Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

After obtaining sufficient funds, Watanabe Tetsu also thought of the medical ninjutsu scroll he had previously created.

Compared to the continuous profits from Xiaoguang City, the profits from Medical Ninjutsu Scrolls are rather modest.

After the Second Shinobi World War, the demand for medical ninjutsu scrolls in various ninja villages was basically saturated.

Orders for medical ninjutsu scrolls have recently plummeted.

The net profit each month is less than half of what it used to be.

Although Watanabe had anticipated this, he still felt somewhat dissatisfied upon receiving such a report card.

This feeling is probably similar to that of a country that made its fortune through war finally achieving world peace.

Fortunately, the ninja world is a place that is never short of fighting and conflict.

Even after the peace treaty was signed, the villages still had a demand for medical ninjutsu scrolls.

After all, world peace does not equate to regional peace.

But...

Watanabe Toru has now made some new discoveries on the ninjutsu scroll.

After developing the medical ninjutsu scroll, Watanabe Tetsu had an idea.

That is to try to study ninjutsu scrolls.

Most ninjutsu ultimately possess offensive capabilities.

Once this offensive ninjutsu is sealed into a scroll using the same or similar methods, it can be used instantly in battle.

This can greatly raise the minimum standard of a ninja.

After all, a genin can only use a limited number of offensive ninjutsu.

Most genin can only use one type of chakra.

There are often no solutions when faced with elemental advantage.

The emergence of ninjutsu scrolls may be able to make up for this shortcoming.

At Watanabe Tetsu's suggestion, Furukawa also made the First Hokage's ninjutsu scroll.

The sealed ninjutsu was none other than the famous Great Fireball Technique!

As a classic fire-style ninjutsu, the Great Fireball Technique naturally possesses its own unique charm.

The choice of this ninjutsu was made after considering many factors.

First, this ninjutsu is relatively simple, which means it is easier to seal it into a ninjutsu scroll.

Secondly, Fire Release ninjutsu is relatively violent, and if Fire Release ninjutsu can be sealed into a ninjutsu scroll, other ninjutsu are basically no problem as well.

Through Furukawa's experiments, he discovered that ninjutsu such as Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique could indeed be sealed into ninjutsu scrolls.

However, it is very difficult to seal more advanced fire-style ninjutsu, such as the Great Dragon Fire Technique.

This is likely related to the inherent characteristics of ninjutsu, and also to its shape transformation.

The more advanced the morphological transformation and the higher the requirement for the change in nature, the more difficult it is to seal into a ninjutsu scroll.

After successfully sealing the Great Fireball Technique, Furukawa also tried other ninjutsu.

This rule applies universally.

This also presents a major problem for experts like Watanabe Toru.

These low-level ninjutsu with minimal morphological changes are often useless in battle.

However, high-level ninjutsu cannot be sealed into ninjutsu scrolls for easy access.

Therefore, ninjutsu scrolls are far less useful than medical ninjutsu scrolls.

However, the groundbreaking effect of the Ninjutsu Scroll lies in its ability to arm ninjas on a large scale.

In other words, it allows a relatively weak genin to have the ability to fight against stronger ninjas.

All that is needed is to inject a wisp of chakra into the ninjutsu scroll.

Then aim the ninjutsu scroll at the enemy.

The scenario of using people with relatively lower combat capabilities quickly led Watanabe Tetsuya to think of some target groups.

Genin, or even lower than genin, are ninjas who only possess chakra.

And then...

Wealthy merchants, nobles, and even famous figures.

The ninjutsu scroll requires the user to inject chakra to unlock and use it.

Such a design offers no convenience whatsoever to ordinary people like daimyo and nobles.

This led Watanabe Tetsu to come up with an improvement plan.

By modifying the ninjutsu scroll, it can be made to automatically unseal when the scroll is opened.

This would allow an ordinary person without chakra to use ninjutsu scrolls.

