Bratva: Some things never change

Chapter 4: Foundation

After the birth of the first heiress Mariko "Lion heart", there were questions about whether a female might be the right gender to rule. However, they decided it was unimportant to bother about such things, as it was a time of peace.

So, after some years, the heiress, who was 18 at the time, took control of the clan. She quickly reformed the clan and its outdated traditions, albeit against the wishes of the elders. For example, she initiated covert trade with the outside world and established a form of constitutional monarchy.

Fortunately, the majority of the clan rallied behind the heiress, as it was supposed to be a new chapter for everyone and a pursuit of growth.

However, after some reforms in education, the economy, and the political landscape, and enforced training conscription, she introduced a decree controversial to the clan's principles.

She decreed that spies be sent to monitor the state of the world. She stated it was for security reasons, to be prepared for whatever the future might hold.

Surprisingly, the elders supported the decree, to the surprise of the protesting kinsmen. After the ordeal, the decree became a foundational principle of the clan, leading to the establishment of the CSA.

Central Shinobi Agency.

As Izaku read through the pages, he couldn't help but wonder why such rules were introduced in the first place. Setting aside the obvious reasons, it was clear that the majority of the population at that time were against interaction with outsiders.

So, any influence on his great-great-grandmother would not have compelled her to implement such policies. Additionally, while the introduction of the conscription law might have been revolutionary, the ruling system was far too foreign to this world, even more so than the conscription law itself.

The first ruler might have been a genius, but this level of change was too significant to come from a single on its own.

"Wait, maybe...?" Izaku muttered, but he quickly discarded the idea. The chances of that being the truth were too low.

As he continued reading through the changes, he came across the name of the agency. Seeing it, Izaku felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Even though it was written in Japanese, it felt unsettlingly familiar.

As she laid the foundations she sought to establish, she initiated the training program by first educating the adults, who would, in turn, teach the young future of the clan.

With the first step accomplished, she meticulously handpicked individuals to train as spies. Initially, she selected the Ex-Uchiha members as reliable agents due to their Dojutsu, stealth abilities, and Genjutsu expertise.

In contrast, the Ex-Senju members, more oriented towards main battle strategies, specialized in their Ninjutsu arsenal, sensing abilities, and sturdy physical frames. Thus, it was decided they would better serve as guards and sentinels of the compound.

After extensive preparation, the information-gathering operations through spies within the trading network and sleeper agents in the Daimyo's courts began, deploying all their agents.

Including the Heiress, Mariko Utsukuro herself.

However, within the first year, alarming news reached the compound. Five months earlier, intelligence had reported the establishment of the great Shinobi villages.

More crucially, the alliance between the Senju and the Uchiha clans spread like wildfire around the compound.

This predicament called the Heiress back to the compound. After all, it was Mariko Utsukuro herself who had sent the news, as part of her infiltration in the newly united Fire Nation's court.