In the office, Shiraishi held a paper material in his hand.

This is what Ichihime saw and felt in the Land of Fire and Konoha, and they are all presented in detail in the paper.

Although in Shiraishi's view, this paper still has many shortcomings, the more critical issues that exist in the Land of Fire and Konoha were all written by Kazuhime in the paper. Therefore, this small flaw, Shiraishi

I didn't care.

"It can be seen that you, Kazuhime, are very attentive in observing various issues in the Land of Fire and Konoha. From their beliefs to the institutional level, you have basically carefully analyzed them. To be honest, it is a bit beyond my expectations."

Shiraishi put down the paper materials in his hands. For a nine-year-old child, this was enough to be considered excellent.

Although striving for excellence is a good thing, Shiraishi also feels that there is no need to rush in this matter. Going too far is not enough. Letting a person grow up too quickly is not necessarily a good thing.

"In other words, you passed the test, right?"

Yi Ji raised her head and asked.

She really worked hard on this paper. In the past two years, she used the channels of the Ghost Country to travel throughout the Fire Country. In addition, Konoha was also a key observation target.

In fact, she didn't need to look for many problems. Fire Country and Konoha had already taken the initiative to expose the problems themselves.

In Yiji's opinion, this should be because she is used to living in the Kingdom of Demons. Suddenly entering a country with completely different systems, ideas, and culture from the Kingdom of Demons, she will naturally discover those problems quickly.

As far as the ninja system is concerned, in Kazuhime's opinion, ninja... from the Warring States Period to the present, there has actually been no essential change.

In the past Warring States period, the way for ninjas to survive was to be hired by the daimyo of various countries and help them win the war.

Later, Senju Hashirama, the leader of the Senju clan, changed the original way and advanced to the era of one country and one village, establishing Konoha, the first ninja village in the ninja world.

Subsequently, it was followed by other countries, and officially entered the fierce era of the five major powers competing for hegemony.

After Senju Hashirama's death, this contradiction became increasingly deepened.

Fearing the power of Senju Hashirama, all countries dare not take action, but as long as Senju Hashirama dies, this suppressive power will naturally disappear.

Behind the seeming peace, fundamental problems still exist.

That is the employment model of ninjas. They are still the same as the Warring States Period. They are a group of mercenaries rather than real soldiers belonging to a country.

It's a little better in Konoha. Ninjas will occasionally work for ordinary residents of the village for free, but once you get out of Konoha, even in the nearest village, you need to pay to hire ninjas for help.

To exterminate the bandits, the residents of the Land of Fire also need to pay for the hiring of ninjas. The Konoha ninjas will not contribute their efforts for free.

On the surface, it is a fair transaction... but this kind of transaction, in Ichiki's opinion, seems very distorted.

Who pays for the military expenditure of the Ninja Village?

Noble?

No, it's not.

The military expenses of the Ninja Village are paid by countless low-level workers in the Fire Country.

These low-level workers have to pay heavy taxes every year, which are collected by the daimyo and major nobles. After that, part of them is given to the ninja village to serve as military expenses for the ninja village to develop its military power.

Fundamentally speaking, it is these lower-class workers who create real wealth, not the daimyo, nobles, and ninjas.

Because those ninja villages do not engage in production, or rarely engage in production.

They still retain the traditional bad habits of taking people's money to eliminate disasters, which is essentially the same as the bounty hunters in the underground black market.

In Yiji's view, when civilians pay taxes, the state has the duty to protect them, rather than collecting additional money and adding unnecessary burdens to the people.

Because the richer the people are, tax revenue will increase. When tax revenue increases, the country can better develop. This is a virtuous circle.

Kazuhime did not see these phenomena in the Land of Fire and Konoha.

The daimyo and the nobles collected more than 90% of the country's wealth, and then gave a small portion to the ninja village to maintain the 'contract' between them.

The ninja village that has received development funds will naturally go against the daimyo and nobles in order to bring justice to the bottom workers who create real wealth.

In essence, Ninja Village also thinks about issues from the perspective of vested interests.

Taking the hard-earned money from the bottom workers but not really serving the bottom people of the country, this is simply not what a country should be like as a soldier.

This is also why Kazuki thinks that ninjas are not soldiers.

The essence of Konoha's ninjas is mercenaries, and they live a life of taking people's money and eliminating disasters. The ninja village is, at best, a symbol of a country's military power. At worst, it is a slightly larger training base for mercenaries.

Calling them soldiers is the greatest insult to soldiers.

