"Lin Qing, now that you've unified the world, what are you planning to do next?"
Jiraiya's question quieted the lively drinking table.
Kakashi and Iwao Genyako set down their cups and looked at Lin Qing, eager to hear what answer he would give.
Unifying the world, defeating powerful enemies, resolving the hidden dangers that had plagued the Ninja World for a thousand years...
Any one of those accomplishments, placed upon a single person, would have been enough to leave their name in history—and enough for any individual or group to devote their entire lives toward achieving.
Lin Qing had accomplished them all in just a few short years.
He had managed it partly because of his terrifying strength, but more importantly, because of the indescribable charisma he possessed.
Click.
Lin Qing set down his cup. The smile on his face gradually faded as he straightened his back and said softly:
"We've dealt with the upper ranks—the Daimyo, the nations, the ninja villages... We've finished dealing with them."
"But the Daimyo and bureaucratic groups of the past stood too high above everyone else. After removing them, the impact on the people at the bottom wasn't as great as imagined."
"So next..."
Lin Qing's smile vanished completely.
"We deal with the middle-tier forces of the Ninja World."
The five great nations had merged, the bureaucratic groups had been reorganized, and the financial conglomerates had disappeared. To ordinary people, it was practically as if the heavens had changed.
But what about the owners of factories and companies? What about the small landowners scattered throughout the countryside?
Lin Qing said, "If people work eight hours and create one hundred yuan in wealth, a conscientious boss takes half and gives the other half to the workers. A heartless boss takes eighty percent and leaves the