Zhutian Panlong: They've all become gods, and they're only just joining the chat group.

"Alright, I've analyzed the situation in the ninja world for you enough. Now, bring me the sealing technique," Richard said.

"But you still haven't told me how to solve the current problem." Although Tsunade felt that what this guy said made sense, she wanted to hear more.

"There's no point in talking. You're just a ninja who ran away from the village. You're not even Hokage yet, so what can you do? Unless you have the strength to single-handedly subdue the ninja world, save your breath," Richard said.

"You can speak first, and I'll listen. Whether I can do it or not is my business," Tsunade said, indicating that she had paid for the service.

"Alright. Given the current situation in the ninja world, there are only two points to focus on: education and finance."

Ninjas have virtually no ability to govern a region, and I suppose that's the thinking of almost all of you ninjas. Since you can't, you simply ignore it and hand over management to the nobles represented by the daimyo, right?

But actually, ninjas can govern a country. As far as I know, the Land of Whirlpools is governed by ninjas. Their supreme leader is probably both a daimyo of the country and the leader of a ninja village.

It's a pity that the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, otherwise you could have gone there to learn from their experience. Although I don't know much about the details of their destruction, I believe those daimyo were definitely one of the key figures behind it.

If I were one of those daimyo, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night seeing the Land of Whirlpools. Because the Land of Whirlpools has shown other ninja villages in the ninja world the possibility of governing a country with ninjas.

But we've digressed. The Land of Whirlpools isn't really relevant to what we're talking about now. Let's get back to the topic.

First and foremost, we must vigorously develop education; you ninjas have far too few administrative talents. The Nara clan is the only decent one in the entire ninja world, but how many people are in the Nara clan? Even if you sent them all out, could they govern the Land of Fire?

It's not just management talent; you lack talent in every aspect, and all you know is how to fight and kill. The Daimyo treats you as tools, and you yourselves treat yourselves as tools. You imprison your own minds and have never thought about exploring other possibilities for ninjas.

That's why I said the first step is education; you need people from all walks of life to do the work. Even the number of ninjas is insufficient. How many ninjas are there in the entire ninja world? Are there even 100,000 in total?

The Daimyo controls the number of ninjas by restricting resources. Your numbers are far from being the mainstream of society; ordinary people are the majority. However, everyone in the ninja world actually possesses chakra potential; the difference lies in the quality of that potential, which is actually quite important.

This means that your extraordinary system is open to ordinary people, and ordinary people can also become ninjas through training. Even if they themselves cannot become ninjas, their descendants still have hope. The door to social mobility is not closed.

To achieve an explosive growth in the number of ninjas, sufficient resources are needed to train them. Therefore, the second point is to have independent financial control.

Currently, all ninja villages rely on a model of receiving funding from the daimyo and earning rewards by performing mercenary tasks.

You can only earn money by completing tasks, so you essentially still rely on the Daimyo's funding.

If you have enough talented people, you can directly take over the country's administrative work.

Taxation is the key. How much does the daimyo allocate to you each year? Is even a tenth of that taxed? The vast majority of wealth ends up in the hands of the nobles, led by the daimyo. The meager amount allocated to you is merely to keep your ninja community in check and prevent you from rebelling.

"That's settled then, give me the sealing technique." It was just casual conversation, mainly a way to fool people. Richard didn't care about right or wrong.

"Isn't that a bit off? If Konoha seizes the power of the Fire Country's daimyo, the daimyo of other countries will definitely send their ninja villages to wage war against Konoha." Tsunade wasn't stupid; she directly pointed out the potential danger.

"Yeah, that's why I didn't say Konoha could do that. For that to happen, most ninjas would have to stand together, or there would have to be another single person like Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha who could suppress the ninja world," Richard said with a shrug.

"What about Konoha? What can Konoha do to rise again?" Tsunade asked.

"Konoha? What does that have to do with me?" Richard retorted.

"I'll add money, plus other ninjutsu from my family's collection, including the Wood Release ninjutsu developed by my great-grandfather." Tsunade directly added money.

"Forget it, Konoha is too troublesome," Richard waved his hand and said. He could be a keyboard warrior, but asking him to provide a practical development plan for Konoha? That was asking too much of him.

He doesn't play political games in the Panlong World; he only focuses on cultivation and leveling up.

Why play politics in a world with extraordinary powers? Isn't cultivation more appealing? The power that comes from authority is illusory, but the power gained through cultivation is real and truly yours.

