He paused, then continued, "Under these circumstances, many shinobi will inevitably lose their jobs."
"This is only the beginning. More shinobi will lose their jobs in the future."
"When the time comes, all it will take is someone ambitious stirring things up a little."
"The Ninja World could very well fall into turmoil again."
Natsuki remembered that a similar problem had emerged during Boruto's era.
That had been after the Fourth Shinobi World War, when so many shinobi had died that barely any remained.
Now, there were far more surviving shinobi, and the chain reaction would be even greater.
Everyone had been considering this issue. Since Natsuki had brought it up, it meant he must already have a solution.
"In the past, aside from some powerful shinobi villages that issued allowances..."
"Low-ranking shinobi had to do missions to earn money. No missions meant no money."
"Now, across the Six Great Nations of the Ninja World, technology is advancing by the day and commerce is thriving, so we are earning more as well."
"Under these circumstances, we should issue monthly allowances to shinobi."
"I know that some of your shinobi villages pay them when business is good, while those doing poorly do not."
"Or perhaps some shinobi villages still have mandatory mission requirements."
"My suggestion is that all profits from vigorously developing commerce should be used to issue allowances."
"Even without missions, shinobi will be able to survive."
"When the allowance is high enough, people will rush to become shinobi."
"However, they will need to undergo monthly evaluations. Those who fail will have their benefits downgraded."
"Once this system is implemented, being a shinobi will become a profitable profession, and everyone will flock to it."
"At that point, we can organize all kinds of competitions."
"Besides the Ninja Professional Competition, every