Black Naruto: Shadow Moon

Following closely behind was the Iwagakure Village, which also suffered attacks from Konoha's firearms forces on the battlefield between the Land of Grass and Konoha.

The third Tsuchikage Ōnoki of the Iwagakure Village quickly realized that firearms would change the warfare mode of the entire ninja world.

He ordered to intensify weapons research, and eventually the Iwagakure Village also produced its own firearms.

Although these weapons were cruder than Konoha's designs, thanks to the excellent combat capabilities of the Iwagakure Village, these weapons still caused considerable trouble to Konoha.

Similar scenes are also playing out in the Sand Village and the Mist Village.

The Sand Village had already gained some understanding of firearms due to the oasis uprising within the Country of Wind.

The Oasis rebels' use of firearms made them realize that this type of weapon could quickly enhance the combat effectiveness of ordinary people.

Therefore, the Sand Village also invested a lot of resources to develop its own firearms.

The Hidden Mist Village had witnessed the power of these weapons in its battle against the rebels on the islands near the Land of Water.

The Hidden Mist Village did not take it lightly and quickly began to copy the firearms.

Although Konoha is still ahead in firearms manufacturing, with more efficient automatic rifles and more sophisticated manufacturing processes, other ninja villages have rapidly narrowed the generation gap in weapons with Konoha.

The ninja forces of Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Sandagakure, and Kirigakure began to be equipped with their own imitation firearms. Although their accuracy and reliability were not as good as Konoha's weapons, they still changed the battlefield pattern.

The popularity of this new weapon has made the ninja world's warfare model further modernized. Combat no longer relies solely on chakra and ninjutsu. Industrialized weapons have gradually become a force that cannot be ignored on the battlefield of the ninja world.

This change also brought about earth-shaking changes in the war strategies of the major ninja villages, gradually shifting from close-range ninjutsu confrontation to long-range fire suppression and strategic control.

The situation that Yingyue foresaw, in which productivity drives the transformation of the war model, is gradually being realized.

The major ninja villages began to enter an arms race one after another, and everyone realized that firearms would change the power structure in the ninja world.

However, Yingyue knew in his heart that this was only the beginning of social change. The advancement of war technology would eventually challenge the chakra-dominated ninja system. In the future, the balance of power in the ninja world might change completely.

Yingyue was satisfied with this - his plan had been successfully launched, and the storm of change had just begun.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was deeply disturbed by the rapid imitation of firearms by various countries. Originally, firearms were Konoha's unique advantage, but now other ninja villages have also developed their own versions. Although these imitations still have gaps in quality and power, this gap may soon be eliminated over time.

Sarutobi Hiruzen realized that Konoha's advantage in the war was being weakened, especially its leading position in technology and weapons was no longer so solid.

In order to solve this problem, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to ask Uchiha Kagezuki for help. After all, Kagezuki's control and development of emerging things far exceeded the thinking of traditional ninjas.

Shadow Moon is not only the front-line commander of Konoha and the one who holds real power, but also the leader of the Whirlpool Country and the Awakening Organization. The technological development of the Whirlpool Country and Shadow Moon's research and development of new weapons and strategic deployment are all manifestations of his outstanding leadership ability.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen discussed privately with Shadow Moon, Shadow Moon showed calmness and foresight as if he had anticipated this situation.

He told the Third Hokage that as countries began to imitate firearms, technological competition would inevitably intensify.

However, Yingyue also said: "As long as Konoha can always maintain the generation gap in weapons, that is, let Konoha's weapons research and development always be one generation or more ahead of other countries, then Konoha can still have an advantage on the battlefield."

Yingyue proposed to increase the investment in scientific and technological research and development of the Whirlpool Kingdom and the Aurora Organization to develop more advanced and powerful weapons to ensure Konoha's advantage in future wars.

Yingyue also mentioned that in addition to weapons, the combination of ninja's tactical innovation and technology will greatly enhance the overall combat effectiveness of Konoha ninja.

After listening to Kagezuki's analysis, Sarutobi Hiruzen was deeply impressed and said that Konoha would fully support the Whirlpool Country's weapons research and development, and even invest part of Konoha's funds and resources into the development of Whirlpool Country's military technology.

Yingyue's overall view and flexible thinking made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel deeply moved: the times are changing rapidly, and Yingyue's leadership ideas and methods are more suitable for dealing with the challenges of this era of technological and strategic competition.

After communicating with Kagezuki, Sarutobi Hiruzen deeply realized that although he had been in control of Konoha for many years, with the advancement of the technological revolution in the ninja world, the vision and decision-making ability of the new generation of leaders became particularly important.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen had already begun to have an idea in his mind: Kagezuki, as a genius and key figure in Konoha, might be the best candidate for the next Hokage.

Yingyue's thinking can not only cope with the current war situation, but also lead Konoha to become stronger and more prosperous in the new era.

Uchiha Kagezuki quickly convened a high-level meeting through his clone in the Whirlpool Country, summoning the heads of the technical and weapons departments of the Whirlpool Country and the Aurora Organization.

As soon as Yingyue's order arrived, experts in these fields came to participate.

The core topic of this meeting was to develop a series of more advanced weapons to meet the challenges posed by the growing technological level and new weapons of other ninja villages.

Yingyue first pointed out that the current scale of weapons research and development can no longer keep up with the overall changes in the ninja world.

Therefore, Shadow Moon announced that it would double its original resource investment to accelerate the development of weapons and technology.

At the same time, he ordered each department to expand its scale, open up recruitment, and attract more technical talents from all over the ninja world to join the research projects.

When the leaders present heard Yingyue's decision, they all nodded in agreement and felt the determination and pressure from Yingyue.

At the meeting, Yingyue, relying on his knowledge from his previous life and his ability as a [scientific genius], proposed a series of highly forward-looking and feasible weapon research and development directions.

First, Yingyue emphasized the concept of weapons such as individual rocket launchers and sniper rifles. He explained: "The battlefield not only needs weapons that can provide suppressive firepower, but also equipment that can quickly and accurately eliminate high-threat targets. Rocket launchers can be used to deal with giant enemies or buildings, while sniper rifles can accurately kill enemy commanders and high-value targets."

In addition, Shadow Moon also mentioned the design of the machine gun, emphasizing its importance in providing continuous fire suppression on the battlefield.

He described in detail the operating principles and technical points of the machine gun, allowing the engineers present to quickly understand the potential of this weapon.

At the same time, Yingyue also proposed to develop a radio communication system to improve the efficiency of coordinated combat between ninja forces.

Yingyue said: "On the battlefield, the speed and accuracy of information transmission is related to life and death. Radio allows the front line to communicate with the headquarters in real time, so as to adjust tactics and improve the chance of victory."

What shocked the participants most was the concept of air combat weapons proposed by Yingyue. By introducing the "hot air balloon" technology, Yingyue proposed a combat method of conducting reconnaissance and bombing from the air.

The idea shocked the technical leaders, who had never imagined that wars could be fought in the air.

The use of hot air balloons can not only be used for battlefield reconnaissance, but also carry bombs for air strikes, which will greatly change the warfare mode in the ninja world.