The Snow Ninja Village Grows Stronger by the Day (Third Update)

A wise and powerful ruler.

Had kept the country on a steady path of prosperity.

Over the past two years, refugees from other lands had continued to travel thousands of miles to settle in the Land of Snow. Some had been caught up in local wars, while others had lost their homes for various reasons. They increased the Land of Snow's available labor force, which, in a world with such peculiar technology, also strengthened the country's overall power.

Of course, these refugees hadn't come to the Land of Snow of their own accord.

An endless stretch of ocean lay before them.

It was a barrier they could never cross on their own.

But with the "help" of the semi-official trade caravans sent out by the Land of Snow, everything had fallen into place. The country's actions hadn't attracted the attention of a single other nation, not even those losing large numbers of people. They hadn't noticed at all—and even if they had, they wouldn't have cared. That was the vast difference brought about by different levels of understanding.

These measures, among others,

had all been proposed by Naruto.

After Kazahana Koyuki and Sandayu refined them, they were gradually implemented throughout the Land of Snow. They covered everything, from the most important parts of the political structure down to the solid economic foundations beneath it. Naruto had held nothing back, bringing up every idea he could think of. Whether they could be implemented or suited this world was for Kazahana Koyuki and Sandayu to consider. Naruto couldn't manage the country or put the policies into practice himself, but when it came to theorizing, he was more than capable. He only had to speak; the actual implementation was left to the "professionals" to judge. Naruto took the same approach when it came