Naruto: The Way of the Great Lord
Chapter 36 The Period of Continuing Development

"Master, I am very skilled in administrative work, I always felt the way Kage arranged things was very inefficient. I've got some ideas that will make your life easier."

My eyes remained glued to the floor as I waited for Lord Yorukage's response. Every time I looked into his eyes, I was like I was dragged into a different realm, I felt small and weak under that gaze.

"Daisuke, I completely agree. One of the reasons I decided to create a village in a remote location far away was to change the way things were done without any major rejection of the change. If there is no precedent in place I can make the word precedent. Since you informed me of this, you will be the first to help me with this change However, we are the Village that did not fulfill its purpose. We do not have the economy, reputation, and specialization of the Village, From today we together as a whole will work together to change it."Lord Yorukage stood up walking to the bookshelf and picked up a book, he handed it to me and I checked the cover and the contents.

"A Kage has power equal to that of the head of State, In the ordinary case Daimyo controls the political and economic side of running the country while the Kage provides military and labor support for such efforts." Yorukage stopped, returned to his seat to pick up his pen and started writing something. "It seems like this on the surface, but Damiyo is the Head of state so she has to manage the annual budget, national alliances, and grant Kage privileges. We are in a place where Daimyo has nothing to offer us, therefore I will take on the responsibility myself and I am fully justified in my decision, don't you agree?"

"Yes Mr. Yorukage."

"I'm glad you think that way. Governments have three main tasks for their people: Protecting them from violence, Providing goods and services, and Investing in Talent. Daimyo didn't do any of this so we have to start from scratching."Lord Yorukage stopped writing and gestured for me to stand up. As I stood up, 12 other people entered his office.

"We'll start with trading. There are 8 Countries around us besides the Land of Iron, the home of the Samurai and the Land of Satan where we can begin the Trade route. Now the first question many of you may have in mind is what we can offer and it is very simple. Chakra ores, tea leaves, herbs, Food Ingredients, and of course shinobi services."

He stopped taking the documents on his desk and gave them to a Shinobi.

"9 of you will go to these surrounding countries and tell them about the existence of Yamigakure as well as the goods and services we can provide. The document contains the respective price setting with clear details, It also has details for immigration and other services that we will only be available in the village. We are the only Shinobi village in the west so let's take advantage of that."

He flicked his finger and 7 copies of the document appeared in the shinobi's hand."It also outlines the consequences of reneging on purchases or other violations that may come to their mind now. You have 2 weeks to complete your task."

"You will all begin development at home. To make life easier for me and all the Shinobi under me, I will create advisers who will oversee the day-to-day operations of the village and the country as a whole. Education, medicine, Law, Law enforcement, Production, Construction, and so on. I'm not going to micro-manage, it's not my job or my prerogative, so I'm going to give you the authority to find a suitable candidate for this advisor. I will approve or deny the candidate and review all decisions made by the advisor, due to the Power of this advisor I will also apply a separate authority to oversee all activities in the advisor that I will lead myself, you all have 3 days to make it happen . Daisuke you stay here.""Yes sir!"

The idea that Lord Yorukage came up with far exceeded my exceptions. I thought the scale was too small and did not see the bigger picture, he did not create Shinobi Village, He created Shinobi Empire.

"Daisuke, do you know what the 3 foundations of a powerful country are?"

"No sir."

"Education, Military Power, and Economic Proficiency. You can have the most powerful military in the world and everyone will fear and respect you, but if your people are poor, they will become unhappy and eventually your nation will fall. Your economy could be the strongest in the world however, if you do not have the Military to defend the country it will be attacked and will fall.If you Have Economic and Military dominance however your education system is substandard when the current leader dies and the new taking over them will not effectively lead to the collapse of your previous dominance and your country will fall. Now tell me what do you think I should do?"He looked at me with a blank face that made me very nervous. I came here today because I thought my Administration skills would be of great help to Mr. Yorukage, but now I realize how stupid I am. One would not start something like this if they had absolutely no idea what they were doing. I think for a long time. Review every possible thought and idea that popped into my head but nothing good enough to present.

"As a Shinobi when you face something new, what's the first thing you do?" His words broke my chain of thought but, this is easy.

"You make an assessment of any and all possible outcomes, then create a plan that minimizes risk while maximizing profits." It was then that I realized that every move he made had been taken into account to an extreme degree. He didn't ask me that question to get an answer, he asked me that question to see if I was willing to take the risk to answer it. A bad plan is always better than no plan at all.

"I'm sorry Lord Yorukage for my ignorance." I bow my head as low as I can. Sometimes you have to take risks, nothing is easy in this world.

"Daisuke will you be my Adjutant?"