shimura herbal tea was about to be sold in Konoha. The marketing strategy referenced the White Snake Brand skincare specialty store. The day before the official sale, flyers were distributed throughout Konoha, and Root's Ninja didn't even miss the watchtowers within the Land of Fire.
The Konoha patrol team Ninja, who were responsible for patrolling the border, looked at the flyer in their hands. While reading about the effects of shimura herbal tea, their eyes were drawn to the last effect, which all men paid close attention to, and they couldn't look away.
Even Ninja without wives were concerned about that aspect. No one wanted to be a "one-minute man" when it came to practice.
Moreover, the effects of shimura herbal tea were not limited to that; just nourishing the body and maintaining spirit was very suitable for Ninja like them who patrolled the border.
At the same time, in Konoha, many married men secretly looked at the flyer in their hands, hiding it from their wives. Their expressions changed from disdain to carefully putting it away in just a moment.
Uchiha Military Police Force Building, Captain's Office.
"shimura herbal tea, this shimura herbal tea has *that* kind of effect?"
Uchiha Hikaji looked at the flyer, thinking of the Shimura Clan, which was not particularly good at anything, and whose Ninja, even those skilled in their family's best Wind Release, were becoming increasingly rare.
Despite this, the Shimura Clan's population, as a family, was still very large.
Could it be… So that's it. No wonder Lord Danzo was so confident that shimura herbal tea could make money!
A flash of understanding crossed Uchiha Hikaji's eyes. He finally understood why the Shimura Clan's population was so large. Look at the Sarutobi Clan, who, like the Uchiha, were also skilled in Fire Release and could summon monkeys to play with. The Sarutobi Clan's population was not as large.
If the Sarutobi Clan's leader wasn't the Hokage, he would suspect that the Sarutobi Clan was being targeted by the Konoha Higher-Ups.
Not just the Uchiha, Aburame Shisuke also had doubts when he saw the flyer. If this shimura herbal tea wasn't called "shimura herbal tea," but was brought out by a small clan or someone with few family members, he wouldn't have believed it.
But the one who brought out the shimura herbal tea recipe was Danzo Shimura, the leader of the Shimura Clan. Most importantly, it was said that shimura herbal tea was also called "Midnight Divine Tea" among the nobles of the Land of Fire.
The word "midnight" was very ambiguous; it was a word that made people imagine things. What happens at midnight? For those who have wives, it goes without saying. Those who understand, understand; those who don't either aren't married or are too young.
Lord Danzo's family's secret shimura herbal tea recipe, shimura herbal tea? Does our clan really have such an amazing shimura herbal tea?
The Shimura Clan members were all bewildered when they saw the flyer, wondering if Lord Danzo had been hiding the shimura herbal tea recipe all this time.
Thinking of the stern Lord Danzo bringing out a shimura herbal tea recipe that had *that* kind of effect… The Shimura Clan members felt that Lord Danzo's image in their hearts had shattered into pieces. Yet, they also felt that Lord Danzo had brought out the shimura herbal tea recipe for the sake of the family and the Village. Amidst their emotion, Lord Danzo's image in their hearts became even more magnificent.
shimura herbal tea… The Sarutobi Clan members looked at the flyer in their hands, thinking of the shimura herbal tea they had worked on. They never expected that shimura herbal tea would have *that* kind of effect, and this shimura herbal tea was about to be sold in Konoha.
Is it really that effective?
This was what almost everyone holding a flyer was thinking, but whether it was effective or not, they were willing to try it.
Yes, just to try it, curious about the taste of shimura herbal tea, just treating it as a new drink to try.
Orochimaru sat in the park for a while, just about to get up and go to the Laboratory when a flyer caught her attention. She raised her hand and caught the flyer.
Shi… Shi-shimura herbal tea?!
Orochimaru suspected she had misread it, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the effects of shimura herbal tea listed on the flyer. When she saw the last effect, her expression was strange, and the most outrageous part was the slogan at the bottom.
Hokage Assistant Danzo Shimura's family's secret recipe… "Pfft hahahaha!"
Orochimaru burst out laughing, clutching her stomach and roaring with laughter. She simply couldn't hold it in. Which genius made this flyer, and even used Danzo Shimura for promotion? It made her imagine Danzo Shimura taking a big gulp of shimura herbal tea, giving a thumbs-up, his teeth flashing with a "ding," and beside him an unidentified woman with a mosaic over her face, putting her arm around Danzo Shimura's shoulder.
Danzo Shimura's hand was on the woman's hand, and he smiled, saying, "I'm good, and she's good too."
"A century-old recipe, artisan spirit, we all drink shimura herbal tea."
No, I can't take it, my stomach hurts from laughing… How did Lord Hiruzen convince Lord Danzo?
No, Lord Danzo, how did you become so… abstract!
Is it me who's not right, or are you all not right!
Orochimaru felt the people around her staring at her. Suppressing her laughter, she formed a single hand sign and used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
"Was that Orochimaru just now?"
"What was she looking at to be laughing so happily?"
