Under Natsuo's persistent efforts, before long, Uzumaki Yoko also became pregnant.
After Uzumaki Yoko found out that she had become pregnant, she was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. After what both she and her daughter went through in Kusagakure, she felt a sense of crisis all the time, but now that she was expecting Natsuo's child, she now felt like she could be part of his family.
During this time, she sought favors in various ways and Natsuo also always agreed.
But it's unknown whether it was because her body was too weak before, she unexpectedly didn't get pregnant for a long time. Now she has finally succeeded, and she also breathed a sigh of relief.
It's just that she subconsciously distanced herself from Karin, perhaps feeling that it was unfair to Karin, she didn't want her to see her growing belly.
Natsuo, on the other hand, felt quite regretful.
Uzumaki Yoko herself is not bad looking, but her body that was too weak made her not look as beautiful. But with the slow recuperation in the Uchiha family, she finally regained the normal physique of a kunoichi.
Her charm is very captivating! Now that she's pregnant, it's a bit of a pity that she can't do anything more...
However, her child is obviously even more anticipated.
...
Meanwhile, Natsuo is worrying about something.
"The Uchiha clan's money is a bit tight..."
Natsuo was a bit confused, but upon careful consideration, it doesn't seem so strange.
With the approaching war, prices are rising, consumption is decreasing, and the Uchiha clan's income is inevitably affected.
And expenses have increased instead.
In order to escape the war, a large number of kunoichi chose to marry into the Uchiha clan, and the rewards they received were quite substantial.
At the same time, Orochimaru's rewards were also a large sum, as he didn't need ninjutsu and his monetary compensation was double that of a regular Jōnin.
In addition, there were some valuable instruments that Natsuo had previously purchased - although he had already obtained them from the Root, he couldn't return them. Because that would be telling Konoha that he was the one who attacked the Root.
At the same time, the demand for Natsuo's children was increasing. His first child is now two years old and is about to receive basic ninja education.
The cost of medicinal baths, harmless toy ninja tools, various entertainment facilities... all of these expenses add up to quite a sum!
With all these expenses, even Natsuo, who inherited the wealth of the Uchiha clan, began to run out of money!
"I need to make money!" Natsuo sighed. "I never thought that even after inheriting so much wealth, I still can't escape the need to earn a living for my family."
However, he was met with a disdainful look from his wife, Yukino. "Have you ever thought about how many children you have?"
In any case, there was no other way. It was for the sake of supporting his family.
First, he reviewed the current state of the Uchiha clan's assets.
Affected by the war, the rental income of shops in the Land of Fire had declined, and the profits of merchant caravans had greatly decreased.
Although there were increases in profits from mining and weapon trading.
Overall, the income from these inherited assets of the Uchiha clan was on a downward trend.
Of course, it wasn't just the Uchiha clan's income that was declining, other ninja clans were also not faring well, and the entire Konoha felt the depression.
On the other hand, the Uchiha Entertainment Street that Natsuo himself established became a unique phenomenon of prosperity in Konoha's economy.
The more chaotic the war, the more prosperous these places became!
Because many people were living day by day, not knowing if they would see the sun rise again, they naturally wanted to enjoy themselves when they had the chance.
Currently, the shinobi were in a phase of crazy consumption.
Of course, most of the people who spend money to vent are men. After all, it's too easy for women to find a one-night stand. Even slightly unattractive women can easily find someone to hook up with.
'It seems like I have to focus on women as my target.' Natsuo thought to himself.
Male shinobis never know when they will leave the village for a mission, so the housewives are the main force behind spending during this time.
Then he started working in the home appliance and cosmetics business.
He placed cosmetics and skin care products in the club and had his employees promote them to young women who are more interested in maintaining their beauty.
He also placed coffee makers, fans, hair dryers, and other home appliances in the club, but instead of promoting them, he actively let the housewives experience the feeling of using these appliances, thereby arousing their desire to purchase.
In reality, these devices had been developed a long time ago in this world. In the original work, we can see that when Naruto graduated from ninja school, he took a box of expired milk out of the refrigerator.
But even though they had been developed, because shinobi have a conservative mind and are more concerned with training their strength, their use has not become popular with everyone.
Natsuo aimed at this market gap.
While acquiring other factories, he also built his own research institute to develop more modern household appliances.
Natsuo looked at the young man below and thought to himself. 'Moreover, I have also found a dependable researcher.'
"Tōno Katasuke, I appoint you as director of the Uchiha Research Center. I hope you can research more advanced motors as soon as possible, with low noise, high efficiency and energy saving as standards, and strive to improve the performance of the products we have now"
"Yes! Lord Natsuo, I will do my best!" Tōno Katasuke said excitedly.
"You may go now, work well."
"Yes! Lord Natsuo!" Tōno Katasuke respectfully said, his heart filled with passion, but he left Natsuo's office in a submissive manner.
He was just a young man, about sixteen or seventeen years old. His ninja rank was only Genin, and in Konoha, he could be considered trash, just slightly better than ordinary civilians.
Such a weak and inexperienced young man was noticed by the patriarch of the Uchiha clan, Natsuo, receiving a large salary and being appointed director of the Uchiha Research Center. It was obviously a huge blessing!
'Lord Natsuo values me so much, I must not let him down!' Tōno Katasuke secretly vowed to himself.
He didn't know it, but Natsuo was also extremely happy.
'I have found a treasure!' Natsuo thought to himself.
But who could have imagined that this weak young man was a genuine scientific genius? Tōno Katasuke, the genius scientist of Konohagakure, head of the special department for scientific ninja tools, ninja rank: Tokubetsu Jōnin.
In simple terms, this guy was the creator of the scientific ninja tools in Boruto, and he was also a doctor in engineering, medicine, health sciences, ninjutsu, and more.
However, no matter how strong a genius is, they will have periods of weakness.
Despite his great achievements in developing scientific ninja tools in the future, he was only a special Jōnin. Clearly, his own strength was severely lacking and was holding him back.
Right now, he was just a small Genin, slightly better than someone like Might Guy, but still looked down upon.
But the weakness of his own strength did not affect his research talent.
What Natsuo saw was his talent!
"I can entrust the industrial side to him, there should be no problem..." Tōno Katasuke's representative work was scientific ninja tools, mainly specializing in industry, unlike Orochimaru, who was an all-around researcher.
But it was enough!
...
One month later.
The Uchiha clan received good news!
Yūhi Kurenai gave birth!
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