Naruto: Did i Just Get Reincarnated as Gojo?

Chapter 30: Bound to Konoha, but Many Children, Many Blessings... Just Kidding!

Deterioration!

Samui's eyes lit up. Bad news for Konoha meant good news for Kumogakure.

She had to get her hands on this intel!

She quickly pressed, "What happened?"

"It's like this-"

"Just this morning, the Konoha Census Bureau completed its first population census since the end of the Third Great Ninja War. The main conclusion, in a nutshell, is that since the 37th year of Konoha, our village's population has declined for the first time."

Gojo Kaigetsu's melancholic tone was met with Samui's confusion. "Population decline? What's wrong with that?"

"A smaller population means a lower limit on the number of ninjas we can train. It also means a continuous decline in Konoha's economic growth. In this turbulent shinobi world, a lack of funds is fatal for a hidden village."

"People aren't having children or getting married anymore. That's Konoha's problem."

"Maybe in a few years, Konoha will become a haven for aging ninjas, with a drastic decrease in young ninjas, a shrinking market, and a complete regression in ninjutsu research and development..."

This was a lie!

Gojo Kaigetsu shamelessly fabricated this story. In reality, Konoha's "Platinum Generation" was about to be born.

Moreover... this was the shinobi world. If they truly faced a population crisis, they could always resort to creating artificial humans.

Of course, these were highly classified secrets within Konoha, and Samui was naturally unaware of them.

"Is that so?"

Samui's initial flicker of joy quickly vanished. This problem also existed in Kumogakure!

The constant wars had led to a continuous decline in Kumogakure's population. What made it worse was that the number of female ninjas and villagers in Kumogakure was even lower than in Konoha.

The problem Konoha currently faced would inevitably befall Kumogakure as well.

"Is... Is there no way to reverse this?"

"There is a way, but that's where the trouble lies."

"That is to say, the Fourth Hokage, the Third Hokage, they're actually planning to launch some kind of 'Many Children, Many Blessings' plan, and they're already preparing for a trial run."

Gojo Kaigetsu pointed a finger at himself. "I've also been included in this 'Many Children, Many Blessings' plan."

"What's the... 'Many Children, Many Blessings' plan?" Samui repeated the awkward-sounding name, unable to comprehend its meaning.

Such a forward-thinking concept was too advanced for the simple-minded natives of the shinobi world.

"Simply put, it means that both male and female ninjas should form families and have children as much as possible."

"The more children they have, the greater the rewards issued by the village, including high-level jutsu, body-tempering secret medicines, and brand-new ninja tools..."

"The village will forcibly promote population growth."

"That Minato, he has a wife, so he doesn't have to worry. But he hasn't considered my feelings!"

Gojo Kaigetsu clenched his fist and raised his arm in mock indignation, conveying the message of discord between Konoha's leaders to Samui. However, the Cloud kunoichi's focus had shifted elsewhere.