Given the political capabilities of ninja, the process of becoming lords was always accompanied by growing pains and a sense of powerlessness.
From the very beginning, due to their inexperience, indulgence, and reckless behavior, they constantly made mistakes and caused no small amount of trouble through trial and error.
However, through this continuous process of trial and error, the ninja who became lords gradually discovered that only peace and stability were the keys to realizing their own value.
Just as Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, once said, the people needed to govern a country can be found in a single county.
As long as there is enough opportunity for trial and error, even the most foolish person will eventually come to their senses.
Therefore, the ninja began to learn to restrain their desires, govern according to the law, and protect the people.
However, despite ninja having achieved such high status, there were still some who were unwilling to abandon their former way of life.
They longed for the battles and excitement of the past, eager to pursue greater honor and wealth with the blades in their hands.
Facing these ninja, Konoha's F4, after much deliberation, made an important decision: to dispatch them to the national borders.
They were granted the title of Border Earls and given an important mission—to seize territory from other nations and expand the domain of the Land of Fire.
This decision would undoubtedly have a profound impact on the entire world, and even on the entire ninja system.
Restricting warfare to border regions and to the territories of individual nobles was also the best way to avoid large-scale conflicts.
It can be said that this ninja rebellion not only changed the status and roles of ninja but also profoundly altered how ordinary people viewed them.
The original social structure underwent a complete transformation, evolving from the previous system of one nation, one village—with ordinary people as the main force and ninja as assistants, a dual social system of monarchy and abdication—into a feudal imperial system where ninja held sway under hereditary rule.
From then on, ninja, with the former ninja villages and the Hokage at their core, would firmly control the world's most valuable resources.
The Hokage became the supreme ruler of the entire nation, possessing the largest share of resources, while the other ninja were required to regularly pay tribute to the King.
Furthermore, based on their merits, ninja would be extensively ennobled as aristocrats.
The system of equal inheritance would also be implemented, under which the eldest, second, and third sons would jointly inherit their father's property to prevent individual ninja families from becoming overly powerful.
The King had the right to dismiss nobles and lords who failed to complete their regular tax payments.
This new social order would ensure the rational distribution of resources and maintain the nation's stability and prosperity.
While Konoha was undergoing its orderly reforms, the other Four Great Ninja Villages also learned of the reform plan through their spies.
After confirming that no major problems had arisen in Konoha, they all began to follow suit, crossing the river by feeling the stones, and implementing their own ninja feudal societies.
These reforms not only brought about earth-shattering changes in the lives of ninja but also had a profound impact on the entire world.
At least for those who had previously hidden in the shadows plotting conspiracies, they now faced immense challenges.
In the past, most ninja were concentrated in the various villages, and even with active recruitment of new blood, their numbers were limited by the villages' capacity.
However, with the implementation of the ninja enfeoffment system, ninja began spreading throughout the world.
After the ninja nobles arrived in their territories, they gained their own land and people.
They quickly realized the importance of maintaining a ninja army and began forming their own ninja forces.
Because if they lacked sufficient strength to protect everything they possessed, then true disaster was inevitable.
Without a strong enough ninja army, their territory would become their neighbor's granary, ready to be seized at any time.
So they began searching for talented individuals within their territories, teaching them Chakra and Ninjutsu to establish their own private ninja armies.
Competition encouraged more people to devote themselves to ninja training, leading to an astonishing increase in the number of ninja.
Such a transformation allowed ninja to develop and expand their influence much more rapidly, and their power grew without limit, unstoppable.
This was an absolute nightmare for those conspirators—Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu—who harbored ill intentions and sought to subvert the entire Ninja World.
If they were merely dealing with individual villages, perhaps they would still have a chance to create the spectacular feat of "one person fighting an entire village" through a surprise attack.
However, when facing hundreds of thousands—or even tens of millions—of organized ninja armies, even if the legendary Sage of Six Paths were reborn, he would probably have no choice but to retreat.
In the original story, a ninja army of fewer than one hundred thousand was already capable of temporarily suppressing the mighty Ten-Tails. If that number increased tenfold or even a hundredfold, no one could say what terrifying power it would unleash.
Of course, the main reason these ninja lords so generously taught the Ninjutsu and Chakra they once treasured was the rapid rise of two software applications throughout the Ninja World: Chakra Bank and Ninja Chakra Credit System.
Chakra Bank could not only store excess Chakra from daily life, but after Sho's improvements, it also gained a Chakra trading function.
Normally, everyone's Chakra carries a strong personal imprint, so unless it is through a special Kekkei Genkai or secret technique, it cannot be transferred to or used by others.
