Governing Shinobi Village
"The person I recommend is a genius female ninja from the Uchiha Clan who fought alongside me in this great war."
"She's also my granddaughter, named Uchiha Yoshiki," Uchiha Masamune recommended.
Shiyu first heard the name, he asked, "Yoshiki? Where is she?"
"Lord Shiyu! I am Uchiha Yoshiki." An Uchiha Clan girl of about ten years old with black hair parted in the middle bowed respectfully.
Shiyu was startled. The girl in front of her had eyes like obsidian, full of intelligence, and one glance was enough to tell that she was a person of exceptional wisdom.
"Masamune, you don't need to avoid suspicion. As long as you have strengths, you'll definitely be able to achieve great things here with me." Shiyu wasn't as rigid as the Konoha elders. How could one trust someone if they were always wary of their own people?
"Thank you, Lord Shiyu!" Yoshiki said gratefully.
Shiyu glanced at the many people who hadn't yet been appointed, then said, "The village is still in its early stages; the core priorities are stability and development. The reconnaissance force is for guarding against external enemies, the Konoha Military Police Force is for maintaining peace within the village, and the law enforcement force is to prevent corruption."
"I will be directly in charge of the Ministry of Finance, which is responsible for our village. I will fight to reclaim the benefits that are rightfully ours, and then I will promote people to other departments," Shiyu outlined the arrangements. Finally, she announced this in the council hall.
"Our ninja village is named Shinobi! Its full name is Shinobi Village, which, when reversed, means 'endurance.' I hope that during the early stages of Shishi Village's establishment, everyone can endure hardship and dedicate themselves to their village with strength."
Shiyu then said, "Of course, the village will provide you with a monthly stipend, which is more than five times the highest stipend in the entire Shinobi World. I hope you will put in more than five times the effort to build and maintain the ninja village."
"Lord Shiyu is wise!"
"Long live Lord Shiyu Shigure!"
Everyone cheered. Before, they were worried about what to do without tasks. Now, Shiyu changed the salary payment from one-time payment to monthly payment, which firmly won everyone's hearts, and also gave everyone certain benefits.
In general, Shiyu's treatment of his subordinates has reached a level unmatched in the Shinobi World, so it's no wonder they are so loyal. Of course, the law enforcement force is also directly under Shiyu's management, equivalent to the Anbu. With Shiyu's strength being so great, and his combination of kindness and severity, everyone takes him seriously.
After handling domestic affairs, Shiyu first renamed Konoha Bank to Ninja Bank and established it in the Shinobi Village. Although the Shinobi Village had only been established, it was clear that under Shiyu's management, it would grow rapidly at an explosive pace in the future.
During the war with Iwagakure Sunagakure, Shiyu represented Konoha, but signed a ceasefire agreement in his personal capacity. The benefits brought by those conditions are now being enjoyed by Konoha. Shiyu was trying to secure greater benefits for his village.
He immediately began writing a letter to the Third Hokage, followed by letters to the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure and the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure.
A few Shiyu received a reply from Konoha, and immediately afterward, Shiyu banged on the table and cursed loudly.
"Damn it! I don't know if it was the Third Hokage or Danzo who did this, but they just won't admit what happened before?!" Shiyu was furious, and then opened the letter from Iwagakure.
"Are they fighting with other ninja villages?" Shiyu was very puzzled. Hadn't the battle already ended?
Kakuzu and the others immediately reminded him, "Lord Shiyu, don't you know that Iwagakure is currently attacking Kumogakure?"
Shiyu suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "No way? Iwagakure actually ambushed their ally, Kumogakure?"
Then, Shiyu recalled the plot of the original novel.
"It seems that's true. Iwagakure launched a surprise attack on Kumogakure, resulting in the death of the Third Raikage. The Third Raikage, a warrior capable of defeating ten thousand men, ultimately died from exhaustion. It seems that after being humiliated by Iwagakure Uchiha, Ōnoki of Madara Uchiha truly lost his Will of Stone and became a purely profit-driven Tsuchikage."
"But this is the Shinobi World War; there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests." Shiyu shook his head and said, "Forget it, since Iwagakure is at war, let's wait until they're done fighting before asking them to mine the ore. I'll just write a letter asking them to sell me the minerals."
"Rasa has agreed to my request, Sunagakure is now at peace. So we can use Sunagakure's Gold Dust and sell it throughout the Shinobi World! Moreover, the Ninja Bank can open in Sunagakure!" Although Shiyu did not obtain the mineral resources of Iwagakure, these mineral resources would be his sooner or later.
Shiyu also completed the potential enhancement of all the ninjas in the ninja villages. Of course, Shiyu also took their bloodline power along with him. Shiyu plans to go to the system to fuse his bloodline after everything is on the right track.
Shiyu was certain that this bloodline fusion would take anywhere from a few months to more than half a year, so he had to take all the factors into consideration.
To improve the village's economic income, Shiyu dispatched Kakuzu and Shingen to neighboring small countries to negotiate Ninja Bank business.
Shingen was eloquent and persuasive, Kakuzu possessed extraordinary strength. Under the lure of profit and the threat of force, Ninja Bank were established in the Land of Frost, the Land of Hot Water, the Land of Grass Land of Waterfall, the Land of Grass, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Rivers.
Even the Sunagakure in the Land of Wind opened a branch of the Ninja Bank, and due to bribing the Daimyo of the Land of Rice, countless Ninja Bank were also opened in the Land of Land of Rice itself.
Shiyu and Sunagakure cooperated deeply, not only using their own village's ninjas to perform guard and escort missions, but also hiring a large number of Sunagakure ninjas.
In this way, the ninjas of Sunagakure could earn money, Sunagakure naturally became wealthy. During peacetime, the wealthy Sunagakure deposited their money into the Ninja Bank, and Shiyu then used the bank's money to lend to countries that were severely affected by war and urgently needed money.
Over time, Shiyu's Ninja Bank accumulated an incredible amount of funds. With the increase in its total funds, Shigure used them to make even more money. The daimyo of the Land of Rice Shiyu this as profitable and naturally allowed the Shinobi Village to develop unchecked.
When great powers clash, small countries suffer. The neighboring small countries, which were originally impoverished, have become wealthy again thanks to loans from Shiyu Shinobi Village, and their relationship with the Shinobi Village has improved. Meanwhile, the relationship between Sunagakure and Shiyu Shinobi Village is getting better and better, and the economies of both sides are gradually rising.
Everything was proceeding smoothly, and Shiyu had even decided to merge bloodlines, but at that moment, something outrageous happened.
The Land of Iron has openly declared war on Shiyu's Shinobi Village.
"The Land of Iron? Where did they get the audacity!? Why are they declaring war on me?!" Shiyu was also somewhat angry. If it were a major ninja village like Konoha declaring war on him, it would be understandable, but the Land of Iron was a neutral samurai country!
"Lord Shiyu, I know the reason."