Byakugan Princess Makes Her Official Debut
"I won!"
"..."
"Haha... I won again!"
Hinata and Tsunade, who had nothing to do, sat on the sofa playing cards. Hinata, with her Gambling Arts Gao Jin those of the God of Gamblers Gao Jin, won 36 games in a row against Tsunade with a debt of more than 200,000 yen.
However, a debt of over 200,000 yen is nothing to Tsunade.
Because the Daimyo of the Land of Fire has announced to the Shinobi World that Tsunade is the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, just a few days ago, Tsunade received a mountain of payment requests from all over the Shinobi World, enough to fill her entire desk.
Conservatively speaking, it's at least several billion.
That was a gambling debt that Tsunade had incurred more than a decade after leaving Konoha.
Some of these were usurious loans. Over a decade or so, the interest compounded, and what might have started as a few hundred thousand taels of silver could now amount to several million taels, or even tens of millions of taels.
If Tsunade were to pay off these gambling debts, Konoha might become the first ninja village in Shinobi World to perish because of gambling debts.
Tsunade sized Hinata up and down a few times. If she remembered correctly, the woman in front of her seemed to be a wealthy young lady...
Just yesterday, this rich young woman was boasting that she would spend 300 million taels to hire the Akatsuki to assassinate Ōnoki.
Tsunade shamelessly said, "Hey! Hinata, can you lend me some money?"
"Kindness!"
Hinata nodded and said seriously, "Big Sister, consider the more than 200,000 ryo you owe me as a loan. Remember to pay me back!"
Tsunade and said, "This amount of money isn't enough!"
"Fine, I'll deduct it from your task commission from now on. Consider it a loan from you, and I'll definitely pay you back later!"
Hinata: "..."
So what if you're the Hokage?
"Big sister, how about we go into business together? If the business is very profitable, we can become rich very quickly."
Tsunade's interest was piqued, and she asked curiously, "Oh? What kind of business are you going to do? Do you have any good ideas?"
"Kindness..."
Hinata recalled the most profitable businesses from her previous life.
Aside from the businesses enshrined in the constitution, the most profitable are undoubtedly real estate and e-commerce.
However, these things simply won't work in the Ninja World!
The civilian technology in the Naruto world is currently equivalent to that of the 1970s and 1980s in the previous world. The population is not very large, and many good ideas cannot be developed.
Furthermore, Hinata is completely ignorant about technology and is utterly incapable of driving societal progress.
As for businesses like foreign trade, the Hyuga Clan is already doing them, so Hinata doesn't need to get involved at all.
If we're talking about businesses that can make a lot of money in the Naruto world...
I, Otsutsuki Hinata... absolutely... could never... imagine!
If Hinata had been able to come up with a profitable business idea, she would have teamed up with Hyuga Hiashi years ago. Who would still need to involve Tsunade?
Using your brain is simply not suitable for Hinata!
"Big Sister, how about we just make a movie instead!"
"Making a movie?"
"Yes, yes! Our Hyuga Clan can fund the construction of movie theaters throughout the Land of Fire. If we make movies, we're sure to make a fortune!"
The Hinata could think of was the entertainment industry.
The more peaceful the times, the more developed the entertainment industry becomes.
The Shinobi World has been at peace for a long time now. Although the Konoha Crush Plan happened not long ago, it did not have a big impact on ordinary people.
Although the Fourth Shinobi World War would occur in three years, it actually ended very quickly, lasting only a few days at most.
Moreover, Fourth Shinobi World War, the Shinobi World was able to enjoy peace for more than a decade.
If the Hyuga Clan were to enter the entertainment industry now, they could definitely become an entertainment giant in the Ninja World.
Who knows, maybe Hyuga Hiashi.
Thinking of this, Hinata said with great interest, "If we use ninjas to make movies, we can even save on special effects. All the Genin in the village are carrying out D-rank mission. Actually, ordinary people can do D-rank mission too!"
"If our films could be exported to other countries, how much money could we make in a year?"
Tsunade did some mental calculations.
Although there are many countries in the Ninja World, very few are wealthy. Some countries only have a few towns that are slightly better off.
In a poor, small country like the Land of Waves, probably no one would be so extravagant as to go to the cinema and pay to watch a movie.
Tsunade had traveled throughout the Shinobi World for over a decade and was quite familiar with some of the wealthier towns Shinobi World.
If movies are only shown in these towns, a hit movie is expected to earn around 30 to 40 million taels of silver.
Thirty or forty million taels may seem like a small amount, but you can sell Asuma and Kakashi's heads for that price, and Tsunade and Jiraiya's heads would be even more expensive.
But how many ninjas like Asuma and Kakashi are there in the entire Shinobi World?
Ninjas are naturally skilled at acting and deceiving people. If ninjas were used to make movies, it would probably be possible to make one very quickly, and even two or three movies a month.
Tsunade was immediately smitten.
Hinata continued, "Big sister, that's not all! If we add some advertisements at the beginning and end of the movie, or even inside the movie, we can get those big tycoons to sponsor us."
"Take Ichiraku Ramen for example. If we eat ramen in a movie and say that Ichiraku Ramen is especially delicious, it will definitely help Ichiraku Ramen attract a lot of customers."
"In this way, we can also receive a lot of advertising revenue."
Upon hearing this, Tsunade declared with unwavering confidence, "Alright! I agree to this!"
"But..."
Tsunade's momentum waned again. "But what kind of story are we going to film?"
Hinata patted her chest confidently and said, "Leave this to me!"
Think back to those movies that were a global phenomenon in my past life...
The Ninja World itself has a profession called 'ninja', so people are already used to supernatural powers. If you want to attract people to the cinema, it's best to start with the plot.
Thinking of this, Hinata leaned close to Tsunade and said mysteriously, "Big sister, how about we make our first movie 'Titanic'?"
Tsunade asked, bewildered, "What number?"
Hinata explained, "It's a love story between a rich girl and a poor boy. The story goes something like this..."
"A cruise ship named 'Titanic' is about to set sail, inviting ninjas from major Shinobi Village in the Shinobi World to go on a cruise. A lucky poor boy boards the ship and encounters a young lady who is being forced into marriage by her father and wants to commit suicide by jumping into the sea..."
Hinata gave a brief account of the Titanic story. Since the world has ninjas with extraordinary powers, hitting an iceberg was impossible. Hinata changed that part of the story to a powerful attack that caused the cruise ship to sink.
Of course, whether the ending is touching or not mainly depends on how well the actors perform.
Shizune, listening from the side, had tears welling up in her eyes and sobbed, "Hinata, did that poor boy really die in the end?"
"Mmm!"
Hinata nodded and said, "Tragedies are what make them unforgettable!"
Tsunade pondered for a moment and then asked, "So, who should play the young lady and the poor boy?"
Hinata declared without hesitation, "Of course I'll play the role of the young lady. Is there anyone more suitable for the role than me?"
As for poor kids... there are plenty of them in Konoha!
Superstar Hinata has officially debuted.