Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 99 Chakra Technology (Ninth Update)

"Did he create the Rasengan?"

Tsuchikage was taken aback. As Raikage's assistant, he naturally knew about the appearance of this ninjutsu, and that it was a rare ninjutsu without hand seals.

He just didn't know who started it, as there was a policy of secrecy regarding this. He had asked the third generation, but the third generation didn't say. He never expected it to be that kid.

"That kid also has a talent for development techniques; he's probably comparable to the Second Hokage."

Tu Tai sighed with admiration; that kid was becoming more and more outstanding.

"His talent in this area is even greater than that of the Second Hokage, and he may be comparable to the Second Hokage back then. I have high hopes for his future."

The Third Raikage had a very high opinion of that disciple.

"Wisdom is sometimes more important than strength, especially in the development of ninja villages. The future of Kumogakure is bound to be bright."

Turning his head to look out the window at the entire village, he was full of confidence in the future and very grateful to Shimura Danzo.

If it weren't for Danzo Shimura's blindness in sending such a talented person as an undercover agent, how could Kumogakure have obtained so many opportunities?

Tsuchitai was also full of confidence in the future, and immediately said: "We have obtained the train manufacturing technology of the Snow Country and made a sample. We have also used it as a basis to make a steamship, which is very large in size."

Next, you will need to personally travel to Daimyo Prefecture to discuss with the Daimyo a comprehensive plan for the widespread adoption of trains and steamships, as well as the mining and smelting of large quantities of steel.

I have conducted thorough investigations and calculations. Railways, shipping, and maritime transport will bring tenfold or even a hundredfold growth to the economy of the Land of Lightning. I believe the Daimyo and the ministers and nobles will certainly not refuse.

This plan was also proposed by that kid. As long as the plan is approved and supported by the Daming Prefecture, they can take the opportunity to secretly intercept some steel for the research and development and stockpiling of firearms.

The railway and ocean-going vessel projects are primarily based on steel, and the required quantities will be extremely large. A small portion of these will be kept secret.

By accumulating experience in this way, after the next Shinobi World War, their Hidden Cloud Village will be able to launch a unification plan, and by then, they will have likely already mastered firearms.

Meanwhile, the core of this plan lies in interests, and the powerful and influential will certainly do everything in their power to complete it. In the struggle for interests, those people will not disappoint.

"It seems the people we sent to the Land of Snow to investigate have made a new discovery. How is the investigation going?"

The Third Raikage asked about another matter; the Land of Snow seemed to be quite extraordinary.

"The Daimyo of the Land of Snow is conducting a mysterious research project with the full strength of the country. It is said that this project can change the entire Land of Snow. His younger brother is very ambitious and is secretly funding the Snow Village to research a chakra armor that can amplify the power of the user's chakra and ninjutsu."

They call this method of applying chakra to external objects "chakra technology," which may be related to that mysterious force. They've already deployed people to infiltrate and monitor it.

Tsuchitai replied that he had only seen information records about the Snow Country's trains and some mechanical vehicles before, but who would have thought that sending people there would lead to new discoveries.

Interesting.

"Chakra Technology!"

The Third Raikage also showed great interest in this new term.

He was interested in anything that could help the village become stronger.

"Strengthen security on Turtle Island. We must not allow any suspicious personnel to infiltrate, even if it slows down the research progress."

His expression turned serious. The Third Raikage attached great importance to Turtle Island, which was a secret base for researching and manufacturing firearms and absolutely could not be exposed.

"We have always maintained a 'better to have none than to have bad ones' attitude towards that area, and the research there doesn't require high-end talent; it only requires continuous experimentation and adjustments."

We can research explosive tags right here in the village, and the same goes for alloy research.

Tsuchitai also attached great importance to this, but the research on the firearms system was much simpler, and the focus was on a large number of experiments, especially experiments on various ninjutsu.

Keep the feasible solution structures and discard the unsuitable ones.

That kid has provided a lot of good ideas in this regard, and they are trying them out one by one.

As for other research, there's no need to put it on Turtle Island; normal research can be conducted in the village.

The key to firearms lies in the underlying concept; in essence, it's not particularly difficult.

As long as that idea is well hidden, we can destroy all the enemies in one fell swoop when the war starts, and by then it will be too late for them to copy it.

"Next is the manpower. We just need to wait for the Daimyo's government to agree to the plan, then we can train a large number of ninja troops to clear the mountains and roads. We can also get an extra commission from the Daimyo's government."

The Third Raikage was very satisfied; all the plans were on track, and he was just waiting for the right opportunity.

Railways are not easy to build. If ordinary people were to build a railway network that runs through the entire Land of Lightning, it would probably take a hundred years.

They couldn't wait that long, and the people in the Daimyo Prefecture couldn't wait even longer, so they had no choice but to send their ninjas.

However, the Land of Lightning is so vast that the number of people from the Hidden Cloud Village wouldn't even make a ripple if they were sent there, so expanding the number of ninjas is inevitable.

Even if those people can only cultivate a little bit of chakra, barely enough to become a genin, having chakra allows them to trigger explosive tags. On the surface, they can use explosive tags to blast mountains and clear roads, while secretly they can become reserves for the firearms ninja army.

There's no need to train ninja skills, and there's no need to touch kunai or shuriken, which can lower the guard of the major ninja villages and daimyo's mansions.

What a perfect plan!

"The firearms program alone cannot deal with top-notch ninjas. The pressure will be immense, and we need more resources."

Tsuchida turned to look at the map hanging on the wall, which marked all the ninja villages and clans, large and small, as well as those that were engaged in scientific research.

These are all the goals for their Hidden Cloud Village, from which they will obtain the power and means to improve the village.

"Next, we'll target Kusagakure. Anyone who dares to harm the people of Kumogakure will be taught a lesson about death."

And they actually dared to side with Konoha! They're courting death!

The Third Raikage also looked at the map, his gaze falling on the mark of Kusagakure.

They had been searching for the Uzumaki clan members scattered across various countries, and they found one in Kusagakure.

He doesn't plan to take action this time, since Kusagakure is just a second-rate ninja village and nothing special.

It's all arranged. My son, Yotsuki Ai, will lead the team there. There are fifty Jonin and five hundred Chunin, enough to wipe out the entire Kusagakure.

As for the excuse, the other party has already given it. Now the entire ninja world knows that the Uzumaki clan belongs to their Hidden Cloud Village. Anyone who dares to treat the people of their Hidden Cloud Village in this way should be prepared to be annihilated.

"If we don't delay, we can withdraw before the Konoha ninja army can react."

However, to completely plunder Kusagakure, we'll need that Uchiha girl's assistance; the Sharingan works best when used by someone from the Uchiha clan.

Tsuchitai thought of the Uchiha girl that the kid brought back; she was now a ninja from their Hidden Cloud Village.

(End of this chapter)