The final decision was a fifty-fifty split, which caught Uchiha Yū completely by surprise.
After all, a fifty-fifty split would be a huge loss for Konoha. The one standing behind Uchiha Yū was not the Uchiha Clan, but himself, so all the money allotted to him would end up in his own hands.
But the Hokage represented the Hokage faction, and the money would not end up in the Hokage's hands.
"You should be secretly celebrating. The Third believes in your abilities, but you need to produce it as soon as possible. I took on some pressure too, otherwise this money would have been deducted from my share!"
Tsunade clenched her fist and made a cracking gesture, threatening him in a warning tone:
"If the blood separator project fails and the money goes down the drain, you and Orochimaru can stay here and work for me! You can leave once you've paid it all back!"
"How could it fail? Trust me, Lady Tsunade!"
Everyone was busy. The concept behind the blood separator was rotation, using centrifugal force to separate out the corresponding serum. For Konoha at its current stage, it was not particularly difficult.
Industry had only just begun developing, but there was already plenty of technology available. Orochimaru's research into machinery in particular was practically ahead of its time.
It took nearly a week to build the machine.
All the medical ninja gathered around it. If this thing succeeded, it would be an enormous help to Konoha. Even Tsunade, who was always rushing around with work, set aside what she was doing to personally inspect Uchiha Yū's invention.
"Is this thing really as miraculous as you say?"
Tsunade watched the machine start up with skepticism. The blood that had just been poured in was separated into serum, which was