Tsukuyo collectively administered laxatives to the Nara clan, Akimichi clan, and Yamanaka clan.
Until these allied forces disbanded, members of all three clans would continue to suffer from diarrhea.
No matter how strong the ninja clan, even the most formidable warrior couldn't withstand constant bouts of diarrhea.
The Nara clan suspected the Senju clan was behind it, but they couldn't find a solution, so they sent envoys to seek a truce.
Tsukuyo personally received the Nara clan's envoys, stating she could treat those who came to her for help, but firmly denying any involvement in the poisoning.
The Nara clan had no evidence and was utterly helpless against Tsukuyo.
Until the coordinated attack on the Senju clan was called off, none of them would be able to leave the latrine.
Tsukuyo would also switch up the medicines, not administering just one type to prevent the enemy forces from developing immunity over prolonged exposure.
This forced the Nara clan not only to declare their non-participation in the coordinated attack but also to find ways to make other ninja clans cease their hostilities against the Senju clan.
Under the leadership of the Nara clan, the Akimichi clan and Yamanaka clan, desperate for their clans' survival, were forced to join the effort to stop the other ninja clans' allied forces.
In just a few days.
Tsukuyo used this method to make the three clans of the Nara faction switch sides.
At the same time, Tsukuyo used an avian legion to target the Aburame clan's insect swarms.
Birds are naturally the enemies of insects, and the avian legion of the Naka River, cultivated by Tsukuyo over several years, had grown immense in number.
The Aburame clan's self-bred insects were targeted by raptors. If they were just facing one, two, or even dozens of birds, as a ninja clan, they would naturally have a chance of victory.
But against tens of thousands of purposeful raptors, the Aburame clan's numbers were utterly insufficient, and what's more, they were also suffering from diarrhea.
Following the Nara clan.
The Aburame clan also secretly contacted the Senju clan, declaring their stance and attitude, assuring they would never be hostile towards the Senju clan.
However, they encountered the same situation as the Nara clan.
Tsukuyo absolutely refused to admit any connection to the Aburame clan's misfortune.
Nothing was related to the Senju clan.
Ninja clans with fewer members being poisoned by animal legions was actually not the worst of it.
Ninja clans with larger populations, however, faced an unprecedented situation: their clan territories were invaded by a hellish plant growing up to five meters tall.
That was Tsukuyo's unique ninjutsu, "Wood Release: Giant Hogweed."
Tsukuyo, stealthily and alone, spent the night running to the homes of all the major ninja clans targeting the Senju, providing them with a wave of free "greening" services.
This plant, resembling an enlarged radish flower, was resistant to both cold and heat, with an extremely fast reproduction rate, outcompeting all surrounding vegetation; no crops or trees could survive near it.
In just one week.
All the vegetation around these ninja clans would, because of this large hellish plant, lose the sunlight essential for their survival and the necessary nutrients, subsequently withering and dying.
This also meant that when the Giant Hogweed invaded an entire region on a large scale, it would quickly transform the land into a typical green desert, rendering crops unable to mature.
If this continued, people relying on the land would starve to death due to a lack of food.
The sap of the Giant Hogweed contained furanocoumarins. If skin accidentally came into contact with furanocoumarins, under UV light, they would rapidly bind with the DNA in cells, causing immense cellular damage and leading to phototoxic dermatitis. The harm to affected individuals could last for over a decade, or even a lifetime, and conventional medical treatments were largely ineffective.
The damage to humans was immense.
And this hellish plant was extremely difficult to clear.
If sharp tools were used to cut it down, the splashing sap would cause significant harm to the felling teams.
If Fire Release was used to burn them, the plants were difficult to ignite, and once ablaze, the fires became fiercely uncontrollable, their vast area leading to widespread conflagrations.
Clans that had provoked these plants would burn them down, only to burn down their own territories as well.
Once the fires subsided, they would discover that this hellish plant would sprout up again in a short time, proving impossible to eradicate completely.
Only the Senju clan possessed this hellish plant.
However, the Senju clan refused to admit that the Giant Hogweed in other ninja clans' territories was their doing, nor did they heed their protests.
It was then that all the ninja clans suddenly realized the terror of the Senju clan.
The strong could reasonably disregard rules.
Regardless of whether the weak could produce evidence, the strong acted as they pleased.
Consequently, these ninja clans began to recall Senju Butsuma's seemingly groveling invitation to merge with other clans.
They compromised.
However...
When they decided to befriend the Senju clan and expressed willingness to merge into a village.
The Senju clan, led by Tsukuyo, refused.
Tsukuyo, smiling like a flower, told them, "You don't genuinely wish to merge with us; you're just afraid of death, insincere. You should all just die instead..."
Tsukuyo made her philosophy clear: "I will torment you, and you cannot resist."
After this incident.
This group of ninja clans was severely weakened.
They finally ceased targeting the Senju clan.
As they ceased their actions, the Senju clan also ceased theirs.
After these clans stopped their hostile intentions, Tsukuyo silently withdrew her countermeasures against them, continuing to rigorously develop the Senju clan.
However, because they had been targeted by Tsukuyo, most ninja clans entered a period of decline.
The Uchiha clan, who had not participated from beginning to end, were, on the surface, locked in a fierce battle with the Senju clan... a truly fierce one, ostensibly.
The Uchiha clan had long since been trampled and tamed by Tsukuyo, and because Tsukuyo possessed the Sharingan, they had grown numb to it all.
Now, the two clans were still ostensibly sworn enemies, and their patrons would continue to pay for their military services.
According to Tsukuyo's philosophy, one should never turn down money.
In the ninja world, over ninety percent of the wealth was controlled by the nobility.
They needed to legitimately seize money and then strengthen themselves.
As for what she wanted to do in the future, Tsukuyo naturally hadn't told them.
The current Senju clan was now completely obedient to Tsukuyo.
And the Uchiha clan was gradually being assimilated.
Senju Wakama stood at the highest point of their clan territory, overlooking the sleepless city below, protected by the Giant Hogweed. Feeling the night wind, he recalled everything that had happened recently and quietly said, "Brother Zetsu... what exactly does Tsukuyo want to do? Those nobles are just rich; they can't do anything. Why can't we just kill them all and take everything they have?"
"Heeheeheehee..." Zetsu's sinister chuckle reached his ears. "Wakama, you just don't understand. The doctrine of bloodline in your world is deeply ingrained. After killing off the nobility, how to govern the commoners under your rule would be a major problem."
"They have groveled before the nobility for generations. Even if you kill off the nobles who enslaved them, seemingly helping them and giving them freedom."
"However, without control over the means of production, they would fall into a predicament of survival. They wouldn't thank you for killing the nobles who enslaved them; they wouldn't understand your good intentions, only seeing that you've cut off their path to survival."
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