This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 218 Division of Labor

The capital of the Land of Fire.

A carriage bearing the Konoha emblem, accompanied by the creaking of its axles, finally came to a stop in front of the Konoha office.

The car door opened, and Nara Shikamori stepped out, his face pale, leaning against the door frame. He almost collapsed as soon as his feet touched the ground, and his usually cherished abacus was now casually slung at his waist, rattling as he trembled.

Behind him, Yakushi Nonou tried her best to maintain her elegance, but her pale lips and disheveled hair betrayed the arduous journey she had endured.

"vomit……"

Lu Shou gagged, feeling as if his internal organs had shifted.

"This road... is just too difficult to travel... Even for a ninja, sitting in this kind of carriage for three days is torture..."

If they weren't transporting goods and documents, they would have preferred to travel on foot.

"Welcome, welcome, two great contributors."

Nishikawa Tetsu stood at the door, holding two glasses of lemonade, looking refreshed and ready to greet them.

"See? I told you the carriage experience was terrible. Here, have some water to calm your nerves."

Shikamori took the water and gulped it down in one go, feeling as if he had come back to life. He then gave Nishikawa Tetsu a resentful look: "Vice-Minister, you've been living the high life. You must have enjoyed yourself in the capital these past few days, while Nono and I have suffered the most."

"Enjoy? Am I that kind of person?"

Nishikawa Tetsu, with an upright demeanor, welcomed the two into the house.

"Sit down, sit down, don't be shy."

Nishikawa Tetsu pressed the two of them down on the sofa, then pulled out a land deed from his pocket and slapped it into Shikamori's arms with a "smack".

"Look what this is!"

Lu Shou picked up the land deed, glanced at it, and his previously somewhat dazed eyes instantly focused, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"Red...Red Leaf Zone?! This plot of land?"

Shikamori's hands began to tremble, not from motion sickness, but from shock.

"This is the most prime location in the capital, a place that money can't buy, and the stamp on it... was it specially approved by the Daming Prefecture?"

"That's right."

Nishikawa Tetsu calmly took a sip of tea.

"All obstacles have been cleared, and all procedures are in place. This will serve as the headquarters building for our Fire Nation's national power grid."

"So, Senior Shikamori."

Nishikawa Tetsu patted Shikamori on the shoulder, speaking earnestly:

"I entrust the entire process of bidding for the building, getting the construction team on site, coordinating with surrounding businesses, and budgeting for this building to you, Secretary-General. I have faith in the capabilities of the Nara clan; these kinds of trivial matters will certainly not be difficult for you."

Lu Shou looked at the land deed in his hand, then at Xi Chuan Che, who had a "I'm going to be a hands-off boss" look on his face, and his lips twitched.

He had barely stepped off the carriage and was still catching his breath when he was given a massive project that would keep him busy day and night.

"I knew it... this was part of testing me, wasn't it?"

"clever."

Nishikawa Tetsu gave a thumbs up.

After assigning the arduous task of managing Shikamori, Nishikawa Tetsu turned to look at Yakushi Nonou, who was fixing her hair.

"Nonou, your task is more important, but also more interesting."

Nishikawa Tetsu smiled mysteriously and took out several exquisitely packaged, even luxurious, small boxes from the box at his feet.

"What is this?" Nono pushed up her glasses, looking somewhat curious.

"Open it and take a look."

Nono opened it as instructed, and a faint fragrance wafted out. Inside was a delicate, creamy white paste with a texture like solidified cream.

"This is the latest achievement of the Biology Group in Building A of the Research Institute—【Rejuvenating Cream】."

Nishikawa Tetsu introduced it like a salesman:

"It combines Orochimaru's research on cell activation with the herbal formula provided by Tsunade. It eliminates unstable and irritating components, but retains extremely strong moisturizing and mild cell repair functions."

"Simply put, applying it can make a 40-year-old lady's skin look as tender as a 20-year-old's, reducing wrinkles, whitening, lifting and firming, with immediate results."

Nonou was stunned. As a medical ninja, she knew exactly what this meant.

Orochimaru's techniques combined with Tsunade's recipes?

This is practically the Tailed Beast Ball of the ninja world and the beauty world!

"Besides this, there's this too."

Nishikawa Tetsu took out another box of face masks and even added a sound effect for himself.

"Ta-da! Ta-da! [Deep Sea Collagen Repairing Mask]"

"The raw materials are extracted from deep-sea fish and combined with a water-style chakra-infused nourishing process. One dose and you'll have a radiant complexion."

"Nonou, do you know who's the easiest person to make money from in this world?"

Nishikawa Tetsu looked at Nono, his eyes gleaming with golden light.

"They are the noble ladies who would do anything for youth and beauty."

"Your task is to sell these things into the harem of the Daming Prefecture, to the wives and daughters of those ministers."

"We want to go for the high-end market and not sell cheap goods."

Nishikawa Tetsu picked up a pen and wrote down a few keywords on a piece of paper:

[Membership Only], [Limited Supply], [Royal Special Supply].

"We're going to open a top-of-the-line 'Konoha Beauty and Wellness Club' here. Only VIPs with memberships of over one million ryo will be eligible to purchase these products."

"And you are the president and chief beauty consultant of this club."

Nono was stunned.

She originally thought she was there to do finance or intelligence work, but unexpectedly she ended up selling cosmetics.

"This...this is too..." Nono was speechless for a moment.

"That's outrageous, isn't it?"

Nishikawa Tetsu smiled.

"The cost of this bottle of face cream is only about fifty taels. But I plan to sell it for fifty thousand taels."

"puff--"

Lu Shougang, who was standing next to him, spat out the water he had just drunk.

"Fifty thousand for this little thing?! Are you robbing me?!"

"That's called brand premium."

Nishikawa Tetsu shook his head, giving him an expression that said, "You guys don't understand the situation."

"For those wealthy women, 50,000 taels to regain their youth is incredibly cheap. Moreover, if we sell it too cheaply, they'll think it's of inferior quality and won't dare to use it."

"Of course, your task is not just about sales. You should know that dealing with the wives of these powerful people can also yield a lot of intelligence, which is good for intelligence work."

She was initially a little upset, wondering if Chejun thought she was only capable of doing sales work. But after hearing this, she realized that Nishikawa Chejun hadn't underestimated her; this task was indeed very important.

"I understand, Che-kun."

Nono picked up a bottle of face cream, her eyes filled with determination.

"Socializing and sales are my strengths. I can make the ladies of the capital willingly part with their money."

"very good!"

Nishikawa Tetsu snapped his fingers.

"Shikamori is in charge of building and infrastructure, Nonou is in charge of expanding her network, making money, and gathering intelligence, and me..."

He stretched and slumped back onto the sofa.

"His job is to deal with some rats and appease our shareholders."

"Oh, right."

Nishikawa Tetsu suddenly remembered something.

"Nonou, there's a tea party for ladies of high society tomorrow, and the Daimyo's wife will be attending. I've already gotten you an invitation."

"Take these samples and give them a little shock."

"no problem."

Nono pushed up her glasses and gave a confident smile.