Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

In the Hokage's office in Konoha Village, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen specifically found Uchiha Kagezuki to discuss the issue of firearms in the current war situation.

Sarutobi Hiruzen first highly praised Yingyue, praising him for proposing and promoting the "Firearms Weapons Plan" which effectively solved the urgent needs of Konoha's front line.

"Kagezuki," Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a sincere tone and a gentle smile, "You let our Genin use these new weapons, which greatly alleviated the pressure of manpower shortage on Konoha's front line. I have to admit that Konoha has benefited a lot from you."

Uchiha Kagezuki listened to the praise from the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and responded politely: "This is just my duty, Hokage-sama." He knew that the upcoming talks would definitely not be limited to praise.

Sarutobi Hiruzen then got to the point and said, "However, Shadow Moon, I came here today to discuss another more pressing issue with you. Regarding these firearms, my concern is that other ninja villages will sooner or later realize their powerful power. Once they obtain the firearms, the situation on the battlefield may become more complicated, or even disadvantageous to Konoha. So, my request is, can you use your connection with the Land of Whirlpools to stop selling firearms to other countries and ensure that this weapon is exclusive to Konoha?"

Yingyue listened quietly to the concerns of the Third Hokage, and knew in his heart that Sarutobi Hiruzen was considering the overall strategy of Konoha.

Firearms did give Konoha a huge advantage in the Third Ninja World War. If other ninja villages also obtained such weapons, Konoha's advantage would undoubtedly be weakened. He nodded to show his understanding.

"Hokage-sama," Shadow Moon responded calmly, "I understand your concerns and the dangerous situation Konoha is in. You don't have to worry. I am responsible for the arms supply to the Land of Whirlpools and the Akebono Organization. I can make the decision to stop sales to other ninja villages immediately."

Sarutobi Hiruzen felt much more relaxed after hearing this.

He thought that this matter would involve more complicated negotiations, and he even planned to go to the Whirlpool Country in person to negotiate, but he did not expect Yingyue to agree immediately.

A rare look of ease appeared on his face, and he said sincerely: "Kingyue, Konoha is stronger because of you. Konoha is lucky to have your support." His tone was full of gratitude and trust.

Yingyue smiled and said, "Hokage-sama, I am also a member of Konoha. It is my duty to do my best for the village."

The two briefly discussed some specific implementation details, and Yingyue decided to immediately convey this order to the Land of Whirlpools to ensure that the sale of firearms was limited to Konoha to avoid falling into the hands of other ninja villages.

This decision not only consolidated Konoha's advantage in the war, but also further strengthened the trust and cooperation between Yingyue and Konoha's top leaders.

Uchiha Kagezuki was well aware of the Konoha high-level officials' attempt to monopolize firearms. In the short term, this could consolidate Konoha's military advantage, but in the long run, this strategy was not feasible.

Yingyue knew that the manufacturing process of firearms was not complicated, and with the technological level of the major countries in the ninja world, imitations would soon appear.

Even if Konoha temporarily takes the lead, the ninja villages of various countries will eventually find a way to crack and copy it with their technical capabilities and resources. Yingyue has a calm expectation of this.

Although Konoha's attempt to monopolize firearms could gain some strategic advantages in the early stages of the war, Yingyue knew in his heart that it was only a stopgap measure.

He has more far-reaching considerations on the promotion of firearms as a weapon.

Yingyue's goal is not just to gain wartime advantage for Konoha Village, he wants to promote social structural changes in the entire ninja world.

He knew very well that firearms, as a weapon that ordinary people could quickly master, would completely change the balance of power on the battlefield and reduce the dominance of chakra users.

Yingyue's inner ambition is to make force no longer exclusive to those with chakra talents, but to promote it to ordinary people. This will not only reduce the control of chakra users over society, but also push the entire society towards a more fair and peaceful direction.

He understood from his past life experience that the improvement of productivity would lead to changes in production relations. Today, the social structure of the ninja world mainly relies on the extraordinary power of chakra, allowing a small number of people to control most of the violence and resources, and ordinary people are often in a subordinate position.

Yingyue hopes that through the promotion of firearms, ordinary people can also acquire a certain self-protection ability and independent combat effectiveness.

This will force the elite ninjas who rely on the power of chakra to negotiate and compromise with ordinary people, thus forming a more equal social system.

Such a society will not only rely on the rule of chakra users, but the direction of social development will be determined by the power of industry, technology and ordinary people.

At the same time, Yingyue is well aware that the development of science and technology is closely related to industrial progress. He plans to further promote the development of science and technology and productivity in various countries through the popularization of firearms.

From the gradual transition from an agricultural society to an industrial society, and then to the development of technology and weapons, Yingyue wants to use his foresight of future development to guide the entire ninja world towards a more advanced society.

All of this is not only for victory in war, but also for building a civilization that surpasses the present in the future, a world that no longer relies solely on ninjas and chakra.

Yingyue understood that productivity ultimately determines production relations. What he wanted to change was not just the form of war, but the fate of the entire ninja world.

He has already begun to plan to spread weapons, agriculture, and industrial technology through the Land of Whirlpools and the Aurora Organization, and to use revolutionary liberation movements to shake the feudal rule of traditional ninja villages and daimyo.

This weapons revolution is just the beginning. Shadow Moon knows that future social changes and power reorganization will be inevitable.

He had a vision that was farther than any other ninja, and started with firearms to initiate a true social revolution.

The grand ambitions in Yingyue's heart are quietly driving the evolution of the ninja world.

As the Third Shinobi World War continued to deepen, although Uchiha Kagezuki issued an order to ban the sale of firearms to the Land of Whirlpools, and Konoha also took strict measures to prevent leaks, the Hidden Cloud Village successfully copied the first batch of firearms using its own resources and technology in just over a month.

Although the accuracy, stability and automation of these firearms are not as good as Konoha's automatic rifles, they still demonstrate considerable combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

In the confrontation with Konoha, the Hidden Cloud Village felt great pressure, especially because Konoha's firearms caused them considerable losses.

Therefore, the Hidden Cloud Village mobilized its technical personnel and ninja tool development department to make every effort to crack Konoha's firearms technology.

Although their first generation of firearms had problems such as short range, poor accuracy, and easy jamming, these problems did not seem to be critical on the battlefield.

The combination of ninjutsu and firearms brought about a significant change in the fighting style of the Hidden Cloud Village and made up for the lack of sufficient weaponry in the early days.