Konoha's New Third Hokage

Orochimaru and others brought the things back to the camp and immediately started preparations for moving to the Western Front. They would first send them to Konoha Ninja Village, and then transfer to the Western Front through Konoha Ninja Village.During this period, Orochimaru first began to study the scroll of the Thunder Explosion Talisman. As a ninja with a scientist's spirit, he quickly got a general concept. In principle, it is naturally very similar to the Explosion Talisman, but different. The place lies in the material.

The properties of thunder-attribute chakra are completely different from those of fire-attribute chakra. Therefore, it is impossible to make a thunder explosion talisman in the same way as a detonation talisman.It is not that the Konoha Ninja Village has not studied the Thunder Explosion Talisman on its own before, but due to material problems, it has not been able to meet the requirements for low-cost production, and it has not been able to maximize the power of Thunder Release.

The Kumogakure Ninja Village is worthy of being a ninja village that uses Thunder Release all year round. It is very familiar with the properties of Thunder Attribute Chakra. It is likely that there are materials suitable for the properties of Thunder Attribute Chakra in the Land of Thunder. They have long been able to make thunder at low prices. The requirements for the explosive talisman are not inferior to those of the detonating talisman in terms of output, and the power it can exert exceeds the previous trial works of Konoha Ninja Village.

However, with this information in hand, Orochimaru believes that the village can quickly master the production of Thunder Explosion Talisman. The only problem may be the raw materials. The Thunder Explosion Talisman used by Kumogakure Ninja Village uses their domestic materials, and Mu There may not be the same thing here in Ye Ninja Village.

Orochimaru has some understanding of Naruto's thoughts and understands that he is willing to trade with other countries, but the control of strategic resources cannot be completely entrusted to other countries, unless that country can be trusted, such as those who cooperate with the Konoha Ninja Village Small countries, their peace and status depend on the Konoha Ninja Village, so the Konoha Ninja Village can safely purchase raw materials from small countries at reasonable prices.

The Kumogakure Ninja Village belongs to one of the five major countries. Although it is still an ally, there is no denying the threat behind it. Orochimaru knows that the Kumogakure Ninja Village is a village that is very good at learning. This time, trading explosive cannons to the village may lead to For this reason, it may be the biggest competitor of Konoha Ninja Village in the future.

Orochimaru thought that how to find substitute or more suitable materials in the land of fire should be the focus of the production of thunder blast talismans. Of course, there is another problem, which is to increase the number of thunder escape ninjas so that the thunder escape ninja can be The output of explosive symbols has been increased.

After writing a report about his ideas, Orochimaru asked someone to send it back with the truck. He wanted to study it himself. However, he now has the responsibility of combat, so he has no choice but to be busy. However, those in the scientific research department , should and can shoulder the responsibility.

The Scientific Research Department is a brand-new department established after the founding of the village. Its scientific spirit is something that the past ninja families did not have. Without exception, those who can be absorbed into it are people with scientific research abilities, even if they are not like Senju Tobirama and Orochi. As good as Maru, he must be better than others.

At this time, Orochimaru couldn't help but think of Akemi. He wondered how she was doing in the scientific research department. After he left, she started working alone and wondered if she could do well.

Of course, Orochimaru himself still felt that there was nothing wrong with it. After all, he was the second generation and the person he brought out personally. He couldn't be worse than others. It was just that he hadn't seen that warm girl for so long, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. A little nostalgic.

Orochimaru reached into his combat uniform and found something deep inside. It was the amulet Akemi gave him before leaving. These things seemed to be useful. Since the beginning of the battle, Orochimaru had never encountered anything. What a big threat.

However, Orochimaru knew in his heart that this thing couldn't be real, otherwise why would that boy Jiraiya, who also carried the amulet, run to the medical base with bruises all over his body and rest for a while before returning here.

Even so, Orochimaru vaguely felt that when he wore this amulet on his body, it was as if he was being protected by some kind of power.

"Hey, Orochimaru." Jiraiya's voice suddenly sounded from behind Orochimaru, and then a hand stretched out and pressed on Orochimaru's neck, "What are you looking at? Hey, this is not the amulet sent by Akemi. ?"

