Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Politically, it would be better to simply follow the division into six ministries: the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Personnel. After all, this is still a feudal era, and there is no need to be so particular.

However, in terms of military, the focus is on modernization.

Military and political power were separated, and military authority was centralized under the unified command of the daimyo.

Another measure is to eliminate all the various unit designations and simply unify them into the National Defense Force.

According to reports from various regions, the total number of troops in the Snow Country is approximately 100,000, responsible for guarding the cities.

"All military forces are under centralized management, and each city can recruit a certain number of police officers... security teams, responsible for maintaining local stability, arresting criminals, etc. What do you think?"

"Oh, if you think it's good, then it's good."

Feng Hua Xiaoxue nodded, offering no objections.

Seeing this, Qi Ye didn't know what to say.

He had a feeling that perhaps even the Third Hokage hadn't been able to do it, but this little girl, Kazahana Koyuki, had accomplished it.

The Third Hokage wanted to bind him to the Land of Fire and to Konoha's war machine, but he escaped.

Feng Hua Xiaoxue didn't think about these things; she was simply relying on him.

However, because of this, he was tied to the war chariot of the Snow Country.

Is it really a mistake to live out everyday life in a shonen anime?

……

Regardless, Seven Nights still had to do what needed to be done.

The situation in the Land of Snow gradually stabilized, and the lords of various cities cooperated by obediently handing over their military power.

We can't refuse to cooperate. Seven Nights wiped out the Snow Village in less than a night. Are we afraid of them?

In the political sphere, various departments were also established, and all overlapping functions were eliminated.

At the same time, the distinction between nobility and official positions was made: becoming a noble did not necessarily guarantee one's official position, and being an official did not necessarily guarantee one's nobility.

But by increasing other benefits, they silenced the nobles.

In short, you have to cooperate whether you want to or not, or you'll lose your life, let alone your status as a noble.

In military matters, troops from various regions were also mobilized to the capital for unified reorganization.

Of the more than 100,000 troops, only more than 70,000 combat troops were retained after screening. Including logistics troops, the total size was maintained at 100,000.

The rest were incorporated into the security forces and assigned to various places, with more people recruited to maintain order in those areas.

However, these troops are all land forces, while the Land of Snow is an island nation.

Maintaining the security of maritime trade routes is impossible without a navy.

The Land of Snow originally had a certain number of naval personnel, but they weren't called a navy; they were just escort teams responsible for protecting merchant ships.

Therefore, Shichiya recruited people familiar with water in coastal cities and also produced blueprints to build more advanced warships.

This time it's not just wooden boats anymore; the steel produced in the Land of Snow is of very high quality and can be used to build steel warships.

With an already strong industrial base, all that Qiye had to do was to unleash that industrial potential.

In agriculture, they used the same greenhouse system to minimize their dependence on the Ninja Continent.

However, it's too troublesome to be self-sufficient in food.

For this reason, Shichiya met with a man named Yamada Isoroku, who was originally the captain of the escort team in charge of maritime security.

However, Shichiya always felt that he should be called Yamamoto...

Okay, that's not important.

"Captain Yamada, from now on, you are the commander of the newly expanded naval fleet."

That's what Qiye said.

What we're building now are warships, like those with giant cannons; in the future, we'll be establishing a naval fleet.

"You go and select people now, train them, and within two years, they need to develop a certain level of combat capability, understand?"

"Yes."

Yamada Isoroku responded and then left.

Qi Ye was still biting her nails.

The army has already begun mass production of firearms; it's not difficult, given the existing industrial base.

The navy has also started building warships, which will take some time. However, by modifying some of the existing wooden ships, they can also be used, so they can form combat capability to escort ships in a short period of time.

All that's left is the air force.

Airships are usable, but the Land of Fire has already deployed them in large numbers. If we deploy more airships, it will be difficult for us to compete with the Land of Fire, whether in terms of quantity or other aspects.

So building airplanes is the only option left?

