Shisui spent the whole morning reading two reports.
"Statistical Analysis Report on the Current Size and Organization of Ninja Teams"
"Research on the Total Ninja Population and Functional Adaptability—Analysis of the Current Situation Based on the Imbalance of Supply and Demand in the Labor Market"
One of the reports was written by Nara Shikaku and the other by Senju Tobirama.
But in fact, both of them were talking about the same thing: the world was peaceful, and external threats were basically gone. Although there were still many missions, large-scale wars were unlikely to happen for decades.
What about the ninjas?
The current number of ninjas on the payroll had exceeded 100,000. If the reserve forces at the Jōnin School were included, the number could be even higher.
This was an absolute surplus of labor, and there were simply not enough missions to go around.
It was impossible to retire all the ninjas from other villages except the original Konoha ninjas and send them back to the civilian population.
That would definitely cause social unrest and affect this hard-won stability.
In the reports, Shikaku and Tobirama both put forward some suggestions. In Shisui's opinion, none of them were perfect. They would always sacrifice the interests of one group, leaving hidden concerns.
Both of them were intentionally or unintentionally favoring the former Konoha shinobi, and all the methods they devised leaned toward them.
Shisui could understand, but he could not bring himself to follow through.
Yami had told him that the current Ninja Kingdom was only a country forced to unite under his overwhelming power. If he wanted people to truly forget the nations they once were, it would take the efforts of an entire generation, or even several generations.
To eliminate barriers, the most important thing was fairness. People should not be treated differently.
Otherwise, external conflicts would turn into internal conflicts. More serious struggles would erupt in the future, and the empire would collapse.
So Shisui could not make a decision. He could not find balance.
The only thing he could do was turn to Yami.
Fortunately, Yami never hid his whereabouts while traveling, otherwise Shisui would not be able to find him even if he tried.
The former temple of the Land of Demons.
After listening to Shion's story about the priestess and the monsters, Koyuki became very interested in the thousand-year-old feud, so she simply created a new script based on the real events of the Land of Demons.
Of course, the truth that the priestess and the monster were two sides of the same coin was modified and hidden, changed to lean more toward the priestess.
Shion had no objections. She thought it was a good opportunity to use the movie to promote Shintoism in the Land of Demons and expand its influence.
Yami did not prohibit the spread of faiths in gods and spirits within the ninja world. In fact, there were many such beliefs. Torii shrines dedicated to various deities and monsters appeared endlessly, but they were all illusory existences.
To be precise… they had all been killed by Kaguya.
Before Kaguya came to the ninja world, there were many gods on this planet who relied on natural energy to exist, and even the three holy lands were among them. However, when the God Tree was planted, natural energy was absorbed in huge quantities, and these gods could no longer sit still.
But Kaguya was too strong. She killed every one that appeared. In the end, only a few remained.
Then, during the Sage of Six Paths' era, the surviving gods saw Kaguya being sealed and appeared again, only to encounter an even more ruthless Sage of Six Paths, and were completely destroyed.
Therefore, no matter how devout the believers were, it was basically impossible to receive any response. It was better to let things develop naturally and allow the common people to have some spiritual sustenance, which could also make society more stable.
This time, Koyuki played a priestess who reincarnated repeatedly to fight against monsters. The princess of the Land of Snow looked quite unique when dressed as a priestess.
Especially at night, Koyuki was very playful. She even cosplayed as her good sister Shion, preparing a white wig and colored contact lenses.
It was really exciting.
The relationship here was a bit complicated. It was unclear whether Koyuki was proud of herself or proud of Shion.
Either way, Yami was very happy and ready to try other ways of playing.
After a shoot, Koyuki came over with a blushing face and sat on the recliner next to Yami to rest.
"Yami, if you feel bored, go back to the village first. Hotaru and Ino have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Not boring, not boring at all."
Yami shook his head with a sly smile. "Tonight is very interesting. I haven't had enough fun yet. When you finish filming, we can go back together. Then I'll take them out to play. There's no rush."
Koyuki's pretty face turned red. She glared at Yami in reproach and quickly changed the subject.
She also felt that her behavior was too perverted. If the other sisters knew, she would probably be severely punished.
But since she wanted to keep Yami with her a little longer, she could only think of some more exciting ways.
Suddenly, a ninja dressed as Anbu rushed from a distance, quickly came to Yami's side, knelt on one knee, and respectfully presented a scroll.
"Yami-sama, this is a letter from Shisui to you."
Yami curled his lips, picked up the scroll and glanced at it, then frowned slightly. Koyuki noticed and asked with concern.
"Did something big happen in the village?"
Yami shook his head. "It's just a small problem.
He's just not sure what to do.
He's been acting as Hokage for a year and he's still so indecisive.
It looks like I'll have to pass the throne directly when I return this time.
Otherwise, Shisui will keep staring at me and I won't be able to move freely."
(To be continued.)