Konoha Development Strategy

Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the document titled "Suggestions," which was, in reality, a highly detailed strategic plan, and began to read.

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a deep sigh and rubbed his forehead.

"I'm getting old. There are many terms in this strategy that I don't quite understand, and some are completely foreign to me. How about this: I'll call Shikaku over and let him weigh in."

The Shikaku Hiruzen referred to was the current head of the Nara Clan in Konoha Village, the elite jonin Shikaku Nara.

As a family that had been staunch supporters of the Hokage since the founding of Konoha, the Nara Clan was famous throughout the Ninja World for their "Shadow" secret techniques and superior intellect.

Soon, having received the message, Shikaku arrived at the Hokage Office alone.

The scene he witnessed upon entering the office left him dumbfounded.

"Lord Hiruzen, you summoned me. Wait—the Fourth Hokage and Kushina? Aren't you two already..."

"Long time no see, Shikaku." Minato and his wife greeted him with smiles.

Countless guesses flashed through Shikaku Nara's mind, only to be discarded one by one, until he finally voiced his hypothesis.

"Are you... faking your deaths?"

The Third Hokage waved his hand.

"Haha, that's a long story. In short, they did indeed sacrifice themselves, but due to some complex reasons, they have been resurrected. Let's set that aside for now and take a look at this."

"Resurrected? Can such a thing even happen?" Shikaku Nara suppressed the raging storm in his heart and carefully read the document.

However, the analysis of the strategic situation at the very beginning of the document shocked him:

The document analyzed that due to certain reasons, many unknown changes would appear in the Ninja World, including but not limited to:

Unprecedented ninjutsu and secret techniques, various technologies capable of driving change in the Ninja World, and more importantly, the possibility that those who had died might return!

Seeing this, Shikaku couldn't help but glance at Minato and his wife. Receiving a smiling nod in response, he continued reading.

Beyond that, the Ninja World might also see the emergence of unfathomable powerhouses—such as ninjas from other villages, or even experts from other worlds!

Other worlds?

This concept deeply shook Shikaku, but unlike the Third Hokage, he was in the prime of his life and accepted new ideas very quickly.

After all, he had already witnessed the dead coming back to life; visitors from another world didn't seem entirely impossible to accept.

The document then spent a significant portion of its length detailing specific measures to develop the village. Aside from boosting the economy and encouraging higher birth rates among civilians, the ninja-related sections were summarized as follows:

First, refined management of ninjas.

Increase the intensity of ninja selection and training, especially for civilian ninjas.

For those without combat talent, shift their training toward research in addition to the Medical Department and logistics.

Gradually weaken the concept of ninja clans, strengthen the concept of the village's unified leadership, and break up clan-based ninja squads.

Second, establish new combat units.

These new units would be composed of individuals without ninja talent, who would not practice ninjutsu but instead form a new combat system.

Third, and most importantly:

Establish a new department, the "Department of Abnormal Affairs," independent of Konoha's existing six major departments—Anbu, Medical Department, Interrogation Department, Education Department, Police Department, and administration. It would be directly led and staffed by Minato Namikaze himself.

Its primary duty would be to investigate abnormal situations inside and outside the village (in reality, primarily to deal with Reincarnators). It would not be constrained by other departments and would hold immense authority, reporting only to Minato. As the head of this department, Minato would report only to the Hokage.

Setting the strategy down, Shikaku looked around; the Third Hokage and Minato's family were all waiting for his response.

He thought for a moment and said:

"This document must have been proposed by the Fourth Hokage. I can see your political philosophy in it."

Without waiting for Minato to answer, Shikaku continued:

"Judging by the fact that you and Lady Kushina have been resurrected, the changes you describe in the Ninja World are not impossible. Based on that premise, most of the strategic directions and goals in this document are correct."

"However, many of these measures will be very difficult to implement. For example: the first point about weakening clan ninjas and training civilian ninjas." Shikaku paused, weighing his words.

"I understand your desire to support civilian ninjas, given your background, Fourth Hokage."

"But the current situation in the village—no, the entire Ninja World—is that civilians can only learn common ninjutsu, while advanced secret techniques are held by the major clans, not to mention their various bloodline limits."

"Not everyone has your talent, Fourth Hokage."

"Furthermore, regarding the second point, establishing new combat units: as far as I know, the only path for those without ninja talent is the way of the samurai, which has already been replaced by ninjas."

