Naori pursed her lips: "Alright, then I won't worry about it for now; I'll focus on eating."
As if drawn by the aroma, or for some other reason, Amado's door opened.
Amado stretched, walked out of his room, and took deep breaths of the fresh air.
"Hey, Big Bro, Big Sis, why didn't you wait for me?"
Torifu gave him a side-eye: "Look at the time. You haven't come out all morning, not a sound. Who knew if you were sleeping or experimenting?"
Amado scratched his head; it did seem to be the case...
"Oh, Big Bro, that instruction manual you gave me—I tried it, and this thing is surprisingly simple! I've already made one; take a look!"
With that, Amado ran back into his room and retrieved a hard cardboard tube.
"Haha, Big Bro, look what I made."
Amado waved the 'cardboard tube' in front of Torifu; it seemed full of something, solid.
Seeing its shape, a smile immediately appeared on Torifu's face: "Very good, I didn't expect you to make it in such a short time."
But Naori was a bit puzzled.
What were these two talking about? What did they make? This cardboard tube?
But Naori didn't ask, simply watching quietly from the side.
Torifu took the firework Amado had made from his hands and examined it carefully.
This firework was quite similar to the firecrackers from Torifu's previous life, but it bore no resemblance to a firework shell.
He wasn't sure what the actual effect would be.
Amado clearly noticed the doubt on Torifu's face and said with a chuckle:
"Big Bro, the fireworks on the blueprint you gave me were all linked together, so I thought I'd just make one first to see if it works for you."
Hearing this, Torifu nodded: "Good, let's find a flat place and light it to test."
Lunch was finished, and now there was ample time to test the firework Amado had made.
And Naori now understood what this thing was.
However, she was still full of questions. The fireworks Torifu had shown her last night were launched from something like a kettle, but why had it turned into this today?
Without asking, Naori directly followed Torifu and Amado.
They arrived at the most open space within the clan compound, the place where Minato usually did his morning training.
He placed the firework steadily on the ground, then found its fuse.
Torifu waved his hand, and a small spark flew onto the fuse. After hearing a sizzling sound, the three spread out behind it.
After about a few seconds.
*Boom!* The firework turned into a ball of light and ascended into the sky!
Then it exploded, scattering into points of light.
Watching the firework in the sky, Torifu showed a satisfied smile.
Even though it was daytime, the colors of the firework were clearly visible, alternating red and green.
"Excellent, Amado! I can't believe you made a firework so quickly; I'm truly surprised."
Amado scratched his head with a laugh: "Haha, it was Big Bro's order, so I had to carry it out as quickly as possible."
All along, no matter what task Torifu assigned Amado, he would do his utmost to complete it.
It must be said that Amado's contributions were indispensable to Konoha Village's current prosperity.
Otherwise, even if Torifu could exchange various appliance blueprints from the system,
Without Amado, these blueprints would be no different from waste paper.
After all, Torifu himself couldn't make these things; even with the blueprints, he might not be able to pull it off.
"Amado, having you is truly a blessing for me."
Torifu said with a sigh.
Amado, meanwhile, smiled even more happily. Fame and fortune were external things to him, not worth mentioning.
But receiving his Big Bro's approval made him extremely happy.
Because they were family, and what could be more comforting than gaining the approval of one's family?
"It seems I'll have to go see Kon again and have him quickly open a branch factory for making fireworks."
Torifu had entrusted all matters of Konoha Village's factories to Katō Kon. This young man worked diligently and had his own way of managing people.
The hired villagers obeyed his every command, so incidents at Konoha Village's factories were almost non-existent.
It saved Torifu a lot of worry.
Originally, Torifu had Kon enter the factory because he didn't have much talent as a ninja. But since he was Aunt Katō's son, and Torifu had watched him grow up since childhood, he arranged for him to join, securing him a comfortable position.
Unexpectedly, he gave Torifu such a big surprise.
"Big Bro, you go ahead. I'll go back and take another look, and try to make a few more models."
Hearing this, Torifu nodded: "Don't worry about it; setting up the factory will take some time."
There were many types and colors of fireworks, and if they were all just red and green, it would be too monotonous.
This point still needed Amado to thoroughly work on it. The prettier the firework, the more complex it was to make, so Amado would need to put in some effort.
Once he learned, he could then instruct the recruited workers.
"Let's go, Naori. I've always wanted to find a chance to take you to visit Uncle and Aunt Katō; this is a good opportunity."
Naori smiled gently upon hearing this: "Alright, let's go now."
Naori had long known that the Katō family had provided much help to Torifu when he was a child, especially Katō Mamiko, who cared for and looked after Torifu like a mother.
Now that she was Torifu's wife, it was necessary to pay them a visit.
With that, the two left the Kumotsuru Clan compound, turned a corner, and arrived at the Katō family's doorstep.
Little Shizune was still playing in the courtyard. Seeing someone arrive, she immediately ran back into the house.
Torifu and Naori smiled, then pushed open the door and entered.
"Oh, Torifu, why are you here? And Naori!"
Mamiko ran out of the house, urging them to quickly come inside.
"Have you eaten yet? Should Auntie make you something?"
Torifu waved his hand: "No need, Aunt Katō, we had ramen for lunch."
Mamiko nodded: "Is that so? Well, let's go inside and talk about whatever it is."
The Katō Clan had been rising in prominence these past few years. Katō Dan was the Anbu captain, and Katō Kon was the manager of all Konoha Village's factories.
One could say they had gone directly from an ordinary ninja family to a wealthy minor clan.
Their clan compound had been renovated several times, all funded by Kon, who purchased some of the surrounding houses and expanded their home.
This made the Katō Clan's compound several times larger.
Mamiko often scolded Kon over this matter.
After entering, they saw Dan's father, Katō Shōzan, sitting on the sofa, comforting little Shizune.
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Chapter End
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[T/N: You might see a bit changes in these few chapters, please bear with it, for the sake of advanced chapter release pace. I am learning to automate this translation process, that way, i will bypass the menial task of individually translating chapters and keeping track of stuff by nitpicking every single name each time. This way, I won't have to manually translate stuff, the AI will do it for me, and I will just need to occasionally give it feedback and be a laid back reader like you guys. :D That way, the release pace will become equivalent to my reading pace, or limited to the number of free AI API tokens. Happy reading.]