Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 138 The Reason for Rain in the Land of Rain

Outside a small town in the Land of Rain, Ning Yuan took something out of his pocket and tossed it in front of him. A paper kite appeared out of nowhere in front of the six people.

"This is... Paper Release?" Xiao Nan recognized it at a glance. Wasn't this the very Paper Release she had used?

"It's Paper Release, but it's not quite the same as yours. This is a bloodline limit!" Ning Yuan laughed.

"Bloodline Limit?" Konan was taken aback; that was indeed different.

However, regardless of whether it's a secret technique or a bloodline limit, it's ultimately just a paper trick. When Konan looked at Ning Yuan again, there was less rejection and more of a sense of closeness.

After all, two tigers cannot share one mountain, unless one is male and the other female.

"Come on up!" Ning Yuan stepped onto the kite.

"Wow, amazing!" Yahiko gently stepped onto the kite and realized that although it was a paper bird, there was no indentation when he stepped on it, as if he were stepping on steel.

"You guys go back first!" Yahiko ordered as he turned around after Nagato and Konan had boarded the kite.

"Yes!" the Akatsuki member responded, then watched as the giant kite spread its wings and soared into the sky.

"Huh? Rain?" Nagato was the first to sense something was wrong. It was still raining outside, so why didn't we feel anything?

He looked up and was astonished to find that there seemed to be a barrier in the sky, keeping the rain out.

What kind of technique is this?

After pondering for a long time, Nagato was certain that he had never seen or heard of a similar technique.

However, he didn't ask any more questions. Having followed Jiraiya for a long time, they knew that ninjutsu was a taboo for all ninjas. They couldn't even ask about it, let alone learn it.

Jiraiya never taught them any ninjutsu, only the basic skills of a ninja.

Ning Yuan spoke first.

He pointed northwest of the Land of Rain and asked, "Do you know what that mountain is?"

"It's Mount Taki!" Yahiko turned his head and glanced at it, saying, "That's a great mountain in the Land of Waterfalls, and a very famous sacred mountain!"

Ning Yuan nodded, then asked, "Do you know why it rains so often in your Rain Country?"

"This..." Yahiko shook his head directly, "I don't know, maybe heaven doesn't like this country!"

Ning Yuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Since you're going to join the Ning Organization in the future, I first need to tell you about one of the basic principles the Ning Organization believes in: materialism!"

"Materialism?" Yahiko blinked. "What's that?"

"This is a bit complicated to explain in detail. Simply put, there is nothing in this world that humans cannot understand. Every phenomenon has a reason!" Ning Yuan said.

Although this world has ninjutsu, souls, resurrection of the dead, and return of the deceased, as long as chakra exists and these things require energy, it is indeed materialistic.

Ninjutsu is nothing more than a technology that utilizes chakra.

From this perspective, cultivating immortality is also materialistic, because it relies on spiritual energy and technology.

What then is non-materialistic?

Items contained.

But even with the containment system, there are still technological systems that can accommodate it.

That is, information technology.

The information here refers not to electronic information, but to configuration information.

The reason Ning Yuan suddenly brought up containment objects was mainly because he thought of his own system.

The system fits the criteria for a containment object perfectly. Its energy source is unknown, its functions are mysterious, and the skills and characteristics it possesses are just like those of a containment object, which are very unscientific.

So while Ning Yuan may appear to be cultivating immortality, he is actually on the path of information technology.

"Why does the sky thunder, why does it rain, why does water flow downhill? These familiar phenomena aren't governed by any divine gods or mythical creatures; rather, they're driven by an invisible yet ubiquitous law!" Ning Yuan continued, "And this law is what we call scientific law!"

"Scientific laws." Yahiko was bewildered; he didn't know why he would rather suddenly say these things.

"We've also conducted research on the perennial rain in the Land of Rain!"

"Huh?" Yahiko exclaimed, "Wait, you guys came up with the results?"

At this moment, what science is is no longer important; what matters is that we have found a way to improve the environment of the Land of Rain!

The primary blame for the Land of Rain's current state undoubtedly lies with Hanzo, but the Land of Rain's weather also bears some responsibility.

If it weren't for the continuous rain, people could simply plant whatever they wanted in the ground and survive, so why would they need to form various organizations to rob others?

Isn't that how it is in the neighboring country of rice fields?

"There are indeed some results!" Ning Yuan pointed to Takiyama in the distance: "The culprit behind the perpetual rain in the Land of Rain is Takiyama!"

"Huh?" Yahiko was bewildered. "Could it be that Takiyama cast a curse on the Land of Rain? But Takiyama is located within the Land of Waterfalls, so how could he cause such continuous rain in the Land of Rain?"

"There's no curse at all!" Ning Yuan laughed. "We should believe in science! As for why Takiyama caused the Land of Rain to be shrouded in continuous rain, that has to do with the origin of rainwater!"