If this shortcoming was eliminated from the beginning, the ninja world might not develop in such a deformed way. Unfortunately, the first Hokage Senju Hashirama, who established the era of one country and one village, was not aware of this problem.

In other words, he simply does not have enough knowledge accumulation to support him in thinking about how to build a country with a sound system.

Therefore, Yiji felt that her old man was very powerful and how important it was to popularize education and eradicate illiteracy.

"Of course, for you now, it is enough to be called excellent."

Shiraishi is not stingy with his praise.

Growth cannot be achieved overnight. Only by applying what you have learned can you better understand the pattern and see the road ahead.

In addition to these, Yiji also mentioned other things, but generally speaking, other things are secondary issues.

"So, what do you think needs to be done to break this deadlock?"

"In what way? Old man, aren't you already taking action on this kind of thing?"

Kazuki was quite disdainful of Shiraishi's way of knowingly asking questions.

It is nothing more than pushing the times forward through war, completely destroying and ravaging the inherent dross.

The structure of the ninja world today has long been solidified. The daimyo and nobles have considerable wealth, while the workers at the bottom have no wealth. However, the wealth accumulated by the daimyo and nobles for generations has been plundered from the people at the bottom. The world's great wealth has been plundered.

With the majority of wealth, they only maintained the status and authority of their superiors and did not fulfill their responsibilities.

The same goes for ninjas. They unknowingly became tools for the daimyo and nobles to oppress the lower classes.

As vested interests, they have been enemies from the beginning.

The gap between the systems means that one day, if the Kingdom of Ghosts does not take action against the five major countries, the five major countries will also extend their claws of war against the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Rather than that, it is better to accumulate strength, strike first, and take the situation completely into your own hands.

This can not only buy time, but also destroy the connections between the five major countries. Kirigakure Village is the best example.

"Really? It seems that you still remember what I told you about Xiao, and you didn't disappoint me."

Shiraishi smiled slightly.

The 'Akatsuki' in his mouth is not the 'Akatsuki' organization that Nagato currently controls, but a patriotic organization that was formed spontaneously by many passionate young people from the Land of Rain in order to save the Land of Rain.

They have no accumulation of knowledge, no military and economic foundation, and they just rely on their passion to save their country and people.

From many years ago, Shiraishi predicted that this organization would end in a dismal way.

The confusion and despair experienced by this organization has also been recorded in the history books of the Demon Country Ninja School. It can be said to be a very powerful negative teaching material.

Yi Ji can give such an answer, it is obvious that she also keeps this period of history in mind.

The Akatsuki led by Yahiko Amano is not so much a product of the Great Ninja War, but rather the result of the people at the bottom having been oppressed for a long time, so naturally there will be people who speak out for them.

When people can no longer survive, they will naturally resist.

This is also the reason why bandits continue to exist within the five major countries.

The predecessors of these bandits were the low-level people who were exploited to the extreme and could only survive in this way.

Eradicating banditry can never rely on the violence of ninjas. If there are problems in the system, using violence to solve them will only increase the number of resisters.

In this era, there are countless people who are not afraid of death, and they will always be killed.

"Next, rest at home for a while. After that, I will arrange for you to go to Kirigakure Village to study. I have made an agreement with Yagura, the fourth generation Mizukage of Kirigakure, so you can study there with peace of mind."

Shiraishi said to Kazuki.

Yiji nodded.

She has already seen the conservative Konoha and the Fire Country. Next, she is going to see the Kirigakure Village, which is moving closer to the Ghost Country. This is an opportunity for change.

Moreover, Kirigakure is the secret ally of the Demon Country, the Ninja Village. She used to strengthen the relationship between the two parties, not just for study and research tasks.

Shiraishi put away Kazuki's thesis materials and was about to continue talking when the instruments on his desk suddenly started operating.

A white piece of paper with writing on it came out from inside.

It's an urgent report.

Shiraishi glanced at the contents of the emergency report and his face became serious.

"I originally wanted to talk to you about other things, but it seems I don't have any extra time now. Yiji, don't walk around here. I'll go out for a few days to solve some problems."

The content of the emergency report was very sudden. Large-scale stone soldiers suddenly appeared in the western coastal areas, central mountains, and southern forests of the Kingdom of Ghosts, launching attacks on surrounding towns from various directions.

These stone statue soldiers even moved towards areas outside the Demon Country, launching indiscriminate attacks on surrounding countries.

We need to suppress this turmoil before it gets too big.

Shiraishi naturally knows who is the mastermind behind the control of these stone soldiers. The monsters are monsters that have survived since ancient times. In the Kingdom of Demons, only monsters can do such a thing.

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shrine.
To be continued...