Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 82 The Correct Use of Multiple Shadow Clone Techniques
The Kingdom of Bears, its capital.

This city, with a population of only 120,000, has now fully restored its production and daily life order after a brief period of turmoil. In fact, due to the implementation of new policies and the reduction of aristocratic exploitation, it is now showing unprecedented vitality.

In that coup d'état, which the Bear Country and the Star Ninjas privately called "Operation Longsword," the noble class and daimyo of the Bear Country were completely eradicated, and a brand new group led by "Lord Shura" was being born in the Bear Country.

On a vast plain west of the capital of the Bear Kingdom, farmers who had rented land from the government were working hard, either cultivating new fields or clearing land. People's enthusiasm for farming was unprecedented, hoping to plant the last crop of winter wheat before winter arrived.

They look forward to an early harvest next year, hoping to repay the debts for seeds and farming tools, and have something to look forward to in the future.

Meanwhile, the villagers and ninjas of Xingren Village relocated to an area in the eastern part of the capital to carry out construction.

This area was originally a hunting forest belonging to a powerful figure, and ordinary people were prohibited from entering, thus preserving a relatively intact wild environment.

“Using this dark river as the boundary, the eastern part will be planned as a military, administrative, and experimental area, while the western part will be planned as a residential and commercial area.” At the top of the daimyo’s mansion in the Land of Bears, Menma pointed to a river on the map and discussed the construction of the capital with Vanilla Uzumaki, Kado, and others.

Among his subordinates, only Vanilla Whirlpool, Kado, and Nightstar possessed any administrative abilities.

Several days have passed since the battle with Obito Uchiha, who called himself 'Uchiha Madara'.

The relocation of Xingren Village has been basically completed, and a brand new city is under construction.

"Winter is just around the corner, so we need to prepare more supplies to keep warm. After the farming season, we should organize the people to develop this plain and build water conservancy facilities and infrastructure." Mianma knew the importance of infrastructure and agricultural development.

Currently, the military strength of the Land of Bears is based on the Star Ninja Village, with Menma and others as its top combatants. They should not have to worry about attacks from other countries in the short term.

The surrounding small and medium-sized countries, such as the Land of the Dark, the Land of Demons, and the Land of Birds, do not have ninja villages.

Five years ago, Iwagakure suffered heavy casualties during the war when 10,000 ninja besieged the Third Raikage, and temporarily had no desire to wage war against other countries.

The disappearance of the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure triggered the Third Shinobi World War, and the village's strength has been greatly weakened. The Daimyo of the Land of Wind has also taken the opportunity to continue to reduce financial support to Sunagakure. The possibility of Sunagakure launching a war is not small, but given the village's strength, there is really nothing to worry about.

Therefore, the main focus of the current mahjong game is on the construction of the Bear Country.

"My lord, neighboring countries have imposed a blockade on us, prohibiting caravans from entering, and the country's finances are already strained," Kado said with some concern, describing the recent international situation.

Menma was not worried about the so-called blockade by various countries: "Merchants are profit-driven. The Land of Bears is located between the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth. It is an important trade route for the two major countries and even several countries in the western part of the Ninja World. As long as we keep the commercial tax rate stable and fair and create a good business environment, these merchants will find a way to come in on their own."

Many technologies in the ninja world are quite primitive. Apart from the ninja villages which have some modern technology, most other areas are still at the feudal or modern living standards.

Commercial exchanges mainly relied on horse-drawn carriages for transportation on land, and the ships used for transportation at sea were mostly wooden vessels.

The blockade order issued by the daimyo provided profit-driven merchants with numerous ways to smuggle goods.

As for sending ninjas to patrol the border?
Please, hiring ninjas is very expensive, and the daimyo is unwilling to spend that money.

And merchants can also hire ninjas for protection. In short, this is a chaotic world.

Mianma arranged for Kado and Yexing to be primarily responsible for urban construction and economic development.

Whirlpool Vanilla assembled a government affairs team and gradually took charge of the country's government affairs.

Meanwhile, Menma also dispatched many shadow clones, mainly active in various cities and departments of the Land of Bears, to maintain the operation of the entire national machinery during the transition period.

Thanks to the "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique," Menma's shadow clones spread throughout the grassroots, spreading ideas and education, cultivating administrative talent, and accumulating grassroots administrative strength for the new government of this country.

After the meeting, Menma went to the laboratory located underground in Daimyofu.

This place used to be the underground vault and warehouse of the daimyo of the Bear Country, and it has since been renovated.

Before the new experimental area is completed and put into use, this is the temporary experimental base for hemp.

A dozen or so shadow clones dressed in white lab coats were conducting research on various projects, including research on Hashirama cells, research on the Ibri clan's bloodline limit, research on White Zetsu cells, research on Wood Release, research on various ninjutsu, and research on scientific ninja tools.

Menma is a member of the Uzumaki clan, possessing a vast amount of chakra and vitality. With the Dark Nine-Tails continuously providing chakra, he can create two thousand shadow clones on his own to engage in various activities and research.

Moreover, these two thousand shadow clones are only for maintaining the operation of the national machinery and various research projects. They are not the upper limit of the 'Multiple Shadow Clone Technique', nor are they the upper limit of the Dark Nine-Tails' chakra.

"Lord Shura!" Menma entered a medical room, where a beautiful woman with long red hair, Natsumi, rose from the bedside and bowed respectfully to Menma.

Lying on the hospital bed was a emaciated man, her husband, Yinghuo.

"Are you feeling better?" Menma nodded to Natsumi, walked to the bedside, and placed his hand on Hotaru's wrist, injecting chakra into his body to check for residual radiation.

"I'm much better now, thank you, sir." Xia Ri forced a smile.

Both were Jonin of Hoshigakure. After discovering that the Meteorite Training Method would cause the body to be eroded by radiation and die, they attempted to steal the Meteorite. However, they were persuaded by the Third Hoshikage, Yosei, to fake their deaths and escape by living around Hell Valley, where they secretly monitored the situation of Hoshigakure.

When Ye Xing found them, Ying Huo was already on her deathbed. Xia Ri had been taking care of her husband recently, so she did not notice anything unusual about Xing Ninja Village.

Menma used Kagura's Mind's Eye and Malicious Sense to question and investigate them. After confirming that they knew nothing about the situation in Hoshigakure and were not the ones who leaked the information, she did not make things difficult for them.

Moreover, since the firefly's body was eroded by meteorite radiation, it could serve as a research subject, and it has been receiving treatment and cooperating with research in this medical laboratory for the past few days.

Now that we've ruled out Natsume and Firefly as the moles, the mole must be one of the captured Star Ninjas.

Menma looked at Natsumi, who had red hair. If she remembered correctly, the traitors of the Star Ninja in the story were led by someone named Akahoshi.

(End of this chapter)