Just as the film was being shot, the other industries of the Hundred-Clan Shinobi Nation were developing steadily. Sunagakure was the first to make a breakthrough, thanks to its large population and harsh living conditions.
Those conditions made its people especially grateful for their current jobs. They worked at 120 percent efficiency, with a high yield of quality products. And after all this time, many families had begun replacing their old appliances, so Sunagakure had made quite a bit of money.
Producing everything within their own village also cut costs considerably, allowing them to introduce more affordable models. Chiyo, a puppeteer, went to the factory to improve these products. In her view, they only needed to be good enough for ordinary civilians.
So she stripped out plenty of features, bringing prices down to rock bottom. Even ordinary people in the Shinobi World could afford them if they tightened their belts. What did that mean? Previously, only nobles, merchants, and small shop owners could afford them. Now even farmers could.
At Black Zetsu's little shop, his clone was doing the work. Shadow Clones were now a common skill in the Hundred-Clan Shinobi Nation. Everyone learned it to prepare for a rainy day.
Uchiha Mu arrived, ordered a bowl of beef noodles, and looked at Madara. "Nisen, what did you want to see me about?"
In public, Uchiha Mu chose to address him directly as Nisen. After all, Black Zetsu's cooking was exceptional, truly worthy of the Otsutsuki name.
"Hashirama is still alive right now. What do you say? Want to head into the future through the Dragon Vein and explore?" Madara snapped his fingers, and a barrier rose out of thin air, enclosing them both.
"Anyone who saw you do that would cry," Uchiha Mu said with a sigh.
"So, your