Miki took out a ball of yarn.
It was white and undyed, even though Miki had dyes.
Konoha Forest had many rare animals and plants, some found on Earth, and some not.
Miki spent a lot of time looking for these little guys.
She used her swarm of Insects to search the area carpet-style, again and again.
Among them, there was an insect that produced natural dyes.
It had the three primary colors: red, green, and blue.
On Earth, it would be called cochineal, a cochineal insect, a non-irritating natural biological dye.
It could be widely used in food, medicine, cosmetics, and other applications.
Miki didn't know the purpose of many other organisms and still needed to observe their living conditions carefully.
Originally, this insect was Miki's trump card for making money, but now she had a better alternative.
Compared to industrializing cochineal red after large-scale breeding and selling it globally, Miki preferred to make a quick buck in the short term.
She didn't want to waste extra energy on business.
No matter how much money there was, it was meaningless to Miki.
Even if Miki was short on money right now.
"Little Shinobi-sama, you can try the clothing store next door." The boss looked a bit troubled.
"Aren't you going to take a look, boss?"
The boss hesitated, then said, "Please, little Shinobi-sama."
Miki drew her sword, and after pulling out the ball of yarn, she forcefully slashed at a single, thin strand.
Seeing this, the boss gasped in surprise.
"This..."
Meanwhile, Orochimaru watched with great interest.
"What is this? How is this done?" The boss, being knowledgeable, repeatedly asked, "Is it steel wire?"
He then reached out and grabbed the ball of yarn.
"So soft! This texture, it's not steel wire!"
"Bio-steel," Miki said. "Simply put, you can think of it as silk spun by an insect."
Unlike the synthetic bio-steel on Earth, the silk spun by Miki's Insects was a finished bio-steel product.
"An insect?" the boss said. "Where does this insect come from?!"
The boss asked directly.
"It's a secret technique of the Aburame Clan, boss," Miki's voice was cold. "Do you want to try dying once?"
"I'm so sorry!" the boss hurriedly said. "I didn't mean it that way."
"Shinobi-sama! What I mean is, is this exclusive to you?"
"That's right!" Miki said. "You can tell everyone that this is consigned by Oil Girl Insect Princess at your shop."
"If it's made into clothes..." the boss murmured, then looked at the Shinobi tools filling his shop, his face turning a little grim, and cold sweat immediately ran down.
"Mushi-Hime-sama, how do you plan to sell this?"
"Ten million for one ball," Miki said. "As for how you sell it, I don't care."
"This one ball?"
"Six hundred grams," Miki said. "I forgot to tell you, my special silk thread can conduct Chakra."
What did this mean?
If you asked an ordinary Shinobi to spread Chakra throughout their body to form armor, they couldn't do it.
But if you only asked them to input Chakra, and the Chakra conducted along the thread to form armor, they could do it.
Miki's Insect Secret Technique: Iron Cocoon Dance utilized this characteristic.
The Chakra conductivity of the Insects.
The boss hissed, continuously examining the ball of yarn in his hand and muttering.
"The thread is a bit thin. An adult's clothing takes about 1.5 kilograms, so over thirty million. It's a bit expensive."
S-rank missions start at one million, with no upper limit.
At the lowest estimate, thirty million would require thirty S-rank missions.
"Can it be a little cheaper, Mushi-Hime-sama? Ordinary Shinobi can't afford it at all."
"Who told you to sell it to Shinobi?" Miki said. "Shinobi Clans, nobles, they have plenty of money."
"Mushi-Hime-sama, you have very little stock of this silk thread, don't you?"
"That's right," Miki said. "It depends on my mood."
Chiri clicked her tongue from the side; didn't she know how it was made?
There were so many piled up in the underground cave!
It was all her work.
She never expected it to sell for such a high price.
Hearing this, the boss pondered for a moment, then said, "Mushi-Hime-sama, I'll take the goods, but the money will take some days to prepare."
"Leave the goods here; I'll come back for the money in a few days." With that, Miki left the Man-tendo.
After arriving outside the shop, Hyuga Hitomi felt a bit unreal.
So much money.
She lived off her monthly allowance from the clan.
It wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a little either. She had never seen such a large sum.
As expected, Miki is super amazing.
Orochimaru, however, was more interested in the ball of yarn. He walked up to Miki and asked, "Bio-steel, what is that? How is it done? You have a lot, don't you?"
Miki looked at Orochimaru.
Facing Miki's mask, Orochimaru showed a stiff smile.
One must have the right attitude when asking for something. He was just cold, not foolish.
"You're very interested?" Miki asked.
"Yes," Orochimaru said. "Very interested."
Miki did want to use Orochimaru's clever little brain, but not the current Orochimaru.
Although she could teach him some introductory knowledge, Miki herself also needed to study and didn't have such free time.
So, it was better to leave him to grow wildly on his own and then harvest him when the time was right.
"Orochimaru-kun, right?"
"Mm," Orochimaru responded.
"Poor kids should never study biology, Orochimaru-kun," Miki said. "Otherwise, even if I tell you, you won't be able to do it."
Orochimaru was provoked.
He had expected to be rejected, but he never expected it to be for this reason!
"Don't ever study it," Miki continued. "It'll be useless if you do; you might even end up begging on the streets."
Honestly, Orochimaru didn't have the convenient conditions Miki had, where she could find ways to get any experimental materials she wanted.
He basically spent no money, making do with what he had.
For the current Orochimaru, the best outcome would be a lot of effort for nothing, and he'd even lose his living expenses.
Achieve results? Impossible!
It would be lucky if he could accumulate some experience.
Orochimaru remained silent. He was provoked, feeling that with his intelligence, there was nothing he couldn't do!
Sarutobi-sensei even said he was a genius.
Even if you are a tiny bit stronger than me, I won't lose in this area!
Biology, huh...
Orochimaru licked his lips.
"Don't ever study it," Miki said, looking at Orochimaru's face.
She smelled the passionate scent of 'thirty years east of the river, don't bully a young man for being poor' in the air.
She nodded, secretly satisfied.
He fell for the provocation so easily; how adorable.
Let him mess around for now. What if, by some chance?
It wasn't impossible.
"You guys! Where did you go just now! I had such a hard time finding you!"
At one end of the street, Tsunade quickly rushed in front of Miki, staring intently at her.
Miki looked up at the sky and said, "Let's call it a day."
"Huh?" Tsunade exclaimed.
"Dismissed," Miki said.
"Dismissed?"
Tsunade didn't really want to end it.
But Miki had things to do.
Aren't there books to memorize? Swords to practice? Basic physical training to do? Experiments to continue? Insect nests to complete? Doesn't tracking and observing rare species dynamic research take time? Does she still want to sleep?
She wasn't as idle as Tsunade.
Without giving any chance, Miki turned and walked away decisively.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah! You hateful Insect Woman!!"
Watching Miki's retreating figure, Tsunade gritted her teeth in frustration.
I really don't get along with her!
Next time, I'm not talking to her ever again!
It can basically be confirmed that I'm first on the new talent list for the second dimension.
It's very stable now. Below that is first place on the overall new book list for the second dimension, currently in second.
Then there's the site-wide new talent list, currently in second.
Finally, the site-wide overall new book list, currently in ninth.
There's still room to improve, I can still climb higher.
Thank you all for your strong support recently.
A small bonus chapter to celebrate.
Finally, the traditional flower scattering ヾ(*｀*)
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