The world I hear is completely different from yours.

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Free explanation of what kind of story Naruto is.

I've noticed that some readers have been confused by the extraterrestrial elements in the story, so I'd like to explain them here and share my thoughts. This article is free, so please rest assured (all the references below are from the official Book of Arrays).

Let's start with Kaguya Otsutsuki, the first person to possess chakra. According to the lore, she came to this world from a very distant place. In other words, Kaguya Otsutsuki was not the same kind of person as the natives of the Naruto world. Her purpose in coming to this world was to obtain the fruit of the God Tree. After eating the fruit, Kaguya gained chakra, and from then on, chakra gradually spread throughout the world, becoming a power possessed by everyone.

Who planted the Divine Tree? It was Momoshiki Otsutsuki, who was also Kaguya Otsutsuki's most feared enemy. Kaguya cultivated the White Zetsu army precisely to counter Momoshiki Otsutsuki.

In other words, the Otsutsuki clan are not native to the Naruto world; to the people of the Naruto world, they are aliens. And chakra is also a kind of external power.

Another point is, how did Kaguya refer to the Naruto world? In the original work, she used the term "breeding ground." To her, this world was a breeding ground for harvesting power. Isn't the implication clear enough?

Chapter Twenty-Three: We, the Cloud Ninja, have always adhered to the principle of "no returns or exchanges once sold!"

Immediately, a heated discussion broke out among the Cloud Ninja strategists over how to respond to the Land of Earth's malicious extortionate demands.

"We absolutely cannot give them the blueprints for the Chakra Railgun! The Land of Earth's strength and economy are currently the best preserved, so they'll likely be able to build a new Chakra Railgun before us. If that happens, our Cloud Village will be finished!!" shouted a Cloud Village strategist who was opposed to the idea. After all, given the Land of Earth's current greedy attitude, if the Iwa ninja really did build a Chakra Railgun first, wouldn't they use that cannon to extort money from the whole world?

“But if we don’t give it to them, we’re doomed! The village’s army is almost gone, and it’s no match for the 30,000 Iwa ninja. The Two-Tails Jinchuriki is also seriously injured and can’t get up. The power of just one Eight-Tails is not enough! After all, Iwa ninja village has two tailed beasts!” another Kumo ninja strategist replied.

For a moment, the staff officers were arguing loudly, and their noise even reached the mourning hall in front of them, disturbing those who were attending the funeral of the Third Raikage.

After a long silence, the Fourth Raikage put down the documents in his hand and made his final decision: "Alright, considering the 'alliance' between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth, the village can consider handing over the blueprints for the chakra railgun. However, this is not compensation, but a sale! Iwagakure must pay Kumogakure a large sum of money and materials as the price for purchasing the chakra railgun blueprints!! If Iwagakure doesn't even have this much sincerity, then even if Kumogakure is weak, we will have no choice but to go to war!!"

Asking for the moon, then negotiating on the spot!

The Hidden Stone Village's exorbitant demand—for the Hidden Cloud Village to unconditionally provide the blueprints for the chakra railgun and pay a hefty sum in compensation—was naturally unacceptable to the Hidden Cloud Village, who were even prepared to fight over it. However, the Land of Lightning was currently facing severe economic and resource shortages due to the war. Therefore, if they could exchange the chakra railgun blueprints for urgently needed money and supplies, while simultaneously diverting the conflict to the Land of Earth to launch an attack on Konoha, then it wouldn't be entirely unacceptable.

"Also, tell those chakra railgun technicians to slightly modify the chakra railgun design blueprints before handing them over to the Iwa ninja," the Fourth Raikage added with a cold smile.

After all, building a chakra railgun would take a considerable amount of time. Therefore, even if the Cloud Village had tampered with the blueprints, the Iwa ninja wouldn't be able to spot any problems with them until the railgun was completed. By then, the Iwa ninja would have already paid for the blueprints and the necessary resources, and they would also be at war with Konoha. It would be too late for them to back down and deal with the Cloud Village.

