"Advisor Utatane Koharu believes that my reform plan will waste too many resources, and that Konoha does not need to set up a new education department. It is not necessary to mobilize so many people for a ninja school."
"The consultant Mitomon thinks that this plan is too long, which will lead to a decrease in the number of our Konoha ninjas. At the same time, ninjutsu will be more easily stolen by other ninja villages. Finally, the plan is too complicated and not suitable for Konoha."
"Two advisors, is my summary correct?" Nagase looked at Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En.
"No problem, that's what I mean." Utane Koharu nodded, looked directly at Nagase, and said in a deep voice.
If you don't know who Utane Koharu has, you might think she is a fighter who is not afraid of power, and Nagase is a villain who abuses his power for personal gain.
Mizuto Menen didn't say anything, but just nodded, indicating that there was nothing wrong with what Nagase said.
"So, the two of you actually have one thing in common, which is that you think Konoha's current Ninja School is already the best solution and there is no need to make it too complicated. Am I right?" Nagase asked again.
"I didn't say that the current ninja school is the best solution." Utatane Koharu corrected, "I mean that for the current situation in Konoha, it's good to maintain the status quo. Your plan is indeed troublesome."
"I still think so now. That plan is too troublesome and too presumptuous. It cannot cope with the complex situation in the ninja world, and it does not take into account Konoha's own situation." Mito Kado En crossed his fingers and said with his head slightly lowered.
"Okay, I roughly understand the two consultants' ideas. Let me ask you a question, what is the foundation of the ninja village?" Nagase asked the question.
The two advisors looked at each other, and then Utane Koharu thought for a moment and replied, "Of course it's the ninjas. The reason why Konoha was able to become one of the five major ninja villages is because of the excellent Konoha ninjas."
"Since the consultant knows that the foundation of the ninja village is the ninja, why does he reject me from increasing investment in the ninja school? Only a good ninja school can cultivate excellent ninjas." Nagase asked again.
Utatane Koharu thought for a moment and quickly said, "I am not opposed to increasing investment in the ninja school, but I am against your unreasonable reform. Such a plan is not in line with reality."
Seeing that Utane Koharu was not fooled, Nagase thought to himself that it was a pity. If Utane Koharu had not reacted just now, she would have been basically doomed.
"Konoha is just a village with 300,000 people, not a country. Nagase Fuza, you should show your plan to the daimyo, maybe he will be interested." Utane Koharu said quickly, expressing her opinion again.
"Then do you think Konoha will always be a village with a population of 300,000?" Nagase asked with a gleam in his eyes.
"What else?" Utane Koharu disagreed.
She never regarded Konoha as an independent force, but rather as the military department of the Land of Fire. Why would there be so many people next to the military base
Yongze now understood why the two consultants always argued with him on certain issues.
He thought it was because of him that Danzo went to jail, which made them unhappy, or because he was the assistant to the Fourth Hokage.
It turns out that the fundamental reason is that they never thought that Konoha would continue to grow and become stronger indefinitely.
In fact, Konoha covers a large area, with a radius of about 20 kilometers, which is basically the same size as the city in Nagase's previous life.
However, the area and population ratio of Konoha are too exaggerated. It has the area of a normal city, but only has 300,000 people.
The main reason is that the original intention of establishing Konoha was to serve as the main military force of the Land of Fire.
The daimyo paid the money and the ninjas worked, and that was roughly the agreement.
Konoha is essentially a military base, and it is actually quite unscientific that there are so many civilians.
However, considering that many ninjas came from civilians, they can also be regarded as reserve soldiers
However, Nagase is different. He does not regard Konoha as a military department of the Land of Fire, nor does he want to be a younger brother of the daimyo, even in name only.
Although on the surface Konoha belongs to the Land of Fire, Konoha actually never paid much attention to the Daimyo. It is said that the Daimyo can decide the Hokage, but it is just a formality. The right to accept fate is still in Konoha's own hands.
Nagase, who was bound to Konoha, only stood for Konoha, so he would not allow anyone above him. Wanting Konoha to be the sword of the Daimyo? What a pipe dream.
Nagaze wants Konoha to develop indefinitely until the existing land of Konoha can no longer support its development. Then Nagaze will push down the wall surrounding Konoha and continue to expand with Konoha.
This was the fundamental conflict between him and his two advisers.
"Utatane Koharu, I now question whether you are still capable of taking on this important position as a senior advisor." After figuring out the core contradiction, Nagase said bluntly.
Originally, you were kept alive to give face to the Third Generation and the older generation of ninjas. Since your existence will hinder the development of Konoha, you should go down and retire.
Koharu Utane was confused. Why was she suddenly no longer qualified to continue being a consultant
Utane Koharu glared at Nagase and scolded him, "You were not even born when I shed blood and tears for Konoha. What qualifications do you, a young boy, have to say that I am incapable of serving as an advisor?"
Being accused of incompetence by a junior at a high-level meeting hurt Koharu Utane's fragile heart.
"Xiaochun, Nagaze, if you have something to say, please talk it over nicely." The third generation also felt a little puzzled, but he quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Nagaze, you can't just say that Xiaochun is incapable of being a consultant for no reason."
"Xiaochun, you too, Nagase has made many contributions to Konoha, and now he is a high-ranking Konoha official on the same level as you, so how can you call him a brat?"
"Utane Koharu, what are your intentions? You actually said that Konoha will always be a village of 300,000 people. Does that mean that Konoha will never develop in your eyes?" Nagase no longer called him consultant, but called him by his name.
"Maintaining 300,000 people doesn't mean Konoha can't develop. Konoha already has enough people now. Adding more will only increase the pressure on Konoha and will not be beneficial."
Utane Koharu expressed her own understanding and cited many examples of the harm that many people did to Konoha.
The increase in the number of people will make it more difficult to manage and easier for the enemy to infiltrate, which will arouse the suspicion of the daimyo and increase the pressure on Konoha in all aspects.
"Is this what you think? How naive." Nagase laughed.
"We are worried about management difficulties, enemy infiltration, suspicion from the daimyo, and not being able to provide many jobs... How can Konoha become stronger if we are worried about this and that?"
"If he is difficult to manage, then find a way to make him easier to manage.
So what if the daimyo is suspicious? We are not his subordinates, we are partners.
… ”
Utane Koharu was stunned, shocked by Nagase's words.
She felt the strong ambition in Nagase's words. Nagase was not building Konoha Village, he was building Konoha City, he was going to build Konoha Country.
The third generation of Mitomon En also looked surprised, and only Minato managed to remain calm.