Damn it!
Emerging from the Senju Princess's office, Tamayo Nara felt as if a thousand alpacas were stampeding through her mind.
Besides the casualty list from the beginning and the questions about Senju Wakama's girlfriend, Tamayo Nara suppressed her discomfort and continued to question the Senju Princess.
The Senju Princess did not disappoint, answering each question, but it would have been better if she hadn't.
If she could turn back time, Tamayo Nara... she knew she would still ask.
The Senju Princess herself had said that they could ask her anything they wanted to know.
So Tamayo Nara asked.
She asked about the Senju clan's money-making ventures.
And the Senju Princess actually told her.
For example, the Senju clan's artificial hot springs, the raw material for them was shit...
Yes, it was shit...
It was shit...
Shit...
The Senju clan, using shit, earned vast fortunes that other ninja clans couldn't.
Through the Senju clan's methods, this excrement was transformed from waste into treasure, becoming a constant fuel source, continuously providing the Senju clan with sustainable energy.
The gas from the fermented excrement was used as fuel, and the residue as fertilizer.
This meant the Senju clan had hot water every day and could enjoy plenty of warm meals daily;
And so, the fruits, vegetables, and crops grown by the Senju clan thrived, and even though surrounded by the infernal Ohtsuka Grass, the surrounding trees never lacked nutrition.
Fermented excrement was concentrated excrement.
Concentrated excrement used to irrigate farmland would provide all plants, fruits, and vegetables with more concentrated nutrients, leading to better growth.
And the raw material... was endless.
From noble Daimyo down to humble latrine cleaners, everyone regularly underwent the 'five grains cycle' of excreting waste.
The raw material was abundant and acquired for free.
Besides the entire Senju clan providing vast quantities of 'raw material' daily, nobles who came for pleasure also contributed immensely, and all animals in the Naka River forest associated with the Senju clan also provided assistance.
Good heavens...
Tamayo Nara obtained this important intelligence, but it was utterly useless.
Because Tamayo Nara didn't know the Senju Princess's fermentation process for excrement; that was absolutely not something one person could accomplish.
Next, Tamayo Nara consulted the Princess about other money-making methods.
Good heavens, the answer to that question was even more terrifying.
By today, Tamayo Nara's horizons had truly broadened.
Anything, when it came into Tsukuyo's hands, could potentially be used to make money.
Using excrement as fuel was just the beginning.
Tsukuyo would have clan members collect daily kitchen waste; anything unusable was dumped into septic tanks with the excrement to serve as fuel.
Things like apple cores, after being recycled, would have their apple seeds separated. Then, using Wind, Fire, and Earth Release ninjutsu, apple seed oil would be cold-pressed from them to create expensive health and wellness care sets.
The residue from the apple seeds after oil extraction would be collected and reprocessed into a poison, which could also be sold for money; as a poison, it had its own price.
In short: garbage was brought back, processed, and then sold again at exorbitant prices.
Low cost, selling for hundreds or thousands of times the profit, faster than robbery.
What was more terrifying was that because the Senju clan's reputation for health and wellness had grown, nobles were willing to spend money.
And even if other ninja clans wanted to use products to slander the Senju clan, it would be impossible.
Because when the Senju clan administered these medical products to nobles, they personally had to perform massages for them.
This prevented reputation issues at the source.
As for products masquerading as Senju clan products outside, if they weren't personally applied by the Senju clan, they were fake, and no one would care if the fake effects were poor.
Furthermore, Senju Tsukuyo also sold rumors.
Tamayo Nara was absolutely sure she hadn't misheard; it was selling—ru—mors—
How could that stuff be sold?
Did anyone buy it?
Of course they did...
Only today did Tamayo Nara realize how beautiful the art of writing was.
The readers didn't care about the truth of the rumors at all.
In this Ninja World, which lacked entertainment, what they cared about was whether these things could bring them entertainment.
As long as it was entertaining, it was worth spending money on.
Besides leasing health and selling rice, delicacies, and fruits, the Senju Princess also sold excrement, garbage, and rumors...
Everything, after being processed by the Senju Princess and then sold, could bring the Senju clan considerable income.
Wealth was the foundation for accumulating strength.
The wealthier the Senju clan became, the stronger their power, and the narrower the living space for other ninja clans would appear.
Both Tamayo Nara and Aburame Aoi looked grim.
Tamayo Nara no longer had the mood to pay attention to Senju Wakama.
After leaving the Senju Princess's office, Tamayo Nara headed straight for her accommodation, quickly packed her belongings, and immediately returned to her clan's territory.
Now, Tamayo Nara had basically confirmed that her own clan was no match for Senju Hashirama, and it would be better to have her clan head choose a side sooner rather than later.
Aburame Aoi, however, had a different idea. She didn't pack her things; instead, she went to the Senju clan's hot spring district, found a bookstore, and, after an introduction from the staff, bought the most popular romance novels there, using the commission Tamayo Nara had given her today.
Carrying a stack of novels, Aburame Aoi then went to the insect banquet eatery in the hot spring district for dinner, pulling out the freshly bought romance novels and reading them with relish as she ate.
...
Night fell.
The footsteps of the god of sleep were silent, carrying the night to envelop the Senju clan.
Silvery moonlight sprinkled upon the Ōtsuka Grass, creating a beautiful scene reminiscent of snow-capped peaks.
Senju Wakama had said goodbye to Uchiha Yuki in the afternoon.
Because of the animals everywhere in the cave, the two eventually returned home.
At that time, Uchiha Madara had truly not left. He sternly demanded Uchiha Yuki to quickly change into male attire and return to their clan territory with him, forbidding Senju Wakama from any further dalliances.
There was nothing for it. Senju Wakama still greatly respected Madara, who was evenly matched with his elder brother, especially since Madara also had an ambiguous relationship with Tsukuyo. He knew he couldn't offend Madara too severely.
Afterwards, Uchiha Yuki could only reluctantly leave the Senju clan with Uchiha Madara.
As a result, just as night fell, Senju Wakama, lying alone in his inner room, felt a trace of loneliness.
Under Tsukuyo's leadership, the Senju clan had undergone immense changes in just a few years.
Their housing had become more spacious, their facilities more convenient, their food more delicious and abundant, and their lives increasingly happy.
However...
Clan members were busy every day, with each person even splitting into several to work, holding multiple positions.
Everyone was too busy, and their relationships with each other had become more distant.
This seemed to be the price for all their happiness.
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