As the saying goes, forced relationships are never sweet. This kind of coercive transaction is naturally a one-off deal with no returns or exchanges! And there are absolutely no guarantees, repairs, or after-sales service! If you receive a counterfeit, substandard, or defective product, it's the Iwa ninja's own fault for being blind! Who told them not to spot the problem during their pre-shipment inspection?!

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Several days later, when the replies from Konoha and Kumogakure were presented to the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, he immediately made his decision.

"This Hokage of Konoha is really tough, 'If you want to fight, then fight!' She seems to be a little girl who refuses to admit defeat!" Onoki said disdainfully. As an elder, he naturally didn't think much of those young punks who didn't understand the situation. "As for the Fourth Raikage's demand to buy instead of pay compensation, it seems much more reasonable. Anyway, she has to give us something to satisfy us now, so taking this opportunity to ask for some money and supplies to restore the village's economy is a good choice."

Then Onoki gave his final decision: "Tell the Land of Lightning that we have agreed to the Fourth Raikage's request. Anyway, we have plenty of money and resources now, so it doesn't matter if we support them a little. Tell them to hand over the blueprints for the chakra railgun as soon as possible! Also, have the Iwa ninja army begin pre-war preparations, and once they are complete, send troops to Konoha!! This time, the victor of the Shinobi World War will be our Land of Earth!"

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In the Hidden Cloud Village of the Land of Lightning, Minato Namikaze disguised himself as a Hidden Cloud ninja, dressed in mourning clothes with white armbands, and squeezed into the neatly arranged, slowly advancing crowd of mourners, heading towards the Third Raikage's memorial hall, preparing to offer incense to the Raikage who had died at his hands.

Since that night when Minato Namikaze pulled off his spectacular heist in Kumogakure, instead of fleeing the village like other assassins who had completed their missions, he stayed behind and continued to operate within the village as a Kumogakure ninja who had been wounded on the front lines and had returned to the village to recuperate.

Destroying the Land of Lightning's chakra railgun can only alleviate Konoha's current crisis. As long as the blueprints for the chakra railgun remain and the researchers who developed it are still around, the Land of Lightning will be fully capable of building another chakra railgun in the future, and Konoha's safety will never be guaranteed!

That's why Minato Namikaze risked everything to stay in Kumogakure in order to obtain a blueprint for a chakra railgun and bring it back to Konoha!

If Konoha also possesses this weapon, the likelihood of Konoha being attacked by a chakra railgun would be greatly reduced due to the mutual checks and balances between the two super powers. Just like in Tianqing's previous life, countries with nuclear weapons would extort non-nuclear countries, while those countries with nuclear weapons would not easily restart wars due to mutual restraint. This is the so-called mutual checks and balances of national power.

The purpose of the Tailed Beasts Distribution Plan by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, was precisely to maintain the balance of power among the major ninja villages and to preserve long-term peace in this way.

"Speaking of which, what exactly happened behind the mourning hall today? Why is it so noisy?" Minato Namikaze asked the Cloud Ninja next to him in a low voice, listening to the arguing coming from behind the mourning hall.

"It's probably those Cloud Ninja strategists working and discussing things in the back. After all, a lot has happened in the village lately!" a Cloud Ninja guessed with a sigh.

Minato Namikaze's eyes flashed, but he said nothing more. He simply stepped forward, offered incense in front of the Third Raikage's black and white photograph, and then quietly left.

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Chapter Twenty-Four: Offering Chakra Railgun for a Brighter Tomorrow!

A few days later, one night, an elderly Cloud Ninja wearing thick glasses, protected by many other Cloud Ninja, walked shakily into the Fourth Raikage's office and sat down opposite him. As the principal researcher in the development of the Chakra Railgun, this frail Cloud Ninja was the only person in the Cloud Village qualified to sit and converse with the Raikage.

