Chapter 236: Reform of the Hidden Mist Village

That evening, Yagura dragged his tired body back to the Mizukage Building.

Inside the Mizukage's office, Seiji looked at the ragged little brother in front of him with amusement, and said jokingly, "Yakura, is your old problem coming back? Are you underestimating the enemy again?"

Upon hearing this, Yagura immediately denied it, "No! But the seven of them are really powerful when they unite. If it weren't for the perfect coordination between Isobu and I, we really wouldn't be their match!"

Chino Kizuna stood behind Seiji and suddenly asked, "You've never fought them before, right?"

"Yes! Lose..." Yagura suddenly realized halfway through his words and immediately changed his words, "Lose...! How could I lose...! Sister, how can you slander my innocence out of thin air! I am the perfect Jinchūriki!"

Seeing the strange looks from Seiji and Chino, Yagura's face flushed red, and veins on his forehead popped out. "Seven of us fighting against one of us, can that be called a loss? A sparring match... a sparring match between ninjas... how can that be called a loss!"

Then there was another series of obscure words, something about I was careless and I didn't dodge, which made Seiji and Chinano laugh heartily, and the Mizukage's office was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.

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At this point, the new owner of the Dual Blades·Flatfish is Chiba Chiba, and Chiba Chiba, with the help of the Dual Blades·Flatfish, has the combat power of a Kage-level. Although he is the weakest among them and relies on external forces, at least the Chiba clan has regained a "Kage-level" strongman who is equal to the Snow clan.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist Village have finally restored their complete organization.

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The next day, at 10:30 a.m., Qingsi held a meeting on time in the conference room of the Mizukage Building.

After a period of slow exploration, Qingsi has almost gained a clearer understanding of the administrative system of the Hidden Mist Village.

Bloat, inefficiency, overlapping and unclear responsibilities between departments, etc., these are the problems that exist in the Hidden Mist Village now, and they are also problems that urgently need to be improved.

The Third Mizukage Bing also understood these things and had long had the idea of making changes. However, although he knew that there were various problems in the Hidden Mist Village, he did not see it as thoroughly as Qingsi. He could not see through the phenomenon to the essence, nor did he have clear enough ideas to support him in completing this transformation.

However, this is understandable. After all, they are ninjas who do not produce anything but complete tasks rather than professional politicians. It is not easy to maintain the operation of such a large ninja village. Even with the second-generation Hokage, Tobirama Senju, Konoha Village still has these problems.

But now, Qingsi is here!

Qingsi's political lessons in his previous life were not taken in vain. Although he has not reached the level of a professional politician, at least he is more professional than those ninjas in the ninja world.

He had made sufficient and complete preparations and planned to carry out a comprehensive reform of the Hidden Mist Village according to his own ideas.

Before officially starting the reform, Qingsi had an in-depth conversation with the Third Mizukage Bing and the Elder Yuanshi, and explained his reform plan to them in detail.

After a heated discussion, both of them expressed their approval of Qingsi's plan, because they also knew that the plan proposed by Qingsi would undoubtedly be a huge improvement for the Hidden Mist Village as a whole. Although it would affect the interests of some people and families in the village, it was not important given the overall situation of the village.

The interests of the Hidden Mist Village are above everything else!

Only by building the Hidden Mist Village into a village with extremely complete administrative efficiency from top to bottom can it become a strong backing for Kiyoshi in the future, allow the Hidden Mist Village to stand at the top of the ninja world, and provide stronger support for his sustainable tree planting plan.

Again, no matter how powerful Seiji is, he cannot forcibly suppress the entire ninja world.

After all, the ninja world is huge, and the forces are complicated. But if the Hidden Mist Village can be built into a powerful whole, then it will be possible to control and influence the entire ninja world.

This is why Qingsi has been committed to improving the overall strength of the Hidden Mist Village, rather than relying solely on his own personal strength. Because only when the entire village becomes strong can it truly stand firm and deal with challenges and threats from all sides.

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The meeting lasted until the evening and ended with a relatively perfect result.

With the Third and Fourth Mizukage keeping pace with each other, the clan leaders of each ninja clan and some of the jonin who formed small groups, even though they had some complaints about Kiyoshi's reforms, eventually had to agree to Kiyoshi's plan.

The administrative system of the Hidden Mist Village was established by the first Mizukage, Byakuren, and was continuously adjusted by the second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu, before finally forming its current structure. However, now, the entire system has been drastically changed by Seiji beyond recognition.

However, everyone present had to admit that if the new system could really operate smoothly as Kiyoshi said, then it would indeed be a huge improvement for the Hidden Mist Village. However, some of them would lose some of the interests they originally controlled.

