What had happened in Chiming City wasn't an isolated incident. It was a glimpse of what was happening in every major city across the Shinobi Continent.
As the first step in Hozuki Shingetsu's ultimate publicity campaign, he had spared no effort on this soft-marketing initiative. He had poured every resource at his disposal into the campaign.
Ao felt the pinch. He repeatedly suggested slowing things down, but Hozuki Shingetsu sternly rejected him every time.
So Ao could only grit his teeth and carry out Hozuki Shingetsu's plan. Before long, though, he was stunned by how quickly the money was rolling in.
"So... making smut really is the number-one way to get rich." Ao stared at the growing figures of money flowing into his hands and fell into deep thought.
As the funds continued to grow, Sarutobi Hiruzen, in his role as Hokage, had once again become famous across the Shinobi World. Only this time, unlike when Konoha had been in the spotlight, it was Sarutobi Hiruzen himself who had made a name for himself.
Through word of mouth among like-minded people, these dirty little books soon found their way into Konoha, spreading like a virus until they reached every household.
In an instant, admiration for Sarutobi Hiruzen sprang up across Konoha like bamboo shoots after the rain.
"I never knew Lord Hokage got up to so much in his private life. He's always throwing parties with Jonin Koharu and the others in the Hokage's office. And I never would've guessed Jonin Koharu had such a great figure."
"Tut, tut. No wonder they call him the 'Shinobi Professor'! He knows so many jutsu. I haven't even heard of some of these. They must be Forbidden Jutsu from the Book of Seals, right? And those exquisite Chakra Nature Transformations—there's no way we