Building Yuho City

Land of Snow Capital City

Inside a tall and magnificent three-story house, a fireplace burned brightly, making the house warm as springtime in the freezing Land of Snow.

There were eight people sitting in the living room: six men and two women.

The Artisan Ninja, Baogui, appeared to be in his early fifties, with mottled white hair.

"Lord Shi, please have a drink. The Land of Snow is cold, and we need strong liquor to warm ourselves."

Uchiha Seki and his group were warmly received by the Baogui, a descendant of the Artisan Ninja.

"Mr. Baogui, I am on a mission ordered by the leader and dare not drink alcohol during the journey. Thank you!"

Uchiha Seki declined Baogui's offer of a drink for the second time, while harboring some doubts, and gave the other three a wink.

The Uchiha newcomers, who were on their first mission, understood the unspoken message and none of them drank the sake.

"Hahaha, ninja missions are arduous and exhausting, and they don't know how to drink, so isn't their life incredibly boring?"

"Moreover, you came to the Land of Snow to recruit us, and with such an attitude, how dare we follow you?"

The Baogui chuckled and joked, then changed the subject, sounding somewhat reluctant.

Those who don't know might think it's a drinking custom from their Land of Artisans or Land of Snow.

Uchiha Seki frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:

"We are ordered to search for the whereabouts of the Artisan Ninja, hoping to recruit them to forge weapons for our Uchiha Clan Artisan Ninja. You are all elites from the Artisan Village, why stay cooped up in this small Land of Snow?"

"There is greater hope for development in the Land of Fire, and even the restoration of the country is not impossible. With cooperation from our Uchiha Clan, all of this can become a reality."

Upon hearing the words of the Uchiha youth before him, Baogui pondered.

He barely listened to what Uchiha Seki was saying, noticing that none of the other ninjas were drinking their sake.

Knowing that it was impossible to ambush them, he gave a wink to his fellow Artisan Ninja teammate next to him, and the other three middle-aged Artisan Ninja slightly.

Uchiha Seki was very cautious this time, leading the team alone. Seeing that this Baogui didn't mention anything but drinking, he had some doubts.

Since they agreed to come and talk, this doesn't seem like they're being very sincere.

Seeing that the three Artisan Ninja placed their hands under the table and were already gripping their weapons, Baogui smashed the cup.

"Do it!"

The Land of Tea

Yuho City

Naraku the Lord's Mansion Yuho City, accompanied by Chiho and a few others, as well as several Yuho City officials, totaling more than ten people.

It turns out that Naraku had arranged for Fugaku to come, Fugaku's girlfriend wasn't feeling well and was taking a few days off.

Upon hearing this reason, Naraku was speechless. Impatient Naraku was too lazy to wait, so he simply came out on his own.

Because the Land of Tea lacks ninja villages, officials maintain strict control over local areas, and the samurai class still retains some power.

However, after being brutally beaten and intimidated by Uchiha Akabi, the officials of Yuho City are now all behaving themselves.

"Chief, look, this is a map of Yuho City. The Lord's Mansion is located in the center, and the main roads in the four directions are lined with residential and commercial areas."

"There is plenty of open space in the southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest directions. Our ninja village base can be built in one of these areas."

Uchiha Akabi stood beside the map, using a baton to explain the situation of Yuho City to Naraku.

"Hmm, this Yuho City is located in a valley, surrounded by mountains. Mountainous areas generally have many mineral veins. If we investigate and find iron ore or something similar, we can build Ninja Tool Workshop here."

Naraku glanced at the map, hummed in agreement, and inquired about the mountains and mineral deposits, showing interest in other matters.

"Hi!"

Uchiha Akabi was completely convinced that it was the clan leader who should be in charge.

These days, Chiho has only been imitating Konoha, building institutions like Ninja Academy, Medical Department, and Security Department, without thinking about developing the economy or workshops.

"There's plenty of open space in the four corners of Yuho City, and many rivers. Hmm, let's build a ninja village in the northeast of the city first, and Ninja Tool Workshop in the northwest."

"As for the territories in the southeast and southwest, leave them vacant for now."

"Hi!"

Upon Naraku's arrival, the former lord of the Yuho City, Uchiha Akabi and stood respectfully below.

Naraku, accompanied by eight guards, decided to take advantage of his arrival in Yuho City to plan out the situation there.

