After a period of gestation, Kana finally began to write, imitating the forms of past masters' works, and compiled a book about the mythical story of the Six Paths Sage.
In this book, she incorporated her views after discussing them with Fumori Masaki, and made appropriate revisions based on the current situation of the Land of Fire.
Fumori Masaki told her that the focus of an excellent humanities work is not on vocabulary and sentence construction, but on a kind of immersion that allows readers to empathize.
If readers cannot empathize, then no matter how correct the views in the book are, they will not be able to move the readers' hearts, making them acknowledge and be willing to implement them from the bottom of their hearts.
Kana seemed to understand; she had personally witnessed the once vast Senju clan gradually transform into its current state.
Regarding her father's hopes for peace, she had never before felt such a profound resonance, leading her to willingly support her father's wish.
This was also reflected in the capital of the Land of Fire; the scale of the First Shinobi World War was unprecedented, and it was the first time the Land of Fire had engaged in such a massive conflict.
The countless expenses in money, weapons, and manpower brought a heavy burden not only to the common people but also to the local nobles.
Some elderly nobles became the so-called "peace faction," using their seniority to speak out in court, requesting the Daimyo to cease the war.
The Daimyo's agreement to Tobirama's proposed ten-year peace was certainly influenced by Tobirama, but also by the petitions of those elderly nobles.
Most of these elderly nobles had experienced the chaos of the Warring States period.
Being older, they naturally would not be as impulsive and hot-blooded as young people, obsessed with achievements, but rather content with the status quo.
In their view, the suffering brought by war was unbearable for them, so their desire for peace was only natural.
Over the years, Kana had perused existing Shinobi Sect classics and gained some understanding of the sect's doctrines.
Perhaps because of their ancient origins, the Shinobi Sect's concepts were too primitive and naturally would not be widely accepted in modern society.
What Kana intended to do was to expand and elaborate on them, adding her own narrative.
This intermittent writing took a long time, and by the time it was published, it was already a year later.
The first edition was presented as a gift to Princess Senju in the capital—this was Kana's affectionate term for the princess; the two like-minded individuals were as close as best friends.
Princess Senju promoted it, sparking the interest of the nobility.
As soon as the books printed by Yuto were published, they were eagerly bought by the nobles.
Although the book was based on the myth of the Six Paths Sage, all of its background stories were, without exception, modeled after the current Land of Fire.
After careful embellishment, the concepts contained within and the emotions expressed perfectly resonated with the elderly nobles.
These elderly nobles had great influence, and under their high praise, some uninterested nobles also began to purchase the book.
Later, any family with a certain economic standing would buy a copy.
The sales success of "Journey of the Sage" exceeded Yuto's expectations.
Not only did Kana receive invitations from nobles, but he also benefited from it, forming business collaborations with some of them.
Because of this, he was even more grateful for his decision at the time; his venture had yielded results, and he should press on while the advantage was his.
Yuto and Kana signed a new contract, ensuring that he would exclusively publish Kana's manuscripts.
For this, he had to give Kana more benefits.
Based on Fumori Masaki's suggestion, the two parties collaborated to open a bookstore, investing in and operating it.
The specific operations would, of course, still be handled by Yuto, but Kana would also inquire about the bookstore's operations and receive regular dividends.
Yuto naturally agreed and signed a contract with Kana, telling her she didn't need to worry about the bookstore; everything would be handled by him.
Kana only needed to focus on writing.
He had no intention of deceiving Kana; with Kana's status, it would be too easy for her to crush him.
For Kana, she didn't particularly covet the dividends from the bookstore; she wasn't short on money.
What she truly cared about was her book receiving widespread recognition.
Recently, more and more nobles invited her, which further boosted Kana's confidence in the future.
While contemplating her new book, Kana would accept invitations from other nobles to meet with them.
Among them, she would encounter some nobles who pretended to understand and some who genuinely understood the Shinobi Sect's ideology.
The former she disdained, the latter she delighted in.
Conversations with the latter gave her a deeper understanding of the Shinobi Sect's ideology.
Of course, the former were not entirely without value; at least they made her realize how detestable some nobles' extravagance and excess were.
Within three years, Kana became a well-known noble girl in the capital.
Many people came to propose marriage, but Kana rejected them all, stating that she had no intention of marrying yet.
This left Mito and Tobirama unsure whether it was a good or bad thing.
Previously, their idea was for Kana to marry off peacefully, just like her older sister Misaki.
Now, although she was unwilling to marry, she at least had her own career, not confined to being a ninja, which was acceptable.
After discussion, they let Kana be.
Due to the flourishing domestic market, Yuto shifted his focus to other countries.
Because of the ten-year peace agreement, commercial exchanges among the five great nations were very stable, especially with the Land of Wind.
Under other objectives, border trade was exceptionally prosperous.
Tsunade stayed in Konoha Ninja Village by her own will, while her mother Misaki returned to the Land of Uzumaki to help her mother maintain relations with the family.
As "Journey of the Sage" sold in other countries, Misaki also saw this best-selling book written by her younger sister and found it very novel.
In her letter to her sister, she expressed great joy.
She had always been worried that Kana might become depressed in the village until she married a certain noble.
Now that her sister had found her own career, as an older sister, she could rest assured.
However, she tactfully advised Kana that she was no longer young and should get married.
Kana replied, stating that she hadn't found a suitable match yet, and instead of wasting energy on such matters, she would rather focus on writing.
Misaki expressed helplessness, and since neither her mother nor Uncle Tobirama had any coercive measures, what could she, as an older sister, do?
So she let Kana be.
One time, Kana visited Princess Senju and learned a surprising piece of news from her.
Her heart pounded, and she quickly rushed back to Konoha Ninja Village to see Fumori Masaki.
This news was truly astonishing; if it could yield results, the Shinobi Sect revival movement would enter a new stage.
Arriving at Fumori Masaki's house, she saw two girls playing in the yard.
They were Fumori Masaki's daughters, Akemi and Asuna, both very cute.
The older sister, Akemi, was enthusiastic and outgoing, while the younger sister, Asuna, was quieter.
Seeing Kana enter the gate, Akemi called out, "Sister Kana—"
Kana smiled and bent down, stroking Akemi's and Asuna's heads, greeted them, and then said, "Where is your father? I have something to discuss with him."
"Father is in the study right now," Akemi said.
"Okay," Kana nodded slightly, smiled, and said, "You two keep playing; I'll go by myself."
With that, she walked into the house to the study to see Fumori Masaki.