Uzumaki Jun walked around, inspecting various work sites.
All the workers and ninjas, upon seeing Lord Jun, respectfully stopped their tasks and bowed to him...
This filled Uzumaki Jun, the transmigrator, with immense satisfaction. After all, in his previous life, he was just a shut-in who had never received such admiration. Tsk tsk, this feeling...
It felt really good!!
With a smile on his face, Uzumaki Jun nodded repeatedly, adopting an expression that seemed to say, "Comrades, you've worked hard," and "Comrades, well done," as he approached them.
He casually asked about their work conditions, whether they had eaten their fill, and whether they felt cold at night.
He spoke as if the future of Uzushiogakure depended on them and that they must not suffer any harm.
If not for his young age, he would have even shaken their hands.
After this round of interactions, the citizens of Uzushiogakure, whether civilians or ninjas, were moved to tears, expressing their determination to shine for Uzushiogakure and dedicate themselves to the nation with fervent passion...
Seeing this, Uzumaki Jun nodded in satisfaction. Good, very good. If things continued like this, Uzushiogakure's grand ambitions would surely be realized!
Only when citizens loved their country could the nation grow stronger!!
But...
For some reason, Uzumaki Jun felt like something was missing.
Yet, the people of Uzushiogakure around him were all enthusiastic and hardworking, with no one slacking off...
...
Because the Senju left the day after the war ended, Uzumaki Jun didn't know what punishment the Senju clan would face. But...
If they didn't leave Konoha, their fate was already sealed.
After all, the reputation of the two great clans that founded the hidden village...
Was simply too grand, especially the Senju clan, which had produced two Hokages!!
Even if they harbored no ill intentions toward the village, for the sake of the village's harmonious development, Sarutobi Hiruzen would still take action. And even if Hiruzen didn't act, Danzō would take matters into his own hands, believing it was for the best...
Just look at the future fates of the Uchiha and Hyūga clans.
Did the Uchiha have ill intentions?
Their scowls were just natural. Back when Madara was young, his scowl was so intense that even when he helped a child up, the child would get scared just from seeing his face!!
So it was just innate and couldn't be helped!!
But this gave the village the perfect excuse. Why the scowls? It must be dissatisfaction with the village, dissatisfaction with the Hokage!
This was rebellion, this was treachery!!
Even if they weren't planning to rebel, they would probably be forced into it, because they were just too unstable.
And what about the Hyūga clan?
The Hokage had already reprimanded them. When the Hyūga heiress, the future Hokage's wife, was kidnapped, the village blamed the Hyūga...
What had the Hyūga even done?
They were just celebrating the young lady's birthday!!
How was that wrong?
Sigh!!
Perhaps it was then that the Hyūga realized the truth and quickly surrendered, offering up the clan head's younger brother to appease the Hokage and prevent further retaliation. Otherwise...
Tsk tsk!!
What use were ninjas who didn't obey orders?
It wasn't until the heiress became the future princess that the clan dared to develop itself fully.
So...
Konoha's heart was not broad enough.
They were always afraid of others seizing power. The White Fang was like this, the Senju were like this, the Uchiha were like this... As long as you weren't part of the Hokage's lineage, it was best not to stand out too much, lest you died for no reason!!
Of course, none of these events had happened yet...
And because the Senju clan left, the number of earth-style ninjas in the Uzumaki clan was instantly halved!!
After all, Uzushiogakure only had a few dozen earth-style ninjas to begin with...
This meant construction progress was immediately slowed by half!!
"Indeed..." Uzumaki Jun sighed helplessly. "A ninja's skills must be diverse."
This way, they could handle more tasks.
"Aniki, what are you thinking about?" Uzumaki Kushina asked curiously when she saw Uzumaki Jun's troubled expression.
Uzumaki Jun patted her head and smiled. "Nothing."
