Hearing everyone voice their support, Tsunade and Jiraiya both froze, then exchanged a glance and smiled wryly.
"Naruto, I never imagined that even after so many years away from Konoha, you'd still have so many people here firmly behind you. Has the world truly become the younger generation's now?"
Jiraiya sighed.
"Since everyone has made their position clear, Tsunade and I will support you too, of course. Just tell us what comes next. We'll spare no effort to complete the tasks you assign."
"Good. I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
With a wave of Naruto's hand, seventeen booklets appeared on the conference table.
These were all manuscripts Naruto had prepared.
They outlined fifteen major points for the Land of Shadow's future development.
First, abolish the system of granting fiefs to lords, reclaim the great families' lands, and administer them through commanderies and counties.
Second, select sites and establish new commanderies and counties, redistributing land resources.
Third, recruit large numbers of educated people and train the Land of Shadow's first group of teachers.
Fourth, standardize the system of rewards and punishments nationwide.
Fifth, appoint leaders for the new commanderies and counties.
As someone who liked to plan ahead,
Naruto had drawn up a proposal that covered virtually every matter in the Land of Shadow, great and small, from top to bottom.
Everyone present was someone Naruto trusted, which was why they were entitled to see it in advance.
Naruto motioned for everyone to take a copy.
Over the next while, he assigned tasks based on his understanding of each person.
Tsunade was a capable female ninja. Although she had a bad temper, the fact that she had become Hokage in the original story and kept Konoha running smoothly was proof enough of her ability.
Then there were her identity and