"I've said it before, don't act like this, it makes people very uncomfortable." Orochimaru said in a helpless tone.

"What does it matter? We are all like this. We are from the same sect and brothers." Jiraiya smiled and said, "Why are you looking at the amulet?"

"What does it have to do with you?" Orochimaru stuffed the amulet into his combat uniform.

"Tch. However, this thing seems to be really useful. You kid hasn't been seriously injured so far. You really favor one thing over another." Jiraiya said this, obviously thinking of his unlucky encounter with the Kirigakure ninja before. Dao Qi was ambushed by a crowd of people and returned with bloodshed.

"That's because you were too careless. No matter how lucky you are, it won't matter." Orochimaru said, "Besides, this thing can't really be useful."

"That's not necessarily true. Akemi specially asked for it from the shrine. Maybe it really has magical power." Jiraiya said casually.

"If it's so useful, then if you give each of us one, wouldn't it be possible to win the war without blood? It's impossible if you think about it." Orochimaru replied.

"Since you think it's useless, why do you keep it?" Jiraiya gave him a sideways look.

"This is my freedom." Orochimaru said expressionlessly, then stood up from the chair and said, "Okay, let's go on the mission. You have to pay attention and don't be as careless as last time. Then If you get lucky one time, you may not be able to do it the next time.”

"I see, why are you nagging like Mr. Sarutobi? You were never like this before." Jiraiya said as he and Orochimaru left the camp.

The truck that left the Eastern Front stronghold was delivered to the Konoha Ninja Village without any hindrance, and was picked up by people from the Armament Department. Some of them were taken to the Scientific Research Department as samples, and the rest began to be "processed" with chakra reserve blocks. "Artillery shells" are made. Once everything is done, they will be shipped to the Western Front.

At this time, Masaki Fengmori was visiting the Arms Production Department, looking at the busy figures of everyone. Now Konoha Ninja Village has adopted some mechanical cooperation, although it is far less than the industrial production in Masaki Fengmori's impression. , but it already has a prototype and is heading in its direction.

The detonating cannon is a new type of ninja tool that is different from other ninja tools in that its structure is more complicated. Just one can take up the time of making a large number of kunai and shurikens.If there is no mechanical cooperation and relying on manpower alone, the output will be very small. After all, the production of detonating cannons attaches great importance to standardization, and producing a qualified part is a trouble.

In order to meet the demand for the production of detonating cannons, the craftsmen of the entire Konoha Ninja Village and the ninjas who learned craft production were invested in everything except ordinary ninja tools. Even so, the total production of detonating cannons was still a problem. Fortunately, , the ninja force is not a very large force to begin with, and these number of detonating cannons are enough.

Of course, in Fengmori Masaki's mind, this level is far from qualified. After the birth of the detonating cannon, the production of detonating charms will also increase, and as other new ninja tools are developed, various things The output must be increased, otherwise the power of the new ninja tool cannot be fully exerted.

If we just regard the new ninja tool as a more powerful personal ninja tool, it would be a waste of resources. The power of this kind of ninja tool that can be separated from human power will be the beginning of collective suppression of individuals on the battlefield. The Admiral will have an incomparable role. You can understand it just by looking at the current appearance of Iwagakure Ninja Village.

Just like Yi's association when he saw the detonating cannon for the first time, Fengmori Masaki could foresee that on the regular battlefield in the future, the role of ordinary ninjas would be not much different from that of today's backward samurai, and only high-level ninjas would be able to Although it can be used individually, it may not have the same effect on the frontal battlefield as in the past, and it may return to the traditional ninja combat method of the past.

——To a certain extent, this may be a return to nature.

Seeing that armament production and assembly were going very smoothly, Fengmori Masaki said to the armament minister beside him: "Thank you for your hard work. You have done a very good job during this period."

"Everything is supported by Hokage-sama." Minister of Arms Production Wakayama Shoichi replied respectfully.

