They usually weren't needed for missions, so the assignments available to them now were all fairly difficult—and there weren't many of them.
At most, there were one or two a day, sometimes three.
Everyone except the Jonin was at risk of becoming unemployed.
So a lot of people simply chose to work in factories.
Konoha had plenty of factories and just as many positions, and the pay was no worse than what they earned as ninja.
Many people had chosen to give up their ninja careers and work in factories to support their families.
This was the hidden problem beneath Konoha's glittering surface.
Torifu had been in office for only twenty or thirty years, and the Shinobi World was already approaching peace.
If things continued like this for another twenty or thirty years, wouldn't the ninja disappear entirely?
Under Torifu's protection, the Shinobi World was now completely peaceful. It was such a tiny place, with no conflicts to speak of.
As technology advanced, there were bound to be more and more jobs.
Ninja work was exhausting and dangerous, so it was bound to be phased out.
Honestly, Torifu couldn't think of a perfect solution.
Even if they used the Other World as a training ground, it would only work for thirty or forty years.
The Other World was developing too, and their ninja were carrying out missions as well. The five countries were constantly competing for assignments.
Once Torifu's people went over there, there definitely wouldn't be enough missions to go around.
That was what gave Torifu the biggest headache.
He'd thought the Otherworld would solve this problem, but it seemed it wasn't perfect either.
Still, it could keep things going for a while and help Konoha escape its current awkward predicament.
Ninja going to work in factories—what a ridiculous