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

but.

The Insect King cast a disdainful glance at him.

"Hey, am I considered stingy?"

Jiraiya understood.

This is contempt, an insult calling him stingy.

Kakashi whispered, "It might require Sage Chakra."

As he spoke, he began to absorb natural energy to extract Sage Chakra. Before long, Kakashi extracted a portion and stepped forward to release the Sage Chakra.

The insects quickly devoured it all.

Then, the pressure fell on Jiraiya.

At first, he found it quite interesting.

Then, Jiraiya's expression turned sour.

after that……

"Hey, that's enough! I'm out of Sage Chakra. You want even more Chakra? I'm the Toad Sage of Mount Myōboku!"

Jiraiya was extremely annoyed.

These insects are insatiable. Kakashi only needed a little bit, but they multiplied it several times over for him, and in the end they even took ordinary chakra.

Simply outrageous.

The parasites dispersed, letting them pass.

Kakashi suppressed a laugh.

It seems.

Jiraiya was remembered by either the parasite or Chiba because of something.

He didn't warn him, but instead led Jiraiya to the research institute, where they immediately saw Tenten polishing ninja tools.

"Female ninjas skilled in ninja tools are extremely rare!"

Jiraiya was somewhat surprised.

Forging ninja tools is not only a technical skill but also a physical one. Without a certain level of physical strength and power, it is difficult to forge ninja tools well, and both of these are areas where female ninjas are at a disadvantage.

"Chiba created a technique that can make the most of the human body's strength."

A brief introduction to Kakashi.

Jiraiya nodded thoughtfully.

No wonder!

Such a technique exists...

Maximizing arm strength is not impossible.

It's really not easy to create something like this.

He continued walking inside.

Then, we saw a lot of cats, dogs, and even crows and eagles.

"these are?"

"Ninja Beast Training is an important project of the research institute."

"!!!"

Inuzuka family is the only family in Konoha that has mastered the training of ninja beasts.

After observing, Jiraiya discovered that most of those involved in the training were from the Inuzuka family.

They actually dared to share it?

This……

What exactly happened in Konoha during my absence?

Jiraiya's eyes widened.

He looked around and found everything new and exciting, many of which even overturned his previous understanding, such as—

Hyuga Neji practicing Gentle Fist.

This Gentle Fist is clearly not the Gentle Fist of the Hyuga clan, but belongs to another system, a new taijutsu that lies between Gentle Fist and Hard Fist.

Jiraiya secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Are all of these related to Chiba?"

“That’s right. Chiba is in charge of the entire research institute. He comes up with the ideas and proposes the solutions for the vast majority of projects, and then others research and implement them.”

Kakashi nodded.

Jiraiya was slightly shocked after hearing this.

The meaning is not difficult to understand.

That kid has too many ideas to research on his own, so he specially set up this research institute to let everyone participate.

No wonder all the major families are willing to associate with him, and even the Inuzuka family brought out their most secret technique.

Because they can gain more by giving.

same.

He realized that he had known too little about Chiba before and had made some misjudgments about his personality and way of thinking.

Following Chiba's layout...

Becoming Hokage is a piece of cake.

Or, the Third Hokage might have been worried about what would happen if Ichiyo didn't want to become Hokage.

Jiraiya turned around, his expression growing increasingly somber.

"The research lab is just ahead."

"Okay, I'll knock on the door."

Jiraiya walked to the door and gently knocked.

A short while later, a young man with messy hair and no regard for his appearance, but with incredibly handsome features, opened the door.

"Lord Jiraiya, Master Kakashi."

Chiba looked back inside, then pondered for a moment and said, "It's quite confidential inside, so it's not convenient to go in. Let's talk next door."

"Okay. But before that, I need to apologize to you."

Jiraiya bowed deeply, his expression serious. "I'm very sorry for the mistakes and preconceived notions I had about you before!"

"What about Lord Sanhok? It's nothing, Lord Sanhok didn't take it to heart."

Chiba waved his hand.

He opened the door next door, which led to his residence. However, he had been studying ninjutsu all night and fell asleep on the floor when he got tired, so he didn't come back at all.

Kakashi changed the subject, asking, "Are you researching ninjutsu?"

“Yes, I want to combine puppetry with taijutsu and use it to exchange for knowledge that we don’t have. The Sand Village’s complete and unconditional surrender is our chance.”

Chiba said.

Kakashi nodded.

indeed.

The ninjutsu and abilities of Sunagakure are relatively limited, but their areas of expertise are indeed areas where Konoha is relatively lacking.

However, combining puppetry with physical combat techniques...

That's quite novel.

"Do you need my help?"

"No need. It was almost finished yesterday. Now all that's left is for Tenten to bring out the finished puppet ninja tool, and then we can make further improvements to it."

Chiba offered an explanation.

Jiraiya sensed something was off: "Wait, you only had this idea a couple of days ago, right?"

"To be precise, it was yesterday afternoon."

Chiba nodded.

Jiraiya's eyes widened.

so……

In just one afternoon and evening, this kid not only designed the so-called "puppet ninja tools," but also created a matching special puppet taijutsu.

Is it just a matter of practical application and improvement now?

He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Kakashi patted him on the shoulder.

"Lord Jiraiya, you'll get used to it eventually. Let's talk about something important first."

"..."

Is it possible to gradually get used to this?

Jiraiya was filled with mixed feelings.

He previously thought Chiba's talent was slightly higher than Orochimaru's, but now it seems it's not just "slightly," but "very much more."

When Orochimaru was thirteen or fourteen, he wasn't this outrageous!

Chapter 183: The ninjutsu is powerful, but I can't learn it.