So Hanzo can't understand what Shimura Danzo's motivation is. Does doing this benefit Shimura Danzo?
"Sosuke, Ninja Sect." Having been unable to focus on the book, Hanzo put it down, sighing slightly.
He's not clear on Shimura Danzo's motives, but Rain Village indeed has reasons to take action against the Ninja Sect.
Because Rain Village and the Ninja Sect cannot coexist, currently, within the Ninja World, no country hosts two villages.
Although the Ninja Sect doesn't call itself a Ninja Village, in Hanzo's view, it is a Ninja Village.
Rain Village is now cooperating with the Ninja Sect because the current situation is chaotic and they share common interests in protecting the Land of Rain.
With these shared interests, many of their issues can be concealed.
Once the Great Ninja War ends and those concealed issues emerge, conflict will inevitably follow.
"Even if only one between the Ninja Sect and Rain Village can remain, that is a matter for the Land of Rain," Hanzo said softly, as if speaking to himself.
Perhaps the Ninja Sect and Rain Village will eventually have a battle, but not now.
...
After Roshi woke up, he didn't go looking for Sosuke right away, waiting until after two in the afternoon to head to the Ninja Sect.
Because he thought Sosuke might have time, but not a full day free, and just wouldn't be busy all day long.
Roshi was worried about disturbing Sosuke's work, so he decided to wait until the afternoon to find him.
And indeed, just as Roshi thought, as a leader of an emerging ninja force, Mokgetsu seldom had a day with nothing to do.
When Roshi arrived at the Ninja Sect, Mokgetsu was still discussing school matters with Kakuzu.
"The Ninja Academy can wait a bit; there are still too few Ninja Sect members. Including newly recruited ninjas, there are only two hundred and eight of them.
Establishing a Ninja Academy requires pulling out dozens of ninjas, which would slow down other work. And cultivating ninjas at the Academy takes too much time, which is not beneficial for early development," Kakuzu said shaking his head.
The Ninja Academy is essential, but Kakuzu felt it wasn't the right time to establish it.
Currently, the Ninja Sect is in an urgent development phase. If those dozens of ninjas aren't diverted to be instructors, but instead to other work, the growth over three years would be much better than teaching.
"If the number of ninjas is low, then hire ordinary people as teachers for handling miscellaneous tasks, and we can limit the number of students based on standards for preferential admission," Mokgetsu proposed his solution.
Although Mokgetsu was only a teacher training student in the previous life and never actually taught, in the Naruto World, Mokgetsu genuinely spent a significant time as a teacher and understands the Ninja Academy well.
In Mokgetsu's view, many roles performed by ninja teachers at the Ninja Academy can be substituted with ordinary people.
For example, subjects like literature, mathematics, and history involve no ninja knowledge requirements, ordinary people can teach them too.
Further, clerical positions are also roles ordinary people can fulfill.
"That seems workable then," Kakuzu realized thinking in Sosuke's direction, it indeed wouldn't require many ninjas.
Kakuzu had never been a teacher, his understanding of schools came from Sosuke's mention of establishing a school, which led him to investigate.
Since all ninja school teachers in every village are ninjas, Kakuzu instinctively thought the teachers must be ninjas as well.
But upon reflection, it turns out to be quite a waste of ninja resources.
However, generally, ninja villages don't lack the number of ninjas needed for ninja schools.
"We not only need the Ninja Academy, but regular schools should also begin planning," Mokgetsu continued.
Mokgetsu is keenly aware of the importance of education; impoverishing education is unacceptable, wanting to truly change the world requires more than one person.
As the two were deep in conversation, the office door knocked.
"Come in," Mokgetsu paused for a moment and said.
"Sosuke teacher, Shirakawa is looking for you," said the ninja sect member who entered.
"Let him come," Mokgetsu nodded in agreement.
Shirakawa is actually Roshi, who certainly cannot openly use his real name in the Land of Rain.
To facilitate Roshi's movements within the Ninja Sect, Mokgetsu informed the ninja sect members to allow Roshi free movement in non-critical areas.
After entering the office, Roshi saw Kakuzu still drinking tea and hadn't left.
"If you have things to handle, you can go ahead, I'm not in a rush," Roshi quickly stated.
"The discussion is already concluded. Let me introduce you, he is Kakuzu, our Ninja Sect's head of the military and finance department." Mokgetsu introduced Kakuzu with a smile.
Roshi looked at Kakuzu; although he hadn't met Kakuzu before, he's familiar with the name, given that Kakuzu is recognized as the Ninja Sect's second-in-command.
"This is Shirakawa, hailing from the Land of...
As Mokgetsu was introducing Roshi's false identity, Roshi shook his head and said, "I'm Roshi, a former Hidden Rock Ninja, currently considered a Wandering Ninja."
Roshi felt there was no need to conceal his identity when facing the Ninja Sect's senior members since Sosuke and Nagato already knew his identity. If the Ninja Sect intended harm, Hidden Rock Ninjas would have already taken him away by night.
"Four-tailed Jinchuriki?" Kakuzu raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
Roshi's identity should be known to as few people as possible, hence Mokgetsu didn't specifically disclose Roshi's identity to Kakuzu.
"Did you defect?" Kakuzu couldn't help but ask.
Ninja Villages have traitorous ninjas, but no ninja can simply opt out.
"It depends on how you define a traitorous ninja. If it refers to ninjas designated as traitors by their village, then I suppose I don't quite fit that," Roshi replied.