Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Kakashi walked up to Shinnosuke, who was frowning deeply. His eyes, hidden behind his mask, shone brightly, as if he had discovered some unparalleled treasure.

He calmly asked, "The road is impassable?"

Before Shinnosuke could answer, he continued in a tone that announced a result: "Perfect, I'll borrow your mine tunnel to raise fish."

"fish culture?"

Shinnosuke's brows didn't relax; instead, they furrowed even more. He wasn't questioning anything; he was processing information and conducting feasibility analyses at an extraordinary speed.

His brain, like a sophisticated computer, instantly connected seemingly unrelated terms like mine tunnels, underground rivers, and fish farming, and began to perform frantic calculations.

"There's a special mineral in the water,"

Kakashi crouched down, dipped his fingertip in the murky river water, and gently sniffed it. His earnest expression made it seem less like he was analyzing a water source and more like he was appreciating some exquisite wine. "The concentration is very high, but it's harmless to humans. This component can greatly promote bone growth and firm flesh in fish, shortening their growth cycle by at least 30% compared to ordinary river fish. The water pressure and flow rate here create a natural, circulating water system, eliminating the need for oxygenation. If this abandoned mine tunnel is renovated, it will become a perfect underground ecological aquaculture farm."

He spoke casually, as if he were merely stating an obvious fact.

The cold light in Shinnosuke's eyes flashed even faster.

He did not refute Kakashi's agricultural theories because he knew that, under his father's deliberate tutelage, his younger brother's knowledge of ecological agriculture was, in some ways, even more profound than his own in engineering.

His mind had already jumped to the next step.

"Water pressure,"

Shinnosuke uttered two words, his voice as cold as ever, yet carrying a hint of excitement, as if he had finally met his match: "You only saw the minerals in the water, but you ignored the water pressure itself."

He raised his hand and pointed to the enormous, surging gap.

"A small underground hydroelectric power station can be built here."

Shinnosuke spoke slowly, but every word was like a nail, precisely driven into the core of the plan: "Using the impact force of the underground river to drive the turbine. The generated electricity is enough to supply our subsequent refining and purification of the ore, and can even power the lighting system of half of Kirigakure."

He turned his head and looked at Kakashi. For the first time, a look of cooperation appeared on that face that resembled his father's by seven parts but was even more hardened.

"Your fish need a stable water temperature and a filtration system. My power station can provide a continuous source of energy for your temperature-controlled enclosure and water purification equipment."

One is a project that was forced to stop, and the other is a resource that was discovered unexpectedly.

A sudden disaster, in a few brief exchanges between two teenage geniuses, not only failed to bring them to a standstill, but was instead quickly deconstructed and reorganized, transforming into a crazy, complex project that combined "ecological farming" and "energy development".

Yagura's mind went blank with a buzzing sound.

He stared blankly at the two Konoha boys standing by the muddy water.

One was as cold as ice, the other as calm as water. With just a few words, they turned a construction accident that would have given Wuyin a huge headache into an opportunity he never dared to dream of.

fish culture?

Power generation?

Turn the mine tunnels into fish farms? And then use the water that washed away the mine tunnels to generate electricity?

What kind of ingenious logic is this?!

No, this is no longer within the realm of logic; it's a mindset of the strong that sees everything in the world as a resource and everything as an opportunity, ingrained in their very being.

He finally understood the heavy sigh Elder Yuan had uttered on his sickbed.

Master Yuan said that Konoha's terror lies not in the Hokage who can sink a ship with a single blow, nor in the Third Hokage's disciple who can summon gods.

The key is that they can use ninjutsu to farm, pour concrete to build towering skyscrapers, and operate a defeated village as a system that needs upgrading.

Now, he is witnessing firsthand how this idea is being passed down to the new generation.