That was the end of that topic.
Yanbai had no intention of discussing it further with Madara Uchiha.
His obsession with infrastructure was something Yanbai had inherited from his mother.
There were certainly benefits to doing these things: they increased his merit points.
When used properly, merit points were an excellent source of support, and they had to be accumulated.
Every time Yanbai descended into a world, it counted as another cycle of reincarnation. He accumulated merit points in every lifetime; sooner or later, they would come in handy.
Developing public welfare and building infrastructure had originally been about making Yanbai's own life more comfortable.
In the past, none of the foods he wanted were available, and housing, clothing, food, and transportation were all far too primitive for him to tolerate.
Yanbai had previously tried letting other people become Hokage so he could simply sit back and wait.
But they were still far too slow.
He could not blame them. After all, they lacked his breadth of knowledge and perspective. Getting this far was already an impressive achievement. They were pioneers who had blazed a trail through countless obstacles, and they deserved people's respect.
That was why Yanbai had agreed to become Hokage. He had nothing else to do anyway.
Even without becoming Hokage, Yanbai would have intervened in construction, directly or indirectly. It was only a question of efficiency.
As a result, the moment he took office, Yanbai launched a construction frenzy.
Like leader, like subordinates.
Yanbai pushed himself hard, and those beneath him had to push even harder. Over the past few years, everyone had worked themselves breathless.
But the results were also remarkably clear.
Shinobi were considerably more capable than ordinary people, and construction progressed extremely quickly. In just a few years, the Shinobi World had undergone