Of course, this isn't meant to belittle people like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo. They weren't entirely wrong; their strength had reached its peak, and no amount of training could improve it. They also lacked knowledge of the secrets buried in the history of the ninja world. What else could they do but resort to political maneuvering?

Their political maneuvering was like child's play, too naive in the eyes of a nation where everyone is a politician. But this is Kishimoto's fault.

"What, do you think Konoha is so bad?" Tsunade asked, displeased. What do you mean Konoha is too troublesome?

"If Konoha is fine, why are you wandering all over the world and unwilling to go back?"

"Speaking of which, Hiruzen Sarutobi has been the Third Hokage for about thirty years now, hasn't he? Why don't you go back and see how the Sarutobi clan is doing? The result will definitely exceed your expectations," Richard said jokingly. Although they probably don't have the scale of three thousand Sarutobi soldiers now, the Sarutobi clan is definitely not weak.

"Are you saying that Sarutobi-sensei abused his power for personal gain?" Tsunade said angrily.

"It's certain that he's abusing his power for personal gain; he needs absolute support to consolidate his authority as the Third Hokage. But the Sarutobi clan is definitely much stronger than you imagine at its peak. Don't you want to go back and take a look?" Richard said.

Tsunade remained silent. Although she wasn't paying much attention to the situation in Konoha these days, she wasn't stupid and understood this basic logic.

"Originally, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already been forced to step down after the Third Shinobi World War. Although he still held onto power, the Fourth Hokage was a very intelligent man, and he would eventually be able to take power back from the Third Hokage."

Unfortunately, the Fourth Hokage died, and the Third Hokage ascended to power. Whether you call it a talent shortage in Konoha, a lack of successors, or the Third Hokage's lust for power, the current situation in Konoha is that the Third Hokage has regained power and will remain in power for a long time to come.

This will allow the Sarutobi clan to expand once again. In less than a decade, the Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga clans will be no match for the Sarutobi family.

"So let's put aside the question of whether or not you can solve Konoha's problems. Let's find a new Hokage first," Richard said.

Tsunade fell silent again; silence was the Cambridge of tonight.

Of course she knew Konoha had many problems; otherwise, she wouldn't have left the village. She used to numb herself with alcohol, deceiving herself. But now Richard had laid it all bare before her.

"This is it? A complete disaster," Richard scoffed inwardly. This won't do; this is just the beginning. As a ninja village that has existed for over fifty years, without a relatively rational system, it faces many old and new problems. For example, the problems of Root, the Uchiha clan, the Hyuga main and branch families, and the conflict between ninja clans and commoner ninja.

Tsunade quickly composed herself; she was powerless to change the problems facing the village.

Following her promise, she then gave Richard the complete sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan left by her grandmother, as well as the Wood Release ninjutsu left by Hashirama Senju.

Richard didn't stand on ceremony; it was what he deserved. However, he reciprocated with gifts: a warrior's training method and a mage's meditation method.

"By the way, do you sell your great-grandfather's ninjutsu and the draft ideas for its development?" Richard asked.

While Tobirama Senju may not be as strong as Hashirama in combat, his research abilities are exceptional. Richard also wanted to see his thought process in developing Water Release and Flying Thunder God Techniques. Perhaps it could inspire his own understanding of the laws of nature.

"Are you really planning to wipe out the entire Senju family's legacy?" Tsunade said irritably.

"I can trade my world's life magic and my understanding of the rules of life," Richard said without hesitation.

Insights aren't something you can simply acquire and then forget. Isn't it true that we improve faster by exchanging ideas and experiences? What's the point of hiding them away?

"It's changed, but can you learn so much?" Tsunade was still quite decisive. A legacy left there is just a lifeless thing. Only by improving one's own strength can one do more of what one wants to do.

"As the slug knows, my knowledge is quite diverse. Besides, who said I was going to learn anything? I don't even have chakra, how could I learn anything?" Richard said.

"Then what's the use of collecting so much ninja world heritage?" Tsunade asked, puzzled.

"Thoughts are the most precious thing. As for ninjutsu, even the most profound ninjutsu is just a technique," Richard remarked.

By the time he reached that stage, he had long since moved beyond simply pursuing the power of spells and the mysteries of Taoist arts. Instead, he began to analyze the rules and changes contained within spells, dissect the creator's thought process, resonate with the creator's ideas, and thus achieve a cross-temporal intellectual collision.