Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

The Third Hokage raised an eyebrow, looked at Chiba for a few seconds, and then nodded: "The Root is indeed unnecessary, but my thoughts may be different from those of you young people."

The third generation seemed to be deep in thought, and shook his pipe, signaling him to continue.

Just a moment.

"The roots should not exist."

Chiba continued.

The third generation walked over on his own, and he met Chiba outside a shop.

The third generation picked up his pipe, about to light it, when he suddenly realized and said, "You don't mind if I have a cigarette, do you?"

This line of reasoning...

"???"

The three generations were completely baffled.

He didn't smoke for a while, then said, bewildered, "Wait, this... I don't quite understand. Let's talk about it one by one."

Chiba understood the old man's mental capacity, so he felt that the Third Hokage should indeed retire, and there was nothing wrong with bringing Tsunade back.

He began to explain each point one by one.

Wood Release: Childbirth Technique is easy to understand. It's a research project that Chiba mentioned and registered, but currently, they are just training people in the field of Wood Release.

The second one is magical.

Are they raising ninja beasts to sell to nobles?

Isn't that a terrible waste?

If the Inuzuka family knew that their technology had been used for this, they would be furious and would want to settle accounts with him and Chiba.

but.

Chiba explained the entire plan in detail...

"You mean, we sell those that, while being raised, cannot become ninja beasts but possess extremely high spiritual potential to nobles and wealthy people?"

"Correct."

"This is really..."

Kill two birds with one stone!

The third generation took two deep drags on their cigarette.

This kid is really clever. They were all meant to be trained, but the defective ninja beasts ended up being sold as high-end consumer goods.

If this can be rolled out, Konoha's funding gap can be greatly alleviated.

As for the third one.

That goes without saying.

The research institute was built under the leadership of Yamato.

Chiba's intention was simply to include Earth Release ninjas to form a professional construction team.

The idea was good, but he had a feeling that it wasn't that simple.

The Third Hokage narrowed his eyes and said, "That's your idea, but the Daimyo will probably have additional demands. Besides the Guardian Shinobi, they might also want to take control of these squads."

It is perfectly understandable to protect someone.

After learning of Akatsuki's existence, the Third Hokage strongly supported the Daimyo in establishing his own ninja protection force, otherwise, what if a ruthless individual came along and killed the Daimyo...

Konoha is going to have a headache for a while.

But these small teams.

"You can pay."

"Why... I see. Education. The daimyo doesn't have the ability to teach them, so in the end, we have to decide who to choose."

The third generation understood halfway through the questioning.

Even though the daimyo held the power of command, they controlled the source of the ninjas.

This kid really has ideas!

If this proposal succeeds, even the Daimyo will likely be extremely supportive of Chiba's ascension to the position. Who knows, after he turns twenty, the Daimyo might even force the Fifth Hokage to step down.

The Third Hokage suddenly felt sorry for Tsunade.

but.

We might not be able to find one right now; if all else fails, we'll have Kakashi go.

It was a bit of a stretch...

"By the way, you must have something on your mind, otherwise you wouldn't have bothered to come looking for me."

"No, I've been busy with research, so I haven't had time to manage other things. There are a few things, though, and what I just said was one of them."

Chiba then explained some of his needs.

Ninjutsu knowledge!

Especially the eye of the sand.

Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage's eyes twitched, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "Ninjutsu is a secret of each village and cannot be used for compensation. This is something that Sunagakure will never accept."

Continuing the war would also come at a price that Konoha could not afford.

Iwagakure and Kumogakure are growing stronger, while Konoha has only been recuperating for a few years and has not yet fully recovered.

Chiba's demands were practically pushing Sunagakure to the brink of destruction.

but.

How could he not know?

He smiled and said, "What if we switch?"

"exchange?"

The third generation paused for a moment, then seemed to be deep in thought.

If we were to exchange...

"Trading knowledge that we don't really need for ninjutsu that we haven't yet explored is definitely a good thing for the village."

After Chiba finished speaking, he paused for a moment, "If you are worried about ownership, you can use my technique to exchange for it, after all, I am the initiator."

"Or, why don't you try to improve their techniques?"

"My lord, what do you mean by 'improvement'? That's self-creation!"

Chiba coughed lightly.

Clearly, he shared this intention.

"I originally intended to keep the One-Tailed Jinchuriki as a hostage, but it seems that I won't need him now."

The three generations seemed to be deep in thought.

"He can stay during the transaction period, so that Naruto can spend more time with him and sow the seeds of friendship. The future of Konoha and Sunagakure should be one of peace and mutual assistance."

Chiba reminded him.

The Chunin Exams are vastly different from the old ones, for example—

Naruto hadn't even reached the third stage, had never met Gaara, let alone developed a friendship as a "Jinchūriki".

and so.

We must let them spend more time together.

"Okay, we'll do it your way."

……

Chiba was not involved in what happened after that.

Besides the negotiations with Sunagakure, he also needs to research his own "Eye of Sand," and also—

The improvement and reinvention of Sunagakure ninjutsu also require time.

The Sand Village only has a few important ninjutsu.

Wind Release, Puppet Technique, and Poison.

He didn't understand Wind Release.

As for poisons, Sunagakure has been researching them for decades, and Chiba's research in medicine is not in-depth, so it would be very difficult for him to come up with something that would impress Sunagakure in a short period of time.

The only solution is...

Puppetry!

He originally planned to conduct the research on his own, but on his way back to the research institute, he saw Tian Tian operating steel wires and instruments at the intersection to help restore the streets of Konoha, and he immediately had a goal.

After she finished, Chiba waved goodbye.

"day by day!"

"what happened?"

I get a little impatient every day.

She was mainly quite tired, since she didn't have a lot of chakra.

"Take a break, and I have a mental task for you to help with."

As Chiba spoke, he pulled Tenten to sit down in the tea room next door and ordered a cup of refreshing tea.

After sitting down, he took out his notebook and turned to a previous page.

Above is his ninja tool design—

A ninja tool that can be transformed into two stages and combines concealed weapons and other weapons.

"Remember some of the weapons we talked about before?"

"Of course, I've been researching this recently."