"Uh," Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan immediately perked up their ears. They really didn't know where the rain came from, after all, their education level was only third grade elementary school.

"Water freezes into ice in winter and evaporates into steam when boiled. Normally, it exists in three states: liquid, solid, and gaseous. These are the three states of water!"

"Uh-huh!"

"Water vapor evaporates and then condenses in the sky to form clouds. As the clouds gather, small water droplets eventually condense into large droplets, which can no longer stay in the sky and fall down as rain. That's how rain comes about!"

"I see!" Yahiko nodded. So the rain all comes from the ground?

"Is the reason why our Land of Rain has so much rain is because there is too much water on the ground?" Yahiko asked.

"It has something to do with the water on land, but the biggest factor is the sea!" Ning Yuan pointed northeast: "How much of your country's water can evaporate? The ocean between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, and the ocean outside the Land of Fire, is where the majority of the evaporation occurs!"

"Right!" Yahiko nodded. "And then? Does all this evaporated seawater just end up in the Land of Rain?"

"Yes!" Ning Yuan nodded.

"Why?!" Yahiko asked, bewildered. "Why don't they go anywhere else? Why are they targeting our Land of Rain?"

"This brings us to Takiyama!" Ning Yuan spread his hands: "Although rain clouds float on high mountains, their height is still limited, generally only about 2000 to 3000 meters. Takiyama, however, is over 3,000 meters high, which means that rain clouds from the ocean cannot cross Takiyama and eventually converge between Takikawa and the Land of Rain."

"I see!" Yahiko nodded; he understood.

Nagato raised his hand again: "According to you, it should rain every day in the Land of Waterfalls, but it doesn't seem to get much rain there!"

"That's because not only is the sea blowing winds towards the land, but the mountains are also blowing winds downwards!" Ning Yuan pointed to the northwest: "There's a country over there called the Land of Snow. The Land of Snow is covered in snow, the weather is cold, and the icy air is heavy, so it blows southeast year-round. Because of its high starting point, this wind can easily cross Mount Taki and collide head-on with the warm winds from the sea. Then this wind blows the warm winds back from the ocean, and finally, the two winds meet in the Land of Rain. When the cold and warm winds merge, they become rain!"

"So this is the truth behind your Land of Rain's perpetual rain!"

"Ocean, snow-capped mountains, Mount Taki." Yahiko fell silent. "If that's the case, then the environment of the Land of Rain can never be changed?"

After all, this involves the ocean and mountains.

"It's not that there's no way to change it!" Ning Yuan laughed. "However, it's truly impossible for the Rain Kingdom to change its current situation with the power of a single nation; it would require the combined efforts of several countries!"

"Shall we cooperate with them?" Yahiko said excitedly. As long as there was a solution, he was willing to try no matter how difficult it was.

"So here's the question: why would other countries go to such lengths to help you?" Ning Yuan asked. "It's because the Land of Rain experiences constant rain, while the Land of Waterfalls doesn't. And your Land of Rain is so strong despite its constant rain; wouldn't you be even stronger if it stopped raining? They might even be afraid of you invading them!"

"No way!" Yahiko immediately shook his head. "Our Akatsuki organization would never do such a thing!"

"Telling me won't work; you have to make them believe it!!" Ning Yuan laughed. "Tell them that although I have tens of thousands of ninjas, ten Kage-level shinobi, warehouses full of kunai, and six hundred billion explosive tags, and although I've declared war on the Five Great Nations, I actually love peace and have absolutely no desire for war?"

Yahiko was speechless.

Look at what you're saying! Where would I get ten Kage-level powerhouses and six hundred billion explosive tags?

However, considering what the Land of Rain has done in the past, it seems really difficult to persuade them!

"We've arrived!" Ning Yuan pointed to the town below. As if crossing a boundary, the sky, which had been raining, suddenly cleared up.

A clear sky signifies that we have arrived in the Land of Fire.

"Is this the headquarters of your Ning organization?" Yahiko looked at the town below, which was large but not particularly luxurious, with a puzzled expression.

Didn't you say you'd already won the title?

"No, that's not it. This is just a town on the border of the Land of Fire. I just picked it randomly!" Ning Yuan laughed. "If I took you directly to headquarters, you might think I was putting on an act. Only by showing the Ning Organization's influence in such a remote place can we truly demonstrate our strength, right?"

"That's true." Although his own power was not yet great, Yahiko understood to some extent.

Managing a town well is not difficult, but when there are many, the difficulty increases exponentially.

Towns aren't like games where experience from one place can be transferred to another; policies are very geographically dependent.

Therefore, if the Ning organization can run a small border town in a very good manner, then it really shows the strength of the Ning organization!

(End of this chapter)