After much persuasion.
Tsukuyo used a wave of Sharingan genjutsu on Aburame Aoi, who was clinging to Senju Wakama's leg.
Aburame Aoi left with vacant eyes.
Tsukuyo said she had implanted a "thought imprint" into Aburame Aoi.
In other words, if Aburame Aoi ever thought of anything related to Senju Wakama again, she would immediately associate it with something that captured her attention, like grilled locusts, and instantly forget Senju Wakama.
This way, Aburame Aoi would no longer bother Senju Wakama in the future.
This made Senju Wakama heave a sigh of relief.
Aburame Aoi hadn't attacked him, and since the Aburame clan was a ninja clan favored by Tsukuyo, and Tsukuyo intended to merge them, this solution was already the best option.
In the following days.
Senju Wakama's life returned to normal.
However, after the stalker incident with Aburame Aoi, Senju Wakama was now extremely paranoid.
No matter what he did, he felt as if he might be monitored by a cockroach or a mosquito.
That feeling was hellish.
To prevent himself from falling into obsessive-compulsive behavior, Senju Wakama kept reminding himself to ignore such trivialities.
After finally enduring seven days, it was again the appointed day to meet Uchiha Yuki.
However…
This time, Uchiha Madara came along with Uchiha Yuki again.
Uchiha Madara's gaze, which made everyone feel like a dog, was truly unbearable for Senju Wakama.
And such an arrogant and aloof Brother Madara still hadn't realized that Uchiha Yuki was actually a woman.
Uchiha Madara was convinced that Uchiha Yuki was a man, and her feminine appearance was merely a deliberate disguise.
"…I ask you two, why can't you be normal men?"
"Furthermore, if one of you must play the role of a woman, why isn't it you? Why must it be a member of my clan?"
Senju Wakama felt a sense of frustration that he couldn't explain, no matter how hard he tried.
Having no other choice, Senju Wakama took Uchiha Yuki and Uchiha Madara to find Tsukuyo.
Tsukuyo was genuinely busy, meeting with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
Senju Wakama could only lead the two into a hidden spot.
He intended to quietly wait for the Daimyo and Tsukuyo's conversation to end.
Uchiha Madara, for Tsukuyo's sake, wouldn't easily cause trouble here to avoid unnecessary complications.
At the same time, Senju Wakama could also learn Tsukuyo's methods here.
However…
Senju Wakama had not expected that the content of Tsukuyo's conversation with the Daimyo today would be enough to make everyone secretly listening break out in a cold sweat.
When Senju Wakama, bringing the two, arrived at Tsukuyo's residence by climbing outside the window and scaling to a high position.
Hearing voices from the observation deck, he instinctively hid his body in the gap beneath the observation deck.
Then, they heard the voice of the current Daimyo of the Land of Fire coming from above.
"…Thank you, Princess. The Fujiwara family cannot recover this time, but the personnel you lent me will need to remain in the capital to handle some necessary matters until someone can take over. Money is not an issue."
The Daimyo's voice was filled with laughter and relief.
But Tsukuyo's next words were, "Lord Daimyo, your time is running out. If I'm not mistaken, if our Land of Fire doesn't have enough trump cards, we will face utter destruction."
"Why is that?" the Daimyo asked in confusion.
"Because of the downfall of the Fujiwara family." Tsukuyo sighed.
In just a few days, Tsukuyo had already helped the Daimyo of the Land of Fire eliminate the powerful Fujiwara clan, which had controlled court affairs for many years.
Tsukuyo's blunt statement that the Fujiwara clan's downfall would lead other nations to covet the Land of Fire was not new to the Daimyo.
The Daimyo was actually well aware of this.
The Fujiwara clan had always controlled the court affairs of the Land of Fire, and all important positions were intricately linked to them.
With the Fujiwara clan's fall, the Land of Fire would give others the impression of being in a weakened state.
Even so, the Daimyo still wanted to destroy this maternal family; only then could he fully seize power.
"So how can we delay other nations from declaring war on the Land of Fire?" the Daimyo asked directly.
"The battles between our Senju clan and the Uchiha clan can probably buy you a few more years," Tsukuyo said with a serious voice.
"My elder brother and the young clan head of the Uchiha clan, both of them already possess god-like power."
"As long as my elder brother's strength does not wane, neighboring nations will not dare to invade, because we are your closest kin. Anyone who dares to plot against you is challenging our Senju clan."
"However, this is not a permanent solution. My elder brother is human, and as long as he is human, he will eventually die."
"We can only rely on him to buy time and greatly enhance our overall strength, but we cannot rely on him forever. I believe you understand this deeply."
"Our Senju clan has no intention of becoming the next Fujiwara clan, Lord Daimyo. Please ensure that the entire Land of Fire becomes stronger."
Senju Wakama, hidden beneath the observation deck, listened to Tsukuyo's "earnest advice" and felt a shiver run down his spine.
Tsukuyo, being so kind-hearted?
Persuading the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to strengthen himself?
Don't be ridiculous!
After learning about Tsukuyo's past actions from Brother Zetsu, Senju Wakama naturally believed that Tsukuyo hoped the Land of Fire would become stronger in the future, and that the entire Land of Fire would be able to protect itself without the protection of Senju Hashirama.
But the Daimyo of the Land of Fire absolutely had to die…
Because Tsukuyo intended to completely restructure the Land of Fire, to a degree that the other Four Great Nations and surrounding smaller nations could never catch up.
To achieve this outcome, the Daimyo had to die and then be replaced by Tsukuyo's "own people."
Now, Tsukuyo had successfully eliminated the most powerful noble family, and next, she would begin to meddle in the internal affairs of the Land of Fire.
Currently, Tsukuyo was still the "partner" of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, tasked with clearing all obstacles for him.
But once all obstacles were cleared, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire himself would become the next obstacle.
Next, the Daimyo began to discuss strategies for strengthening the nation with Tsukuyo.
Tsukuyo also very patiently taught the Daimyo what to do next.
For example, nationalizing all aspects related to salt production and iron ore mining.
Tsukuyo explained that everyone needed to eat salt, and commoners needed to farm, which required iron for agricultural tools. These were matters of daily survival that no one could avoid.
Therefore, salt and iron were daily necessities for all commoners under the rule of the Land of Fire.
The Land of Fire still adhered to an old system where one's surname determined one's eligibility to be a noble; otherwise, one could only be a commoner toiling in the fields.
This status was predetermined from birth, unchangeable.
Such thinking was still deeply entrenched.
The Daimyo issued decrees, and as long as they allowed commoners to survive, they would respond and naturally obey.
Tsukuyo advised the Daimyo to handle this matter while his reputation was still strong.
With the Daimyo controlling the profits from salt and iron, he could appropriately lower the amount of basic taxes.
Even if taxes were lowered, people would still pay invisible taxes to the Daimyo due to salt and iron.
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