Looking at the adorable little girl in front of him, Uzumaki Jun figured Namikaze Minato wouldn't have a chance anymore. Kushina would live happily in Uzushiogakure from now on, with no need to get involved in Konoha's shady dealings.
Kushina, feeling Uzumaki Jun patting her head, blushed and made a contented expression.
Uzumaki Jun chuckled, looking at Kushina's red hair and her flushed red cheeks...
Suddenly, it hit him.
"Working-class slogans!!"
No wonder he felt like something was missing. How could there be work without slogans??
"Things like 'Labor is glorious, creation is great!'"
"Promote model workers, strive to be pioneers!"
"..."
How could spreading socialist ideals in the ninja world lack these distinctive features?
Indeed, it was cuteness that inspired ideas. Otherwise, why hadn't he thought of it earlier when seeing others' red hair?
Uzumaki Jun pinched Kushina's blushing cheeks. So cute!
Decision made...
He would find some cloth strips, write slogans on them, and hang them up everywhere. This way, he could subtly influence people while also reducing illiteracy...
After all, most civilians in the ninja world were illiterate!!
If they saw a few words every day, wouldn't they eventually learn them?
Phrases like 'Have more children, plant more trees,' 'Work hard, dare to innovate' would all be written up...
Promoting socialist spirit was one goal, but another was to teach them to read. Later, he could even open night schools for young and middle-aged adults to attend. After all, cultural education was also part of achieving peace!
He could even work on spiritual civilization. Why not?
He needed to cultivate their hardworking and patriotic spirit!!
But right now...
Where would the fabric come from??
Most of the fabric had already been used for winter clothing, and Gato hadn't returned yet. Plus...
The food reserves were probably running low.
"If nothing goes wrong, he should be back in a couple of days," Uzumaki Jun mused, stroking his chin. Then he could send Gato out again. Otherwise, what if he turned into a middle-aged, obese, balding creep?
He needed to train while he was still young!
That way, when his future wife went square dancing, he could hold her hand and dance with her. Otherwise...
"Note this down!" Uzumaki Jun said sternly to Uzumaki Hibiki. This was very important. Whether Uzushiogakure could become strong in the future depended on whether spiritual civilization could keep up.
As for the rest...
He'd rely on the system. If the system wasn't enough, he'd resort to trickery. After all, the ninja world had no shortage of genius scientists who were held back by being ninjas.
"Yes!!" Seeing Lord Jun's serious expression, Uzumaki Hibiki knew this matter was crucial. Though he didn't understand why, ever since the war began, Lord Jun's decisions had always been proven correct!!
...
While Uzumaki Jun was still visiting the working ninjas and civilians, the clan elders approached him, looking indignant. Uzumaki Jun felt uneasy. What was going on?
Who had offended them??
"Grand Elder?" Uzumaki Jun asked cautiously.
"Little Jun," the Grand Elder said earnestly, "is there anything we old folks can do? Otherwise, we..."
"..."
Uzumaki Jun looked at them in confusion. Wasn't leisure a good thing? The elders were no longer young. During the war, they had no choice, but now...
Shouldn't they be resting?
These were Uzushiogakure's national treasures!
When it came time to universalize ninja education, they would be needed.
It seemed they were bored and wanted to realize their life's value in their later years...
To contribute their remaining energy to Uzushiogakure...
Uzumaki Jun frowned. If the elders joined the civilians in logging or fishing, that wouldn't be ideal. Would they be supervisors or managers??
Given their seniority, being around ordinary people would only make them uncomfortable.
Suddenly, Uzumaki Jun thought of something. What were these elders best at?
They were treasures!!
Having studied sealing techniques their whole lives, they understood them better than anyone.
If...
"There is something you can help with," Uzumaki Jun said, summoning a scroll (though it actually came from his system space) and handing it to the Grand Elder.
"Can you inscribe this 'Light-Weight Boulder Technique' into a sealing scroll?"
Combining ninjutsu with science might just begin with this step!!