"Lord Raikage, the task you previously assigned to modify the chakra railgun design blueprints has been completed. A replica of the chakra railgun design blueprints has now been produced and can be handed over to the Iwa ninja." The elderly Kumo ninja adjusted his glasses and spoke slowly and deliberately, exuding the air of a technical scholar.

"Oh? That's great, thank you for your hard work." The Fourth Raikage also had great respect for this old Cloud Ninja who had dedicated his entire life to the Cloud Ninja Village, especially since this old Cloud Ninja was also the most outstanding weapons expert in the Cloud Ninja Village. "By the way, what are the differences between this replica chakra railgun and the original? We can't let the Iwa Ninja people tell the difference!"

"Rest assured, Raikage-sama, this replica will be absolutely flawless," the old Cloud Ninja said confidently. "Because we only modified the operation of the final chakra railgun, the Iwa Ninja will be completely unable to detect any flaws during its construction. The only difference between this replica and the original is that when the final chakra railgun begins operation, the Jinchuriki responsible for filling it with chakra must control the chakra input with extreme precision, otherwise it will self-destruct due to an imbalance of internal energy! Such precise chakra control is something even the legendary perfect Jinchuriki cannot achieve! Of course, this point is not specified in the design drawings; it only states that the chakra railgun must be charged by a Jinchuriki!"

"So, when the Iwa ninja prepared to use this replica chakra railgun, that was the beginning of their own demise! And we have ample reason to prove that the self-destruction was due to their own operational error, and had nothing to do with us!" The old Cloud Ninja said, each word etched with hatred for the Iwa ninja. The Lightning and Earth Kingdoms, being sworn enemies, naturally had many ninjas burdened with deep-seated hatred, and this old Cloud Ninja was clearly one of them!

"Very good!" The Fourth Raikage nodded with satisfaction, indicating that the old Cloud Ninja could go and rest. "You've worked hard these past few days! Leave the rest to me! I will definitely not let those Iwa Ninja get away with it!"

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A few days later, under the orders of the Fourth Raikage, a caravan of many elite Kumogakure ninjas left the secret research facility of Kumogakure with the blueprints for the replica chakra railgun. Under the guise of transporting goods, they left Kumogakure and quietly headed towards the Land of Earth.

"Is this the team that transported the chakra railgun design blueprints?" Minato Namikaze followed the team at a distance, pondering how to infiltrate them and obtain the chakra railgun design blueprints.

During his time infiltrating Kumogakure, Minato Namikaze was unable to get close to the secret research facilities in the Land of Lightning. Especially during the period following the attack on the Jinchuriki and the assassination of the Raikage, security at these facilities tightened considerably, preventing anyone from approaching. Meanwhile, the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails Jinchuriki were taken to a secret location and placed under heavy protection. Even if Minato wanted to repeat his previous tactic of "borrowing" the Tailed Beast Bombs from the Jinchuriki to breach the research facility's defenses, he couldn't succeed.

Just when Minato Namikaze was at his wit's end, an opportunity suddenly presented itself. Minato first overheard a conversation between a Cloud Ninja advisor, learning of the deal between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth. Finally, after several days of painstaking surveillance, he spotted the team carrying out a special mission.

"If only I had a Byakugan user like Hyuga right now! If he could just scan the area around the convoy with his Byakugan for a while, we could get our hands on the blueprints completely!" Minato Namikaze sighed helplessly, then pulled out a kunai from his back and began his infiltration.

However, to Minato's surprise, the caravan wasn't heavily guarded. This was likely because the caravan was using the guise of transporting goods to leave the village, and to make the act more convincing, the elite Cloud Ninja in the caravan had to periodically escort the merchants to deliver goods nearby. Therefore, Minato easily found a loophole and slipped into the caravan.

"It seems these Cloud Ninja never imagined that anyone would discover the true purpose of this team! But then again, who could have imagined that the Land of Lightning would actually hand over such a valuable design to the Land of Earth!" Minato Namikaze guessed, then quickly flipped through the design drawings, constantly making notes on various parts of the design in his notebook.