The ninja clan of Yuho City, under Naraku, did not want to become too powerful for the time being, as doing so would lead to competition with major powers.

With such a high profile, it's natural that people will come to post tasks. The competition for employers and task assignments will attract the attention of major powers, especially the neighboring country to the north.

The Uchiha Konoha a significant share of missions, and the Clan Affairs Hall alone takes a 10% cut from the clan members, amounting to 150 million taels.

Adding the clan members' share, over 1.5 billion yen went into the Uchiha every year. Although it didn't go to the Clan Affairs Hall, it still ended up in the clan's coffers.

If they were to reclaim a territory and compete with Konoha for missions, Konoha had dominated for decades. How could this tiny Tea Hidden Village possibly compete with Konoha?

Therefore, this Land of Tea was largely used as a fallback and a base of operations abroad.

Naraku had no intention of having the Uchiha move away from Konoha to this remote and impoverished place.

If anyone's going to move, it'll be other ninja clans moving out and getting lost. Konoha will never easily relinquish Naraku's status unless absolutely necessary.

As for the expectations of the Daimyo of the Land of Tea, as long as the Yuho City prevents the ninjas of the Land of Fire from entering, his request will be fulfilled.

Then, by cultivating some ninja forces, the amount of funding given by the Daimyo would be well worth it.

"I've transferred one Jonin and two Chunin from the Ninjutsu Academy. Let the three of them take charge of the Ninja Academy."

Naraku gestured towards Konoha, pointing to the three people below the stage.

"Lord Chiho!" X3

The three from the Ninjutsu Academy were very humble. Chiho was the captain of Naraku's Guard Corps, and they were well aware of his status in the martial arts world.

"Hmm," Chiho raised his hand in response, as if to say hello.

"Three medical-nin have arrived. Let's establish a clinic first. Once the Ninja Academy is established and we have lower-ranking ninjas, we can then develop Medical Corps."

Naraku pointed to the other three people: two women and one man, medical-nin from the Uchiha Clan.

The three medical-nin, like the Ninjutsu instructors, bowed to Chiho in greeting.

"Understood!" Chiho replied loudly to Naraku.

"Um"

Naraku hummed in agreement. Chiho was Naraku's former captain of the Guard Corps and a staunch confidant.

The ninja instructors and medical-nin transferred from the Uchiha Ninjutsu Academy are not yet of great use.

It takes at least two to three years to train Genin.

As for Chunin, not to mention geniuses, most excellent ninjas are promoted around the age of fifteen.

As for Jonin, they are generally in charge of certain affairs. Jonin are not minor figures, and there is no such thing as making Jonin do manual labor.

The Jonin from the Ninjutsu Academy came to this Yuho City to serve as the principal of the Ninja Academy; otherwise, he wouldn't have come.

Only by granting them commensurate rights and status can Jonin be motivated.

Otherwise, even if Naraku is the clan leader, although they wouldn't dare disobey Naraku orders, they could get sick.

If you're sick, it's not right to force someone to come.

Therefore, it is best to motivate Jonin) with benefits, even if they are relatives. This also avoids infighting and mental strain.

"The Anbu and the Security Department must also be established. First, establish Military Police Force to completely control Yuho City."

"Recruit wandering ninjas or samurai to build up the team first, and let Ruofeng take charge of the Yuho City Military Police Force."

Currently, the population of Yuho City is over 100,000, and it relies entirely on the assistance of officials from the Land of Tea for management. Naraku needs to send more people to take control of this area as soon as possible.

Hi! X2

Chiho and Ruofeng responded.

Military Police Force are crucial in the structure of ninja villages or other ninja organizations, serving as an indispensable institution for rulers to manage ninja villages.

The Anbu was originally an organization responsible for special and covert missions. However, due to national circumstances in Konoha, the Anbu exercised many of the powers of the Security Department.

The tasks include patrolling the village, investigating, summoning, delivering messages, and making arrests. The Anbu secret police) also do this; they carry out special missions and act as an Anbu force, serving as security personnel in Konoha.

These are actually the duties of the Security Department. Konoha's political situation is complex, unlike Konoha of other countries.

"Chiho, Ruofeng, you guys do a good job. Yuho City is counting on you. This is our Uchiha's stronghold and escape route. We can't be careless."

"Clear!"

"You all must cooperate with Chiho's work, understand?"

"Hi!" X10