The Uchiha Clan, the Hyuga Clan, and the Uzumaki Clan have also produced many elite ninjas who can play a crucial role in turning the tide during massive battles.
However, this is still not enough; it falls quite short of Hakushi's expectations.
The Land of Demons has further potential for development.
The military needs to enhance the overall strength of all ninjas, not just focus on developing a few elite ones.
If strong individualists become the top leaders of a country, they will only lead it into the abyss.
No matter how powerful a ninja is, they cannot manage everything.
A country needs talents from all walks of life to maintain the effective operation of the state machinery.
A powerful ninja only represents the most elite talent of the country, but basic affairs also need people to manage and operate them.
The political and commercial issues of the Land of Demons no longer need much wasted time, nor do they need any drastic changes for now; the only lacking aspect is that the military foundation is somewhat insufficient.
The research and utilization of Tailed Beasts are the key to enhancing the overall ninja power of the military.
"Yes, we have already produced trial Tailed Beast Capsules; the specific medicinal properties still require clinical trials to determine whether they are suitable for widespread use."
Lin replied.
"Is that so? Let's use white mice as substitutes first; it's probably difficult to gather human volunteers for the time being."
"Understood."
Lin nodded. Although human experimentation is not considered taboo or prohibited by the military of the Land of Demons, it is invested in legitimate research.
However, in most people's eyes, human experimentation is always seen as evil, a forbidden experiment against humanity.
But for medical ninjas like Lin, human experimentation is nothing but routine.
Medical ninjas save lives, based on countless human experiments, from which they derive experience and lessons.
The development of various drugs beneficial to humans is also based on human experiments.
In Lin's view, the Ninja School still needs to strengthen education in this area; otherwise, the medical and other industries in the Land of Demons might stagnate in the future.
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Returning from the Land of Demons to the Hidden Mist, Yagura brought Ichihime to the Hidden Mist as well.
Regarding Hakushi's request to let his daughter Ichihime experience life at the Ninja School of the Hidden Mist Village, Yagura agreed without much hesitation.
Given his friendship with Hakushi and the alliance relationship between the Land of Demons and the Hidden Mist, such matters are just a minor favor.
Moreover, judging by Hakushi's intentions, it seems he plans to make his daughter Ichihime one of his candidates for inheritance, with great expectations.
Regarding this peculiar girl born with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and sealed with Tailed Beast Level Chakra inside her, Yagura wasn't hearing about her from Hakushi for the first time.
He also looks forward to seeing what level the daughter favored by Hakushi will grow to in the future.
The Blood Mist Era of the Hidden Mist Village has passed; after years of corrections and changes, the bloody customs have been thoroughly eliminated internally by Yagura using drastic measures.
Although the Hidden Mist Village paid a terribly heavy price, allowing other nations' ninjas to view it as a joke.
While the ninja villages of other major countries also suffered huge losses, theirs were caused by conflicts with enemy nations during war.
The Hidden Mist Village's losses, however, were due to internal slaughter, causing trauma to the village itself and were as severe as those experienced by major ninja villages involved in the Ninja Realm War.
Up until now, there are still remnants of the Blood Mist Faction fled to various places in the Ninja Realm, waiting for an opportunity to return and plot a coup in the Hidden Mist.
Yagura didn't only once express his extermination attitude towards these Blood Mist remnants at top-level meetings; to this day, there is still a Hidden Mist Anbu squad stationed abroad long-term, dedicated to hunting these Blood Mist remnants, never indulging them with lenient thoughts of nurturing treachery.
"Has the arrangement been made?"
"Yes, Mizukage-sama, Miss Ichihime has been arranged by those below, and nothing will go wrong. Approximately the day after tomorrow, Miss Ichihime can normally be transferred to join our Hidden Mist Ninja School."
After all, she is just a little girl. With the Mizukage and the Hidden Mist Anbu manipulating behind the scenes, even those high-level elders couldn't detect any anomalies.
Appearing in front of Yagura's desk was a male adult nearing his thirties.
He has spiky, bluish-grey hair, wearing amulet-like earrings on each ear.
Over his right eye, he wears a black eye patch blocking his vision, with only his left eye exposed normally.
"Thank you, Ao."
Yagura was very satisfied with the efficiency of the Jonin named 'Ao.'
Ao is one of the few outstanding perception-type ninjas in the Hidden Mist Village, initially fiercely opposed to the Blood Mist, possessing substantial taijutsu and Water Style Ninjutsu skills. Currently, he serves as one of Yagura's guard members. Over the years, using his Perception Ninjutsu, he solved several spies from other villages attempting to secretly infiltrate the Hidden Mist Village, greatly contributing to its stability.
He is also one of the ninjas whom Yagura trusts the most.
"It's my duty, Mizukage-sama."
Ao humbly replied.
"So, have you adapted to using the Byakugan?"
Yagura asked Ao a surprising question.
Ao nodded without hesitation and answered, "I've adapted, and haven't noticed any rejection within my body."