This sentence comes from the heart of Masaichi Wakayama. In the past, the responsibilities of the Arms Department belonged to craftsmen. Even if ninjas joined, those ninjas had little combat talent and were just working in other places - such as craft polishing, equipment production, etc. ——Those with certain talents have never been valued by those families with strong personal fighting abilities. Of course, some of the unlucky and untalented family ninjas also consider joining, but they have little influence. Therefore, armaments Like the Scientific Research Department, in the early days of its establishment, there were a large number of small ninjas and civilian ninjas, who served the village wholeheartedly.

Later, with the emergence of detonating cannons, orders for detonating charms began to grow at a rapid rate. They were no longer controllable by a certain ninja clan, and the Arms Department, which was mainly made up of craftsmen, could not produce such ninjutsu-related props. , so some related powerful ninja clans began to get involved. With the development of new ninja tools, there will be more and more places where ninjutsu is needed to intervene, and the ninja clan that originally valued secret arts will inevitably be involved.

However, Masaki Fengmori has always attached great importance to the official rights of the Ninja Village. The Ninja clan can be united, but they must not be allowed to be placed above the village and the village loses control over them, especially after the Ninja clan begins to participate in business. , in Feng Senzhenghui's view, they are capital that needs to be restrained.

Therefore, all the enterprises that the Ninja participate in are officially supported by the Konoha Ninja Village. Although the Ninja participates in them, they have no control over them. The same is true for the arms production department, although the proportion of the Ninja in it has begun to increase. , but Fengmori Masaki still insists on keeping the past leaders in office and restricting the participation of the ninja clan.

The Ninja clan still values ​​​​the cultivation of personal strength and has little interest in production. They do not want to invest a large amount of manpower in armament production. This thing involves too much energy and will delay the cultivation of the strong Ninja clan. Moreover, the detonating talisman market was not something that a certain ninja clan could take advantage of. They also reached an agreement with Feng Mori Masaki. Anyway, there were other commercial companies taking shares and dividends as profits, so there was no need to worry about arms production.

In the eyes of the original people in the armaments production department, Masaki Fengmori protected their interests and dignity. Naturally, they were very grateful to Masaki Fengmori. They understood that the only person they could repay the Hokage with no background was themselves. Hard work and struggle.

Wakayama Shoichi is a descendant of the declining Xiao Ninja clan. His family is very familiar with ninja weapons. Later, he gradually began to turn to the lifestyle of a craftsman. Relying on his own familiarity and the ninjutsu inheritance of the Xiao Ninja clan, he climbed to the position of the minister. Location.Because he is a descendant of a declining family, he does not have any arrogance of the ninja clan. He also pays great attention to those civilians who are of low origin and is very supported.

At this time, they had arrived at the assembly space for the newly delivered Thunder Explosion Talisman. While watching people busy assembling it, Feng Senzhenghui asked: "Do you have any new opinions from the Scientific Research Department?"

In addition to the research on technology, the Scientific Research Department also conducts research on weapons. The detonating cannon was developed by the Scientific Research Department. There is a very in-depth cooperation between the armaments production department and this department that also has a strong civilian flavor. As long as the Scientific Research Department has When a new design is released, the arms production department will discuss whether it is feasible, what the production capacity is, etc.

"Yes. It is said that Orochimaru, the special jounin of the Scientific Research Department, wrote a report on his thoughts on the Thunder Explosion Talisman. After internal discussions, the Scientific Research Department had new ideas about the original design plan and was planning to discuss it with us. ." Wakayama Masaichi replied.

"When?" Feng Senzhenghui asked.

"Just this afternoon, do you want to sit in?" Wakayama Masaichi asked.

Fengmori Masaki nodded and said: "Well, I want to know the progress of the new ninja tools in the village. In that case, when you start discussing this afternoon, I will come over and listen."

"I understand." Wakayama Masaichi agreed quickly and gave instructions to the adjutant beside him. The adjutant nodded and immediately turned around and left to inform the relevant personnel of the matter.

So, just this afternoon, the personnel of the Scientific Research Department and the personnel of the Arms Production Department gathered in the conference room of the Scientific Research Department, feeling a little nervous about the upcoming meeting.You know, this meeting was attended by the Hokage, and everyone was treated with caution. It took a lot of effort to show their face in front of the Hokage. No one can be rude. If you perform well, you might be valued by the Hokage, and you will be promoted or something. None of it is a problem.