In the following days, Yubi began working at the hospital while simultaneously conducting in-depth research on the various intelligence reports about the Land of Wind sent to him by the Village.
Basically, everything involved economics.
After reading them, Yubi could only summarize it in one word: miserable!
Development in areas like population, military, and economy was very sluggish.
Because these aspects were all interconnected and hard to separate... The Second Great Ninja War had nominally ended over two years ago, but in these two years, the Village's birth rate had been quite low. This wasn't just because many people died in the war, but also because the Village's atmosphere and environment were poor, leading to a decline in marriage and birth rates.
This is a biological instinct... If Sunagakure were flourishing, it would surely be a different story.
Although the villagers would intentionally have more children for the sake of the Village... compared to the era of the Second Kazekage's reign, it had still dropped too much.
Not to mention, although the Land of Wind's territory was vast, its population was already among the lowest of the Five Great Nations.
"The Third Great Ninja War will break out in a few years... The Village will experience another round of losses then. According to the current timeline, by the time the Third War ends and the generation of Konoha's Genin 12 is born, Sunagakure will be completely unable to keep up with Konoha's population output. Most of the Genin 12 in the original work were born in Year 51. This means that if Sunagakure is to be revitalized quickly, the population issue is even more serious than the economic one... I must find a way to make the villagers willing to have children first... but the economic factor is also very subjective..."
In the hospital office, Yubi flipped through the documents, his face full of worry.
If one were to say he was good at Cultivation, it was partly because the natural environment and System encouraged it, and partly because he understood this aspect of the original work well.
But when it came to administration and economics, the only thing he could rely on was what he had seen and heard in his previous life...
Having the experience of two lifetimes, he should at least be quite ahead of others in terms of experience and thinking.
Since it wasn't wartime now, the pressure on the hospital had greatly decreased. As the hospital director, he wasn't as busy as before, allowing him some time to research and study the materials.
Regarding his takeover as director, besides the higher-ups, the attitude of the hospital staff and the villagers was generally one of acceptance.
He encountered no resistance.
And in the main Sunagakure forces at the front lines, Saori, who was originally his superior, had now become his subordinate and was also part of the hospital's management.
Including Yashamaru, who was also in the hospital responsible for daily medical treatment.
"Tsk..."
Yubi looked through the industries related to resources within the Land of Wind's borders again; they were pitifully few.
It listed some minerals and details existing within the borders, but there were only a few... they were all Ore that could be directly used in daily life or sold. Some could be easily mined and refined, but the amount of money earned from them wasn't much.
Because the industrial and technological levels of this world were limited, most trade relied on itinerant merchants, and many minerals couldn't be utilized... The environment within the Land of Wind was also quite harsh. There weren't many merchants wanting to go to other countries or coming here from other nations, resulting in a small trade market for the Land of Wind.
In short, from all aspects, the entire economic situation of the Land of Wind was like a pool of stagnant water.
No wonder... Rasa and others in later generations had no clue about this and couldn't break the deadlock.
"Given the current state of this world, there should be some minerals whose value others haven't discovered yet... I should ask the Village for some mineral samples to identify, or simply buy them from other Daimyos who don't know their worth. However, even if I identify some Ores, with the current industrial capacity... many Ores I'm familiar with can't be utilized. Looking at it this way, the most abundant thing in the Land of Wind... is useless sand."
"To make big money for the Village in a short time... it must be something the outside world needs, closely related to daily life or the battlefield... The most intuitive among these is military supplies. For any country or Village, military resources are essential... for example, ninja tools, which are items consumed at an exaggerated rate," Yubi analyzed.
But combined with the Village's current situation, the Daimyo only gave Sunagakure the basic funds to maintain operations and hadn't invested any more money...
Moreover, Sunagakure wasn't particularly skilled at manufacturing ninja tools. To develop this business, they would not only need to invest a considerable amount to capture the market but also have excellent craftsmen, especially Takumi Ninja.
Not to mention... there are competitors in the current Ninja World. The ninja tools of the Five Great Nations are basically outsourced to Takumi Village, and the Land of Iron is also famous for producing weapons like katanas. It's too difficult for Sunagakure to get a piece of the pie.
Putting down the documents in his hand, Yubi fell into deep thought.
Even as a transmigrator with the experience and knowledge of his previous life... given the current development level of this world and a series of other reasons, it was difficult for him to put them into practice, and he felt somewhat helpless.
Sunagakure's situation was much harder than he had anticipated.
"Furthermore, developing some projects on a large scale takes time... The start of the Third War isn't far off. That guy Sasori has been working hard to push the plan forward. If after a few years... our plan hasn't made any progress, with his personality, he won't have the patience to keep waiting."
"So... the Third War must still arrive as scheduled. Besides, in my plan, Sunagakure also needs this Ninja World War to 'undergo a complete transformation'... Ideally, we can make a fortune from the war. That way, the Kazekage's death... won't just be to resolve Sunagakure's long-standing deep-seated problems, but can also serve another purpose."
"This leaves me with only two paths. First... use the System to make a fortune, leveraging certain abilities without considering the time factor. See if there's something like the Gold-Gold Fruit from One Piece that can directly produce gold, a resource that can serve as hard currency."
"The second path is to go for a monopoly industry. To completely change the Village's economic situation... only a monopoly industry can suffice. Other small-scale earnings are just temporary fixes that treat the symptoms but not the root cause."
What industry hasn't appeared in the Ninja World yet, is a 'necessity,' can be produced by the current Sunagakure, and can form a massive industrial chain...
Other methods seem a bit too impractical for now... To find a Breakthrough, he first needs to see clearly what 'cards' he and the Village have in hand.
As he thought, time passed unknowingly, and it had already grown dark outside the window.
Whoosh...
Outside the window, a dark shadow seemed to flash by.
Yubi pulled back his thoughts and took a glance.
He knew it was Sasori.
"War profits... Hehe, I'll just go with what I thought... Haven't I already started laying the groundwork? My current abilities... are the greatest asset. Let's turn them... into money first."
Yubi's eyes grew determined, and he gave a soft laugh.
He already had some ideas for boosting Sunagakure's economy.
But now, what he wanted to do... was more.
Currently, the external environment and time didn't quite allow it.
I'll just start executing according to the original plan...
However, after gaining a deep understanding of the situation in the Land of Wind and Sunagakure, Yubi had to say it was indeed a mess.
Looking at it this way, Rasa in later generations did a decent job being able to barely maintain the Village by relying on gold dust.