However, airplanes need internal combustion engines, and fuel for these engines is a problem.

"Looks like we need to go and see if we can find any oil."

Seven Nights grinned.

Getting a country running is no easy task.

But upon closer reflection, something suddenly felt off.

"Why would I expand my military strength if there's nothing wrong with that? And why would I use the Land of Fire as a hypothetical enemy... Do I really like the Land of Fire so much that I want to lead an army to destroy it?"

This is really terrible.

Chapter 44: Talent

Time flew by, and from the fiftieth year of Konoha, we entered the fifty-first year of Konoha.

This is a year worth celebrating for the ninja world.

Iwagakure had already signed a ceasefire agreement with Konoha, so they didn't gain any advantage.

Unable to sustain the war on its own, Kumogakure also decided to cease hostilities and sent people to Konoha to discuss the matter.

As a result, some trouble ensued, and they clashed with the Hyuga clan.

Finally, they brought back Hyuga Hizashi's body, who was Hyuga Hiashi's younger brother.

In any case, the Third Shinobi World War is now over.

Each country and each ninja village began to recuperate and nurture the next generation.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, unnoticed by anyone, the Land of Snow was developing rapidly.

First and foremost is people's livelihood.

Electricity, roads, food, housing, and everything else have been completely transformed, and the number of people who freeze or starve to death each year has plummeted.

Although we cannot yet achieve complete self-sufficiency in food, we have at least reduced our dependence on external sources.

Electricity resources already existed; Shichiya simply improved the power generation capacity, which boosted productivity by more than one level and also provided electricity for civilian use.

Roads were also being built in an attempt to connect various cities. The railway had already been put into use, but it could only connect a few cities.

At the end of the fiftieth year of Konoha, Shichiya went out to sea and discovered an oil field on a deserted island. The reserves were meager, but it was better than nothing.

With this, the emergence of the internal combustion engine would be a foregone conclusion, although it hasn't happened yet.

In military terms, the warships converted from wooden boats have already been launched, and in the fifty-first year of Konoha, the steel warships are also gradually being completed.

A batch of airships were also manufactured, and the framework of the air force was thus established.

Thinking about the future, Qiye chose a natural deep-water harbor, built a shipyard, and began to build an aircraft carrier.

Even before the air force has been truly established, Shichiya is already thinking about aircraft carriers.

This is simply because he considers the Land of Fire as his hypothetical enemy.

Moreover, the Land of Snow is an island nation, so it is inevitable that it will develop its navy.

"As expected, I still want to defeat the Land of Fire!"

Qiye always said this with a wide grin.

Although he made the decision to run away himself, he could not forget what happened back then; he was completely forced to run away.

It ruined his peaceful daily life, and he couldn't sell his notebooks anymore.

This is all Konoha's fault.

Broadly speaking, this is all the Land of Fire's fault.

On a larger scale, this is all the fault of the countries on the Ninja Continent.

Then, just when things finally settled down here, the ninjas started causing trouble again.

Therefore, we are now forced to consider matters of national importance.

So it's all the ninjas' fault.

However, in order to deal with ninjas, we still have to rely on ninjas.

In a moment of impulsiveness, Shichiya wiped out all the ninjas of the Snow Village, leaving the Land of Snow without any ninjas.

There was no other way but to select some children and teach them this skill, in an attempt to train some ninjas.

However, compared to the five great nations' ability to easily mobilize thousands of ninja forces, they are far inferior.

Therefore, Shichiya plans to take the elite soldier route.

What are elite soldiers? They are those who can take on ten or even a hundred men single-handedly.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary ninjas to find such a person; they can only do so by seeking out those who possess bloodline limits.

However, those with bloodline limits are basically the backbone of their respective clans and ninja villages, making it difficult to recruit them.

But there is a way, and that is the Land of Water.

At this time, the Land of Water was still in the midst of internal strife, and the future Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, had not yet managed to turn the tide and stop the chaos.

Those ninjas with bloodline limits have mostly gone into hiding, including some children.