"I'm back."
Opening the door, standing at the entrance, Hakushi called out to the people inside the house.
In the living room, Ruri was sitting on the sofa. In front of her on the coffee table was a large pile of neatly arranged papers. She had a pen in her hand, sketching and drawing, and on some blank papers, she was drawing certain structural diagrams as if contemplating something.
Placing the white coat on the clothes rack in the living room, he stood next to Ruri and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about so seriously? Didn't even notice I was back."
"About the new location for the settlement of the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan."
Ruri answered without hesitation.
Although there were not many Uchiha and Hyuga Clan ninjas residing in the Land of Demons, compared to the civilian ninjas without any clan, they formed a cohesive entity through blood ties, possessing a stronger sense of honor than ordinary people.
Such matters cannot be entirely eliminated.
After all, the Uchiha and Hyuga clans in the Land of Demons haven't monopolized the means of production, and have established a national library providing various ninja technique and historical intelligence material for internal personnel to learn and explore.
Occasionally, Hakushi indeed disliked this theory of bloodline, yet the concept of bloodline theory in the Ninja Realm was entirely different from what he knew from his previous life.
Because the bloodlines in the Ninja Realm truly have special characteristics.
No matter how much one tries to disguise it, one cannot ignore that the average talent of ninjas from Kekkeigenkai Clans is far superior to civilian ninjas.
Therefore, under limited conditions, continuing to survive as family units is a form of reciprocity for the Uchiha and Hyuga clans.
After all, the development of the Land of Demons thus far has considerably drained the financial resources of the Shion Flower Merchants Association. Although initially coerced by threats from Ruri to withdraw funds, Hakushi couldn't deny some privileges to these Kekkeigenkai clans.
As long as these privileges don't override national interests, it's not an issue.
As for the future... life spans a hundred years, and Hakushi couldn't predict that far.
"There are plenty of empty areas in Shion City, how about choosing from there?"
"The location is too remote, not conducive to the integration and development of the clans."
Ruri shook her head.
With the growing strength of the Land of Demons' military, although top-tier combat power is still led by the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, systemic learning and enriched ninja technique systems have, from a comprehensive perspective, weakened the power of the Uchiha and Hyuga.
The power of Kekkeigenkai is indeed immense, but guiding it requires a significant amount of time and energy, and most extensions of abilities are fixed.
Simply researching Kekkeigenkai requires a lot of energy and time, leaving no time to study other systems of ninja techniques.
On the other hand, civilian ninjas are different. Since they don't possess Kekkeigenkai, theoretically, they can learn any system of ninja techniques other than Kekkeigenkai. This isn't just talk, as their numbers are sufficient.
The larger the number, the more likely occasionally unexpected geniuses will be born.
Konoha's Namikaze Minato, White Fang Hatake Sakumo, the deceased Katou Dan... They have all mastered abilities as strong as Kekkeigenkai through their talents. Their abilities are more special and extreme than many Kekkeigenkai.
While Kekkeigenkai can make one stronger than others, isn't it also a shackle?
Advantages and disadvantages are relative.
Moreover, during the Konoha era, the Uchiha Clan had suffered a loss once.
Constantly squeezed by Konoha's top brass, but there were also internal reasons.
Arrogance and blind pursuit of power led to unstable dispositions. And instability implies risk.
Therefore, developing within the larger environment is a win-win approach.
After all, the Land of Demons is a new start, unlike Konoha, which has already fixed the position and situation of the Uchiha.
Hakushi nodded, didn't interrupt; this matter only required a greeting and consultation with government department officials.
The Land of Demons implemented a management mode of military, economic, and political integration.
Established a military, treasury, and government departments.
The location issue for the Uchiha and Hyuga Clan settlements falls under the government's management.
If one doesn't want to transform the country into a military government system, then one must enhance the role of government departments without overstepping.
Although in this chaotic era, the military authority is superior to government powers.
"By the way, how is the recruitment of Tsunade going?"
Ruri now put down the pen in her hand and asked Hakushi.
The problems with Uchiha and Hyuga weren't that difficult to resolve; right now, she simply couldn't decide which area of Shion City to position the two clans.
No matter which area is chosen, given the current convenience of transportation within Shion City, they can quickly connect with various parties, won't be isolated or anything.
Thanks to her training over more than a decade, the Uchiha Clan now doesn't easily become extreme like Konoha's Uchiha. As for the children, they're even less problematic. In the realm of ideological education, children are the easiest to train. Just need to provide them with an environment.
"I've given her time to consider, and indeed, asking her to agree immediately is somewhat difficult for Tsunade-sensei."