However, under the power of Kurama no Kami, all Chakra stored in the granary became the purest form of Chakra, usable by anyone.
As a result, many ninja began trading Chakra through Chakra Bank. Compared to money, Chakra, as the source of one's power, was naturally more highly valued by all ninja.
Moreover, Chakra became like a personal armory for every lord; its quantity directly determined the strength or weakness of a territory.
More importantly, excess Chakra could be stored in the treasury as wealth for future generations.
Even those lacking talent could potentially become powerful ninja as long as they possessed enough Chakra.
Therefore, many lords began teaching ninja knowledge to the common people and acquiring Chakra from them through various methods.
For example, the people could use Chakra to pay taxes, exchange it for money, or even improve their social status.
In short, the lords always found ways to extract Chakra from the people.
Many powerful lords changed their taxation policies, no longer requiring their subordinate lords to pay taxes in kind, but instead collecting Chakra.
This change quickly spread, and even the Five Kage gradually recognized the importance of Chakra Bank.
Thus, they actively encouraged their nobles to promote the use of Chakra in place of traditional taxation.
With the widespread adoption of Chakra Bank, the status of the Uchiha Clan also rose rapidly, even showing signs of becoming Celestial Dragons, turning them into figures protected by ninja across the entire world.
Although Chakra Bank was not something the Uchiha forced everyone to use,
in reality, any ninja who refused to use it would inevitably be surpassed by those who did.
This was an undeniable open scheme: either join it or be eliminated by other ninja. There was no third option.
Therefore, ninja throughout the world were effectively forced into an inseparable relationship with the Uchiha Clan, who became revered across the entire Ninja World.
There was no helping it. The Uchiha Clan had now become the Chakra bank of the Ninja World, and everyone's wealth was stored in the Uchiha Clan's hands.
No one dared offend such a great power.
To win over the Uchiha Clan, the Kage of the Five Great Nations jointly announced that they would bestow upon the Uchiha Clan the title of World Nobles, permanently reserving territories in each nation for the Uchiha Clan's use.
The lineage of Sho Uchiha, in particular, was granted the hereditary title of Duke and would permanently enjoy ducal privileges.
Of course, some questioned why, if Sho were to die and the bank disappeared with him, his family should still inherit the title of Duke.
In fact, the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan can be inherited.
Even if Sho were to pass away, other members of the Uchiha Clan could inherit those eyes and continue bearing the important responsibility of managing the "Chakra Bank."
As for anyone wanting to seize the Uchiha Clan's eyes?
Haha, that was simply wishful thinking.
With his Complete Susanoo, Sho possessed virtually limitless combat power, and coupled with his control over the Chakra reserves of the entire bank, who could possibly contend with him?
More importantly, if anyone dared attack the Uchiha Clan, they could immediately cut off that person's Chakra supply, then use the Chakra they had stored to hire ninja from other countries to kill them.
How could anyone possibly respond to that?
Therefore, as long as the Uchiha Clan did not overstep its bounds and simultaneously offend all Five Great Nations—or as long as the Five Great Nations remained divided—the Uchiha could maintain their status as World Nobles indefinitely.
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The Five Great Nations displayed great sincerity, and Sho responded in kind.
To honor the invitation of the Five Great Nations and demonstrate the Uchiha Clan's neutral stance of treating every nation equally without favoring any particular side, he dispatched members of the Uchiha Clan to reside in the clan lands granted by each nation.
At the same time, he did not require members of the various branches to remain in any one territory but instead allowed them to freely travel among the five clan estates according to their own preferences.
After all, each country possessed its own unique characteristics, with different climates throughout the seasons, and each region offered varying levels of comfort depending on the time of year.
As World Nobles, the Uchiha Clan could naturally choose the most pleasant season and location in which to live, enjoying life to the fullest.
At this point, the Ninja World officially entered a relatively harmonious era.
Everyone quietly developed and accumulated strength, while the noble class entered a prolonged period of stable rule.
For a long time afterward, although nobles from various regions occasionally had minor disputes over trivial matters, these remained small-scale incidents that had no impact on the overall situation.
This peace and stability would continue for a considerable period, until the world's resources once again became insufficient for distribution or the ruling dynasty became thoroughly corrupt, at which point war would inevitably return.
In Ninja Calendar Year 7, the seventh year after ninja took control, they finally finished digesting the wealth acquired during the ninja rebellion and began enjoying the first wave of its dividends.
It was at this time that the Great Firmament Arena reopened, and Sho encountered Magician Xiao.
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