Minato Namikaze didn't intend to destroy the blueprints directly, because it was obvious they were a copy. Even if he destroyed them this time, the Land of Lightning would still send a more secure team to the Land of Earth to complete the transaction next time, and it might even alert them and cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, after completely recording the blueprints, Minato quietly left, rushing towards his hometown, Konoha Village.

"Success! With this blueprint for the chakra railgun, plus the Nine-Tails' power from Kushina, Konoha should be able to have its own chakra railgun! Then, if any enemy dares to attack Konoha, we can use the chakra railgun to deal with them! And under the deterrence of this chakra railgun, other great ninja villages probably won't easily restart the war!" Thinking this, Minato Namikaze felt a huge weight lifted from his heart, and couldn't help but feel happy for the peaceful life that Konoha would soon have.

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Dusk in Konoha Village.

"Alright, that's enough work for today!" Tian Qing stretched. Although she was so strong that she didn't feel tired at all, a balanced life is the right way. It's not good to neglect your life for work.

“But there are still so many documents to process…” Shizune hesitated, standing to the side. Tsunade never used to talk about leaving get off work; she would work late into the night until all the documents were processed before going home.

"Relax, relax, all the important things are done. The rest are just trivial documents, so it won't be a problem to put them off for a while." Tianqing stood up, stood on tiptoe, and patted Shizune's shoulder. "Let's go, let's go to Tsunade's house for a free meal. I haven't had Kushina's cooking in ages!"

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Chapter Twenty-Five: Nine-Tailed Fox and the Wedding

The Senju clan's territory remained empty. After Senju Nawaki went to the front lines with the army, only Tsunade and Uzumaki Kushina continued to live in this territory. Fortunately, there were still some servants who came to maintain and clean the territory, preventing it from becoming a desolate wasteland overgrown with weeds.

After a hearty meal, Tian Qing leisurely sipped his hot tea, squinting at the young and beautiful Kushina Uzumaki, who exuded youthful energy. He looked at her with the lecherous gaze of a wealthy landlord after a satisfying meal, making Kushina Uzumaki feel a chill run down her spine.

"What? Tianqing, why are you staring at me like that?" Kushina Uzumaki looked completely bewildered. She turned around, glanced in the mirror, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with her, glared at Tianqing and asked, "How come you've become like one of those lecherous old men after being away for a while?!"

"What lecherous old man? This is the look of a father looking at his growing daughter with pride!" Tianqing replied, not feeling that there was anything wrong with comparing herself to a father. "I remember when you first came to Konoha, you weren't even as tall as me, and you were always crying! I never imagined that after so long, my Kushina would have grown into such a mature young woman!"

"Uh..." Kushina Uzumaki was speechless, giving him a "please stop talking" look. No one can stand up straight in front of an elder who knows their embarrassing childhood history, especially when that elder looks even younger than themselves.

"By the way, by the way, Kushina, are you able to leave the Senju clan's territory now?" Tensei continued drinking his tea, seemingly asking casually.

As the jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, Kushina Uzumaki was initially unable to control the Nine-Tails effectively. Therefore, Konoha decided to have Kushina live in the Senju clan's territory so that the various barriers set up by the First Hokage within the Senju clan's territory could be used to help suppress the Nine-Tails. It was also stipulated that Kushina could only leave the Senju clan's territory when she was able to control the power of the Nine-Tails.

So, it's finally time to use the Nine-Tails' power in the war?! Kushina Uzumaki's eyes narrowed, then she took a deep breath and said solemnly, "No problem, we can set off at any time! Please give the order, the Nine-Tails is ready to fight for Konoha at any time!"

Although Kushina Uzumaki initially didn't want to become the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki and therefore harbored great resentment towards Konoha, after living there for so many years, she came to love the village and was willing to fight for it. Moreover, her beloved Minato Namikaze was also in the village!