"Oh no! I forgot to ask for an autograph! She was so happy just now, she would surely have been willing to give one, right?"
A Ninja said regretfully, knowing that countless people in Konoha wanted Orochimaru's autograph.
"Damn it, such a good opportunity wasted! It's rare to encounter such a good chance!"
After this Ninja's reminder, people remembered that they had forgotten to sign, beating their chests and stomping their feet in regret, but it was too late.
Orochimaru was cute, quiet, and powerful. She became a Chunin at 8 years old and made many contributions to Konoha. Her future prospects were limitless, and she was sure to become a great figure.
There were many young men and women in Konoha who were fans of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru returned home and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to send the flyer and a letter to Aokawa's desk. Since the tea already had a name, the herbal tea to be sold by the White Snake Pharmaceutical Technology Company would naturally also be called shimura herbal tea, but with the White Snake brand as its trademark.
When Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu learned of this, they couldn't sit still and went straight to Danzo Shimura's base of operations, which was the Root's headquarters.
Bang—!
Utatane Koharu slammed the flyer on the table and said with immense disappointment, "Danzo, Danzo! What exactly is going on? As the Assistant Hokage, as the head of the Anbu training department, how could you be so depraved! Look at what you've done!"
Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi selling herbal tea to the Land of Fire's nobles was one thing, but selling it in the Village and promoting it with those effects? How could she tolerate that?
As one of Konoha's Advisors, she felt her face burning with shame!
"Koharu, everything I do is for Konoha."
Danzo Shimura, who had already mentally prepared himself, said calmly.
"For Konoha?"
Utatane Koharu looked at Danzo Shimura with surprise.
"Exactly! Everything I, Danzo Shimura, do is for Konoha! To help Konoha emerge from the shadows of the Ninja World War as soon as possible and restore its strength!"
Danzo Shimura's words were forceful and without any hint of guilt, as if everything he had done was beyond reproach.
Utatane Koharu's face flushed red, and she loudly exclaimed, "Isn't that just an aphrodisiac herbal tea! Have you considered the feelings of the Shimura Clan!"
"Koharu, don't you understand yet? Why do the nobles buy shimura herbal tea? Is it just for pleasure? They do it to have descendants. Konoha needs to restore its population right now. What's wrong with me enduring a little hardship?
My reputation may be lost, but I know everything I do is for Konoha's good! Even if I sell aphrodisiac herbal tea, my conscience is clear! I can tell you, I, Danzo Shimura, can hold my head high and loudly declare to the First and Second Hokage on the Hokage Rock that everything I, Danzo Shimura, do is for Konoha!"
Danzo Shimura's hand was placed on his chest, his heartfelt words deeply shocking Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado.
Danzo Shimura did want to become Hokage, but the opportunity was too slim, so he had to put those thoughts aside.
If he could enhance Konoha's strength in this way, what did it matter if he lost some face?
One day, everyone would remember his, Danzo Shimura's, contributions!
(It feels like Danzo Shimura is the type of person who thinks, "What I believe is right, is right even if it's wrong," and once he decides on something, he sees it through to the end. In terms of achieving his goals by any means, he is quite similar to Original Orochimaru. The Danzo Shimura in this story hasn't reached that point yet; he still has some passion, otherwise, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't be able to manipulate him.)
"Koharu, let's go back."
Homura Mitokado saw that Danzo Shimura was determined to sell herbal tea in Konoha. He wasn't against the herbal tea, but Utatane Koharu insisted on coming, and he was completely dragged along.
The next day, the Shimura Herbal Tea Shop officially opened. Since the herbal tea sold had a rather special effect, it was naturally impossible to find models to demonstrate it. After all, they couldn't just find some muscular men, have them drink the herbal tea, and then perform a 'bulging package' show, could they?
The Aburame Clan, who provided the insect medicinal ingredients, and the Sarutobi Clan, Shimura Clan, and Uchiha Clan, who were responsible for making the herbal tea, all thought that not many people would come to buy herbal tea on the first day, and even if they did, they would buy it secretly.
They never expected so many people to show up. There was a long queue outside the Shimura Herbal Tea Shop, and everyone was using excuses like buying for a friend, buying for their father, or a friend entrusting them to buy it. They didn't know where they got so many friends from.
On the rooftop of the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura stood by the railing, clearly seeing the queue of people in front of the Shimura Herbal Tea Shop.
"It's truly unexpected..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi also didn't expect that there would be a queue when shimura herbal tea officially went on sale. He found the similar excuses used by those people to be both amusing and frustrating.
Danzo Shimura looked at the long queue outside the Shimura Herbal Tea Shop with a complex expression. Weren't the words he spoke to Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado yesterday also for himself?
Since he had agreed, he could only bite the bullet and go through with it.
However, he hadn't expected so many people to queue up to buy it, using such clumsy excuses.
As a man himself, he wasn't unable to understand why they used such clumsy excuses, inventing friends out of thin air to buy herbal tea for non-existent companions.
This was a man's dignity.
Though ridiculous, it was something incredibly important to men.
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