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Kiyoshi integrated, adjusted and established new departments of the Hidden Mist Village according to their functional divisions. Ultimately, after the reform, the Hidden Mist Village had a total of nine departments: the Anbu, Administrative Department, Mission Department, External Affairs Department, Finance Department, Education Department, Police Department, Medical Department, and Defense Department.

Among them, the Anbu directly under the Mizukage, in addition to several permanent teams, the interrogation team, barrier team, signal team, and communication team are all under the jurisdiction of the Anbu Minister. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, as the shadow guard of the Mizukage and also the most elite special forces of the Hidden Mist Village, were separated from the Anbu and came under the jurisdiction of the Defense Department. Their base was also changed to the No. 1 training ground where the space channel was placed.

In addition, Qingsi is also gradually merging the intelligence channels of the underground gold exchange office with the Anbu. Qingsi has given full trust to the Anbu chief Jian, and now all the information about the underground gold exchange office has been handed over to Jian for coordination.

The Administrative Department serves as an auxiliary government agency to the Mizukage, with the Elder Master as the director to coordinate the entire department, while the other elders are each responsible for one of the tasks, mainly helping the Mizukage manage the affairs of the Hidden Mist Village.

The Mission Department was separated from the Administrative Department by Seiji, and was headed by the Mizukage assisted by Yagura, who was specifically responsible for handling all mission matters within the village. A new mission contribution system was also established. All Kirigakure ninjas, whether civilian or family ninjas, could exchange their contribution points from the Mission Department for various ninjutsu provided by Seiji as long as they made sufficient contributions to the Kirigakure Village.

The Police Department is headed by Otsutsuki Tenshin, who was recalled from the Anbu by Seiji. He is responsible for formulating the laws and regulations of the Kirigakure Village and maintaining public security and stability within the Kirigakure Village. It can be said that all matters occurring within the Kirigakure Village, except for espionage matters which fall under the Anbu, are within the jurisdiction of the Police Department.

The Ministry of Education is headed by Kiyoshi himself, who is mainly responsible for the educational issues of the Hidden Mist Village. In addition to training ninjas, the Ninja School will also provide education and training for various other talents. In this way, the Hidden Mist Village can develop more and more prosperously.

In addition, a scientific research laboratory has been set up under the Ministry of Education. Qingsi has recruited back Sanzu Amado and appointed him as the head of the laboratory, specifically responsible for the research and development of various chakra technologies.

The Medical Department is headed by the Mizukage's secretary, Chinano Hozumi, and the director of the Kirigakure Hospital, Minako Ringo, is the deputy head. They are responsible for building the Kirigakure Village's medical system and the subsequent training of medical ninjas.

The Ministry of External Affairs is headed by the experienced Third Mizukage Bing, who is mainly responsible for the external affairs of the Hidden Mist Village and communication with other ninja villages, including, of course, communication with the Land of Water.

The Defense Department, which manages the village's military forces, is also headed by Kiyoji, but is actually managed by a Defense Committee composed of the patriarchs of the bloodline families, including Terumi, Miyajima, Fujiwara, Uzumaki, Kaguya, and the current captain of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Wakayama Fuguki. It is responsible for the overall planning of all the Kirigakure ninjas and the defense of the entire village.

The Ministry of Finance is headed by the Elder Master, who is mainly responsible for managing the purse of the Hidden Mist Village and developing its commerce. He accepts the financial expenditures allocated to the village by the Daimyo of the Land of Water, makes budgets for various departments, and conducts financial audits. In short, all matters related to money fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance.

At the same time, Kiyoshi also implicitly handed over all the wealth that belonged to him in the underground gold exchange to Yuanshi. As an Otsutsuki, he had no use for the money anyway, so he might as well use it to develop the Hidden Mist Village. In this way, the Hidden Mist Village could gradually get rid of the constraints of the Water Country, and even exert influence on the Water Country in turn, so that it could better serve his plans in the future.

As the reform progressed, Kirigakure had undergone tremendous changes. The administrative system became more efficient and orderly, and the cooperation between various departments became closer. This greatly accelerated the operation of the entire village, reducing the time cost of doing things for both ninjas and villagers, and making life more convenient.

As the Fourth Mizukage, Kiyoshi had a much lighter burden on his shoulders, and he was finally freed from those tedious government affairs.

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(The original Kirigakure was too chaotic. People were reckless and thoughtless. I can only change it according to my own settings. This is a transitional chapter. I won't touch on these political aspects later.)