was Imu's view.
The World Government's purpose in investing was to obtain a steady stream of ninjas.
Compared to that, construction costs were utterly insignificant.
Besides, this was a sweetener for the Shinobi World, letting them accept the fact of joining with peace of mind.
As for whether the graduating ninjas might develop problematic ideas—
For example, whether most of them would be brainwashed into staying in the Shinobi World and joining the Ninjutsu Sect—
He was not worried in the slightest.
Think about it: how old would the ninjas graduating from the major academies be?
Elementary ninja schools were equivalent to elementary schools, with a six-year program.
Middle ninja schools were equivalent to middle schools, with a three-year program.
Higher ninja schools combined high school and university, with a four-year program.
And the required age for first-year elementary ninja school students was five.
By the time they graduated, they would be around eighteen—the exact age when