Such a ninjutsu scroll, equivalent to a full-force attack at the Genin level, would probably not attract any attention among ninjas.

But what about the wealthy nobles who lack the ability to protect themselves?

With just a small price to pay, one can gain the protection of several resident genin.

And there's no need to worry about betrayal.

It is also exceptionally stable and available whenever needed.

When doing business, you have to target wealthy people.

The wealthiest people in the ninja world are none other than daimyo, nobles, and some wealthy merchants.

What they lack is precisely a trustworthy bodyguard.

Powerful guards are often not trustworthy, and trusted guards are often not powerful enough.

This is their situation.

The emergence of ninjutsu scrolls will largely change this situation.

Of course, the current ninjutsu scrolls are still not powerful enough.

Watanabe Toru has already sent Furukawa to continue researching the second-generation ninjutsu scroll.

As long as the ninjutsu scroll has the power of a Chunin-level attack, it's considered合格 (qualified/acceptable).

At that time, not only can it be mass-produced and deployed to the Akatsuki ninjas, but it can also be sold to wealthy nobles at extremely high prices.

As for the ninjutsu scrolls of current genin level...

It's still a little rough around the edges.

But it can be sold now.

However, ideas are just ideas, and they don't mean that the ninjutsu scrolls that Watanabe Tetsu is optimistic about will necessarily sell well.

No one can claim a 100% win rate in trading.

So, just like with the previous medical ninjutsu scrolls, Watanabe Toru first produced a small batch of ninjutsu scrolls as a pilot project and distributed them to some small merchants on a small scale.

First, check the purchasing situation. If it's very promising, then we'll develop ninjutsu scrolls at the Chunin level.

If all goes well, we should be able to see the specific sales details for the ninjutsu scrolls next week.

Watanabe Tetsu had previously tried selling medical ninjutsu scrolls to wealthy businessmen, but the results were not very good.

For wealthy businessmen, the demand for medical ninjutsu scrolls is more of a safety net.

When wealthy businessmen need their goods, they often face the risk of being stabbed in the throat; when they don't need them, the scrolls are left aside to gather dust.

It will not consume anything at all.

Therefore, after purchasing the first batch of products, they did not make any further acquisitions.

All I can say is that I hope the wealthy businessman will be even slightly interested in ninjutsu scrolls.

Especially given that the daimyo was extremely wary of the ninja villages, many daimyo hoped to form their own private armies.

A ninjutsu scroll might be able to meet the daimyo's requirement.

There are several problems with Xiaoguanghui at present.

First, there is a lack of Kage-level powerhouses.

In the entire Xiaoguang Society, he is the only one who can be described as being completely at the Shadow level.

Rin, as the head of the combat department, may be constantly striving to reach the Kage level, but he is ultimately not.

In subsequent battles between ninja villages, the number of genin (lower-ranking ninja) is often not the deciding factor.

It's not about how many Jonin and Kage there are.

Even though the Xiaoguang Society currently has a decent financial income, it is still far inferior to other major ninja villages in terms of fighting power.

This is also the first point that Watanabe Tetsu wanted to change.

Second, there are deficiencies in logistical support and talent development.

The reason why Konoha Village was able to maintain an advantageous position in both of the previous Shinobi World Wars was inevitably related to its logistics.

The Akatsuki currently relies heavily on imports from other ninja villages for its kunai and shuriken.

Therefore, in Watanabe Toru's mind, this part must be self-sufficient.

Otherwise, if someone were to seize control of you during wartime, you'd be in a real predicament.

In terms of talent, Xiaoguang lacks facilities for training ninjas like the Konoha Ninja Academy.

This was also within Watanabe Toru's plan.

Currently, these two points are Xiaoguang's biggest problems.

This is also something Watanabe Tetsu wanted to address as a priority.

Watanabe Toru looked out the window, casting his gaze upon the brand-new city.

On one side of the city, there stands a distinctive warm-colored building.

It reads: Xiaoguang Ren School.