"Sorry. Shiro is still young, and he can be a little impulsive. I hope you seniors can be a bit more understanding."
Glancing at the smiling Minato, everyone's mouths twitched. Impulsive? If he acted on impulse, would he have given up the profits from the merchant association back then in exchange for authority?
Anyone who believed he was impulsive was an idiot!
Still, it had to be said that while their little double act was fake, the effect was very obvious. At the very least, no one openly refuted Minato anymore.
Minato smiled faintly and slowly sat back down. He crossed his hands and rested them on the table. "Seniors, please don't be anxious. I don't intend to completely cut off the inheritance of ninja. I only want to change the model.
"After all, under the current model, the children have it too hard. I hope the children in our village can grow up happily too, like the children over at the Daimyo's Mansion."
"But Minato, we have to proceed from reality! Ninja are the foundation of the ninja clans, and each ninja clan, together with the civilians, forms our village. With this decision of yours, have you considered the ninja clans?"
"I know all of that, which is why this is currently only an idea. The specifics still require everyone here to perfect it together with me. I brought it up here precisely because I thought of that point.
"You need not worry that I will move against you. I am speaking of it now because I hope everyone can offer more opinions and help formulate a more suitable plan. I imagine none of you want your own children to walk the same path we did in the future, do you?"
The moment these words were spoken, everyone in