"Of course, I believe you must have your reasons for proposing this."

"And finally, the establishment of the 'Department of Abnormal Affairs,' independent of the six major departments. If you are leading it, Lord Minato, I am absolutely at ease and in support. After all, I was once one of those who followed you into battle."

"But have you considered what the other high-ranking officials and the heads of the major clans in the village will do if they find out? I fear they will never allow a department with such immense power to exist."

"This has nothing to do with whether the department is beneficial to the village or who the leader is; their status and position naturally dictate their stance. On this matter, they will inevitably stand in opposition to you."

"If you bypass them entirely, where will you recruit talent for this department?"

"But if you compromise with them and allow the clans and various factions of the Ninja World to control this department, then there would be no point in establishing it at all."

So this is a dead end; with my intellect, I cannot think of any way to break this deadlock.

Lord Minato is so confident, so he must have his own countermeasures.

The above is merely my humble opinion from an objective standpoint, not directed at anyone.

Although Shikaku's words were earnest and every point was reasonable, he had refuted the strategy from beginning to end, practically whispering into Minato's ear:

The ideal is beautiful, but reality is harsh!

If it were anyone else facing such criticism, they might be angry, but let us not forget, the person who proposed this strategy is named Minato Namikaze.

"Shikaku, you are still as rational and calm as ever. If I didn't know you, I might truly think you were intentionally trying to make me look bad."

Minato teased Shikaku, indicating that he did not mind his words.

"Facts speak louder than words. Let me show you something first."

Minato took out a scroll and signaled for Shikaku and the Third Hokage to open it.

Basic Training Methods for Haki

Haki is a type of energy hidden within everyone's body, a combination of the power of the heart and the power of the body. For ease of understanding, it can be viewed as a mixture of physical energy and spiritual power, or rather, their intersection.

If one's physique is strong but their spiritual power is average, then Armament Haki will be stronger; conversely, Observation Haki will be stronger.

Every person's spiritual power is unique; it can be understood as soul wavelength, mental frequency, or whatever fits the supernatural system of your world.

A very small number of people possess unique spiritual power capable of incorporating the strength of emotions and will. This specialty manifests as Conqueror's Haki, which is what the people of the One Piece World call "the qualities of a king."

Therefore, Conqueror's Haki is essentially a form of spiritual power that cannot be acquired through training; you either have it, or you don't.

Once you possess supernatural power, you must learn how to use it—this is technique. Only when heart, body, and technique are unified can one truly be said to be walking the path of the extraordinary.

It is worth mentioning that the two powers required to cultivate Haki—the power of the heart and the power of the body—only require the most basic physical energy and spiritual power that everyone possesses, making it highly universal.

This is also why the training method for Haki is more expensive than the method for refining Chakra.

Although both are combinations of the power of the heart and the power of the body, Chakra has requirements for both body and heart, similar to the screening of spiritual roots in cultivation. Of course, it is not that advanced.

Thus, what is common is not necessarily the strongest, or rather, common things are rarely the strongest. But if the goal is to promote and cultivate a force, one must choose something suitable for the masses.

And this is the reason why Minato chose it to train his combat troops. Of course, Minato did not yet know that the threshold for Haki is actually not that low; otherwise, given the physique of the people in the One Piece World, everyone would already be a Haki master.

There are many supernatural systems in the heavens and myriad worlds that are stronger or more widespread than Haki, but unfortunately, Minato cannot access them. Simply exchanging for them and having only himself to practice would be meaningless.

In fact, the power of the heart and the power of the body are basic abilities possessed by every intelligent life form. Their manifestations are diverse:

The power of the heart can manifest as spiritual power, conviction, willpower, etc., while the power of the body can manifest as cellular energy, physical strength, power, constitution, etc.

In the heavens and myriad worlds, the basic laws of each world differ, creating countless supernatural systems:

Some focus on the mind to develop spiritual power, others focus on the body to develop battle qi, internal energy, or blood qi; some use technology to strengthen the power of the body or play with mutations, or strengthen the mind to play with superpowers; even more advanced players combine both with elemental energy from heaven and earth to follow the path of cultivation...

In short, how the rules of a world operate determines the inclination of its supernatural system.

And the Reincarnators of the Main God Space are fortunate enough to jump out of their own worlds, appreciate the countless possibilities of the heavens and myriad worlds, experience the collision of different supernatural systems, and witness the splendor of different worlds—this is precisely the charm of the Main God Space.