Tian Qing paused for a moment, then realized that her words had been misunderstood. She smiled and shook her head: "No need to get so excited. Although your willingness to fight for Konoha is indeed commendable, it's not the time for Konoha to send the Tailed Beasts to the battlefield yet!"

"Huh?" Kushina Uzumaki was a little confused for a moment. "Then what did you mean when you asked me earlier, Tensei, if I could leave the Senju clan's territory?"

Tensei looked at Kushina with the wistful gaze of a father looking at his daughter who was about to get married: "Only when you can leave the Senju clan's territory can you marry Minato and live together. After all, we can't let Minato hold the wedding in the Senju clan's territory!"

"Eh?!" Kushina Uzumaki's face flushed red instantly, a striking contrast to her fiery red hair. She stammered, "Wh...what marriage...Tenharu, don't talk nonsense...Why are you suddenly bringing up this topic...?"

"I've already discussed it with the other elders, and we still think it's better for Minato to get married first and then become Hokage. After all, to the villagers, a Hokage with a family seems more stable and mature," Tianqing said calmly, sipping his tea at a leisurely pace.

Yes, Ame has decided to hand over the Hokage position to Minato Namikaze immediately after his return.

On one hand, Tensei was already tired of being Hokage and planned to step down and run away as soon as possible. On the other hand, Konoha suffered heavy losses in this war, and the defection of Danzo and Orochimaru caused many villagers and ninja clans to distrust the Konoha leadership. Therefore, Tensei decided to take a step back to move forward, taking responsibility and stepping down to give way to Minato Namikaze.

In the original work, Hiruzen Sarutobi used this move to turn the disappointment of the people of Konoha with the higher-ups due to the losses in the war into a positive impression of "being brave enough to take responsibility despite failure," which allowed Minato Namikaze to successfully inherit the position of Hokage.

“But Tianqing, you…” Kushina Uzumaki looked at Tianqing, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating. She understood what Tianqing meant and was happy for Minato Namikaze’s appointment, but at the same time she was worried about Tianqing, fearing that she was making her final arrangements and then going to do something important that she would never return.

"Don't worry, there's no need to fret. It's just a normal shift change." Tianqing finished her tea in one gulp, then stood on tiptoe and put her arm around Kushina's shoulder. "You should think more about the wedding ceremony!"

While it's great to maintain a youthful body, it's a pity that my height has stopped growing. Now, even putting my arm around my old best friend is a bit difficult! Maybe I need to have a pair of high heels custom-made to increase my height? Tianqing thought to herself.

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The next day, a large caravan arrived at Konoha Village. During the war, Konoha had openly ceased trade with other major powers at war, maintaining only sporadic underground transactions. Therefore, upon seeing this large caravan, the ninjas guarding the village gates were momentarily stunned. Only after the caravan members presented their entry permits did the guards come to their senses and open the main gate of Konoha.

"I've come to Konoha again!" Sand ninja Maki followed the caravan into Konoha Village. Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar streets, a strange mix of emotions welled up inside him. As a Sand ninja commander, he had always hoped to lead the Sand army to conquer Konoha and then parade his Sand ninja triumphantly through these streets. Unfortunately, every time he came to Konoha over the years, it was as a representative of Sand Village, presenting the war reparations agreed upon when the Land of Wind sued the Land of Fire for peace.

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Chapter Twenty-Six: The Thing Hidden Beneath Konoha

This time was no exception. In the previous war, the Sand Village was bombarded by the Leaf Village. Afterwards, the Sand Village was forced to request a ceasefire and signed a ceasefire agreement with the Leaf Village. It was also agreed that after a period of time, the Sand Village would send a large sum of war reparations to the Leaf Village as an apology for the Land of Wind for initiating the war.

The Sand Village of the Land of Wind has been plagued by misfortune for years. Its unfavorable geographical environment, harsh climate, and barren land result in low food yields, making it consistently the weakest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages in terms of population, economy, and military strength. Furthermore, its repeated defeats in the various Shinobi World Wars have forced it to pay substantial war reparations to Konoha, further exacerbating its already precarious domestic economy. This is one reason why the Sand Village seizes every opportunity to cause trouble for Konoha. As the saying goes, poverty breeds cunning, and the impoverished Sand Village naturally harbors deep envy for the wealthy Konoha.

