Having placated Hyuga Miyu, Senju Wakama returned to his own life.
The task of hosting the Hyuga clan still remained in Tsukuyo's hands.
During this period, aside from his daily duties, Senju Wakama once again secretly tracked Tsukuyo.
Thanks to her previous conversation with Senju Wakama, Hyuga Miyu began to realize she needed to change, and she continuously learned with an open mind during her interactions with Tsukuyo.
However, what Senju Wakama needed to focus on wasn't actually Hyuga Miyu, but his younger sister Tsukuyo.
Tsukuyo and her second elder brother jointly developed the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
As soon as this jutsu appeared, Tsukuyo immediately listed it as a "forbidden jutsu" and ordered the Senju clan that they could train in the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, but not use it lightly.
And precisely because of this jutsu, Senju Wakama gained an even clearer understanding of Tsukuyo's strength.
Her immense chakra allowed Tsukuyo to create countless clones, simultaneously executing different tasks in parallel.
To plan the Senju clan's operations, Tsukuyo used clone jutsu;
To host the representatives from various ninja clans who came for negotiations, Tsukuyo still used clone jutsu.
To teach the agricultural cultivation managers about scientific planting and breeding, Tsukuyo still used clone jutsu.
Tsukuyo taught pharmaceutical skills, cooking skills, massage techniques, drawing skills, how to create sharp and durable weapons using Earth Release, Fire Release, and Wind Release, how to make large-scale destructive explosives from food, and so on.
Tsukuyo's presence was felt throughout the entire Senju clan; she was omnipresent.
To fully understand Tsukuyo, Senju Wakama also had to use the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Fortunately, having been "corrected" by Tsukuyo for a long time, Senju Wakama's chakra could barely sustain him in maintaining so many shadow clones.
It was also for this reason that Senju Wakama truly understood how terrifying his younger sister was.
As for Tsukuyo's main body, she frequently traveled alone to rendezvous with Uchiha Madara.
Most people within the clan were likely unaware of this.
Even if they knew, no one could stop her.
The Senju clan of today had become Tsukuyo's Senju clan alone.
Only Tsukuyo could control others, while others could not control her.
For Tsukuyo, every clan member was striving hard.
Also because of Tsukuyo, the Senju clan had completely diverged from traditional ninja clans, forming close ties with the major nobles of the Land of Fire.
Nowadays, the Senju clan, in addition to practicing medical skills, pharmaceutical skills, cooking skills, agricultural skills, and commercial skills, also needed to continue practicing ninjutsu to make themselves stronger.
The former skills were things that had to be done for future transformation and earning money.
And the last thing was out of necessity.
Tsukuyo said, "A man is innocent, but a treasure in his possession makes him guilty."
The Senju clan had now become immensely wealthy and had to possess sufficient strength to protect their riches, and they had to beat other ninja clans into submission to achieve consensus.
Too tired from work? No problem, Tsukuyo would heal everyone;
Training too brutal? No problem, Tsukuyo would heal everyone;
Nearly every clan member would experience the process of exhausting themselves to the point of collapse, only to be healed again, almost daily.
This was both a catastrophe and an opportunity for the Senju clan.
The entire clan grew beautiful, and the entire clan grew formidable.
Even if their bodies were exhausted from high-intensity work today.
The next day, they would be revitalized and radiant, invigorated by the Princess's healing.
"Clocking in" with Princess Tsukuyo before work had become a mandatory daily task for all Senju clan members.
Growing a little stronger every day;
Growing significantly stronger every month.
In less than a year.
Other ninja clans had been left far behind by the Senju clan.
All of this happened in an extremely short span of time.
Other ninja clans didn't even have time to react.
And when they did react, it was indeed as Tsukuyo had previously anticipated: they wanted to take action.
Those deeply mired in the mud would make a final struggle.
Unfortunately, after Tsukuyo's return, other ninja clans no longer had an opportunity.
Several months prior.
Countless ninja clans met in secret; dozens of large and small ninja clans discussed how to unite to suppress the powerful Senju clan.
Many of these ninja clans had previously received invitations from Senju Butsuma.
But everyone had rejected the strategy of merging with the Senju clan to form a village.
Not long after their refusal, they began to discover that the existence of the Senju clan was suppressing the living space of other ninja clans.
Just as Tsukuyo had previously anticipated.
The nobles were spending lavishly at the Senju clan, paying for life extension and leasing health.
To ensure they had ample wealth to continue their enjoyment.
The nobles needed to "save money" in other areas.
Besides increasing taxes on their subjects, they would also try to issue fewer ninja missions, and even if they did, they would suppress the commissions.
With fewer ninja missions, ninja clans could only become self-sufficient, and life began to get difficult.
If the mission commissions they had painstakingly secured were further reduced, the ninja clans' lives would become even harder.
Although the civilians kept by the various ninja clans could still provide them with food supplies.
But as heads of major clans, they would all prepare for a rainy day.
They worried about future living space, and thus involuntarily united, wanting to jointly resist the Senju clan.
A single ninja clan, of course, dared not confront the formidable Senju clan directly.
But what about a dozen or even several dozen ninja clans united?
With strength in numbers, they believed they could succeed.
There were certainly risks, but they had no choice but to proceed.
Senju Butsuma had stopped sending invitations; next, it was time for a head-on confrontation. If they weren't friends, they were naturally enemies.
However...
They didn't know that their horizons limited their imagination.
By the time they began to assemble, Tsukuyo had already obtained intelligence through numerous animals at the first opportunity and taken countermeasures.
Tsukuyo ordered rat swarms and bird swarms to take advantage of the Nara clan; every household was administered magnesium sulfate or an inhalant poison, causing the entire Nara clan to suffer from diarrhea to the point of exhaustion, unable to protect themselves, let alone act as strategists or offer counsel.
As long as they drank water, as long as they needed to eat, as long as they needed to breathe, it was basically unavoidable, with no escape.
Even if the Nara clan was knowledgeable about herbs and wanted to concoct remedies, there simply wouldn't be enough time.
The rat swarms and bird swarms were not ninja beasts, so even if the Nara clan suspected the Senju clan's involvement, they had no evidence.
The Yamanaka clan and Akimichi clan, as brother ninja clans of the Nara clan, were naturally also implicated.
The Nara clan had not openly broken ties with the Senju clan, maintaining their business dealings. They knew that if they weathered these embarrassing days and completely withdrew from the ranks of ninja clans besieging the Senju clan, they could escape their predicament.
Before the dust settled, the Nara clan, along with its two brother ninja clans, fell silent.
As long as they didn't join the encirclement team, the Nara clan could receive advance herb deposits from the Senju clan to sustain themselves.
As for the other ninja clans, the situation was naturally much the same.
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