In this Fourth Shinobi World War, even the Third Kazekage, who was considered the most promising to revitalize the Land of Wind and was known as the "Strongest Kazekage," mysteriously disappeared. Even though the Land of Wind fought a war for him, they were unable to find him. In the end, they suffered a crushing defeat in the bombing of Konoha and had to make a shameful request for a ceasefire. They can be said to be the biggest losers in this Fourth Shinobi World War.

Due to the devastating losses suffered by the Land of Wind, even the tailed beast "Shukaku" was too weak to suppress and seal it, leaving Shukaku to roam the desert like a mare in heat. Because of the Land of Wind's current decline in national strength, despite the disastrous defeat at Konoha's front lines, the Sand Village did not dare to break the ceasefire agreement and instead dutifully delivered the agreed-upon war reparations to Konoha.

"This is the eternal shame of our Land of Wind!!" Maki shouted inwardly, clenching his fists. However, he dared not show this emotion here. Instead, he forced a bright smile and chatted with the Konoha ninja who came to meet him, putting on the appearance of old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

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"Is this Lord Maki of the Sand Village? I apologize for keeping you waiting. The Hokage is already waiting for you in the conference room. Please go there now." After Maki had been awkwardly chatting with the Konoha ninja for a long time, a Konoha staff member finally came over and informed Maki that he could go and see the Hokage.

"Finally, I don't have to keep making small talk!" Maki felt a little relieved. After tidying himself up, he walked into the conference room and stood opposite Tian Qing: "Hokage-sama, I am Maki. I am here on behalf of the Sand Village of the Land of Wind to deliver the compensation goods that were agreed upon earlier, including 10,000 small puppets and other various supplies..."

While introducing the list of compensation goods to Tianqing, Maki's heart was bleeding with pain. These were all the wealth of the Sand Village, which could have brought the Sand Village a lot of food and supplies, but now they had to give them all to Konoha!

Finally, Maki suddenly had an idea and asked, "Lord Hokage, our Land of Wind has always been allied with the Land of Fire. This time, we heard that the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning are going to join forces to attack Konoha. I wonder if our Sand Village should also contribute its strength and fight alongside our allies?"

Although not authorized by the Sand Village's leadership, Maki still took it upon himself to ask the question. During his visit to Konoha, he discovered that the village had indeed suffered heavy losses in the war against the Land of Lightning, thus giving rise to an inappropriate greed. He wanted to test Konoha's attitude; if the Hokage also indicated that he needed Sand Village to join forces to resist Iwagakure, it would prove that Konoha was indeed facing an extremely dire situation. Then, upon returning to the village, Maki would immediately persuade the leadership to have Sand Village break the ceasefire agreement and attack Konoha together with Iwagakure and Kumogakure, in order to reclaim all the losses suffered.

Upon hearing Maki's question, Tian Qing smiled slightly and said indifferently, "Thank you for your country's kindness, but with Konoha's current strength, we are more than capable of dealing with the invading enemy and do not need your country's help. It would be better for your country to continue to accumulate strength and strive to return to normal as soon as possible."

The meaning of "Clear Sky" is very clear: Konoha is fully capable of dealing with the invading Iwa and Kumo ninjas. It doesn't need you Sand Ninjas to worry about it. Instead of wasting your time worrying about this nonsense, Sand Ninjas should focus on working hard to save money and strive to restore the country's strength as soon as possible to cultivate a Fourth Kazekage.

Upon hearing Tian Qing's response, Maki blushed, clearly recalling the current predicament of the Sand Village. As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Konoha is weak now, killing an even weaker Sand Village is not difficult. So he smiled bitterly and dismissed the thought, obediently walking out of the meeting room and leading the Konoha staff to the caravan to hand over the goods.

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